Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-07-10
RICHMOND, FRlo.4Y -uoRNxNIG, JULY 10.


man upon the ruins Of an Administration. What t,ouyt
Andrew Jackson elected by great and triumphant
majority OF the people! Before he was sworn into Of
hce' war was declared against him War was de-
cared upon the very Threshold" and Il Is now openy
proclaimed thai Mr. Clay is to be nominated by the Le-
gi;!ature Of Kentucky the candidate of the O,posi.
tion Never were any partizans more Ioyal to .h,ir
leader, Than his body guard are devoted 10 him He
IS as daring as no is ambitious, and many then ara as
desperate in their means they are n their reso!u-
lions.
80 insane is his ambition, that he is continually vioa
ing his professions by his practice. He desire
to restore tranquility the state; yet in The same breath
he Is attempting TO nfIame the people. While he pre-
tends to seek re,irement-an unqualified retire.
nient," we see him wandering from town to town with
harangues, intended TO advance his own retensions
lie Is constantly giving the tone to His friends; openy
proclaiinng against the administration; recon.
mendng his own cause by the ingenious strats-
gems. aud attempting rally parzans under his own
banners But he will overshoot his mark; by opening
the eyes of his countrymen his own ambitious de-
signs.
Nor The Coalition presses moro Indifferent about
The means for promoting his object They are disgrace
ed by misrepresentation and abuse Some of them arc
sustained by the donations Of Individual" While
some OF their Editors are haping upon the dependence
10 which the President would reduce the press these
very men are dependent upon the contributions Of
"a
hours. During the last Election, we know that
urh donatives were employed the disgrace Of the
Coalition Presses Drsushts drawn on and accept.
ed by leading injvidil Is, for bostering up certain
presses as desperate in their they were tn
their fortunes And IL subserviency deserve com.
pensaion, these men welt entitled their wages.
There scarcely act of the President or his Ssere
'aes, which is not grossly perverted or slamefuIy
m'represen,ed Some of the worthest friends of the
linn,
are dcolored: IL The rules of office, which had come
down from their predecessors are again brought for
ward, they are denounced oppressive innovations:
AMI u the law itself is carried into effect il is bo
called "exortion" (witness he treatment which Mr.
Barry has lately receivcd) No friend Of the liberty
oil the press can contemplate the present degradation
OF The Coalition Presses, without the despes, loahnc
and regret.
They will not wait until The great course OF Gen.
JacSson'S Administration is fairly developed Thew
viii not wait to how far tho Doctrines of his first
Message will he unfavorahe to the genius of the Cons,itu
on or the solid interests CT the notion; how FAR he re-.
ieves the public burdens at home, promotes our com
nerclal relations abroad; how far he brings back the
government 10 lis original principles, aud reforms the
aouse' which have crePin. But they seize upon eve
ry circumstance which they can pervert to his dsad-
vantage; and we'll does their haranguing leader in.
Kentucky instruct them in their plan Of the campaign.
iaey strike at every thing which in their ways
calling in very missile weapon which the removed Of
ceF' inc discontinued politician and the aspiring part
IAN can bring 10 the assistance oil the common cause
One OF thtr avorits topics Of Glamour springs from
these removals If sot is removed from Office Il IL
called proSerpisoit-- fait,less incompetent rgent
Il 'oii TO give way TO OF honor capacity II IL
equally called pfonIf defauIte is swe ut from
public employment, it is still, to be called prescription
The facts are assiluousy kept of view. The Pre-.
siden, Is nicknamed Tyrant, Nero, or Calieula.
me worst motives are ascfibed to him. represent
ed as Persccu;or Of Che conscience. Men are said to
o' turned ont for entertaining honest difference Of
opinion hundred Post Masters are magniiied into
3oo o'y TWO OF the officers Of the Custom house Of
Boston were turned out the other day; and the Coa.
ton Presses Immediately swelled their number to 49,
Not only arc motives distorted, but the facts them.
|elres are egregiously exaggerated
There is strong asailsl between the openjnp
administration of Jefferson and of Jackson They stood
IN different situation Fl ON tho other presdents Ger
Washington organized the governments; and OF course
had no previous officers 10 turn out. Mr. John Adams
pfoes'ee to belong to The same school with Gen. W,
aud retained as many OF his officers as he could-air
Madison quietly followed air. Jefrersoi-as Mr. Mon.
roe pd Mr.. Madison and Mr. John O. Adams pr ofess-
cd to follow in the footsteps of Mr.. Monroe the
elections OF Jefferson e. Jackson were sort Of Civil Re-
voiutlon-Each OF then went in, with a strong and
violent party against them organized by the friends of
.hf pre- Vious administration; and similar means VEGA
20 royed by their opponents defeat their success
Both Of these Presidents wcro induced to ehapye
their Secretaries, and with their Secretaries MANY Of
the Other officers Of government The consequences
was, that the Glamour was raised arainst botIt
The speech Of Mr. Ruedge raised the warcry .esinst
Mr. Jefferson in 1900, Mr.. Clay's speech raises il
against Gen Jackson Does the former complain Of
revolutionary officers being removed! so did Mr. Rat-
ledge-Oi families reduced 10 beggary? So did MIR.
Ruiledge-oi men prosecuted for opinions sake! So
did Mr.. Rutledge?-Of political friends and psr,jzans
rewarded! So did Mr. Ru,edse'--Mr Ruuedge com.
planned 10 1900, that Ms. j. had at that time turned QUE
from 90 10 loO--nay, that he swept them OF ''by
patches"
Both these Presidents may have erred In turning out
few Of the incumbents Their responsible situation
could not protect them from inistake or even deceptiop
But the acts OF both Of them we're misrspreesnted bv
determined and liberal opponents. One would DO 10.
dueed 10 believe, that multitude Of the Clerks az
Washington bad been swept off, when In truth not more
han % out Of about 400 have been remoyed-Oee
would suppose, that this system was unproyoket by the
conduct OF their sd9ersaresvhen in truth IN some Of
the Siates, as Maryland. Delaware. Maine &c their
ave'aTie' hal exercised their State power ainost al
TirRfeionen': In The county Of Frederick alone
more than 80 old Of the Jackson have been thrust
from Office.
Let US consider too, that in the State Of Mississippi,