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XLAXEIGH, II. C. THUZISDA7, OCTOBER 20, X03G
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THOMAS J. LE3UV,
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V.i ft- 8uribrrtiiA-Si
.tM U9atoreroii.rr.Miiirer a5)re(i an( iTstemtttic attempt to dis
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SPECiI OF nit. BELL.
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But a word or two upon the subject
of the alleged venality and corruption
of this House. How dare any man
who is a friend to the constitution
who is sincerely an advocate of a free
representative government? with what.it has another still more absurd tread -
consistency, I say, can such a man af-
firm and proclaim to the world, limine
suance of the laws and constitution
and the representatives of a clear ma-,,
torn j i ie American r ropie, are owe
- liable to ba influenced by corrupt and
venal considerations, than the, mem
bers or such a motley assembly as that
which latelv sat at Baltimore r Were
they more fionest than the members of
this llausee Had they ..ro.ojrejyevanon
nf xhaTatrteT?Were they-mure clear
ly and decidedly the representatives of
the teeungs, intelligence ana princi
- pies of ihe people of the United States?
Were they leas given to intrigue?
Could not offices be promised to mem
bers of that body as well as to mem
ibcrs. of Congress? Could not bribes
be givenand received Vtth arTOtfch f3
cilitv there as here? Were the mem-
bers of that assembly less needy or
more indifferent to ottice, than the
members of this House? But, sir,
wJtJL the Baltimore
, nominee fear an election by this House,
if-it is roally4eUevcdJopgJMLjgayily
won from its duty,' by the corrupting
influence either of money or of ofucef
Sir it-is all-the -merest pretence-artd
imposture that was ever attempted to
mislead the people. That party dreads
a contest upon equal grounds, and
without the aid of false pretences, both
'- before the people and this House., The
free and unbiassed choice of the peo
ple is not less dreaded, than the integ
rity of an American House of Repre
sentatives. Sir, if this House is to be
swayed in an election by bribery and
urjruptioajlct..nt every one know,
thatin the means of corruption ' and
- bribery, there is one candidate for the
" Presidency, rich beyond the possibili
"""ty of ' rival ship orcbmpef i tlonT" Tlie
. gold of the United States Bank is con
' atantly held up before the people as the
dreaded source of ihe torropttoB-ot
members of Congress, It is supposed
that that institution could afford a few
ThTllions for the sake of a recharter.
Suppose, sir, that the directors of that
" tnstitutiun were profligate enough to
lend, and the members of this House
twere base enough to borrow its entire
rspital, as the wages of their corrup
i tion, the Bank would be but an hum
ble competitor in the market of this
House for votes, in a conflict with the
Government, -backed by a capital of
thirty millions per . annum: . .ies, sir,
even supposing that this House was
. composed. of the vile and unprincipled
- wretchea which, it has been represent-
ed to be, and the Bank of the United
States were to enter the market with
its whole resources dfeapU
.tUoldotglfttoio : itfinpetU
tion with the GorerrimentTof one md
menti The Government may distrib-
MtA its bribeaiittth.disgui8fto je.-
.. wards for public services, and so avoid
any wound to the consciences . of the
""Tionest patriots onthe House. The
bribes which the Government can ofler,
are also solid and lasting. - The Bank
' is generally supposed to administer its
ritvi which the borrower must repay
with interest! but the Government can
vest estates for life, and bestow its
t Millions per annum, without interest,
and never to be reimbursed. If, sir,
I repeat, the members' of this House
be the corrupt and corruptible repre
sentatives of the People, which thou
sand have been made to believe, and
the next election should devolve upon
them, there needs no ghost rise from
the grave to tell us who will be elect
ed S Why, sir, the forty deposite or
pet bunks or rather Government banks,
will be more than an over-match for
the United States Bank in the work of
bribery and corruption, and , the vast
patronage of the Government will be
a clear surplus of means in the hands
of the Government candidate. Let it
be remembered, that t the revr
enue of a single year which may be
made available by the candidate who
has the favor of the Executive. The
revenues and patronage of the Govern,
ment may be mortgaged by pledges
and promises fur the succeeding four
or even eight Yean. J I reaffirm that,
naer the circumstances . supposed,
- there Could be no doubt who would be
the next President; and the party and
" its leaders know this full wellt bnL
!r '"eyare not risk lectjojiby
thrlWuie, wituliTTlheTr anTpie means.
