Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-16
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TUESDAY MORNING. JUNE 10. lea2.


Henry CHGy.-aTr. Clay's speech Of Fowlcr's Gar
den near Lexington, oil thu 10th May, occupies the
greater portion OF our columns this morning. Of
all the speeches of that eminent citizen if less elc-
Guent than others is the most satisfactory to
the understanding. Fbe excitement visible in his
speeches pending the canvass. and so natural from
The coarse abuse necessarily poured upon m, is no
longer apparent. Even the "IVar, Pestilcnee, and,
Famine" gentry, the knaves who affirmed and the
dupcs who believed that lie invoked those caamities
Oh his country in preference to the election of Gen.
Jackson, will ind p-eicXt in the tone and temper
ofthe speech at Fowlers Garden, for viiuperation,
misrepresentation. or defamation. Il is cain and
uncNcitcd.
WcUcg leave to direct the particular attention Of
the reader 10 two OF its topics--the character and
motives of President jacksons appointments par
tlcu!arly'0t Editors md the Sudden REIMBURSEMENT
"f tic proposed amendment OF the Consultation Of
the d. States for the exclusion of members OF Con-
gross, by the Jackson party ut the last session of
Congress. The U. s.. Gazette, talented print, and
hostile TO the election Of the Hero, recently defended
The appointment of Editors On the ground, that 10
Glars Of citizens ought TO be excluded from the psivi-
legc Of holding office. We beg leave TO refer tina,
question. PROFESSIONALLY, Editors ought not to be
excluded; it has never been coucnded that HEY
ought to be- it would be despotio to exclude them
from privileges open to the enjoyment OF al her
citizens: But that is not the true question. 1t is
whether they ought TO have monopoly OF Office;
whether all other citizens should be set aside in their
favor; whether it is right and safe to heap pa,rona &c
upon editors teCause they are editors, and thus to
bring press of the country under tho direct and
Immediate influence Of the President and the Trcasu-
ry II an editor or proprietor OF Press ought not
10 be excluded such, ought he to be solcc-
ted for Office, because ne rs Editor, and because
IN that capacity, he has either had or may have it in
his power, to do more personal service to the Presi
dent than others.
That is the point at issue. The whole number
Of appointments made by the President amounts to
about 100 $50, and of this number, four or five
and twenty are Editors. When il is rccocclcd
That the proposition OF Editors to the citizens OF
the country is about one TO 20,OOO-whcn il is
further that when they come in competition
with other applicants they nrc invariably success
fol, and that those appointed have been most dis
tlnguishcd for their incorporate partizsnslip and
gross A8itcry--hc must be obsiuatcly and wilfuily
blind indeed who docs not sec and admit, that
they have been put into Office because they iocre
Editors, and had rendered service real imugina-
ry in that capacity, and not because they 10 other
respects, possessed superior qualifications. During
Mr.. Jcffcrson's Administration Solomon Southwck,
Editor Of Democratic paper at Albany, and a
warm supporter of his Government, wos dispos-
scsscd of tho Post Office Of that city, because il
was thought incompatible to unite in the same
hands, the influence Of tho Press and of the Post
Office Gen. Jackson promised to bring back"
THAT was the eSprcssion) The Government to
JciTcrsOniOn principles and he has fulfilled the pro-
misc as he has all other public pledges, by flying
in the face of the most sacred maxirns Of that
Administration.
| We arc amused NJ the cruel dilemma IN which
Mr.. Clay places the Jackson Editors, and We arc
curious TO see how our independent and consistent
contemporary, will escape from it.--On the one
hand, they know tic ayidiiy with which the entire