Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-13
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY ~, Is2o.
snos rnE nSoriREs OF YESTERDAY.

49, III winch we have uniformly agreed with hhn-ne re-
onenl Of Cen solomon Van Rensselaer, to the place of en
4ef at Albany, which "earnestly resisted by Vice
iomlkins, and Senators King and Van Buren,
The sentiment which we expressed was This .If the ,xsc,
WIZ non Keep on their hands from representatives peo
pe, ~ uey VIII 90 OH thus tempting them desert their posts
welding to their solicitations cases ,oere he
once eomd DC equally r liee by thousand Others is
e nr The people speak occasion change
'ns onio and we have uniformly Thought, that in no case
Nce where the Office OF the highest grade ought the
10 interfere with the representatives Of the people
But cti 6ono Gen jackson has in upon this rule
All his appointments from either House Congress are of tina,
ices as Postnastcr Collectors Auditors &C. SC il will then
re time Tor the people to speak out.
| Can Mr.. Richie be ignorant ofthc fact that mem
ocrS OF Congress have been appointed to ministerial
Offices, as collectors &c.. by General Jackson Can
ne really he ignorant that Jcromus Johnson appoint
tca one OF the appraisers Of goods in II. York was
member OF the last Congress- That Geo. w. Owen,
member OF Congress from Alabama, has been made
collector of Moble' That John Chandler, Senator
from Maine. has been appointed collector of the Port
! OF Portland Uasthe candid editor ofthe ENQUIRER
ignorant these facts, We venture N s,v bo ,,,
"ot-tint he coV'dno. have been. OF SO recent DC
c"'''"ce' OF such general notoricty, falling nlme-
dintcly within the limits of his vocation wo b,v,rd
"othhS In aih7nng, that he was not, and could not
nave oeen ignorant o: them. With his characteris
TIC and inimitabie candor he asks But cui bono;n
And IN full possession of information directly flsi6
ing the assertion traced by his pen, ne adds-Gen.
Jackson has not broken in upon this rlle-rU his
appointments from either House of CONGRESS- arc of
that character tha; is, where the office s onc of Tho
highest gradc.r)
IL mas been our unpleasant duty for wears, to fol
low the editor Of the Enquirer THROUGH his ,or,uous
meanderings, ard fox like toublnns. We Will do
"h the justice to express high admiration of his
ingenuity His tactin nsnuat.ng without assertjng)
that to he true, which he knows to he Untrue and
IN limiting that to be untrue, which he knows 10
NC true Is unIiVoiied No man better translate the
ufstihctVc definition, quod est siDiuIo-issim,lo
que qIoa est. NO man is better skilled in In,
force and effect, "of horrible insinuatons and dam
nable nucndoes"-or can more dcxterousl, s,,,,
lalsehood by quotation, or kill truth nv sunn,os
SION In short the editor of the Enquirer is learn.
cdly verscd in "aH the arts of able Editors Wo,h.
serve these things, for the purpose of showing how
Inr snort ne has fallen of his usual address, in ma
king the statement above. The exclusive c;rcu,,.
ton OF his paper will prevent many of his readers
from ever being disabuscd Of the error unless in is
love oftruth he should condescend 70
correct it himself
But Gen. Jackson ought to be Judged by the rules
which ne himself has prescribed, and not by those
prescribed for him by the Enquirer. la his letter to
no General Assembly of Tennessee, he laid down
me ot"ao and unqualified proposition, that it was
'oupng the sources of legislation that it was de-
9fuctiVc OF Congressional morals in auy case for the
Fesueht 10 MI up Offices from the two Houses of
congress Every man knew that the opinion was L. |
VeNed at Mcssrs. Adams and Clay, and was intended
10 lnsnuatc his belief of corruption in the then ro-
cent Presidential election The time NJ wb;ch -.
letter was written It's language pregnant with ,cch.
sutton against Mr. Adams and Mr. CLAW not lcss than
the unqn Iiiicd and unconditional terms oronloved
de'nohstrntc that he did not then, admit n sinrle
exception to his rule. Many fools were no douh, IN
posed upon by It. Many acknowledged the propr,o.
ty o tho rule, believed in his sincerity and supno
ed him accordingly. Il was an eioc.ionenrinr tric,
not less artu, not loss hollow and dccctful ,hon tbo,
by which he whcedled Pennsylvania into his summer,
as friend of the Tariff and Virginia. Ms Us eucnv.
IFS morality was upon Il Lowell with his solemn die !
clamer OF having spoken evil of Messrs Adams and
CIaywhcn his ISLANDERS upon their honors vera track
cd In every tavern, stage and steamboat betwccn
Washington and the Hermitage, and upon mar with |
his complaint that a copy Of his letter to Carte, Re-
verify had been fruuducntly procured and published
sganst his wishes when it vas written for publica.
'Ion' aud could have been written for nothing
else. All were intended to mislcad, and all were
successful IN this purpose. As proof ofthe sinceyJ
Of his opinion that It corrupted the springs of legs
ation, 70 appoint members of Congress, to Office and
that his object i'll writing that letter was neither
more nor less than 10 avail himself Of favorable on
Portuniiy TO insinnaie his belief Of the 'barpanu
Let US look at bis ats, as the best illustrations Of
his principles.
The following members # Congress have been sp
pointed by him to Executive Offices
Martin Van Burcn, Senator from New York, Sc |
cretary Of State.
John H. Eaton, Senator from Tennessee, socrota-
ny Of Wa.
John Branch, Senator iron, N. Carolina, Score
tary Of Navy.
Samuel d. Ingham, Member Of H. Representatives
from Pennsylvania Secretary Of Treasury.