Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1835-03-12

hf p<irvnsSc hh iuhu-pcc IN The 0fnc ratio wtiI
not, crr fspg .n.hic q eontrui the will &c the
propi. ~ the elections, by r,-an. " such host
al SrIendcu,s NJ must b~ generated by so grrs,
an expenditure, each one of whom has ne ir,,sn-
dents, CT influence, or connexions. n the psoi,lr
of thcsc United St-t.s coo,cnt To r-,t their
personal character Of the Magistrate ri the head
II the GOvc'pmc,s. cr hereafter, the dsy =
ot the republic numbered.
Hut suppose that THIS ~rc,ci,e,i and prce srioa.
dependence, INV orti,y of frrrm-n sud r-puhii-
c.n.. - NJ pre.eat veil fou..ls.i A...sr,e th.s
tb- prv sert Chief Msgistrsfr - too honest and
,ntuous man ~iifuiiy and deliberately To yield
the patronage and influence of his once sgsin,t
the iti critics ot the country, ~ thcrr MT dagger
Irvm saotber quarter May not the ofEc--hol,-
crs Themselves combine tn control the elections 81
the eountry. and take tic power o.t 90 the hands
of the people This " = que>sioa Of critical
and urgent importance, and IL bchoovr. you Co
examine Il closely.
The number OF officers. e-,3loprs, etc. In the
pay Of the government. excluding the military
tr~nsscocrs, the rank ssd hic of the army, and
the sailors and marines Of the navy. IL nov above
hhy thoaS-nd, and 10 rapidly Increasing - ith fhe
rapidly increasing expenditure Of the nation -
They srr all. With the exception of the Judges
liable TO he Dismissed ut the pleasure Of the -,e-
eutivc. And though usage aud public op,nioo
have controlled the exercise OF this power ip ~.
gard to tie officers OF the srtpy md navy. u has
been ~ freely excrr'sed IN regard 90 all other III,
heers, that they all feel their dependence on the
executive. and the necessity Of cult, ati.g bi.
good will. Prescription, for opinioa's ssk~, la.
unhappiiy become the settled policy of the go
vcrnmcnt, aud u - much be- farcsl thst il viii
eo"tinue ~. The offec-holdrrs, NJ least are
prompted BY their fears Co believe that u will;
and u - aeeDrsiingy made their interest," not oui,
To support the administration Tor the time being
right or wrong. but tn put forth their whole encr-
gies, nj each successive Presidential election ia
fsNor of candidate whose elos- anil intimate con-
nrN'on With the Chief Magistrate, for the a, &c
being. AfOr,iss guaranty thst he ~iil retain them
~ Once. y" other ~ords. partisan, = fasoritc,
aud nominee al the t'rrsitrrt going out of Of
h-r, vii siwavs lrc the candidate Of tie Office
holders IL - perfectly clear th.t the tendency
OF such state Of things - 10 convert the Office
hoid'ts ioto an organized body operating Ia con-
errt throughout the union.
Herr then IL new pauer in the S,.tc-or-.
n'Lr,i-slrcaiy formidable ia numhrr.-eons,,nt-
~ increasing hose tfidi brIHciole IL is to con-
troll the popular ~ill IN elections aud To promote
the election tn the presidency of that candidate
no MISTER ho~ unworth. he NAV be, Who shail
have c''tcr-si into implied covenant With them
IN retain them in Office.
hou may be assured. fcilow-ct;zcns that this is
no ehimer'eal apprehension. The s6-oc-hsIsLr,s
rc about totry their strength with 6p 5csblc, for
The hrst time, in the election OF the next Prrsi-
de"f. There arr strong indications, not 10 be
mistaken, al an organized aud concerted move
mrnt ot otiier-holicr~, in pro.rrss 60 effect
the election Of President, whether the t,,.opIe
ihe him ar not, whose first aud last and, IN their
eyes, Only important qualification is his ,lciermi-
nation, we'll understood. Go rrtain them in Office
anal tn PcrPctuatc the ~ stem, of which he Is the
p'istiNe father, 81 'rc~ srtlng the friends Of thu,
Administration and furnishing its rnemies - The
frctcrisn eohorts of Rome at np the imperial
d,s.:, 90 ssic for money, aud elevated the high
ct bidder 10 ta> supreme auihcriiy. II is much
To be feared Ii.st The land Of ofirc-holdcrs in
,l,cse a. States. have barE ,incd al soijihe pre-
siirniial dignity, the ehSir once flieG .; ssh
inEton, 10 politician Who has promuIg atcd the
doctrine. by the mouth of one of his highrst aud
~armest partisans, that ''offires are the spells
OF victory" To = politician Who has the rr.
puiS,ion of having matur-d aud perfected the f,-
tai system Of prescription ior opinions sake, in
his own state, and al having introduced that y
ten. by means Of his influence over the Pr 81
dent, into the councils of the union.
IL will lac seen, fellow Sitizeas, whether the
free people OF these 4. States will rstify such q
selection. II this effort Of the official corps
should happily fail, time and opportunity will bc
ri 1ri 81 10 The people In prevent the recurrence
Of such struggle, ny apply ing the proper rene
dy 10 the disease Of the bod, polite.
That rcmed, IS ereaf rrG,frhon of tLs nation
a. e.rf'c1dftrr, 6Hdd corTrsf'sHdeHf reduction IF
err Hiit- pair Bat NJ cannot fist,cr our
slves that this medicine ~iII be easily admins,
tered To le sP- lied children o( the Treasury
W ben NC consider the vast and extensively rsn,i-
he'd Interests opposed To this sanaiiSe measure,
We stall BE- convinced that IL ohIy be carrird
BY combination, without regard 20 party dis
iinciions or party names. of al those rho reaHy
and truly iotr poPriGr' institutions, and bclIste i,i
the oafastr Of the freehie 10 PoreTH hrnsefi,es.
heur theh, fellow eitzens Of I'll uartIs arr the
grounds on which rrst nv prrtcDsioss ask no
s"PPoFt from any PsEty on party grounds an not
Jack son-man az Clay -Enan, or any MAS s,na
20 Tor the country itsfrr~ iastitusious--nod
tor the liberties Of the people which those insstn-
lions Serr Intended opcrpetuate. For rrducti
and gTcGf retiurtion-Uf the nstinnsI ne ntIi-
ture aud of eNee'HiSe patronage. haze tpld you
rny reasons for believing that those institutions
sod these hbcFtics in other way he tyrssrrr-
81. That am so sI=rnsist Is proved b, the fact
that the danger ~ saJ felt 81 Washington b.
some ot the siaaneheS friends uf the adTnn,strs-
ton. Ju,igr White of Tennessee, personal anI
political friend Of the President. - reported 10
have said, 90 I-te occasion ia the SENATE - fSaf
no hoI'esf Presisienf ought 10 ,rssh fBy Rc bo,rer
resr srfebEed ~ nsr crscffie that had fHSrens-
I'd ersruTDsiV Ir'iIin ne ia1 flr wars aud that
l." Ir"' he dnfy IF sts'E patriot 10 ,hrsa,sh -"
JOHN X. COOKE.
Winchester. February ~, 1873.