The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-05-04

nothing
Perhaps have satisfied the Senate in reading from
all The wise oiyee,ons 10 this report and now put 70
u gentlemen whether u ~auld be prapef for them
II they will not ihis report 10 DECLARE Their dis
appreciation 81 what the senator from Missouri ex.
pressed this subject IN 1928 Sneh we're his srnt-
nents then and vet we have declared ia this re-
port that office holders mt conflict with he peo
pe and MORE the report has argued [pag. Al thar the
patronage Of The Government s 10 hose
IN Office aud that, The whole. they woud be better
without patronage But. IL Il - 90 let them TO
exercise H. They say these officers have not ioer-red
Sir is not this aud ~ the lace OF The fact
throughput the country Where have these gentlemen
beeni All these officers continually eogted ~ the
elections every where Every officer Of ms 1ovefn-
meet is an eIeclioneering outpost Or, ~on'd NOT
discuss The the lace 81 isct VI tal kim.-
There are $4,000 posinssiers al which, p'rnaps i'voo
make pecnniary sacrifice for the Office, anh USUALLY
take fur granted that where there y AZ act OF re
deprivation, the occupsnt Is Wing Bn' sn"w inc me
Office Of which the income more than S2oo or hoie
where they are not continually tagging at elecsoneef
log for the administration We have poshnas'e, ~
our own little village, who Is inost horo"gh e,ec-
tioneerer. devolng his days and nights 10 ma. praise
worthy employment. aud ia his little cahoose OF posi-
office have found eieciIoneermg nieriefences' WINCH
the honorable gentlemen of the committee must nave
hecn able To discover if they had een on the spot AZ
the tunes Of elections the Office 10 usually encountered
with eleciioneerng pamphlets have seen me room
crowded all mp with sjdressesio the Republican par
w, calling on he people Of the United States W sup
port this sdiniuis rati (Ianghter) After pubic
meeting he capitol. scraps from General Jackson
the Globe, &c, served up as cold hash 'or break
fast, and sent foul The country as Inc manifesto
OF the Republican party. east my eyes around Inc
D st office, and there in staring capals. were 10 he
seen, "Glorlons Triumph. The erect democracy
have carried Consiao,noyie." "GraDd news rom
Alshsma !" '1he democratic party 10 the ascendsn-
cyl" "Onc hundred CONS" and there present wrh
his wand. the ,nastIr OF these establishes pntiing
a. G.rf la Ialtulr
pariy!" He was advocating The principle which the
party avowed--" Principle ia proportion TO IN
ieIest"
And now put it to Senators whether any one will
rise his place and saw his honor thar he believes
federal officers do pay Lax, pro RATA ior electloh-
.ering purposes. Will any gentleman even say he
doubts il ! mo sign do not YET assert IT, bnt do
we know it do not especially urge this an attack
the present administrations, but Is IN the nature OF
these things when they under instructions from high
quarters that cfert The Senator from New Jersey
the duty OF ofce-hoders to interfere In cleo
lions.
[Mr Wall There is nothing Of that in the report
Mr. Preston. have just read il TO the Senate.
And The Senator from Pennsylvania says, II he were
Pr sident, he would appoint officers OF his own POI
lilical principles.
GMr Buchanan, in a low tone, was understood to
say either that he should not be President, or that he
did not max. the surposon that he might BE- Prcsi-
dent .s..
Mr.. Preston. Nav be so but the gentleman rep
resented il the duty of The President 70 appoint
men of his own principles And what then lie
would have none 10 Office bui men Of his party. And
then whal He wunli have 10000 men bought and
paid for imbued with The spirit and principles Of one
man. And will gentlemen say that all Tins would
give the party suppon2 Will they say they would
have lost ground Notwithstanding Ave, sir, and
but Tor these, how long ago would their political
strong hold at New York have been broken up3
What has been done there with their millions al the
custom.h house, which have al length proved unavail
Ana h,,nn In emit. M fh.Ass8
donS, they will efsctu lllv storm that fortress, and
hattie parry are doomed by he Handwriting already
ON the wall @s,.
| Sir, had hoped from the growing weakness of
the parry in power, they would have manifested
disposition 10 reform But this report clouds that
prospect, and there is again every cause OF alarm.
have seen their ultimate purposes, when inatured
and manifested cannot but revolt every honest and
patriotic mind; aud say there is natural condem-
n lion in our bo>oms OF the interference OF office
holders in elections. No man really dpproves And
will venture to say that there Is no gentleman now
on this flor who will say in terms that he approves
it, There i an irnprnp5iey which we ourselves
SSH 4 e TR e h, a9oa"fe Il u o
our power But all The principles OF berry on this
subject come from he minority for The lime being
and they are in uni rm contrast with the doctrines
! VI The report OF The Senator from New Jersey.
| Sir, IN whai condition do we find ourselves in
I gard 10 the question o parunagr7 " became the
duiy ni q d >l:ngui>hed member from S,uih CARROLL
ma Mr. Calhonh) TO examine INTO and to report on
The power OF the Executive and lis alarming
within few years, and, IN doing thar he pointed out
the various ceS OF This power and sp Ike OF This
very source as endangerng the liberties IL The
try 10 this report the subject was more expanded
than in that o The Stnaor from Mi>>nuri and il
made eight years afterwards, when Executive power
had assumed a more fearful aspect Mr.. p. read
some passages from this report, in which il said
mat SO long as offices were considered public
trust, they were filed with those who would st and
'tosi faithfully perform the duties of office; but that
gradually great change had been effected SO that a
faithful performance OF duty no longer assured AN
appointment to office, or continuance in II; and il
might IN truth be said that the expenditures Of the
revenue had become corrupt and subservien to cor
ruptionS
Sir. sad Mr.. P there are twenty passages of this
kind, hn, will not the time Of The Senate in
adverng to them. They full Of wisdom. And set
all tins is now denounced which the policy Of this
b to carry into practical effect and it is declared un-
constitutional, un~ise ard tyIannical
Mr.. T. further remarked that this report was made
I'VE years ago. that the rapidly Increasing patronage Of
the Government then held np as greatly alarming
that from the administration OF Mr. Adams 10 ,ha, time
which was nine years, there had been on ncrea,e Of
annual expenditure from S2 900 900 10 SIS 600 900;
aud now, IN hive years more, had increased to S4O-
100000. Aud now, said Mr. p. with such an increase
before us, will the gentlemen tell that there is no dan
ger from this source aud iat it is wrong TO guard
against II They have heard the testimony of MIR .
Jcherson OF DE Witt Clinton, Of Andrew JAG SON aud
81 Others distinguished smorg themselves and now If
'ney sanction the doctrines aud principles Of this report
'hey wl subrert all that these gentlemen have SAID on
this subject.
but, sir will take higher ground than all this
Al The essential principles OF liberty, known in the
history OF our ances ors, repuennt To the abpmi-
nabe principles Of this report. Well ard consis-
tenty did the gentleman acI in fouung and reIudi-
aiihg the free doctrines OF our European ancestors
wei does IL become bin, under democratic GO
vern'nenl, TO denounce all control OF public officers;
ay, and when mona.chic ! Europe with It's kings
aud It's drspolic laws, yet impose letters on their ex-
ecutive oihcrrs Tor The security OF popular rights,
and The genilemans mind is all on iire in behalf of
The American Government and lis liberties, as The