Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-05-05


which az that time they pronounced to be alarm.
aug 10 the public interests, and demonstrative Of
cofruPton. 1t booted us nothing to protest that
tue noath American Mission neither was given
TOT corrupt consideration, nor had it had. nor
should 1t have, the smallest influence over orr fture
course. The gentlemen were determined to constrns
II TIMER own way, and it is not to be doubted that
that affair." SO picr oscopic ITSELF and so entirely
accidental, had material influence on the last Pre-.
siqentlaI eiection--to say nothing of its ncrsona,
influence uponus
!" ELL the worthy editors named above, sucreed-
ed IN their object, and Gen. Jackson was mad.
President. Having preached SO long and so .elo.
quenty, the time for practising their own precepts
at length arrived! The reader does not REQUIRE "a
be told, how well the professions and the acts os
gentlemen correspond. He does not need 20 be in.
formed that all the editors enumerated above. viii
TWO exceptions, and two three others whose Names
are not mentioned, have accepted Offices,
under the President who for being President is so
much indebted to their personal exertions in his ia
vor. They who saw clearly, the scorruptionp of
q whole Administration, il. editors receiving
casual and temporary appointment from it, the emol-
ulnents OF which did not cover its expenses. have
nearly to man. claimed and received Offices of ph-
responsibility, great pecunary trust, of permanent
character, and large ernolument! Mr.. Adams wns
bitterly lnveighed against and Mr.. Clay openly
proclaimed profiigate and corrupt, for sending one
editor with public dispatches to South Amer
lca anu the very gentlemen who were so indignant
at the corruption, the moment they have it in their
power ask that old and tired public servants shall be
removed that they rlay be rewarded for their sery
ces out of the Public Treasury! Was there ever
such unbIushlng mppdence? WAS there ever such
abandoned, brazen internal impudence. Was there
ever such contempt flung into the teeth ofthe public
But be patient gentle reader! Do not suppose tina.
there was any corruption in the case. Though Mr.
Clay was proclaimed corrupt for EMPLOYING one.
editor, and the editor too, who was employed, vet.
we must remember the difference between Henry
Clay and the second Uashinston! We must not
presume to suspect the ilustrious Farmer of Ten
nessee corruption for rewardng his editors by the
dozen. Be patient on another account A dav of
rstribution sO'H arriue. The revolutionary soldiers
who have been turned out to Craze in their old aee
to make room for mushroom editors eneendered bv
the presidential heats oparty and whose vocation is
Islander, 0in get be aoe'tsed by their co,ntsy Jack
son administration is already damned in public opn-
ion Heaven cannot look on the spectacle of outrage
lings of our individual and social nature now cxhb
itng unmoved. The people of the u States will
never submit to the fathers of their liberties.
condemned and wantonly degraded with impunity.
OF those editors who were greatly scandalized
at Mr.. Clays appointing editor TO tritiing for
eign missions the following have been rewarded" for
their zeal and services:
Duff Green, Printer to both Houses of Congress.
whose annual receipts from the Treasury are estiua
tedat S7o,ooo.
Isaac Hill, end Comptroller 5000
Amos Kendall, 9TH Auditor, 5000
Dabney s. Carr, Naval Officer. Baltimore, 700
NJ. III. Noah, Naval Officer, New York, 5000
Nathaniel Green. P. Master, Boston, 1000
Peter Wagner, Naval Officer, N. Orleans, 5000
In addition Mr. W.-R. Danforth another editor, is
appointed Collector at Providence--David Henshaw,
one OF the Editors of the Boston Statesman, Colec-
tor of that Port, Nr. Dunlap another of the editors Of
the Statesman, Attorney for Massachusetts, Mr..
Norton editor of the Hartford Mercury, seas appor
ted p. Master at Hartford but his commissions after
one days service was superseded, he having it APP
pears. deceived Mr. Barry as to his standing, Gel
Hereit viii be allowed. is goodly number of Ed
itors, drawing goodiy sum from the Treasury. But
these gentlemen have not been resoayded---Oh! no
--they oil deserved their appointments for superior
services and qualifications /! Out upon ye, hypo.
critics.
Ofthose mentioned as most active and indefatiga-
BILE in tanenfing the corruption of the Governments
in sending the senior editor of this paper abroad on
public business, Mr.. Shadrack Penn of the Louisville
Advertiser, end Mr. Richie of this city, are alone
unrewardcd Mr.. Penn will doubtless not be neg
il c;rc IT..
TIC Cannot take sn Office. without felnqulsfnng big
post of Public Printer TO the Commonwealth, =
warm place He will at the proper time, speak feel.
ingly of his disinterestedness.
-N29-
For CONSTITUTIONAL VINO.
To The FRIENDS Of REToR@ IN Mabie,cs ddssr, Eauc,st
Accomack and NORTHAMPTON. ''
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