Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-22

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So it was. he was buoecd mp in tn. affection, Of
the sovereign People. HIS he done wrong he
was ropul4r. las hr done worse than wrong /,
Tie was popular, and he Vas the President wha
could do no wrong, in whom popularity was ioin-
ed with power and patronage. Has ruthless pro.
scripron Tor opInion's sake turned faithful public
servants out Of their employment, and saatchca
from the mouths Of their families their bread I We
arc told thu President ordered the removals., and
The Froplo had sanctioned prescription las ia
voritlsm hilcd the vacancies which prescription
has made with the servile tool, OF party 10 do the
bidding OF power We are told that ihc Prrsi.
dent had need of his own friends. aud that the
People have sanctioned the m,xfm, " tl,t To tn,
victors hrione the Spo,ls T. Have tho highest and
richest Offices, worth more than half of /, million,
been bestowed a. rewards upon members OF Con-
srcss, and has -" corruption become tho orler of
the dav y We arc told that the President was tho
best luige of the selection Of hitl, dictionaries,
aud THAT the People have sanctioned the :" order
OF lhr day ~ As till the reign OF SeveruS, the
virtue aud even the good se,lsr Of thu Emperor.
; lad been distinguished by their zeal or affected
reverence ior the Romin Senate, AMI hN a ten.
der regard 10 the nee frame of civil policy in
sl'tntcd by Augustus 50 had the virtue and even
the good sense of preceding Presidents, tdl the
reign ct Anlrrw J~Ickson, been Distinguished bv
Ih"li zeal and reverence OF the American Srnatr,
aud by n tender regard 10, the nicc frame of c,viI
policy instituted by the fathers of our Republic !
liai " ms YOUTH like that of Sryrrus, =, boon
trained IN the implicit obedience of camps, and
his iper years spent in the dcspo,ism of nnliar,
: command could not his naughty and lnfexihlc
: spirit discover. or would he not acknowledge the
advantage I'll preserving an intermediate power,
however imaginary between the Emperor and
the Army = A>in the reign of Scverus was
" the Senate hllrd with polished and eloquent
slaves from the eastern tand | may add sonth-
ern) proninoes, who justified personal falicrv by
speculative principles Of servitudo T. Have tho
IdcYers OF his reign, whom will not call Piplnian,
or Paulusses, or vi pihns, "concurred IN teaching
that the inlcri authority WAS held not b, the
delegated commission, hul by the iricvoeable re-
: siggnatlon ol the Senate } aud that tho Empc-
: ror might destroy vested rights aud tho incorpo-
: ration oi law BY his SIC Doio :" We are ,old
that the afi>tocratic Senate had dared 10 offend the
iests the President, and that the People have
sanctioned the word " eIpuage I" Has The ind,
pcnlcndence of Congrrss been totally DESTROYED b,
corrupt brides and the power Of appointing mem
beers to office 7
We arc told that the reprcs c|nlJtiycs Of The pco-
pie are selected to do the will of The resident,
and that the People hive sanctioned the creed
ilat tlIric an BIZ no rfl>on 10 tire contrary 50 loup
as there /, fidelity to - die party" LA, tho Pre-
NIIont " assumed the responsibility" sr,zed the
custody and the control of the public money in
oil all law and precedent, and placed
hem in the hand, of II traitor, aud a pcrinrcd
kuave ! We are toll that the monster bank was
has enemy, and that the People have sanctioned
the " union al thu purse aud the sword" IIa. he
10 himsll judicial powers and the pre-
10 administer the laws aud the Consri-
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irresponsible will 7 We arc told lllt the
President, conscience alone is concerned in their
and that the People have sanctioned in
the power OF Imperial Magistrate. As In
pcrial Magistrate has he "ussumed the conduct
and style oi n Sovereign and conqicrer, and ex-
crciSed, without design, thr whole legislative rs
will a. executive power 7" We arc told that tho
President Is "thc Gooernment," and the Poo
pie have sanctioned the prrtension that all OFF
ccs and tl,cir power arc ms, Have the exprn-
dlturcs of his. administrati II Increased and grown
enormously beyond ali example, TO IS millions,
from ID millions, without IA cent of public debt to
DO paId : We arc told th,t The Prrsiden' Is ,l.
Judge Of the wants Of the country, and illat The
P.."ple ha q sanctioned wasirtul aud protliratc
cxnavigauce! Have ti,ou>and> and hundreds of
been c~xprnd,d on east rooms, and gray.
ri walks. and all the rr.ai,, Il Il palace in fact, for
a republican officer ~ form 7 We are told that
til" Presidents Court should be as splendid Is any
kins',, and tina, tho People have sanctioned roy
atty! llasthe patronage OF the Federal Govern
mrnt boon tremendously increased and eseftrd in
conflict with freedom Of elcctionl We are told
that the reign ottIic President should be- perprtua-
red, aud that thr People have stnctioned the M
of office iolders with the elective IRAN
chisr las HE cuI rency of the country been
totally I~cransrd, and is there danger Of univrr-
sal crash in trade aud finance We are told that
the Presidents golden experiment must be fully
tested tn oul hearts content, and that the People
sanctioned the d" inverted pyramid" ot local bank
paper RAGS, which threatens to tottsr over or
heads HIS the fine theory Of "A republic in
scnsibly vanished, and made way for the more
: natural and substantial feelings of a monarchy ?"
We are told that tine President may be kiag by
the will Of the People, aud tia, The People have
already consented 10 the change F! Has the Pre-
sidrnt been - freed from the restraint Of civil laws,
can he command by his arbitrary will llr lives
and fortunes Of his subjects, and" finally has
he DISPOSED Of the empire ~ Of his private pa,ri-
8 mony," By Nominating and eicctiac his success
SIR? We are told that the Pf.sileni was enliflrd
to hi, right ofrlection a.. we'll as other men, and
thnt the People have sanction ID and submitted to
his dictalioni
Sir, let me no, he misunderstood. Let no onr
infer thai an inducing IN any TRADE against the
President, or that | am venting any spleen ~,nte-
yer. No. sir no. Far, far be it from me noc,
nOp when i, is too late, if ever it vas right and
proper to indulge IN stronger ~lUvrciive against a
Chief Magistrate than truth and patriotism reqlir-
ed. lie of whom | speak is. | deeply regret, now
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