Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-06-22
VOL. IEEl.....N'O. 81.


mismanagomont and inexpcrtness in some branch-
as Of the public service, besides augmenting the
public expenditures, and of course the public pat
ronage, at an Unprecedented rate.
The worst effect OF this new principle introduced
into the Government, by the avowal Of which any
preceding Administration would have felt itself dis
gr ced, was not, however, the cruelty OF the pro-
scrpiion which onsucd the confusion introduce
cd into the different Departments of the Executive
Government nor yet the loss and waste conse-
qucnt ON mal-admnstiaiion by the Johnny Raws
who were brought into Office. But ii was its ope-
ration To chain down. Il reason and subduc the
viii oall who depend in any way for subsistence
on public cmpoymens on public works to make
them ready, generally Jealous, aud often unscru-
pulous agents 10 accomplish any thing required by
" the party" II an insulated occurs here and
there, IN the public cmploymonts, OF spirit too
proud TO endure the BIT submit to the goad, ms
place is soon supplied. lie is turned adrift
enormously Is in the lubiant days Of the party
was many an old and faithful public servant, TO
craze the fields he and his, lora subsistence, whilst
his paeo Is filled by some ono more ORTHODOX, and
better lmhucd with the pripcphcs OF the dominant
party. This system, ono would suppose, consd-
crnp Il IN the abstract, would react upon the par
~, and raise up advcrsares among its friends.
Such his in fact been the ease. We have seen
thus detached from the Administration, after
sciontous of those midi, iuals who brought it into
power. But lihe tho poypus, the party" has, by
Virtue 81 rs first plnciplc are-produelve faculty.
Nmpniate one or moro OF lis members, and it is d-
placed by new growth. Every vacant Office is
but a new .omre OF corruption +; and the hopes
gcndcrcd by the probability of such vacancies,
and Of other bcneiactons which Il party Admins
iration able To hold out, are temptations too strong.
for the virtue OF those whose political faith hangs
loosely about them.
Surveying the baelul effects of the Spoils' prin-
cplc, in general view, we hardly know where to
begin. They pan adc tho whole country, descend
inc III the scale 81 objects upon which they operate,
from the President TO chiefs III Office under hun,
from them Ia their subordmaics. aud from the ST.
bordnatcs to their shoe blacks. In the British Mon
arohv, il has been said by DIR. JOHNSON, that " III.
/ subordinate officer has no obligation to examine
the opinions conduct of those under whom lac
acts, except that he may not be made the nsru-
mrnt Of Wickedness.' This vas the argument OF
a humane mind though rank Tory against in
discriminate prescription for opinions sake. But
IN this Tree republican government, the land of IL
hcriy, equality OF rights, aud civil and religious
liberation, the direct reverse OF this maxim has
been ineucat,d by g" the party" and esempicd
in practice. Every subordinate officer is held
bound 10 know the opinions oil lhose under whom
he acts not that he may moi be made " the insir,-
!
no, 10 differ in opinion from his superior in any
! thing Mon, not unexpected in private life, have
been known to carry this principle 50 far as to ir-
qulrc into the politics OF Ieifhntchcrs bakers ard
mllkmrn; and apply to these humble and homes,
/ callnps the vindictNc rule that 10 the victor
belong ,hc spols !" Sucl, is one of the prin-
4 c'PIcs III the party now dominant in the country,
which the Baltimore Convention was cot up to
/ "pcfpeua'c.
moe important view ottlat principle, howev-
! or, is tai of It's building up u wall 10 divide the
People 81 the country into Two distinct bodies one
] OF Which, moving IN MASSES, On the party prnci-
pie, eol"rc"> a Prescrp,' lieb unt only to all Of.
/ hccs, honor aud enolumrni,, bat claims also a
control oNc, the legislation nj the country, a. we'll
as over tho organization OF socicN. \ con,ilera.
toa OF tle effect OF dis principle upon The hgisid-
tioa Of Tie country. aud the Representative prin-
I clplc We reserve for another number. The ELECT
"'ob Soe"i9 II this tyranny L party is SO admira-
/ lily described by late French Traveller in the
/ United States, M Tocat lvmLt.) whose work is
quoted ina number otthc New York American. iha,
has ust met our eye that we cannot do better than
conclude our remarks for t5-la, with the following
extract from il
Princes have, 10 speak, matcrialized y0-
i l"nco democratic republics have rendered itas in
tclIcclnal as the human viii which il would con-
Nr'in. Under the absolute government of one.
d'Spoiism struck t1c body and II the object of lis
resentment had the hiugagainSt him, he mipht have
The people for him bur in dnmocracies, tyranny
proceeds differently. iou are free not 10 think as
do, he says yoar property and Your life arc Sc
cure 10 yu'I, but from this dav YOU arr stran,rto
your fellow citizens. ion mag kecp all goar pyi-
r"Cgcs, but They arr bCromt useless 10 non /; if you
ask for the votes Of your countrvmcn, they will NO,
give them # You wish TO gain their esteem it Shall
b" refused. You may remain among men, but YOU,
have los the rights of humanity. When Won an
proach Your fellows, they viii fly from Won as from
an impure thing those even who heeyc in Your
innocence will abandon YOU also. TO in peace
your life Is left 10 YOU, bun it is worse thin leath"
4 Gool Efch0nSc.-The Boston ATLAS states
that the plan of the managers of the "spois party
IN New Hampshire, now is to make Senator HUI
the next Governor OF the State and put in his place.
IN the United States Senate, CHARLES c. ATHEn-
TON, the present Speaker of the New Hampshire
House OF Representatives and ls Secretary to the
late Van Buren, Convention in Baltimore Mr..
ArnERToN, we are well assured, is a Young gentle.
man oi fine talents and abilities; and he is reputed
10 be the mos; talented man, excepting Suas
WRIGHT Ir. IN the late Van Buron Convention.
and would do credit in the United States Senate
10 the Granite state. H. would unouestionably
have been elected 10 succeed Gov BELL had MOI /.
HILL promised the piacc to Mr. IlrNRy Hupo.pn