Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-06-26
POLITICAL.
From ire eetersburg n,ielligcneer

punishmes, udoPted by the present cabinet and its
depepdants, the Administration Editors have brought
their d's'neresttd pens tn tho defence Of policy
witch ha ), thus far, bcne6tted SO unprecedented n
number OF their brethren We are asked bv one to
wait little while, and all will be satisfactorily eSplain
"d-by another, not to Judge too hastiy-uhile n
third tells that such mass of testimony to prove
the total unttness of he discarded ofFcsrs will he
iaId before the next Congress, will astonisil at
tartes. 'Fhis Iratuitous advice comes with a bad
grace from those who, for four years past have, when
ever suited thor purposes. been ready to vouch for
rumors however absurd aud to torture hcts however
PLAIN and palpablc. Having once deceived the Pen
pie they presume, wit! some srn,blancc of reason
that the same success will still attend their efforts
~ however, appearances be not more than USUALLY
deceptive, they will he convinced, before tho cynra
fOn of the present Presidential term of tho ,,,;I;t
Vt their attempts. The great body of the Pcople
ran never he induced 70 set the seal of their arnro
baton upon a principle which violates the spirit of
The constitutions and is AZ with the genius of NIL
our institutions which breaks down the iniepcpJcnre
"f the public officer; infses itself into al! the transac
tons OF the government: and corrnts the purity of
the elective franchise, by forcing, directly at least
twenty thousand, and INDIRECTLY, more than five times
that number of votes to tho support OF the spowers
that be- Unsound in it's conception and vndic,ive
IN IT'S operation, 1t cannot be snstIired until the
People lose all regard for their rights and all
respect for the sacred claims of posterity 10 ure
and unconaminated transmission OF those institutions
which form the glory ofone country and the adnira.
ton of every other. When the mind OF pnlIc
tprt
TO the will md control of the Chief Magistrate: when
the lave creating offices shall be construed to have
heen passed for the purpose of ministering to the
personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of the President; when i,
shall he conceded that patronage placed in the
hands OF the Executive, to be used mnnner rcpup-
nant to the popular will, and righfuy employed in
Tewarding personal friends. and furnishing personal
enemies; when the doctrine shall be assI,net TO- that
citizen who may chance differ in opinion with mn
Administration, is, from that circumstances to be de
bounced rs dishonest nfat hfu unfit to be emplovcd
nthe public service, and outcast in tho land which
he may have assisted to deend them and not till then
can the advocates of this odous system prevail over
tho virtue and intelligence of the hardy yeomanry of
our country, no mattcr how ardent their previous,
zeal how bright the deiusive gloss thew NAV throw
over principle they dare not canddy discuss through
all ITS developments and fearful consequences
But the People asked to suspend their In}r,mcr,
upon the operations of this system until the Cabi
net shall think it proper to make public defence OF
Us conduct Fhis request to some may arpcar rem
strip 1t OF ITS artfsl covering and its fec
hleness vii! appear manifest. The rule is not 70 be
permitted IT, work both WAYS. An ca;cer is dismiss
I'D without having received from the removing mower
the least lntimatnn af the The oicia1 DREAMS
or tne administration Immediately proclaim to the
world that he was unaithful to his trust conccalin,
Mt the same time, the specifications OF his unwortb;
ness--'eavipg the victim of Prosecution no ,noans
of Qualifications The glorious privilege ofthe Com
e.Hution, winch secures to the humbest citizen the
-ght OF being heard before he is condemned is tb,rs
dIsrcgardcd; and yet the People are requested ia
suspend their sentence upon these open violation
ther dearest rights, until the President and his MIN.
'sterS shait lay their parte testimony before com
lnittce OF their WarneSt and most active politica
trends. WI! the People pay attention TO such 70.
quests WIN they tamcy acGuesce in system which
fhelr better judgments pronounce to be rs cruel 2.
u Is unJns'' merely because they have assisted in e
HFaine the present party to power 1t would be in
sriflng to the hoasted purity of republican com.
rnlnty TO give other than negative answer IN ,hese
questions Notwithstanding all the attempts which
!farftzan presses arc now making 10 blind and de-
lude, they will still believe with the veneratsd f-o
eFs or the charter of liberties that the nroner
,mc 70 exhibit tho supposed guilt Of an officer is al
inc rndmen OF his removal, when The means Of his
defencc or Justification within his reach-and not
when ttrose means may have been wrrsted from him
ny his accusers, and the charges laid before trim
nal winch has no cognizance Of the matter
30 the President and his advisers feel disirust 70
submitting their reasons for the course they have a.
dopted, to the unbiased Judgment Of the people bo
tore these reasons So Ill have passsd throruh the
party colorcd medium Of n report from commit or
~ Congress- II they entertain no such fears yby
lot exhibit to the discarded officers and to the cou
fFy, the causes for removal? If the grounds rrou
Which the principle of removal is founded be unEni.h
fitness IN the incurnbents the People have rrht "a
expect information Of the fact ard their unnualfed
aPprooatlon wond be tie consequence Of such an
annunciatjon IF it be prescription for difference f
npnon, then indeed is there some reason as we'll for
Honceament, for fear of the sentence of an ia,g
rant conrnunty That prescription is the ground
'o'n vi Hs ptihCipe, must De believed unit! more
convincing arguments than now in the possession
81 the public. shall be developed to warrant differ
CDt conclusion '1
These remarks have not been elected by any pre-
nieditated opposition TO the Administrator Of Gcn
Jackson. On his accession to Office we laid down
the same rutc that shonld have done had his oppo
lrnt been sncccssfu'-io Judge him by his acts; and
rom this rule We are determined not to depart, let
WHO may be at the head of affairs. As The conduc.
Tor Of m iadepcndon, journal we think we ser mich
cause for alarm from the future consequences of the
operation Of system, which we consider ~ hc
70 the best interests Of the
-n"nfry-and tending to overthrow all Independence
If action in orr fcow-ctizene; and wills Tcs;;n,
iFy III tbs belief We bold it 10 be our sacred dufy
- circulate cur fears TO the extent that orr hurubfa
sheet may carry them
AMOS KENO iLT.-A;noro fi,e ,avy ~,
which, the eleyaLInn of On Inslrnn L. -. 80.