The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-10-18
Fr.m the New York Times.

The October number of.he New York
Review is Just published. Among its
cuntenis there is an admirable article on
the Life and Charactc. Of Chief Justice
Marshall. which should be sen. abroad
through The land a. a graIuiious tract.
In the mean time. We invite attention 10
the following beautiful portrait Of Wash.
ingion. II is the best eleclioneerIng
arlirle we can publish; lar Who can fail
to feel. as he coniemplales The pure ex-
ample. that a sad. sad change has come
over the whole face of our Government!
That The high places which he 50 ad"rn-
ed, and in which he so blessed the world.
have been usurpsd by The most incapable
men who ever presumed To he ambitious
-men who are no less devoid Of the
accomplishment of liberal and useful
knowledge than Of all The distinguishing
qualifications of real staiesmen-men who
are a, once the shame aud the scuurge Of
their county!
Under the Administrations Of WASH
ington and the illustrious predecessors
who followed in his fnots,eps. and whose
memory and example are now equally
nsnsced with oblivion, We bid fair Ia
nu:strip our great original baih in power
and glory; and we owe the political
misery inio which we have sinre fallen
solely to a disregard Of their counsels.
and a departure from their example.
But I'D The extract:
ADMINISTRATION OF WASHINGTON.
a generation has passed away since
Washington closed his p"ll,ical life; and.
when we now review all the acts of his
Administration, the measures which he
adopted. The principles which he a'owed.
aud The resolution upon which he acted,
10 make the patronage and offices sub
seryient tn the interests oil the whole
country, and nnt to surrender them 10 the
base and grovelling and corrupting in1n-
ences al party; when We review these
things, we cannot but confess ourselves
struck with a reseren,ial awe Of his
,ranscendent purity and greatness. lie
gave nc office whatsoever. except 10 merit
and lor'meri,-,o private virtue. ard for
acknowledged talent. and fur the public
.,nod. lie considered the patronage nj
the Government as a sacred trust, created
for the good Of the whole people, and Id
he employed fnr the good Of the ~hnle.
II never entered his head To conceive that
the time could ever possibly arrive in this
free land. in which the patronage OF CO.
vernment should be employed to bring
down the People To the foo,stool NJ their
rulers. or to organize bani oil office
holders tn manage elections. or TO intimi-
date or corrupt or influence electors. In
the presence Of Washington, The man who
should have given utterance To the sugges.
,ion of such a system would have shrunk
into absolute nothingness by whitening
look, Which would have branded him a.
the fnuIest Of traitors To his country.
"There was pure atmosphere then in
the regions al The halls and official resid-
epces II The Government. Men breathed
freely then, AMI thought and acted as free
men. who held their liberties in their
avn hands, and no, q, the mercy Of rulers;
aud The first auemp, 10 usmpIr upon them
would have taught the usurpers the
lesson; .s;whn would be free. themselves
mus. sw,ke the blow" lie. the young
men of the prsseus day read The history
of the Administration Of Washington, so
forcibly and truly wrlsen out 10 the pages
of Marshall. J. will purify them from .
thousand vague gensrall,ies. IL will recall
them tn the grea. principles on which he
Government vas originally framed: IL
will teach them lie. utter worihiessaess
Of all mere political theories. aud The
invaluable authority OF experience. II
will tesrh them !aai no republic Gan &c