Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-03

COS in open da,, heforf the American people.
you tell as the President is Responsible TO the
p,ople How eau the people judge without
light ...;,n.d
You are about TO desert the post assigned
Won as the restraining power upon tue pfesioeu'
during his term, when the mHehIei wa VI
done. On The ground that he IS responsive 10
the peoplr at the end Of his term, aud sun you
,.fus. 10 give them the means oil Judging
,rhetber he has used this power oi femoVai
"a, ,,yno.rs of tyranny and corruption, or
for rood causes rendering III" removals proper
60, tha nnhlic good Look NJ the frequent de.
,nands Of Beverly Allen tor the causes o' nus
.,,,,.I and The refusal 10 answer him, first
oftb. secretary OF Safe, then of the Presi
dem, aud then of the majority here How
e.n the neoplr Missouri tell but Allen Is a DE-
faulicri
Hpa can the people Of the Wes' tel bui
their land officers, stricken rom the tol hh'e
failed 10 make their lawful returns 10 Tue iiea
,urv Department, or embez1led their iaa's -
or the people OF The A iantic. bu, the ieeords
81 ,hs T1.a'ury show official misdecds ~ the
former ineumbents OF their Custom tiops' On
GERS. when you thus hide your President IN IN
.,rut,be darkness and dPspotc sieoce
But II the senate be faiihless TO their high
trust. there /. no hope bot 10 the redeeming
virtue ofthe public.
All history earns MS that the grand object
OF conquest in the Invasion Of republican IL
b,rty. has been this Citadel--ihe benait or re
siraining power upon the Executive, by what
ever name II may be called.
you Yourselves solcmnly warned US, IN your
report, 10 cnrtal Executive patronage, when
MIR Alams~a At the head Of our affairs. TO
beware Of tie spirit Of servilliy 10 Executive
will. and the eorrJpuog influence of Executive
patronage
Tba, spirii. nyailine Itself II the diseords NJ
mankind, hiss prowled the world like IA woll III
.heen's clothing, seeking 10 surprise aud DE-
.,rns Law aud liberty aud has deprived more
than halfthe world OF hem by itaud and force
combined.
Aud ye need not hc surprised 10 see this IN.
sinuatinR and ea;erprising enemy assail this
last Citadel.
Sho5ld II come. Il will not he with sound OF
.larion and herald of war, openly ptoclalmlng
a permanent dcspotism OF Executive irrespon.
sibiliiy No, il IS too cunning thus 10 give the /
alarm 10 the public, and defeat The object.
II viii more probably come saunterlng along.
i Ike Satan going up TO worship among The sons
OF Cod aud begin by scattering doubtful
apeer hes among he Senators: rs thus tie en-.
.nissary of S tan
Come Jet rs reason togelhcr-no prema.
snre cnmmittnls, my noble friends II viii not
ID 70 alarm the public by proclalmng tKecu-
i've irrrsponsibiliis and understandable VIII IN
form although We must have II ~ effect Tor
the rash administration has without waiting TO
consult us, rushed into a dilemma, from which |
Ne cannot sxtrlcale them.
"Ther. rs no alternative but 10 ems roud
Ter Il
Ajax. So that III public Cannot see 10 shike
,he IN, until the thing be forgotten. and the
storm blown over
= ltwlIl not do openly 10 deny the restrain
iug power Of The Senate--thai ~ ihe very re
feature IN tho Executive Department
hat poweT and duty are u, clean as the sun IN
4 cloudlrss atmosphere. Besides, my noble
friends you are all comritted upon that sub
iec, already yes even recorded upon that.
&" Hear my advice ihru ACkunw ledge The
restraining power, seemingly, 10 the public
say IN your speeches that removals from Of
Gee ought not 10 be made for OPINIONS sake,
for exercising the freedom of election, TO re-
ward par,isans, or punish opponents-hane this
.ign over your door for the public 10 read
Vat. adopt this grand stra,agem--yote down AL
inquiry into the cause Of IemoTals cover the
ldmlnistra ION with impenelrable darkness s.
Ind augh IN your noble sleeves ~ the mnorl-
" wien they, with the ancient Greek, demand
Jut Ign
Aud thus IT, you will listen, will this willy
aml,saty hauangue you for hours, insinuate
himself into your favor, and ultimately a
;hieve the conquest OF the world,
From all the indications of the last Two
lays now anticipate such death blow to
he republican feature Of our Executive De
,artmsnl, the restraining power and duty Of
he Senate TIL, majority will pass the Rn-
5con
Time vas, when the patriotic sires of deg.n-
rate sons would have moved Heaven aud
Z arth at suoh an OUTRAGE upon their eonsiItu.
Iional rights Blu, let US mol despair Of the
epobc. There a redesming spirit in the
merlcan character, an1 10 that we viii APP
zeal.