- I call npon honorable gentlemen of
in s House to aav. if thev are not no-
tha, nommatioa. of thaiBaUv-
mora Convention, at the sacrifice of
the character of the House of Repre-
Hiiirrrrefor iimorriflteyritjr aird i
dependence. - 1 call upon them to say.
further, whether there has not been
-. . - ri
gis inure m uiuu tu ati.uumii.?ii w;54
i nouccti y- as . . deter.
mined to pi re an example of impu-
. . . - . . w 1
nence ana aosuraity wmcn migm, un
der favorable auspices, prove success
ful in practising upon the credulity of
a people said to be the most enlighten-
ed in the world, which should never be
surpassed, the party which thus gets
' up one humbug after another, & which
scarcely allows one to pass away until
ing upon its heels; making the People
the dupes ot a series ot state tricks
, acter, assume -their public addresses
and Journals, . that thev are the only
icnampions oi ,uw ngnis people;
the on I f ' orthodox believers an "their
perfect competency for self-government;
and they allege that they are
warring against a party which enter
tains doubts upon this question! If
this is not entitled to become a premi
um specimen of impiidetice and abSuriliT
W . .1" il i
uy, i can conceive oi noining iiiai
would. I have dbneTsTr, with tins part
of my subject. -
There is one apology, or rather justifi
cation, Mr. Chairman, which I hayettf
ten heard urged for all that has been done
bv the party, in the course of the ore-
sent ad m t mstr atton , which is so bjec-
tionable, that I feel constrained to no
tice it upon thU occasion. It is, (hat
the people have approved every thing
that nas been said or done. It is one
of the most fallacious and insidious
doctnnei tFaTrliTDeliiarte'O'lnT free
government. The idea that the peo-j
pie caln
wrong, 1 believe may be regarded as
oneof the "dogmas of the " dominant
party, or rather one of their professed
principles. Thus, sir, if Gen. Jack
son is arraigned for the doctrines of
his veto message upon the Maysville
road bill, the answer i that the peo
ple, by his re-election, have sanctioned
his course upon this subject. If he is
charged with the avowal of dangerous :
doctrines in his celebrated- proclamati
on, the charge is answered by averring
that the people have approved them. If
it is alleged that he abused his powers
under the constitution and laws in toe
removal of the public deposites, he is(
defended byrahowmg-lhat-the- peopte
v J a . t..
have applauded ana susiainea wnai ne
has done. - II the President shall open-ly-intrfere-in-eleetkms,-and
attempt
to secure the election of a favorite for
his successor, the cry will still be,
that, by returning a majority of the
members of this House favorable to
his wishes upon this point, the people
have stamped his interference with
their approbation. Thus, whether the
question be one of constitutional pow
er, or or mere expediency whether it
be an abuse or a usurpation of power
it is all one, while the people ap
plaud and sanction; the argument is,
that all is right, and it is anti-republican
to raUe objections. This is a
most Jlagrant error, and if sustained
bv ceneriil acquiescence, it must prove
fatal to the constitution. Why, sir, if
the people can neyer err, why have a
constitulibtt whyptace-any restric
tions u pon the action- of Consresai-w
brilie ExecuTrv6w1iy notleavrtjothi
to be governed by the will of the peo
pie, as expressed, at their elections an4
tf rough theirfepresentatives the Pre
sidentand the Executive department
and the members of Congress in the
Legislative department? If whatever
the people may, at any time, do or ap
prove, must be "right, nd cannot be
questioned, then I say the constitution
is an idle piece of state mummery a
mockery! - ,
Sir, it is because -it was known by
the framers of the constitution that the
People could err; that the representa
tives of their feelings & wishes' would
often err, it left free to do as , they
thought proper it is for this very rea
son that the People may err, that a
constitution or fundamental law was
invented, snd is accounted of infinite
value. It is for this reason, that it is
considered the glory of the last century
and of the American States to have re
conciled the idea of a free government
with perfect security to the rights both
of person and property, against the ca
pricious impulses, sudden excitements,
and prejudices of the People, by the
invention of that great improvement in
government, a written constitution.
