Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-10-17


all who prelerred themselves to their country; and
thus creating party, for the first time in our
country, purely PERSONAL party held together,
not by principle, or by system Of public policy,
but by the hopes Of personal gain and advance.
rrent. 1t was thus the principles of the spoils
party which had originated in The State Of New
York, gained the ascendant in the Union, with
lis rigid and despotic system Of discipline, by
which allwho held or expected Office were com.
PEELED to rely on partisan service for success or
security; a party whose base and iow.minded sys.
tern is rapidly communicating the whole commu.
nity."-Vol. xiii p. 555
General Jackson would soon be out of power.
and the Administration that may succeed him
could not keep the South divided He would
tell the coming Administration to beware. II
there be any who expected that the Presidents
nominee could successfully play the game which
he has, he would be wolully mistaken. With
all his objections to the President, he Mr. C.)
would not deny him many high qualities: he he'd
courage and firmness, was bold, warlikc auda.
cous; though not true to his word, or faithful to
his pledges. He had besides, done the State
some service. He terminated the late war gori
ously at New Orleans; which has been remem.
bered greatly TO his advantage. His nominee
had none OF these recommendations; he is not.
as remarked by his friend (Mr. C.'s) from North
Carolina, Of the race Of the lion or the tiger he
belonged to lower order-the fox and it would
be in vain 10 command the respect or acquire the
confidence Of those who had SO little admiration
for the qualities by which he was DISTINGUISHED
BY the dexterous use Of patronage, for which he
and his party were so distinguished, an individual
here and there, who preferred himself to the
country might be enlisted; but the great mass, all
that were independent and sound in the South,
would be finally opposed to him and his system"
Vol. xii, p. 555.
"Let gentlemen think Of the course OF this Ad.
mnstraton, ard the consequences Of its misma.
nagement OF public affairs. First, there was a
French war threatened; then Seminole war;
next the probability of war with Mexico; and
now Creek war. All this was the consequence
Of converting this government into political
electioneering machine, instead Of properly adj
ministering the hi Oh trusts that had been confded
by the people. Vol. xxi, p. 1860.
"These Indian disturbances were to furnish
the pretext for a large increase Of the standing
army This was the consequence Of carrying
out the principles OF the spoIs party, enrching
men with large jobs and contracts, and the sys.
TEN to De kept up by large military force. He
repeated that there never was time when it was
so easy to keep the Indians at peace. Their
frontier posts were greatly extended, and the In.
dams were driven back into the praries; and
though they were formidable in the woods, being
the best light troops in the world, they were en-.
trely helpless in the open plain If they would
appoint honest, faithful, intelligent men, 10 tran.
sact their business with the Indians, instead oil
broken down politicians, men sent out TO be re.
warded for party services these Indian disturb.
ances would soon cease; but unless that was
done, it was apparent that there would be contin
ual disturbances, creating causes for wars, to be
followed by large increase Of the standing ar.
my.'-Vo. xii, p. 1861.
"The deposites OF the public money were
transferred from where the laws had put them,
and placed in deposit hanks, arbitrarily selected
at the will OF the Executive. Th; authors Of the
present state Of fittings are the very men who come
here and propose 10 US this bill concerning land
sales) as a remedy. These two facts should be
put together and should be kept together, in the
mind Of every Senator wko will form right udg.
ment in this matter. The removal OF the depo.
sites was the first step. We are now come 10 tn
second step in the process. The men who &C.
complshed the first, have already proGed by it
politically, and, if rumor speaks true, in other
ways also. Does any man here entertain a
doubt that high officers Of Government have used
those deposies as instruments Of speculation in
the public lands? Is not the fact notorious? Is
not one in the immediate neighboGhood OF the
Executive amongst those the most deeply con.
cernet? Will this be denied? Is it not well
known that several officers in the Departments
purchased lands 10 sell on speculation, with the
funds officially under their own control? How
the same combination Of persons profted politi
cally by the same movement | shall show here
after. Vol. xiii, p. 703.
"The registers and receivers Of land Office to
be Judges in matters of real estate! Why, sir
these persons, for the most part, are political par.
,isans. They have obtained their Offices as d
reward for services rendered at the election. Has
not the doctrine of the spols been openly avowed
on this floor? Has it not been unbIushingly
maintained that the party which obtains poIiti,
cal victory, has, as thing of course, right to
all the Offices Of the State, and TO the public mo-
ney into the bargain, so that they may conlro! il
entirely for their own benefit '-Vol. xiii, p.701
"Sir, this word practical is a very important
word. We call a man practical man who is u
man Of business, who is practical in his business,
Mr.. Van Buren, is politician. That is his bust
ness, and we are told that he is practical poll
lician. Now, Sir what sort Of an animal is
practical politician! will cndeavor to describe
it. 1t is man who considers the terms Of jus
lice, right, patriotism, &C., as all being SO many
distractions, vague phrases, which it is very
we'll to use, but which are TO be shaped wholly
by circumstances. 1t is man who acts in eacl
peculiar urclure, as expediency may require
who studies the men about him with great care
with q view TO a given end; who studies espe
cialIy their assailable points, and who uses then