Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-17
THE VlRGENEAN.
LYNCHBURG. DEC. II, 1899.
THE PRESIDENTS Mes ,GE-No. ..

THE PRESIDENTS MESS tGE-No.2
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The Presiden, proposes two important a
first, in relation to the ode of recting the
Chief Mag istrate AMI the seConI, in RI alton
10 the rzclusion Of members OF Congress fiom
egihiii,y TO offices within the gilt Of Pr ST.
dent, towards whose election thry nsy have
attributed their efforts.
/ II is nnt our purpose. with regard 10 the frs
named proposiuln, TO discuss the expedenc,
OF the ,articular amendmsn, when tho P,esi-
dent proposes thatmsy be done as well here
after, when tn various propositions heretofore
lad before Congress upon TINS subject aud
such as may hereafter be submitted can be
carefully collated, aud a selection ma lie of that
which lhall seem TO be the most uno ljection
able IN its details and the mos, feus.ble m
practice. Bat. the spirit in which this recon-
mendstion is made-the illusions to past T.
vents.i in which the President was such deepl
Interested participant, and with regari 10
| which, he is evidently now as he has been
heretofore. the willing dupe Of his passions
AMI his pre- udces calls for severe animad.
version. Ii seems mat MS imagination still
tee,ls with the idea Of bargain aud co'rup.
| i,n" in the election Of his immediate prede-
cessor-thd he still helio yes thai he was 10
1924. entitled to the high rffice which he now
6ls-and thai hr AMI the people Were det,au-
ded by then Repre- ta,ives, nron whom. a
greeabiy to the terms of The constitution the
election al tmatel, deyolvei. What else can
h. mean. when he speaks of the " honors and
offices Mt NJ disposal II h. sue e>siul candI
dste, ard the ,rmpi atIons which III Sc louors
an 'ihc=s hold oat TO Representatives, in d
doubiinI event. 10 violate the wishss OF their
constituents, II hefeby they may obiaIu The
rewa of their ,reachely AM baseness ! What
di3 ne mean, W. repeat, by this suppoSltIlous
state,n ect, but that The people shood draw the
| inference that such was the fact III the election
Of Mr.. Adams ! that the SUI cesstul caudld
e. did. IN that case Offer, aud that MIR. Clay
did acc, pi he Seeret"yship Of State. as the
reward If his influence .nd his vote Howey-
or sumo persons may affect To believe that
such wa the case. rot only in the absence o.
all proof aud al probability, buI in direct OPP
position 10 both, We may sHfeiy leave the decl
sion of the question even TO those persons.
whether such aiusons, under such circum
stances, are not alike insulting To a ia,ge
minority of the people Of the Uniied States,
aud degrading to The cha acler aud Of.
flee OF the Chief Magistrate Hos il come
to this, that the President. shrouhed as he rs
from re possibility by the Office which he fl l.
oil the day ? Shall il re deemea ytnial offence
that he makes MS official coDm nnIcatio" 10 a
o.ordinate Department ofthe Government he
medium by which he conveys 10 the "orla III:
private and personal regrets aud auiolos,iles
is il right, is il decent does II Cooper with the
uigniy If his uffce, or with THAI self-r' spect,
which, like some other virtues he should " as
sumo, il he have i, not" that President OF the
United States shall cast impuations OF dIsbon
esiy upon men more conspicuous than hmselfin
all The relations tha' should attach their coun
ltrymen 10 them AS individuals or as patriots
smpy because they have once stood in the
qay OF his ambition We do not envy the
heart hich can 'hus keep alive, IN spite OF the
II os,s of age and the adnonitons OF the rel gioD
of whose mild and gentle spirit ii claims +" be a
recipient, the fires of undy wing hatred and re-
venge. Nor can we aGmire that mind, which
annot in the remembrance OF the station,
which, whether deseryedly or und.seryedly, its
possessor has been called on TO fill. forget the
feuds and quarrels Of the private citizen
Higher objects and nober views, it would sem
10 US. should attract his ambition. lie should
ha.. been coniented that his opinions IN rela-
,ion TO the election of Mr. Adams were already
fully know n disseminated as they had freely
been, in steam boats and bathrooms, from Wash
iugton City TO Nashville. IN repeated conveIsa-
lions 10 the guests of his fre'side and social
board and subsequently, ia The public prints.
Such things did not degrade hndreW Jackson,
! far they were chara cterislic OF the man--bui
they do degrade the President Of The United
Siales.
! The second proposed amendment, with re
gari 10 the appointment of members TO Con
ere.s TO office, is Objectionable, OIL the score Of
its 2, pediency. As general rule. it may be
safely laid down that they are selected by the
peorle, on account of their superior general in
teliigence, to represen, their interests in The
National Legislature. When 10 This supposed
original superiority Of nfel'ecs and requirements
!, supe added the experience which they must
| necessarily attain, and the more intimate Know
ledge of the ovlies which attach 10 the prom
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