Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-08-16
Political
EXTRACT FROM GENERAL JACKSON'S
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.


Tho recent demonstration Of public sentiment.
lnscribes On The 'ists Of Executive duties. in char
ae,ers To leg'ble to be overlooked. the task Of ~.
form which wall require, particularly he corr,c-
fion Of those abuses hat hare brought The pntopne,
efhe Fedcroi G~orerameif info conflict riA he ftc.
dom Of ELFc1IoSs, and the coun,croctlon of hose
esuses which have disturbed the righifil course of
appointments. and have placed o. continued power
IN unfa,hful or Incompetent hands,
Thus far the text. Now for the CONNIE nta,v g.
PRESIDENTIAL INTERFERENCE.
The following statements are contained in n
speech Of Judge White, recently delivered in the
Senate ofihe United States. General Jackson is
the only President who is known to have used oGi
eisl influence "a control elections. This is no, the
first act Of the kind Of which lac has been guilty -
shall speak or what ! know, aud What believe
10 be true. The time of one Of The Senators had
expired. Members Of the Legislature and Of the
House of Representatives were to be elected in
August. The Chief Magistrate interfe red, through
the agency of others. in the elections to be made
by The people, snd The elections to be made by the
Legislature.
Does any one who hears me. doubt this state
meoti lie need not. The following facts will
show incon,es,ibly that he in,erfered in the cleo.
,ions he made by the people.
lst. His two letters addressed To The Reverend
Mr G~in. which all who look into newspapers
must have read. They were intended for publica.
ton. and we're actually published.
ID. Besides the number Of copies OF The Globe
itself. hundreds Of which he has sent to Tennessee
under biz frank, he franked many copies Of The ex
ira Globe. which contains very little except ME
snreseniR,Iop. md insinna,tnns ,itefiv unf,unde,
end untrue.
Sd. lie wrote a letter 10 Mr. Garry, which wa.
used in Col. StOndifer's district, with a view to IN
Guence public opinion.
4lh. He wrote a letter to my colleague, a cop
Of which was furnished to Nh Johnson. who uset
!: in bis canvass upan the stump with a view I,
aid bis election and II must have been INTENDED
fof such use when written, otherwise nc mus, sup
pose my COLES que abused The confidence Of ih'
Chief Magistrate. IN permitting his letters 10 be ap
piled 10 a purpose not intended by the winter.
These few facts, independcn. Of many other
which might be stated, satisfied me that he du
not interfere. and use his ibAuence with the peopl
10 rrgulaie their opinions 10 the elections.
L. On next day amer they %sssembled under III
flank. rseh member received three numbers Of III
ex,rs Globe amounting to three hundred. Her
10 one oflbem frank and al. Some ofthese GLOBE
contain matter ofihe Lowest kind, intended "a doub
TO disgust the members with their former Senator
and To prevent hs re election.
2. lie wrote a letter TO Mr. Nicholson, one q
the members. AAvh we base seen published IN III
newsps pers, in Which he complains Of the iorme
Senator the lss, session, aud J~asiif!ing the use IA
msde OF hs Thanking privileges.
3. lie wrote a similar letter TO Mr. Bfogn. an
other member. a copy Of Ahich | uoN hold "a m
band.
l. lie wrote 20 Mr. Guild, one Of the lesdiu
members. containing al afgumen. 10 prove the pr
prieiy Of instrociing the Senators 10 vote for eNPu
ging The resolutions Of March. 1884, and urgin
the pt0pneiv 81 giving such Instructions, snd =,
,hoiisiny Mr. Guild TO submit Il to tho yerussl
other members witch he dd and
s. From thu. place was cent 10 this SANG \
Geld a copy Ofthe form q crPanging, which II
sehs,oFs we're TO be Instructed 10 zee md N
fern eorresPOnds, ss ! base understood With n
resolution proposed ii lhis session by The Seuzti
from Missouri.
All tkese facts prove that the FIRST object vas
d<ies, The fe-eieotio1 Of Sebaior, whs ~ tbs ia
Fssssos. bad shOwn he would DOT e~onfoftn his CO..
sset to The uil olthe Chef Mss,stute and ala.