Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-27


tioa of IFS government iIe praetised whs
General Jackson prgfessed in his letter of ad
vice 20 Nh Monroe Never was n NOR,
. striking contrast, aud never did contrast cas
farther into disgrace aud contempt than the lasl
administration has cast this.
General Jackson. moreover, had no abuses Ia
correct. No oppressive laws had been pissed
no unnecessary Offices bad been created 10 sus.
tain declining party no doctrines had been
advanced and praclsed no. which created
alarm to any one 10 reign OF terror was even
pretended. There was no Necessity oirpStofing
an equilibrium ; Tor when Jackson was inau.
euroed his parlsians had probably full share
OF the offices.
Nov, has there not always been an tnder.
standing a sort Of pledge, that # the officer
was faithful and canaDle,he should retain his Of
fee SO long rs he should remain So When
the Office was accepted he was well acquainted
with the practice Il the government. lhe
policy Of forty years had taught him Tint hon
esiy, capability cad fidelity to the Constitution
were all that Wa aeoessaty 10 secure his con
tinuance. lie, therefore, directed his whole
talents TO The duties lie because unqualified
for every other employment. Ills habits aud
predictions were altogether official lie was
rendered unfit for every thing else. Public
confidence was therefore, his only plide. for
1t was his only Secdti'y.
Now reverse The system let il be the under.
standing that IN a change OF admtn,s'rntion
all the officers who have MOI favored the
change are Ia be removed, and whai Is To be
the efect upon the public welfare II goes 10
the destruction OF all confidence, aud every
one who holds his Office 10y such prccarious
tenure will take care TO provide Tor himself by
delraudng the Treasury.
We unw come 10 the removals made by the
1prasent Administration aud, SIR, ! approach
| the subject more IN sorrow than IN anger
| When was last elected, entertained no pr
iudice against or ennliiics against the pre-, NJ
Chief Magistrate had no personal OF polti.
cal qnarrels 10 settle no private g'iels' TO
assnHgo did not form my opinion oil Ia,
character from those who had engaged IN per.
sonhl controversies with hln,. but who ARE now
his aeaons supporters. Notwithstanding their
characters were high. aud might have been
| justified IN believing their testimony, | eonclu'
ded il might have bren under high excitement
Inud made The proper hluwhnceE. l mad,
moreover, no special pmthlty Tor the last IN.
cumbeat lie was not my FIST preference
but knew them both bad Witnessed the
last administration, and taouGh | shW, a.
thought saw, something IL dislike saw much
TO approve, mud When President had donf
well for the first four yeals, decme d It pnhc1
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rather than vrulaie upon a new experiment
and thus % keep the pnblie mInd IN AN eternal
excitement had served Two yours III thus
Senate with the present President, aud though
my ne rsonal pariialiuos were all IN bis lavor.
il was my Deliberate helirl that hG had not the
qualifications for this exalted Office aud con-
Tess thai notiing has SINCE occurred To shake
this belief. Wide INV judgment compelled ue
TO fcar. my paflallIes induced me 10 nope
| When was ~ The other House, distinguish
ed member from Georgia, since d senator here,
and now 20 more, introduced Il resolution de
CIarlng that General Jackson, ns commander
Of the army, had, IN taking IT hldks and the
Barnncas. violated the Constitution OF the L
niled States bot my feeble powers were eXer-
ted against that resolution VT the whole
delegation Of Georgia a mejoay of south
Carolina, among whom was the egeTtozbr-ia
menicd Lowndes aud decided jsrliy Ut the
Virg mia Delegation, vuted t0r 1t.
dou't speak this smatier of reproach a
gainsl those States, but as proof that hnd
nothing against tue mH1, as many uilns present
worshpprrs had And when was last elected,
aud took my leave OF the Legislature of Maine,
expressly told them hat although General
Jackson was nOtthe choice of the ) at yet they
must not expect me, as their Senator, 10 persist
ia "A continued hostility To his measnfes-that
sh0uM condemn rheR / must, but approve
mhere / could have done and shall CONTINUE TO
do so but IN this system Of prescription,
without aud against all reason, iHna dfd wti
condemn.
Let us now see wha, has been done aud is
now doing during iortY years, aud under SIX
different Presidents We eau hnd but seventy
three removals, not averaging two ~ each yeal
Long us the period, aud imperfect ms the bIste-
nv, we have ascerianed good causes Tor neatly
half mud Is fair 10 laieT that there wGie cause
equally good for the removals oi the most oi M
rest. How is / now In one short uonh, tins -
ecuiive remove ed more Than had been removed
tpr the whole forty wears, ~ IN one shori year
three times the number The heads OF Depart
+. ments may be sci down Ms removals, Tor cousid
ring The example of the last administration
they would not have resigned had ihcy not beri
assured that they should be removed aud tn
conduct of the Senate IN posiponine nomlna
tons. was 20 them a hint broad enough. W
viii set down fre, The removals IN the De
barimeats OF principals aud subordInNles mu,
he charged 10 The account OF the President 10
all this was done under his eye. These wer
, farlystr. The nominations Of MI. AjHmf
nosiuoped 10 tue fourth OF March id-t, 6nd thu
rejected must be considered "a the act OF Ia
senate, by the advice aud the request OF ih
! President elect, 10 decrease his patronage an
these were thirty eight, making 50 preiil
good beginning. Ns", II has been asceridlue'
? that tle other femuya.s, up TO tbs time, hay
amounted 10 NOT less Than OHchHHdied dhdHIig
making of removals by the President. an
chiefly IN the rec, s., tUo hmld'ed and liar,
F.. nine IN the first gear. more than three time
the number removed by all former President
? for forty years But tins IS rot all. BY Al
oficiui report fIom the Postmaster Genefa
We learn that lie had at thai timesfemosod tou
hundred and ninety one ofhs deputies, aud
, as he had probably not exaggerated, 10 sa'
the Least, and as we know the good work !
going on II is moderate to set these down a
/, fire hugtired lis within reasonable caicnla
) ton to put the clerks aud other dependents OF
those Offices at ave hundred more. Add Il
+ these the subordinate officers Of the custom
removed, as officially reporled--one hlHdre
! and fny one. Add 10 these deputy collector
: and clerks IN the customs, deputy marshals
private secretaries of foreign ministers, clerk