Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-08-24

has no eneuAy bitter 10 wish To deprive him
of any OF The consolation TO DO derived from such
u source.
The Senate, in the exercise of its high cons,-
tutional duty withheld it's appreciation of
cutIvc nomination OF a minister to Great Britain,
and for this il attempted to be degraded and its
authority contomned by the party and its press.
Encouraged by such support tho President has re-
Gently dared so entirely To disregard the powers
of the Senate and the legitimate restraints upon
the Executive, as to appoint man TO office in de-
iiancc of it's constitutional negative upon his nom-
nation! L refer to tho case OF Samuel G~n
How long cans Jour republican institutions be sus-
tanned against such adhesion to men by an
ganzcd, disciplined, dominant party! My antic-
patons would indeed be gloomy, If had not the
most perfect, mmovcabc reliance upon the intel
ligence well Us virtue OF the people. The time
must come when they will see, aud feel, aud know
the truth, and then with breath, will they scat
ter tic clouds which now darken our political no.
rizon.
II has been remarked that no who exercises tho
most arbitrary dominion over his dependents is
often the most humble and fawning toward those
beyond his authority. Has not thus been verified
in the conduct Of the administration towards Great
Britain, that nation proud, naughty and impcrous,
before whom the wings of IT'S, the democrats of
1898, the patriots of lSl2-the republicans of all
times, teading in the footsteps of Washington,
have manta aimed the port of uncompromising dig
nity offering incense to her pride, nor yield
ing to her power.
The first message which bore the signature of
President Jackson contained language of iattcry
prcmonitory Of the supplcncss OF his subsequent
negotiations. With reference to the United States
and Great Britain it declared that ''evcry thing IN
the condition and history of the two nations is
calculated to, inspire sentiments of mutual
spect." Every thing! Every thing in the history
of Great Britain calculated to inspire sentiments of
respect from us, from Americans.! Hide your
heads, ye pilgrim patriarchs of New England
We He'd from, uotiy land nd ede he'd
IN the wilderness, TO escape what ye have told us
were the expressions OF Britain, but which the
Chief Magistrate of this republic declares TO
be entitled to the respect of your doscendunts!-
Hide your heads ye patriot fathers of the revolu-
ton. Erase the records of your deeds-blot out
the history of your achievements. Ye rose in
sistance against the mandates of Britain-ye babe
defiance to her power and challenged her wrath
yc put forth TO the world and to pOSferitY DECIA
RATION in which ye asserted that the King and
Parliament had been guilty Of usurpation tyranny
and oppression-had tramplcd upon your rights
and shed your blood, welding against you the
tomahawk of the Indian savage, and transporting
to your shores legions cf foreign merccnaries to
complete the work of devastation and
nage.-The Chief Magistrate of the republic
which you founded socmnly procaims
to the world that all this-every thing is
entitled to the respect of us your children?-
And We too, the authors and supporters of the late
war. You declared that England had exercised
unjust dominion over the sea;-had swept
mercc with the hand OF raplne-had impressed our
sailors and held them in thraldom. Listen to your
President while nc declares that for these she
merits tho need of your respect But why coniine
our thoughts to ourselves? Look at Ireland, whose
green fields have been scorched by oppression, and
where the fruits of heaven blasted by the breath
OF mani Sec her emaciated sons, with starvation
on the one hand, and the gibbct tho other. They
crawl into their low mud built huts to carry
furnishing children only communion of wretched-
ness! Look at India. where ambition has Redeemed
his hands il the blood of millions; and rapino has
rioted OH their spoils; where avarce has been sent
10 CLEAN the folds which war and desolation had
reaped!-and say is this too entitled to respect1
But is it possible, you will ask, that the President
should thus solemnly and officially commend every
thing in the dark and crimsoned pages of British
history to the respect of Americans? 1t is indeed
scarcely credible. | cannot believe that that
sage was ever penncd by Andrew Jackson. No
perceive in it the same hand which subsequently,
gave the humiliating Instructions and presided over
the degrading negotiations which terminated in
the arrangement of the colonial trade with Great
Britan-who, it is believed, although officially
vouched, made it principal object of his recent
mission to England, to negotiate upon the subject
of impression-to make bargain for consider
alton that they should not kidnap citizens upon
the highway of nations and doom them to bond.
age!--a subject upon which should tolerate nei-
Their bargaining discussion--against such an
outrage free people should hold the language of
throat and defiance--at your p0rl-at your peril!