Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-12-18

CENTRAL Hickory CLun-The Central Hickory
oiuo a, Washington, composed as tho reader is
aware, chiefly OF clerks and susordinatcs in tho
departments at Washington, have celebrated their
recent triumph in the person of Gen. jackson,
which assures to them another four years familiar
NY with the public crib, by great festival. The
temper oil tho speeches, toasts and other exhib.
lions, which occurred at this celebration. is such
as the reader might naturally infer from the cha
racters OF the presiding spirits of the occasion
Amos Kendall, Elijah Hayward. Thornton, Van
Ness, III one word, the Kitchen concern. I'm.
bounded JOY at the event which has extended their
privilege OF living at the rack and mangcr of tho
poohc, unmany exutation, vindictivo rancor, aad
unmcasured adulation of Gen. Jackson, were to be
expected from such a crew, on such an occasion,
and the expectation is abundantly realized. Col
Benton made a speech. Amos mad: one, Mr.
Craig OF Vairginia made ono, and Mr.. Comptroller
Thornton made one. The complimentary toas,s
are concentrated upon Jackson, Van Buren,, Ken
dali and Eaton; we find not to the really Illus
'rious men of the Jackson party. These astute
gentlemen understand very WELL with whom the
power dwells. Mr.. Livingston we think, did re-
ceive solitary compliment, which had his inclina-
ton been consulted, had probably been pretermit-
ted.
IL Is difficult to conceive a greater insult than
that offered to the People of the u. States by the
origin and conduct of this Hickory Club at Wash.
Ington. Its members are all subordinate officers
OF The Federal Government They the crea.
lures of the Executive, mediately or Immediately.
They hold their Offices at his pleasure. But
they are fed by the people. Under these cir cum
stances, what have we lately Witnessed? The or.
ganlzation of these men into n club, formed with
the avowed design to influence State elections
their sole motive, the retaining of their places and
salaries They contribute to joint fund-they
lnundate the whole country with newspaper con-
Quoted by some of themselves, and which no ma
supPoses would publish one word however true and
necessary to the understanding of public affairs,
the tendency of which would be TO iniure the
cause in which they had embarked--they call upon
postmasters and other federal officers to aid in the
circulation of this sided journal, with its ten
thousand embittered ISLANDERS and egrcgious false
hoods, and these must obey, bring themselves
under suspicion and possibly, prescription! These
very men, not entitled to SO much as
vote, in the election Of that officer in whose SER
vice they are enlisted. From Merrmac to Missou-
ri, there, was during the past summer hardly
neighborhood that not literally flooded with
the electioneering productions of these clerks at
Washington!
What is not the least wosihy OF notice is cs.t
this insolent interference with State elections,
occurred under the eye, and in the name OF tie
man who complained of similar improprotes IN
the administration of his predecessor, and whose
first act was promise to protect the purity and
freedom of State elections against Federal infu-
ence!