Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-01
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TUESDAI MORNING. SEI,T. l. Ign
The 7ar;g-and General Jacisoa.

III perfectly pam from the language Of the off,
ciai organ at Washington letters of ccrtnia
southern members of Congress published during the
iast spring. and from various other signs Of the times
thai President Jackson intends either directly in
directly, throw the whole weight Of Executive in
iiuencs into the scale OF the anti tariff party Cen
raj Jackson in his well remembered letter tn tho Ten
nessee Legislature, expressed his decided adherence
To the appointment of members of Congress to Offices
OF trnst and emolumcnt;-nay no urgel his obicc
tons so far to exclude the peoples representatives
rom all Government, patronage for ut least two or
three years from the expiration nf their terms of ser
vice. How he has redeemed his implied pledge to
the country, let the short history of his Admnis,ra
ton determine His partizans during the Presidcn-
'ih canvass, exclaimed with portentous fury agains,
The acdged attack the Press, by Mr.. Clay in de-
prving some half dozen scurrious printers of the
public Advertising. Nor. these same consistent pat
riots think 1t perfectly right that forty editors Of
newspapers SHOULD be promoted,-sONic of them to
high and lucrative offices; and many Of them conlin
ne TO conduc; their hrcling presses without mnr-
muir ct disapprobation from the party. We arc far
rom thinking ourselves, that deserving editors of
newspapers ought because they editors, to be To
tally excluded from Office; but we do think and in this
opinion the conn,ry is undoubtedly with u.s. that no
officer Of Government Ought to conduct a partzan
newspaper. The press like the wife of Cu.snr ough
to he unsulliad by the breath Of suspicion. To
use All expression Of the distinguished Joel Barlow
tits tho vital fluid of organized liberty. 4 When
the people lose their confidence in its integrity and
purity there is end of the main support of Repub
lean Governments that which ought TO be It's airnen
vii become lis poison. If such has been the public
disappointment when contrasting he professions and
practice OF Gen Jackson in rclotion TO government,
patronage. 1t would be we'll prepare The nation
FOR similar rcvoutioh in opinion with respect 10 The,
all important subject OF domestic manufactures. W.
Oft South, are not accustomed To appreciate ne
momnntous interests involved in this important branch
nfpubic economy. We have heretofore regarded il
more an electionecring hohby-as theme OF dec
Iamaon in court house yard Legislative Hail.
than as question vi great national concern and of
real American feeling. Nothing is certain than
that unfounded prejudices cherished with rcspcc,
TO IL Consequences have been imputed 10 the poll
cy which have existence in fact, and that which
If rightly understood, would be hailed as n M iona
blessing has been branded by every epii,,et which
party virne 'ce could invent. IuGt the opinions OF
General Jackson before he came into pocer were
clear aud decided both with respect to the constu
unnaliy and cxpedicncy of q Protccirc tariff, we
nc,H only appeal to facts. In lbs letter u the Gov
cgnor Of Ipdana [>ee Niles Weekly Register, vol. Y.
series, page 58] he this language:
with these remarks pray you sir, respectfully to
state To the Senate of Indiana, that my opinions at
present (meaning in Feb. 1899 precisely what
they were 10 1923 and 1921 when they were com
rnunicatcd by letter Doctor Coleman. and when
voted Tor the present tariff aud appropriations for
terna imprcgcm
Now VIVA, were The opinions OF General Jackson
expressed in the l,ucr to Doctor Coleman.
IL will ask says he .'vhat is the re7 Stnntion Of
a. has inc Atnc
"a market for Ills surplus product?-ENCGit for cot
ion, NC has neither a foreign LnorJ home market
Does not this clearly prove, when there IL no market
either nj home Or abroad, TINT there Is too much Ia
Dor employed i'll agriculiurc and that tho channels
for labor should be multiplied Common sense points
om tonce The remedy. Drd,o J,on, agriculture Hjs
sHperdJGndrnt tobor; employ IL IN mechanism and
manufacturer, thereby freitiHg home Vplrket far
you,' breqd st!FS, anil disriJutng tutor 10 NE
proGtabe account and BENEFITS Ia The courtrywW re-
sui Ihte jj'Om agriculture an The United States sic
hundred thousand tOOtuen and children and you
irH az once gice market for more bread Stufs than
0H Europe now furnishes u.s. IN short sir have
been too long subject the policy of tue British
merchants. u Is time that we should become lit
tlc more .9mericaniIcd; and instead of feeding Che
paupers aud laborcrs Of England feed own \or
else IN short time by continuing present poticy
gre sitnH al Ce rendered p0UperS OU1ScircS." IScc
Dues weekly Register vol. III. new series, page els.
Can any thing III language he paincr' Gen
Jackson in April 1924, thought that our very exs-
tence os a nation depended upon withdrawing n part
Of our redundant agricultural labor and applying il
To manufactures. f ever he reasoned correctly he did
on that occasion. lie shows most clearly that the
ii tariff policy ruinous to country, and only
beneficial 10 English merchants, paupcrs and labor
ors. IL we the political frcn5s Of General
Jackson we should heartily regret for his sake that
this almost solitary exhibition ofony thing like sound
intelcct should be az IT. most undoubtedly will be,
disavowcd and rcpudatcd by his future course. That
be has thrown himself completely into the arms Of
thc enemies Of The American System is susceptible
oi the highest prcsumptivo proof That hc will al
the SAME time still cndcavor to cloak his opinions
~ TO preserve fair weather with PENNSYLVANIA. Nov
York aud other tariff states, we have no doubt II
General Jackson is deficient in every thing else he