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'Wluj(fuW)un viiargea uccoramgiy,
unless otherwise marked by the wVi'm.
V? advertisement uitt be inserted for Jess
thanrmcdollanx '' . '
?q Persons at a distance must accom
painf their, advertisements with the rno
fik or they wdl not be inserted. r
Id2" letter addressed, to the Editor
must ue posipaia, or iney will not be
coiwicrned tlicy .willj ripen .inipjece
Jems, and afiWd .conspicuous" apologies
Lr future roUcoodujdi r It n.erju re
riark, that Mr. Adams elated perhaps to
illisf retiott by his triumph" over tliu peo-'
ifc, in-hi very first message to Congtew,
iUiliiiaies that pur jrtpresesentatives
slould ; not Jbe palsied by the .will of
IQ rttt wortls, thai
Dersonal views or Dnir.inn.
puch ts v.the ineitable icoclcwy, as, if
pcfistituteo; VUe groundwork of the priy
ciple upon tiic hia4clectionnwaa-ac-
cofnplbUed:,i.::,(:.: 1 '. J.-
io Uie. tall; ; ot this , year, Kre ;hall be'
caUt d upon to select: members tn C'.nn.
cnuptJoK wtiieh chapcterizea their po
utif al uirtb. "
y are, felkivr ci
your friends;
.CHANDLER.
Jacob Holoate,
Uenry Ho Ksr, -
cens, respectfully,
RICE, President.
" &crr lafies.
iVom the Democratic : Press:
TO JONATHAN ROBERTS Egq'
jtflow Citizenss-Tfoe cause of Vor
buw'y 'seems, ai una juiiuiuic, w iiosc-
1. LIctttlcd wiih the . political elevation of
NDREVV J ACKSON,; that
auhful and iigerous efforts to promote
he latter, must receive the aid Sc approba-
i of all sincerely attached to the toi mer.
Our government" is based upon ' the
cople's will. If this foundation be re
toed, or 'if, as in Europe, if be disie
rdtd, the structure of otw ., civil Tiber-' hence- thi
esmustfallVor be uliiTnately overthrown,
liess e' are willing to change bur sys-
an: to sink lnto- ine coiianion h hence
?are but just emancipated: and to e
ill uon our descendants all live oegru-
HrC8S end they whom we select, will
continue to act as suth, until after the
choice of another chief magistrate.. It is
w it hin.the ranges of possible contingen
cies, that tliey may elect the President
for the ensuing four years. - Is it not,"then,
ur duty, to exert more thajj cmmou
rcircumspecuun i D s not the recent
experience tdf which we have adverted,
strongly urge tis to confide, this trust to
those ooly by w4vom pur, will cannot1 be
disobeyed or misrepresented ? Alt&nuirh
fit be tnieVthat tne existing ect of pub
lic opinion promises an easy and decisive
triumph to the people's candidate,, can
wt.opptjse too jwei jpiecaution to the
management atid patronage of intriguing
politicians ? .Ought jve m,i at once, to
make sureof the distint future, by reso
l!Ttrlv restrict?!" i curl n-ftafr for coh-
gresinf ai stations to those1 wh
oi
are a-
vowcdly and firmly attachrd t6 the prin
cipie for which we contend ?
The town meeting of republicans in
the city and, count v-of Philadelnhia.
