Jenks's Portland gazette., 1802-07-05


LESS0NTNG or EXECUTIY.S PATRONAGE 4
This mornings maui has brought us the bat h
Of new Bankrupt Commilioners. Ii is another
rraaical inRance Of the iincerity of Mr. Jefer
foo's defire that sshs powers thould be limited
aid reduced A elaule in former law is
repealed for 10 realon under heaven but 10 VET
in the Prelident the exclutive nomination of tie
Office S, and we now challenge any defender of
the Prehdent 70 ihew a color of reaion for this,
other than what we have aligned. Yet this is
the man who is eternally caoting and whining
about Executive influence. Take it away, be
exclaims, AXE it away-and his minifers fay il
is taken away, while every law is repealed aod
ali exiting Offices abo(hed to CT at the officers
and facrifce them TO make room for the friends
and Importers OF his Excellency, plain Thomas
Jeferfon- Could any thing be wanting to ex
cite the indignation of every virtuous Ameri-
lean, il would be the manner in which The off,
ces are beftowed Among The names of the
favorites OF to-day, We find ihole Of John Brssms
and Tbamas Edgar. The fcrmer IS appointed,
we preiune, as reward TO quiet bis ~perturbej
fpirit, fooe the lofs of his election We have
nothing to fay agsinit Mr. Broome He is
well kHown in this city particularly for his
q undoubfed faisHss' tAs to his falentJ, they are
this, let him call on The Colonel, who will we
dare to FAY, remove his doubts .
For the other gentleman, Mr.. Edgar. the
appointment can never be ipficiently admired.
The caie neceGarily fuggeas one of the rules
which cur virtuous and patriotic Prefdent al
fured the Nev- Haven merchants, fhould govern
him in bis removals from Office he there de
clared that lis vengeance ihould fall, among
other things, as much as pohiole on 8 anfi revo
Iutior1ry ddbcrance to our enemis5." Some doubts
were eTPreaed by the critics when this frh ap
peared, what defcription of perfons were anti
rrv0hufi1nay adberents The itickers for the Pre-
fdent faid II was vey clear that nobody could
be meant but thofe perions who, during the lat
war, were called tories, and the understanding
of III. public fettlei on this but when
they Jaw az old continental eFeer turned out of office,
and Mr.. Damel Ludlo0v, qubs,s sory}n qvas az 10
sorioaf az bis NAME ana 7ob0 gvitbig sbe ByitG
lines of his cc0rs from 1870 '83, appointed 10
fpresed bin when the appointment of William
Stevens TO the Office of Diarie Judge for the
Diaria of Georgia, man svbo dejerted 10 fbe
Britib army during tbs revolutionary avar, and
qv50E name fands recorded ia the act Of
con6cation and banithment when they faw
theie prominent and many fubordinate appoint
m-n,s of the fame complexion. they were not
little faggered at the procedure; and when now
they fee appointed to Office, perfon Whole an
nreroiuianzry adherence is believed to prefsnt
even a more exceptonabie cafe than either of
the Others, what will they think, Ii has been
loog iaid and Pubfhed OF Mr.. Edgar, and we
believe remains yet unconiradiaed that he was
not only in the enemy's lines, bur advanced his
fortune by telling ammunition to the hottie In.
dams. than at open war with the Amerieans.
And as Mr.. J-feIfon tells Us, in his celebrated
anfwer, above referred to, that IN hrs removals