Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-04-02

reeted bsrrlers when they framed our present con-
siiuiIon " we. Tho people, once suffer these bar
tiers 10 be rassfd h IMMUNITY no maiier how pure
the hands mey be which rend then asgunder. the
saic-g ords of our liberties arc gone and VIC may
bid farewell 10 all the benefits we derive from tho
blood, toll and patriotism Of or sainted aners.
ors
IA We have before observed The constitution
makes Congfcs the speein guardians Of the public
funds. To SEQ tina, a wise and judici1us use only
was made of these funds for the peoples benefit
TO gaard them with vesini sanetiy,--~as no small
part of tho constitutional duties " hicb desoIyed on
Col. Davenport, the peoples representative
But wben he found these fund, were eone. from
The place Of und0nbted security, where he Jeff them
ana that Amos, rs the ngen, Of Tho Executive" md
'Rei an oee'f9-was galoplng the nation,
althe peoples expense, TO see where they should be
placed, he had the Independence to tell Andrew
Jaekson Notwithstanding he Ind been Jnckson's
earliest ind most sfea lfns, friend TINT no ad usnfp-
ed pftfoehiive that const.lutionally belonged 10
hlf and his colleagues, members Of The repre-
sentative branch OF government This IL
=. ihe hehd md front Of his offending nothing
more" Would be mol have been rccrcont TO his
duty Ind he dom Otherwise YET. for this one net
OF obvious duty, we, The yotets called upon, by
Inc f1ihions OF power. 10 turn GU, Col Davenport
"ho We acfp1sly believe, II chance had given him
The opportunity, would have bee rs gallant a sol.
der AZ Andrew Jackson--ana who, WI fenrlsssiv
assert ia a. honest man, pure u patriot and
as warm flend 10 hl. country rs Gen. Jeekson,
or any man lhe Gun be placed IN the field his
competlof. Ian II come To this, thnt hecauss CIR
representative claims voice in the control of the
public fund.- md objects 10 the Executives APP
pointing such oRens M Amos Kendall, or :
ny other agents, 10 select the places where they
are 10 bc deposited, TO control them in any man
nPf, contrary 10 the expressed will of Congress, that
! @o must be chilled on to turn him out, md send
man there tod what Why, not to ncddle with
the pecumury affairs the nation by no means
Amos and other Executive agerls manage
those funds -nnd his predecessor was turned out
for interfering III the management of them. Viii
he dare, IN any manner, act the Independent, rep
rtson'nivc OF freomen .or must he, TO please hls
constituents, become the mere fewning, erngng.
plant tool III the hands Of tho powers that be
gister their edcts--ilner their high blown PRIDE
bow aud bend and 10 their bidding Is this the
duty OF the representative Of independent lroemen
If liz, perhaps unhapphy for VI, We have no, been
taught IN TIM, school. And sure Col. Dnven.
port would prove hnrd.hcadcd scholar NJ such les
CONS "a seriously hope that but few of our fl-
lowcli2cns will be found Mt the polls in April next,
teaching ly Their votes lessons SO nbhoreni TO the
feeling of every true friend TO the liberties Of his
country
Where, Fellow C,liztns suffer us TO ask, were
your prevent Yonlous Leaders, when Col. Davenport
stood, ,he firm and warm trend OF Andrew Jack
son, III the lean minority Of seven, IN this county
Were they not worshtpplng other Gods or Idols
then In that hour of Jaekson's utmost need of
friends, wns not pavenpods present competiiir
linked with party who were rowling Jackson
with every bitter epllhrt ml,ch language could fur
nsh-" tiepseentlng his election 10 the Presl-
dency M n upon the country 7" &c &c. Yet
now, iorsooh, because Col Davenport, whcn Jack
son is in the full zrplth Of power, ,lafts question
one nci of his these former bitter reyers Of jack.
son hfe ready 10 move heaven md ch1ih, as II rere
10 expcl him from public life. May no, with
propricty nsk, upon whit mea, !ns This Ce
snr fed hat he has grown 30 ktent--ihat not ono
net Of his mny lie called in question by the rel resen
tayoa of the people Is Jackson immaculate. and
can he do no wrong 2 or Is he moral, like our
selves and subject TO some Of he froiliies Of
nature7 Let us take n brief view Of his admins
ration no, in the spirit ofportsans, but with tho
sprt Of independent ireemen, who duly appreciate
the value Of our present institutions, aud are far
from beng willing to plnoc IL IN tho power
Of General Jackson, or any nun who may
succeed HIM, to wfest Them from The pre-
seni administration was brought INTO power
by us tic people, undcr the express promise
that II wss 10 rctrench the wasefnI and exirava-
ean," expenditures OF the public money, ptaelsed
, by It's immediate pr deecssor --under the express
promise that IL 10 reform the abuses winch they
aid hnd been praeti9od by ns immediate predeccs-
sor IN Giving members of Congress and editors OF
partisan papers appointments 10 an alarming extent
= under a promise that tho number Of Executive
| officers were 70 be diminished, and that They were
10 interfere with popular ecctons and That tho
=, government WINS 10 be administered in true repub-
ncn SIM lclty, frugahy, &c &c. Now, what
has been the practice OF this administration, who
made all these promises Why, kile".cl,izcns,
f, the pen Of The future historian, which records facts,
/ must my =" that 90 man could receive exeen-
r tive appointment 10 my place Of profit and emolu-
raent unless he WIS an active partisan Ia favor Of
the Executive that tho more active aud uubiush-
mr. he was IN his interference with popular slec-
ions the more he would do 10 deceive the people,
tho more 5ocile and ousequious he was in aatterlns
the pride OF vanity Of the President. by fulsome
he was ofrecciying and retaining Executive pntron-
/ age" II must shy,-" that AZ many members OF
Congress and mare partisan editors, received ex-
| ccnilye appointments during SIX years Of this ad.
, ,n,n.trnllon thnn were bestowed upon them by
the preceding administrations. for hall u rentu
ryp II must say" that instead Of retrsnching
the public expenditure, as II promised, II turned ont
long tried and faithful officers for opinions sake,
ard r,u, noisy brawling por,sans IN their places,
who were totally unqualified 10 perform the duiss
of their s'ations-that the Post Office deparimef 1
: Of the government, which this administration
eeiyed from it's predecessor with two hundred fho
sand dollars IN its treasury, In six years unoer IN
lotrcpchmcnt ind reform administrator, became IT.
went FIR half n million of doars--ibat, IN six