Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-06-11
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.

II will be recollected by our readers, that
the Pennsylvania Legislature during their last
session, removed Mr.. Clark from the Office Of
Treasurer of that State, because he would not
pledge himself to support tire cause Of Gen.
jackson. Mr.. Clark (as every honest man
sbould) refused to listen to their proposals, and
preferred losing his Office to sacrificing his
principles. Mr.. SNYDER, tho Assistant Clerk
of the Senate, was also removed for the same
cause.
These transactions created great excitement
throughout the State, and the columns of the
newspapers have been filed with remarks pro
and con for the las; three months Among
those who have taken up the subject, We no.
tice the name Of the Hon. ABNER LAcocK,
formerly a distinguished Senator in Congress.
Mr.. i. has addressed letter 10 the members
through the columns of the Harrisburg intelli-
gencer, from which we make the extract be-
! low. Mr.. LAcocx is one OF the Canal Com.
missionors of the State Of Pennsylvania, and
I gentleman who possesses great influence
with the pcople-he was a member of the u
| States Senate during tho Investigation Of the
| Seminole War transa actions, and chairman oi
! the Committee who made the celebrated re-
| port on that subject. Our late lamentod Bur
rill and Mr.. Eppes, OF Virginia, were members
Of the same committee, and all Of whom in
Cured the everlasting hatred Of Gen. Jackson
| Speaking Of the removal Of Mr.. Snyder, Mr..
| Lacock observes:
! "At the Very commencement of your late
! session. the black lettcred list of prescription
was made out. The first victim was Henry
| W. Snyder, the worthy son Of our late ven
! Grated governor Snyder. He was assistant
! .lu,k ui tho seudto, a"d bod "har;,od tho IN
] territy and firmness of his father, and claimed
| the common nght of every freeman, to TANK
| for himself This, under the Jackson code, to-
gc,her with his standing and that oi his family,
constituted species Of treason against the
! idol and he was punished and dishonored for
] his temerty, TO the full extent Of your power.
! To add insult to injustice, some Of you de-
! scerdcd TO the meanness Of slahderhg your
victim after he was ont Of your clutches. This
was a new species Of homage to the idol; and,
as the players say, was received with un-
| bounded applausc'
! The next victim that followed in course were
your old and well tried democratic printers
| With these you made short work, considering
them merely as a species Of sans-culoitcs, or
canaille, not deserving of much consideration.
They were rejected for their honesty and inde-
| pendcnce-and a mercenary hIrclmg substi-
tuied in their place, well fitted for the dirty
work in which you had determined to engage.
| Then follows ;he celebrated case of the State
| Treasurer, William Clark. This gentleman
was advanced in years, and had, by long
course Of upright and faithful conduct, IN pri-
vate life, and in public office. established a
| character for usefulness and purity that lew
mon in Pennsylvania ever obtained, and none
better deserved. This gentleman had on
former occasion, like thousands beside, gone
on with the Jackson crowd IN 1924. Bnt,whcn
tho result was known, and Mr. .fdans ialrly
and constiiutionally eccted-when his cabinet
was formed, and the course of his adminsita-
ton marked out--when the foul aud false
charge made against him had recoied with
overwhelming force upon his cncn'les--when
HI, innocence and their guilt had been con-