. rT t '
rpmmutec. of superintend-
ance'andig11ance emanated, deemed the
subject to winch your attention is now
drawn, worthy of distinct and strong re
mark. It was a leading object in their
tarlv movement : and thev honed hv rn-
oniua wreiceuntss irom wriiicn oui erwtir niasiirc o c.roccC.i
aUtiiG haof Jiaad To,! t ojQtv eci ta4.Tto:tb!iV'ctt8c' t ha i'wrpfe
dtfieuisctv tance: Oiv fellow citizens, considering
the Presjclential election to be remote,
do. not reflect that its fate may .depend
upon what they ate at this moment do
ing. Their dexterous adversaries, with
honey on their . lips, jbut poison 'at. their
hearts, would lujl' them into apathy,
preaching the beauty of tranquility, and
the folly of premature Contest j ,while, in
secret,' they labor every qerve to make
the iiext Congress hokile to Jackson, and
subservient to Adams. r
v e do not tnmk it necessary to im
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igrtantly and fearlessJy enforce our rights
me encroacninyenis ot power and
Until the pcriob made ., memorable by
e election of the present President of
c United Slates, the principles pi the
trolution oi .'76, especiallyTn reference
tne duty of public agenis and the tov-
rciatty oi the; people's will,' had been
kiedly pursued" and most happily cx-
xjjtibed. On that occai on, h uw ever
c) were openly violatedand their vi-
liitiou .accompanied by ' indications ot
omipuon truly appropriate to .the e-
f-nt, and well calculated to alarm our
itiiotism. Although, the electionTwas,
T provisions of the constitution,
tfully within the power of the hoUsc
representatives, ;w ho cbu Id expect that
people ould ber spumed by. thei
iwgdtes; AVhovCofild exnect t"hat the
lic servant would hnbiushingly deny
piesentative, knoWn, existintr in no oth-
f aracter, should ?cefy repel, and in-
"".ismstituents And who, m the land
Washington and Jefferson ; while the
".wyet fn.lrin immortality, and the
cod still mortal : could exnect to find
Heal promotion to Xoliow tifjon pbtit-
aered upon him who betrayed and
ed the people? . 1 . :
lt lll be i remembered that in the
of representatives, the ni csidcntial
ectlon krr.niirt Kw cf ti . k-.t
f l0NTt .'though far . ahead ot - his
rumors on the return of the electoral
rre;receivexl but eight votes:
FStatc ?0te tn Mr. Arfam- n forv
"0m "Ot a single man of their rnnt
ent;had, by suffrage declared tiira-
VI41U1C renrespfitativV nf -'I Minnie
HKjfui ot a nuhlir nif-Hu-f, aoiPfi:
1 1
rorn Missouri followed in this wake,
alter thp
g j v-jjaicu aim proiracieo
fih t -watous sense joi outy :
Uuisiaiia, whose soil had been
hldi u uw; ous nao Deen
irs :cPc transcendent heroism of
I . OVJ trom fh. hrh.oPn.,c
,ueauty and bootp abused hv' tn
UrIrPrCSf -ativF.t turned; upon her
.rJ and against ih.r,;ii r -r.
Pureed hiw. ...:.u r r.
rallfij iuc lang ot un-
Pmgratitude. -NorcanwefV.r.
f'!481 we master .t. i . ;
erenl!i0 PPoshe to repubfican
fta I5ced was himself instant-
V ffif C of Sretafy
kw? lQn a Vct of his 9mhi,;.n 7
,tSS 8rcdily acd emphatically
pel you to efficiency i and zeal, by dwel
ling upon the peculiar claims which the
hero of New -Orleans! has to the untiring
devotion of his feil(wj citizens. His em
inent virtues, his intelligence, his valor,
and his pure republcanism, have been
known, witnessed and feft by all of us.
In war and in peace in the .scenes' ot re
tirement, or when surrounded by faction
and temptation at fhe plough, or the
senate he has, every where, uniformly
proved that he deserves to be the chosen
champion for the cause of his couiitry.-r
alone in America.
for the safety and
In this respect, he is
Providence furnishes
pnue ot any nation, nut one sucn a man
at a time. Let us avail ourselves, of the
gift, and reinstate the principles of W ash
ington under the auspices of J ACK
SON. . :. ;j- -- ..
As it has heen made our duty, so un
doubtedly wiil it be our pleasure, indus
triously to advance tpe cause for jwhich
the people of the Unitep States, and their
favorite citizen, have iembaiktd together.
