Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-08-24
LY.V'ClSRYEG l,ERGE,.r,
Mon5av, August &c. 1895
THE BALTIMORE ADDRESS

sued bv Mcs,rs. Andrew Stevenson II Co. al :.
could only be referred to the con>ummal, -.
eancc of its author. We proceed briefly 10 i.
the Justice Of this remark. And first, We nm.
the following paragraI h in the Address:
The only duty assigned to Congress by i
Constitution was 10 count the votes in a coi,o,.
of both Houses, and declare the result TIM
stituton, moreover, il will g rocollc,ea, eae
only two dsqualiieations upon Ills subject: "
first and most important of which is lat no S@..
tor or Representative in Congress should h. >,
pointed an elccor Of President or Wee Pn>ia
of the United States. For what purpose. Wa> H.
Disqualification, but 10 cuiude Congress trow y.
pa,ticiDation IN He oppontm'nt, and 10 o,a.
against the possibility 81 intrigue and euno.
tan I"
We utterly deny the truth Of the nIera.,.
which the Address draws from tie consljfI,;o..
disqualification ol members Of C"oqro,s. II.
rcason of Tie Capitalization Is 50 stl.-e,lem. II
deed, that We cannot for men crt sttpoc IL =
this gross pcrscrsion e it artists from igrorm
The trainers OF tie constitution, having lr,raa,,
Congress as the tribunal upon which the choicq.
President and Vice President should de,ol,,
the event OF IA failure 10 elect by the pcope, ifw
obviou>l, improper that the member, of lhl bp
should have previously acted upon that >ulacc,
he capacity Of Ekctors. Hence the disqu.le..
1ion-and not, Il, tn, Address asserts 10 "csrlaI.
CONGRESS from any participation in the apml,.
m,nl''--an assertion, the absurdty Of Which i'm.
/ l. cGuallcd BY de impndcncc which dared To a.
ard it, in the teeth of the constitutional pro,kjo
which expressly deyoiNes on Congress tie duii,
A specified contingency, Of c'ccilng the first and
second oliccr>-tfe House of Representatives {
choose the President and tic Senate tlt l9I
President. 1t is difficult, to perceive The rra,a
for such ptlpabl> ridiculous assertion, if nm,
no; intended to render Congressional ceam
alrcahv unpopular enough, more odious thaa
already.
Look. again, at the following sentences fAn-
cl from that part Of tie Address, which plo.cuq
10 bca review OF tire course Of the pre- sem 1dn
i,trltou:
"Tuard, FOREIGN nations, has ii ne, cen q,
nepNlrd alike ~ ability, lirnnc>,, and nd
a'ion vi, is primary canon was 10 dom
zee !" w. 'n' >'''''' "'p''G '"',' ''", Ids @a
~ ~" i'1 - ~ ~ wv
every norton # anr extended cnnaIrl : In
MT gir,n rs peace nth frtry toreign pouer. nd
secured 10 MS an narrsfra'nrd and honfisafg
nnricIling commerce Will II c civilized laiioIp
the world Has il not placed our country arr
apon the most elevated and exalted erou31 q.
caused its name 10 he rc,pcctcd in every qn,tr,r
the Globe ~
" Has II nat giren us pcdce!' &c. No, Nj
We were already al peace when Gen. Jackson "
y with foreign power, were in rapid tram eta
nstmcnr, and would have been satiSiaolcril, II
minated long since, had Gen. Jackson never be
elected. Bat one Of these questions. and by
the most important Of them, is now the theme Of
ACRIMONIOUS dispute, aud may yet tNcnfuatc
'raf-ir"m winch we have 'hs far been prsen
ed, not by the wisdom OF tins administration. but,
despite OF ITS iol'N' by the lndIc'"uS course oi III
Senate, IN sending the olive branch acros, the ea
'e'' DIS an accompaniment "' ''Ic sword winch oe.
/ Jackson iIdd unnecessarily brand>hed otri I'll
heads Of the French people. Tina, he did NJ
give rs war instead of peace. therein . * n, I'm
Iii.
Nor does the next assertion OF the Address, TIN
the admln'>'ralI' has " ecurtd an unr sni
ed flouri>hing and enrching commerce" appr4
im,tc fine truth , " il nearer /, ,,.,s /,
..,.......
Wv '''' administrator came '"'' power and
so'e h''F''' therefore, eons' Is IN not having IoN
negative praise, at bcst,--thongI, even ru
qualified, We mqht well doubt it, claim to i, -
this very commerce vonla have bo,n en-, M a.
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