Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-27
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sign his reasons for the removal of VIM Clark late
Treasurer of the u States yet under the apprehcn-
sion that his speech may not have been GENERALLY
read, we cannot forbcar from drawing the readers
attention TO clause of it.
"Mr. President, have been somewhat surprised at
what we have witnessed in this body, when the
nations made by the President have been brourht IN
Tor consideration, II alude particularly To those of
District Attorncys) Sir, member has not rose up
on this hoor however pleased he may been with
the nominee IN other respects but what has admitted
Them to be inferior IN point of capacity to they
have succeeded And this is abuse of power in The
Executive, to remove good officers and supply their
places with others los qualted2s Instead Of impro-
wing The system of your government and the moral
and mi eirctual condition Of your citizens rs the
PRESIDENT ought to endcavor To do, find letting
GOWN In every department. Is there way to put
an end to these abuses? There is. Let the Senate
pass the resolution now before you and my word for
IT. the President will be careful in making his
selections for the future. Mr. President there is ono
other subject Will notice. | would not rccur TO II
had not so much been said different times by gen
temen IN the opposition. about the peace socetios
that existed throughout the Union during the las,
war. We sir, OF that period, had a peace society in
Pennsylvann: which society did much wrote as
much and arrayed themselves a. much IN opposition
TO the war, and the measures pursued by the then
Administrations, as any other similar society. Aud
what do now find t. be the lact Scarcely had half
year rolled round from the time of Carks removal
until inc president bestowed an office The very
President OF that peace society the conf mation of
which took place no. than ten days since in this
body"
1t will be remembered, that the occasion of Mr..
Marks speech, was the removal of Gen. Clark and
the substitution of Mr.. Campbell, thon member OF
the Executive Council of Virginia. All who knew
Mr. Campbell, entertained personal respect for him,
but we venture to say, that there was not one not ex
cePting his intimate friends, who looking at Clark's
services IN the late war. his experience gathered as
Treasurer of Pennsylvania and of the u. States, his
character public and private, acknowledged to be
without flaw or exception, and his ratlfica-
ton few months before, by jackson Senate, that
did not survey with private dsapprobnton, his
less removal, and the selection ef successor. Let
the Transaction be calmly examined, and what was
1t but an act of unmitigated despotsm exerted, to
punish personal opponent on the one hand, and re-
ward personal friend on the other? Was the pub
lie patronage the private fund of the President for
the time being, no objection could be taken to his
parttoning it among his followers the proper
ton of their respective services and this liz
orally the case, he could not by hi, conduct more
clearly have manifested his belief that it was
With the exception of two three foreign Minis
tiers. and single member Of the Cabinet (Mr. Ber-
rem) -oficcs in filing which he was forced to pay
some regard to the fitness of things-with these cx
ceptons, what appointments has he made, in which
it is not evident, that cectioneerng services, per-
sonal attachment or obsequousncss To himself,
TO, the paramount considerations Which of them
IS exempt from this mputnton, could hare been
made but for the prevalence of the assigned?
Which of them is it, which might not have been
abundantly better Giied from the unboundcd field of
selection which lay before President Jackson? 1t
from lark tho ilint iur
fession of the nfcrlority of the appointments to
the officers renewed, has been cxtorted from the
friends of ,hc President, the floor of the Senate
itself! To what is this confessed inlcriofy
ascrbed? Did the Jackson party not afford the ma
terials for better selection If So the superiority Of
the incumbents ought to have ntoned for their opn
ions. Were there ample materials for more judIcous
selection but did the resident overlooking the mo-
dest and unobsruslvc, and the public interest rccog
nizc most imperative the claims Of the merccnarcs
Let facts and a candid observation of his appoint
mcnts answer.
If any thing can be more ridiculous and uutcnablc
than the prctentons of tins Administration to have
effected retrenchmon in the expenditures and reor-
nation in the morals OF the Government, il is its
rogating the uppellatve of The Republican Party
by what test Of conduct, principle opinion, not
this claim proved unoundcd aud lmpertucn' Or is
Republicanism a different thing from what it
was formerly, and it implied freedom of ac
ton and opinion, is that to he reformed" and
made now to mean intolerance, aud prescription for
opinion sake? Are the general measures ofthc Gov
crnmcnt conducted upon new principles Is the Con
strtution respected Is economy more obscrv
cd' That more Federaiists have got into Office I'M
dor the cloak a-Jacksonsm than appointed
from lG0i to- 500, fact often stated and corrobo-
rated by the citation Of the individual H. this
the proof?
While Gen Clark gallant and distinguished Of
gratitude Of his country by Republican President
while he was smtcn with ono hand, the other was
extended to REGARD the President OF the Ponnsyvn-
mia Peace Society with Office aud cmolumcnt--that