Wt will receive thankfully, and employ
appropriately,! with all the means in our
power, and, to the
r
best
of our ability
wnatever intormation relating to your
district you may be good enough to conr
vey to us, as. worthy of general dissemi
nation. ;' Let tis, howevejf, not forget,
while steadily bent upon securing the e-
lection of pur candidate at ; thevejose' of
the present presidential term, we must,
in Jhe mean time, avoid the. acts, as we
disclaim- the title of faction ; not. suffer
ing our just indignation against those w ho
feave by artifiice usurped the .rights pi
the people,' to lead dal into an undiscri ru
inating opposition to public measures, Or
a vindictive bitterpess against persons.
Let us uphold what is beneficial, with the
same resolute spirit that we condemn
.what is injurious to our beloved country :
adopting the trank declaration of, an en
ergetic statesman.. f Ve shall jndge of
the administration by their owji intrinsic
merits biitwe will not judge ot the ad
TOinistfation bythetr measures only,
when they come to settle the account of
stewardship, and ask:' for a renewal of
their trust, wc will, khen, advert' to the
vice of their origin, to the ireaehery and
iTo Clt ANHLE13T 'PiiiCE, EscrC;
$ee-of bufivrhitcndancc and ivitfila nee
Jor the CiyMtid - County cf Philadet
trKKTLEMEN. I have, had the honor
receiviugjoUr ptui'1rcQ!ar.'' With-
out date, float ing the Philadelphia post
mar, of tne first ot July. 1 recognize
tin thiS evidence oi your recollection, a
tienaiy regard. 1 can very truly recip
rocate, though pur opinions in rdation
if. w lib shou Id be v. su pported as a presi
dential candidate, differ as widely as for-
tiei Iy4 , Lam aware that your names are
alnxed to tt circular as matter of form,
and that yo.u arc Otiljrin ra liojited degree
responsible for is cfintentsi lis style and
tenor tempts me to a; hasty review of
-.r i i:r .. c. . . r ' i-i
ouuic icauing ieatures. i nougn 1
iiiay speaic wnn ireettom, it win oe under
feelings of personal regardioryou sever-
'I he circular states that "the cause of
our country is so blended with the politi-
eievauon ui jen jacKson mat tne lat
ter must i eceive the aid and approbation
of all sincerely attached tb. the former.'
Nt necessarily so ! I yield to no msn
irj attachruentja the cause tf four .coU'n
ty, yet I sincerely believe, that cause
would be much injured by Gen. Jack
son's political elevation. I soberly in
quire of you, has he been prepared for
the discharge of the executive duties of
mis government, by previous habits, ex
perience, and study ? Has he! displayed
that control of temper, of respect tor the
feelings of his fellow citizens Jwhich the
exalted station to wh'ub he aspires call
for ?: Hitherto our Presidents! fiave had
spu.e prevujps ex penenct Internation
ai ebneernsf, and have been fitted efficient
lv to direct that branch of jhe Presiden
tial duties. Little conveiKant with the
civil
retired
from 'the command of an 4rmv. .Thpi
habits of military command ate strong
upon.hini. He is accusidtned to impli
cit -obedience. .'-:- '',.'. ;
I It is your purpose to cdlcct informa
tion favorable to, or which may be nadc
useful in procuring, the c ectipn of Gen.
