Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-26
Gbs GomatttWtiomai ITIfi0.
MIR. RANDALL'S SPEECH


~ NESTING had been assigned to his,; the vast CON
; "uSe OF cNi.ens now assembled. the very bone and
vi our p"ua' ion, c"l cctcd without the use Of
- 'nr means 10 congregatc than, than the erd,na
- pu"nc notice. att~sted the intensity Of nteres.
I eN IN relation TO III. administration of Gen.
o"' Whatever had been his military services
n.,;, honest MS intentions, and huwevcr great his
p pat;' MS utter 'ncapacity to preside this
"h''o" was now abundantlv mr. nifest Towards him.
personally he had ndulyod an IN kind feeling
1hd ne now only spoke Of him AZ a public man. Gsa
Jackson previous to his election had been profuse in
rs Pledges; more 80, perhaps than propr,ety would
N"' more so than my other candidate, and it
had been forfeited '' y '''"
In MS letter to Mr.. Monroe, of,hc 18th Nov 1916,
ne lays down tho course of conduct ofn pa,riot,c
PRESIDENT. He says In every selection. party and
parry feelings should be avoided. BY selecting char
mos. conspicuous fur their probty, virtue, cal
'"u nrmneSs, without regard to party, you will
go iar' II not entirely TO eradicate those feelings
"hG" on "rmer occasions threw so many obstacles
III inc way OF Government, and parh,ps have the
pSasurE and Eonor of uniting people hereto fore
Pon'icaliy divided. The Chief Magistrate of a great
aud powerful nation should b. liberal sad dsn,s,.x
tea' always bearing in mind, that he acts for the
"hoie anu not a part of the community By this
course you will exalt the national character and ac
mental marble"
no" mas he acted? In one year he has removed
more "nlcers, from party feeling" than had been re
moved since the organization of the Government, 7,
was IN ms manner he "beral and disinte rested
acting for the whole and not part of the nation II
eie were wanting feature 10 aggravate the incon.
sAency' 1t was TO be found i'll the historical fact that
Mr Monroe found the nation lust ernerpno from, .
great national conflict in which parties had been IN
principle divided; while Gen. Jackson came int off
In umc oil peace, and those be removed from Office
oao committed no other crime than prefer another
dldate to this liberal and dsiu,erested adviser al
Mr.. Monroe.
Is another feature Of aggravation to be added
zen. Jackson ssmemorlal to the Senate of the u s.
1871 speaking Of himself. he says, the "removar
OF no public officer" should be effected "to er.,te ,
vacancy to crafty the ambition Of favouyite ma
taan when this shall Come 10 pass. s.the pairio
Will have ample cause TO trenbe for the honor Of hi
couAty, and the perpetulty of her republican last,
TONS" -'''u
In his resignation Of his seat in the Senate OF tn,
U s. to the Legislature of Tennessee dated n, All
oct 1919 anlmadverting with grea. severity on th,
conduct OF his opponent. he says, Members Of Con
gress should "be withdrawn" from the "nrosnec,,
or Executive PATRONAGE" and calculations for inv
que and management would fail" If not "Csrrup-
tion c:Isi Dc the order Of the day."
What has been the sequel, Mr. Adsma had q,
pointed but two members of his Cabinet from Con
gress; and 1t Is believed other President had an
pointed more; yet General Jackson coma. 30 off;
fresh with this haunting r!c1.e thrown at his oppo
nent ana appoints the whole members of his cahin.,
:.on Congress, Mr. Van Buren having resioned sc
Senator only a few weeks before his appointment
asd no doubt after it had been deinitiveiy desona
ted add to the hive cabinet appointments the RI rec
unlsaO
to South America, all selected within the first faw
months OF his administration from members of Con.
gress. Every day adds TO the number of annoin,
ments fro m Congress, and more individuals selected
from that body. now hold appointmon under Cen
cral Jackson, than at any period since the oruani
cation ofthe Government. We have indeed Ca,
Jacksons own authority to say ..corruption,. has
been "the order Of the day."
In his message to Congress, dated the Tib De-
cembcr last, Gen Jackson remarks a yestrietio,
upon the re.elgbility Of the President will streng
then those checks BY which the Constitution desion
ed to secure the independence of each den,rtcen,
OF the Government, and promote the healtbful aud
equitable administration of all the trusts which il
has erected" "Sueh restriction (he adds) is neces
sary IN order that he (the Presidency may approach
tho solemn responsibilities Of the highest off. j.;
the gift Of free people. Uncommitted to aay 9th
er cause than the straight line Of constitutions Ju
ty, that the securities for this independence NAV
De rendered as short as the nature of power and
the weakness OF It's possessors can admit"
But few weeks elapsed before the menobers .,
his family, in letters franked by himself courtei
and solicited denomination; his private friends in
Congress opposed the consideration of Mr. Nc
DUTIES amendment to the Constitution in aceor
dance with his own recommendation and every o.
glne Is put in motion to secure his Reelection
One more quotation from General Jackson,s
pledges, (sad Mr. r } and am done
In his resignation to the Legislature of Te,,..
see, he says:
recommended to others" ." N"N0
hRah
SEGA.
THoMAs CA"PBELL.-Th distinguished pos, In,
abandoned the idea of visiting America He i. M
longer connected with the edltorship of tho NJ"
Monthly Magazine, but has announced new pa.
Tiosical, to DO entitled "the Metropolitaa." ~
OFFICE OF THE NEWPORT MERCURY, april 81,
RHoDE-IsLAHD ELECTION YESTERDAY the Flo.
ton in this State, for Governor, Lieut. Govenor
Senators, &c. and Representatives to the General
Assembly took place We have received refnrns al
votes from every town in the State but three. fron,
which it appears that l.. II. Arnold, the NotianoI
Republican Candidate for Governor is eIected ona,
e W. Fenner, by upwards of One thousand maior,y
The National Republican list Cf Senators ara elected
by nearly the came mnJorties.
On the 18th Feb. a steamer arrived a, Falmouth
from Malta with the Governor Of Bombay. who =, M
overland from India He left Bambay in a stonn,or
o'h Dec reached CoSseIr 27th; thence proceeded to
Alexandria; was in Egypt three weeks; embarked IN |
higote, and was eleven days going to BIal,a. 7,