Those who hold the doctrine that the
People cannot err; are' foes to all con
stitutional Governments. Sir, so far
is it from being true thai the People
cannot err, that, from the foundation
of the world the most enlightened Peo
ple that have existed in the different
ages of it, fere admitted bv all histo
rians, whether republicans or mon
archists to have erred erred grievous
ly for the liberties and happiness of
themselyej and of mankind. YevsirJsuch a perudlJie malpractkes-of the
from the days of Moses to the present
day, the People have .erred. The
proofs may be found in holy writ; and
lUsjontraLrj
affirm, that a whole People, a prosper out attracting observation. The peo
oos and happy People may not err. pie industriously employed in profiting
we are bound to believe that a whole
People, with the clearest light to guide
them, but seduced by their passions
and misled by the arts of pretended
prophets and ambitious knaves, have
repeatedly deserted the worshin oi the
living God. and riven themselves over
to thtadoratioa idols Xbls same
People, not content with the simple
Government of the law under the aus
pices of which they passed the perils
of forty years sojourn in the wilder
ness, and took possession of a land
flowing with milk and honey, would
insist upon a change of Government
They then conceived a fancy for a gov
ernment of Judges; and finally they
would have a King! The enlightened
People of the States of ancient G reece,
skilled in the knowledge of govern
ment in all its forms; and most of them.
at onetime, in the etnioynunt of... Gov.
ernments as free as our owhTantf for a?
long period filling the world with the
fame, of iheirj f riumphxinrnd;ih
arms; yet lell from .their high estate by
tjje errors ot the reople. -
the people ot republican Rome err
ed, when they deserted the standard of
the republican leaders and went over
in crowds to shout in the train of Cae-
san The- pepteof Endaid"erredi:
when they set aside the honest men of
their party, and mistook that hypocrite
and tyrant, Cromwel, for a republican
patriot and statesman.- 1 he people ot
France; of free and regenerated France,
of republican France, erred, first in vo
ting Napoleon to be consul for life, and
afterwards in voting thai he should Ite
Emperor. It is not true, then that the
people cannot err; but it is true, that
those who in every age have been most
forward and zealous in flattering the
people with the idea that they cannot
err, have been the; first to takeadvan
tage of their errors, and to betray their
liberttfsButthough the people onayj
and often do err though they may and
are often led astray by false friends and
fulse pretences, yet our happiness and
ouriecuritT
truth, that the greatbudy-ef the people,
especially of an agricultural people, are
honest; and as long as the forms of a
free government are permitted to re
main, and the power of the ballot-box
is not superseded by the power of the
sword, they may be recalled from their
errors the artifices of the impostors
who have misled them may be unveil
ed. This is the true basis of the value
of after representative government. It
.never was founded upon the idea that
the people - cannot -errr-Tbe-people
sometimes do err, but the moment they
are made sensible of their error, ..they
d not hesitate to retraee-their steps.
tins win oe our nope in mucn worse
times than these. I am not certain that
things will not have to grow worse in
this country than they are even now,
before they can be better. But let us
hear no more of the argument that, be
cause the people have elected any man
President and sent a majority of the
members of this house to support him.
all is right Thank God, this is no cer
tain test, either of rght, or truth, or of ,
patriotism.
l here ts-another argumentor rath.-;
er a gross, error prevalent, upon this
subject. It is not uncommon to hear
ii sam uiai me country is unusu ally
prosperous and flourishing, in alt the
departments of industry, agriculture.
commerce anu manufactures; that the
revenues exceeds the wants of govern"
went," ttiid-what is more -than "al!;'the
national character abroad wainever so
respectable, orjnore respected; and it
is asked, how can these circsmstancei,
so gi staying to the pride of every Ame
rican heart, exist under an administra
tion, the principles and practices of
which are alleged to be so much at war
with the public welfare and liberties.
