Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-09-20

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the Maysviile Road Bill, and by veioinp q
bill to iecharter the Bark of The United
States; but when the second four years of
our tenn commenced, then commenced also
a CUntro'ersy upon the ques lion who should
succeed the then Chief Magistrate.
For one, KEEP, on, cndeavorin ing TO accom-.
piish the Task We had undertaken; bur, the
more we swept the dir,ier the stable became,
ana eventually we found our Jroom would
hot perform MS office !; the political moths
a"u worms mad got into IL, and had ea,en the
splits SO badly, that the moment we at
tempted 10 sweep, they broke off. and. final.
~, when the second four years ended and
We came TO look into The Augean stable, we
I found II ten times as full of litter mud Gith as
II was when we commenced our operations
In tho Senate we made an effort To pass,
and did actually pass bill 10 limit the pow
er oil The executive in removals from Office
This bill was precisely similar 10 one re-
ported by committee Of which was METH
Der, while alr. Adams was in office. So
lar as l knew, l, was then approved by The
Whole political party 10 which l belonged;
| therefore gave il all the support in my pow
er, and made in favor of il what thong ht
| the best speech had ever made in Congress.
But, alas! when We came to take the vote, |
had II not been for Col. Benton, who with
difficulty vo!ed Tor H. OF all my old demo
cratic friends, would have been found sol
ltary and alone" in its support For this
vote and this speech have never been for
given 10y those in power. I was excommu-
nIcaied That which was sound den,ocracy
when MIR. 4Hdams was in power, was ia |
their opinion rank Federalism in the days Of
his successor. They did rig hi TO excommu- |
nicate me. Ii was mistake to suppose
ever belonged 10 such set of changeiings. !
mad been IN earnest In my professions, and |!
wished 10 carry them out in practice. You |
know hat soIto Democrat am. claim
10 be a Republican of The Jefferson school
such an one as my God and my education
have made me. Modern Democrats are
different sect entirely. They are made al
any time the Federal Executive needs them.
lie makes modern Democrat out OF AN old
F.ederalst, or any other worse material
You and both know some that, not many
years since, were made out Of anti war Fed |
eralists, SO rank that, during the late war,
The Dung men had ,houghls oil soak ing them
IN The taR-vats, on account Of their Tory SEN
timents. The process is very simple one;
the President has a political jar ready filled
| with yellow metal, andJy rubbing we'll
the candidate Tor Democracy with this me,
tai, his views and principles are entirely
changed, and be Immediately becomes fiji
commitment OF The IN odern church. Away
with such Democrats they cannot and will
not long deceive The People. Ere long il
will be found by all that while this sect have
Democracy on their lips, at heart they are
tyrants and despots.
For what did you and toll and labor 10 |
dispace MIR. Adams? 1t was that we mig h, |
bring back the practice OF the Government |
to sound Jeffersonian prncipleS-io an e.
economical expenditure Of the public money. |
Before The second term OF his successor had |
expired, some OF my politca! friends belev- |
ed my humble name ought to he presented |
10 the People as a candidate for the high sta. |
lion be El!ed. Some in this assem- bla ge ~ ell !
know l demonstrated against this use Of my |
name, and toretold that, with my limited ca, !
pacity and humble preiensops, no hope Of
success ought 10 be entertained. They
thought differently. did not and would |!
not yield my assent until informed thai The
Federal Executive had threatened that if / |
did permit the use Of my name, | should be |
rendered Odtous TO society This threat an
swereda purpose that the persuasion oftrends |
could not. DeSpOiic pO,Uer never has gov
erned and never shall govern me- My name
was given 10 The Public, and should have
been, if the act had lost me the good opin.
ion Of every political friend had upon earth,
and, | might almost add, il il had even en-
dangered the good opinion Of my wiie and
children.-Iho result is known 10 us all.
The Administration did It's worst Its thou>
sand presses were opened upon me and my
| friends, and here am, in bette. health and
! think eatliied 10 more character than " hen
| they commenced upon NC Still, let no
man scorn the power oftbe press. To with
! stand Its influence is perilOu5 effort.
have made the experiment., and now assure
| you that should feel less risk in TO- morrow
sbouldering my musket and knarsack and
marching 10 the swanps Of Florida for six
months campaign against The Seminoies,
! than in encountering such incessart dischar-
ges Of calumny and SANDER from all The
presses which an American Executive has
the power to bring into action.
In this Conflict, sou, The iree.nen OF Ten
nessee, were my shield. The poisoned ar
rows Of my euemies have fallen harmless al!
my feet. have sustained no injury, and
your frmness has e iyen brllidncy TO the
star which glitters To- the name OF Tennessee,
Of which we may all be proud.
For one, am quite satisfied IS th the re-
suit. Let none suppose ! am either dsaps
pointed or mortified. Sill more, all may lie
assured that, with my consent, my name
will never again tic used for any Office " hat
ever. ~ ever had any aspii atoms for high
Office, time has put an end To them. am
not so old yet az 10 have the childish belief
that my vigur Of body and mind are 10 !as,
always. In all The stations ! have yet &C.
copied, have been enabled so 10 acqui, 10y :
self as never 20 mortity nIy friends. Hun
ble as my preIeDsi0ns ATE, | have sometimes
been placed la high Office, as the associate
OF some W no have had much character anon =
men many u you were Witnesses Of the
manner 10 which our official duties were dis
charged, and am prOGd in The belief thai
my reputation has never suffe:od by any