The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-06-07

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Consideration Mill rFedominaie in cleo
ions IS completely - British influence
psedominales IN The elections Of Scotland
and Ireland. in Talien borough towns,
and in the great naval stations Of Ports
mouth and Plymouth"
We are also told by Mr.. Benton that
- The whole Of This great power will
centre in tie President" and The report
then warns the country inihese impressive
terms:
"The King of England is The foun-
tain of honor the President If the
United States is The source Of patronage.
Tie presides over The entire system Of
Federal appointments, j'bs and contracts;
he has power over The support Of
the individuals who administer the sys-
ten. lie makes and nnmakes them.
| lie chuses from The circle Of his friends
and supporters. sEI mGy dismiss iaem,
and. upon all the principles 81 human
action, IrM dismiss them, - often as they
disappoinI his expectations. lie spirit
will animate their actions in al the cleo
rinns to STATE aud Eeierdiofices. There
mat be exceptions. but the truth Of .
general rule is proved BY the exception.
The intended check and control Of the
Senate. uithom ReIr constitutional or
neutrality-suspicious.. giHetGseiO operate.
Patronage irH psnsiIGfs this body, sub
due lis capacity Of resistance. cham il 10
the car Of power, and enable The President
T. rule as easily and much more securely
with than without Tie nominal check
Of the Senaie.'' =. We must look for
ward to the time when the nomination Of
the President can carry any man through
the Senate, and his Recommendations can
carry any measure through the tao
Houses Of Congress; when the principle
Of public action will be ofen and ayowed
the President wants my vote. and |
want his patronage: I tciH u0te as he
riskss. and he icH gire me IRE office ]
i1ish for. VIVA, will this be bHt tie CO.
vernmeni uf one man? and what is The
Government Of one man but a monar-
chy!"
Mr.. Bond said he hoped the House
would pardon him for reading from This
report these passages, which so happily
illustrate The growth and power OF patron
age. They were referred TO for the
purpose OF sustaining the allegation which
he had made. tina. The present dominant
party professed TO entertain serious fears
for the perpeiuiiy or security Of our
institutions and liberty. If This public
patronage was not checked or restrained
BY some statutory remedies. which they
submitted for consideration. and promised
TO adopt, at some convenient season, il
placed in power. Well. sir, they sue
ceeded. and col the administration Of our
Government into their own hands: aud
what has The country realized! Why.
tie number Of cnsluln-house officers al N j..
York has grown from l74to4lI! and their
compensation is increased from Sll9.
062 80 10 500. $50 81! But besides their
stated compensation. il appears lha, in the
year 1896 the various subordinate officers
Of the New York cusiom-house were
allowed among them upwards of $50, 000.
And The Collector al Philadelphia during
The same year. received. beyond his
salary, upwards Of $4,000; the same
officer in Boston upwards Of 50 300; and
many others, very considerable sums.
which will not take tine to specify.
We thus realize the inorJinale and
dangerous increase in this branch Of
patronage fore,old by the report. What
has been done to limit and restrain this
paIrnnsge! Where is the statutory re-
medy. the bin which was reported for
thatpurpose. Sir. il has had quie,repose.
and has never been heard Of since the
success Of &" the party" ] he moment
power was obtained. tie admission made
in the report, that the Senate had control
over appointments, is denied in practice:
and the right asserted by The committee.
TO call on the President fur his reasons
in case Of a removal from office, is nnw
scofTed at and condemned By Mr.. Benton,
Mr.. Van Buren,. and the whole perry who
made or approved that report! Mr.. Van
Buren, was one ofihe committee by whon,
that report was made; and yet he and bis
party openly violate and disregard every
principle il urged! He now holds the
power" over the support" Of these
trained bands of office-hoiders al New
York and throughout The country. !" lie
makes and unmskes ihem;' aud /. his
spirit will animate their actions in all
elections" Almost The FIRST notice We
have OF ihe appointment, Of Jesse HpyI
TO The COLLECTORS office in New York j.
tie annunciation of his official presence
and activity in the charter election Of thai
city. We hear Of him by day and bv
night, his cohort Of Ia ofFice-hoItlers with
the 1000 expectan,s. and leading them
IN the charge! Mr.. Van Buren, tod us, in
the report. that 1.-THE action 0f such a
body Of men, surprising them to be animat-
ed by ore spirit. must be tremendous in
an eleclion;" and that they would be 50