Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-24

ter distinguished chiefly for his inriguc-and Who'll
" incompetent hinselfto fulfil the duties of the hiuh
station IN which he is placed he is wi lded by nm
aspiran, who Will adhere neither tn him nor TO any
thing longer than 1t is HE interest To do so
lie publicly expressed himself, previous to his O.
lection, agans, the dangers to be appre hcnded from
Executive influence over Congress by appointments
from that body--he denounced the practice and
pointed out the evil-yet, is he in Office,
IMAM great proportion III the high Offices in his
giit are immediately conferred upon his known and
active adhcronts in both Houses of Congress.
He has condemned all fair aud honest principles in
appointments to office, by describing all the really
useful necessary and clcvo,cd quail cations Cor tho
sake of proseytes and followers.
lie has suffered corruption and violence be s,ampt
upon his "Seal of Office" by permitting his accrcdi,
ed press To proclaim "Rewsrds Friends and Punish
ment 10 Foes" AS the ruling AKIN of appointm rnts
lie has attempted TO ritatc the taste aud character
of the country by unworthily comforting cons-
and has Gung contumc, at the moral sense of the
nation by del, n'ng to confer appointments upon men
guilty Of vicious practices.
lie has undone the liberty of the press by directing
his vengeance against the press when opposed him.
and by rewarding il whenever i, took sides with him,
however recently changed from being furious adver-
sary-and has prepared the for a system of gen.
eral espionage upon every man in the country by fill
ing the Post Offices with his creatures, and by letting
1t be known that submission and devotion TO his vii!
is the only tenure of Office.
lie has held out false promises of economy and re-
'renchment, when he knew that he could not
them, and instead of diminishing the number of off
has augmented othccrs-and has nccessariy multi.
piled expenditures by outfits and conveyances To For
eign Courts to crafty fsvorites
lie has, by rendering all Offices except judicial ones
otherwise secured exclusively dependent on his will,
forbidden all men of prudence and indepe from
accepting them, thereby depriving the country of
their services.
He has violated the Constitution of the country by
usurpng and concentrating in himself all the powers
in relatnn to appointments given to the Senate CO.
ordinately with the President.
BY dsmlssng officers in the recess of the Senate
recently appointed BY their "advcc and consent"
BY creating vacancies and filing them in the recess
of the Senatc-and when the Senate, at the next
sion, have refused to 'advisc and consent such
appointments, he has permitted the rejected man to
hold upon the Office, declaring, that the appoint
ment to endure until "the end of the session" the
session must end before the appointment would ter
inmate that thus te terminating, not simultaneously
with, but subsequently to the session, it would be
vacancy happening in the recess, and of course, he
the Presidency would be at liberty to renominate and
keep the rejected man IN will, in spite of the dissent
and rejection of the Senate.
He has violated the spirit and intention OF the Con.
sttuuon by renomnating re jected man the same
session OF his rejection, taking advantage OF the abb
sence of Senators who md opposed the nomination,
TO Sc cure the success Of his scheme.
Every shot pigeon