Every member present has ho doubt
heard the prosperous condition of this
country repeatedly appealed to; in or
der to gives color of prejudice and un
truth to the charge of vicious practices
in the administration.' It is as surpri
sing as it must be mortifying to the
pride of those who regard the people of
the United States as the most enlight
ened in the world, to observe with how
large a proportion of them the fact ol
the general prosperity isasumcient an
swer to all that can be said, and all
that can be proved against the princi
ples and conduct ot the dominant par
ty. Yet who is there that is really en
lightened, and well informed in the
nature and history of government, who
does not know that great and general
prosperity, in arts, in trade and in
arms, so far from being inconsistent
with a corrupt and unprincipled admi
nistration, that it is at such, periods
tbst dangerous principles and practices
take their deepest and most fatal hold;
that the seeds of future misrule, of cor
ruption, and a vicious action of the go
vernment are most widely sown; for
then it is that that jealousy and watch
fulness of the people over .the conduct
of those in power, so necessary to pre
serve the purity of the public adminis
tration, are almost sure to slumber. In
administration incur the contempt. 0
escape the notice of the people. Prin.
ciples are avowed and practised epon
0U?.moi dangerous tendency, with
general harvest, or steeped in
the enjoymenfoT stores
maiated. are deaf to the warnings or
patriotism. But there is another truth
connected with this subject, which
ought to be noticed.
There is no well
informed man in ffie"
man in the country, who
ness among the people, may exist under
lion oi Drosneruv ana eenerai nanoi-
a government or any form. Jr roots in
numerable might be drawn from histo
ry. At no period was there more gen
eral happiness among the 'people l
Athens- and of Attica, in ancient
Greece, and a state of more general
prosperity, both fn agricultural and
commercial pursuits, than under the
swar of one inafli nor was there ever a
public administration jt the affairs of a
state more satisfactory to the people
general lya thanjlheadmi
that tnan; yet co temporary-and U sub
sequent historians have denounced Pi
Ststratai a tyranttHatHi .tnan whose
will as sttjireme. The reign of the fa
mily ol the Medici in Florence may oe
cited as an instance of the same kind.
and both perfectly applicable, for in
both instances all the form$ of a free
government were strictly observed.
One of-the-most -learned and ac4om-4
plished historians of any ageffjiblilifli;
has said, that if he were required to
point t the period in the history of the
world at which the greatest degree of
human happiness was enjoyed oy the
greatest number of the human race, he
I would designate the reign of three suc
cessive emperors of Konie,- who hap
pened to be equally distinguished for
their talents and their virtues. When
was England more prosperous as a na
tion wlien her name and' her might
more respectable or actually more re
spected and feared all over Europe,
than under the adihiniltf ation of Crom
,well?y Yet even a Brjtish House of
Commons disdaineiFto h7TOuppTe
tools in the execution ot all his plans
and wishes, snd for that reason, m fi
nally kicked them all out of their seats
and ruled with absolute sway. ' All
this was done in the name of liberty
and of the commonwealth. Again, sir.
in what period of the history of France,,
were the French people more generally
prosperous, snd when was' France more
terrible to her enemies, or more potent
in the protection ot her own interests,
than under the administration of Na
poleon.,- But it S; useless to multiply
examples. I have said enough to de
monstrate that it is m argument to say
that because there is a season of gene
ral prosperity, there is nothing rotten
or dangerous in the principles and
practices of the party which now-gov
erns this country.
LETTER Of MU. PEYTON. A
In reply to an invitation ta public dinner at
Osunesborough. Let- no man omit to read it.
