Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-11-30

system the both in both services in elections
rewarded with place, aud opposition punished by
deprivation. the ful6lment of expectations and
hopes artsully held ou-in both the Offices of the
country Which ought be filed with single eye to
it's honor and advantage. arc used Us brides to pur-
chase power. hostility. In France the con-
Stunning vengeance ofthe People has overtaken their
prof gate rnlers-hcre time has disclose the issue
For the Pennsyl auia Inquirer.
TO GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON,
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
SIR: No. III.
al advise you
And take il from a heart that wishes towards YOU
Honour and pienteous saety-that you read
The ministers malice and his potency
Together; to consider further. that
What his loo hatred would effect, wants not
Al instrument in his power You know his nature
That he's revengcful; and know, his pen
Hath gall IL: It's long, aud, it may he said,
II reaches far; and where twill not extend.
Thither he darts il"
When promised to satisfy YOU, that ''the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury has grossly abused the power with
which he thinks himself invested that he has done this
to the palpabe injury of the pubic interest and the
character Of the government, and that he merits
prompt dismissal from Office" assumed in my own
mind the fact that you would listen my testimony
and arguments if you were in partial judge that
you would dvcst yourself of any feeling of favour
wards your minister, arising from the consideration
that you had been pre- vailed upon give him the APP
poinmen mt, and to think him fit for it; and that "a, JUS
a cGlum," would be your motto in this case, as
it Ind been in others. IT, sir, you upon the
with other disposition than that which
determine, without first hearing the facts that the
charges against he Secretary Of the Treasury origin
ate in personal disappointment and "prvate grief"
and that evidence however cogent, is, for that
son, be received; then beg to dismiss the sub
ect from your mind a unworthy of q moments con.
sderation and to let your minister of finance go in
his career until he shall have plunged your admins.
raton into the abyss Of irretrevable disgrace. Let
his malignity and revenge do their worst. He
liked you, sir and. to accomplish his own ends. he will
use you and your popular name for a tme.-He will,
if he can make instrument to crafty his Glow
hatred" of those of your early friends who will not
bow to his influence, and who refuse to CO operate
with him in his ulterior political designs
The Secretary of the Treasury presents singu-
lar specimen of the human character. Men capable
of strong and lasting battered are generally suscepti-
BILE ola corresponding strength and duration OF Mt
tachment The two passions almost invariably
united in the same individual The Secretary is an
exception to the fact. He is vindc,ve, malignant
everlasting, in his hatreds. "Frcndship" is but
4 name" with him. No devot cdness 10 him and his
interest; no services, however useful or effective in
promoting his views, or in advancing his influence
| and reputation no intimacy however sacred or n
during can excite his lasting regard, his
substantial gratitude He casts off an old friend.
with the same unconccrn with which hr would Law
aside old coat the moment that he thipks he ha,
become poweress 10 serve him. Sir. ! have studied
his character, as well as his couD:enance Brstow
the same attention that have upon them. and you
cannot mis- IKE either. The sketch here presented
! to you though it requires filling IN, is drawn from
life and experience. | recommend you 10 read
his malice and his potency to do mischief Ifyou
do not feel their effec, upon YOURSELF if you have
not already felt It, am greatly mistaken, and you
have been shameful.y deceived by the syeopbans
who are intere,; ed in persnadng that the people
| of Pennsylvania ~ strongly attached to you
ever Do msund ,rstand me: They still feel
gratitude for your services and vcneration for your
vi1tuos:" but they feel regret for your neglect OF
! early friends the enthusiasm which they felt TO-
wards YOU has abae and they know that the change
has been produced by tine pcrscverIng management
and deception practiscd upon you by the Secretary
| OF the Treasury.
Let us now, sir, lay aside reflections however
lust thew NAV be, and come down To incontes;ablc
facts. You will admit, that i'll taking sureties from
the public officers for the faithful performance oil
their duties the sole object is to obtain such may
be good and sufficient TO reimburse any defalcatior
| in the public money which may be produced by the
ncrlect or embezzlemcnt Of those officers Yor
cannot suppose tina; the government does favor Ia
any citizen by receiving him surety for any o
its officers On the contrary, tho favor is rendered
10 the government and the officer by the citizen;
no party or political considerations ought to be sui
fered to enter into the cues ion OF the suiicicncy o
suitabencss of surety. | aver, sir, and am ready
TO prove, that the Secretary Of the Treasury has
sumed power to the rejection fsod and sub
sant3l securities on party and personal grounds,
to sanction the acceptance of nominal and insufficient
: surctcs. When Major JAMES n. BARRIER contem
plated application {" you for the appointment O
collector of the port Of Philadelphia, his principu
difficulty respected his ability procure security &
tho heavy amount required by law from the collcc
tors An intimate personal friend, differing how
ever in politics from him. stepped forward and toll
him that he would engage to- find him suitable sure
ties. and that he would himself be of them. Ma
Ior BARRIER, upon this assurance, proceeded with hi
application aud, against tho wishes of tho Sccrctur!
I Of tho Treasury who was in favour of Mr. DANir
4, A. MILLER. received from you the appointment 10
i which he asked. His friend redeemed hs promises
lie and three other gentlemen, two of them your pc
tca friends aud all Of them men of property, wcr
ready put their To- tho bond of the new col
u: l,ctor by some mcaus. The Secretary of the Treas
ury ob'oincd information Of this state Of things sn
demonstrated against the acceptance o the two snrc
tics who differed from BIN in party politics. He va
afraid TINT the collector, with Independent surcics
would exercise somr degree of independence in th
: dispcnsn'ion of his Official patronage; and aihoug
: the gentleman 10 whom the collector was indcbic
1.-THE offered bpndsmcn had pledged his honour ncve
toinerlorc in any &C ppontmrns,' his did not salts
~ the rcmorsclcss Secretary lie wns dctcrminc'
TINT If no Ind failed 10 secure tho Ofic, for his avo