Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-18
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FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. IA, 1899.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


statesman who looks with single eye to the good
of his country and to the eternal principles of JUS
ticc; but Of an intriguing selfish, cunning and wire
working politician. As to General Jacksons having
written it, throw that out of the question. Even
his most Jealous pnri2aps give it up.
We call the attention of our readers the following
rcmarka5c passages found in that part of the Mes
e4go which is Intended justify the justiGrJic re-
phvals from Office.
II submit therefore To your consideration whether
tho efficiency ofthe Goycrrm would NOT he promoted
end official industry and ln1g ity 'itrr secured, by
general extension Of the law which limits appoint
inCnts to four years"
''rhc proposed limitation would destroy he idea of
property generally ctcd wiz uficial sta
ton ami although individual distress NAV be some
times produced, it would, by promoting hat rotution
III Office which constitutes leading principle IN he
republican creed, give heathful action he System.
A plain reading these passages and their
context, would be led suppose that General Jack
had made new appointments TO ctice except in
those cases where the Official term had expired, und
that he now asked for authority 10 subject to quad
rennial rotation all the officers Of the country We
say that plain would infer from :he passages
Quoted, that the Prcs:den, had no power to ,enore
from office at all, but oly supcr4oc once in four
years, and that even This power Of snpcrsednp did
not extend TO all officers But what is the facl9 DID
Gen. Jackson an Il single instance wait for the in
cnmbenis term to expire before he displaced hm' Or
liza sngl inst did occur we ask emphatic ily who.
Their IN great many OF removal tic nominations
had not been ma &c short previously by the late
President, and confirmed by the Senate, o. what
consequence Is /; to President Jackson, Whistler he
term OF Office be limited one four ar dozen years,
Does he not exercise his sovereign will aud remove
the incumbent, though he may have served Gay ONLY
Us well as twenty years, Is not tins whole part ui
effort to withdraw attention from the Ptc<id MS
tyranncal and vndictve course of prescription, But
what does he mean by"a general extension of the law
which limits appointments to four years." Wrthour,t
and believed that al appointments TO cir;L Offices
with few exceptions, were made every lour years
Is 1t meant by ga general extension" To embrace all
naval and military oficers' Docs the Presidon, think
in relation to them too, that is lost by contin
uing them IN Office too long, than is gained by their
experienced" Docs he think that an ACCOMPLISHED
soldier or sailor may be made in day or week Or
what does he mcan We ask our ncirhbor of the
Inquirer give clue to the Presidents meaning
ifhe can, or if he cannot, that he will write to his
good friend at Washington, who, We have no doubt
keeps the key.
The editor of the Enquirer cannot speak Of the
message without fall e ntoipcriect ccs;acics-lke
child that is jus, presented with new doll or some
pretty trinke. He says that tn g Presidents enemies
arc downcas and disappointed; that his friends are
delighted, cnraptured, electrified, with the "ndInra-
ble composiion;' that it is the very best message
which has ever blessed the nation since the days of
Mt Jclf;rson-that it is in fact every thing that is
manly and perfect Fortunately for linn in his vlo-
nd nln nf IL
deals in generalics most convenient cover for here
ufcr EkulkiHg out any dilemma in which hr may be
placed. Why does he not tell MS that he approves OF
the Presidents sentiments respecting manufactures
that he is in favor of putting down tho u States
Bank, and putting up i'll it's place mammoth instu-
ton, to be under the direct control of the Govern
iuent-that he IL favor Of distributing the surplus
revenue among the several States in the ratio OF their
repressnta ontliat hc is in favor Of extending the
number of federal judges, aud having two supreme
courts alt crnatrly assembled at Washington Oar
lives upon Il. ifMr. Adams or Mr. Clay had sen; such
message to Congress the editor of tho Enquirer
would have found abundant cause for consurc, and
oven now we do believe him possessed of sufficient
irrdihood to take up these proposed measures Sc
Iiutim and support them.
BIT what shl we say of the atrucirus scltnc
IN compel the ChrTokres and Creeks 10 abandon their
country or to submit to tho unlimited tyranny of
Georgia aud AlabimP Docs tho gentleman approve
this lie dIre not aooD t. We repeat he lure MI
lie knows betor than TO offond the moral sentiment
Of Vrginians by ospousing the most ovrorable doc
irnos aud policy which wore ever declared from tho
lips of despotsm.
We have something moro on this subject which
VIC intend - spread before our readers We shall
not lot this matter pass unexposrd aud unrcpr,batad
aud VIVA ever may he the result we shall DISCHARGE
our du'y to humanity and 10 country.
LEGISLATURE
House. DELEGArgs, rHCnsuAY, DEc. ~.
A communication was received from tho Senate
expressing their concurrence in the bill passed by the
House Of - lrgaics for special term OF the Supe
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