Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-22

htical world, onr great mon hero call il, though
hardly know what they mean by IT, but you know,
Tor you mako the papers, and are acquainted with
all these things Now there is great deal of fuss
aud to do here about tho election OF next Vice
Presidcnt-somo of our big men say that Mr..
Martin Van BURN, who lives some where away to
the North i'm the cold country, is the ittencst man
for that office; Lawyer X. III. B-st. says Mr.. Tho
mas Ritchie says General Jackson says so, and
certainly Mr. Ritchc knows we'll what General
jackson says as any body and yon know what &C.
neral Jackson says must he so. Mr.. Printers, am
going to give you some account of Il great Politi-
cal Meeting held ut our Court House on the third
Monday in May last, where, my land being too wet
! to pillow, happened to be; the Court House was
mighty full of folks of all sorts, and L thought n
great many of them came there pretty much like
myself. because they hadn't any thing else to do
The Meeting was organized by placing Col
Saml L. l.. upon tue bench, in the big armed Chair
exactly where he sat, heard it said, in January
l'st,, az Chairman of the Mecklenburg Muxzie
,ress Meeting as some of the papers called it. /
guess you know the meaning of it. l wanted to
know why, in these great Meetings they always
put Col LIT. in the big armed Chair, if nobody
else was fit for the place but him. but having no as:
quaintance with any of the big men, made the
| enquiry of one of my neighbors, who don't know
much more about these things than do, and he
sa'd' they told him. that by putting Col. 1t. up
| there they prevented great deal OF talking; now
whether my neighbor knew what meant by this
can't tell. but this know no wiser than
before made the enquiry; but you'll know what
all this means: IT you don't, you ant fit to make
newspaper, much less to make Henry Clay Presi-
dent. Lawyer WIN. b. f.. was appointed Secrc
tary, and sat where the Clerk of our Court sits
right under Col. 1t. He is called a smart man
among U.S. should not be surprised if he should
be a candidate for the Legislature, when there is n
good opening. Now, don't think ho can get IN
without the opening is pretty large.
The object of the Meeting being explained by
Lawyer Col. q. e., which was, as we'll as l could
understand it. to send Delegates to the Charlottes
vile Convention, which is a the 10Th doy
OF this month, to nominate, and sec what can be
done toward making p. p. Barbour, who was born
and bred IN virginia, as the Colonel said, Vice Pre-
sdent of the u. States. Here, Mr. Printers can't
help telling you what thought, when saw Law.
yer Col. c. C.. get up in the LAWYERS box to
talk at Col. l.. in the big armed Chair-why,
thinks L, my neighbour is certainly mistaken,
for IT the object of tho meeting in placing him
there was to talking, certainly they would
nave put Col q. u. there too; but the Colonel did
mighty weli-hc told us he had had nothing to do
with politics since, think, the years $685. when
he lent helping hand in establishing Il EXPECT he
was Burgess about this time) some great political
principles, contained in what he called, / think,
Madlson's Resolutions. Now | reckon YOU know
much more about the part the Colonel played in
the political drama OF that distant day than do,
ior never know any thing but what hear, and
beng an obscure man. l never heard that before;
out you, expect, are reading man-if yon ant
you ought to be, for you have nothing else to do
De TINS as 1T may, one thing seems certain, that
| q, 1e-
thing called Virginia principles, Il have heard this
all my lfe,) which the Colonel said would be volun
tary surrendered and given up if the people abent
here voted for MIR. Martin Van Burin-and really
i can't help thinking there is something i'm what
he said upon this suhject-indeed | know it, If
what he said be true But as the Colonel when
making his speech, stood in the Bar where he usu
ally dose, when pleading the cause of his clients
before the Jury, L couldn't help fearing all The
while, he would forget the business he was mon
(for he called us gentlemen of the Jury,) and Law
yer-ikc, put the best face upon his side the oues
ton: but will tell you, Mr.. Printers, what no did
say, and you can tell whether il be so or no-then
he said MIR. Martin Van BURN was high Tariff
man, and an Internal Improvement man-that he
voted for the Tariff Law of '2S, and proposed TO
place toll gates across the Cumberland Road and
exact tribute from citizens, for travelling n
| Road upon our own soil. Now, ca this be so! if
1T is, tor one, will not vote for this Mr. Martin
Van BURN, if Gun help it. But by voting for
Mr. Barbour, Virginia, the good Old Dominion
wonld maintain her princ pies and her consistency;
that he was0pposed to the Tariff, to Internal I'm
Proyerncni by the General Government, and though
last not least, to the u :. Bark, which Institution
he holds in such utter abhorrence, that upon
certain occasion, he would neither vote for or
against it. The Colonel concluded by saving that
nothing but the invasion OF those great principles
for which he entertained sort of religious vcnera
ton, could have awakened him from that political
nap which he had enjoyed for thirty odd long years
and i'll which he had hoped to slu,nbcr away the
shank of his evening of life
In reply to the Colonel, Lawyer T.. =. Us eli.
tizen OF brunswick, / heard it whispered all
around, Mr. lis was executing process out of his
Bailiewick, but says let him alone if he don't live
here, he was born here and moreover is a delegate
from brunswick to the Baltimore Convention and
consequently friend to Mr.. Martin Van BURN.
Now should not give a fig for friend at home or
abroad who could silently set by and hear his
friend abused, az our Col. Green abused Mr. Martin
Van BURN. Mr.. HIS gave us good advice I've
no doubt, and although / could not understand
him exactly, that was no fault of his. He told us
to keep cool and united, and wait the DEVELOPMENT
OF public opinion. Well, but thinks l. ant we
here part of the people, and havn't we right to
have some hand in the establishment of public
opinion? Some folks understood Mr.. HIS to mean
keep cool, remain united, and wait until the Raj
timore Convention tells you what to do; but if he
meant so no didn't say Ee told u.s. and there
understood him, that he would prefer Mr. Bar
bour to Mr.. Martin Van BURN, if he thought he
could get him; but says he, you can't get him there
tore, you ought all to unite upon Van BURN TO pre-
vent the election of "A Mr.. Sergeant, who seemed
more obnoxious to all the orators than every body
else. Now, Mr.. Printers, if MIR. Marlin Van Blu
rim is all our Col. G.. says he is What sort Of man
must TINS Mr.. Sergeant be, who seems still more
Objectionable to all our great men?--now reckon
he is one of your Clay folks.
Lawye X. IL. B-st followed MIR. HIS upon
the same sde and although Inc didn't expect to make
speech when he came there, for ho said So vet
he did make quite a long speech and as good no
any body seemed to expect, c0nsiderinp He like
Mr.. H., preferred Mr.. Barbour, if lie thought we
could get hlm, but was violently opposed to making
any effort for that purpose and seemed to have
found out, some how other that there was no
earthly chance-that none of Mr. Barbours friends
intended to vote for him-well, you may be sure,
this was strange doctrine TO me, that nobody would
vote for the man that every body preferred Think
| L this Mr. Barbour has been very unfortunate in
the character of his friends. Lawyer B-st was
violently opposed TO sending any body TO the Char
lottesvilic Convention; indeed, he seemed all nj
| once. miphtilv oDnosed fO