Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-01-05

" nope, t"f tae hsnor oil the country that Aofn
= explanation viii yet be gwen OF ibis transa,
: non consistent with the probi,y ~ The iua
''4nas ~ The head cf The pos, Office
ne history ct the administration Of civil
! zee governments presents no parallel 10 Mi
. seen" Many Of the psrtfzans o. Gen Jack
, ssh nave sarans trens the task Of defer Sin,
9h' TAKEN refuge To hold ienial III III
'fs,'. raohc wE'ers OF some rcsJec;abiiii,
y" nov serafir to sftiiH that tleiw had 5eu,
no removals on ycceant of political orinin.s
as lilo use tie Indignant ls,,ruse. ~ !, ",
; man h'storlan--they tharsht the, could 81.
out the rccori Of their dsings from tbr me
msry q the human race ATer vb,le ~,
feharEe OF corrsIptIsn SCENE 10 have bean n
aasuonsd, and IN his first message 10 csngraaj
the president Jas,iiird himself Oh the Minis;
PIE 81 rotation "a etliee affecting 10 sivpose
mat Tue public would derive an sly,n,tgo
RON employing new agents as fast M the az,
snes acquired 10y experience, the c.paeitv
Tor performing their dnues win ability ard
success. This doctrine, which ir apnl,e3 =
practice In private life. would be tbeavlt N
argue degree 81 ,n,rrudence, equivalent IN
us effects to insanity. and would immed;,te
y fni" the NEST prosperous establishments
was gtaveiy announced as an acknowledge,
Truth. IL was affirmed that tho natnrui a
leei .: possessing an siico was 10 create psg
hsence ahd corruption in tbe he rsen ho,d,ns
II; that the public lost NOR, ia his way han
was gained by the additional experience and
dex'enty resulting from the same cau.e--
thst frequent changes IN office were hiralv
expediest--that all offices should be h-iJ Tor
short terms, ara, IN particular, that the con
shhuoh eught 70 be 40 amended. that no
person should he eligible a second finn. a.,
al Ia pf 81 "A -.
These principles whether true or false.
are irrelevant 10 tiN subject. becadse the ro'
nseyals from office by Gen jackson were pot
| made, ei,her really or prsfessedly. far The
ph'poss oil change o. rotation, bat, rrsfessa,ls
y because ih" monuments we're incarahtn
! or corrupt, and rally Tor the purpose of "re
"ArAins his frisn~s and pDuishing his enc
miles, No d,sposlf,jn has been shewn 10
| apfiy TINS wheiesoh1' ptr.ciplc of rotation 10
the prcsiaents par'izSrs, and the h, II illus
tf'''or OF real meaning Of the language used
! on tins occasion. Is 10 be found in a LETTER
walton from ia. presidents hause. uraer tie
president. frank, 10 Il netaher af the Penn
syivaria iegisi4tare, requesting him "a use
his Influence to procure from that Legislature
| nomination VI the president cr re election
! he dsc'ltne Ut rotation ~ oiii,e had. there
fora, nothIsg 10 10 with the matter The
| motives assigned, IN the first instance. by 5.
president, VIZ: the incapaciiy aud cotruption
OF th- ncuussn's, veal have been sufficient
had tbsy eoes founded ia fact, bat ii wns
leit thai Ne res,ovsl fer such raasops wonld
he tolerated by the pubic. tnless the sumo
sea incapable or corrupt fnacii3nary was iirsl
| put npsn his tiisJ, sRQ allowed an .eportuni
" oil defending hnpself against the specific
Charges. whatever they sAiahi no. which Esd
| "a t.sI Ia ~.
iousd necessary TO abandon this erahaa. and
for want OF better. resort was had Nv tho
ptesideofs councillors TO THE stale sophistry
OF rotation in office.
! On The appointments which were made 10
I'll the numerous vacancies occa.ioncd hy
these removals, we shall not enlarge Ainang
bem are 10 he fousd The names Of sone
persons very aouaratly known To Vic public.
( het they we're IA ade ~ general altuss aya,Y.
edly for no consideration but that OF party,
i and IN macy INSTANCES with 80 little dlscre-
ton that they wefe rsjaeted in sse or t~s ga
soc, aluiost unanimously az the senate. An
occurrence OF ths Kind Is. we believe. without
u parallel AT suy previous period Of our histo
nv, aad would be slitisiehi af itself TO throw
dt.credit on the administration. OF lie per
sans ~ fsIected. souse we're etninanilsda
new, under circumstances araannting 10 an
s''em9. by the president 10 fore, them into
Office against the known opinias Of his con
sttohsnal sdsisers On Ibis OCCASION was
also exhibited a striking sx2m.l. Of the IN
Consistency between his professions balore
his eI.etion. and his Subsequent practice e.
Although he had himself signalized The APP
psintment Of p-misers Of csngrass to Office
a. great abuse. he sslected fsnr Of the five
heads OF departments from that body. ans
appointed its members 10 ether places 10 al
extent which had never been kBoxn before
Although he bad inveighed with warmth a
gainsl the supposed corruption Of the public
prcss under the precetfiaF standardization And
ia his inaugural address bad sven deneuuced
hs predecessor for having braugkt tke pat
rsnags of the gsvernsent into conflict viii
the purity Of elections. partisan editors were
how among the most fayeraG Glasses Of pre-
tender, IL employment. Under thaze ciream
! stances the first year of the present ADMINS
stgation presentedttle else than an ga gee AM
. ltampl'uoas scr0uhle for place The office
4 which wefe Instituted fof the public s.rtie
aud sught to he conferred with view TO nj
siher object. were apparently, and even aysw
esily, treated as prizes to he distributed amoo
iae conquerors in tue struggle al sariie.
$ What have we been fighting for---was ID
= llanguage nj Some OF the leadiag aaiministrs
: lion priats-if the public offices ara bog TO b
= the spois OF victory?
I'll Such were The auspices uader which III
. present administration commenced their ca
J rser Tley were not Of a kind 20 create VI
, lry high expec istious from The eesalt Of thu
! lia5ers The subsequent progress &c even
~ has shown very clearly that the least f4vof