Daily Richmond Whig & public advertiser. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1833-1840, 1836-04-02
THE RICHMOND WING
AND PUBLIC ADVERTISER.
sATUnDAY MORNING. APRIL g.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and mari. pan ou,e.

We have not TO tell our readers thai the self
style "DeQocraiic Republicans" while they are
in true1 oore ultra Fedei al than the disciples of
the on, Jay and Pickering school, aiming
as u ~ % break down the citadel of State
Rig oenaie OF lhs United States, aud to
EmakYHeme neutrality-suspicious. the Pro.
clad wherein every Federal heresy ever
ppee @ssembled, and yielding an unainch-
ing Federal Executive in his successive
info1 4Re CoHStilution-we need not tell the
irce4I<<&of<his party, well deserving the cpl
III x31b by transcending English Toryism
An h41<<I||Iky and devotion 10 the crown, a6ees
lnevefthoI1 as means of dupiny and humbug-
lslnsit. people, to consider and call themselves
the peculiar followers and disciples OF Thorn,
lJedsrson. sks ssesse ote strict cohs,farTios OF
grants of power, aud or the rights aud liberties OF
mankind. The whole servile host from Benton
and Van Buren, down 10 Fayeue McMullen and
Col Joe, claim 10 be animated by the macao, TO be
governed hy the principles, and 10 be inspired
with devotion 10 the memoty of Thos Jefferson
We have not,hc time or the patience TO exhibit
these hollow prelenSions in IN iir true light or to
show the absolute non. conformity OF the creeds Il
Jefferson and .!Jngrel party, half slave and
half Jacobin, watch has uSarped the name Of the
parry which he headed. Suffice il to say, that
light and darkness are no, more irreconcilablc.-
There is rot point oi simiIiiude between his
Acts and theirs. la his hands the Federal Go.
vernmeni was 4 simple machine, induStriously
and economically performing it, assigned func-
iioas, Scrupulously respecting the reserved rights
OF the States and the people, rigidlY RETAINING
from apps oaching, much less attempting To OBJ
liierate the boundaries Of Federal power. Hgtc
rs AZ Hotr2 The Buacean arms oil the Federal
Executive are stretched forth in all directions.
gathering and Accomplishing power, influencing
the Independence of States by tampering with
their Legislatures, by directly acting upon elect
ions through lis organized hos. OF Office holders,
humbiins CO ordinate department, from its equal
estate into slavish bed ofju>licc and thus eaptur.
ing the strong hold Of State Rights seizing the pub
licicasure, and dispensing it in the form OF avorS
To favoric institutions 10 strengthen lis own over
'ha!nwing and formidable power! Thus ,rds he
Executive in the era of MIR JefierSon-thus is ii
IN that Of Gen. Jackson Aud piat are Tie e,-
isei'as already dereioPed3 The organization of
4 System through the inslrumenialiiy Of the pub.
lie money ani the offce-holders, to perpetuaie
the existing dynasty in the person OF n hluerer
and iavoriis-all independence hunted down, de-
pryei, punished and abu,ed--al Offices IN the
hlrdS Of those who have displayed the most &c.
tive aud clustering loyalty TO the person OF tic
Chiei-I Senate, the !a,l barrier against Exc
cutive encroachneni al length forced, by the per.
Sonal interference Of the Executive with State
Legislatures, and packed with majority OF sup
| pie cour,iers and plant ioolS-the Louise OF Re-
pre,cnatIveS aS submissive as n Senate of An
suS,us or Tiberiu,-and strong party formed
| IN Ihc bwc oi every State. determined to sup
port the ,uling dyLSsiy an all is views, aud at
w6airv't sacrifice IL safety, dignity and princi.
| pie! Tins j. the melancholy aud unexagperatc,l
pcioIe Of tie times.
! But we disress. We mean, Lu, To call The
attention Of Virginia to the opiui MS of Thona,
Jefferson and Ci his bastard disciple Van Buren.
on particular poiTr.
The following extracts from the private letter,
OF Mr Jefferson, at the period of the Missouri
Controversy, are supplied by the Charlottesville
Advocate. They merit examination.
