Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-04-07
oIoNDAY MORNING, APRIL q, 1879.
For the CONSTITUTIONAL WuIG.
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ta'!SSsS. -d'ors; Averse to public Gfe feel ceu-
siaeraoia repugnance ut all tunes in obirudinu mya
SELF On the attention of the public: but feel con
strahcd by indignation at appointment mace by
ts present incumbent the presidential chair I'd VIC.
late my accustomed reserve. }~S
Thc public will, no doubt bear in mind, that An
drew jackson was supported FOR the presidency, by
the greater and more respectable portion of his sun
Porters on the ground. tEM he would retrench tho
expenses az our government, that he would cleanse
the Augean stable, and restore government ID its
original si.splicity. We accordingly find him
prcnchiug up the doctrines of reform and retrcncl-
ineiit III his pithy inaugural. But have heard It
said, that fool can preach good doctrine, but
qulres Wise mtn ia fo!lown- Let see, t III Of
tGs saitsa-t acts Of his odnnistration accord with
.e iFsf expectations OF his supporters. lie. ex-
anlne If he s likely To prov- himself the wise man.
the iron aye is - abolishcs] ospo.ed to
is election, was predetcrminedto support the nea-
Snfcs OF his administration, SO far az they
ducive to the public good and my humble abiiLi,:
"ouli avail esteem 1t Us duty OF every citzen
eIponed by every consideration satriptisi to sus-
tain the saiutary measures of The government Of h;
country and the part OF fuctious opposition TO en-
barrass any measure OF government from consdnru-
lions ot prejudice against the men, who administer
IN. "PunciIia, non homines," Is the motto, whch
should regulate our conduct, in political affairs
len jackson has been elevated to tile highest Office
within the gilt OF ire people, by tue unbo,iph suf
tfages ofhis fellow citizens. Il is the duty OF those,
who We're hostile to his elevation the high trls, to
acquesce in the demonstration Of the popular WISH
and give reasonable aid Jealous support TO the ben
eficia measuFes OF his administrator And thour,
the SELECTION of his cabinet ar be highly exceptions
bic as to men, and far short OF the peoples cypecia-
TONS Yet it Is our bounden DUTY ID sipport and an
prove his administration SO long tie government
Is Jucciously and economically administered. BIT
when the great Interests of Tic country, are nrgc
ted or nisinanaged, or the public neny nvished on
tvourlteS, to the prejudice OF the conltrys dionitv
hold 1t rs hig and Important duty in the pai riot
TO anmadvert aga(ust such nlsLnaln gcIlen. neglect
Tor fayourItjsm.
\ But to the appointment Tie western public have,
no doubt, viewed with deep interes. and sIrprze the
| facall Of Gen. YIN. H. Harrison, and the appoint
hent Of Maj. Thomas Moore of Kentucky, in his
stead Cu bono2 Surely not the peoples. Thus isthe
give rnment unnecessarily put to the expense OF two
missions, crafty the cupidity Of of General
Jackson favoUries, and partiza:l, who distinguish
ed himself by his violence of denunciaton against all
thu supporters OF the then Administrations man of
Yesterday raised up to the top Of the pot by the ebu
on Q: party zeal, unknown to the country, till his
gross abuse of the ranking privilege, and who has
never rendered any signal service his country is
appointed to Office IN exclusion &C nun celebrated
as an orator, and who led the embatted legions Of
his country to victory and retrieved disasters in
the late war brought BY the cowardcc of Hull,
ard the ndiscrction of Snyth, not to use more ar-
propriate terIu Has General Harrison been grossly
negligent of his duty ambassador, Has Inc degra-
ded his hgh function in aay manner i there been
any complaint 20 justify his fecal,' ,s-ce act
heard syllable OF Misrepresentation. Al9 he first in
timation of displeasure, is manifested his recall
and the appointment of Moore. Let lis nave the
sr,ns for this step Can the sapicut editor Of the
Telegraph, Justify this strange recall, and appoint
meDt in the eyes Of the world? We call on hira. us
lie stands the boosted oracle Of the Administration,
to reconcile this matter with the dictates Of justice,
! and sound policy VIII he answer us the simple
question: Why have $4,000 of tie public money
! been thus expended? FCBIIGOt.A.
~ So far from there being any cause Of Complaint
against Gen. HARRISON as Pubiicoa enquiries, it is
not yet known We believe, whether he has safely
reached his destination when he was supercnJcd
by III. Moore, the Government had no intellgenc:,
| OF his having arrived in Coloubia Gen. Jackson
was in great hurry to billet the hero Of the flank
ing privilege upon the Treasury, that he would ,,of
| even permit Gen. Harrison to reach the country
whittier he had been sent?
| There is something in this transaction which has
hitherto evaded scrutiny. Gen. Harrison. with the
general concurrence Of the country in the proprie.y
of his selection, had just been sent Minister to Co
loubia, at ON cxpence to the Treasury of GiS o0o.-
Before he had an opportunity proving hise) ade-
quatG to the trustbcforc be had DONE any thing enod
or bad in performance of his ministerial functions
before it was SO much known that he had reached
! Colombia-the President supercedes lin, sud op-
points Mr.. Moore his successor ct fresh Charge 20
the Treasury, Of $4,000. Il would be Inferred ina.
other of the Foreign Ministers, as obnoxious 10
President Jackson RS Gen Harrison-yet this gentle
man, OF the whole number of Foreign Ambassadors
is alone singled out for disgrace! This is yet more
remarkable, when VIC consider the character and
services Of Gen ITarrson-servcss rendered at mo-
mcrt, and Of nature, to claim the permanent graft
trde Of the country, and which, fthey did secure
the esteem of Cen Jackson, ought at least to have
saved Gen. Harrison from the infection Of what vas
evidently intended peculiar personal Disgrace
Gen. Jackson in this proceeding, paid as little respect
to his own professions to the feelings Of Gen. 1Tar-
rison; for having informed the nation that "R6form
was legiby inscribed the list Of his official duties
Of the first practical proofs he gives of the fulfil