Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-06-23

pointed. but have noticed, ia the public pr,nls
some hiteen or twenty. And they were general
~ oil those whose papers had manifested the great
est activity in the late canvass, the most vulgar
abuse OF opponents, and the most fulsome praise
OF their tavorite candidate. Ld.ors are as much
entitled 10 be appointed as any other class of the
community; but. IL the number and the quality of
those promoted, be such Us to render palpable the
motive Other appointment; il they are preferred,
not on account OF their fair pretentions and their
ability and capacity to serve the public, but be.
cause OF their devotion TO a particular Individual,
ASK ifthe necessary consequence must noble to
render the press venal, and in time to destroy this
hitherto justly cherished Palladium Of our Liberty
Ii the principle of all these appointments--,his
monopoly oil public trusts by members Of Congress
and partzan E,litors--be exceptionables (and
would not have alluded to them but from my deli
berate conviction that they essentially vicious)
their effects are truly alarming. l will not i'm.
pute to President Jackson any design to subvert
our liberties hope and believe that he does no.
now entertain any such design. But must say,
u an ambitious President, sought the overflow of
our government, and ultimately to establish diff
terent form, he would at the commencement of
his administration, proclaim, by his official acts,
that the greatest public virtue was ardent devotion
TO him. That no matter what had been the char
acter, the services or the sacrifices of incumbents
or applicants for Office, what their experience or
ability to serve the Republic, if they did not
bow down and worship him, they possessed no
claim to his patronage. Such an ambitious Presi-
dent would say, as mcnarclis have said, " L am
the state" He would dismiss all from public en-
ployment who did not belong to the true faith. He
would stamp upoS the whole official corps of go
vernment one homogeneous character, and infuse
into 1t one uniform principle of action. He would
scatter, with an open and liberal hand, Of
iices among members of Congress, giving the best
TO those who had spoken and written and franked
most in his behalf. He would subsidize the press.
1t would be his earnest and constant aim to secure
the two greatest engines OF operation upon public
opinion, Congress and the Press. He would pro-
mitigate new penal cole; the rewards and
punishments OF which would be distributed and
regulated exclusively by devotion or opposition to
i'm. And when this all-poiverful machinery was
put in motion, il he did not succeed in subverting
the liberties of his country and in establishing
himself upon throne, il would be because some
new means or principle Of resistance had been
discovered which was unknown in other times or
10 other Republics.
But il an administration conducted in the man.
ner Just supposed, did not aim at The destruction of
public liberty, 1t would eDgender evils of magni-
ude great as gradually to ALLEVIATE the affections of
the people from their government, s. finally lead to
i.s overthrow According TO the principle now
avowed and prac,icel all Offices vacant a nd filed
within the compass of the Executive power, are to
be allotted among the partzans OF the successful
candidate The people and the service of the
State are TO be put aside, and every thing is TO be
decided by the zeal, activity ami attachment, in the
cause OF a particular candidate, which were mani
sequence of these principles would be 10 convert
the nation into one perpetual theatre for political
gladators. There would be one universal scran-
BILE for the public offices. The Termination of one
Presidential contest would be only the signal for
the commencement OF another. And on the con-
ciusicn Of each, we should behold the victor dis
tributing the prizes and applying his punishmcnts,
like military commander Immediately after he
had won great victory. Congress corrupted
and the press corrupted, general corruption would
ensde, until the substance OF free government
having disappeared, some Pretorian band would
arise, and, with the general concurrence of dis
tracted people, put an end to useless forms.
(I'o be Continued.}
We publish" says the London Times of the
9th OF May, &c a financial paper of the United
States, which ought not to be read by any British
statesman without exciting in him the most seri-
Gus feelings. The debt of that great repub-
lie s not than from Et2 900 900 to Ell 0oG,-
o0s sterling fourth of one years revenue OF
Great Britain, and about one -sxtieth of our ma
tional debt"
at meeting in Winchester. on the 23d ult. of
the Stockholders ofthe Northern Turnpike Com.
pany, Ito make road from Winchester in Vir-
GINA, TO Cumberland. in Maryland) resolution
was passed. insiructing the President and Direc-
tors to cause the road 10 be located forthwith and
TO report TO future meeting the probable expense
oil constructing it with and without paving. THE
amount OF Stock already subscribed is understood
TO be $4,000. which it is supposed would be suf-
dcient to make good Summer road throughout
the whole line from Leesburg to Cumberland
t.Na.. Int.
90 @ es--,.-s..s-..-..s>s
SEyENTY-FIyE DOLLARS REWARD,