The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-08

ts,a;el and Mr. Riteiie. who cling - tben
tive offices, the same which they have
,,,aoy iona gears With the ienaciiy of
III .od .i,y are advocates Of the same fine
.s.n,,-on popet' Oh. the bsau'ies % consi'-
,.oc,, sTee are not nisinten, they shine
.,';, .,,n relief in the characters Of si these
.1..,..---l.,. ,aosf glnriously in his Who rules
~. ooiaiofs and ds.tiliie' OF the State by the
...s,.,,.,,.laar uisdom of the EnqIrer
IN. aI objection urged b, Gen Smyth TO the
na;i.,as of the President. Is mat il Presi
-,.,, he No, re eligible all motive will he taken
az f,om his opponents TO assa,i his measures
.;,h n .ole view 10 produce political eileci--and
A., IN. actions aud character of the President
,,,ll MOI be brought before the nation, his Con-
a., distorted and his faults magnhsd-yl-"s
,,,;h,,ted 20 him which he never entertained,
I'D vices of HIGH he sss never gniliy--hrnging
ia, into odium at hon,e. N disg'acng the efarac-
,e, ofrhe country abroad while, II on the ''her
I'D he be re-eligiblc, all these Consequences
.,s liable to follow. A severe rap over the
koociSles this. TO be given by one. 1he chief
,n,. of the Jackson party TO lusAeolsagues
i:eo. smyth. must, OF course, hays sbQrro ned
ii, graphic illustration from the szprrtence Of
~. last four years, OF he woold Sooner have be-
,u,,wh, hun OF sonie mode TO rescue the chsrac.
%, or the President, for the tune being, from he
hands of those whose principles are SO subserv'
N, 10 ,hei, ambitious views, aud to save the
.h.,acter of the nation from the disgrace which
oarty rsncor, urgeG on by these views, intl'cis
,e,, il IN tue eyes of other nations. Better late
.,h.n never. however and possibly it is better
.s,,i.. since the result of such an unprmcilded
anil f,c,ious cour Sc has only been TO reduce to
,y;ya,e life a inan whose ambition Graves the
,o,s Of Office as little as his necessity needs
81. rewards and who, il his philosophy aud sir-
,,,es have not been rs much too highly extoled
=. his uetuIance aud faults have been magnihed,
,,s,ooked ueon bis reyllers with the Indifference
Nth which the lion would regard the buza'ng OF
gnafs.
Gen. Smyth's Sd argument is, that if the Pre-
sident be re-els ihle, and should he candidate
more than once, he may employ the whole pat
,o,aee of the government TO tecufe his rereec-
ron. This is very true, and, on the principle
ofinterposing every possible preventative to the
introduction Of corruption into any branch OF
The government, if, for no other reason, this
,,rt of the constitution should be amended. We
do not believe, however, that, even II Gen.
Smyth intended by this remark to convey the l.
drn that such had been the policy OF Mr.. Adams,
Replaces any confidence hlmselfin the truth oil
the iusinuation. Or, it he do, we must give him
less credit for observation than we have hitherto
done, and 81 all certainly not be inclined to a.
bate one joi in our estimation of his maligniiy
Of temper. Il the President had wished TO ex.
erclse the patronage placed in his hands by the
constitution for purposes OF individual ag.
grandizeneni, why did he permit the Post OF
hce Department TO remain under the superin-
tenaence of Mr.. McLean7 That Office possess
es reater facilities for advancing any political
purpose, both in tho greater number of its inn
mediate agents. and In the peculiar cha
facier cf that agency, than any other De-
partmrnt of the go,erninent--inderd, we shall
he in bounds, if we say il possesses .
than all the others. Why. then. we repeat
the question, did Mr.. Adams permit this
Depai tment TO remain under the superpteud-
ence orMr. Mclean, man ayowedly hostile to
him. ifit hail been his purpose. IN a single
to influence any mans opinion, or court any
mans influence. by promises or rewards. Al
though however, this allegation, if il was nen-
de,l as such against the present administration,
is false, il docs not follow that Mr. Adams's sue
cessors in all future time will be equally honest
or unambitious and we had best, therefore,
whilst we may, take all indncement TO do wrong
Oh, OF their hands.
These the three principal arguments
which Gen. Smyth offers in support Of the first
branch Of his amendment. Our remarks ON the
S'iiaindrr OF his proposition and speech will be
Reserved for another opportunity, as this Nohas
been extended TO reasonable length.