Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-01-12

the Senate Yoa may rely upon u, the mean.
bers Of that dignihed body viii DO their du-
ty at all hazards Already one gentleman.
commanded for ais personal devotion 70 The
President has been rejected. and there are
Others worthy Of the same commentator,
whe will share the same fate
We understand tina. Capt George w
Rodgers brother to the Commodore, Ia.
received orders to proceed to the Brazil Of
station TO take command OF our squadron in
that quarter
The appointing Ps,cer The following IL
an extract from the Eulogiun on the late
Ex- president Monroe, delivered BY Judge
M'Lean, late Post Master General After
the ear has BECOME panied and the soul sick
enes with every days report" oil rhe abuse,
and prescriptions Of JacksonIsaI, it 10 con-
.oIing TO reCur TO the view here presented oe
the practice Of better days better men. in
relation to appointments 10 office. Eyerv
one knows, that Mr. M'Lean might hawa
continued to be Post Master General. couis
| ne have consented to become a tool OF pra.
| scription under jackson But he was net
formed for such purpose, ard another was
sought out
In the use Of patronage, that most DELI
| cate important branch OF executive, power
| DIR. Msnroe was governed by those enlarged
| aud eieyatlng views, required -.he interest
| of has country ,--Jhe utmost ;iereuce, in
| making appointments, was pat psbllc SEN
trment; whist at the same utne lrreproacha-
bic character and hugh qualification were in
dispensaDle requisites Personal motives,
either as they regard the President fllaself,
OF the person appointed, were lost IN consid-
| atoms OF public duty
| From the official relation which bore IN
| the President, towards the close Of his d.
nlnistration, il became my duty 10 consu,t
him IN making certain appointments But
| III no instance did he intimate a preference
! for any one OF the Candidates whose names
| | laid before him. HIS answer Was. uniform
! ly. "Ihe law has given TO you the night to
make the appointment; | shall &c satisfied
with your decision; do what the puoiic inter-
est requires"
| Sin one case, had every reason to be-
/ heve, II personal consideration had been per-
mitiea 10 influence him there were strong
ground for MS exercise One of the 4.sli-
Giants was particular friend, with whom. in
early lite, nc had been associdt ed 10 the pub
| lie service; and for whom he entertained
a strong personal regard direct appeal
| to personal friendship was made, and ,hi,
was enforced by the necessities of HE appIi-
cant But even in this case this more han
KEENAN, patriot gave not the slightest intima.
! ton OF preference; and another individual
was appointed, because believed HIM 10 be
4 better qualified TO discharge the duties of tho
Office
"fhe relation OF this incident will be mar
ioned, on the ground that sueh cases often
tend more 20 elucdate character than moro
important transactions. When those selfish
feelings, in winch we are all more Or less liza
Die come directly IN contact with public du.
y, and they sre disregardeA, no higher evi-
aence can be gwen OF elevated and patriotic
principles deem il Of some importance ia
recornd such instances, as they NAV NOT he
without then, use ~ other days of the repub.
We
Composing the courtiers of The Emperor
Of China, with those called into Official life
by the spIrt OF Jackssnism, the National c..
cite seems to be Of the opinion, and wifi
some reason, that the palm of sycophanrv
is borne of 10y the latter
According to Chinese theory, the dlffer.
euce eetween sycopAants ana ns.ris l., ,a,s;a-
tiers at court ~ this-''thuse who o,vrd hY
the power and station of His Majesty, sab-
nit mpliriliy to bis opinion and will. a,e
sh" sycePhants, the others such as ..per,ina.
c,onsly reason points with, HIS Majesty.
and refuse submission, when they believe
bum to be wrong" A good distinction even
for republican court In one OF his Tmpe-
rial messages. however, The Cabinet minis
ters are praised for being "atten,iye to the
Imperial wiii," This language is not n,,irs
SO strong as Sour Pos Master General.
complaint TO the REJECTED MIR Gwia on his
devotion 10 the President
Georgia. The members ofthe "C,ark mar.
ty'' OF the Georgia Legislature, have held a
meeting IN hifledgeviile, at which the follow
ih5 selection was made for Congressional
ticket, to DC Supported at the next elecuor.
Gen. Coffee; ID. Newman; fEaIsey of Pit
nam; u. W. Owens; Jud &c Harris: yms
achley; Murray, of Lincoln; u. Stevarr. Of
Gbnn.
From, The Fauquier Gazette
DON'T SPOIL YOUR PORK,
Mn EDITOR know OF nothing &C noors
Importance TO ae known at this season of The
year, than the qualities of the different kinds
Of salt Bacon. Beef and Fish, are very
often injured, and the in jury is attributed TO
bad smoking. leaking casks, and often to
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