Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-05-01

agresd still agree, upon ell the proinen. measufe
which have come up in ssir time. So true is this,
thar every attempt to force tho consideration of psn.
cpe the late contest as of roads and canals and
a tarf-attempts made at different times-was found
wholly VAIN aud fruitess personal and relative and
imaginary merit, constituting the only weapons with
which the battle was fought Ifthis be So and TINT il
Is what candid man will deny, where is the simitude
OF Jacksons situation to that of Mr.. Jeerson. The
justification derived from the example of Mr. LETTER.
son is unsupported by the slightest comparison In the
circumstances of the two eras.
p. S. Since the above was in the hands of the
composites, we have perused in that spirited and
Pqaent paper, the Massachusetts, Journal, some OBJ
servatons ON the effort making there. as well as at
Washington to assmilate the prescriptions of Gen.
Jacksont 10 the comparatively few removals made by
MIR. Jefferson, and to justify the former by the latter
We beg leave to annex them illustrative. Yhe
Mr. Dunlap, who displaced the veteran Republican.
Geo. Blake, is an Irish Lawyer, who visited Rich
mond in November, deputed by the underwriters IN
Boston to assls in the prosccusion Of John B. Anedie
Dunlap was at that time, very conscious of his own
inferiority for having come to Richmond with the
doughty purpose of astonishing the natives by his
! eoquence, he no sooner heard Johnson Stanard and
Leigh, than he "gave I'M ind Theoretically sealed
| his lips.
| F>ons the Massachusetts .yo,<,aL
30 TAR from the appointments and removals being
made at present on the national principles applied bv
Jefferson; they direct violation of them: for
Jefersonian democrats and officers appointed by Jec
tcrsoc are compelled to make way for federasts-
Mr.. Wirt was Jefersoniar Democrat Heare.
moved and Mr. Be,tien Eederuiist is appointed In
his stead. Mr.. Southland was democrat and he ia
removed to make way for Branch a federalist. We
do not complain OF changes simply such in officers
fn q f'l h,,k.
pose that deception. which the Jackson papers en-
deaVor to practice upon the people, by the false pre-
tence that all they are doing is"Jefersoniun" Mr.
Freeman, another JefersoDiau democrat 10 rero,aA
to make room for Mr. Bayhes; and then for Mr.. W;J-
fia,ns, both of them black ccokade fcderaliss" 70
use for once the language of the Statesman. In Prov
iuence also, democrat has been removed and ano-
Their black cockade" appointed. George BIake Eso
Is etersonian democrat, and received his aopoin
ment from Mr.. Jefferson and he is also man of ON,
Perior talents His Office has been taken away and
gwen TO Andrew Dnnap, for abusing in the Ed.
itorfnl columns OF the Statesman all the good and re-
spectacle men in Massachusetts, all the men Of
whom Massachusetts is proud, from Governor and
Senators down.
his Aidde Camp by .Nass. Legisis Stare to be Naval
ofhcer, by Washington to be Surveyor, continued ra
that office by Jefferson, and appointed Naval Officer
by Madison. Monroe and Adams He is removed to
make way for Gen. Boyd.
! James barbour, a J.fersonian democrat Is renc.
we'd to make way for Louis McLane ssanother blaci,
cneknde' and yet several imprudent jackson papers
are continually saying that their hero is copy;nv the
example of Jefersoa,
! Besides the utmost extent which .ye9erson d.
sired to carry the changes Of Office was TO areetoe
the equliiorlum, inaspuch as the preceding admin.
istratlon had been exclusive and had accumulated OF,
tie ohccs III the party.-In point of fact onJv en-,
heads ofvarious branches of the Government we~e
removed and they not uniformly. Gen. Iincolrn
I OF bos!on Tor example, though he resigned
had his commission returned to him by Jeffesson
ana ne renamed IN the Office as long az ha l;vad
But how was the fact with the last administr,,on,
Were they exclusive? BY no means. They appoin-
ted jackson men to office even when and after tbe,,
were charged with the offensive motive of do;no 4
for the purpese of"bribery." They were aecrsa5 IS
attempting to buy Dir. Gallatin, Mr.. Belts. Mr. Pre-
Bile, and many others. -
! We hopo that our country1peu will cons;se. e..
things with reference to such papers as the States.
man, which in view ofsuch facts are constantly an.
peaIlng to JsGerson ond "blacs cockader."
ms Kind of slang cannot have effect or existezra
much longer. Pho political elements are tskins
new afhnities, tendencies and combinations Tbo-e
VINO now stand on dry land may be swept away In
these commissions we fear for the responsibility and
permanency ofpure Republican principles and Re-
publican institutions
An appointment has occurred in Wiscasset which
IS particularly unpopular. Mr.. Cook respecta
DIG ana excellent old gentleman who received his
appointment from WnShingtor and had held Il ,ndo-
all the Presidents, has been removed and fbre;or
meCrata ny name. appointed in his place. and to make
the nlnter still unpleasant to the public u !,
supposed that the removal and appointment were
eIected by MIR. Smith, sort of spy and inforner.
who has gone from Maine to Washington, to sit az
t. car of the President.
II Jdchson Editor choosed-Mr. Norton Edfor
OF the Hartford Mercury, having the sagaoity to fore
see how the battle was going, hoisted Jackson CO.
tours IN tho midst of the engagement. He was
one OF the &c Jackson Editors who after the event.
Chine to Washington in person, tn receive or claim
their "reward'-stad some weeks on expenccs, and
finally lett there made happy by commission in his
pocket, as Post Master Hartford. WitrtfIis very
handsome compensation for his services he seems to
have been much pleased as to divulre every where