Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-11-23
foRT lIuI, 18th Nov.IS3.,.


Gentemen-lhe Mail OF Yesterday brought me
your note OF the 2lst nlt., in,tin. me in the
name OF the citizens OF Baltimore, opposed to
me PRESIDENT nominating his successor, to attend
festival ,a,. to b." g,ssY on the lib inst in honor Of
me ia'e Triumph IN Maryland, by those uppo,c, 10
the executive nominee. The great distance and
the shorness of the time put ii out OF my power to
attend. No one can look with greater Alarm than
| do, ON the attempt of the Chief Magistrate 10
appoint his surccssor.-Should il succeed open
aud undl>gnlsed as ii IS, and resting, n, it almost
exclusively does, on the ayowed subscrvcncy OF
the nominee TO the will OF the President, without
those high qualifications and services, his pnrt,
calculated 10 command the regard of the people
to fit him for the duties of the high office to
which he aspires, il would afford conclusive proof
OF the consummation OF executive usurpation over
the other departments OF the government and the
Constitution and liberty OF the people.
Entertaining these views, | regard with pleasure
the decided victory achieved by Maryland in the
late election, over the Presidency, nominee, and,
of course, over executive dictaiion II is the more
honorable TO the State placed as she is 50 near the
focus OF influence and corruption while others
more remote and less exposed have Yielded such
ready obedience to the nod OF power. Her Veto
ry cannot but have an important bearing, in dcci-
ding the present struggle iayorably to the cause of
liberty but regard to truth comp,ls me to say,
that, III my opinion, whatever may be the result OF
the pending contest between the people and the
President, the time must come, and that far soon
er than il is anticipated, when executive influence
and pow or will forever silence the popular voice,
unless indeed, the friends oilibcrty and free inst-
tutIons shall zcaousy and honestly unite in com
mon effort to eradicate the CAUSES which have Civ
EN- such extraordinary power II influence to the
eouye department Of the government, and placed
/ thp ty,tru in al. a
/ They may be almost traced to the origin, the
/ fiscal action OF the government. While millions
on millions hcaped up in the Treasury, beyond
the expenditure OF this, the most eNtrayaoant of al
administrations, constituting AN immense. fund
to act on the cupidiiy of the mcrccnary and te
unite in one solid and compact band all, in ano
out of Office, who prefer their own advancement
to the public good, any attempt to arrest tn,
progress OF power and corruption must end il
DISAPPOINTMENT and failure. II will be found al
most impossible To elect honest and capable men
Or, II such should be elected, To administer til,
government, honestly and fairly or with snel,
eye to the public interest. Here lies the root o
the disease and if there be not intelligence am,
patriotism enough to apply remedy, it require
not the gift oprophccy to predict the end, whateve
may be the termination OF the present prcsidentia
struggle. do not by these remarks intend to dam
the ardour OF those, who at present so jealous
~ and honorably engaged in defeating executiv
interference and dictation, In what belong, cxcu
sivcy to the free and voluntary choice of the PEG
: pie. My object is far different to elevate the
views to the real cause of the disease, and to d
rect their aim to the point where every bio
would tell, and where victory, when achieved, il
stead OF being temporary, would be complete an
, pc rmanent. JOHN G. Calhoun.