Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-05

which his cown,rymcu, hitherto, had acquired
hv any sort al experience. The whole of this
great power" b. -xrlaims. in the fervour oi his
inspiration. WILL CENTRE IN Tne PRESl
DENT!" and he proceeds to enforce his pre-
dIction, by the following strong and Irresistible
reasoning:
"Tho King Of England il the centre Of no
nor ! the President of the Uni'cd States is the
source Of patronage. lie presiles over the en-
tire system of Federal appointments, jobs, and
contracts. lie has power over the support
OF the individuals who administer tho system.
lilo makes AMI u0makes them. lie chooses
from the circle of his friends and supporters,
and may dismiss them. aud upon all the priu.
ciples OF human action, WiU dismiss them, as
OF ~ as they disnppont his expectations. His
spirit ,oW animate their actions ia all The eiec-
lions 10 State and Federal Offices. There may
b. exceptions, hut tho truth Of general rule
is proved by the exception. TIE INTENDED
chick and control Of The Senate, citheut neW con-
sHtution0t or stationary provisions ,ciH cease to
operate. Patronage ioW penetrate this body,
subiue lis capacity Of resistance, chain IL to the
car Of po'cer, and enable the President In rute as
easily, and much more secure tcih than tcithOHt
The nominal check ofthe Senate. If IN, pr.si-
dent was himself the officer of the People. elect
cd by them, aud responsible 10 them, there
would be less danger from this concentration Of
all power in his hands but it is the business of
Statesmen 10 look upon things rs they ure, and
not us they would wish them To- be. e, Wo must,
then, look forward TO the time when the pub.
lie revenue will he doubled when the civil
and military officers Of the Federal Government
will he qua,irupIrd; when its influence over
individuals will be multiplied to an Indefinite
extent; when the nomination by the President
can carry dny man THROUGH THE SENATE aud
MS recommendation can carry anu measure
through the Houses of Congress when the
pr'nc'pie OF public action will he open mud
"vowcd, Tie President ,cants MY potc and
tcant HIS patronage: / ,ciU vorE as he toishes
ana ne 'cH GIVE me the Office I ,cish for. VIVA,
wiz '"is he but tho government Of one man /?
An" wnat IS the government of one man. hut u
monarchy? Names are nothing. The nrture
OF thing is in it, substance, and the name
soon accommodates itself to tho substance. Tho
nFst homnn Einpcror styled Emperor of
The hcpudttc, and the last French Emperor took
Tue same title :; aad their respective countries
were Just MS essentially monarccal before a.
ai'er the assumption of these titles. IL cannot
We denied or dissrmhlGd hut that this Federal
government gravitates to the same point"
Header we ask you tn perusc The foregoing
again ana again ; consider lis source, and mark
tie almost miraculous adaptation Of the eui;e
passage 10 that state of things which we are
now behol'ling and suffering, under tho iguom-
nous mIsrule OF band OF irresponsible DIES
pots acting in the name of Andrew jackson
Out with what amazemeut will the reader re-
gard the paragraph which, in the report, i'm
mediaely iollows tho above quotation. In
. tme annexed extract, how faithfully has MIR.
Thomas III. Benton foretol,l the precise events
winch have occurred at the Federal Capi,o.
within very few weeks ! lie had previously.
on another occasion, warned his constituents of
t'e shhGulnary consequences to he dreaded
from tho elevation of Gen. Jackson TO power .
aud that warning, uttered solemnly and deliber-
ately, has since proved to have been The yoire
l.StP m In In r
admouitions addressed TO his colleagues of the
Senate:
Those who make the President must sun
port hn. Their political fate becomes iden-
tined, and they must stand or fall together
hghf or ,0rong they must support him and If
ne oe lHae contrary TO The ,eiH Of the People, he
must be supported Rotonly BIZ VOTES and SPEC
cHES, but BY ARMS. n rioient and forced state
Of things tcH cnSue. Ind, idual combats will
take place and the combats Of individuals will
he the i"rerunner to general enpapements
ne array "i man against man, will he The pre-
iuhe 10 me array OF army against army, and of
state against Stale. Such is the law of nature
and II IS equally in vain for one set of men Ia
claim an exemption from its opera ion as u
would TIC Tor any other sci to suppose that, TN
"er inc same circumstances, they would not
act IN the same manner"
Iie remedy which MIR. nton proposed to
aPply-or rather the preventive against the &C.
currence Of these appalling evils. was the elec
ton 81 President directly Ivy the people
he report then proceeds To urgs another n
mcndment of the Constitution, "intended To
exclude Senators and Representatives from an
pointtnent To civil Offices, under the autl,ori,v
oil the Federal Government Does nor the
mere mention of this proposition, az the preseu,
tihc' call into the cheek of every Jack sonman
not utterly call"us TO all feelings of shame
o'hsh oil CONSCIOUS degradation! Is moi The
party detected IN its atrocious dssimulation.
ana VIII not the people, Judging Of the in,in
cefhy oil such professions ny the wholesale i'm
consistency OF NOR acts, pass sentence of con-
domination upon the pretenders? Bat for the
present, we close, with the concluding Dortion
OF this Pitby and pregnant document. r. is M,
III the power OF any member Of The opposition
SO truly 10 pourtray what has been and is sim, .
:he aScendancy Of the Jackson party, AZ was
done SIX years aoo, by Mr.. Thomas II. Benton.
in udpGnce.
Inc committee must then take things a.
they are. Not being able to lay the axe at the
roof "I me Tree, they must go TO pruning among
The Inn and branches. Not being nbIo IN re-.
form me Constitution in tho election of Pres
"ent; 'hey must 20 To work upon his powers
ana trim down these Ivy statuary enartments,
wherever 1t can be done by law, aud with iusi
regard 10 The proper efficiency Of the Govern
ilcht' FOR tins purpose they have reported
me SIX blIls which have been enumerated
hey DO not pretend to have exiaus ed tho sub
Jec', out only to have seized few Of its proIni
oI"' points. Ihey have only touched in four
P'aceS' the vast and prevailing system of Fcdc
raj Executive patronage: The Press. N. posI'c
Hce' me armed force. and The appo;ntine Do,ysr
They are few, compared TO the whole n',,hcr
OF points which The system presents. bu, ,Icv
are vital To the liberties of in. cou,,,r, M!