Statiob Camp, nasi Gallatin,)
September 13lh", 1826. $
Gentlemen Iliad the honor to re
ceive, through your politeness, on yes
terday, the proceedings ol s public
meeting of a portion of my fellow citi
zens ot Jackson countv, assembled at
Gainsboru' on the 5th of this instv inr
viting ine, at such time as might suit
my convenience, to partake of a public
dinner at or near that plsce, "as an
evidence -of their approbation Tof iny
course since I have been their represen
tative in Vohgress, and particularly
the-la8t-aession.,x-This voice from
Jackson is :'to me cheering and animate
ing, - in no ordinary degree. Amidst
the shifting currents of- the day, to be
greeiea, on myrerurn, uy iyTincnas
in Jackson county with this warm and
generous welcome and "well-done,"
excitea emotions in the heart and gives
a vigor to the perves, which the wretch
who sells himself for place can never
feel. - To be told by honest men and
"free," that "you have been true to
your constituents, true to your coun
try, true to the republican professions
which you have heretofore made, true
to the trust with which you have been
honored," is calculated to inspire- a
lofty pride, and affords an incentive to
patriotic actions, no where to be met
with but in the spontaneous applause or
freemen, ' How could I, how dare I,
betray my sacred trust, when backed
by such high souled and generous con
stituents? What has a public servant to
ear from power, or Aope from office.
when he lives in the bosoms of such
constituents, snd is sustained by the
dauntless spirits of such men? Thank
God, that there still breathes in una
dulterated punty that spirit and love
of liberty, that American spirit, which
inspired a Henry and - burned in the
bosoms of , our fathers which won
our liberties," and has sustained our
arms and our honor npon every field
and npon every sea. The crisis, gen
tlemen,' calls aloud for its the times
demand it; the ballot-box is assailed;
the citadel of your liberty is in danger.
The question is, where) lies the sover
eign power? This is the issue. ; Is
the $overeign power ' in the people of
mis country, or is 11 in me nign omcers
-therovernmentr This is the true
issuer Lietlio mar di'ulsethe tact,
that the ' President of the United
Stains, at the head of one hundred
thousand officers of the Federal Govern- J
by the
ment, is boldly in the field, and openly
electioneering for Mr. Van Buren:
"that all the power and patronage of the
government rough coMliet witb
the freedom of elections: that in this
trying summer of '36, which will an
pear n h'itorr so unlike our glorious
summer oi 70. me rresiuctoi. in per-
loir every ruThg''etse"hI vtnf fat!etr,ii(tf
assumed the command, and at the
ren carrying me war into cne very
heart of the States, and throwing him
self between the people and the ballot-
Dox. AS tor lennessee, she has been
considered in a state of open rebellion.
Letter after letter had been written;
proclamation after proclamation had
been sent on without effect. What
was to be done? That was no secret
at Wasliingtonf . the President himself
was not like some of the Florida com
manders to go into summer quarters.
but to make a summer campaign, and
lines were to-be clearly drawn, the
peopl of Tennessee were to be plainly
una. vou cannot ana not oe my
friends unless yotr support Mr; - Van
Jiur-n.
Gentlemen, I would again and again!
call on you and' my fellow citizens
cenerall v. to look this issue, so cruellv
iorcdooa usruU in-tho fcvAVas4oar
nty man born- - to think for -tliUJSUte,inesa.and.sigiitttnf his mind. the Presi
or inis nauonr 11 so, wnai iar piiiiri ucm riimuiite, wiiii masicr,s nmi, -
out the place of his nativityr--Whatrthe great cardinal doctrines of Repub "..
voice ot inspiration announced his com
ing? In what clause of the constitu -
tion dill our patriot sires write his un -
limited letter or authority r Are you
the aowereigns of this land?Are- yo!
siicn freemen as jduf falherserer--.
Are all officers of government from
the President-of the United -States
down to the constable in your captain'sj.
company, your agents your public
eri)aii?.I.fjJt -thalsbvereig
of :-hia- country transferred to.4he Pre -
sident, Directors and tompany at
3YJimTngtbn "city? Tbirli Ihe'lruI'lederatlstT "
question. Are you oounu 10 minx as, roe. just as you gentlemen, are now
tiey think to vott as jAtyldirteit--. called ?Fedralitsr-..Nllifiers,-and ";- -This
U-theJssue How-has -it been -New.born Whig! by the President fori
brought about? By the subtilty of the supporting Judge VVhite.) ' His doc ' :
spoilsmen by the artifices of the spoils trine then was, that in appointments to -party.
