The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-04-27
WORCESTER:
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 81. 1881.
THE GARNET


end like a rotten mushroom, it has tum-
bled to pieces from its own weight and want
OF conference. Unequal to the task it had
assumed divided internally by conflicting
political views and rival interests, with an
incompetent head, 1t had become involved
In perPlexitles and difficulties from which it
could not extricate itself, and it has now
inglorlousl y fled from the field, and left its
errors to be corrected by ADLER hands and
wiser heads, or to remain q curse to the
country and lasting monument of the i'm
beciIty OF the reigm Of reform. Thus are
the saddest predictions of Gen. Jackson's op-
Ponents becoming verified. By the step
now taken, his cabinet has acknowledged
its inability any longer to administer the
government under such a head.
Deplorable as the present state of public
affairs is, we see no prospect of improve
ment from any change which is likely to
take place. If the President has been I'M
able to keep the machinery of Government
in order, with cabinet selected when no
opposition to his administration had been
and when the party which
brought him into power was united in his
support, what can be expected from new
cabinet, selected now, when his party is di-
vlded into two hostile factions, and when
the opposition to his administration, without
reckoning on support from either of The
factions of the Jackson party, has become
so powerful as to render the chance of
his reelection nearly or quite hopeless p
II the attempt should he made to form
new cabinet on the basis of the old one, by
combination of Calhoun and Van Buren, men,
1t would meet with the same difficulties
which have produced the dissolution Of the
late cabinet, increased and aggravated by
recent occurrences. If, on the other hand,
the selection should he made entirely frcm
the Van Buren, faction, then the Calhoun
party will, at once, be thrown into active
opposition to the administration.
Shortly previous to the resignation of
the cabinet, Duff Green published long
account otthe origin and progress Of the DIFF
hculties IN the cabinet, occupying II col
umns in the Telegraph. In these revelations,
which are authenticated by extracts from
letters written by the actors in the scenes.
the reports which have from time to time
been published in the Clay papers respect
ing these dissentions, and which were so
stoutly denied by the Jackson papers, are
more than confirmed, and such q scene of
Office hunting, rottenness, and corruption as
he exposes, were never before exhibited to
public view.
The moderate part of the Jackson pattv
now confess that there is no longer any use
IN contending against public opinion, and
that the General must be suffered to return
to that retirement from which he was SO nm
wisely drawn.
In another column will be found extracts
from several papers res ecting the dissolu-
ton of the cabinet, to which we request the
attention of our readers.
Postscript. Since the above was written we have
seen the correspondence between Gen. Jackson
and Ingham by which it appears that the latter re-
tired from his office at the Gene RAILS request ar in
other words, was turned out. 1t is now said that
Speaker Stevenson will be appointed Secretary of
the Navy and James Buchanan Attorney General.
REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION. The choise
of four OF our Senators having been defeat
ed, 1t behoVes US now to send such repre-
sentation to the Legislature as will guard
our interests in the selection to fill the va
cancies thus produced, and not leave it en-
trely to the direction of the delegations of
ether counties. For that cause our repre-
sentation should be full, and the individuals
selected should be such as are known to en-
tertain political views in accordance with
the majority of the people, that the wishes
OF that majority may be fairly expressed,
and that the candidates of comparatively
small minority may not be forced upon us.
There are several other important subjects
oflegislaton to be acted upon the present
year, which make it desirable that full and
firm representation should be sent.
Let the people in the several towns no on
the alert, for there is reason to believe that
attempts wiz be made IN some towns to take
them by surprise, and to elect representa-
tiVes opposed in sentiment to a majority of
the citizens.
RHODE ISLAND ELECTION. The election
in this State has resulted in the choice of
Lemuel H. Arnold, and the entire National
Republican Ticket for Senators by ma
Jority of about one thousand votes, and of a
great majority of members of the House of
Representatives of the same political char
acter. The Office of Governor had been
held SO long by Gov. Fenner, the Jackson
candidate, and by his father before hir2.
that he almost considered the office as bjs
own by prescriptive right and many who
were opposed to him were doubtful wheth-
er it would be Of any use to attempt to elect
another. The attempt, however, was made.
the people have triumphed, and the office
will henceforth be held by one whose pol
tics are in accordance with those of his
constituents.
SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY. The Anniver-
sary of the Schools in this town was cele-
brated on the 18th inst, it being the week
Of the annual examination of the Schools.
1t does US much pleasure TO say that the in
terest felt in the subject of education. an
pears to continue undated among our citi-
zens, and that the results of the last wear
have been highly satisfactory. The Schools
afford decisive evidence of progressive inn
pIovement. On the day above mentioned
the scholars of the several schools. under
the care oftheir teachers, to the number of
over d0O formed procession at the Centre
School House, and, accompanied bv the
School Committee ofthe Town, the Board Of
Overseers of Schools in the Centre n;ot.;a.