Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-30
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THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 30, 1929.
The Washington papers OF yesterday, bring official
Intelligence OF the appointment of SAML SMART
WOUT to the colectorship of the Port of New
York. This gentleman name is familiar TO all as
an active accomplish in Burrs mlchnations--a fact
40 notorious and well established that Mr. Swart-
won't HIMSELF has never we believe, denied il! Boil
man and Swartwout, names associated in the
recollection of all acquainted with the history of
1906 and C, the active ard efficient OF Burrs
partizans. Dr. Bollman we believe is dead, els, he
too no doubt, would have been gratefully rcmc INBRED
by President Jackson!
Is Gen. Jackson infatuatcd' Is he determined TO
to what lengths he push his popularity, Is he
resolved to ascertain from experiment. what degree
Of insult and indgnity, the people of the u. Staee
will submit to-
We have seen in oar short pilgrimage through life,
many resolutions in the political world, unexpected
and surprizing- men get to the ascendency,
old Republicans denounced Federalsts Fedora
lists cheerod and supported Republicans, the power
Of Napoleon overtlrown. and Mr.. Peel and the Duke
Ct Wellington hailed as the liberators of an oppres
scd people. But here is revolution more unexpeet
cd and astonishing than all-whch was not expected
and never could have been oxpected--the rAitorous
parsizans Of AARON BURR, taken into the cont
dcncc & trust of the Executive of the u. Sncs Let
those who admire tho availability OF human fortune.
see in this strange event fresh for admiration
Mr. Noah is rewarded. He has squibbcd and lied
and joked, to some purpose THERE'S no "batgain'
ia this matter. Jackson Is incapable of "bsrgain-
ing" The hairs Of his head are not TO know his
purpose. When his former violent assalanfs and
abusers receive Office at his hands, it is only the
sequence of his regard for tho public interests.
There is no personal quid pro quo.-Mr Noah is the
seventh Editor who hns been gratiied with lucrative
Office. When Mr.. Clay, under the rnquisition OF
Congress employed printers at $50 per annum tc
publish the laws of the U. States, lie was accused
of substituting the Press. Whom Gen. Jackson re-
wards Editors with Offices worth 3 and $1,000 year
it is all right and proper. The same gentlemen who
m1de an outcry in the irst instance are silent as
locks and stones in the last. Mr.. Richie who
vituperatcd the Lynchburs Virgnan as prostitute,
and corrupt, for publishing the laws of the U. S
"by authority" at stipend of some 30 or $780, looks
on with great satisfaction and complaccncy, at TN
appointment of Editors Kendall II, Carr, Norton
Noah and Danforth
Gen. Richard Eppes in his reply to Mr.. Climber
repeats in very iatclgible terms, some of the rca
eoning so prevalent in the last General Assembly
Yet although so plain, that he who runs may rcut
we have endca vorcd to mako him still moro clear tina
the runners and readers may also understand villa
he and his eompatriots would be at if thoy dared.
Gen. Eppes says that nc thinks it is not good pc
Icy TO admit non-frecholders to vote forscnaors az
representatives and be eligible To those Offices" ."
thcyure admitted by Ltol tho olecijng power (as
think it probable they may bo) the nonfecholdci
should not be eligible ond should only vot
for members of the popular branch of the I.e
pislature. Such IL the opinion. Ills argumeI
in support Of IL 10 follows; every man VIII
cultivates tho land, has personal estate also. Ma
"ny men have personal estate but no lind Ifthc inn
.'who has no land can be elected also by those VIII
"huvo no land tn make laws for society he is direct
ely in situation where his cupidity may be cxctot
"and if his interest is to guide bis legislation he wi
take tho land, or what is worse, hs interest wi
"prompt him constantly to burden it with taxes an
"cxcmpt his own estate. This cannot happon IN th
"othor case. The cultiyaor Of the soil had persons
"estots also, ond IL he reduces the taxes upon on
che must increase them upon tho other and therefor
"oannot escape. Nor Is ho under anu temptation
"moko the experiment" Now let US eco how th
logic works, in a case stated a. owns $1,000
worth Of real estate, and 10000 worth of person,
property D. owns 100000 worth of personal proper
ty.A tax ielaid ON realty and personally accordin
tovaluo. and pays each tho same sum. A tax
laid on personality only. win pay as to A, 2to
because b pays upon $4,000. and a only on 10000
Is this not SO, Gen. Eppcs' And yet cupidity bein
al. a.
under o~ytcmptation 70 make the czpcrimentp."