They have crawled around the office the only enquiry should be, "is '
.!: u . - ..r .u:- - i .il . . r . " .
"Ting coucn,s u were, 01 una Tcncra-,
ble and confiding old warrior, and la-.to
king advantage
ot his age, his open,
unsuspecting nature, snd those infirm
sties "which flesh is heir to," they
have beguiled hnn from his friends,
from his sacred principles, and from
himself. They havs even urged him;
to the public defence of their co-laborer
and.xo-partner.inthe fKflhjchjsjtelJou it too in
uing un upuu ins ircaaury 1 cuven, ms name, mai ne wss men wrong, ami
At. ff'hitney, .Where was Reuben 'that he now thinks that in sppoint
Whitney-when-the -chivalry of -Ten4tnentsto-office the 'monster arty"
nessee was charging", on the night of should be the sole test of merit vir
the 23d, into the British camp? tually the issue his proclamation.
Where was he on the ever glorious 8th that the only ennuirr shall hereafter
of January, when the best blood of Ten-
n-ssee was shed in purchasing those
laurels for Andrew Jackson, which
will grow green in history forever?
Reuben M. Whitney was then a traitor
in the British camp. He himself ac-
knowledges that he took an oath; yes,
that he called Heaven to bear witness,
upon that God who euarded the sword
of Washtngtonvand ondf iiar Ua.1
thers through seas of blood to liberty !
to bear witness, that he Reuben M.
Whitney, was a traitor to his own
country, and would be true to the King
of England!!! Is it not too much, that
wuue me. rrewoeni is inuucea xv niaae
this public defence, in an address at j
Jonesboroegh, Eat Tenneswj-vn-be
half of Reuben ffAiney, he shuuld be
excited to denounce one of the purest
menrand - Tnost - incorrapttblepatrrot -
of tliisj land, as ared hot Federalist,
and the people of Tennessee who Sup
port him, as new-born whigs?" ; ,
Gentlemen. I will gjve you an in
stance of the impudent & reckless spiri t
which distinguishes, the swarm or hun
gry expectants who surround the Presi
dent,' as well as the unbounded confi
dence he reposes in them. , I say these
plunderers of the Tressiiry.. aod pit.
rates upon' the bard earned fame of
Andrew Jackson, feel that their days
are few; they know . their power and
are resolved to use it They scruple
not m0 sell and tnarV offices Of
the Government, in his name, "to un-
deservers," for . psrtizao services.
They csn make any impression npon
his feelings, and excite him to the de
nunciation of any man without the
slightest cause. 'Jtieif word is taken
sgainst the record, against hr journals
r f .. , r.t-
wi vvgrc, against ine ercui iuc
Government But as Mr. O'Connel
ssys, "one fart is worth a ship-load of
arguments." I will give you the fact.
11 is my own case.' 1 ney nave set me
President on me, and caused him to
denounce me from Washington to the
Hermitage, for opposing, tz he said
the bill making an appropriation to car
ry into effect the Cherokee treaty, 1
when in fact, t supported the measure
with Steal and : whatever, of ability I
possessed..: I 1 not only voted but
spokt'Jn its behalf.: One of my col
leagues, who knew the course that I
had pursued, on hearing, the President
beforfhd'leftVashington "bring- this
charge against . me, suggested to him
that he had been led into error on the
subjectBut it was of no avail. There
was the journal of? the Jloust lh re
was the Globe Newspaper upon hit
table, which represented me correctly,
not only as voting for the bill, but as
fUawiag,Mr.sl Wise, iara.apeecl of
considerable length in its support
What safety is there for a public ser
vant, what encouragement has he to
support an Administration, when the
WordlfAirios 'XIHtfaltlteliVV'AVhit-'
ney. br Francis P. Blair, will stand
against thrjowrnals of Cngrrs8ind
wlien the denunciations of the Presi
dent, like a seventy-four pounder, can
be brought to bear with point blink
shot upon those who support the mess
uivsofhis administration? His sjft-ty ir
where it should be found in the vir
tue, intelligence and independence of
his conaitutuents. It is to be found in
such warm hearts and strong arms as
now, audi trust will ever, defend thai
berties of tm country.-But, gentle
men, these ptraite have not only har
rowed the feetins of the President,
An4.nowonedhuafrtfctionj U
who cannot, who will not support Mr.
