Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-07-06


such WAS the conduct of the former Presidents IN
regard To the duty of President touching the
choice of his successor Nor do the abstract Opt
Mon held b, General JACKSON himself, or which
he did hold on this subject, vary much from those
ol his distinguished predecessors. II was his OPT
mons, delivered 10 Mr.. MONROE in 1917, that the
:" Chief Magistrate OF Il great and powerful Nation
should nercr indulge IN party feelings" In re-
gard appointments to office he said " Consult no
party IN yom' thoirc. In every sclccson, party
and party feelings MOuH be ar0idcd' These
were the deliberate counsclS ofGcncra JACKSON,
AT time when, an independent and fearless free
spoken citizen, he had never drcamt oi tho honors
which awaited him, and was free from the nlu-
ence OF any such parental feeling rs he now shows,
in his anxiety for the maintenance ollhc prnci-
pies which he has introduced into the Government.
IL is fine remark OF n writer, who looked human
nature through and through, that " SO quickly
sometimes has tho wheel turned round, that many
man has lived to enjoy the benefit of that Chart,
winch his own plcty projected Applying the
turn of expression rather than the sentiment of this
quotation Enough the sentiment is not altogether
mapplicable) to the subject before us, we may re-
mark, that so quickly has the wheel turned round
IN the present instance that General JACKSON has
lived 10 ENJOY thu benefit of that advice which his
own patriotism dictated. How far he has follow
do not mean To say any thing that point. Bur
entitled to the benefit of his testimony upon
the right ola President Of the United States 10
become the President OF Il party; and, having be
como the President Of party, 10 dictate, even To
his own party, whom they shall choose as success
sor to him, or how they shall act in that respect 50
rs " 10 preserve It's powers and prrpclna'c rs
principles" We have shcwn, from under his
own hand, what he would have thought of such
conduct in Others. What would he have said had
Mr. MONROE, towards the close of his Presidency
upon the approach of Convention got up to
nominate his particular friend (Mr, CALHOUN, for
example for the Presidency, written to the Poo
pie OF his own State (ornny other Statc) thai To
impeaeh the nomination. ether before or after Il
,cds made, would be to assail the virtue of the
People, and, IN effect to oppose their right to eo-
vern TINS prcroga,ivc the Executive, At least
is ono TO which the People can never submit until
then OF political morality is extinct, and the,
are ready fora master. On this point we cannot
do better than close our remarks by the following
concluding sentences ola political essay, which w
met with the other day in Nashville paper, writ
ten by whom we know not, but by one whose pen
oue lat never to be idle, whilst there is such employ
mcnt for it rs AT present: 4 President OF the
United States, virtually appointed by parly--no
elected by the people When appointed tn,
President not oi the People, but OF the party
and suggesting to his party how to preserve then
power III the choice OF n successor Hall the poo
pie without interest in or sympathy with the Go-
vernment except to obey laws and pay take,
Prescribed interests oNcud ID from Office and honor
by the party discipline for the sake of preserving
the Republican dsccadoncy y You know that |
am Republican, n have been from ms ho, e
hood but mine is the fcpuhcaniNm of the old
Nhooi, which profcsscd AT least to enquire onl,
is HONEST Is III CAPABLE Is nv FAITH
I'll 10 THE CONSTITUTION = To >upcra Id to
these perquisirions has he bcw nomjaotcd
by Me B0himorr Conrention is like the wind
inc up Of the lishcrman'> cuogy ON the EarI's fam
il, i'll the Castle Spectre All they were
excellent people, sopiou,! 50 charitable and 50
find Of fish ~