Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-10

heigu OF thnt opposItlon-that they had found ~
him some rcdeeming qnaIes-aod he was mista
ken If they had been allie 10 discover his likeness ~
the portraits Of him that had recently been oxhb
'ted He was, however, happy to find, that as yet
no moral guilt had been imputed to his conduct in
private life a. with that remarkable exemption he
ought, perhaps, 10 be contest But, he said he was
confident, that nothing he had done nothing
certainly, which he had done, or was expected to,
do, in the Sena,c-had madc him the object of SO
much and such virulent abuse rs had latcly been
hcopcd upon him. Until lately, indeed he Ind not
imagined that ne could be thought Of Importance
enough 10 excite such bitter and deadly hostility in
any party and it only served to convince him. that
he was honorcd with especial share of Gen.
Jackson's dsplcasure-and that the nomination of
him for the Presidency, had excited the jealousy OF
the friends Of Mr.. Van Buren,.
He said that in the course Of his short service in
the Senate he had abs,ened from personal rcnec-
tons on the President. He had no personal cnm-
~ towards the man. 10 tempt him 10 the indulgence
of such reflections. A free and fearless cxamina-
ton OF his official measures and conduct, of his dan
gerous and hitherto nnheard of pretensions to pow
or, of the monarchica prcrogntivos he had claimed
and exercised belonged to his place in the pub
lie councils he would have been recfeont and con
'empblc, If he had avoided the part he took. Blu,
he could say, with conscious truth and sincer-
", tHut ne hdu Dcen caTe1ul 10 even
to inquire into, the presidents motives; he had
been mindful of the dignity oflhc Senate, mindful
of the courtesy due the friends of the adminisra
ton there, mindful Of the respect duo to tho Office
of chief magIstra,c, and, above all to the people
who elevated him TO il. The ludcious and impair
uo spectator of the passing scencs,-thc historian
who should write the account of these times when
all false CLOSES have been worn oif,-posorlty,
which alone could award the just measure Of praise
or blame, would find the severcst ccnsures of the
personal character of the president, in the language
and conduct Of some cf those who call themselves
his frlcnds-such friends MS 1t had often been the
curse OF men III power TO hnse-who were dnily
n'anlicsting Their opinion of his heart and under
standing and such an opinion, MS the btcrest Of
his enemies might seruple to express. They man
lfesed IT, he said, in the modes they adopt to con-
cate or to preserve his tavour-they manifested
it, in tho gross and fulsomc adualicn with which
they always approach hm-such ndula'ion indeed,
as might disgust an eastern despot-they manifest
ed it, in that foul abuse in that v'ndic'ivc rancor-
Gus, ruthless persecution ofcvcry man whom they
! suppose to be an object of his. dislike, by which
they were ambitious to senallzs their devotion 20
" the greatest and best lle knew, he said, that
fatery so timed TO seem unprecedented, so
| suited TO circumstances not 10 be obtrnslvc, SO
measured 10 wear the appearance of sincerity
tho it had never been known to proceed from &c.
| al friend nigh, be- and had often been, addressed
by men of sense TO men of sense in power, and
hight be, it often had been, successful in concll-
iang hel, favor But gross and folsomc hatcry,
oliclously obtruded, without regard to truth or
probability, time circumstance, could only serve
TO evircc that the hatcrer has ends of his own 10
! accomplish, and holds the understanding of hun to
| whom his batteries addressed, IN contempt
For instance-,hose who persisted IN the eiion to
persuade Gen. Jackson, that he Is the hero Of two
wars directly contrary 10 the known truth OF hslo-
ry those who compared him IN wisdom and virtue
TO Washington, and in genus 10 Bonnparic; the
men who told him. that II horror enough fer hun
To have served under such Chief, ut the same
time that he openly inspiring TO be his success
sor the mao, who wrote n Letter with obvious IN
tent that il should be shown 10 him, Eliminating that
assumption OF constitutional power by ham, would
be only pcrnc,ous as setting an example which his
SUCCESSORS might plead in Justification Of their ms
Notwithstanding, that If such PATRIOTISM, wis
+ dom and moderation as his, could he always at the
helm of state, the Executive might safely be cx
emrted from tie restraints OF law constitution
especially, if this man should be known &c
have entertained and maintained the opinion, that
the person thus ouded was grossly ignorant, rash
, utterly destitute of the virtue OF moderation: suci
) haterers as these, he sad not only exhibited ihc
own characters to the eyes OF oil men OF common
, dsccrnm nj but eynced Tore distinctly than the)
could by any sarcasm the mind is capable OF con
ceiving their real opinion, that The man OF their
dolatry is the vanes of the vain, and the weakest
tho weak. And those Who watch the workings o
the passions Of a man in power, not TO alay, but t.
CRAFTY them who pursue with relentless malice
j every man who incurs has dsplcnsurc, with .
wIthou, cause who are prompt TO hunt down
: without discrimination, oil the objects Of his re
: sen'mcnt, to nven, or circulate he lest caumnlc
e against them to load them with popular od,um ant
} TO offer them victims 10 appcisc his wrath
and especially. those that persecule with pecuia
rancour, men Who entertain the same opinions o
: the great man they would propltiate, which they
: themselves have entertained aud maintained ant
o upon whom they have recently bestowed their vol
S untary proises-as If they thought tho more IN
blcmlshcd the victim the filter for the altar sucf
persons showed by their deeds, much more plninly
/ than they could by words, that, IN their opinion
1 Revenge and Hate the master passions Of hi
soul who Gun be propiiiated by such sacrifice. lr
Y these and many ether respects, there never was G
. man. who could soy with more reason ond pro
priety than Gen. Jackson" Save me from my
n friends can take Of my enemies myself
: Recurring TO the remark he had made, that the
i nomination of him for the presidency had excited
= the Jealousy Of the partlzans of Nh. Van Buren,
!, Mr.. L. said, the design Of making such a nomnd
ton had originated while he was in South Ca,oil
$ ma where his mind and his heart were occupied
J. with far different thoughts from any schemes Of
o personal umblt'on-ond strange us II might seem
i, yet true, that when the dcsi On was list men
toned TO him. he had the least idea that II was