Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-05-28

without flaw or exception, and his unanimous ratica
ton few months before, by Jackson Senate, tina,
did not survey with private disapprobaton his
less removal, and the selection eff SUCCESSOR Let
the transaction be calmly examined, and what was
it but an act of unmitgated despotism cxerted to
punish personal opponent on the one hand, and re
ward personal friend on the o.here Was the pub
lie patronage the private fund of the President for
the time being, no objection could be taken to his
partitioning it among his followers In the propor-
ton of their respective services; and were this lit
orally the case be could no, by his conduc, more
clearly have manifested his belief that it was
With the exception of two or three foregn Minis
tiers, and single member ofssBc Cabinet mr. Ber-
riem)-offces in filling which be was forced to pay
some regard to the fitness Of things-with these cx
captions, what appointments has he made, in which
1t IS not evident, that eeconeeng services or per
sonal attachment or obsequiousness to himself was
not the paramount consideration? Which of them
Is exempt from this impuation, or acould have been
dae o"t for the prevalence of the motive assigned
winch OF them Is 1t. which might not have been
dbu'danty better filled, from the unbounded field of
selection which lay before President Jackson? 1t
appears from Gen. Marks, that the bumiatinr con-
fession of the nferiorty of the new appointments to
the officers removed, has been extorted from the
friends of the President, on the floor of the Senate
itself! To what cause is this confessed inferiori,v
ascribed? Did the Jackson party not afford the ma
teas for better selection? If So the superiority of
the ncumbents ought to have atoned for their opin
IONS Were there ample materials for more indc1ous
selection, but did the President overlooking the mo-
dest and unobsrusve, and the public interest recog-
nize as most imperative the claims of the mercenaresp
Let facts and candid obseryation of his appoint
me nts answer.
LII any thing can be more ridiculous and untenable
than the pretentons of this Admins; ration to have
ELECTED retrenchment in the expenditures and reor-
nation IN the morals of the Government, is its or
rogating the appellatIve of the Republican Party
by what test OF conduct principle opinion, is not
TINS claim proved unfounded and impairment? Or is
Republicansm different thing now from what it
was formerly, and as it once implied freedom of &C.
ton and opinion, is that to be reformed" and
made now to mean intolerance, and prescription for
opinion sake? Are the general measures of the Gov
ernment conducted upon principles, Is the Con-
st'tution more respected Is economy more obsery
ed' That more FederaHsts have got into Office un-
der the cloak Jacksonsn than were appointed
from 1901 to 1929, is fact eften stated and corrobo-
the proof'
While Gen. Clark, gallant and distinguished Of
ficer of The late war, was deemed unworthy of the
gratitude Of his country By Republican President
while he vas smtten with one hand the other was
extended to ssoard the President of the Pennsylva-
MA Peace Society with Office and emolument-that
Peace Society," whose exertions we're directed to en-
courage the public enemy, and palsy the energies of
its own country That same President found the for
giveness of his sins IN Jacksonisn, while Clark could
ind nome IN his patriotic services and private respec
liability, for thinking another man would make better
President than Gen. Jackson
1t is in the face of facts like these SO glazing that
they cannot be overlooked, fragrant that they can
not be defended, so despotlc that the limited Mon
arches of the age furnish few parallels that the
American people are insuted by comparisons of the
President who perpetrates them with Washington
and Jefferson!