Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-08-18
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TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST Is, 1898.
u The following comments upon the course of
the Editor OF the Enquirer, we take to be "To THE
LIFE quoting from that eminent source How the
Editor comes to the conclusion, that depriyinr ed
tors OF hopes OF Office, would make them mercenary
would certainly puzzle any plain understanding
we had thought that he was always opposed to re-
warding Editors that is giving them office for no.
'tica services because that would be degrading the
fress, q throwing into the hands of mercenares II
seems however, he has changed this opinion as he has
done so many others, and has now become the advo-
cate OF buying the press; for the distinction made
between the use of it by good and bad men, we take
to be sheer nonsense
To THE EDIroRs OF THE Wu1G
tIehtieiner;-l am sometimes very much amused al the
tactics OF your learned aud consistent contemporary Mr. Rc-
re- IN fridays Enquirer, he published from, the New York
Editors of the National n,elgen .er signed Semn,on;us
eha,gnS those gentlemen in various instances, want of
themselves with ability than Gales & Sea,on aoans,
iIna al , oss could obear
wonder whether the candid and Mr. Rirc did mo-,
drawn 1928 when Adams was President: ' nave been
" is dicuit to conceive what claim Editor can have ,
the character OF hmness and cano avoids with everv
ao ingenuity the publication of acts of the Admins
faon as rebound TO their credit while nagnie and eyae
seates win equal industry which he may deem 10
operate TO their preJudice who sophsry in evadus
seizrF ,ih y vi ae,aetirs from their merits whilst he
go WIN avidy upon their errors. and prooains
was this Mr. Rtches not before General jackson,
mo ohce aud is 1t not ls couse, transporting The
~"as OF me sentence and substituting opposition ains
"aonf HE candor of all absolutely under the do
on ol party prejudice may be safely appealed to, au
notice There shadow doubt that although IL 6
ah;,o "s N. 4. Evening Post was manufactured
some confidential adviser of The particular
winch displays of various connected with,
pubic Offices, together with certain other nfalle mall
which would be tedious meno stamp il as the COINAGE
unon me @ mm.and no veteran hound sprung
i.ce would nave done III seeming origin lad lis OBJ
jet been to defend the powers ree and not the
that De- Every recocs how eagerly that penemon nan
ed certain editorial articles National journal unop The
ae President and his cabinet and how expressed his nar
RES writing for the newspapers. eN''' "'e''''a-
In the ENQUIRER which fr,;.,a a..
sIsci OF tine foregoing remarks there another article of
SUI, greater interest signed ga Lowander Jacksonian
0erahy severe criticism the dangerous disposition
evced by our present rulers tamper the public press
remarkable escape aen,on Mr. Rsehe @n.ea Are
know thai General Jackson solcnny diclaims all n,en
measures and ace believe him" " fP'' "''
cIeduogs and good natured an-vvha is ha, YOU cam
c'ea blythe most damnng prooEs General Jackson did
o;d fu 10 re'@'a the thirty nins editors whom az
and tens of thousands of the public treasure win Won ne @
PUNISH them by promotion offices of the eoyernmep
or were such "necenary Tnuckwoms as Hill Kendall and
BY "pp rS aae'n br 1is or pSs employment
an , 10 record ms supporters how does happen that
mem II the real preext had been that ei,oTs sener,
Any ought not to be excluded from Office why were not some OF
ni eec'ed nom the opposite political ranks Besideshas
f h'che forgotten that Duff Green the Presidents mouth
PIECE anu oracle declared at the threshold, "Jackson
; re'cara ms friends and punish his enemiess" In truth
is unfortunate remark the Enquirer is but another sddef
faulty is evidence Of nn r nss 9Tnsa Of dePoraIe
ny s. vye' to ne ana lmsy refuge from its ,oures
liz L "pponents OF men, who have given pub
OF their qualifications the public and the
chances Executive pree or all s nem On from all
the ban Of would IN his opinion throw The press
ugny ny Writing TOR bread only the mere lust OF
The disciples of Ignaus Loyoa might envy hi. es,c,,
Pa'slaP eeI@ kind of prescriptions never heard
rr GFehmes OF before Unless certain men, in nu
e1s UTMOST unit when compared with whole popIaton
@ eaIea with ten times their proportion oaves ami
G onn IN dsPiacns onged and faithful public servants
"e crime man That they expressed their opinions Oh
, 'eIe is no prescription in this But according to Mr.
discovery not to have provided vacancies for paza
pr nave cut them OF from all the generous aspiring.
"om;, But let Mr.. Richie speak for himself " fP
have me- at the snse view of the subject which we
abuse such power but what good man nav do had s"
v NAV aose as precedent If such as MI Clay
80 70 succeed hIn'' what may cxpecR Offices NM
on Pari,snts The tenure IF 0hich may be dpe,denl
on WE ne Se'u'hty 81 ter presses"
man a can Ieaa the foregoing, andnot blush poor h
- we so ios 10 shame
miserable 'iash before the public? Where is the hono,sb
"' care not oil what party who not eel ndirnato
wnn nIn when he IS told by the Enquirer hnt ~ J
'0 ne elected President offices besforsd on mr.
a eaGrS the Tenure IF my dependent on he ser
Si.uy ~ Metr presses Is Mr. Ricfies clear and me.
; nedhng mat Offices have MT been so bestowed b
Si ',ckson! Docs I've rot be understood iha, r
Nagnases Moab for example, speak as con-
cpou-ly OF the President did IN 1924 ,ia, he yo,
SUI he permitted to hold his insrectorsi,p-and ts NIL,
& price no dependant in lis tenure his faithful and To-
wig support ct the present administrations VIM u,b ~
P'o0lS % Such melancholy reckessness before him l W
in over inc degradation of the Respectable el;,
e enquirer who does not weep the dercnerscv IS ~?
ohc PROUD and biehindcd commonwealth where @
- nsung 10 patriotism and common sense is rerm;,1cJ >;
asS az "9cI5r ihs is not the first time that MIR Ritcb;
@ ue annut the good nan Andrew Jackson and The b1d
w. - cn!y idy jackson, who in 1924, was denounced
as a W.H ana curse, IS perfectly infaibe and flso