Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-10-01
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THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 1. 1923.


that has attended the o-divisions; in convincing
the public of each others unworthiness. Now that
the victory is and the spoils in the progress of
distribution, we the true motives that fired the
ZEAL and stimulated tho activity of hundreds of pron
prnt Jackson patriots. we see thai office was the
pahacca that animated the lun IS, and oiled the
tongues of these clamoros lovers Of their country
That there should he in every country, hanging
loose upon the skirts Of society," whose regard for tho
public veal is limited and directed by their personal
Interests, is not mattcr of ostonishrncnt The
cause for astonshnen is that this description of er
sons, these trading politicians should have succeeded
IN leading an immense and intelligent population, by
din offase allegation and hardy and unblushny rep
clifton The cause for admiration is, such pop
ulation that of the u. States SO COOL in the 9ene
rul SO discriminating just and their country
could ever have been persuaded of the fitness of such
man as Gen. Jackson for the most arduous of all
ocesor driven into SO violent an antipathv aou;ns
an administration, whose conduct of public affairs in
al their qualifications, will advanta qeo,slv oompare
With the most shining Of liz predecessors. Of this
fact posterty will be convinced if not the present gem
Grafton, and the administration of John Quincy Adj
ans like the reign of Augustus, Will shine with the
more splendor, that it was succeeded by the srish
and sanguinary sway of Tiberius.
Whore liz the country i'll modern tincs, ruled by
snch a sett of men az we now have at WASHINGTON,
when were such splendid promises Us the people were
fed wIthal during tho contest, r;dculously fulfilled
We were promised that the Hero would surround
himself with blazing constellation of talent The
promise indeed conveyed the trcit confession. that
Gen. Jackson was incompetent 10 the station Int
That the nation would be more than indemniicd for
Ills deficiencies in the consummate abilities of his of
Ifclai advisers But how has the promise that prom
1ss which by transferring the executive RESPONSIBLE
ty from the Chief Magistrate 70 his Cabinet ,od ,h
way to the overthrow of the Constitution and tho
noS1ccount ability of the Predent-how has this art
GIl and dangerous promise been fulfilled Let the
open indignation of the candid, and the confI-
SION of the less ingenious part of the Jackson party
answer the question al arc agreed that so feeble
and impotent Cabinet never before dictated the
policy, or guidol the reins Of this Government
Phe acts of the Administration as far as has gone
lave been in admirable keeping with the character
ofits Chief and the public caimation Of hs advisers
The Republic of the u. States under the rule of Pre-
fdent jackson, exhibits the only existing despoism IN
the civilized world with the exception of that of Don
Miguel of Portugal, and the Emperor Nicholas. Men
not hung up II Is true, the knout inflicted for
political causes, but tho despoiun optuion whose
freedom is dear to Republicans the liberty ofthe
persyn, is complete. None tolerated who did
not subscribe to the fitness of the hero. Punishment
follows every expression OF opinion by public officers,
dorogatory from his qualifications and rewards arc
bestowed with lavish hand upon the slayi.h wretch
es who tckled his with venal praise, promoted
his success by dirty work. In ono quarter, we see
the revolutionary soldier, in another the friend Of JEFF
ierson and Madison in II third tho poor and aborious
officer, all without fault the imputation of fault
sacrificed to the Presidents intolerance of the free
dom ofopinop, the promises of Duff Green, the in
treaties of hungry expectats who go to the Treasu-
~ receive their compensation for services perform
cd imthe election. That which is iustfabe By fair
argument is defended by sophistYy, and the charac-
tors Of the removed arc assaed TO blind the nation
the true motives Of petty r"rontro1' which influence
the conduct Of the Presidc0t. Because the admins.
tration have discovered forr vr officers M
defaulters, insinuatons arr uttrc .1iut MI, aud
Islander is resored TO to daSootisp md iajus-
lice. That meritorous officers who have punctuay
done their duty andwhose very devotion to those duties
renders it cruel injustice todrvc them to othor pursuits
I6fwhch has disqualified fholn--tha such men should
he deprived for difference of opinion, if arbitrary and
tyrannicul but the injury to individuals becomes
wrong to the public, whom the in epey,
case, supplied by Of inferior qualifications, AT
inferior claims We say soery casn--tor TO not
believe that case be potato oI;, where the
cessor is not esteemed by the nciehbourIood, 7orior
TO the removed predecessor England say minis-
try make itself contemplate, 10y bringing a s force
20 crush man, and boing ioiici ~ ''a contest
The dignity Of the example Inns bc"7 initiated At
Washington, with similar success. But if con,cmp!
and rdicule followed tho effort Of the Duke Of Graf
ton, when his antagonist was Wilkes, and tho CAUSE
Of public Importance what share ofderi,ion ought
not to attach to rulers at Washington, when thc
antagonist was an honest quaker, like Scholfcd, an,
the mighty mttter in controversy, whether he o.
another, should net as ponny-post. To punish TIN
youth for tho freedom with which he spoke what al
unprejudced people believe TO be tho truh-to dc
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