Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-07-09

ercu hollow pf0l,ttinn tnu htpocfticAl cant WE
then rcga-5ed evidence Of an honest intention TO
ftiofm aliases. and give tbs country pure admin
isiis,ion. WAC oocs no; feel hmsEed when he
looks back and secs Gencrsl Jackson thus stand
Jog up end pouring foah. IN tie presence Of the
nation. this dogblc DISTILLED essence Of the four
years slsndcr Of bis eufe and upright predecessor
Who does DOT see tina, ,hetc not a sem
bl,noe Of truth in the assertion that that predeces
cor had brought he patronage Of The Government
iaio coItiei 'sh TIC freedom ef eiecfioHsP Who
Hoss believes that there the slightest intention
to perform what Was promised IN that inaugural :
Who, indeed, regards j, any thing else than one
Of the SPLENDID humbugs hich have been made TO
dance. 10 succession FOR The last ten years, before
the eyes Of the American People
Sir, every body now knows that all its probes
sions and promises have been wholly disregarded +;
that they were disregsrded IN fact, Immediately
after they were made. DO you not, sir, remem-
Der how logrsntly the President, within two weeks
after the inaugural was pronounced. set at naugh,
the, Instruction and aid which he profcssed 10
hope for from NE ordinate branches Of the Cor
Srnneai' by Diminishing the Senate from their spe-
cal session, with message informing them that he
had no more bpiacss 10 lay before them and then
Immediately proceeding to remove collectors,
compirollers auditors. marshsls district attorneys
land registers aud receivers and ministers ia for
eign countries, and supplying their places by his
own appointments, with the advice and consent OF
nobody but bis unscruplous and irresponsible part
ison advisers Do you not remember that among
these examples of reform was the removal of the
collector Of the port Of New York, for cause but
that Of political conformity and the appointment
in his place Of Samuel Swartwout, who has recent
ly ruI away with million and quarter of the
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work of reform was carried on during the whole
Of the recess between he dismissal of the Senate
in March. 1920, and its reassembllng in Decem-
Der following and with what unsparing severity
ii hiss been carried on from that time to this -
And is there man that hears me who will nssert
that II has not been carried on, from first to las,
with the most INSCRIPTIONS devotion 10 mere party
interests Is there one who does not know that
thousands Of removals and thousands of appoint.
mcnis have been made for the very purpose pro-
iessedly deprecated in the inaugural that of
bringing he patronage Of the Government into
conflict with the freedom Of elections 2 Has not
the promise TO make diligence, talents integrity,
I and zeal the test Of qualification Cor office been
fagr.nlly violated Have any qualifications bccn
able TO stand the competition of partisan diligence
partisan "talents. l." aud partisan "zeall"
ii has. however been saiJ and recently said on
this floor by member from Ohio, (Mr. Duncan J
that there are great many Wings left in Office
and he has undertaken 20 prove it, by protesting to
give the number Of Wings and Administration men
now 10 Office in the various Departments in this
city. Sir, do not deny that there are Wings
left in Office here. know some of them and
| know them to be among the most capable and
efficient officers Of the Government. But sir,
know, too, the reason why they have escaped the
bosom Of the reform. They would, probably all
have been removed when it swept through the pub
liz Offices here in lS29-'30 but for n conviction
that tho public business couldn't be carried on with
out them. The names of many, and. believe, Of
most of them were on what called the Black
iist-a list OF candidates for prescription made out
under the direction Of the celebrated Central Com
miee. and it was well understood that Gen. Jack
son was urged to remove them, and that it would
have been done but for the circumstances of some
of the heads Of the departments, who driven by
necessity TO appreciate The value Of old and expert
cnced clerks insisted that the public business must
suffer unless the work Of reform was arrested.
The project Of full and entire sweep was there
upon abandoned. 1t is thus that these Wings have
been spared. Necessity, not lberality, has die
taicd il.
But, sir, there was the less inducement TO fiji
every Office here with Geyoled partisan. because
inc clctks III this Guy are IN condition 10 exer'
little political influence and can minge 10 no cleo
tons affecting the general politics of the country.
IL Is not so, however elsewhere; and hence we find
general sweep of collectors, surveyors Of ports,
naval officers, all The subordinate officers OF the
customs, marshas, district attorneys, land regis.
tiers and receivers, and postmastcrs. Wherever
political influence has been wanted, there has the
Administration been ready to cut down political OPP
ponen's, and supply their places with the men who
had done Tue most party service, hnG who would
pay the most money, ride the creates, number Of
miles, and proclaim with the loudest voice the
purity and consistency and pfe-emnent democracy
Of The reforming Administration There ia not 0
State. nor Congressional district, nor county
10 this whole Union where evidence Of the truth Of
,bif assertion may not be found. Every where has
the patronage Of The ErocUiipe been brought into
conflict with the freedom Of election Indeed, il
has been the grand engine by which this dynasty
has sought 10 sussio snd perpetuate It's own pow
CT.
And what an ineoaeoivhbe smouui Of power
mas be welded by single hand, when ths, hsnd
holds the millions Of patronage at the Executive
disposal. and IS guided by a will unregulaied and
uncontrolled by any principle save that Of self and