The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-08-22


Jscksnn's election wss urged. On order
that he might rut stop 10 % eorrEpffng
. practice.
Refrenehmeaf in the expenditures Of
The Government constituted another i'm.
porsanG item which wss adopted in the
Jackson creed. after the election Of Mr..
Adams. II vas eonleaded that his sd-
minissrslion vas not sufficiently seOnO.
mieal.
curfailmsnf Of Erseufirs Patronage
also became rsllying cry With the Jack
son party throughout. the United States.
You no doubt recolleci The celebrated re-
port Of Mr.. Van Buren,. Colonel Benton.
end Others. in 1927. which convinced Us
all. that Me-. Adams had Q very dangerous
and alarming extent Of patronage under
his control. which. IL not speedily cut
down. would convert this Republic into
= Monarchy. For remedy whereof. We
urged stronger Than ever the election Of
Gen. Jackson. He was a man. We as
suIed our fellow citizens Of The other
states, who. IL elected, would eel this mat
Ter right. So great was our alarm sbOu,
This time on The subjec. Of Executive pat.
ronsgs. that Col. Polk. lhen q member Of
The House Of Representatives. took fright
., The power possessed by The Secretary
Of Stale Of discussing thirty thousand
dollars annually amongst the newspapers
he might select in each rtaIe 10 publish
The Acts Of Congress. and earnestly algu-
ed that 30 dangerous power ought 10 be
logged elsewhere.
Soon after he came into office under
Mr.. Adams. Mr.. CLAW transferred the
publication Of the acts Of Congress from
several Jackson papers 10 others, which
were friendly TO the administration, This.
you remember, We Jackson men viewed
and denounced as high.handed exercise
If power. A resolution was even offered
in Congress. and supported by the Jack.
son party. calling upon Mr.. Clay 10 give
his reasons fOr such al anli-republIcsn
proredurel
Prescription for Opinions sake vas
accordingly wriuen down by Us as Q most
odious, tyrsnnical. and dangerous stretch
OF power in The President. and we pro-
claimed 10 our fellow citizens throughout
the Union. that il they would aid Us in
elscting Gen. Jackson. he would order
things differently.
IL was strongly suspected that under
Mr.. Adams's administration certain off
GERS OF the government had become care.
less and neglected., il no, corrupt. in the
discharge OF their official duties. This
caused another item to be added 10 the
Jackson creed,
n rigid accountability on the part OF
all public officers, and Reform m all ca.
ses where there was the slightest indics-
lion Of faithlessness in the performance
Of their duties. became the order Of the
day. " Elect Gen. Jackson" We said.
" and he ~ill cleanse the Augean stables,
by turning GU. Of office ell the lazy. in.
competent drOnes, who are living on the
pubic treasure. and supply their places
with honest, industrious men,"
Whilst Mr.. Adams was President, il
was alleged tina, some Of his subordinates
used their official influence to promote
the election Of their political friends.
This you all regarded as most reprehen.
able practice, which. unless dlseOntinu.
ed. would inevitably overthrow our re-
publican institutions.
Freedom Of Elections. therefore. be.
came prominent feature in the OLE Jack
son doctrines. Just elevate the old
Chief 10 the Presidency" we. in Ten.
nessee. said 10 the People OF the United
States. " and our word for il. he will take
The mos. prompt and eflielen. measures
for preventing the patronage Of the GO
vefnmeni from coming ia conflict with
the freedom Of elections"
Thus. my old Jackson friends. have ]
briefly referred you 10 the gres, and lead
ing principles upon which Gen. Jackson
went into Office. lie was not elected 10
put down the United States Bank. and TO
better the currency. appeal TO you. il
one in hundred Of you knew cha, his
opinions we're upon The United Statrs
Bank, until his FIRST message to Congress.
and If. al the time he was elected. you
we're not all satisfied with The currency !
Nor was Gen. Jackson elected 10 pu,
down the tariff. So far from il. you al
knew that he had voted for the tariff Of
1924. and tina, he omitted no suitable oc-
casien afterwards Of referring to ihs, vote
as correct index Of his opinions on that
subject. lie was supported by the grea,
tariff states of Pennsylvania, Ohio. InJi-
ana. and Kentucky. expressly on the
ground Of his friendship 10 the manufsc.
turing Interests. The same remark will
apply to The subjrc. Of internal improve.
nenls.
Taking up. then, one by one, the old
Jackson principles upon which he wen.
into Office, LEI Us see TO what exien, they
have been carried out.
You supported Gen. Jackson in pre-.
ference 10 Mr.. Crawford. in part. because