Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-17
POSTMASTER OF Albany

mere was hut ono expire ssion of feeling amonr re-
Punnc',s w ms cry, when they heard the appoint
!neN' OIL oo van hensselacr il was that of indign,-
non, open and undisguised IF, after twenty wears
oil iabour 10 perpeiuatc the republican party and
place Their ieiow citizens in power the seat of 90
VernmenI, they are 10 he told, by member of the
cabinet, chat " there longer am DgliticS" those
labors have indeed been vain and tht. den,ocraIic
party must either he dissol, ed AT once or cxhbi no.
can be felt. F'
The services" rendered bv Col Van Rensselaer,
so empla'cily dwck upon, bear no comparison To
'hose oi hundreds, also wounded, more successful
ana less rewarded We hear the federalists boast
"hy OF the services oil their party, and seek no
10 pour oui lhe treasures and rewards of the nation
ohy 10 NOSE al Their clan, having the least show of
lncrii;-Do You ever hear 'irm praise "a republican
equally gallant Has not Col. Van Rensselaer, been
n"wardcd Was Il seal in Congress many years mo-
ni"g MaSa sum of money awarded TO him. no
HnS WAS several thousand acres Of land granted
hun, H0tii1g ? is pension for life ,ukhi3no All
these he has had he is rich, while poor wings of
The revolutions and wounded worthless OF the late war
have really nothing. We understand that from uer-
sona solicitation, c obtained the signatures of ma
ny OF our members but they acted liom cunsideia-
nons winch they now regret. IL tcds kaolon however
mai thc appointment; OF Col. Van Rensselaer, would
NC unpleasant and unacceptable TO tie republican
parry III 'hs slate: party that has done every thing
To support tie administration which Col Van Rens.
seiaer and his friends have done every thiag 10 pros,
irate parry powerful, nnilet respectable, and pa
tnouc party q hose wishes si,omld he cousnItc,
III all political appointments by men of their own
creation
These feelh:gs prevail among good men and
rue ana however painful it is TO he Disappointed
III me men o our choice, the remedy is wih t,e Re
2"DteaH purity, and must be exercised OF ihcv are
destroyed. m " Nm yIb
1t appears from the preceding article, that
the appointment OF Col. Vau Rensselaer, is
likely to give considerable offence 10 the
Buckta'ls of New Iork.--'Ye have published
Mr. Souihwck's lcttcr-and we are vet at a
loss 10 account for his remOval.-The strong
est objection to his successor is stated by the
~, i. American-viz. that he is a rnembe, of
Congress. We hold this TO be an unanswera
bic objection. The Executive should not dare
TO NEEDLE with the representatives of the pco-
pie, except where the Office is highly impor-
tant, and the qualifications of the, representa-
tive are conspicuous. Take from the floor of
congress your foreign ministers, your secreta-
mes oil departments, your Judges, and few
other officers but when you descend to Off
ces winch require 10 extraordinary uualifca-
ions TO conduct them, touch not the appoint
ments Of the people. Beware how for light
causes you permit the Executive to throw
0at lures to the members of the Legislature
Suiisr not the representatives of the people
10 humble themselves, for petty Office, at
the feet of the Postmasttr General. or of any
Executive Department.
We have carefully excluded placement and
pensioners from the floor of Congress; we
ought almost with as much jealousy to prevent
Ihe members OF Congress from sinking into
placemen anu pensioners. Let us beware how
we suiler the Executive, to talnper with the
virtue OF our representatives. Its patronage
is enormous the temptations which il NAV
spread are alarming.
Let the President dispense his loaves and
hsfes to the members of Congress as he
pieases let a congressional caucus i'm all ca
ses nominate the President let that nomi-
Ration be considered as binding by the peo-
pie and LET the common law rule. of combining
the terms 0fthe President to eight wears, be
dispensed with, as Mr.. Walsh seems inclined
10 dU--and you weave u chain of Influences,
which may materially affect the constitution
OF The Executive department. MAY not the
same man aspire to be President for life (? Nav
he not succeed?
rms appointment, of members to rnechan-
ical olhcGs, as 1t were, is becoming too com
mon we confess, that during this last term
vi MI MonrOe,s office, we had hoped to see
no such examples. We had hoped that he
would have handed over his mantle to his sue
cesSor, adorned by as many good precedents
as MS situation would have enabled him TO
SET that when a new race of men came in,
thty might not have been able to plead as an
excuse for their unnecessarily tampering with
congress Behold such was the course of
your last President; a soldier of the Rcyou-
non and Republican Of 'g8"-We sim
ceTely nope, for the honor and example ofthe
nHslnia Dynasty las il has been fUolishly
c"lied) TO see no more such appointments.