Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-08-21

out one power, one control. one will in The
State. All is concentrated 10 the Presiden,
de directs. orders. commands The wbple
machinery of the State Through The of
iicial agencies, scattered throughout the land
and absolutely subjected 10 his will. he exc.
cntes, according 10 his pleasure or ca,rice
the whole power Of the Commonwealth
which has been absorbed and engross.d bv
him. Aud one sole will predominates in.
and anlmates the whole Of this vast commu.
nny. Ii this be not practical drspotism.
am incapable OF conceiving or defining it.
Names are nothing. The existence or non.
existence Of arbitrary government does not
depend upon the title or denomination bes-
lowed on the rhiefofthe State, but upon the
quantom Of power which he possesses and
Yields. Au,ocra;. sultan, emperor. dictator.
king. doge president, are all mere names,
niwhlch the power respectively possessed
! by them is no, 10 be found. but is 10 be looked
Tor in the Constitution. or the established
usages and practices OF the several STATES
which they govern and control. 1.-The Au-
tocrat of Russia were called President of all
he Russias, the actual power remaining un.
changed, his authority under his new de-
nomination, would continue undiminished ::
and If the President Of the United States
were TO receive the title OF Auocrat of the
United States, the amount Of his authority
would not be increased, without an alteration
of the Constitution
General Jackson was bold and fearless
reoper, carrying wide low, but nc did
not gather the whole harvest; he leh some
gleanings TO his faithful successor. and lie
seems resolved TO sweep clean the field of
power The duty Of intoxicating on the Off
cIai corps the active exertion Of their person.
al and official influence was Jeff Nv him TO
be enforced BY Mr.. Van Buren,. in all popu.
lar elections. II was not sufficient that The
Official corps was bound implicitly 10 obey
The will oil the President Il was not suffi
cient 'hat this obedience was coerced BY the
Tremendous power Of dismission. Ii soon
became apparent that this corps mipb, be
oenehcially employed TO promote, 10 other
matters than the business O their Offices The
views and Interests the Presiden, and his
party They are far more efficient than
any standing army OF equal numbers. Al
standing army would be separated.
and stand out from the People; would be
an object of Jealousy and suspicion and, be-
ing always in corps or in drlachmcnls, could
exert no influence on popular elections.
But the official corps is dispersed through
out the coru;ry, in every town, village. and
Glty, IN s GdSdh TN ious:H necBmAr chnlf.
ur'yi VI rr,ittvvs mud urrfr1u
aud stimulating prriisans to active and Wig
orous exer,ion. Acting in concert, through
out the whole Union. obeying orders issued
from centre. their influence, aided BY Exc.
cuIivc patronage. by The Post Office Depart
meni, and all the vast other means OF the
Executive is almos; irresistible
To correct this procedure, and to restrain
the subordinates Of the Executive from ali
interference with popular elections, MY col
league, mir. Critlenden) now present, in
PRODUCED a bill in the Senate. He
had the weight of Mr.. JefTerson's
opinion, who issued circular TO restrain
Federal officers from inlermeddling in pop
ular elections. He had before him the
British example, according to which, place
men and pensioners were not only forbid
den 10 interfere, but we're not, some OF them
even allowed TO vote at popular elections.
But his bill left them free to exercise the
elective franchise. prohibiting only the use
OF their official influence. And how was
this bill received in the Senate Passed,
by those who profess TO admire the charac-
ter and 10 pursue the principles of Mr. JEFF
ierson2 No such thing.-lt was denounced
as sedilion bill. And the just odium OF
that sedition bill, which was intended 10 pro-
tect ofiice-holders against the People, was
successfully used to defeat a measure of pro-
lection of the People against the ofice-hol-
ders Not only were they left unrestrain-
ed, but they were urged and stimulated BIZ
an official report to employ their in
huence in behalf of the Administration at
the elections OF the People.
Hitherto, the Army and The Navy have
remained unaffected bv the power of dismis-
sion, and they have not been called into the
political service of the Executive Blu, no
attentive observer Of The principles and pro
ceedings Of the men in power could fail TO
see that the day was not distant when they.
TOO, would be required 10 perform the part.
san Offices Of the President Accordingly,
the process of converting them into Execu.
tive instruments has commenced in a Court
Martial assembled at Baltimore Two Off
GERS ofihe Army of the United States have
been there put upon their solemn trial, on
the churge Of prcjudicing the Democratic
party by making purchases for the supply
of the Army from members of the Wing
paItyl 1t is not pretended that the United
States were prejudiced By those purchases
on the contrary, it was, | believe established
that they were cheaper than could have
been made from the supporters Of the Ad-
ministration. But the charge was. that TO
purchase at MI from the opponents, instead
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