Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-20

.'1N ''SN h0 ~ 1bNe
was to trace | 8 history through oil tAe distinguish ell
scenes OF French History, 10: centuries lack. With
the eloquent savage, Logan, whose speech you have
% often read TO me, l can say, hat "not a drop OF 10Y
blood runs in the veins OF any living creatu e."l must
return to America, snl breath my last on that soil,
where my mos, ccn,enied days were pass"
The Chevalief never returned howevet; he fingered
away his tin c in The differ. ut seapotis Of v. az until
d 18th fin Ey arresied his mortal career, in the civ o.
Bordeax. NJ
'PRoscRIPrIoN"-An iu,elnsent public have not
forgotten The loud cry Of prescription which the OPP
pou"n set up Immediately on the Goa ing in OF the
'reseni national admiuis alton, aud the r.m,val Of
4"nie lew Of the incumben,s, who, either from a VIC
'en' political oirse on their part, or frcm iucompe,en
cy. or from defalcaiion, were necessarily the sub. let's
oil a salu,ary change. We have pointed already 10 The
most ligh handed exercise Of power, aud he removal
l oPponent', In every instance where the opposition
nave obtained a temporary sscendeucy. Their remo-
walls asiar exceed in number and proper ton those they
charge upoi the administration, under similar eircum.
s,anc' $, a''heir Willingness TO prescribe the friends OF
u len. Jackson exceeds their power TO CRAFTY heir " ish-
e.. la every New England State in witch thew hold
~ local power, scarcely q friend # he administration
u permitted TO retain or receive oHi Q and 10 ell cases
their removal is as summary as al esra,ic pet n.iou
anu a voraeijus appetite fos pow, r C u make II. Whe.-
ever in this STATE, they held the appoin ing power Of
the county or district, the friends Of Gen. J,sk.on no
more expect TO hold an %tfiise, than if they we've ci,i-
zens o. another hemi'phere. la this city, where The
friends OF III adminis,rai n had appointed the 10 sal OF.
NC rsw II little reference 10 political %con.ilera ioas,
anu mad lof years continued the iccumbents whether
d p'hObNy INC ~ WAY u
An'l'Masonic corporation followed up their political
success by the removal Of every poll 'icai opponent,
whom they could reach.
We have before US an alIi'iona al uroof Of IN, nro.
seritipg and intolerant s?iri, of those who, a few m IN his
since, we're loud in their ex c!ama ions asa;nt lie Al.
nipis'raiI N, Tor its horrible prescription" in reform.
ing a ! w po.tina'ters and collectors OF ia. r. venu..-
The Baltimore X publican publishes a list of the re.
movais and p3oin ments, by the presen federal exc.
eutive OF Mary land, wi i:h shows the following re-
.uis. D lis offices in the ci Y Of Baltimore, ninetu
lfcC were given TO aDti-JdCksOn men s. fty,ofu N IarLan,
men,, X 6l Jackson men were removed; aitho' the friend,
oil he ma ional Admirisr ia ion compo o a considerable
niiJ rl'y OF the city. Excluding the ehi aes 10 which no
emolument %a,iathe', The whole nuLber Of appoint.
m'nt' was 9S, OF which eighty-six were anl.-Jackson,
and ftcefce j A"k.on. The same oti ces were distribute.
I'd by I C Republican Executive last year, sirfu sepsn
20 J'ckson men, and hlTiy-oHe TO snti-Jackson men,
vi Magistrates alone, Gays The II 'publican1 the cruel
AID prescribing Jackson Executive, appointed iDeufv-
one ceaiiion men, and nineteen Jack.on republicans
whilst he federal Executive and hs friends, who hav,
been %e,oqueIt in their defamation az inst !, proscrip.
non have appointed hirfy-one coaii'io, aud nine
Jackson men
sra'ihca ion, the decided and elevated stand sakeo by
"en' Jackson, against The Practice Of duelling. la MS
code and unier his practice, the duellisi, SO far ircm
receiving oil q and iavo-, was stricken from the roll.
OIL the service. The moral sens. of The whole com.
~, MY s~pplauded he act. But il seems tina, the Goa.
,rioa code IN Maryland is quite Of ano her sort -
mere uneiiing seems 10 be, in their Estimation, a pts,.
pVr',o ohce. Among the sppointmen EMS included in
q e allows liz, made by tue opposition Governor Ct tina,
. a,e' $ ME-. Brewer, a young lawyer, who lat year
challenged the Chancellor of Maryland, q venerable
AID es'imable CITIZEN, TO fight a duel
ihese iac's 81 eak wish gu emphasis that cinnot fail
70 expose ne hypoc that cries out against az or,.
sc'ip'ion," and YET INDUCES in it 10 The utmost, ard
mar a'.ri'' the A!m'ni.'ra'ioa for doing what, If their
ac'usa"co' were true, is far less Pro'cribing # an their
own courle.
we leave this sui jec; for the present, with the facts
SO much mlsrepresen'ed, relative to the removals in
me pos -oifice department.. OF upwards Of eisht tbou.
sahu pos'nAslers in offise when Mr.. Barry came into
he u par mem, he has removed, in the course of two
years, under all the various causes OF removal, about
SIX hundred. A proportion of these changes have un.
u1uo'ed'y proceeded Ircm political consider a,ious a. and
rom considerations approved by the people. lie aply
remarked by the Philadelphia IuqLirtr, that more OF
tGese changes have taken place in Maine and New
hampshire, than in any other States, 10 proportion %
hei' Popuiaiion ard that If hey had not met with
me spprooaton CT their cIt'Z ne, their di,spprobaiion
you'd Lave been nantes ed a; he polls whereas
co n, from being opposition Sates, bsvc become dscid.
eoiy friendly 10 the Adninistra ion. 1t i. also a fact,
ina, oil The great number of clerks employed in the de-
p'rtmen'' Mr.. Barry has removed only three.
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