Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-12

lmagine then. Sir, the cnndinon of such u man, /
with family perhaps largo one, Suddenly arrested
IN nus Course, with scarcen nton,cuts wafning and
cooliy told without condecending to ussgn reason
Of his serviccs-and ask yourself if there is nothing
In ms case which makes appeal to your justice as
wen rs to the liner feelings of your patHe.-I have
seen that mantle was my friend--I witnessed the
anu heard him. in the bitterness Of indignant anguish
announce to his wife and children t6ut they were
"madc 6eygars!"
II was your act-yes Sir, it was ySur oct
But there is no need um sure, to spcnd moment
upon the improperly Of applying tho principle Of TO.
.auon 10 the eases in question. Tho hypocrisy, Il
Would not use the |ord if believed you capable Of
attempting to justify the removals upon such ground
the hyPoertsy, shy, Of this plea is altogether appa-
rent when 1t is perceived that the removals. without
an exception thus far in this CITY, and il 10 believed
with scarce exception my where, hace been CONT
ned eTc'usirety, to the friends IF the late .4dminstra
ton. -. 49,
The principle Of rotation, to whatever coses Il NAV
be applicable being thus, manfestly inapplcnbc to
my case. us we'll as to most Of those i'm which the
power of removal has been exercised, there would
seem to remain but ono othor ground Of The "duty"
which you have deemed yourself called upsn to per
form. II 10, that have been a frank and decided
friend OF the fato administration, and as frankly and
decidedly opposed to the election of Gen Jackson;
and that my removal has therefore been required by
HIM at your hands. Who has required il of him
who has "instigaied" him thus TO "pursh" me for
honestly prefcrring his ilustious competitor to him
SELF ond ms honestly deprecating his election as
Course to the country" you will / Think, be at no
loss to determine when You consider what will now
state.
In the United States Telegraph of the Sd Of No
venber last, You will find the following languages
I'VE know not what line of policy Gen. jackson
"will adopt We take il tor granted. however that
"he 'oW rerord his friends and punish his enemies"
Aou will remember, doubt not, the burst of incp.
nation which this declaration of the Impudent Dicta-
tor produced through the country, and from MANY.
700, of the friends OF Gen. Jackson who considered
hirn iouiy slandcrcd by thus imputing to him a will
ngncss TO be influenced in his official conduct by vim
dIctive PASSIONS and TO become the President Of
w and not Of the nation. In reply tn Just an,,ad-
version upon It's audacity. the Telegraph Uses i'm its
tone OF inpudcnce and ufcr declaring that it expcr-
tod Gen. Jackson to "punish Messrs. Clay, Rush
'Southard Porter, Writ" and others closes by saw
ing--"We expect him TO punish G.. J. Nourse. SiaSe
~ endaH L. L.. Mkenncy, Handy, md host of ether
subordinate clerks, by appointing us their superiors,
honorable men, who will dschaIg &c their duty to him
'ond The public, by their immediate removal" And
lest tins impuden menace should fail of its execution
upon the subordinate bellers,' its author takes caro-
20 remind you OF IN his paper Of the 10th of
March, I'm the following pregnant language: "Tbe
president does not appoint the clerks or subordinate
ohcers IN any of the Departments But if any Chief
oi any Department appoints TO Office al unfaithfuI or
unworthy clerk. and refuses remove him. upon tNe
~ Ue President, the President is vested by
The law, with power to renore the head md Mace
some person icho toU enforce his eier,s BIZ r,o,jp1
the obnorT0us su6ordiadte."
Can L. aiter this remain in doubt as to the grounds
or the suthor of my removal or tho process nv which
II Has been effected, Can l. TO bc lain REGARD vou
III any other light than the cxecutioner Of the vim
dictve purpose Of Gen. Jackson excited and directed
TO ITS object by the arfu malice of this modern Ro
bespierre, ~
regret exceedingly sir. to be Obliged to say that
consider this just and true exposition Of tho
"dnty which has impelled you to sacrifice n nublic
oihcer' against whose capacity fidelity you have
nothing to alledge.
Leaving the examination of the duty which vo,,
have thought proper to make tho ground of nv re-
movai, and to which you would attach graver i'm
Port1hce, oy representing it as unpleasant" TO you,
will, II you please, dwell few moments on the cha
racor and Consequences Of the system of prescription
under which have been doomed 10 suffer.
NO one, II seems TO me. can seriously contemplate
ms SUBJECT for moment without deep and painful
conviction of the violence done to the constitution in
the FIRST acts Of this Administrations need mot min,
mt TO- you how directly and daringly the right Of
Jrcedom Of speech and IF The press" is ossaed nv
suoecting to censorship every word that NAV be ut
terod by public officer, and visiting u6on him tho
pains and penalties Of prescription | rannoI tell
ou,h would, how strongly my spirit revolts at this
''nPhfion Of power. Whether in or out of Office
IAN never cease to regard myself as invested with all
me rights OF Irecnda, For the DISCHARGE ne ms, IS
hcl1l duties responsible indeed IN tho noy -,
aPPonts me- But for whnt speak or write hold
myself accountable only to God and the laws of M,
country ANA sir, the man, uhocuer he may be who
attempts N any manner to restrain or controu this
privilege is fyrG't II is a privilege which 1
claim as my birhright. and which 1 will never su,-
render bot with my life. ~"
Ion have heard, sir, of the "rae law Of ,os.
ma II am not mistakcn, you have bad some krnw
euge OF the visitation Of It's odium, during the last
our or hve years, upon an innocent descendant Of
" rcputca author But. unjust ms il was, it's sever
81 operation was mercy compared with the star
'nu'Ilper system OF which am made victim. That
aw defined the offence which it undertook to punish
Wy offence IS underlined and undeGnable That ia,v
required the proof at'chood and malice in order 70
convection Under THE system, truth and sinrerjty
urnish no protection. That gave tho accused the
established usages ofIaw. Under this, Ann trioJ
without hearing, and doomed to a sentence Of no
common severity without the privilege aIlowet the
against me! wv W
AND may ask you, sir, What crime have commit,
ed that should ne thus ''pn,isheo7" Is il crime
% nave yielded cordial and honrst, and even zeal.
}us support to wise and patriotic Administration,
IS crImo to have withhodcn the homage of n
blind and infatuated devotion from Gcu JocL.nn5l