Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-05-07
ALEX a fDRlA,
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 2 100
SIGNS OF THE TINES

Poh''Ss' YIN iuo'eu on both sid,
TO show the state of public feeling, is no, ;.
ierred to for differen. purpose. The c,.,,
battle has been fought, the ycrors have ob,,;.
ed power, and the vanquished quietly ,ubmi,
We now speak Of the "signs Of the ,ins,n =.
giving US some idea of wha, is 10 happen b.,.
after
"Coming events cast their shadows before
as ONE ms in the political world, which ,,s ~,
to be disregarded or overlooked BY ,.o,,.
Jealous Of their liberties.
At the outset, then, we declare we are ~,
par,izans We are free from all alleeian,s ;,
any instrument save the Constitution, and h.,
all men save those who are striving for The h,
nor and interest Of our country; and, then, ,h
only tina, allegiance which an homes, man ou.,
to virtue and talents. Those men whom =.
have supported through good and through .,a
report, we should as soon reject and desni,. &
their conduct should deserve it, as though v.
had never said word in their favo, ".
speak thus, because we wish to stand On bio,
ground, when parties shall again organize ,DJ
enter into another conflict.
But we are insensibly straying from the spb.
jet. We commenced with the derermina,o,
to show, calmly and dispsssionarely, rh,, ii,
policy Of the present Administration, aexhj.
bited, gives fearful warning to the People to
guard and protect their liberties and repubF.
Can institutions. 1t shows, already, that pctii
cal opinions are 10 be urged as crim,s-,hu
friends are to be rewarded, and enemies pur
ished-,hat quiet unobtrusvencss cannot pro.
tect its possessor-lhat hungry par,zans mus
be fed, if the bread is to be taken from the door
and needy-that system Of espionagsis llken
be established in the Post Office department.
that the wants and interests ii a parry, are TO
be regarded as the wants and Interests Of h.
na,ion-ihat Revolutionary services are no sOH
Of recommendation, and cannot even stay lheuE
relentIng hand Of proscription-that tn. Pna
is 20 be bought, by rewarding It's Editors with
lucrative ofices-ihai Reform is 10 mean, put,
ting one man into office in place Of another
and Patriotism to consist in pursuing irlols'
trement, with vindictiveness and malice. The
leaders of the defeated party. This is the en-!
to which we have been brought, and this i''h
triumph of principles which so many peopt
believed had been gained. Had not professions
and promises been made with such Frequency
and eonstancy, we might have borne with be-
ter grace the disappointment we have f1Pt'
rienced. But, qnanium mutatus! Where IS ID:
REFORM" We ask, where is i''-Eeh'
answers, Were9 Have The people seen H."
felt it? They have seen, to be sure, men uH's
tremendously showed out Of office, and ''0'''
put in their places; but is this 10 constituents
long talked of, The promised, The Boosted NJ
FORM? There are abuses existing in The Toy
eminent, we acknowledge abuses under Tx
very eye Of The President; but why are not the"
,ouched' Why is not The the I'll b 10 the ""1'
gean STABLE" in reality removed? And why"
not the pruning knife applied to The '1ers'f'',
ces, instead Of suffering them longer TO 'H'0'
The eye, and injur the tree?
Let any candid man follow out, IN his "'''.
the consequences which the presen Po"N
lead to, and he will acknowledge thai .'
90 signs Of the times" are very omnibus
have the prospect before US Of cr'ng'ns'F'
stoned body.guard Of public offcers--o' ~
sidixeG press-and of perhaps the des'Tu'"'
Certainly the cur,ailmen,) Of the rlSn'
speech and the liberty Of the press '''
will nfallbIy follow, if the present e0' r,,,
pursued-a course almost without P'''"''
the his,sry of free governments.
No man would have blamed the rff''O'''
when vacancies occurred, if he had he' wv
Offices with his own friends. But WHEN o'','
and capable men are removed, to make way y,
elrcrioneering par,isans, as was the ca" W,
GeneralH Harrison and 7. P. Moore, what u ~
SIGN? That services to the party are "'''
ter, 10 be con sidersd as superior 10 'eI'''" o.
The nation. And this is Reform "h'" u"
evolutionary officers are removed IN 0'O' ~
nut needy politicians in their places WIZ