Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-06-13

to OOth SeCtS. nut the w wv
walls was far shor, Of those which are now in
progress When President Jackson entered on
his administration he found a far different state
of Things. There had been no previous mo-
uopoly, Public Offices were alike hiied by has
friends and opponents in the late. election. 1t
lh- fact could be ascertained, believe IT would
be found that there was larger number OF
off c-s, under the government, attached than
| opposed to his late election
Further. In The case OF Mr. Jeterson's ell
eciion it was he consequence oil the people nav
| ing determined on radical change OF system.
There was ageneral belief among the majority,
who brought about that event, that thelr OPP
ponenls had viola cd the constitution in the en-
actmen Of the alien aud sedilion 'aws;that'hey
bad committed other great abuses, and that
some Of them contemplated an en'Ic change In
the character OF our government, SO as to give
! il monarchical cast ! STATE Inc hlstoricol
| fac, without intending 10 revive the discussion,
or deeming il necessary TO examine whe'her
such design existed not But those who,
at tina, day. did believe il, could hardly be ex-
| pec,td 70 &C quiesoe in the possession, by their
opponents, the minority Of the nation. OF all the
| Offices Of government, to which some Of them
were believed to DC hostile in principle The
object of Mr.. Jeffe son was to break down a
pre- existing monopoly in the hands OF one par
~, and to establish an equilibrium be ween the
| two q eat parties. The object of President
| Jackson appears 10 be to destroy an existing
equilibrium between the two parties to'he late
| contest, and TO establish monopoly. The OBJ
| ice, of Presiden, Jefferson was the republic and
no, himself THAI Of President Jackson is him
self and not the State.
/, never was advanced under Mr.. Jeffer 5
admins ration, that devotion and attachment 10
him were an indispensable qualification with.
out which no one could hold or be appointed
to Office The contrast between the inaugural
speech Of Thar gentleman, and that of his pre-
sent successor was remarkable in every respect.
MIR Jeffer sons breathed spirit Of peace. II
breatned spirit OF calm philosophy and digni-
| fled moderation. Ii treated the nation as one
family. ave are all republicans, all federal.
ISIS" II contained no denuhcia,ions; no mys-
FERROUS or ambiguous language; no r. Elections
upon The conduct Of his great rival and imme
date predet essnr. What is The character Of
the inaugural speech of the present Chief Ma
gi,ra,e shall no, attemp, TO sketch. Mr.. JEFF
ftrsnn, upon the solemn occasion Of his install
laion into office, laid down his rule for appnint-
men, 10 Office. sis he honest; IS he capable;
is he faithful TO the ns,itution? Bui capa-
city and integrity and fidelity, according to the
modern rule, appear to count for nothing, with
OUT The all absorbing virtue Of fidelity 10 Presi-
dent Jackson.
viii no, consume the time Of my friends and
fellow citizens with observations upon many OF
the late changes. My object has been 10 point
your ai,entIon 10 the principle which appears
10 have governed all Of them, and TO classes.
lIrpeat that, | would not have toucbed this IN.
pleasan, topic, but that j, seems 10 me TO fur
nlsh much and jus, occasion for serious alarm.
| hope tina, have treated il in manner be-
coming mt, without mourning The displeasure OF
any one now present ] oclle'e the times re-
quire all The calm heads and sound hearts OF
The country. And would not intentionally say
one word 10 exci,e The passions
But there are few cases OF recent removal
of such fAgrant improperly. as lslncerely think
that cannot ftrbcar alludIng TO them. Un-
der no admin str alton prior, the present, from
the commen cemrni ofthe goverum Mt have our
p, iii Lloma,ic Representatives beer recalled from
abroad, on account Of the political opinions
which they entertained IN regard 10 previous
President ] election. Within my recollection,
a, TINS time, there has been but one instance Of
recall of a llreign minister, under the present
cons itu'ion on account Of any dissatisfaction
with him. But President Washington did not
recall Col Monroe Che case referred io) from
France, on his individual account, but because
he was not satisfied with the manner In whiC h
he performed the duties Of the mission. Pres
iden' ia ksoa has ordered home TWO Of our for
egn Ministers, one filing The most important
E ,ropean m ssion, and the other the mos i'm
per,ant Of our missions on his continent, In both
cases he sole ground ofrecall is that they were
opposed TO his election as President. And as
if there should be no possible controversy on
this head, one Of them was recalled b. fore il
was known al Washington that he he'd reached
Bogota, the place OF his destination; aud conse-
quen,ly before he could have possibly disooey.
ed any ins,rue lion or violated any duty.
The p-cuniary effect Of these changes is the
certain expenditure, in oufits. 8 5000, and per-
haps more thar triple that sum in contingen'
cies. Now il does seem TO me tina! and pu,
ito your candid judgments wh>ther) This is
too large sum for the public to pay because
TWO gentlemen had made q mistake OF the name
which they should have written on little bit Of
paper thrown into the ballot boxes. Mistake!
they had in fact made practic al mistake
They had no: voied at all; one being out Of the
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