Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-12
Fox THE WmG
TO THE YOUNG MEN OF VIRGINIA.
'lIaug out my banner on the castle wall"

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con- 'cturos and suruiscs with respect TO possibilities
nave been forgotten neglected under the dread of,
HtNU! an" impending realities. Dangers and trou-
pies E!ee, us at every step. That political atnos
! ghcie, Which, Tor fifty years has shed il invigor
atihg influence OF the Constitution of our Govern
/ 'nen at once serene, calm and untroublcd, is now
I'"Ss' H''e" WIN noMous vapors, Pernic:ous and
/ e''Iel''e' Inc genius of patriotism, justice and
humanity, djsgustcd with the scenes presented To
Us NeW--lIfcd wrh making ruitless efforts for the
"hr'"fa'Io o! our cou;ilion-has spread its wings
""U seems now about TO leave our SOIL forever. A
moral overwhelming darkness opprcsses and NAV
destroy MS, While patriotic sclEdcvotion and com.
PtofhSl " neneNo!cucr, shrink from the contest
WV! lhr uJiou" and INVESTIGATED lcgions of party
spirit, Willie iurbcarInoc and concession cease to
exert lhclr "nnied influence, and, in the eyes of
many, arc 80 longer to he numbered among the yr
tues. landlords box has been opened for our de-
Structon, and Hope herself the last TO desert NOR
trlily, generally cheering and aumatinr, is with
difficulty persuaded TO rcmain short whc longer.
Thank Cod. there is hopa-al is not entirely
lost. Constant unyic,Gng cilorts may yet stay tho
downward course OF events, aud dcspomdcncv and
inactivity vii, Only help the work OF ruin But 10
tins cNaggcratium is it fabulous or inlayinary7
W no d1r2S say so! Aro not muiitudcs of facts
uRiiy presented to our ycw ready TO prove that we
have all 10 fear and scarcely Ground for hopcf
Nho can say Mat we To be an united nation
II mon rs hence! Nay, indeed are we not told
that i! particular things be not done, but months
longer arc allowed in which 10 call ourselves the
United States! Away, then, with such confidence:
II VIII unt hasten our ijiibu ush the cncrvaur and
r"'nous br!Ie tiiat We arc imscparably connected
ana '""'rlSabLe Let us prepare take the only
course which affords, at least, some prospect of ar
8esiimg the evil But how is TINS e done? Is
1t by leaving the affairs of this powerful & once re-
spcctcd Elhprc-thc mana cement of which ro
cures SO much heHt, honesty and integrity, tho
atfoclous INSTRUMENTATION OF imbeciles rufans
and abandoned spectators i'm Office Are these
the proper persons to succeed Washington Jcffcr
son, %c.--or are they the the lnercst vampires
when prey upon the r's blood of our holy insti
tt,s
iuai Tor power! In word, is General Jackson
possessed OF capacity su!li cnt-nerrtv suf Efficient
energy and moral Pro5ity sufficient to ontilc him
10 The highest honor III The gilt OF the world?
need not say that he is not for such an assertion il
most directly contr1d ctcd and ilscd by his every
action And yet there men found ready to OK
tol the patriotism, the RomanD firmness and great
"cap~cny' (cTcaito Postcri,) of this man. and Ia
draw COMPARISON between such IN one and our
inc worlds, Washington. Dixie profanity and most
unhluShlng impudcncc.
Y Dung men Of virginia, esteem i, not MS an in
suit IntcndeGlo your intelligence and information
that thus to cali your attention to the
more than "thr!cc told tale" Of the Presidents inf
oeiI'J ANA degradation. They are sufficient to-
sislaIi.l' hi.r uong.t tuL the mcancst dcma-
gogGc and lmPo>tcr--a traitor worse han traitor
to the good and permanent welfare OF his country.
know that you must feel, You have Iclt, most
s!lNcly, the utter disgrace into which the prompt
lnGs oi generous gratitude have hurried our coun
try. l cannot but believe Won anxious that the adj
mInisratlon o our national affairs should be rcsto-
red TO hands tried and cnpablc--bc rescued from
spoilers, and receive their wontcd attention. "a
that most of you looking with 'the eve of
| faith" and conEdrncc TO that great and talented
stoesuIan and patriot who has been selected tho
! able instrument Cor cicciing this great revolution
strong he is, aud must continue TO be- in the
affections and confidence Of great portion of the
people OF the United $acs-thc hope OF his friends
and the terror OG his cncmCs-I take these men
observation-disclosures Jackson and Henry Clay
''LoOk on this picture and on Thu" Compare
Their lives and characoTs-thcir capacities and