Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-09-07
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"Wednesday Erentmg, Sept. 3.
From the Norfolk Herald.

svP0sseSdNy EcentnS, Sept. 3.
From the Norfolk Herold.
we arc amused at the hippancy with which the
NC" iorx Courier " Enquirer is charged by it's
qu'ndam admirers with having been Dough. up by
the United States Bank; while the very persons
VINO make the charge have for the last three years
oech oosiiy engaged in defending General Jack
son against the charge of rewarding editors out OF
the public treasury for services rendered himself
whether the editor of tho New York paper has been
influenced in his political course by favors receiv.
CD from the bank, which, if he had not been the
CONDUCTOR oil a popular journal, would have been
withhcid from him. is not for TO say; have
seen no evidence to establish such fact; he has
gwen nus reasons for the change he las made in
Tho political course of his paper and they arc such
reasons as II appear to IN might have Influenced
men OF the most irreproacIfabe character to have
adopted precisely the same determination, whether
they had borrowed money from tho Bank or not.
we shall not, certainly, undertake the office of
Poiogist tor MIR. Webb (the cditor) with whom VIC
occasionally have had some sparring; so much how.
ever, is due in Justice to any man i'm Ike circum.
stances But how is II in the other case? That
Ten. jackson did reward those editors who were
most conspicuous in aiding his election by confer
ring upon them lucrative offices soon as he found
them ut his disposal. is matter of history IL il
notorious, too that some of these editors pending
The contest. Were supported by distinguished part-
Fans OF Zen. Jackson-paid tor their services,--
yea, hrcd, to fight for the good cause. All this
however is deemed to be fair and lust, and honor
able, ny the very men who dcnouucing tho Bank
Ia private institution) for employing LAWYERS and
editors TO defend it against the calumny and malice
OF its sworn enemies althou yh the fact tina, il has
employed editors to defend it, is unsustaiped by
the rccord-and who are charging Mr.. Wabb With
being bribed by the Bank. because he borrowed it's
money, and prefers the renewal of it's charter
to that of general Jackson's Administration As
we have just said, we have nothing TO do with Mr..
Webbs vindicaiion, 1--WE dare say it is safe in the
hands of the people } but appeal to every candid
jackson man to say if this is fair play"
The remarks of the Herald arc just They are
most obsroperous in dcnouncing the Courier &
Enquirer, who have not dared to attempt any de-
fence of the system of rewarding partizan Editors
adopted by Gen. Jackson, and who by their silence
have plainly confessed that system to be indefens-
bic. OF this number, the Enquirer of this place is
most conspicuous. That paper which rallied at
MIR. Clay for transferring the publication of the
laws from half dozen abusive Jackson prints
and PROGRESSED to deem the net of so startling
ture as to compromise the purity and freedom of
the fress itself, has seen nothing in the besowal
of office on fifty mine of his Editors by Cen Jack.
son, TO rouse its alarm, elicit it's apprehension!
DisapProve it did, but with scandalous disngenu.
BUSINESS, 1T suffered no evidence of its discomfort
TO escape ITS rerte sans pcur lips, to interrupt
tho fuli stream OF its fulsomc cuogy and fattcry!
The mole hill of Mr.. Gays offending against the
liberty and integrity of the Press, filled the venera
bic Editor with dismal approximations of the con-
sequences TO public freedom, while the mountain
OF Jackson's offences of the same character, has
extorted no mark of sapprobation-(exccpt the
simple declaration that the Editor did not approve
the system of rcwardng Editors) This is rerite
sans feur is il? This is Independence This is
plain and fair dealing? Let it he called what it is
unworthy and interested trucking to power; the
sacrifice of truth and principle TO Mammoth the
same calculating disingenuousness which ma gnified
the faults of Henry Clay, because lie was unpopu-
lar, and ahrinks from exposing the more exaggera-
ted enormties OF Jackson, because he is popular
and because by doing so, the Editor would lose his
interest at Court, which ministers equally to his
purse and his vanity! Where is the man who will
dispute the conclusion?
This same Editor, who knows so we'll how to be
charitable towards those whom it is his interest to
represent as immaculate, and TO he silent as the
tomb where he cannot venture to APPROVES in
Tn e van OF those who fling base imputations upon
the Editors OF the Inquirer and Courier 81 Enqui-
rer lie could see or would acknowledge, no mo-
tive to tamper with the Press in Cen Jucksons be-
stowal OF office on fifty mine of its conductors, but
his acute perception snuffs corruption in tho fact
that an Editor has been found Independent enough
to prefer his principles to Gen. Jackson, and no.
nest enough to declare it to the world. Upon the
slender foundation that the Editors of the Courier
and the Pennsylvania Inquirer borrowed money of
the Bank, and deem its continuance of more i'm
Portance to the country, than Jackson's election
he, who has thrown broad mantle over all the
outrages of JocksonisIn, has erected charges
against their integrity!