Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-27

ApBEvILLE TRUE TO THE UNION, all hail to
thee we greet thee as brethren.
~aleser
MARYLAND.
Both parties are organizing to contest the tall
elections. At a large meeting OF the citizens OF
Talbot on the 10th. all address was adopted vi
unusual pth aud concentration. We annex por-
tons:
"Pesolred. in the opinion Of his meeting,
That the existing administration Ut the Federal
Government is unworthy of the confidence OF a
Free People. who feel the pride of the Country
in wishing to see it prosperous under the rule OF
the best men, and who desire to preserve their
Constitution and Form of Government IN Its pu-
ritv and usefulness.
..Because the President of the United States,
who gave wholesome advice to his predecessor
in the regulation of his appointments to office,
has refused to adopt it himself.
- He has attempted to beguile the nation with
popular and fascinating projects, when. judging
by the result, he has intended nothing but vim
dictveness to opponents and rewards to adhe-
rents.
"He has disregarded the promises of his friends.
who assured US he would fill the departments with
as able men as the country could afford, 10y the
appointment. to say the least, Of weak and neon
siderable men.
..He has suffered himself to be ruled by a
minister distinguished chiefly for his intrigue
and wholly incompetent himself to fulfil the du-
ties of thc high station in which he is placed, he
is welded By an aspirant who will adhere neither
to him nor to any thing longer than it is his inte-
rest to do so.
"He publicly expressed himself, previous to
his election. against the dangers to be apprehend
ed from Executive influence over Congress by
appointments from that body-he denounced the
practice and pointed out the evil yet, no soon
err is he in office. than great proportion OF the
high Offices in his gift are Immediately conferred
upon his known and active adherents in both
Houses of Congress.
"He has condemned all fair and honest princi-
pies in appointments to office. by discarding all
the really useful, necessary, and elevated quail
fica,ions, for the sake of proselytes and follow
ers
"He has suffered corrupti"l and violence to
be stampt upon his Seal Of Office, by permit
ting his accredited press to proclaim Rewards to
Friends and Punishment to Foes" as the ruling
maxim of appointments.
"He has attempted to vitiate the taste and
character of the country by unworthlly confer
ring distinctions-and has flung contumely at the
moral sense of the nation by designing to confer
appointments upon men guilty of vicious practices.
"He has uncone the liberty of the press by
directing his vengeance against the press when
it opposed him, and by rewarding ii whenever It
took sides with nm however recently changed
from being furious adversary-and has prepar-
ed the way for a system of general espionage up
on every man in the country by filling the Post
Offices with his oratures, and by letting II be
4 Al o,,L- pI IN bia will
is the ONLY tenure of Office.
He has held on false promises OF economy
and retrenchmeut. when he knew that he could
not y .rtorm them. and instead of diminishing the
number of Offices. has increased them-instcad ct
curtailing salaries. has augmented ofhcers-and
has unnecessarily multiplied expenditures by out
fits and conveyances to Foreign Courts to graft
fly iavorites.
'sHe has BY rendering all Offices except judi
cial ones otherwise secured. exclusively depend
ent on his will, forbidden all men OF prudence
and independence from. accepting them, there
BY tieprivng the country of their services.
HE has violated the Constitution of the coun-
try bv usurping and concentrating IN himself all
the powers in relation to appointments given to
the Senate co-ordinatelv with the President.
"Bv dismissins officers in the recess of the
Senate, recently appointed by their ''advice and
consent"
by creating vacancies and filling them in the
recess of the Senate-and when the Senate, at
the next session, have refused TO .'advlse and
CONSENT" to such appointments. he has permit
ted the rejected man to hold on upon the Office.
that as the appointment was to endure
until 1.-THE end of the session the session must
end before the appointment would terminate
and that thus terminating. not simultaneously
with, but subsequently to the session. it would be
a vacancy happeningn the recess, and OF course,
he 1.-THE President would be at liberty to reno
inmate and keep the rejected man IN at will, in
spite of the dissent and rejection Of the Senate