Extract Of letter to John Adams, Dec To- l,lo
The banks, bankrupt law, manufactures Spa-
ni>h treaty are nothing. These are occurrences.
which like waves Ia a storm, will pass under the
ship But the Missouri question is a breaker ON
which we lose tho Missouri country, and what
muTe, God only knows. From hebqiiLe Of Bunkry',
n.
aus u question. lteven dampS the Joy with which
hear OF your high health and welcome, to mn.
The consequences OF INV want oft. thank God.
shall not live TO witness its issue"
Extract Of lriicr 10 William Slioit Auril A. lSs,
Although had laid down to myself never To-
Wrie, talk or even think Of politics To know no.
thing OF ruolic affairs, and therefore had ceased
To read newspapers, yet ths Missouri question
aroused aud filled me- with alarm. The cid schisg,
az FeieTat ami Republican threatened noiRiHg, be.
cause It existed IN every State and united them
lio2elherby the Fr1teTnism OF parry. have been
among the most SapguDe IN believing that our
nnion would b. Of long duration. now doubt
VI much and see the event nj no great distance
and the direct Consequence of this question. Nv
only com on and confidence IS that shall not
live Ia see Tins and envy not the present genera
non The glory II throwing away The fruits of their
Fathers sacrifices oi life and fortune and nj
rendering desperate the experiment which was
to decide ultimately whether man is rapable of
Seli-governmcnt Tbs treason against human
hope will senalize their epoch in history, Us the
counterpart OF The medal OF their predecessors"
Extract to John Holmes, April p. 1871
II lhank you, dear sir, for the copy YOU have
been 50 kind rs 10 send me of the lstief In vnur
constituents on The Missouri question. II is a pe r.
iecijuSlihcaiion TO them. had for a long time
ceaIedle read newspapers, or pay any attention o
and content To be passenger in our bark 10 the
shore from which am not distant. But this mo.
menlouS question, like q FIRE bell in the night
awakened and hlled me with terror. I consider
cd i a. once as the knell Of the Union. II is
huShed, indeed for the moment Bot this ~ n
repTicvc only no; final sentence"
Extract loJohn Adams. Jan p i42t
. our nnNieNes IN his qudrlc. are all corcen.
iraied IN the question, what does The Hole All.
lance IN aud Oui of congress mean Ia a, ,,,tb
ne on the Missouri question: Aud tb;s he ~.
bye, is but the name Of The case. IL IL Iriy ,ho
John Doe, or Richard Roe Of the eiectment ',rb.
real question, as seen IN the states afflicted Win
ihlS unfortunate population, is are uur slaves to
~ presented with freedom and dagpcf1 For !,
ConGfe,' h'slhc power 10 regulate the con- ,,i'r,
~ Tic lnhabiahtg Of the States w,tb,n ,la
Si'irs, % will be but smother exercise of At ,t
power 10 declare that all shall be free. a.. 49,,
then tu see again Athenian and Iorrl.,,g,.,,
ICo'le'eractcsI To erase another P,Ioroprs. ~; ~,
w"r 10 setlls The aSeendancy between th-ml o.
j. i'i' me iocSin OF merely a Servile wsr1 'TIei
remains 4" % seeni bat not hope by you OF m -
Curlrt off, letter q, los e. C,b.r H. %, 49,,
/ H. q, speaking % The University.
| Even with the whole funds We shall a.. ,...,
cfd 10 >iN professors; while Harvard ii, ,it ..,t
| prime " over nS with her twenty profsssors NJ.
many NJ our Youih3 she has 'sdyrjystLe f,s,.,, -,
| an .b'f,oHuaHBm ! know NOT; but a y.n,t,,,,t,
! lately from Princeton, told me he saw Gc,, 49,.
lis ot Tie students NJ that place, and mai r,,,.
/ Than hall were Vrginians These v,ii ,.,,',
homo, no doubt, derply impressed with The .,r,,i
principles oiour Holy All ance Of Resi,e .,
And now we ask the Editor Of the Eoooi-.,
! while Mr Jefferson eHprsssin, these lpis,,,p,
common To the whole South, and thus sir.l,rgly
exhibiting TIC danger OF tn. slavery agna ion.
aud denouncing the agiialor, as E,ds,atis,. f,a,i
| 0rt, and foes to the happiness Of man 6on ,r.,