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

Our jackson brethren however, would by no meaus
listen to this reasoning. They were seeking charges
against Clay and Adams, and particularly desrous Of
establishing the charge OF forwarding their favor
ties, which at that time they pronounced to be aarm.
ing to the public iptcsests aud demonstratiye Of
corruption" II booted us nothiag to protest thu.
the So,r'l American Mission neither was giycn
for corrupt consideration, nor hud it had, nor
should have, the suulle IT influence over our future
coarse. The gentlemen wore determined to construc
1t thcr own way, and II is not to be doubted, that
that ahar, so microscopic in ITSELF aud so entirely
occidental had material influence ON the last Pre-.
sidential eiection-to say nothing OF It's personal
influence upon us.
Well, the worthy editors named above. sncceeJ
cd in their object, and Cen. Jackson was mad,
President. Having preached so long and SO c,o
quen,ly, tho time for practising their own precerfs
ut length arrivcd The render dos not require to
DC told how well the pr,fssions mi tie rc.stf ,,>
gentlemen correspond. lie does 10, need 20 M ~
formed that oil the editors enumerated above. viii
TWO except'ons aud two or three others whoee names
are not mentioned. have accepted lucrative o6;res
Under the President WIN for being President. is so
mulch Indebted to their personal exertions in his f.,
Vor. They who say clearly, the "cprruptlon" oc
whole Administration, ia one editors RECEIVING n
casual and temporary appointment from it. the emo,
''monts Of which did not cover its cxpeusss ko,,
nearly to man, claimed and Yeeeired Offices ffio
responsibility, great pccuniury trost OF permancn,
character, aud large cmolumcnt! Mr.. Adaus ,.,,
bitterly invcighed against, and Mr.. CLAW oncn,,
proclaimed profiigato and corrupt, for scntnr nm,
editor with public dispatches to South Amer
'ca' ana me very gentlemen who were SO INDIGNANT
az the corruption, tho moment they have it in their
power ask that odan tired public servants shall IN,
removed, that they may be rewarded for their sery
ces out OF the Public Treasury! Was there erey
such unblushing nnPudencr' Was there ever such
abandoned, brazen Internal impudcnce. Was tbete
ever such contempt flung into tho teeth ofthe public
But be patient gentle reader! Do not SUPPOSE tl,a,
there was any corrlpton in the case Though Mr.
Clay was proclaimed corrupt for EMPLOYING ono
editor, and the editor too, who vas employed vet.
we must remember the difference between Henry
Ciay' and the seeond Washington! We must moi
presume TO suspect the illustrious FARMER of Zen
nessee OF corruption, oT rewardng his editors by the
dozen. Be Patfent on another account. A dav oS-
rcf'1but'an NIL Grrirc. Yhc revolutionary soldiers
who have been turned out to gfuzc in their old ar
TO make room for mushroom editors ergc1Idcref 6v
the presidential heats ofpaIty aud whose vocation il
SANDER, will yet be areased By Aelr country. jack
sons administration is already damned IN public orin
ion Heaven cannot look on the spectacle of ou,ruoe
to the gratitude the country, and the holiet fr
linSs OF OUR individual and social nature now exhSh
ting unmoved The people on the u. States will
never submit to see the fathers of their liberties.
condemned and wuntonly degraded With impuniry.
vi those editors who were so greatly scanaallzed
at Mr. Cihy's appointing IN editor to trifiips fur
egn mission, the following have been rewarded" for
their zeal and services:
DuH Green, Printer to both Iouses Of COuc,ess
whose annual receipts fon, the Treasury are estiu-
ted ut so orug
iSa"c ii'ii' <nd Comptroller 5000
Amos Kendall, 9TH Auditor, amo
Dabney S. Carr, Naval Officer, Baltimore. 1000
N. NJ. Noah, Naval Officer, New York. 30np
Nathaniel Green, p. Master, Boston, 1000
Peter Wagner, Naval Officer, ". Orleans. ANN
In addition Mr. w. X. Danforth another editor. ~
appointed collector at Providence David Henshaw.
one ofthe Editors OF the loston Statesman, Collier
tor o that Port, Ar Dunlap. another Of the editors OF
the Statesman, Attorney FOR &assarhusctte. Mr..
Norton editor Of the Hartford Mercury, sas appn
ted p Master at Hartford; but biz commission afler
one days service was superseded, lie having it Gp-
pears, deceived Mr.. Barry rs to his stunding, &c.
Hercit viii be allowed, rs goodly number Of Ed
TORS, drawing goodly SUM from the Treasury. But
these gentlemen have not been retoa,zed--.ob, nm
--iley oil deserved their appointments for slpenos
services and qualifications oot upon yr, hypo.
critics.
Ofthose mentioned as most active and indeGGrd-
bic IN icmeftisg the corruption Of tho Government
in sending the senior editor Of this paper abroad On
public business, Mr.. Shadrack Penn of tho Louisville
Advertiser and Mr.. Richie Of this city, are alone
unrcwardcd. Mr.. Penn viii doubtless not be uer-
lccted. Mr. Richie is so circumstanccd, that
he cannot take Office, without rcnquirhing hfs
post Of Public Printer 10 tho Commonwealth, a
warm place. lie will at the proper time, speak feri-
ingy Of his diaHterestsriness.
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