The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-07-01
AMOS KENDALL.
CHAPTER ELEVEN,

TO THE ORIGINAL JACKSON MEN.
The difference in the theory of our govern
ment and that of Great Britain, is, that with
them, the sovereignty resides in the king, and
the crown is hereditary. Hence, their sover-
eighty is the accident of birth, and may devolve
upon very bad, or very incompetent persons
With us the theory is that the sovereignty resides
in the people, and that as our chief magistrate is
to be chosen by the people once in four years, we
have guarantee in the public interest that the
choice will be wisely made, and that our execu-
tive will faily represent the popular will. From
the first, there has been great jealousy on the
part of the people against all attempts whatever
to influence the choice of a President by undue
or improper means. The constitution itself pro-
vides safeguards for the elective franchise The
constitutions of many of the States, provide that
no military force shall be permitted to approach,
within given distance, of the places of holding
elections. And this is done for the most obvious
OF reasons, that, inasmuch the administration
Of public affairs is regulated by the choice of
public officers, that choice may be free.
new era has arisen in this country. Any
attempt to control the popular will by brute force
or armed soldiery, would arouse the spirit of the
people 1t has been ascertained that the press is
the great power which regulates the elective
franchise 1t Is more potent than an armed SOL
diery; and, whether for good or evil, it controls
the destiny of this country. Therefore, when
we see means applied to the press, which, if APP
Piled to individuals, would utterly destroy their
credit, and render them unworthy of confidence,
1t becomes us to enquire how far the application
OF the those means should lmpeach the credit of
the press, and how far the use of them is evil
dence OF deliberate purpose to mislead the pub
lie mind, and subdue the public liberty, not by
force, but by fraud.
The resignation of Mr. Kendall, and his be-
coming the editor of the Globe, is of itself an
extraordinary conjecture. We have seen that
Globe was established for the purpose of
hunting down Mr.. Calhoun; that it assaIled him
under false pretences, and thus secured the re-
electisn Of Gen. jackson, and the succession to
MIR. Van Buren,. We now see that MIR. Van
Buren, has thrown himself upon the Globe, and
that MIR. Kendall has left the post Office depart
sment to become contributor to its columns and
we see that the hopes Of Mr.. Van Buren, depend
upon convincing of the people of the United
States, through the agency of that paper, that he
ought TO be reelected. We have before us the
Biennial Register, prepared at the Department
of State, and printed by Blair s. Rives. Fo
the year 1887, we find that they have received
as publishers of the laws, s475 0,
For printing circulars, missions, &c., 675 On
For printing the laws, 1879 s.
For printg. and bind'g the Register, 1928 2
Subscription to Globe, 30 OF
Printing and advertising, % 1:
For printlD. for Treasury Depart, 1923 A
For +, Pripf ing for War Department, 1,949 g.
r or u .e Navy Department, SIS
FOR the Post Office Department, S,726
or the House OF Representatives, 105,914 s.