Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-13

minister nc affairs with ~ins.c eye TO tie pubic
goo, sno TO turn aside on' the reductions Of rri-
vate interest, not only in the disbursements Of iu
revenues, but also in the appointments to its Offices
and the distribution OF its emolu ,lents We think
that y precedent whereby particular officer se
iscted by the Chief Magistrate Is To be locked IN
on as his natural and proper successor, il dom
gerous precedent, hich In process of time would
give to the president the appointment of hi. .uc.
cessor, and be in effect but monarc,y ia disp,is.
And we are OF opinion in reference 10 the for .i-n
concerns of the nation, the parting words Of the
father OF his country. aud the prudent advice of the
Sage OF America. which incuIcatS the desire of
peace with ell nstions and entangling alliance.
with none, should be writ, on in adamsut for tbe
instruction of rash and hcad,oug successors. rather
than obliterated from cur remembrance, as a ,pise
satr that has had its day, deserves to be thrown
aside, as a lesson sdapted only to osr infancy.
Prop,iety indeed will dictate, that faithful PUB
lie servants should not be chsnged for Iigh, and
transient causes.-And accordingly experience
hath shewn that Virgnsns are more Disposed to
overlook the unn,entionai srfos Of upriyh, AMI
disin'eres'ed eervsnts, th'n to cast them off r ON
their confidence, even when they have meried their
reproach.
But when long train of errors and abuses
commencing in the very act which eievsted them
to power. and pursued invariably with this obyi-
GUS design OF securing il 10 it's present poseessor
and transmitting Il to the person of his chuice g.
rnees rerklessness TO every thing bu, the whs-
per- OF guilty ambition; it is ths right, il il the
duty of the honest men Of oil parties, TO use all
fair means of removing them from their bad emf
nence aud to provide new agents for the admins
tration OF the public affairs. Such ha. been our
conduct in reference to our present ruler. Some
OF Us would have preferred him to every compe,i
tor; many of US would have preferred him 10 his
only formidable opponent ;GH ofu. wound have -u--
fained him had his power hlen acquired by less
questionable means. and been exert-d with single
eye TO the welfare of the nation. Bot the histo-
~ oil this standardization IL but a history Of ar
rors and abuses, some Of which by cutting off
valuable commerce have withsred our pros
perity; while others have sapped the purity Of our
Institutions. threatened the don, estic tranquility Of
The stste-. aad By their rashness endangered the
very existence OF our confederacy.
HE reviier in the meredian OF his life. of the
sage OF Monticello ilbyed by paternsI care with
= venerston for the British Constitution, and tie
Jealous defender Of that stupendous u,onum emf
Of human invention" against the powerful assaults
nf the author Of the Rights of Man ~ the recent
avowals of Mr.. Adams have evinced that hrs
to the republican faith was less rhe re-
suit oil honest conviction than the polite change
which the state OF public opinion demanded
In support OF our assertions we appeal 10 facts
ready before the nation and submit the decision TO
the candid portion of our countrymen.
He has openly asssiled the first principle of
our representative government, by his warning 10
the representative, not be paIset by the will of
his constituents
He has sapped the foundations of representative
responsibility BY rewsrding with Offices those
members OF Congress, who had sustained him by
their votes contrary TO the will of their constitu
enis. and received the just punishment of their
iathiessness 10 the indignant frowns ofihe people,
lbs has followed in the Footsteps of the gov
ernmenfs IL the old world, in literally providing
py hi' appointments for adherents, whose only re-
has been fidelity 30 his cause
His principal Secretary has in substance svow-
ed that the patronage OF The government is an in.
sirument which may be fairly used to sustain The
power Of the administration. and he has practised
accordingly in devo,ing il to that unhai!owed pur-
pose.
He has attempted by ,bc distribution Of the rub.
iie printing, 10 WELD he influence Of the press in
support OF the administrs,ion conyer; this cham-
pion OF the rights of the people into Ineir mos,
dangerous Zoe, and to secure its unqualified sup
port, By the employment of those most subservi-
ent to his views, to the great detrim.nt of the pub
lie service ard IN conflict with the great objects
of the law.
The President himself has been elected to the
frs Office IN the republic. sgsinsf the will of ma
Iority OF the nation, and under circumstance
which tn the minds OF many have carried convic-
ion OF The existence Of foul aud disgraceful 10
risue; circumstances calculated 10 excite susri-
cion ct least, that presidential patronage 1cas
'uccsssfutty ererted by the present incumbent
suen an anticipation Of has election; that political
ani'nositie- were soothed, and political rivalry
'walo we'd up in coalition for mutual advantage,
and that The widely prevailing hostility to Mr.. A
Jams among the members to the west. could haye
been suddenly ed into the most obspquious
attachment, by tho magical influence Of political
arrangements alone.
He has strengthened the suspicious of the un-
fiirness of that memorable transaction By the sub
xl...s liz
The avowaI by the latter Of the opiaion that the
of ihs government was legitimate in
atfunent in Lis hands for the support OF his pos er
thus removing the only doubt OF the siieged in
trigue- doubt which hsd its foundation in the
belief OF their elevated and loyal principle. snd
the libesel presumption of their political integ ity
He has come into power coafessedly b. ,hs
votea of minority of the nation he has affec ed
TO Iegre; that another appeal to the pubic voice
eoaid not be protsptly made under the provisions
Of the Constitutionyet bis sdherenis resist 81 =
mendnent of that instrument, lille the influences
of governmental patronage is exsried 70 subdus he
will of the people to him on tbs one hand end
On the other, those are branded unprinSiplst
who cobstitu'ioDsy engaged ia
and concentrating the opinions OF the
opposition
EIe has permitted the administration Of lhe eo~
ent to h. degraded. and the naiion ii-ei dis
.rseed, by the conduct of the memoefs of his Csb
yet, who tTaVTse the eouatry To various diTsc
ions; attempting sustain their tottering by
speeches and deelsmstory harsngues.
He has IN the conduct Of our domestic conceras /
the harmony OF the Union, by wsnion
y threatening with military force one OF The sste~f
v The confederscy.
He he openly disclaInah the psiernal aimon- J
ions Of Washington 10 the co0duct OF our TO \
eign affairs, and hss thus disclosed " ha we maY
xpec, and spprehend, from the measures of bits !
He has ssssred the right to institute foreign