Jackson in 1829. I hav no! means of
satihtactorily estimating tile fiublic .ftel
itig irii regai jl to him, nesth'erj 'near, hor
more remote hut my i repressions1 are,
fiis prosper ts are not encouraging for the
nsuing eiectiom There aj-e iio peculiar
evidences of hostility to 5 the present ad
ministration in a large portion of the De
legation of this state in thW late session
of Congress ; nor are thejre any strong
evidences that they were vnt in perfca
liarmony with a large portion of their
Constituents. You w ish to iiiduence pub
lic opinion in fav?r of your candidate, but
discei ning public will want some other
Hnd better pioof of his merit jthan 'your
ajssertions, that he is eminently virtuous,
ibteligent and valiant, and a pure, Re
piU)litan. Where is the evidence of his
virtues, public or private, for the fii st
Half century of his life ? They were not
heard of m Pennsylvania; and .jn what
way have they been exhibited sincp the
commencement oi his military career in
8 1 .1 ? That he has been a ' brave suc-
duues and resnonsibi ities of
n i. . . !: .r,
magistrates, he has but recently
mm io a neavy hne at. Piew Orleans, the
theatre of his glory, white tits' laurels
ere yet fresh on his brow ? (Was the
policy he urged on the laiq Prtsidem to
make his seleaions for office without re
gard to political opinions, and hja dcclar
ation. thut hei would j have,, brought the
IedeW"cif the'JIahlIvftiii before
a feputt jnrtial ptTpitaLcharce p(j,
ivepubtican character i Had Mr. Mon
roe lotwed hisiceiyoqld! y hax?
t nought hisv appouumetits-C Republican ?
vVaSr his aDneai atice at Washinuknn wtuV
wki;
ibonties? It was in his diy sion that
hfeale Cameron was put to deSattt with
out the form of trial, and his body left
i " 1 4CU prey io v uitures. , as gov
ernor oi rionqa men were bahishectand
. J.l :... ; . .... . I
uuciuciij imprisoned, underj bis good the house ;
Fr1
enemy axwl no correctiori of thjeCtliMalM
haying; followed tinder better forma-'
lion- The. election 'resiiog beten Mr.
Adams and Geh. Jackson, wm' a ne-
pessary bmsequence pf Mr. Ad$ dec
ton, thallt must har been the; product
oficprruption ? Better Consideration, I
ara sure will allowfyoii to sdmifte eon
ra.&lrdsiPeiiig -eteBed; was
it not t-bviou Mr. Clay's atantiiig, ul
ents, and local situation, all corjrred to
point him out fo the on5cc hc4W holds.
Under the influence of reccj& morti
fication and disappoint ment, it I is to.bo
expected, though not'less to be l;grettcd,
that harsh things should have t4 n utter
ed and groundless charges, adtr need.
" P?uc wm juuge with bji weight.
igatipri was anxiously sought ' avoids.
ed bv exrentinf td the ' inri!t; -r-
o -I nun u& .
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tir h . .'ii.'.- ' . - .1
easurc, anq released tr exrirfess from must work !nn,r.-,A : ' ''iV i .' I
the President, whihrtheir peti ions 'weie Wr V T '
debating-in Congress. Thesd, gentle- hat "as the course the$ook at 4
men, areafew.of the man v 1 stubborn ie 'mer electioi, and hovfVas it
m!tnir clnhKA.h
CI ... . . . ' . I I lio Ha., f L - i
ifiinai pugnt to aumonish vou to ho d vu. oecame the can-
forth. on the purity of his Reriukicanism V,da(? ot the people -of Iiist,tae ?
ramer aistrustingly. . ; A paper at Harnsburg, urif r the
But fulsome as is your panegyric 0njc.on,ro !ne laJte state ,adn3titra-
and
ftrpnlwaM. Ar. ll Ll : ill.l.L - 'J . I . a Kit f
rHvlWJlt. 4uawy uususiainea i uom siaes aurinsr the elect rt n then
Qen. Jackson, your sweeping denuncia- Uofi, first P forth li is iiahre,
tton of Messrs. Jdams and. Clay is more from policy: it was bofne ani
during the elect rt rr
It become an object with
of all the candidates "ex-
se oi wr. i-rovvlor
the ' long established
i nation by caucus, 'j
. You charge the bul P-rtially succeeclnl.
