Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-19


was convnlsed laughter aud Mr. H. walked off, enjoying
The same sort ofrunra which young Mr. Harrison
enjoying At the cSpcnsc o the new minister TO Colombia
Fiups the Boston Centinsi n Ss,furdag.
OFFICIAL OPPRESSION.
Gen. Jackson will reward his friends and PUNISH
his enemies" These were tho memorable words Of
DUR GRi.EN the official Editorial orgun Of the
President, and his administration. The 'mouien it
was asccrtHnc hat the election had turned in favor
of the Iicro, the American people were told without
blush, that hc would REWARD and rUsIsn,--in plain
terms, that the Executive power OF the United
States, which was designed for bc,tcr purposes,
should be welded engine Of torture to ''reward"
the personal friends and topnnish' the pnrsnnal op
poncnts OF jackson. We're ever such principles
avowed by the rulers of nation possessed of the
guagc in the teeth of people destined by God
to be free, Was the like ever before heard, tn
cape the greatest dSepot that cIslaved great
people, Augustus who rveted the chains OF the
Roman Republic, was more gentle in his assumptions:
Cromwell was much more ~ republicans Napoleon
in the plenitude of his power, never thus sported
with the scusibilities of his people II has remained
for the tools and nnons OF Jackson, the present
enlightened state OF this country, To illuminate thseas
to free people, which would hardly be tocrate3hy
slaves.
We were told In the ontset, that rewards and pu-
nishments would ht dealt out 20 the American pco-
pie. These threats have been followed up with re-
lcness fury ffp end of the country the other.
FOr nearly iour MONTHS. from the commencement
of the present corrupt administration, day has
not elapsed, but 1t has been marked by re
wards" bestowed upon the hireling clcctionec ring
partizaps OF the President and by the tyrar-
meal punishment " of the honest and up.;yht
officers, who have dared to exercise freedom of
sentiment. This has rot merely been tho case here
and there, in solitary instances it has been pract-
ced upon thoroughly, all over the country. The
constitutional power OF the executive has bc,sn gross
" abnsed it has been converted to q machine of
rf,,,. f,e hoa,,
Of reason and. Justice matter how faithful an off,
cur bps been IN his place,no matter how much SER
vice he has done the country, in times Of peril, no
matter how requisite his office may be fog the sup
port of himself and famy.--no matter how urgent
the public, his immediate neighbours, NAV be. 10
have him retained in oice;-all this does not weigh
feather in his favor; unless he has bswlcd loudcr
than his neighbours, IN support of Jackson right
wrong. he is thrust out Of Office WITH the most
hcartcs' ildifi3i ence 'not for the good ofthe lii
ton. bni 10 mako room for some hreling partIz1n
ofthe military hero!
Such the character OF the hoasted ''RrFupMERs"
Of our system. Their settled policy is To overturn
and rcvolution2c every Office under the Government.
They do not hesitate to avow their system openly:
they boast of It, their tower Of strengths they saw
that BY doing, they shall be able to place them
selves Oh iirm footing, and OF them stated to
Us, be able 20 keep up a succession of their power
for twenty or thirty years! lfthey DO rely upon such
footing, it is footing that treads heavily upon the
of it, that they have mistaken the genius of that
peoples they will find that they have not slaves 10 no.
rnineer over they will find to their confusion that
they have a high minded people 10 deal wi,h,-a
people that like the sleeping lion, will soon rouse up,
and make them from their necks, and the stations
that they have already too long dis.raced.
Since our last, the executive oppression has been
extended to SEVEN faithful and efficient Custom
House Officers in this place.
Messrs. Charles Lincoln Thomas Wells, Henry
I Iar A u
Benjaun Scott, Storckeepcr, and d. Rhodes pepu.
ty Storekeepcr, have been violently removed from
oice,otin thcinsuting parlance ofthe Jackson Die.
tators, have been PUNISHED to make room for the
REWARD Of Messrs John d. Dyer, Josiah Newhawll
Of J-yDnfield, Lewis Lerow BENJAMIN Whip-
pie, Of CbarIcstown, Eben Stevens, Inspec-
tors; ]. y. Robinson, Storetecpcr, the perso-
Dal friends and p9rtizans Of General Jackson -
Good old faithful officers, acquainted with their
duties, and devoted to the service are here thrust
ont, To satisfy the clectionecriDu dg1nnnds Of mon
who have bad no opportunity to become conversant
with the duties they have to perform. This is the
essence of jackson reform. The rood Of the
country is the last consideration There is not
IN the States a more efficient and faithfnl
pnblic officer, thnn Mr. Charles Lincoln. the first
gentleman named. We specify him ns the first
ON the list Of prescribed. They arc all faith
iil officers. Not n word can be objected 10 the
manner in which their duties have heen performed
Many of them have families dependent on their ex-
ertlons. MI that con be said ngaint them s that
they have not been noisy in the cause Of elecnr tho
hcroi II is not enough to satisfy those oppressors Of
The country, that thoy have not mingled in politics
- they have not "gone the whole hog" TO ilso tho
iavorte Jackson expression. they arc marked for
punishment: and punishment Inns been hurled down
upon them with vengeance People Of Amcrica it
~ time 10 concert measures disIace such unprnc-
pied executive officers the moment their first consttu-
tiona tern expires: it is high time 10 lonk for more
worthy SUCCESSOR 10 military hero whose subatcrns
delight in Expressing tho people, lei the people rally
ronod the only man who can unite the people Of the
East and the West let them do this in rood earnest
ond remain united, and they viii most nssuredy
triumph.
JhIan.i'e Courage md Genero'ity.-Two bulls, NJ