Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-09
SO that By executive patronage those in

lof,creating a debt, making taxes neces-
isary. and thus having a host of !" tax ga
Itherers'' and other officers dependent on
him, by which means his monarchical
Tendencies might be INDUCED. Yet, III
Mr.. Giles believed Ms charges well
founded, he had an unquestionable right
tia make them: and. as he publicly in|
the house of representatives expressed
ibis satisfaction when Gen. Washington
declined a reelection, declaring therel
were thousand men an the U. States as
LIT for the Presidency as he; we nlustl
suppose him sincere. But, If such canl
)be fairly inferredas the motives bv which
1.-THE three first OF the administrations oil
Jour government were directed, how much
more monarchical and corrupt has been
1.-THE democratic administration. On the
same principles why would not Mr.. GIL
treason thus: To secure themselves inI
jpower,5 and to make the nominal repub
lIic real monarchy, the principal meansl
were believed to be, that first Of public|
blessings great public debt; and sys-
item of patronage by which the appoint
i,nent to Office, continuance in office, or|
detection from Office, should depend uponl
| the king, alias president. For this pur-
|posa war with Great Britain was de-
!clared by congress, +" will not say byj
what means;" war totally unnecessa-
Try, excepting for the purposes alone
mentioned, as appeared from its termi-
nation with great losses, and without
|obtaining single article for which the
war was ostensibly waged. War being
declared the appointment of several
Thousands of military, naval and other
ol6cers, rested with the executive aad
jais miuions. 1t Was easily to be seem
Tint these cf;cefs would principally be
selected from men devoted to the mea-
sures of the dominant party; & OF inhu
lence sufficient to maintain them in power.
Thus :. an armyis added to the list of
patronage. Old vessels must be repair
ed and new ones built, contractors, a.I
lrents and other officers must be appoint
| ED thus navy formed new item
patronage Not tive millions only, but
Item or twenty millions at a time must be
loaned. An extravagant usury makes
he lenders greatful to the squanderers of
| the peoples money, and the fear ofbank-
Iruptcy engages their support. 6 Taxes
Ihecame necessary to met the expenses
| Of this system, of enormous patronage
land an arrangement of internal taxes an|
Iexcise, &c. &c. still swell the list Of pal
trenage - the appointment of thousands
of collectors deputy collectors, sub-depu !
|fies, &c. depends on the executive andl
his under officers all of whom must of
|eourse uphold the party in power. Thus
IS armies and navies are raised, and a va
|riety of other schemes of expense are a.
|aopted," to convert plain republican
nominal president into real monarch 81
who by sach system of patronage can
keep his friends in officers, preserve his
crown during pleasure, and make whom
lie pleases his heir.
II Mr.. Giles could see such love of pa.
|tronage and of monarchy ashingtonl
and Adams, where it did not exist, he'll
must be blind net to have seen it Of iate.''
Onthis subject democratic mem
her of Congress lately thus express
ed his sentiments. 50 The direct tax,''l
he said, .. was most odiOus and
Oppressive tax. which strengthened,
The arm government by expressing
the people. He had witnessed With!
some regret the rapid increase Of
Executive patronage; he had wit.
messed with pain the efforts to make
the arm ofthe mighty strong-to ex-
tend that executive influence, which
had already swollen TO q mighty tor
rent carrying devastation before il"
Now however true all this may
Be, it is an easy thing to keep it pri-
vale frem the bulk Of tie people. |
How many printers receive a sala
ny frem the government for publish
ing the laws !; which salary would
cease should their papers publish
cut disagreeabie to the government.
How many officers receive vast emo
uments, from Eve TO twenty thou
sand dollars per annum, whose con-
tiDuanee 10 office depends among
these who cannot spell nor write, Oh
their oral or ether exertions and a. .
MoDg those who can do both, In
their paragraphs and essays in de-
moeratie papers ; all iaboring to
prove imbeeility strong, profusion