Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-07
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FnlnAY MORNING. AUGUST :, 1879.
h"S"Ssdrching Operaiioa"-.Wr. JeSerson's Practice.
The sins OF the Administration have been packed
upon MIR. Jeiiersons back. With an Ignorance in
eNcusaoic IN men who govern country, or with an
inS'nceFty worthy ofmcu, who in 1891, designated
Gen. Jackson violent and ignorant despot. in
1927, placed him "above all Greek, all Roman fme;"
IN 1898, mixed the language of adulation with the
strange AMI paradoAca! declars,ion that the opin-
ions upon the stre'gth Of which, hc was called des
pot and curse IN l&li, stu uectonsed; we say
It is worthy OF men capable of such insncerity and
such stupid Standardization tiis to pretend to
una IN the truly Republican Administration of rnos
Jefferson, authority AMI precedent for the despot,c
cohuuct OF Zen Jackson and his Minister'S We
nave recently published statement which remains
luhcuhtradlcted, that the number of Mr.. Jefferson
removals IN 1901, was about thirty only and that
hcsc were not made upon the ground uf difference of
opinion, or upon the formally announced purpose q:
~rcwnrding his friends and furnishing his enemies &"
III continuation OF this, ask the readers atteu-
ton TO The extract of Sr. JefIerson's letter below
sPcchcaIy refusing TO remove officers for "potcal
opinion. lS what shift Will The "thirty" evadc the
force OF this letter. Their old expe,licnt is the only
one left Deny 1t stouty, and persist in the denial
10 The end OF the chapter. Faithful Jackson men,
WHO see hone but Jackson papers at lcast, will be-
hevc tlcur.
From ne .NIiio,qi Tlic'iiccac,,-
~ ma much pains, and in tone ofconfience cal
cuated To impose ON easy believers, tho Caucus
press Is labnrhg all The county to produce an
impression that prescription for opinions sake vay
Inc order of the day during the Administration of
E,Ant.
Such was moi the fact.
The |iolc tenor OF Mr.. Jefarsnus public lie, AMI
ms inaugural Address contradict aud refuie th.s ar
g,ins>nt N defence ofths removals of Postmasters
Clerks, Underwriters, SC. for the political opinions
they have entertained
We have lately met with particular piece oftcs-
timony showing that lis private opinion cpon tins
point vas IN accord with his public conduct.
We have been favored from source Of the hiules,
responsibility with the following extract ola Letter
datcd March 20 1901 from gentleman ofgrea, res
cc'do''ty' ana possessing The confidence Of Mr. SET
ierson, TO his friend in MARYLAND
II ain favored with your letter Of tho 18th inst
u nave ascertaned President Jefersons opinion on
me SUBJECT OF the present officers Of the United
States Government. 1t was-that il would be pr,, !
dent and proper not to look back; that where OFF,
GERS had conducted their offices with eunctuuliiv
u tents, and integrity, he did not link y po{itcak
opinions (when they had been conducted with tecen-
ICY oVght TO be Of depriUing than of office"
We thus see what wee Mr.. Jefferson's opnions
within sixteen days after coming into Office when
IL ever, he wuuo have felt and acted differently
Numerous excmplifcations Of Mr.. Us adherence
to the opinion expressed in the extract could be pro-
dmced IN Maryland, and probably, in every State
We VIII only refer 70 three, which just brought
to our notice In the session of 1919 several mem.
bers of Congress recommended OF political grounds
the removal ofthc Accountant of the NAVY Bcpart. |
lnent, who was an active political opponent: but Mr.
Jefferson declined removing him. In 1881, the
same party again recommended the same measure, !
tor the same purpose, Ond exhibited charges Of al
legged Illegal disbursements 10 the officers OF tho Ma
rlne Corps, 10 large amount. On examination at |
the Navy Department. however, all the disburse-
ments were established, excepting few thousand
dollars, which were ascertaincd 10 have been author
lied by the first Secretary of the Navy and were az
forwards all atLOosd. Mr.. J. continued infexiblc
and the accountant remained ia Office until l8iG
when he died, and was succeeded by Col. Freeman
The other Two were citizens of Fredericktown Ma
ryland. One the Inspector Of the Revenue for the
District OF Maryland and the other the Postmaster
both active opponents Of Mr. Jefferson. The former
was continued until the Revenue Law was repealed
and The other for many yenrs until age ard nrmity
induced h- to sign. The removal of both was re-
commended and urged, but urged in vain.