The Yazoo City Whig and political register., 1840-06-19


ne Ill s my lhIns eIs wanting q
pIoslle die party absolutely e lha esli.
nation y 81 good men. iho facls, q TIE
proqre5s lhal has been made in this great
financial reformation would Be amply suti-
|eient e 1880 sha banking capital of lhe
United States wns little over ono hundred
and eleven millions, and now Il IS foar haD-
dred millions n 1880 lhe specie il lhe
United States was estimated Il eighty mis-
lions, and { vas q circulation, as every
man wen knows. Now there i but little IL
any over half lint amount of coin ID the
county, and as % circulation ii general
transactions there IS absolutely none The
particulai iinsamenil Of lhe present financial
picsuFe oG the country need hot be drawn
out, nor need pains be taken % contrast The
present with the past II Ills respect The
recollection of our financial condition pre-
Ivious 70 the commencement Of this national
work ofincreasire Gle circulation Of specie
and lsssening That of bank notes. IS cherish
cd with but sad and melancholy reminiscent
ces, which contrast With the present wreck
and ruin Of al Of fnanes that we then bad,
10 manner that is too plainly seen q need
description. But il il the province of he
people TO demand Of the administration to
|shew what progress has been made ii this
work Of betsering the currency Hon much
have you increased the circulation Of specie
since you commenced The work. And If You
have done this much ii Ten years il you
have Increased the circulation Of species
from what II was II 1880 tosWhai il is ia
1910, how long must the same work con-
tinue until the s.heallhful circulation Of
COIN SO much talked 81 and 50 long pro-
missed, shall be introduced to the peopleg
These propositions the administration are
bound 10 answer to the people or sink un-
der the obliquy and absurdities which they
impose.
We have abundant evidence that the of
fcers at least, Of The party viii continue in
their work however ridiculous OF disadyan-
tageous to the people it may prove, because
they act thus for money. And the people
should be reused 10 more energetic mea-
sures from the fact that the Official influence
of the administration, contrary to ali former
usage and sentiment, is now openly arrayed
at the polls to sustain the party. It's well
known that il is now laid down and insisted
upon BY the party, coming from party vote
in The Senate and going out into all the ra-
indications Of party discipline, that Sit is the
rigkt and the duty of Government officers TO
use all their influence TO sustain the admin
= Before that high handed scheme
was adopted the Jeaesonian doctrine upon
the subject was universally observed. And
the following extract from distinguished
member Of The cabinet and who voted for the
present doctrine as above quoted, may be
regarded not as a peculiar case but as a po-
pular and unquestioned principle at that
time.
9 concur entirely with Mr.. Jefferson in his
sentiments as TO what should be the conduct of
Ecueldl otACstS III teldtOl 20 the politics of the
country That enlightened statesman was of
opinion that il was shighly culpable in Federal
officers to interfere in the business of electoneer
lng;' when writing upon this subject, he says:--
Freedom OF election being essential to the mutu-
al independence of GoveTnments and with fhe
different branches of The same government. SO Vi
tally cherished by most of our constitutions IL s
deemed improper for officers, depending on the
executive OF the Union, 70 attempt to control or
the tree exercise Of the elective riqhts
He further says to the officers under him, that she
expects they viii not attempt to influence the votes
Of others, nor take any part in the business Of |
electicneerng, that being deemed INCONSISTENT
WITH THE CONsTITUTIoN and their duties to it,
1n support Of the opinion entertain, will re- I
fer to another high authority The present Chief
Magistrate (Gen. Jackson) il his Inaugural At-
dress, when speaking Of executive duties which
demanded particular attention, refers directly 10
the correction Of those abuses that have broiOht
tho patrcnage of the Federal Government into /
conflict with the freedom Of elections. Strength
oned as am by these expressions Of opinion, I i
feel the less hesitation IL saying, that every Off
Ger Of the Federal Government Is entitled IL :
free and uninterrupted right Of suffrage. and
should not be disturbed 10 the exercise Of it: pUT
WHEN THEx BECOME PAREIzANs IN ELECTIONS AND
ATTEMPT 70 CONTROL THE ELEcTIyE TRAHcHIsR IN
OTHERS, THEY SHOULD BE DlSMISSEDE Il
FROM PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT; and should
be grathed Osee this principle acted ont tosits
fullest extent, whether the officer thus engaged /,
lct With OF against the party to which belong.
When see az Office holder interfering IN elec-
ions, the first idea that strikes me. IS fhat he IS
linking Of bis Office and his bread; and, there's
ore an unit adviser Of those whose only object
5 The public goodl''
Every impartial and unprejndiced view