The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-06-19
THE VEEsGGENlAN.
IyygiiRg.s4;, JUNE 10, 1928.

10 by the present administration, OF any ~
,.5.,.,.i who was Instrumental, however slight
;, :, the election Of Mr. ADAMS, which has NOT
"a, charged 10 corrupt motives. When Mr.
CIV was appointed Secretary OF State. although
,lett an office much more conSpicuous-an Of.
s.e cnually exalted and lucrative. and where the
.aoortunilrs OF defending his own conduct and
.aboldine the administration would have been
.,,,cb greater than they can possibly now BIZ, it
..,s s,id 10 be the remnrd Of MS rote ! Mr..
l,,al was appointed on a secret mission TO Gu
;, and although the high testimonials Of his
,an.sty aud integrity winch the ISLANDERS clrcu-
to,sd against him hayeeliciied, prove that he was
ohoye suspicion of dishonesty, yet ii is still said.
cha, il was the REGARD ofhis eote RUFUS King
was appointed Minister TO England. aud it was
,a,d to be, in part, redemption of the pledge e-
con NV Mr. Adams 10 the federal party. II an ev-
,5eoce that il was his intention to restore to thar
Marty the power and influence which it had
io. Mr. Sergeant was appointed TO Pdnama.
.,A the same CRY was reiterated Mr.. Adams
.,,ooints to Office some who pre- or Gen. Jackson
,oy and others who formerly preferred Mn
.,,,wford, and then it is said he is buying over
hi. opponents Under these circumstances.
,,bat is he to 10 Is he to cease making APP
wheels of government to stop, for want of a
rents 10 regulate their revolutions Some per
,ous must be appointed to I'll the Offices created
nv law. But. il Mr.. A. appoint his friends, it is
said he is rewardnS tber activity IN his behalf;
md if his foes that he is tampcring with tIeir
honesty If the ingenuity OF the lanlt.Gndcrs
can Cad third course, no doubt Mr.. A. will at
least retpGrd them, for assisting to extrlcate him
from so dlsagreeable dilemma The truth is,
that Mr. Adams, in making his appointments.
has not been s~ayed by former party prejudl
ces-prrjudices long since completely alIayed
BY the tact that these parties are no longer dis
tmct in thelr views aud Operations The cur
rent OF events mas completely oblherated the
line afdNlsion when separated them and, ex-
cept ia a few of the middle and northern states.
uhcre the people still infected VITA the ghosts
Of former parties long since extinct WE them
acting lndifferently toreher, on both sides of q
very great question which agltates the political
world We have indeed, become " all federal
ISIS. and III republicans" Under such crcum
stances Mr. Adams ,cts as he ought 10 to. In
selecting individuals for office, he does not ask
did they belong, in times gone 10y, to TINS party
OF TO that but, are they conVersant With their
duties Are they capable OF performing them
Are they faithful to the constitution
Mr Jefferson. It IS true, and Mr.. Madison a
dopted different course They uniformly o.
IecIcd their political and not unireqneniiy their
friends for Office Aud ii ,snotorlons that
Mr. Jefferson conferred many OF his most impor
.snt appointments on members Of Congress who
had voted tor bim N his protacted and aGnating
contt 81 with Aaron Burr.-To name no ntbers,
members from Massachusetts, voted Ion Mr.
Jefferson the FIRST of whom he Immediately APP
pointed Secretary of War, the second Attorney
Genera of the uonedSIatcs and the third Dis
tfct Attorney oil the State Of Massachusetts. s.
Edward Liyinz ston then of New York (now Of
Louslana) voted for Mir. J. aud was nade II
torrey for die District Of New York and, it is
said, a very competent add respectable officer
Has removed % make room for him. "-iohn
Smith, another representative from New Yolk
who voted ior him, was made Marshal Of tina,
State --,Tames Lynn Of New Jersey gave the
casting vote ofthat State 10 Mr.. !. and was
nade Supervisor of the Revenue for the New
Jersey disirict.-Wm. c. {. Claiborne, then of
Tennessee voted for Mr. !. and he vas made
Governor Of Mississippi territory -George W
Dent. Of Maryland. decided the vote of that
State, in the same way in which Mr.. Lynn had
done that OF New JERSEY, AID was made Mar
sbal ofthe district Of Potomac besides these
members Of Congress who voted for Mr.. Jefler-
Son aud upon whom Offices were Immediately af
rewards conferred by Mr. ) several members Of
Electoral Colleges. who were his supporters, re.
'e''rd appointments-Why then. was not the
Charge of bribery and corruption made against
Republic arrived We admit they had not, aud
contend that they have not yet. II Mr.. Jcier-
'7n had been charged with corruption, the
'aarge would have becn as false as il now is,
'hrn urged against tho present incumbeat-reS-
ing on as slight foundation as that host Of vices
md crimes which rare alleged against MIR. JET
erSon, aud which we're at that time froiv
'r'esed by the dupes ofpoIitica knaves. Time
'dI set this matter right. as II has that.
The Uaipn Il WIS early foreseen, by the |
ramers al The federal constitution. that, in
he progress of time, the apparently dscord- /
mt Interests Of d Farpnt sections the Union. |
Nd the desire Of sectional agsrandizement, |
Would lead to discussions unfriendIy 10 its !
'sraonv, if not dangerous ia its existence.
ne germs Of jealousy and discomfort did |