Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-30

H. Executive, Legislative and Judicial
e' disposed TO vest supreme command in Tia,
MAJ "eal alone So FAR, then, as TO the oli
-, sn OF either party, the friend, of CON ,jtu
Of ,oo ,oo wy as taught by the real Democrats
o' " ", had nothing to choose ,vb;sh s.a'
parry 'r'umphed, the result was the ,amc P,, a.,
~ "es slow poison--itsappod the vital prjnc,
PES OF our government by dcsrccs-itm;ob, he "a
'''-n might be checked and neutral,zed and
~ '"e application of the proper antidotc 6nol,v y
re''o ron the body polite: whereas the other
o'oS OF such SOON speeding gecr." that no.
o"' Tue most speedy and instantaneous relief
preserve our government from ils deadly inHu.
e"ces' The old federal party, to which consider.
~ '' Gan ma as belonging, refused to permit n
"""eA OF the government 10 usurp that supreme
power, over the States, which ,hcy COMMENDED tho
@a'te government had right 10 do Tho Stn,c
shts party proper opposed both, FRONT prineipc,
:" nus posture OF affairs, finding our old opponents,
we ',,udlnarans, ,or federalists MS they used To
oe ca''rd' hgh'ing against this new Oh, Demo
.'ahc van Buren, party which threatened at
one 'e'' swoop," TO sweep both Fcderclis,s and
"'p"o,'cans mo the euph of Despo,ism, We did
no ee' nelncd either to reject or 20 scrutn2a INTO
inc motives OF any allies, who where dlsposcd to
co operate with us in our struggle for liberty.
Blinded by the glare of his military reuown. and
ms'ed by gratitude for past services and hat, ed to
me Bank, n powerful porion of the confcJcracy
sustained President Jackson IN tho ASSUMPTION of
poweis totally nj war with the spin; and principles
OF 'ree government Those Of the Republican
party, who had not been fascinated, by the splen-
Jour OF his military fame, unTulcd tho banner Of
lrlns,F'c' and rallied TO the support of the rons,-
non ana liberty. II was conceded, on all hands
that upon the result of the elections in Vrginie IN
all human probability, hung ,ho dcsnies of the
union-Mr. Garland opposed those daaee
doctrines of the administration; his opponen. sup
ported Ihcm-Fhcre being bot the two candidates to
preserve those Republican principles | had ever
protested, though wide asunder as the poles upon
evsry other political question: was constrained to
vote for Mr.. G nland Did thereby abandon my
rolitcalcrecd and adopt Ills 7 Did thereby con.
meet myself with the federal Party, and embrace
the la,tudnous doctrines of the Northern school
their Bank-their Internal lmproycmcnt-Ihcir
protective Tariff MOI voed for Mr. Garland be.
cause VIC had no State Rights candidate IN the field
and to avert The pressing danger, which threatened
our immediate destructlon-ond lhoueh | was
aware OF the jeopardy we incurred in strengthen
ing the hunds OF old enemies that in slun-
nns Scyllo, we might, peradyeniure, fall into Cha
tybjs, yet, TO avoid present md certain lealh,
the party to which belonged was fofced 10 incur
distant danger, and to trust to time and the chap
ter CT accidents, to bring back 70 the true fath that
flank OF the Republican patty which had sraycd
from the fold and eventually to enlist under the
banner of the constitution, patriots enough TO
cleanse it from the pollution Of bo,h Jackson and
Anti Jackson Fcderalis.s.
This ,foow-ciIizcns, 'is The extent ofmy offence
no more = < for SO jolng because, upon the al
tar OF my countrys good, Offered up my personal
pfeladIccs -subd1od my private rcsentmenis burr
ed the remembrance OF former wrongs, and volunta-
rly lac rrcd the unri pated displcasurc Of my old
political friends and suppo tcrs, the Van Buren
" Democrats" (God save the mailND have gravdy
read me Gu fIhe r pnbljoan church. and branded
me with The cpithct, TURN coat" from one end Of
the county to the other Becau'e, for nearly five
years, supported Gen. .Jacls,n's administration,
and because during the fifth and since, nave oRpos-
ed measures win h my deliberate and I'M asscd
iu gm,nt taught me were fraugh with consequcn.
ces fatal To the Liberties Of the people, and desruc
tive 10 those principles which you, md and every
Jackson man professed to revere, when we elected
Gcn. Jack SON many Of you, without giving your
selves the trouble 10 examine INTO principles, and
consulting rather the vindcliyc suggestions of an
excited spirit Of faction than tie better feelings OF
the heart have hastily concluded TO immoae me
upon the shrine of "rnrty,' and stand ready to
hang me as descrer from principles which ever
havc-I ever sha-unwavcringly defend sup
port, regardless OF consequences Is this fair is
it liberals II just, between man and man
How stands the case between myself and my old
Jackson friends l. in the exercise Of nay reason,
reg ard ecrlan measures of the administration as
going to the destruction of the Republican principles
which we mutu lily profess TO support pon, m
the exercise Of your reason, say they arc cocula'-
ed TO sustain and cherish those principles. Large
ID e ~
and, without arroganhy deciding that the side
which have espoused, mus necessarily be right,
and the opposite wrong can safely say ii is At
least case of doubt can as safely say, II err
err on the side Of safety and the people and il
you err, you err on the side Of power and Of dan
GER for contend that the powers exercised by the
Executive IN the several which | condemn,
rghtfully belong 10 the people-you contend they
consiitu,ionuliy belong to The President Now, my
county men, il must be evident to yon oil, that, 1t
by TOO srag laced an Interpretation, we sbtldSe
our Executive officers Of portion OF tbeh consi'u'
tonal rights, is an easy matter tor the people 10
restore il back TO them when they shalt have DIS
covered their error bul all history teaches US, ARD
| doubt not every mans reflector Will convince
him Of its truth, that Whenever, either by usmpa-
ton. or the Kindness or blindness of people, the
Executive officers of governren have accnmu-
lated an undue portion OF power INTO the'' hands
nothing but revolution and the sword can wrest II
from them.
Now, TO those exclusive Republicans, the Van
Buren, Democrats" who differ with me IN opinion
! would say, by what rule of right, or law, OF
ethics. is it, that they at once decide that they
must be rieh, and honest in their views, aud ti'u
all others who differ with them must necessarily be
wrong and corrnp, in theirs Are they supported
nv the constitution Ne--for DEFY and chaeng'
nv Van Buren competitor 10 point 10 any article o'
clause of The constitution which any ursoPhstica