The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-05-19
WORCESTER:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1880.

EDITORIAL NOMINATIONS. The New Hamp-
shire Patriot, a short time since, contained a
letter from Washington, complaining of the re-
lection of the nomination of Isaac Hill, late
editor of that paper, which the writer says
General Jackson considers "as blow aimed
at himself." If he in reality so considered it, it
is time for him to be looking about himself, for
the blow has been thrice repeated in rapid sue
cession, and would have been the fourth time,
had not the Vice President stepped in and ward.
ed it off. On the 10th inst, the Senate re-
Sumed the consideration of executive business,
of which the following is the result
The nomination of M. NJ. Noah, late editor
of the New York Enquirer, to be Surveyor of
the Port of New York, was rejected; yeas 90,
nays IS.
The nomination of Moses DAWSON, editor
of the Cincinnati Republican, to be Receiver
of the Public Moneys at Cincinnati, was re-
jected by vote of to AZ.
The nomination of JAMES B. GARDNER, edi.
tor of the paper at Xenia, Ohio, TO be Register
OF the Land Office at Tlfin, Ohio, was rejected
UNANIMOUSLY.
On the nomination of AMOS KENDALL to be
Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, every Senator
being present, the vote stood, "a to "a, which,
as it requires majority to confirm, would have
been rejection, but the Vice President gave
his casting vote in favor of the nomination, and
thus it was confirmed.
Before Gen. Jackson was elected President,
he proclaimed it, as on the house-top, as one Of
the articles of his political faith, that no man
should hold the Office of President for more than
one term This profession doubtless did much
TO promote his election. But, no sooner is he
fairly in his seat than he puts his plans in opera.
ton to secure a reelection. During the first
year of his reign, moro than SIXTY persons con.
nected with the public press, including editors
and publishers, have received appointments 10
office; thing for which no precedent, nor any
thing approaching to it, can be found in our
whole political history. With so large a por.
ton of the press actually subsidized, and lis
editors holding lucrative official stations, for the
tenure of which they are dependan: ON Gen.
Jackson's will alone with another and LARGER
portion equally subservient to his views, in the
expectation that their reward" will be equal
to that Of their brethren and co.workers in che
cause, The mask is now boldly thrown off, and
these minions of executive power not only an
nounce Gen. Jackson as a candidate for re -eec
ton' but denounce all who have the independ.
snce TO suggest doubt of the propriety Of the
nomination The plan of operations being fixed,
the whole tribe move in concert, advocating
the same measures, and then quote each other :
articles as evidence that public sentiment !, in
accordance with the course they have adoptea /,
If the mOnarchiaI governments Of England
and France were, thus openly, to attempt to
subsidies the press, and thereby to controul
and direct it, they would create commo.
ton among the people, which the admrnistra.
ton Of either Of them would find il difficult to
stand up against. II is to be hoped that cor.
rnptiOn is not less odious in our eyes than i, il
in theirs; and it is, therefore, gratifying to find
that, although Gen. Jackson has Senate so
devoted to him, as partizans, as to incur the
imputation of subsorviency, they are, nevertho.
Ices, not prepared to 60 with HIM to all the