Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-14
THE VIsSSslNHAN.
LyNCHBURG. JAN. "a. 1890.
APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT,
Vih ne adrlee and ron,.ni nrihs Snnl..

We we're Hs'onlshei. on opening the u. s.
Telegraph, of the 9Th inst. 10 find the above
nnnun catlon-and that, too, without n word
of com,nent from the sapient Editor of the
"othc'al' One little week had jua elapsed
SINCE Dna Green had issued his brutum fu!men
against ,r. Baldwin after the most approved
Bihngsgate fashion. He declared that, as a
man, MIR Baldwin was " immoral, base and
nnp'inriped'-th " he ia mounted on the
same hobby with MIR. Clay"-thut he has been
a most bitter personal reser aud political
opponent of G n Jackson'--ihst he has acted
toward his party as spy, a traitor aud n
desrrter After ,eading DuGs anslhemn. we
naturally supposed that MIR. Badwins chance
oil preiornent was utterly hopeless and wa
were, therefore, completely aslouudsd when we
hrsl saw his appointment announced. We were
graiiied also--for We had seriously feared tina,
the sanctuary OF justice was abon, to he pollu,.
ed and tue erm,ne drfled. by the appointment
Of mere political perilaa md puppel-some
iaclious demagogue--some plant tool. who
would bend and TVS, the inas to suit ,cmpors
y f''f'"'S hhF, sum HulViuunl NuCil as
OFF Green would have selected, had tho ss
lection been con6ded 10 him. But. for once
Gen. Jackson hss thrown off the Metropoliian
,nllurne 20. ot which DuG is the mouth piece.
ms subm s'"n 20 which has heretofore led TO
the comm sion of such vital errors Muy we
NOT hoe that h. will throw of the degrading
shac klrs altogether, aud become, VIVA, every
man ought To he who fills the seat adorned bv
the virtues and talents If the grent and good
men who have preceded him-the President OF
the nation. aud not Of a pdriy-the magnnni
nous aud hlghminded ruler of free people,
dispensing Justice with firm aud impartial
hand and not tho imheciIe instrument. by
which an unprinciplod aud despoiic faction
essays 10 sway the rod OF prescription with one
hand, while il scaiters G Golden showers with the
Other Let him do this. AMI he may yet re
,ieve much Of the ground be has lost. Let him
consult las we hope aud believe he hrs already
done) his political friends in Congress let hm
ascertain from them the public northumberland
he will learn that while his proscriptive policy
has met with almos, universal Misrepresentation.
he is principally censored for submitting to the
influence of the grsedy cormoranis by whom
he is doggod-hy the ayaficious sycophants,
who. like DugaId Daghety, hav, served him,
and who would have served Beelze buh. for pay
The heqneat aud butter controversies between
such of his par'izans ms have been neglected in
the distribution oil Offices. and those who ha We
feasled on the fat things, should long ago have
opened the eyes Of the President TO THAR mrr
canary ch-racter-shouId have convinced him
that offices and salaries we're nil tor which too
rewarded, they little cared whether ION, Dick
or Harry should be President.
Another circumstance connected with the
appointment of Mr.. Baldwin, Of more mpor
lance than that To which "e have just referred
ia worthy of notice. as indicating the consiruc.
ton which Gen. Jackson is disposed 10 give IN
the federal constitution. As the Supreme Court
is the tribunal to which, in all cases of the dis.
puled consti'utionality of statute. the parties
must appeal as The last resort, it is not pr.sun
ing too much TO suppose that = President. in
: filling vacancies which occur on the Bench du-
ring his administration will confer tho appoint
meni on persons whose opinions correspond
with his own tie would certainly be highly
cen,urable if be did not do so---noi because his
opinions are neccs,ar liz correct but because, as
he beheres them 10 be 50, it is his bounden duty
required alike by his conscience and his oath
+ 10 give them the ascendhocy, az FAR as he may
5 legally and rightiully do so. II this be a fair
assumption and we ihiuk il is--there can he
no longer doubt that Gen. Jackson ia a iaiitu-
dinarinn-that he is hostile to the Virg mia con-
struction Of the consttuion-thst he admits
the power of thu general government to appro
, pirate money for purposes of internal improve
men,, aud for other objects pertaining to the
" general welfare = TO charter a National
Bank and to impose duties foi The protection
| and encouragement Of domestic industry. On
r this subject, indeed, ue have never entert aimed
a doubt, and we sre not therefore at all aston
ished at this unequivocal indication Of his sen
| ,imen,s. But,what will they say who denounc
ed similar opinions in MIR. Adams as most dam
ming aud objectionable heiesies What vii
they say who induced the people to believe tina
the election of Gen jackson would intro duce a
new order Of things among us--itat the right,
OF the States, according to the Richmond l.,
depreciation OF that term, would no longer BIZ
violated-ihat the general government woult
be kept rigidIy within its prescribed orbiI--ir
0 short, that roads, canals, banks and Tariff
would be consigned to common grave witt
light houses of the sky. with sciences, orna
mental and profound, and with ell other vision
D AIRY sche mes, whether ebony or topaz VIII
0 they be kind enough TO tell us wha, they nov
y think Of tho matter They cannot say tina
"a no Hni,nrian could have been found so wei