Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-09-17

important individual in any public assemble
10 winch he might belong Since he has been
OUT OF aongrcss, bis public speeches have been
principally such as have been oeenkloned by
festivities 10 which he has been invited as .
guest, ~ those parts of the country, where Gus.
tom has rendered II Indispensable on such occa.
ions 10 make an address. fas,idious friends
aud false friends, aud Of course enemies. have
reproRehed him for the frequency of these ~.
fort and hive sougt 10 degrade him by fix.
ing on him the nppellaliop Of " table orator. -
Most of this rebukc has originated in hostility
open or concealed and the test in n want Of
attention 10 the circumstances In which he has
be- u placed. Was he TO decline all invitations
10 such meetings, rom his friends aud his
neighbofs ~ n time when n tempest OF the
gfoasest ~calumoy was beating upon him. from
tue presses in the Interest, I've d. noi use too
strong q phrase) of tImse who sought 10 destroy
him 7 II he accepted such iGvithiioBs, was he
10 follow the custom of the country. or was he
10 break II aud be- silent1 When he smoke. IL
WAS easy TO say that he would bette have con
suited his dignity by being silent, but If ne Ind
been silent, IL would have been us easy To have
inferred conscious guilt from the fnnf. nm.
having "A suHable occRs ion TO defend himself.
he had. nevertheless. been able 10 make no de.
ience NJ all. Ha has acted on the idea, Tint
n public map. attacked ne he has been, must
y W'iahrg HVl OH'f oHty Duf often 1uu
always, lest The uocontradicfed repetition OF
caiumog should wenr u channel for il in the
public opinion. II is not always eas, To de.
CHE, when sander should he noiiced and When
dtsregarded. In M Is case, we ihink the
result has shown tha, he Judged right aud ue-
lef wisely. ''is repeated vi iceiions ol him.
sell against the chniee f ~ gain aud eo,rou.
lion--a charge ridiculous enough ia llgelf. bn,
IN its ell cts not 10 be ospised-tsye. In our
opinion, contributed with other causes. 10 hung
about that Just aud equi'alie reaction OF pnDIic
sentiment, which NJ he present moment a. ms
giving 10 his character n new degfer of inter.
est aud importance. " seems To Us iinposs bic
TIM, every fair aud honorable mind should no,
frjoioe IN this tone of se,se, sanity AMI good
fec log, To which tia portion of publ o,in.
ION which has depnr, n from I appears 10 be
returning. For ourselves, without 10 king 10
future events, or contemplating The probability
OF Mr.. Clay's return 10 pub ic life, W. ferl the
s'no.'esi pleasure IN seeing bin eleynlrd in
The public Judgment, TO the high station to " hich
his character, his talents, ~ d ms services Justly
0n,iile him.
But we do not, nevertheless. con6ne our.
selves %eniirelY to this abstract view II the maj.
ter, We think il hardly probable that Mr..
Clay is destined 10 pass the remainder Of HI,
life al his retreat at Ashland. siandi &, ms We
kink he does at this very moment, an object
OF more interest aud regard iban my olher
man Ia the United States, there is evidently
nothing 10 keep hlHs ont Of the sphere of DO.
lliiral action bui one slngle event, he pfola-
pi'ity OF winch, never great, appears 10 rs 10
he last diminishing aud that Is, that the per
Sons now III power shall 20 conduct the con.
terns OF government, as to give no just ocea.
sion for op. oSilion. For our humule sci Ives.
we are free 10 say, that 10 our opiuion, lhD
irst leading measure of The present adminisirA.
ton has been such ~ should awaken The nitep.
ion and the alarm OF all INTEL gsnt friends of
the constitution. This leading measure is. a
geHerdt change, mall The offices Of goptrnmsnt,
from motipcs merely personal an attempt 10
f0tm n continuation, 10 retain p0ger. By The IN.
fronage otMe government tiseB II is not man.
y that um svmpathIes are awakened by The
removal Of men from the Little employ mepts
under government WHO have been bred 10 these
employ ments. aud have no other fneans Of
living although wa are far, very far from dis.
claiming such sympathy, and from ~scofing 1T
The expression Oft as unbecoo,ing whining.
Our objection lies deeper. The p~rincipie Of
this mode Of administration is hostile 10 the
spirit Of The constitution and the existence OF
the government. II this bad example is 10
he iollo@ed, we entertain not the shadow OF -
doubt. that IN les, than twenty years IL will
o~yertlrn this government. II is no iaaniry
win US, 10 what extent, or whether 10 an, es.
tent, The present administration finds An exam.
pie. or M apology ior It's conduct, IN the course
pursued by Mr.. Jefferson. II is enough for us.
t,ai, IN our judgment, the constitution cannot
endure such a Gou Sc OF admlnistia lion. isene.
raj Jackson seems TO have acted rs If he pos
sessed all the patronage aud power Of the gov.
crnnneni by rieht OF conquest lie dispossess-
80 actual incumbcnts, aud parts out aud divides
The gnnlI uutnun bla lnIlntF a.u uNI -. =.
ihe true spirit Ola conquclor. lie thinks all
offices his, existing for his use, aud to reward
ms lfie0ds and ~ lar AS we understand, or
can trace, The course and causes Of his nppoi H.
mems, no one case exisfs, 10 which any copsij-
GRAFTON has prevailed over personal attachment
oT the profession Of such attachment, 10 him
sell, Now we ask all rejecting men, II anv
thug can tend more TO demoralize The country
any thing can tend more 10 make all good
men sick oil the government, and weary Gifts
lnci cations and changes, and final, 10 break
II up and destroy il, Than TO bear u contest eve
~ fur years, IN which contest is involved lie
personal interest of every ludivI nal in Office.
from the highest 10 he lowest7 How long can
the constitution stand the successive shock, by
all that are out, against all that are in--ilotIl
parties bring excited, moi by any preference of
particular measures, no; by honorable atnbi.
ton, but by direct, personal, pecuniary inter-
est 7 Add TO this, that new exciiemenls a, q
given TO tho press, that great lever ofpnblic
opinion, and motives addressed to il, OF all o.
theirs most likely 10 shake IT'S independence and
degrade it's character. The conductors of the
leading presses are tbemselyes the chief objects
Of regard, in the dispensation of the reward
bestowed on It's adherents, by the heads ola
triumphant party. And in some cases, these
new Offices appear TO be held without discon-
Meeting the incumbent from thai which nroyea
the cause of his advancement. We have NJ.
ready partly arrived at that state of things, in
which the Treasury will have presses. and lie
Departments Of State, War and Navy, aud tho
Post Office will have presses. Parfizanship,
personal association, indie idual combination 10
obt' in office, in one word, faetion, in all It's ram.
ifcations. & in all Us odious features, with this
new aud extraordinary character about it, that
il is faction un Ter the patronage OF government