Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-06-28

and Albemarle. To take his native "slashesn
in the way, will cause but a slight depression
from his direct path - Richmond Uhig.
PROFESSION AND PRACTICE.
One of the fundamental principles which
it was the object of the people to enforce, in
the election Of Gen. jackson, was the free.
dom Of elections. So sencibie was he Of this
truth, that in his inaugural address he said:
''The receat demonstration of public SEN
timent inscribes, on the list of executive du
ties, in characters too legibie to be overlook
ed, the task Of reform; which will require,
particularly, the correction of those abuses
that have brought the patronage Of the Fed
eral Government into conflict Wit the free
dom of elections, and the contradiction of
those ca1ses which have distributed the right.
fol course of appointment, and have placed,
or continued power in. unfaithiul or incom
petent hands"
So much for the professor. Now for the
practice.
The Cincinnati Gazette of the 9TH says:
"I'ost office influence The supporters of
President jackson have published the names
and residence of their central and district
committees, which, | have ascertained. in
cludes SEVENTEEN POSrMASTERS.
These are judiciously distributed throughout
the State, as follows: Columbus, Bella Lat
ham; Cincinnati. VIM. Burke; Sidney, Shell.
by county, James Wells; Xenia, Green coun
ty, VIM. L. Starks; Georgetown, Brown
county, L. l.. Wilson; Marietta, Washington
county, A.. V. ID Joline; Portsmouth. Scioto
county, James Ludwick; Piketon, Pike co.
j Hams; Coshocton, James Reufrew; Busi
rus, Crawford county, Henry II. John; st.
ClairsvIlle, Belmont county, VIM. Booker;
Cambridge, Guernsey county, Jacob Shaft
ner; Canton, Stark county, j. Van Rensa-
lear; Wooster, Wayne county, r.. Dean:
Ravenna, Portage county, S. Il. McNair:
Mansfield, Richland county, Hugh McFali;
Cleaveland, Cuyahoga county, E. Worley.'
Well may the same paper ask
docs not this look a little like bringing
the patronage of the Federal Government to
bear upon the freedom Of electionsP"
The editor of the Gazette proceeds,
There is strong reason 10 believe that there
are more postmasters than are here enumer-
ated. And, besides these, We have a few
other Treasury teaches: John A. Bryan, in
solvent commissioner; David Smith, printer
of the laws of the United States; James B.
Gardner, ladian agent, and some one or
two land office deputies, making a sum total
Of wonderfully disinterested Democratic Re
publican friends Of the peopte'
"lbere are, too, on Tins list, the names
OF sundry other men, now in the service of
the people, or very solicitous to get into that
service, in the character of members of the
Legislature, members Of Congress, or ia any
a. That xtyA.,ll -,r1 49, lst- =. -
and a little money. Surely such disinterested
patriots deserves well Of their eountry!"
For ourselves, we have but one word of
comment. If it was wrong in postmasters to
become active political agents under the adj
m inistration Of Mr.. Adams, it is worse for
them TO be SO under that of Andrew jackson.
MIR. Adams made no hypocriiieal pretensions
on this subject-he violated no pledges.
But what are we TO think of the Postmas.
ter General. under whose administration these
glafing violations of public duty are not on.
ly openly tolerated, but encouraged? We
have seen the partisans of the administration
refuse TO permit an inquiry into the abuses
of the Department. We know that its funds
had been used to enrich favorites-that its
patronage and influence had been openly
pros,ituted to electioneering purposes; but
we did not suppose that we had progressed so
far, on that the corrupt organisation of the
Department would be so soon and SO openly
| ayowed !l-U. s. Telegraph.
Suicide Mr.. Thomas j. Haynes, of the
| firm of Jaggar & Haynes, Broadway, Hat
tiers. committed suicide early on Sunday
morning, by shooting himself.-Mr. Haynes,
we understand, was a young man of great
responsibility, and that the fatal act was
prompted by peeuniary embarrassment -
american .3droeate.