Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-06-01
From the Charleston Courier.

Although "wc are all fedsyuEsts-at
republicans" yet, it seems, that all the
federalists are to be driven from Office as
soon as It can be determined which of the
expectants of their Offices is the most tle-
serving Of them. Major WiAiam Jack
son has been turned out Of the Office Of
Surveyor ofthe Port Of Philadelphia, and
Mr.. Bache appointed to IT,, Mr.. Bache is
= relation of B. F. Bache, who established
the newspaper called the aurora. aud
which afterwards became Duane's by his
marrying the widow Bache. =.
The present Surveyor was a boy dur
ing the revolution. Major Jackson, ut
the commencement of, it, received n
commission in the regiment then COM
manded by General Rnckney. -
When General Lincoln arrived in the
Southern States to take command of the
armies in them, Major Jackson became
member of his family. After the sur
render of Charleston he accompanied
Gen. Lincoln to Philadelphia, where, at
the close of the war (through the whole
of which he had served) he commenced
the study oflaw. The National Conven-
ton which formed the Constitution of
the United States had three candidates
presented to them for the place of Seere-
tary Of Convention. The Virginia dele
cation supported the pretensions Of Mr..
Beckley, who went from Richmond to
Philadelphia in full confidence Of being
appointed. Pennsylvania and some of
the Eastern States advocated the electi-
on Of Mr.. Franklin who was the grand
son Of DIR. Franklin. Major Jackson
was nominated BY the South Carolina
delegation. His merits and his services
obtained him the Secretaryship, altho'
Mr.. Beekley, came from Visginia and
| Mr.. Franklin was, recommended by being
the: grandson of that patriot and states
man DR.. Franklin, who was not only one
of the most popular men in the nation,
but also member Of the Convention
General Washington, when elected Pre-
sident Of the United States, appointed
Major Jackson.his Secretary. This sta
ton he filed until the President was a {.
bout retiring from Office, when that sense
Of Justice which always Influenced the
great mind of that great man, made him
appoint Major Jackson 81 Surveyor Of
the Port of Philadelphia" He is now
| dismissed, afterhaying devoted the best
years ofhis life ip the service Of his coun-
try, into which he entered 10 1875. The
public can jddge more correctly from
these facts, than from the ~henied deela=
ra.ionsin Inaugural Speeches, or the e.
quivocal promises in the answer to the
New Haven merchants, of the spirit in
which government is administered.-
They will easily perceive that the head
of our nation considers himself as the
head Of a party. .
= Ii would puzzle the ingenuity Of the
humble acceptants Of Office, who are C.
ternally eulogising Mr.. jefferson, to re-
concile his practice ofdismissing the old
officers, who in the revolutionary war
led our troops TO victory, with his avow-
al to the New-Haven merchants, of Sc
Letting in his removals, s the 0nfisEeea-
h1ti0ndry adheraits to fhe enemies o. four
country" Itis not long since the doc,
tors of the Virginia school were promis-
ing that the spirit of party would be laid,
and that We should all live like the chill
dren of one family ike brothers, with
out dissentions. But It seems these doc
tors had become teachers, without hav-
ing been scholars: they now learn that
their chief has no wish TO make prose-
lytes through love, but like Mahomet.
depends upon the force Of terror forp
serving his power and spreading his sys-