Constitutional Whig

For THE Whig.
GEN DUFF GREEN.

This celebrated Editor will and ought to be ranked among the first patriots of this or any other country.—The late sacrifices he has made to principles, when he might have been almost any thing he chose under the Jackson dynasty, proves at once his honesty and independence. He contributed more than any one man to elevate Gen. Jackson, and stuck to him through good and through evil report, until he actually saw that he was doing every thing he could to destroy the institutions of his country, when he nobly abandoned him and his cause. He also saw that while the President was lavishing his favors on certain individuals, he was treating others with the most odious injustice—and under these hateful circumstances he could no longer support a man so unworthy of the station he occupied. Gen. Green has it now as much in his power to sink Jackson as he once had to raise him, and it is his determined purpose to contribute all he can by way of doing so—he knows the purpose is a patriotic one, and he fearlessly and sanguinely engages in it.

The acquisition of the Editor of the Telegraph to those that are resolved to prostrate Jacksonism, is immense and incalculable. I never saw him until a few months ago: I was much prejudiced against him, and disliked him very much indeed—but since I have become personally acquainted with him, I esteem him and admire him as much for his talents as for his independence. Having entertained, from various causes, a most unfavorable opinion of him, I found myself, upon an acquaintance with him, deceived in every point of view. In his conversation, I found him interesting and eloquent—in his manners, free, friendly and accomplished; and in his personal appearance, remarkably striking and handsome.

He is unquestionably a man of great intellectual superiority; and having assiduously cultivated the pretty talents with which nature has so liberally endowed him, he is also a man of general intelligence. In the ranks of the Opposition, Gen. Green is destined to act a most important and distinguished part: and if all those opposed to Jackson will unite with him in the way that he proposes, he entertains no doubt they will defeat his re-election. He says, "Let every man do his duty, and all will be safe"

The great sacrifices he has made of feeling and of money, in refusing to go with the multitude to do evil, ought to be duly appreciated by every intelligent and virtuous citizen. I have now no doubt he is an honest man, and a pure and lofty patriot. He is an elegant writer on political subjects—his style is always flowing, strong and animated.

JUSTITIA.