Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-09

When the members Of the last Admihis'fa,'uen -
IF the national government occasionally ie;'
w. Sbiuoton during the recess OF Congress- u w
eli tber homes. and look after ,heir private ahas'
the napers of the party opposed to them; >. uauT"
rre.t no;.e about it. CT lied them Trar'ihhg "a
f;,,e, :, cbaroed them with drellction OF dnty'
and eudeayored to raise a Glamour against thel' !
IN the score of their neglecting their Official ser
VICES This was shallow artiiice when every
man of common sense could see through. IL was
intended merely for political effect. NOBODY
ever imagined that the President OF 'he M" m
States. or the heads of the departments O' uoN-
eminent, were TO be chained down IKE sa'.!
Slaves 70 the District of Columbia, and never 10
mass ,ba boundaries of the ten miles square.
Rut as all means are lawful in the eyes oil parti,,
1,ns these occasional absences were seized hoiu
of a. national offence and great efforts were maze
10 render the officers Of government ou'oos w,
thus leaving the peculiar theatre ct their oficiai
operations. , ,rr
It So happens that the tables are turned -" az
farept SGT Of men are now in the high places OF
nower and inlluence--and as the summer sea-
son has arrived, the new ministers ana ''ic.'
chief. one after another. have found II convent
ept TO turn their backs upon the seat Oh Govern,
ment. and they are near all of them scattered
TO the several places where they resided before
they were eapioyed in the public service III
thi. state f things the charge Is thrown pack
upon them by their opponents: they are ca''e" III
their turn. the ..frartuing Ca1tnef," are accu-
sed of having neglected thei! duty; and 1t Is s,s
gesed that they are wandering "Droau to' o''
, purposes Of erctioneerIng, WIN thr h'pe"' p'ot-
| ping up their fading popularity. we 60 ho' See
E VIII dood srnsc in all this. Ailowog that they
, attacked the former Administration W hout JUST
cause. and that themselves arc justly babe to the
. same reprcach, who is 50 blind OF so stupid rs
not TO nerceive. that after all there IS an essen
q tial difference in the cases! The men VINO
brought the accusation of being lraveiiihS
il Cabinet against the former administrators
were then out of Office. and Of course out OF pow
). er; and. moreover. were laboling with all their
If might to get into office and power Now 'hev
re are in Office. and Of course possess power ana
# influences: and hence the substantial difference
d between them and their opponents. VINO Is
D. weak enough To suppose that reason whicf
r, would have been considered by them as leslu
d mate in the former case, would be ackhoWieuS
- ed as such at the present time! Can any man 81
NJ the least intelligence imagine, that Mr.. huahs Q
,e Gen Jacks are to by tried and adJudsed accord
~ inc 10 the same rules and principles! The very
ye idea is absurd Mr.. Adams was man made
re- to he turned out of oiice-Gen. Jackson to b.
q. putin Now it is perfectly apparent that tn
=: same rule cannot apply to two such opposite cases
. and therefore it must be allowed, that whilst
Al. was lust ground of charge against the former
NO that he and his cabinet ministers occasional
II left the seat of government, II would necessary
is become fitting and proper for the latter ana nj
re associates in the executive departments, 10
ch away. II this is not sound reasoning, we &c
an SPAR of indicating the present cabinet tor dc
nd inc that which was often brought against the
on predecessors as a serious accusation. we nav
nd endeayored alter tie examp lie set In the reason
be- assigned for the rejection of the Mays'llle roa
fit BILL to reason on all sides Of the questions; and
ar we have not succeeded as we'll as the writer
EN- writers Of that famous document, the failure mu
ot- be ascribed to unttness To discuss more Tia
one side Of question.
me But a word on the score OF expedency.
;st might have been said of the former Administer
the ton, that the public good required their stead
of residence at the Seat of Government; where;
not the fact is far otherwise it regards the presel
is Administration. We believe there is little roe
the for doubt on this point. We strongly III
- pressed with the idea, that the longer they sta
ur- away from Washington, the better the couhtI
ac- will be. And though they may not be III Il
inc way of promoting the nati0na! veal when absen
arts they win { dir pnwer TO do less mi
the chief; and, at the same time, they Will AT lea
all iatter themselves that they are, by the exerc
an- of their peculiar talents, advancing their
And even this, according to the maxim which h
ice: been adopted, and practised under the prese
the order Of things. viz: that the Government belon
BY to party. and is to be executed solely for Il
not benefit of the leaders of party, may be cons
tile dered as working for the public. far the
wn, fcers of government under this maxim, are
IT," be held as the servants of the public. 1t is
lbt, to view them public agents at work for thel
in selves.
Itch We hope after this frank exposition of L
the subject, to hear no more complaints against L
ngs present Administration, for being a "Travell
her Cabinet."-N T. Daily .4dp.
l in -ss5e35ae-
it THOMAS COOPER Of PENNSYLVANIA, now {
notorious DR.. Cooper of Columbia, IS. c.
cry 1907 applied to John Adams, through DR.. Prizes
the ly for the office of Agent for American Clair
lilly under the British treaty. Mr.. Adams refus
ion. him the Office. Hence Cooper's subsequent h,
al 7 Il,