Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-05-01
POLICY OF THE PRESIDENT.

Inc principle upon which Gen. Jackson acts in his,
appointments, 10 obviously one of rewards and pun
isments. OF the many individuals who have incur
red ainotion from Office, incompetency or personal
unworhness has in case been alleged, and of the
numerous subordinate officers chosen to fill the va
cancies thus creatcd, few none have Claims upon
'he coincidence and gratitude, and many Of them not
SO much as clum upon the respect of the country.
service ana qualification have been equally dsrepar-
ded IN the persons removed, and i'll the persons APP
poihed.' 10 punish those who had the independence
TO DISSENT rou the validity of his prctcnsions to the
Presidency, seems to be the single consideration BY
which the President and his advisers ere influenced
IN making reno vals-and to reward the followers Of
MS personal fortunes, the devoted tools of his great
ness, and the trmpeters of SANDER upaist the late
Administrations the exclusive motive in his selections.
high character, official competency, large and de-
pendent families, the confidence of Washington. JEFF
"iSon MADISON and Monroe, revolutionary service
isel, nterposed no protection to them who dssented
ifoln tile claims of Gen. Jackson upon the Presiden-
cy-and obscurity and ignorance, the faint treason
suspicious integrity, even notorious and infamous
crime, have not been permitted to stand in the wav
or rewardng such redeemed their infamv nv ze,i
for the person and interest of the President Shall
we cite examples Is it necessary to remind the
der of the talented, amable and efficient Watkins
dIsplacedto make for the 'ingrate" and per-
Jured henda!i-the virtuous Cssts, for Mr.. Editor
tnl-thc son OF the gallant Barney, for Mr. Editor
Cair-the venerable Glentworth the fri ad and fell
low soldier OF w ashington, for young militia Off
cer' VINO never saw an onOs.ya-otircr spltiorary
ohcer at Providence, for Mr.. Editor Dassarth--
the respectable and irreproachable Thompson at
ave" iork, tor the Burrite, Swartwout? These ex-
ampes and fifty others, establish the position that
punishment on the one hand, and reward ON the 9TH
or, Constitute the principle upon which Gen. Jack
son has made all his secondary and some of his mi
mary appointments. What but fayoritism made
Maj Eaton Secretary of War; an appointment dis.
gushing 10 tennessee herself? What but the de-
sire 10 reward his selfish and pudent personal scrv
ces' procured for My. Lee, the Consuship to AL
giers--an appointment insulting to the virtue of
the whole Unione
we feave 1t to an intelligent Public to say. if
the principle thus clearly made out as the pndc of
'Iea. Jacksons policy is worthy of the Country
worthy of hhnifit is calculated to promote The ho-
nonr, advance the prosperity or protect the morals
OF the Government and people of the o. States !,
ihs few' ;he rery fen, who can by possibility see no
wrong IN any thing that President Jackson has dome
or may do affect to see its prototype and it's iustii
ca'oh IN the course pursued by Mr., Jefferson at his
rst accession to the Presidency. FIe made partial
removals 1T IS true, but the circumstances under
which he acted were as different 10 were tbs char
acters Of the men raised by him to Office, compared
with tbs Characters of those raised to Office BY Cen
Jackson lie was the President of a uartv who in A.
great contest OF principle, had just vanquished their
adversarIes, and the foes of tho Constitutions 1t was
right that he should displace men disaected to the
great and sautary principles, which the people had
recently vinacated He was right to bring in mon
attached 10 those principles, and disposed TO cpope
rate III defending and sustaining them. But even
thus excused and warranted by principle and political
Justce' no did not carry prescription any extreme
Tic respected the grey haired soldier Of the Reyou
ton, whose arms he'd achieved the liberties of his
country and where he bad removed foe he at hast
CID not supply the vacancy, with the convicted perrin
rer. or the probgatc seducer under trust In yipd
eating the insulted majesty of the Constitution. and
bringing back the Government to pristine sipocitv
and republcanism, he did not mortify the revolution
airy patriot advance the suspected traitor or insult
the morals of the country. But it rs untrue that
thcre is the rcfnotest affinity between the civrevo
lon OF 1901, nnd the late triumph of Gen. Jackson
Inc most subtle hairspter cannot trace ny further
resemblance between The Presidential co ntest of 300
" that OF $685. except that parties were organized in
both cases. and except that those parties had leaders
as Inc Struggle of 800 purely one ofpri1clpse,
SO the struggle of 1929, was purely and exclusively
one OF persons. rs Mr. Jefferson and the elder
Adams differed entirely in their respective corstruc-
lions OF the legitimate powers and the safe and true
policy Of tho government, so Gen. Jackson and the
younger Adams, agreed essentially, and even partj-
coariy, IN their respective interpretations of the
powers and policy Of the government. As the eide
Adams and Mr., Jefferson and their respective sup
porfers, disagreed all the leading ueasurs of their
'"e So the younger Adams and Gen. Jackson have