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preferences of those whom he appointed TO office
bu, rigidy conformed to the old Jenersonan rules,
in this, il in nothing else TO w.t. " Is he houest7 Is
he capable Is be faithful TO the Constitution p
No one can entertain more decided aversion than
we do TO the conduct OF Mr.. Adams since thai peri
cd, and no would more vehementy oppose his e.
lection to any office. But, however his cancer,
since his retirement from the Presidency, may have
dsg usted and aenated and rendered hostile that
large and respectable minority, which, ten years ago,
in the South, gave him cordial support for the high
office which his eminent abities were SO well caleu
lated TO adon, it due HIM say, What his bltterest
enemy cannot eontrover that, during his admins
traon, the of Executive displeasure aud the
apprehension of summary dismissou from Office,
we're never known the slightest influence up-
the free expression Of opinion and the open and
unrestricted exercise of the elective franchise E.
ven John Randolph conceded this; but lie attributed
Mr.. Adams's hberalily to a motive which, If he Was
actuaed by il, demonstrated that lie was mach more
ignorant Of the influence Of Executive Patronage,
aud ofihe most jndeious mode of dispensing it, than
those by whom lie has been succeeded; and Mr.
Randolph himself was not less so, in tie reason
which he assigned for Mr.. Adams's neglect of his
friends and for his IiberaliIy his opponents. :" 1t
is easy TO account for this" said Mr.. Randolph, in
his celebrated speech on Rettcaclmem and Ref5fm,
delivered in the House OF Representatives in 1928
An ancient apothegm, (he contlnued) tells US tina,
il is better to judge between two Of your enemies han
between two of your friends. In the
you almost sure, By your decision, TO make
friend, and in the other TO lose one" This Mr..
Randolph thought - the whole secrot' Ct Mr. Adj
ams's neglcctinS his friends fact Which lie al-
mued. Whether the motive thus ascribedto Mr..
Adams be the tue net. no Can doubt that
the influence Of his policy sauary, in one
respect at eastHd did not conrtrt erery qlce-holder
into Stare, nor did it offer inducements to nter-
cenary prostitution OF opinion, with the view Of OBJ
tanning Office. Tie Administration Parry of that
day was emphaiically not Spills PMty; and free
dom of opinion existed in fact ~eas in name
among the Office holders, well rs with every other
class OF the community. How il now. we need
say. We leave 1t for rejecting mnds-for patriots
for free men-to decide lclies Of he two systems
is most in accordance with tie genius Of our nsu-
tions-eich is the better calculated to ensure honest
and competent ascnls-1.licl is tie more likely to
introduce among cliss e corrupt ard sctY3le
Janissaries, the bond sl4yes of the Executive and
fiji only to be the followers oil Turkish SHltan BE
this, however decided as tmay, Gen. Jackson, who
was better judge Of mcn dian ci'ler Mr.. Adams or
Mr. Randolph or The author Of the ancient apo
,hegm'' cited by the latter, acted uron avery differ
en principle. He appointed aoue but frlcaas to of
fee, and to make room for them he kept the llcko-
ny broom in almost perpetual action; orfhc ever APP
pointed to office one who mad opposed him 1t was
not until that opposition had been Abandoned and
the appoutco had manifested his repentance by a
IN, bo, oh, Of.
Such are Amos Kenlall Richard Rush, Charles ].
Ingcrsoll, and few others of less notorety, whose
devotion TO their master surpasscs in intensity
ven the proyerbal haued towards "Chrstian d oss,"
displayed by those outlaws OF humanity, who,
nouncing creed and county, have embraced the fah
of Mahome-or at eastput on the turban and trow-
sers of the Turk.
These remarks are not irrelaecat, at time when
are informed that the work OF Prescription for o.
pnlon sake, which had been to some extent suspend
ed, or only partially exercised, is shortly to be resu
med on an extensive aud systematic scale the ist
victim being DIR. Vim. Jones, the postmaster at
Washington city who, in his interview with the
President, was distinctly assured that no charges
Of misconduct in office had been made against Inn,
but that it was part, Tor the commebcement) OF
sys'em that would involve the fate Of others, as vel
y Mat gentleman" This " system" as far as
been able ascertain what Is, is desig ned
10 have no reference to the incapaeiiy or unlaIhu
ness of those whom is 10 be applied any regarc
TO the length oftnc which those to be removed may
have held their respective offices. BY the Sysfem The
President means simply that all Of the old friends OF
Gen. Jackson and his own likewise, who have proven
themselves too honest and independent to prostitute
their offices and characters, will be dismissed, t'
make places for the rabble followers Of the camp
the Dugald Daghetties, who will serve under an
flag, whether 1t be Sweden Denmark, which wi
furnish rationS most surely and most abundantly-
Official fidelity and entire acoepabilits to the com
munty in which the officer will afford no clam
for exemption from the operations of this despotl
"syslem." And the only ground of defence who
will be assumed-f indeed, his high Mlghtmes
the President shall vouchsafe to make any defence
will be, that he is acting on the Democratic plIr
cipe of " iotation'-though 1t will be SEEM by IA
who watch the movements OF this rotary gul!lotln
that its sharp blades will strike none Of the plia
necks which have learned to cringe al the hddir
ofPower, but those only whose manly stubborne
resiss Executive dctation. 1t seems to us that
ganst this attempt to Influence public sentiment
the combined influence of intimidation and brlber
every freeman, who does not desire TO
lpsions of office holders converted into pretori