Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-12-13
THE FEDERALIsTs,


constitution, due apportionment of au-
thority had not been made among the
several departments; that the legislature
was too powerful for the executive depart
ment, and to create and preserve proper
e1uipoise, it was necessary TO infuse into
the executive department, by legislation,
all artificial powers compatible with the
constitution, upon which the most diflusive
construction was given; or in other words,
TO place in The eTecut,Ue hands all the pat
ronage ii acas possible TO create, for the pur;
pose of protecting the president against
the full force of his constitutional respon-
sibiIiy TO the people"
So much for the federalss. Now for
TIE REPUBLICANS.
"On the other side (says hey it was
contended that the doctrine Of patronage
,raS rcpugnant to The opinions and feelings
Of the people: that it was unnecessary, ex-
pensve and oppressive, and that the high
est energy the government could possess
would flow from the confidence ofthe mass
ofthe people, founded upon their own sense
Of their common interests. Silence, ICON
tinues Mr.. Giles) what is called party in
the United States grew up from division
of opinion respecting these two great char
acteristic principles, viz; patronage on the
one side, and fair responsibility to all
representatives TO THE PEOPLE; an adherence
to the general interests, &C."
1t is scarcely necessary to point the ap-
pIication of these remarks 10 the parties Of
The present day. The people of the United
States know which Of the two parties is in
favor OF executive patronage and which is
laboring to curtai it.-They know that
the ,chigS succeeded once in getting bill
through the senate for that purpose which
was slhed in the house of representatives
by these bastard republicans. They know
that Judge White was denounced by the
party in power for voting for ii. Since
the days of Mr.. Giles, the patronage ofthe
government has increased to an enormous
extent. The self styled republican party
had for years the most absolute majoritie S
in both Houses Of Congress-and, so far
from attempting to curtail the overgrown,
and constantly increasing patronage Of the
government, they have rejected bills intro
duced by the wings for that purposc-blll;
the very same, verbatim ct Hteratim, which
then camored for the passage of, wher
out of poper. They are, therefore FED
ERALIsrs in principle, and REPUBLICANS
only in name; while the wings ofthe prcsen
day arc Observation-Disclosures, accor
ding 10 the understanding of Mr. Giles
one of the most distinguished uncompro
missing members of the old JetlersonIaI
republican party.
Bullet us follow Mr.. Giles little furthe
in his account of the means resorted to BY
the "lavorers of the patronage system" 10
sustaining and perpetuating their party
They endeavored to effect their object, say
Mr.. G., by 'ereciing a monied interest
This desired control of public funds: he lur
Their adds, was obtained by funding tn
debt proper of the United States and tn
State debts-by raising armies and nar'eS
and adopting other schemes OF expenses
An Indian war, he says, sprung up n
would not say by what means.
All these means, and more, have bee
enjoyed by the 'favorers of the patronaS
SYSTEM in our day. Indian wars hav
sprung up, we will not say ho'o, who's
cost will not fall short of tDenty m,lftoH
The army has been increased. Large e'
pendilures are annually made for the navy
Appropriations for internal improvemef
have largely increased since the Veto. n
removal of the Indians west Of the Mlss
- sippi, the sale of public lands, and the II
crease of business in all the department
n. of the government, have enlarged !
H. patronage to a fearful extent. Not SAT-
~ fed with all this, the party in power a
he grasping at the entire public treasury.
10 means of the sub-treasury bill. ms
uo their great reliance for erecting monl'
interest that shall perpetuate their powe
nd. Can these men be truly called repu
'ct leans, according % the sense in which NJ
w. Giles understood the term? Certainly n'
hem They would have been tederailsIs IN
md day. In :.
o ,~o To complete the parallel, we will Ct
20 the attention of the reader TO another par
,or graph in Mr.. Giles speechj which we a
YES sure will strike every one as very eA''
,ay ordinary coincidence;
eed "Another circumstance (says he')c
by cuiarly favorable to the advocates Oh
NH. ecutive patronage, was that during.
re- two first Presidential terms, the chlet
cry ecutive magistrate possessed grea
him degree ofpopularity and the condolences
old the people thaa ever was, or perhaps q
the will be again attached 10 the person oc
en- pying that dgnl6ed station"
nta. 1t would be impossible TO state the 9
a,es OF Gen. Jackson and the present 'advoca
the Of executive patronage with greater J