Van Borenbat they have- in his name.
begun the work W1iiiii!S?MTV
sponging his most valued ductrines -,-doctrines
nnon which he went into .
office, and upon which the broad foua-
'dation of his fame as a statesman must
i rest ' In his celebrated letter to Mr.
licanism, and the equal rights or man.
J - These immortal principles he has been
; induced to revoke, for they struck at :
the, nie, and soul, and very existence
at tUht rwry. In that letter he laid
jbarerasTriththe bold-strokes -of- his-
. own broad swords, the monstrous idea
the barbarian doctrine, "thatMo the
victors belong tho spoils.' , He called '
anon Mr. Monroe ( then President e
the monster par-
Lty'' - - - Ssxing that names were nothing
that he himself had been once called
ne nonesi, is ne capaoie, is ne lauiuui
the C01
Consitotion?" " These gentle
men, wrre the lofty sentiments of An
drew Jackson in the prime of his man
hood and prime of his intellect But
st the age ot three score years snd ten,
when broken by the storms of State,
whe T slnkiiig'underlthe" weight of
years, and tho ravages of disease, thru
be, ! he faithful to Mr Van Buren,
is be obedient to the d crees of the Bat
tinvire Convention?" And these par
asites call themselves the friends of
Andrew Jacksonl! , ;
Gentlemen, in this struggle between '
liberty and power between patronage
'on the one hand snd freedom of elec
, tions oifihe other. I have made an mr
miaL I -Juve 4ake n , my stand. I
have, with a full estimate of its perils.
; thrown myself in the way of this angrv
current of federal power and federal
corruption, which, if nt met snd man
fully resisted, will sweep away every
tning jn xm institutions ot our country
worthy .of the admiration of afreeman.
In tWwar-i)f :powe sndrompiioti
against public virtue and public liber
ty. I will be found in tit-" ranks nf th ,
pf)npet - if - they are-trorlden -down I
will go-with -themr touhl hot. if I
could, survive their fate. If it shall
please Providence to make that awful
vioitatioiv in my day, the grave of their
liberties shall be the sepulchre o my "
political career. When that dark hour
shall come. I want no more glorious
epitaph, than that, Vhe Rll covered
with wounds amongst hi own consti
tuents, m defence of tha liberties of
his country." v!
Oentlemin, I accept with pride snd
pleasure the invitation to a public din
ner, which you . have been commis--sioned
to bearand I am constrained
to name for the occasion. Saturday the
17th inst. as the. only day, owing to
previous engagements, which 1 have :
at my controul, . : ; ,
I beg of ynu. Gentlemen, to serept :
for yourselves snd my fellow-ritiiens '
of Jackson county, generally, the grat
itude of a heart, warmed and deeply ;,
alive to the kindness which you have
shown me. i - - , .-
I am, gentlemen. -with respect fend
esteem, your feltow-eitizen,
v BALIE PEYTON. .
To Messrs. Richard F. Cook, Sam p
; son W. Cassety, James T. Qusrles,
..Merlin Young, David O. Shepherd,
,k Micaiah L. Armstrong sad John
Scanlsnu, Committee. .
CEKE1ML IIARllISC.T. ' f
' We observe that the growing j , p-i. "
larity ot this virtuous and indejiemlL- t "
veteran is gall and wormwood to t'ie
Destructives. Judge White, popular
as he is known to be in the South, ex -cites
not half the terror in the collar
ranksr- Slander is resorted-to in vin
by.thein 1 ..for. they ..lav . dcaH n thai .-
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