The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-06-05


ITO CORRECT THOSE ABUSES WHICH HAVE
BROUGHT THE PATRONAGE OF THE GENERAL Co.
vERNmENr INTO CONFLICT WITH THE FREEDOM
OF ELECTIONS was one of the professed OBJ
iects had in view by the Jackson party in
placing the present party in power. With
this motto, written by Gen. Jackson himself,
the party went into power, and upon a test
81 principle in this respect. the Senate, by
strict party voie declared that it was s'sOt only
The right 6utthe duty offhe officers Of Gouer'l-
uent to use all their influence 10 sustain the
Administrations And as a sample OF the
performance of that ''duty," we copy the
following from the Nashville Banner. When
will the people put down this corrup.ion9
THE. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE
FIELD.
The following letter from a POSTMASTER IN
Massachusetts. has just been brought 70 light:
SALEM, March 7th. 1910.
DEAR SIR:-I have just heard of your brill
liant success at your election. You have
managed grandly, and have no doubt that
your success is permanent, and that you or
some other good man will be chosen repre-
sentative next fall. Allow me to suggest to
you the proprie:y offnding out all the young
men who will come of age before the cleo
| ton. Also, the names Of those persons who
are not assessed, for any reason whatever,
and have them assessed by May. Your Sc
I lect men can make the poll tax 25 Cts,
which on being paid constitutes the man
voter, and at the election, if there are any
| persons who cannot pay his tax, OF WILL
SEE THAT you ARE PROVIDED WITH THE MEANS.
/ Make every man voter you can possibly
We must carry the district and county Al
next election. think from this and the last
/ fall election you can give us 20 or % MAJORS
4 ~. Call and see me when you come IN
town. Please destroy this letter! and believe
me to be, Sir, yours, truly,
@. w. WOODBURY..
R. a. DODGE, Esq, Wenham.
The above is from brother of Secretary
Woodbury., and was written before the IN
4 cumbent was hardly warm in bis seat. ID
i doubtless knew, however, what he was ap
pninted for and what was expected of him
Ein connection Of this specimen of the prac
tice ofthe party in power, we would cal
attention 10 the following sample Of the pro
LESSONS with which they have all along beel
| humbugging the people.
MR.. GRUNDY'S OPINIONS.
d 81. concur entirely with Mr.. Jefferson i
L his sentiments as to what should be the con
duct Of Federal officers in relation to the po
litics of the country That snlightene
statesman was Of the opinion that ii wa
. ..highly cuIpable inaF ederaI officers to intel
fere in the business of electioneering;" Whe
Z writing upon this subject, he says: ssFret
!. dom 81 election being essential to the mutt
= al independence Of Governments, and vii
s the different branches Of the same govern
s ment, so vitality cherised BY most Of our COZ
4 stitutions, il is deemed improper for officer
dependine on the executive Of the union
attempt 70 control or influence the free e.
ercise Of the elective right He furth
5 lsays 70 the officers under hims that sshe.e
S. poets they Willnot attempt to influence i
e votes Of others, nor take any part ii the 3
siness Of electioneering, that being deem
4 sneonsisfenf Nth he Consultation, and thl
81 duties oit."
81 SIN support Of the opinion entertain.
will refer to another high authority