Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-06-18
BY THE PRks1pENrl-Hear him! Hear him

BY THE PREsIpENrl-Hear him! Hear hint
0T"it requires no depth of thought to be
convinced that CORRUPTION 1vR be made
the order OF the day, if the President shall
make important appointments, from among the
members of Congress! -
JACKSON,
Determined to put down Corruption and
the "Monster Party" aud to act upon his owp
sentiments and opinions, the General in a let
ter to Mr. Monroe. says, SIT viii become me
to foifor, the suggestions and advice which |
gave 20 othersp II would, indeed, have been
very becoming.
The General gives US the following prO9fs of
his consistency and sincerity.
UTThe following ".tfemoers of Congress-
have been appointed by President Jackson to
Executive Offices.
GTMsrtin Van Buren,. senstor from New
York. Secretary OF State.
cJJobn II. Eaton, Senator from Tennessee,
Secretary of War.
GTJohn Branch, Senator from N. Carolina,
Secretary of Navy.
OTSamuel ID. Ipghsm, Member Of House
tary OF Treasury.
~. NJ. Berrien, Senator from Georgia, At
torney General.
0JLouis McLane, Senator from Delaware.
Minister TO England.
GJNm. z. Rives, Member OF Congress
from Virginia, Minister to France.
0JIhumas Il. Moore, Member of House oil
Representatives from Kentucky, Minister to
CoIombis.
UJGeorge w. Owen, Member Of House Of
| lie personalities from Alabama, Collector al
Mobile.
gNJobn CHANDLER, Senator from Maine, Col
| lectar at Portland
uTJeromus Johnson, Member of House oil
Repre sentatives from New York, Appraiser Of
| Goods! /!
Gin addition, Mr.. TazewelI and MIR. Lii
'ineston, both Senators, have been rendered
| appointments.
[CoScLUsIoN! ~
| G"N requires no depth of thought to be
convinced that corruption is the order of the
day -"
From The Dray.sn, { Ohio JournaLl
| An ambitious monk, who was the son of !
fisherman. kept his fathers nets hanging be
tore MN IN his cell as an evidence OF his hu
NIFTY. This show of humble piety gained hin
sucn reverence that, by few short steps, he
was advanced to a bishops dignity. In .he
most splendid halls of his palace the nets were
again hung up. and the Bishop was still the
most humble ofmen. His reward was a Car.
dinaFs hat. The modest Cardinal still preser
we'd his fathers nets, and it was not long until
he became POPE. They were then discarded
On being asked why he no longer retained
them, he answered 'Fools! have no Iongel
any use tor them-the fsh is CAUGHT"
| ihe professions of the Jackson party, before
the election. were much like the monks nets
The object being now attained, they have nov
no further use for them, and fad it very con
veniebt 10 lay them aside, and they manifest g.
much contempt as the pope did, for those who
have been deceived by them. One OF Gen
lackson's nets, which was of great service I,
him IN catching The fish, was his opinions OF
the subject OF the appointmen nj of members O
Congress TO Offices under the general govern
ment. This net is laid aside. and Van Buren
Eaton, Branch. Berrien, ingham, Moore ans
McLane, all members of Congress, have 90
snug Appointments under the general govern
ment Another net Was RetreneAmenf, but /
was convenient to throw it aside, ~hen Moor,
was appointed minister to Colombia and Nc
Lane to England. Reform was an exceIen, ne
; Tor catching gudgeons, but it is useless now.
be'ofs the late election a monstrous CT,
was kept up about pensioned presses and hire
ing editors. paper which received one o
! TWO hundred doiiafsa year for publishing tn
, laws Oh the United States was accused OF beiDI
, supported by government patronage, and tn
! administration was charged with the crosses
/ corruption IN making changes, in few instan
1 ees' OF 'he papers employed to print the laws
bat uiose "no manifested such adherence an
I, Indignation at such extreme corruntion ar
now IN power and the case is changed. Tn
= fish is caught. Offices have already been be