The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-03-03

pie mean ne afforded 10 retain his f.lelity. md
!" toasnie aud indemnify him inr hiA fIrsI Dis.
| appointment
| Hei"sinr this immense force of I.ec,nly.
patronage "a be dnnRefoue 10 The public bleftv
and - III dlslarfsrmenf of pnl,iic ,no,,ay ,,si
+ necessarily be mndc bs the E1erutisr btnrcb az
] The noretnnent. tbnl every lnerrase oI rxpru.
! d'iurr tends directly IL Increase fhr inf ufnr,
| Of thAi Department, lain lot embracing every III
occasiuu IL reduce the public expenditure 10 the
real demands Of the public service II is
With reference 10 this great political object
! that | attach 81 much importance 10 wise g.
/ ronomv IN the Administration al out public AT
idna. Whom Mr. burke proposed his g1ent
scheme oil economical reform, be did not looh
! merely To tho sNying oil money thong h tlmt yaa
something toa perrle grooming beneath D.
weight of Their public bufihcns--Lnl he lool,c,i
beyond, 10 the higher obl#ci # diminishinr
through the fundamentally nf prrunnry -.
ircnehmcnt, tho dangerous aud growing nil.
enee Of The Crown. When, IN The snine inein.
nrablc ,ed, Mr Dnnnnr submitted his cell,
bratcd resolution affirming thu the influence
Of the Crown had increased, WAS iuclensiift
aud ought 10 be diminished" be submitted hV
The sidc al u, another lrse ulinn affirming II ~
b" the tlebt and The dny OF the House uf Con-.
mons io examine INTO. and CotIrcI aluses "a
cloird tia both pi"poston, ,tuod upon one
great principle
81, thtro nhs II period IN The history nT eut
own country. when these docnfnr, wee moi an.
" aNnNrd, but prnrtised aliulr. Sir 10 lhe
Presidency # Mr. Jr6cfsen. Witch Ave e,rr
booked buck 10 rs the puIrst EN- o ! on Govern
mcnI--n, the era ot snund pinuciplrs d ofco,.
reef practices. A. bopethc doctrines Of hat
day viii once ngnn at no vcI1 remote pciiod
come into favor, aud ~ they are particularly
applicable 10 the subject III On ptesrnt delboiz
n,,ons, lmus, beg PERMISSION Ia rad q beaoIl.
al de,olppeneni OF them. IN the words ofihcir
eteaf icnohcr
In his fist fciRl communication 10 Inn-
Erc.s he Reid the following lanrunrc;
These vlree aIc formed - the expectation
lhnt u sensible, md, ~ the sbiur tuc, Anlnta-
~ reduction, may take place IN our hnbitunl
expenditures. For This pu pose, ihukp Of the
Civil Govuninrni the Amy, aud Navy. Viii
need rcoisa When W consider that Tins GO,
crnmcul is changed with Inc eklolna nnd mn.
tunl relations Gully oi these otates thu the
Stnt's themselves have the principal care OF our
persons. our property, aud om reputation con
| stlntmg the Prrnl field OF human concerns. Ne
may Il dJui, whrihc, our organisation Is not
100 complicated, too ekpcns,se--wheiher Offices
| and officers have not been multiplied unnrcc..
shiily, aud sometimes injniIuusly To the service
! theg weIr meant 10 promote. sill cause 10 Dr.
/ Land bculc YOU nm essay TOW ards statement OF
| those bu. under public employ meni 81 volious
knds, draw money iron the Treasury, o. bon
or citizens. lime hns not primiltp1a p.rIr,i
enumeration the rani6caIons ol office being
too mulnped aud too remote Ia be completely
traced ~ - inst trial Among those who nia
dependent on Executive discretion have be-
pun the reduction OF What wns decmed unne.
- a. a
have been considerably diminished. HE in
spcctors Of informal tt,cnuc, who were iouud
10 obstruci the accountability of the institution
have heeu Discontinued. Several agencies cite.
/ nied bs executive authority, on salaries hxcd
/ hy that also, have heen supprosscd, aud should
! suggest the ctpcdicncy Of regulating thni pnw-
~ by law, 50 80 suijcr lis exercise 20 lcRs.
/ ldnc inspection aud snnotion Othrr fcforlnh.
/ tons VI the snmn KIND vii he pursued with that
caution Which IS rtqni. tr, in removing useless
! things moi 10 lujue wGai is retained. Bui the
/ great mas ofpublic offices u established by las,
aud therefore by law nlonr can he nbolsho.l
! should the Legislature thuik il cAprdient n
pass this roll in rcyiew, and 10 ny nil It's parts
/ hy the test ofpnbie utility, they my br assured
| ul r,,tn aid aud light which Executive mlor.
| rnaliun Gun weld Con idriing the general
tendency 10 multiply offices aud dependcns
| rlfs und To iuCfenqe expenses 10 THE ultimate
/ term al buIthen which tn cilizrn can bear IL
behooyes us 30 avail ourselves Gfeyrlv occnsan
| winch presents uscli tor ding on the SUI
charge that !, never may be- sren here thar,
alfHt leaving 10 labor the smallest portion Of rs
! cmuugs, on WHICH IT can snbsist Government
shall itself eorsnine the residue of what II was
instituted TO guard. In our care, too, Of the
| public contributions entrusted 10 our direction.
II would be prudent 10 multiply barriers against
their dissipation, b. apnropllhtInR .pecIhe sums
TO every specific putpo,c spsceplbe OF dcfni-
lion by dIsailoNlng all a pllcaiions Of money
VARYING from the appropriation IN object, or
unuscendnP II IN amount by reducing the
i md hnrd field ni contingencies, aud thereby
cncumscfbng discretionary pow cis Over mo
ury and by bringing bach Ia a SIM r. Depart.
mcnt, all accommodates ior money where the
examination may be prompt, cilcaciouS, and u
inform
sad, Nh. speaker Thai had alwa, rrgar,
drd he Administration ( Mr.. jefferson rs the
purcsi aud brightest era Of our Goycrnnent
Is not the pregnant eStrBct, which have Just
d rend rom iflS flst nicssage to Congress, subj
cirrt evidence III itarlt 10 the Iisiucss OF this
praise Il possible 10 conceive u nobler sper-
tarlo than he presented on ihaG occasion The
Cnipf haE istratr Of n uaiioG voluntarily diVest-
ing hnnsclf, by his own net, whrre il @as com
pfient Toe him 10 10 so, OF every attribute Of his
pnwrrs winch, however advantageous TO HIM
elf be deemed 10 bc inconsistent with the pub
lir interest aud in rasrs whore II was not com
peicnl flr min to apply the remedy, calling
upon ihc legislative authority o DO so, by re-
dncing his patronage ,circumscrlbing his discre-
ton and a,fnrbg his powers ST, the spec-
I taric is ngrare rs u WIS noble. II II were not
| presumption IN me, | would venture 10 recon-
mend 10 the imitation ofthe distinguished in
diyidnrls who now preside over the ndminsiia-
ton Of o,u public adars. They might find il,
perhaps, the mpsi cfieciual nrans of acquiring
present popularity, u, it ceftrinly would be OF
earning tine glory or the future. But they
seem 10 hnvc taken r different view OF what bu-
came lheii situation.
Their whole coutse has been in striking con
trast with the gel-densing republicalism If
Nh Jefferson insiead of rcnonocitg the ex-
errisp of power winch lhc laws aud The Cpnsti-