Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-08-15
TRAVELLING CABINET.

TRAVELLING CABINET" szzr.
In the days OF John Quincy Adams, neither a..
President my member Of his Canine, could visit
either his own doneile, the patei nal mansion.
TO quote the rhraseoloey of The Globe. in announe.
ing Amos kendas departure from Washington,
whatever might be the causes requiring such visit.
whether their health or the Illness Of some 70.
lative at hone,-whont being followed by the de-
nuneiaions the jeers Of The Opposition part, of
that day. The suhjoined paragraph. which appear
ed in the E" United States Telegraph" then the
leading mouh-pece Of the Jackson party, will sh w
The spirit with which they pursued:
$500 DoLLaRs REwARD.-Run or s,rayed a.
way from the city of Washington, John Quincy
Adams. President If the United S,aies--Iie wa.
lasl in the State Of Massachusetts on horseback
ON Sunday, 10 jockey cap, white pantalovns, silk
stockings and pumps.
Ii is worthy OF remark, too, that during Mr.
Adams's administration, matters were so arrang-
ed between the President and the members of his
Cabinet that sufficient number of them
should always be at their posts, TO see that
the public interests sustained no detrimcnt bv
the absence of the But what do we see
The President, the Secretaries Of the State War
and Navy Departments, the Postmaster General and
the Attorney General are all onf-leayng the whole
" Government in the hands of that very clear
headed" fnancer Mr.. Levi Woodbury.! But
no rewards' are Offered for them, and lao descrip-
ton of their apparel is given, if they were alb
scondng slaves,-no attempts are made TO ridicule
then personal appearance,-but il is all right and
proper The elections were about to commence
IN Tennessee, AMI Mr.. Grundy might do The party
some service at That point In the Fall, the great bat
tie to be fought in Pennsy lyania and New York. and
the President, with the aid Of Messrs Forsyth aud
PonsetI might be able by tickling the vanity of the
Dutch, and complimenting the laborng classes"
draw 10 the support of the party the :" free labor
of the North! Mr.. Paulding aud Mr.. Kendall arc
rowing at large with an understanding, we pre-
sumo that they TO direct their batteries upon anv
accessible point which may present ITSELF Mr..
Woodbury., being 100 hcd,y for business Of this SORT
which requires sagaciiy and tact, is left solitary
and alone in the Metropolis 10 keep the ball' Of
government in motion, which, seems to be merely a
secondary consideration with his brethren. Who
are in the receipt of such large share of the oayes
and fishes.
And while the President aud his advisers are thus
scattered over the country, we are informed that
deprivation from the Governor of Florida is in pur-
suit Of " the Government, bringing fresh reports of
murders and outrages 10 that region. and calling
upon II to make effort to protect the properly
and the lives of the people Of hat territory so long
exposed by its inbeciliiy and The incapaciry of lis
agents. TO the omaawk and the tore of their f. eble
but sngacous and it would seem uno ononeraLle cav
age foe Instead OF being at Washington. prepar
ed to act With the promptude and the energy
which the emergency demands, the Travelling
Cabinet are most Of them at Saratoga surrounded
by fauerers and parasites, and deyising schemes
to maintain by corruption TIE power which they
acquired by the dicaiion Of Popular fayorite-
those mortal enemies TO Civil Freedom in all are,
Of the world. While we never have objected TO the
necessary absence from Washington Of The Presi.
dent, or of any his advisers it does strike us as being
totally mexcusable that, at any time, the whole
batch Of them should abandon then posts. under
any prcext whatever. 1t is particularly objecriona
BILE, when there is seeming necessity for the alb
sence Of any Of Them. and when il is appsrent
that the primary motive Of most, if not all them
is to electioneer' for their own retenti on in Of
flee.