Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-08-04

geniai shape. Bur when once licensed 20 poa-
| er, what was his coudnctf He called to MS
councils and hi. oon6deneesone of the most Gun
spicuous ultra federal,sts oft5e country, VINO
had distinguislIed themselves FOR their oppo-
sition 10 the late var, TO compose his original
cabinet. The present even exceeds the 6rsi.
tn this iueonsistent association OF the federal
is,s OF % with a disciple, atlrasta prefesSlng
disciple. OF the Jefferson school. The Secretary
Of The Treasury, the secretary OF OF the Navy,
aud the Attorney General, have ever been not.
| sa for their ultra devotion 10 the antagonist
| party f; aud In his local and minor appointments
n similar preference is generally perceived 60
prevail. Fidelity To The principles ol Thomas
Jfnsison, consistency whh our past lives,
henot, virtue, aud a true regard Tor the risis
Of man, all forbid us To yield our support 10
one who has so totally sacrificed his PRINCIPLES
aud SO entirely abandoned his party. As dam
| ocfnis, we cannot support Andrew Jackson, or
give oosnlcnanee 10 his federal appointments,
| and srstoeratirRl career.
When il u considered h6w Intimately con-
nected the purity Of The press Is with the free
DON Of elections, wo cannot oe too Jealous OF
the exercise of government over tbs control
ling lever oi public opinion, nor 400 indignant
shea we b, hold II eatended over tho States
for the purpose OF promoting his reelection
| His own words Oh this subject must be oonclp-
sive. 10 his Inaugural speech he declared
| that
+" The recent denomination Of public scott.
meni inscfibes on thu lia OF executive duties,
IN characters too lrgibo 10 ba overlooked, the
task OF Reform, which will require particular
iy the CORE tion OF those abuses that have
brought the pair onage Of thu Federal GoVefn-
mtnt ,inio conlet with tue freedom 81 elee'
| tons
! II would be our desire 20 conceal not parade,
his alterations. we're such Tenderness oonpai'-
BILE with public duty, or consouant to the jos-
tee due TO ourselves. The undisgniscd pur-
chase OF the public press 10y his officers and
minions furnishes n sad comment ON his pro,
| iessed regard for it's purity and freedom, when
he erec,s. IN The metropolis Ut the nation. and
through the agency OF Treaury QDieer and
he Postmaster General, Que 81 tho most noted
phttzan newspapers va. not only feci IL u
~rong, but are Compelled 10 regard II Ms an IN
snl to the people, whose INTEGRITY II questions,
aud whose intelligence 1t derdes.
| AS Americans, jealous OF The honor. and
sensitive Of the fame OF our country among the
nnlions OF the earth, would that we could draw
a vii over The unhappy and degrading scenes
that have recently disgraced the capital OF the
republic. Who among ihose thnt gbvn their
ready and generous crodenee 90 the prolessions
~ Andrew jackson, could have anticipated n
midst the widest dreams OF political adsersiiyt
or forebodings OF ruin, that ~ two sbort years
ms administration would have brought confd-
slon on himself, disgrace on his country. shame
On his friends 81 triumph To his enoaiie. u II lot
u in compassion draw the cuItnln over u picture
which fully exposed to view ,uig ht reveal what
aouId crimson the cheek Of chastity ,as we'll ~
excite pnngs In tho heart of the pa,riO. II more
than suihces 10 know that he composed bis l,st
cabinet on iorong principfcs, from tho membeH
Of congress and II public repoit spenk but half
tue truui, IA h ~ dissolved IL on principles e.
quully eironeous and less iusu6able princi.
ples which equally shock the moral sense and
the political inearity of the American people /:
nrinciples unLnown 10 the constftutiou. and
subyer,iye of our II,hts. IL now remain. 10
state the cI,npes OF positinn. as 20 pariieS
which a dsrellction from pr,nelples almost ne.
ce,sarilv induced. when General Jnekson cam.
INTO mower.
Whilst true TO his original cteed of democra-
CIV. he f.,nniued lsilhiul ia tha neonle who
, took him an from affection. aud sustained him
az candidate from principle nut the mo-