The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-06-20

The closet: thus showing passionate de-
,,ee of iondness for the adoption oil 'ioien'
measures, on the part OF a civil magistrate,
in the termination Of every sort ol DISPUTE
Nj. Clay candidly proieSsed 10 have so
,ad against General jackson on account OF
the passages in his previous life and CHAR
ae,er. to winch We have just referred. Many
n,ber eminen, eiiizens OF this country, both
IN public and private life, voted against hun
precisely on the same grounds. Now was
/ h. bla,neable for pretefriug another c'tizan
or he country 10 General Jackson tor The
oe;ce al President, with the Impressive
weight OF these circumstances bear'ng upon
lb,s mindl Ii Mr.. Clay vas deserving oil
censure for voting aga,asi General JACKSON
because he believed his election to be ifaOgh'
Win danger to the interest OF the country,
!theo We dc,.y 20 him one great ana pre-
c,ous privilege whicil IS extended 10 every
c;,izen Of this country, both BY the ssfue'
true and splrt Of our Government, that o
voting at an important election according
"a the dictates otone's deliberate Judgment
and understanding.
How FAR Mr.. Clay has been Justified by
subsequent disclosures 10 the estimate "hiet
he iormed OF General jaekson's onhines'
for civil rule at the time he decided be
itseen hts claims and those ot Mr.. ADAMS
we leave to The candid portion OF the Peo
pie 10 determine.
But he was not alone opposed to GENERA
jackson 90 accoun, .; The violence aud 10
! flammaiory nature Of his temper. lie a
: opposed 10 hmn, because he regarded h'1
A. being untitled f,r The Presidency by lib
, peculiar nature OF his education. lie ha
been manly bred 10 the profession 90
. practice Of arms aud 10 thls department
the public sefsIce he had Afforded TO IN
: world the iasrtsi eyidences OF geuiGs, u
+. he had never To the various eisii aud poi'
4 cal stations which lac had bcen called
n liU, furnished any very Impressive proc
, OF his eapaci,y Tor situations Q. pure
= cly.l character. OF this circumstance, VI
e Cay vas ~ell appnsed, aod he yielded
&c i, due share % weight ia selecting "a
70 Individual who was 10 receive hts sopPo
:, for The Presidency. Dad be support Tn
= candidate, Who, from the peculiar eifcuf
4 slances OF the case, vas likely TO disappV'
10 has calculations ~ ,his particular We ~
n. sumo that no person, 40 matter hos deep
II he nav be s,eeyed IN party Prjud'ee, "
!. have tae hardwood 10 hazard any sai
a unggunded assertion or be easi hts "
r. lor John Quincy Adams, sho, no ina''
Al Shat may lie as faults ia other p.ri'cula
ed vas la,oured sIih latrer Gud more eSiet
-or Cd opportunities OF b~cOmlns fitted Tor
he duties OF the Presidency lh1u any other c
e. Aia.s62 Bi,fid, ffjhf la u. e y "
- manhood untl The time he vas elected
at. hi the Presidential char, 10 the mos, /
gor,an, aud dellcate political Irusls ~hl
in to- pso!ic --ruce oi inl- ceun,ry card c.
ld fer. lis experience rich, mature, aud
sd tended; his I,arDing profound. elegant {
Ish warned aud, beyond al, bts character b
ot upon It's sgfilcr the spProsng stamp OF
tea cry ch,et Magistrate Of tbs country, CO
-. mrnciDg wlh General hashnsioa 4
al terminating with Prrs,deul Monroe.
* then, Mr. Clay erred IN prelctuEs
In. Adams 20 Cen. jackson, hG committed
ed error which = "a some degree sanc,lhed
ed The example 81 such lusiuops names
sly those OF Washington, JtiIerson, Aladu
Ii. aud Monroe bgl more u this hereafter