Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-16
THE VIRGTNIAN.
LYNCHBURG. MARCH 10, 1852
GEN. JAcKsoNs APPOINTMENTS.

| ly conflicts with il, by those whom the gcneroH
confidence of the people mas called 10 admin IS
ter the government, the result cannot be prob
lcnmical. II frequently happens. indeed, tina
men who are elevated 10 Offices beyond the
deserts nre too apt 10 attribute that elevation I,
that no NAN has ever been placed IN a situation
better calculated, by all the circumstance,
attendant on his Triumph, 10 produce the belle
that his success was the sole consequence al
personal merit, and consequently to excite
seif.c5n6dence which can re.i on no jus
grounds, thar Andrew Jackson. Effected TO III,
Of the people, against competitor, y hose NOR
al character was CLEAR from reproach who's,
benevolence ~as proven ial whose talents wer,
oi the most brilliant older, and whose services it
his country had been rs valuable as they wert
diversified in their chnracicI--ii vas natural Il
expect thai lie should fall into the common er
ror, and 10 fancy himself m ATLAS, able ,o
bear world upon his shoulders, while, in truth
he was but the instrument Of others. and oni.
selected to ACT the foremost part, because the
peculiar chdrncier of his fame would come in
aid Of their intrguc and cunning tie looked
only 10 the front rank in which They had placed
him, and naturally believed that, wise as they
were, they wa"ld not throw upon him respon-
s'bllite' which neither his talenis, studies or
pursuits in life qualified hin, 10 bear willis,
hey looked both 10 thu immediate rewards
which would follow ms triumph, aad 10 The still
more splendli prize which, by his success.
might be placed more readily within their
grasp. lhcy succeeded. The Military Chief
taia irinnphrd aud he is already scal,et,n,
his rewards with n liberal hand not. indeed To
'hose whose talents should have given them pre-.
cedenee, but 10 his noisy followers, whose tai
ehts are ia an inverse ratio to ther ciamors
We shn'l see whether public opinion viii sus
tain him IN this course, and in the srnience Of
general prescription WHICH threatens to follow :.
and which, II II be sanctioned by the people. Ell.
tier puts gag in the mouth oi every indepen
dent man, and muzzles the freedom of the
press, o. throws all HE Offices ofthe country in.
to The hands ofhypocrles aud knaves
ihe delay whIch has occurred in the anpont.
men' OF the principal officers of the new admin
'straiion IS calculated 10 create no lnconsidcra-
Ole surpn1e and this strpIize IS increased by
the tact that the Official organ of the party had
some time SINCE announced that the arrange.
ments we're deGnuiveIy settled. WHY. then. ,Io
we see noWinatiuns made to the Senate and
confirmed by that body. Of District Jud.,.s
anu ID strict Aunrnps, while the Ii ,sher Offices
oil the government. the Secretaries of the NAVY
'nn var "nh the Attorney General, are uuap-
pointed l. itnot course unprecedented in
thr history OF the country And is il moi AL.
verse, tor, Ia its true policy aud its best inter
ests Two reasons only can be assigned for
this extraordinary proceeding One of them
Is mat both the friends and the opponents of
the new administration bad exhibited un.uuivo-
Ca" SYM toms OF dissatisfaction al he ar, ange.
"fW winch the aeta scented Telegram uns
authorized 10 state had been made with re
gard 10 the cabinet Offices and Thai there fore
a change had been determined on Ia avert the
'dlc"e aud dispIeasure il had provoked. The
othcr IS, that in order to enforce the decree of
prescription, winch had been determined ON
II was essential that The horough.roiuc men of
The party should mlintain their n,I oaricaI sn.
pcrio'it. in the Senate, which would he ieonar.
''Hea' II not lost, by the withdrawal of Messrs.
branch, Eaton and Brrrien. The first ofthese
reasons cannot be The true one because II.
though It is more than probable. that these rem.
"em"h VIII not fl the Offices TO which the
au'horizef annunciatinn Of the telegram
assigned them yet it is certain, if they do moi,
mar 'hey Will he appointed 10 some others of
no less magnitude. The second reason ,hon
"'o" oe hh'' And what shall we call such
conduct, iflt be so We would certainlv be r.
lnctant 10 shock the delicate spnsjb[tie. of IN.
gentlemen by denouncing it MS gross /" ;ut,;gos
management corruption aud bargaining be.
cause their tender conscirnces could not s,,eI,,
endure the idea Of being charged with the com.
MISSION oil acts the bare sup oSiton of which
in others had been the theme Of their bitte,es,
o'nHhc'a'ions And yet, what else is in 7, !,
nor intrigue, management and corrun,;o,,,
mus 10 b"rgain,' beforehand. with men ? N
f' 'h'm '0hat "fFices they are to fill, after they
''"'' nave oheyed the decree Of Casari Has
NOT "h". jackson already told Branch that he
sna'' be Secretary Of the Navy, and Berrien
'nf' ne shall be Attorney General, and Eaton
'n"' ne shall be Secretary of War, (if an in.
n'enan' people do 'ot shudder at the elevation
oil one so weak in mind and 50 corrupt in NOR.
"iS') o"' that their appointments must be the
'a'' made because their services are vet neces.
@'y 10 enable him TO fill other offices with his !
creatures lfany doubt the motive which has
ac'ua'ed the President, the statement, of a Gin.