Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-11

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owe some apology to the reader, who may not I'm
derstand it, for this long quotation, but The rcpdsr
VINO shall understand n, wal not be. all ut loss
Ia discover Its force aud application. What answer
can Charities make? Not the gold of Peru can redeem
ms character, nor The streams OF the Ganges wash
away its pollution. lie has been bansAcd by cen
crous people from The cyi,ies of social Intercourse
and yet by administrator hc is considered worthy
OF Office Is not This insult offered to the moral
feelings OF The community? VIII 1t be asked, What
has the private vices ~ men do with their fitness for
"iHcr:' Much; were it but Tor the sake .! cyUunu,
w hen boy, great master III politics taught me this
maNiul, There l! M better e, by winch TO form
an opinion of mans fitness for public trust than
by observing his common cDntuc, In private life
That master was Dem nShencs, whose renown Will
perhaps, not suffer dispar cement bv COMP prison
with that ot some oil the members of the PrrscDt ad
mlnlStraton. Shall tnc Senate OF the II. States be
asked To sanction the appointment of sn.h nsu3
Shall moral people b. asked to approve u, When
C@'ar "vercame his opponents he cndcavourcd to
reconcile them TO their fate by temperate use of his
success aud the mdncsI aud clcmcncy of his bGa fr
towards them, and no. by lnd.crirnua nate prosc-Ip
ton of all whether yr,uous vicious, who had re
sisted hun. II was for such a Otho To persc-
cute his fallen enemies, and reward his vicious and
prolIgate dependents "a the expense Of his Country
In looking into the catalogue of the late upuaui
mcnts one is naturally led to ask tie question For
what public scrv,ccs-iar what privu,c virtues have
many flhrsc men been cevu, I'd to oil .c' Bu, flint
teers and parishes, must be rewarded Tor services in
the clCctlon:--
"lIso, Ut pulchum ct Incompatible facinrs jncrahau,
"Pluesq nam cen'm ct visn lbeos prmia cxposccn,um
lab aquam noiabem lila die operau Veus pos,ea invent,
'Aiiun credens senaium, alum popuium. "TAC
Among the candidates for appointment none have
been more successful than those who navInr betrny
cd their former friends. became srles ininrmrrs and
caiumniators against them. The dissolution hrch
has been spread among the unfortunate has been
embutered by the elevation, IN mtnv Instances Of
ruined rakes, or pr fligae sycophants TO fill heir
places. In former times, the honest yeunanrv Of this
country, regarded an Office held under the govern
Inent, as aitording some evidence of resDcctablly
but now, at least TO extent the inferior grades of
civil officers looked upon the mere vermin who
feedupon the treasuryas the mental slaves of the de-
partnents which they without the freedom of
speech or action The opin is beginning TO spread
to some extent that unlim ed submission and the sur
render OF the rights of reemen, is the condition upon
winch appointments are made, and those only will re-
ceive appointments who will submit To degradation
This sentm Mt like the cancer in the BODY will sDread
till its ramhcatons extend to the whole country, and
IN nt.i1il he hot Sc
tegrity. will decline the acceptance of Offices which
are deoased in public opinion, and bring disgrace upon
those who fill them. The people sometimes urged b.,
passion. and mlsled by intrigue, do injustice ndlvid-
uals, but is Illuminating liberia mind to the
Chief Magistrate OF the nation, engaged in a petty
warfare of pque and resentment, and when the pop
ular favour has given him "thc fortune of Agamem
non acting the part OF Thersites." Before General
Jacksons election, he procssrd himself b the adj
vocate of principles dill ccty the reverse ofthosc which
he has pursued in his administration. In which has he
erred, his principles his practcei If man avuw
principles which arc liberal. just and patriotic, and in
his conduct dcpar from them, what motives are we
TO ascrlbe his practice? man may sometimes find an
excuse in the benevoence and humanity of his intcn
ton, for departure from the rIgOur of principle, but
here the order is reversed. May we no, say TO
General Jackson. he has lately said to Nj Calhoun
"heretotorc we did not know you, but we know you
now"
WHITTIER do these things tend2 To The corruption
of our :nsttutonso lessen the respect Of the peouIc
for the excellence of government to make the
administration mere machine of intrigue and dccep-
ton-to raise vice, and depvess virtue, level with
t-and to ovcrurn all distinctions but those OF party
Though much has been done of late, to dcmoralilc
the people Of this country, their moral sense is
eXtinguished, and look forward with hone,
for Regeneration OF beriiy and patriotism, integrity
and virtue The weakness oi tins administration must
tend to its own destruction, AMI produce a change
which the opposition could never have effected. With
respect to several OF their ayuurc schemes their own
friends have been obliged TO oppose them. They have
Gsarmed their asprans, and added ygor, and strength
and numbers to the opposition. The progress OF op.n.
ion 10 against them, and the time is approaching for
ihcir overthrow, and in this sl entertain hopes
for the couliry. PulLODEMUS.
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