Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-09-10
From the Baf aolore Chronicle.

From The Baf anore Chronicle.
IMPROPER IN ERF EhENCE.
We publish 20 day from the Providence
(Rhode Island) Am, iiean, a. article ,.nns,,,
N brief bnl appropriate brms ,he n,1tfe Der
'nier'neddling OF The Uuicd States Officers Ia n .
recent election there. The o,,iwi,elmi,y
vote which The patriotic people OF thai indus.
irious aud public spirited sluie gave 10 Nesae,s.
B'~ges and Peorce. is, perhaps the severest
| comment which could be made upop Nh. IN.
dccerons course pursued by those indiyid els
10y means oftbeir official stations, TO coa,roul
the full exercise OF the elective franchise 1,
Is tho more unpa, donahe that the President
should peimi, his subordine,cs TO thus ohtrnde
themselves upon the rights 81 immuuil,es ofthe
people, after he had made such u parade in h,s
| inaugural speech about The ubuus" which
hdd Drought he patronage Of he federal
Government into conflict Nth he Gefdon or
elections This ALI sinn was no less Indeli,. q
| than ua just TOW ards MIR Adams, and hin nd
m'nisirHiion, aud was 50 viewed by innn,,,ai
| men Al the time. The ub. eutcnt conduc, -
General Jackson and his adninist, alton prov..
consos'vely thd Il was thrown ouI snl, ms ,
blinh To put the people on their esard. for
a''no" every appointment which bhs b, en-
made since then, has been so made ms 10 n,o-
duce political effect, aud operate fyoureb
IL those In power In all stnie elections. pm.
tiers aud Editors have been bought aud sold
and their presses subsidized with the pnhlic
treasure as uncefemoniousiy MS though th, for
per were 30 many commodities OF [, fife. and
the inter had been placed la the hands OF H.,
government for purposes of "bribery and IN
Tupt'on.' There 10 scarcely "A noisy denim.
gogne who had al his command, during III.
recent struggle. ink. type, aud paper, tlmI bs.
not subsequently received the wages of hi.
'oiqu'iy -perhaps, in all probabili', those 10,
which he stipulated rs the price Of his Iowa.
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From the Providence Siniesman.
THE SECRETARY s BRIBE.--,,r Score.
'nry ingham, meHniy attempted TO i,a enc.
the vol" of he town of Providence by ,oiIL.
h0fding the appropriation al $1,000 made by
Mr.. Adams, Tor the Ma,,ne Hospi,ai. H.. III.
terra ." tue suffice, holds oni the ,ie, vii, h
| cannot bs concahe hat II we would ,e,d
Jackson Representatives to Coup,,ss II.
would pay ms our debt and let m have ,h.
| money lie unjnsiy deinlns The low, M
Providence has given Nj. lngbam real Rhode
| Island answer ,--6S3 votes Tor the men no did
no, wish elected. and 80 votes tor the men ~
whom he would have paid over the Hosni,n
money MIR. IOgham Should study human
nature little deeper, before he ai,emn,s ,o
bride or threaten Rhode island.
| From he Providence h,neric1n.
U. 5, OFFICERS INTERFERING IN STATE
ELECTIONS
| President Jackson, IN biz Inuapu c,nre,,
ed great horror NJ The Interference of ,hc n.
! States government in eeeiions and his sunno,.
"fs were rihnorous on this point during the
administration OF Mr.. Adams, Now they are
| IN power. they began 10 practice and we b,,,
llad ihiie sample of II III This sia,e, during IN,
election OF representatives. MIR. Inebam,s
gross attempt TO influence the vote. &C mi.
town, we have before alluded 10 md alan
the iHct, That the Posim asIer OF this town bas
peen permitted dnfing the contest, to ectas
'n"'rnaa OF me corresponding Jackson Conf
mi'ee. The personal exertions Of ev.,.'c
hcer holder or expectani have been uo,,y,no
anu WE doubt II more than one u. s. Ofjcer
IN THIS aai", has voted fer PeaGr aud Bnrgess
hhe'o 'hcir votes from Eddy aud Dnrles
II II be 50, we should like 10 hear its,etrd
| IN this town every u s. officer who had.
vote, was nj his post, eleetioneerinp Cor IN.
Jackson candidates. On examinnis The ~,
oil jackson votes IL appears that out af6o fur
'eon were gwen by persons holding Offices unde
we :. d SIX ny persons who are exnec,a,,.
ol Custom House or other officers ,n.Lin,s
twenty votes directly influenced by the GOV,
eminent patronage, besides some ten or flee
so'es more given by relatives or friends ofr
s. officers. VI
Mr.. John r. Waterman. Weigher In III.
Custom House. has been the princ,pal le.d.,
oil the Jackson party in this contest. Thonyh
| sworn ofhcer OF the Customs and RESIDING IN
ihs Town he VISITED Warwick, a town in Ken,
county, from which he had removed ,,d
spent much time there in .Iectiooeer;,n
oh town meeting day he was busy 10 di.lrihs'
jug Vo'es and pringiag persons 10 The polls.
oo"e oi ,he citizens Indignant II this ,nier(e,
ence' remined Mr. Waterman that he wasa,
" o. omter, and resident Of Providence
ana 'hat I" did not become him 10 meddle with
'he'r Town affairs. This rebuke had no efrec,
upon tue deiicacy Of the Custom House off.
GER ana dld not Restrain him from his cleo.
""nee''hg ehoris Such are The besnfifuI prar
I'cai ,esu'ts OF this reforming administration.
"hicn promised so loudly 10 prevent all i'm.
proper interference with the rightiuI course of
appointments to Office ~
Moses Wright, la'ei, appointed postmaster
81 Medina, OHIO as has been announced. ran
away. some of his friends said Moses had 10.
sai business abroad. and would come bact
AGAIN foor Moses, however, has lei nearIv
'n'ee months run over, without making his a.,
pea'ance al Medina, no doubt having iegoi
reason Tor This Also But the Postmaster Gen.
.ra.' hnding he could not reform Moses
"ftght, determined 10 work reform. rigbt
or wrong. Nortonized Moses, and has given
the officer 10 DR.. Peake.
4 lPitisbug Gasetty
lnman.s celebrated picture of William rs,,
was SOLD this morning at the Exchange. 10 .
.rnueman OF this city, for ninety four dollars
| was of'g'ns'iy sold in this city, to Boston