Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-11
brom the LouisUiiie Focus.
WHAT HAS BEEN GAINED,

When prudent and intelligent man da.;,,.
cnange IN his plan of life, the frst consde,af,on ~
pIesens "se. 10 MS mind, Is, what shall be the con-
sequences OF this meditated change, to myself and
othsrsI-wiii It advance my interest, or promote nv
reputation, OF contribute to my be prsness bv moi;
Etng the wants Of others, advance the prosnar;,
OF my country! Should the scheme, when nctod
upon, not subserve any of these purposcs hn, ~ 10
DINER hand operate to his own DISADVANTAGE a. :wau
u the disadvantage of others, be will deenlv rsara,
over having any thing to do with the plan, and will
way OF getting clear of the evil effects r.snlt;n 60
bis ILL devised scheme. 'ioli
AN intelligent people, in their Corporate canac;,v
should be under the guidance of the same motive,
% edch separate individual linked to1etbar 10
The ties of social afinities end int erests ,i n,a
oil the Characteristic traits of man in his senar,,a
slate Therefore, body of prudent and intetasn,
men, VIII act upon the same views of enIght ened re-
eafd 10 their interests, and the appiDess of e,cb
other, as each man would, were he moi this connan
co with those around him Now the anplic,t;on 90
THESE general remarks which we design Is IN inn sn
On the part OF the people, into the conseouences
WHICH nave resulted from the change which tbev
Drought about in the admnistrat of tho .,ovo..
ment. The people, we presume, were imnrsssed
with belief, that the former administration aboIJ
DC removed and another substituted that would AN.
s"er me ends OF government much better W.
presume this, because We should be sor,u ~, -
me opinion that majority OF the oeople of m. rs
geo states acted merely from caprice or from s;n.,
motives OF any kind. We know, that the neonIs
~"so"e W iaisc representations, and hheouo
statements. and were operated on by euarv na;us
when party zeal could bring 10 bear on tho oueoto
nw"ateVer way the impression fastened ON ,bo;,
mnos, SIN IL was there and facts nor aronment
which truth could marshal the side of vir,nnms
p, prosecuted administration, could otter this re-
lentless conviction. ' ie
Well, the people determined on a cb,nao al.
,ious Things were to result from It. thew yerlv no
HeVeo' REFORM was to spread it's haoyed I;,h, = ~
Ieh"Vning power over the Union;-aIl oouernman,ai
sonses were to he OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, was 20 he
ioru OF the ascendant ccoDomv vss a., r. -...
on al the doings Of the
70 hide IT. deformed head;-Astres the s,odd. * =.
lnsuce was abou, to revisit the earth in he e. -
h5orm to be the Mentor If President Jock.nt
universal shout Of hurra for jackson ascended g. -
s'ousanos of honest, yet deluded men The dav If
w u t0f.t.on anne: General Jackson with bosS,s,
promises, and IN a yapourinq stvIe oavo 1n,;,L,,:
Signs I'm words OF goodly day 10. morrow IT,
People exuheo IN the proud CONSEQUENCES of nh,
sne' PRESIDENT was gong 10 do. Soon the cnn
m mmch tnaotIeo with so much joy was dashed with =
D s INFUSION Ihe selection Of the Generals Cab
met oId not give complete satisfaction The nsonI.
saw tedera'isis elevated to the chief places of o.
ernmenH--they saw tho Judcious and cles, HEADED
w Lean ns u were, driven from tho Posi-. Office Do
paftment TO make way 70, the imaginative and ,on-
o'utioDary genius Of Bauy;-they saw tho ohssnn;
yus "'oerapher Of the General U,nde Secretary Of
wa tnougha man without political distinction and
incapable OF writing the English languaw correctly.
rthey saw the feeble minded Branch put over ~
Nevy thst was their boast and adturntion:-and tbev
saw the 'hItle magician man of triokerv and
nnesse' OF equ'vocaIons and antiquities made Sec
Oh State' All THIS was sufficiently mortifyinp
ovt enough pressgeful Of coming evil the GOOD nasn1o
still cried bufra for Jsckson. But anotber cb.nn.
soon came over their dream OF graduation, y6o
Posf Ofhce Department was soon Converted int AZ
ongne Of espisl and prescription Hundreds of trus,
voSny men were driven nom their eitnations b,-