Ilinoisi with actinu nieari time, si Jackson Uin
nrerocative I npnrimor
of the good Peonle of Keiitorkv anrtH.hk
i ' , - i I ii in i rir'iiiitt
hemnce their Representatives, while thev ' VC;V1 ,7 F"r"rl
received .Mr. (VlarmmtrrT.i,, U1 "r- vrowioravp tore-
others vfhd voted for Mr. Afaami, for . ' . . esiaoiisned rj) de of
aught that appears, stand as well as ever rmmat,on by Caucus. Tl,;i hotv-
with their constituents. You charge the -xl' uul Pantally succceclWJ. In
Representative IrorhTllinoisi with acting nieari time, si Jackson r!hnven
regardless "of a public pledeej' and the on was Dronoscd at , Hunt 3nrAnt,
one from Missouri as following in ttiis and,delegales partially appoed
wake, after "protracted struggles of a Another was proposed at! 'Harris
conscious sense of dutv." and " that IW- h.pn- l,r.ti, u" ,... i.
ISiana whose soil had bfn . reH-rrwH K, ' on .
the transcendant heroism of I Jartsnn:
was abused hy two of her Representa
tives, wno turned upon her
and, pierced hin;with the
. m i -
grautucie. iSor can We lorget,iyou add, '8U M ProJfc, 'C
that the master spirit; . bv the bower ot ,l,osli entire concurrence -ia! Jark.
vhosc influence . mysteriously! exerted, sou s Suppott at Harrisburff Tim
. l . . r - - . i-. " i .. . . I in. ... .
uiesc iacts, so opposite to republicanism was t Heeled, by a course of &iens
was ICWUUCU WHIJ UM I SUU41
tHice lonct an ol
Keally, eentle
with the chai
me title to
eccssary o can you.to tne pro
ou assert ot tiitm. 4 But how stands tht
lature. Calhoun was suddenly iiv-
en up by his friends in aior y.'and
JinV of- in- 'tHl1 n-abandortiehi of '
Ret,Iyou acidV M''1!"" prfejeciralian al- '
en ana lit ue to have ben ant
iect6i his ambitioni" thifA a'i... i..il-.: .
men, this is dealing freely SPat nf ili . tat .. 1
acters of meni who have I .t. r . '
respect, who to thin it LT'I 7
... .. . f Jfl one a! that nt t ho Nuiniil
Ot tit what 1 . u .
etnnient.
account between your hero and the two - l hat nomination Was in tH(?J)Ublic
fungrateful renresentaiivesfrpm touUl- mind; gehefally iiJeritified with the
ana." Mr. Monroes extraordinary, ex organization of theparly ini Penn
ertions, with Madison's Aco-upe.atfon, sylval.la, and the election oVe tick
prepared the defensive force for that , . ' J J'1, -
u . j . t. ft v;as a mailer, i)I course. ?yT)fthR i
ioiih and .urged Gen. Jackson to-iepan j;. .M , ; .v't,
k ' -2.1 i-j .i-...',. .. electors xio4en: some inrltuti.nt tr t
iiicic. in vuur aruor io cxan line inrni .. . , -, y-, ,
jtnese tnu)gs are overlooked. '1 he ene
my w ere checked on their, JBrsi landing,
in which action the Orleans Riflemen
been deni
amoug his
F humanity
Ctshiul romnaiider has never
d : but you search in vain,
Sqhievemcrits for those acts c
anl magnanimiiy which essentially con
stitute the hero. Valour is i common
viirtue among. men, the absence of it
would be rare if not regarded j as a v ice
among Americans. So far as valor js
concerned, Gen. Jackson has many eouals
hom fortune has not favored with oc
casions to display it. But martial valor,
unless you part for war, aud want for
)our President a military chieftain, is an
attribute of character not particularly
desirable in a Presidential candidate.
