Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-25
THE VIRGINIAN.
LYNCHBURG, JUNE IS, 1929
PRACTICE r,.PROFESsiON.

LtNOhbG ItU, JUNE ~"f 800
| PRACTICE sPROFESSiON.
| at is no scandal al sspersion
| "Upon great andnOtis person.
| "To say, he naturally a5horrd
! The old .fashion'd trick, To keep bis word !;
| For, to be G6ie forget
us found quite usefuI to the ereat.e
[Hudibra,, to his Lady.
| n the " great and noble person" who nov
writes bimself President of the United States
had substituted the study of Hudibras for that
Of Locke and Bacon, he could not have more
conclusiveIy shown how zesleus convert he
is to the Poet. logic. But. as in all probable
~ the works Of neither Of the three authors
whom we have named have ever been dog
cared BY our President. the difference ia that
similarity of opinion and consequent SIM.
larity Of reasoning existed (sach as has been
frequently observed in the writings OF gredi
men), between the author Of Hudibras and
Gen. Jackson. by which the latter was induced
to aci upon the principles advanced by the for
mer-or, secondly. that en-. Jackson as a
candidate, is by no means TO be considered as
possessing any identity with Gen. Jackson as
the Pre,idsnt--or. thirdly. that Gen. Jackson
expressed opinions in his letter of resignation
to the Legislature ofTenhessec. which his ri.
iers now compel him to renounce. There ia no
other alternative, We have added third horn
to our dilemma, contrary TO the custom in
such cases established, that he may have free
scope in making selection. But, let us be
serious foI a moment.
When Gen. Jackson resigned his office of
Senator Of the United States, oo his nomination.
to the Presidency by the Legis aiure OF Ten
nessee, (afTrciing delicacy which subsequent
circumstances authorize Us TO believe be did
not leel,) he addressed to lnat body a Letter,
OF which the subjoined paragraph is a part:
VI" |, requires no depth OF thought TO he
convinced that CORRUPTION ,cH be made
the order OF the day, if the President shall
make important appointments, from among
the members OF Congress -
Signed, --ANDREW JACKSON.
Still further on, the General remarks, that
he would so amend he Constitution, as not
only to render ineligible to Offices TO be- filled by
the President members Of Congress at the
time of his election, but that he would extend
the application Of the rule, so that members
sl'ould be excluded from such Offices " for t,co
years after" the expiration Of the session OF
Congress, the termination Of which would bring
in a new administration We do not know
it to be a fact, but We think i, more than pro.
bable, that the'severai appointments Of members
of Congress TO ministerial. juticisi and local
Offices made by Mr.. Monroe, during the All.
ministration of that gentleman (the evil conse-
quences OF which policy cannot but be appa-
rent 10 the most superficial observer, when il -
carried TO zoo great an extent) led Gen. Jack.
son 10 the adoption of the opinion which he so
earnestly pressed on the attention of his con.
stituens. The masked batieries Of the Rich.
mond oracle. and the politicians from whom il
took lis cue, ever aad anon, about the same
period, gave Mr.. Monroe sly shot with re.
gard to this very mattsr-hut COW, instead Of
being masked only, we fear all its guns are
sp'ked-so dead a silence does il preserve.
when, if numbers can aggrsvate the violation
sfa principle, there is SO much greater reason
of complaint.
Two questions arise here-Did Gen. JacL.
son. al the time he penned mis- letter. really
believe that corruption would be made the
order of the day, f,he President should make
important appointments from among the mem.
hers of Congress :" 1ibe did has any thing
since occurred TO produce an alteration of his
opinion7 The latter cannot be, so far rs the
belief of corruption exists because. a,
the time he made the assertion, no man had
ever attempted TO cast the tain, of suspicion on
the honor aud honesty ofthe representatives of
the people; but since, many of them have been
broadly charged with II, and by Gen. JAG kson
Seeing, then, that the events which
have transpired since his letter was written
must rather have fortified than changed b;s
opinion, we are justified ia chai gine him with
an attempt to make corruption the order NJ
the day unless he escapes from this charge
by acknowledging that he did not believe wba,
he said but, under the impression tina, i, was
Tue popular opinion, employed it to procure
votes ifhe adopted the first sug es,ion. every
man Will pronounce his conduct criminal m
Tue last degree 1.-THE latter, both hypocriicaI
and contemplate. He cannot escape, unles.
he choose the third horn of our dil.mm,
which IS, that, finding himself Incompetent, ,o
discharge the duties of his office, and having
become 'eagued in indissoiubIe chains. with
vicious men, he is compelled to submit 10 ,hs;r
counsels. and to be guided by their will, And
IL tins be so' to ~hsta state of degradation is
me nation reduced. in the person of ,s oom;..,