Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-29
From the United States Telegraph.
PROFESSION AND PRACTICES.
One Of the fundamental principles which :,

Ono Of the fundamental principles which !, was
-" """n!e to enforce, in the election
of General Jackson, was the freedom o. c.,.......
So sensible he of this truth, that in his inaI
gural address he said:
''rhe recent demonstration of public sentiment
inscribes on the list of executive duties, in charac
tiers too legble to be overlooked the task of refor
which will require, particularly, the correction of
those abuses that have brought the patronage of
the Federal Government into conflict with the
freedom of elections, and the countcracton of
those causes which have disturbed the rightful
course of appointment and have placed, or
tinued power in, unfalthful or incompetent hands"
So much for the profession. Now for the prac-
tice.
The Cincinnati Gazette of the 7th says:
"Post Office infuence.-The supporters of Pre-
sident Jackson have published the names and re-
sidence of their central and district committees,
which, have ascertained includes SEVENTEEN
POSTMASTERS. These are judiciously dis,ri-
buted throughout the State, follows: Columbus,
Bella Latham; Cincinnati, VIM. Burke; Sidney,
Shelby county, James Wells; Xenia, Green county,
VIM T. Starks; Georgetown, Brown county, p.
l.. Wilson; Marietta, Wushingto county A. "
ID. Jone; Portsmouth, Sciota county, James Lod.
wick; Piketon, Pike county, j. Hines; Coshocton,
James Renirew; Busiris, Crawford county, Henry
H. john ST. Clairsville, Belmont county, VIM.
Booker Cambridge, Gurnscy county, Jacob Shaft
ner; Canton, Stark county, ]. Van Rensselaer,;
Wooster, Wayne county, e.. Dean Ravenna, Por-
tage county, S. t. McNair; Mansfield Richland
county, hugh McFall; Clcaveland, Cuyahoga
county, e. w orley."
Well may the same paper ask
"Does not this look little like bringing the
| patronage ofthe Federal Government TO bear upon
the freedom of cections?"
The editor of the Gazette proceeds:
'ihere Is strong reason to believe that there
| are more postmasters than here enumerated
And besides these, we have few other Treasury
| teaches; John A. Bryan, insolvent commissioner
| David Smith, printer of the laws of the United
| States; James b. Gardiner, Indian agent, and some
one or two land Office deputies, making sum total
\ of wonderfully disinterested Democratic RepubE
can friends Of the people,"
! "Fhere, are, too, this list, the names of sun.
dry other men, now in the service of the people, OF
very solicitous to get into that service in the cha
racer of Members of the Legislature, Members OF
Congress, or in any way that would give them lit
| tie distinction and little money. Surely such
disinterested patriots deserve well of their coun
try."
For ourselves, have but ono word of com
ment 1t 1T was wrong in postmasters to become
active political agents under the administration o.
| Mr. Adams, it is toorSe for them to be SO unde,
| that of Andrew Jackson. Mr. Adams made nt
hypocrttcdt Pretensions tlrs.subect-he violated
no pledges.
But what are we to think fthe Postmaster Gene
| raj, under whose administration these glaring VIC
lations of public duty only openly tolerated
but encouraged We have seen the partisans O.
the administration refuse to permit an inquiry int,
the abuses of the Department. We know that IL
funds had been used to enrich favorites-that il
patronage and influence had been openly prosti
tuted to elcctioncoring purposes; but did no
suppose that we had progressed far, or that tn
corrupt organization of the Department woul
be SO soon and so openly avswed!!