LLet vour Preaident once assume the ac
tual command of your army, and, you
may ere long mourn over your fractured
constitution and departed freedom. The
intelligence of yourcandidate i certainly
tiotl re-eminent, when his biographer
claims .merit for him Tor having retired
from inferior stations to make way for
conspicuous
H umber
did not approve of Jack9on They
voted as were agents. Tjat the
fiound feelings of a majofitof the.
ously and bravely serted. Gen. people of this'state Were evy- mtcr
t, the invader of irefahd; is ac- ested in his favor, I mUst hive bei-
knowledged to have been Serviceable; in ter proof before can be
the official-despatch, Spraking justly, papers most tvoisyYor hi
the government and. the citizens of Or
leans, .Gen. Jackson, and those under his
command, each performed their duty,
and (he result was a signal rep lilse of the
; !' e tin .. K ..
mvaamg joe. vv nen me question-was
liev?!, The
... ,i.t 1t
noisy tor Turn i techtied
and disappeared on his, failure, and
there has gensinc, to inknowl
e4gei no indications of impatience
or dissatisfaction In ! Peni&vlvnnia
whether Messrs. Adams or JarkMn unui ,ne call ol the meetjri& iinder
should be President, vas it any cause of v"icn you act, which has r ot been
uiaine mai me renresrntanv trom i i.rt iurucraieu. irom ariv natt n
--f , - , , - ; J J-1V! V JK
Louisiana should prefer the former ? State; , , ?.
Could gratitude only be hown by; con- Gen, Jackson has been criinated
fcrrrng the Presidency?; Oi was the by th Legislature of hisdA Slate,
ui c(,iu3ic ai ram iur in
hose who could be
more
usef
as resigned every civil public station he
ever held. . ' " f u .
Lastly, as to his pure republicanism
which ybu say we "have all known, wit
nessed, and felt. Was it his mildness
and tesncct for the laws that i subjected
!'.!:
i! nonor: : tl .1 mr -'I.', .
If so why wasthe elqction of 1816 and 6 - ' 'CT lalea-
1820 passed over and the name of An- ,d,c? f1? recurs io u ancsaccept.
drew iarckson never lisped as a candidate. ol 1 V7lM atf faction. HfeIso ur
You remark, that the principles of SeV the. amendment of lh;Consti
76, were violated in the late j election, tution in a long argument, Vjotwith.
accompanied by indications of corruntion. standing which and the artfnmenta
calculated to alarm your patriotisoo and of those who felt with him Un. Con
truly appropriate to the evtit. Vith jgress the proposition ha c icendcH
such a charge what are the facts? to tie tomb of the Canutff I nn
Jackson came into the, house with a con- neither feel approbation n6Vespect
stitutional minority of votes only, the for a state iiominaifon puttr W forth
majority was with, his compeu ors. By their own feUocitizen. ItW every
your own admission, the voice of the i , -1.
people were not with him. : Uut of the objectionable tharwa Con
three highest, the house were choose f sessional caucus. U bat - peculiar
a President voting by states. . It had fal-' "tiicss has the legislature of single ,
leh to the lot of Mr. Clay, in (lis repre- 8talc nominate a ! Presidr.t For
resentative capacity, io scan the conduct 25,jears the nomination byjettngres- '
of GenJackson, which produced in his sioiial'caiiciTisses preserved fe har-.
mind, convictions that he was blamewor morry antJ, integrity of the rjly.1 It
thy. Those convictions, resting strong was then abandoned ; and k jl us,
with him, was iV for him to smother the the patty integral and, harnioua
dictates of conscience, and aid o elevate ' .
. t -j ? ' ;.r now, or can it ever oe with ut a re
him to the Presidency ! , as it for the tn - i c
v ,1 j , L - . currence to the old mode of-i-omina-Kentucky
delegation to raise a man to ' ;i . ?
the highest civil honors who, bad stigma- tlon or by a convention of legates
tized the citizen soldiers of that state, on at some central pomt.of tb jnion
the memorable 8th of January, with a A persistanctv in the error 1825,
failure in duty ; who had charged them can qnly produce division dconr
witii having inglouridy J1ed befuie the trovcrsy. Take the papery t ie Cir- -
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