Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-02-19


President and by a the Cabinet, that the
services the Geneal had rendered his
I country in two was, with the severe and
dangerous wound. he had received IN
the discharge of his duty, were para
mount consideratDns to every other, and
ought to outweigh all the petty local OBJ
iections of aparly nature that could be
mentioned.
| have thu pIeasureto add, that nothing
that has tanspired here for long time,
of a similar nature, has given such salts
faction IS this appointment. Gen. Van
Rensselaer, has been waited on by great
numbr of members ofCongress, to con-
graduate him on the event. | hope the
| appointment may afford him an honora-
Bile md liberal provision for old age"
| .Nezv- York Post.
| There was but one expression of feeling
ampng republicans in this city, when they
herd the appointment of Col. Van Rensselaer,:
| it was that of indignation, open and undis-
g,ised. If, after twenty years of labor to per-
petuate the republican party, and place their
| fellow citizens in power at the seat of govern
ment, they are to be told, by member ofthe
cabinet, that there 7sas no longer any politics.
those labors have indeed been vain, and the
democratic party must either be dissolved at
once or exhibit positive proofs that there as
ba,9y, and that That party can be felt.
The seruica" rendered by Col Van Rens-
selaer, so cmphatialy dwelt upon, bear no
comparison to thos: OF hundreds, also wound
ed, more successful and less rewarded We
hear the fcderalists boast only of the services
of their own party and seeking to pour out
the treasures and rewards of the nation only to
those of their clN, having the least show OF
merit.-Do you ever hear them praise re-
publican equally gallant Has not Col. Van
Rensselaer, been rewarded Was seat in Con-
gross many years nothing Was a sum of mo-
ney awarded to him, nothing? Was several
thousand acres ofland grantedto him, nothing !?
Is a pension for life nothing!2 All these he has
had !; he is rich, while :oorwhigs of the revo-
luton, and wounded worthless of the late war,
have really nothing. We understand that,
from personal solicitation, he obtained the sig-
natures of Enany OF our members; but they
acted from considerations which they now re-
gret. 1t zvas knozrli, however that the appoint
ment of Col. Van Rensselaer, would be I'M
pleasant and unacceptable to the republican
party in this state a party that has done every
thing to support the administration which Col.
Van Rensselaer, and his friends have done
every thing to PROSTATE; . party powerful,
united, respectable, and patriotic; a party
whose wishes should be consulted in all politi-
cal appointments by men oftheir own creation.
These feelings prevail among s. good men
and true )" and however painful it is to be dis
appointed in the men of our choice, the rene
exercised, or they are destroyed.
.Ne,p-York Nat. .9iu.
1t appears from the preceding article,
that the appointment of Col. Van Rem
sellaer is likely to give considerable
offence to the Bucktails of New-Y ork.
We have published Mr.. Southwick's
lcttcr-and we are yet at a loss to &C
count for his removai.-I'he strongest
objection to his successor is stated by the
Ncw-York merican-viz. that he is a
member of Congress. We hold this to
be an unanswerable objection. The Exc
cutive should not dare to meddie with
the representatives Of the people, except
wher the Office is highly important, and
the qualifications of the Representatives
are conspicuous. Take from the floor
of Congress your foreign ministers, your
secretaries OF departments, your Judges,
and a few other officers; but when you
descend to Offices which require no ex
traordinary qualifications 10 conduct
them, touch not tie appointments OF the
people. Beware how for light causes
you permit the Executive to throw ont
lures to the members OF the Legislature.
Suffer not the Representatives of the peo-
pie 10 humble themselves, for petty
office, at the feet Of the Postmaster Gen
eraI, or OF any Executive Department.
We have carefully excluded place
men and pensioners from the floor OF
Congress; we ought almost with as
much jealousy to prevent the members
of Congress from sinking into placemen
and pensioners. Let us beware; how
VIC suffer the Executive, to tamper with
the. virtue ofour representatives Its pa
tronage is enormous; the temptations
which it may spread are alarming.
Let the President dispense his loavcs
and fishes to the members of Congress
as he pleases ;-let congressional eau
Gus in all cases nominate the President;
let that nomination be considered as bind
ing by the people; and let the common
law rule, ofconfining the terms OF the
President to eight years, be dispensed
with, as Mr.. Walsh seems inclined to do,
and you weave chain of Influences,
which may materially affect the constitu-
ton of the Executive Department. May
not the same man aspire to be President