Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-04-30

icnl and day laborug. 10 whom they can arc VII
extend valuable private as well as public paifo-
age, according TO the part which they shall st
state rs well as IN federal elections. SIN this !,
only branch, mere prong Of federal palroass,
in the CITY Of New York. The same governnen
has In tho same city branch Of the United S,sls,
Bank. the government has no longer a bnnsh
bu, number Of pc: banks, far more dangetocl
welding capital Of many millions large ml
iiaty, naval, and pos, Office establishment; an
dietary. with iis appropriate officers presses whfi
print the laws and public advertisements and,
long lis, u contractors and jcbbors."
Alter declaring that "ihe power and influenced
federal patronage is IN ovetnntch for tho power
md Influence of of state patronage, that It's work
nes will conAminaie the purity Of oil eleerion,
and enable the general government eventually 10
govern throughout the states as clIectusllyuR
hey were so many provinces Of one vast tmpirs !.
the sepoTt adds
Tho whole Of this great power will certm
the President. The king Of England is The 'foun.
tain of honor the President OF tho United States
is the source Of executive patronage. lie pres,dcs
over the entire system o. federal appointments
Jobs and contracts. He has power ova the sup
port of The individuals who administer the system
lie makes and unmakcs them. lie chooses from
he circle of HE friends and supporters. and may
dismiss them and noon oil the principles Of bu
man action, will dismiss them as often ae they
disappoint his expectations. HIS spirit will an.
mate their actions in oil the elections TO state md
federal Offices There moy be exceptions. but the
truth OF general rule is proved by exception
The intended check aad control Of the Senate
without new constitutional or statunry provisions
will cease to operate. Patronage will penetrate
this body, subduc lis capacity of resistance chan
II to the car Of power aud enable the President 10
rule as easily, and much more securely, with thaa
without The nominal check Of The Senate. If the
President was himself the officer Of the people
elected by them and responsible to tbcm there
would be less danger from this concentration of
all power in bis hands but II is the business Of
statesmen to oct upon things as they are, md not
as they ould wish them to be. We must iben
look forward to the time when the public revenue
will be doubled when the civil ord military Off
GERS of The government will be quadruped when
lis influence over individuals will be multiplied to
an indefinite extent when tbc non inalion by the
President will carry any man through the Senate.
and his Recommendation can carry any mensurc
through The two houses Of Congress when the
principles of public pciion will be open md svow-
co, The President wants MT VOTE, and want MS
AlRoNAGR; will vote as he wishes, md he will
give me the office wish FOR. What will this be
but government Of one man and what is tho
government Of one man but monarchy1 Names
are nothing. The nature OF thing is in Its sub.
stance, and the name soon accommodates itself TO
''v sutstonuv.n
The report concludes with the following re.
marks
"The committee must take things os iloy nre.
Not being able TO lay the axe at the root of tho
Tree, they must 60 to pruning among the branches.
NO. being able 10 reform Inc constitution in the
election OF President, they must TO 10 work upon
MS powers and trim down these by satuury enact
nenls' wherever II can be done by law ond with d
Just regard to the proper efficiency Of the govern
ment. For this purpose they have reported the
SIX bills which have been enumerated. They do
not prc;ehd 10 have exhausted the subject but only
TO have seized few Of its prominent points. They
do not pretend 10 have only touched in four plsccs
Inc wat and pcrvadng system of federal executive
patronage The pres. The post office the armed force,
ana The appointing poper. They are few compared
10 'he whole number of points which the system
presents hut they IRE points vital to the liberties
VI 'he country The press is pot foremost, be-
cause " rs The moving power OF human oc;iop
lhe post office Is the hnndna,d Of the press: tho
armed iprco It's executor; aud the appointing
power the dneclress Of he whole. II the sp.
pointing power was Itself an emanation of tho
popular ~ill--if The President was himself tho
i1cer ard the organ of the people--there would
De lees danger IN leaving TO his will the sole dlrec-
non OF all these afbiiers Of human fate. But
hEgs must be taken ns they are statesmen must
ict Tor The country they live in, and not for tho
sland OF Uiopiai they must act upon the state of
acls ID mat country, and not upon the visions Of
nney. 10 The country for which the COMMITTEES
et the press, with some exceptions, the pos, Office.
ne armed force. aud the appointing power, are in
he hands of the President, and the Presi,Ion, b,rn
en- 10 not IN tie hands of The people. The Pres
1en' mny. and IN the current Of human affairs
WI be against the people aud 10 bis hands the
,onefs OF human .uie must be against them nlso.
us "l'l not do. The possibility of il must be
Vo'ded. The safety of the people is the supreme
y" 4; aod to ensure that safely, :hese urbiters Of
umSn fate must change their position and tsko
oct on The side Of the people"
1926! '"''" P'''
DIR. HOLMES.