Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-06-18
The Georgia Circular. I.

The six Wing members Of Congress from
Georgia, have recently addressed their con-
sttucnts on tho subject OF the ensuing Pres.
idential Election. The Washington corros.
pondent Of the Boston Atlas, speaking Of the
Circular, says" Although large portion Of
The address is sectional in its character and
without much interest to the North, there is
still much that is well worthy of being read
every where, and with view Of giving you
an idea Of the ability and force with which it
is written, have added u few short extracts.
Speaking of the immortality Of Toryism the
circular says:-
at can, Of cou rse, be no source Of graft.
fcation to exhibit to the world transactions
humiliating to an elevated mind; and our
justification Is found in the fact, that it illus
lrates trait OF character III high function
airy, whose support Is now earnestly being
pressed upon The people Of our own State.
I" No rule OF political morality can be more
dangerous 10 republic than that avowed by
a leader Of the Van Buren, party, viz: that to
the victors belong the spols. The mere a.
vowal OF such principle OF conduct might
ordinarily be considered as the indiscreet and
unauthorized declaration Of a heated psrtisan,
by which the responsible heads Of a party
could not be fairly judged. 1t is, therefore.
not alone to the PRONUNCIATION Of the rule,
but 10 the practice under il, Of the party in
power, to which we object No adn,inistra-
ton merits the confidence Of The people,
which, repudiatlng all the lofty incentives OF
L tuln Il. "a. IL
TO the worst passions of the worst men,
Government is q trust, 20 be executed for the
good OF the people and not an instrument by
which office and support ID afforded to the
most INSCRIPTIONS partisans, to the exclusion
Of all other citizens. The result of reward
ing the victor with the spoils of conquest, 10
to make office depend upon the zeal, and heat,
and recklessness of the aspirant. Place be-
comes the reward Of industry and subservicn-
cy. Good men, and able men, are excluded
from competition with ignorance and venali-
\ ty; and two results inevitably follow, viz:
the Offices of Government are filed by inca
pable and perhaps uDprineiplcd men, and the
Executive branch OF the Government 10
strengthened in their willing subservicncy to
the power that creates and upcreates them Ut
pleasure.
| uPPuieHt W tldt WI. putSu
administration, D and that which preceded il,
have been distinguished by their fidelity to
their faithful retainers, and their utter rcpu.
diation of all who have had Independence
enough to.disssnt, however slightly, from The
course indicated by the few, who, sitting in
high places, give sign aud signal to the many
They have always sustained the successful,
and pensioned those who have been dau,sQ-
IN "a w
CONFIDENCE SEEMS TO BE A PASSPORT TO
EXECUTIVE FAVOR"
The circular proceeds to show up the man.
ner in which the administration has failed to
fulfil all its promises. # says:-
1--WE shall now expose the non conform.
ty of his measures with his professions, and
shall, IN so doing, show you that his admin.
istration 10 anli-republican and dangerous,
and on that account he ought not 10 be re-
elected. Ii will be remembered that the
present party came into power under proiuso
promises OF reform and retrcncHni, mt (; reform
ofthose abuses which were introduced into
the Government, as was alleged, by Mr.. J.
q. Adams and retrenchment Of the enor.
nous amount Of twelve millions OF dollars
per annunl. to which he bnd rnised the expen.
w wv p'oWIscu VI gTeht lmPlOH0-
u,cnt IN the conduct Of affairs, like these, did
they induce the people to yield them their
suffrage; not one Of which promises has been
fulfilled. On tho contrary, those abuses,
then thought 10 be SO fogrsnt, have become
confirmcd; aud those expenditures, pronoun.
ceJ so inloleruJlc, have bccn increased more
ihan Il roeiold. J he country wn. taught 10
believe that that party would curtail the over.
shadowing power Of the Executive; ye, MIR.
Van Burcn now wields for more power than
that OF Washington three told. A power
which subducd the Senate 10 inme subser-
yency; scattered at will the ablest cabinet
since JeiIcrson's day; seized upon aud con.
trolled the public moneys; cspupged the
public records pockeied the acts ui Con.
grcss, aud, reaching far iorih into the dones-
TIC administration of the States, controlled
their policy, also. So, Likewise, the tenure
Of The Presidential office was 10 be limited 10
one term yc, Nr. Van Buren, seeks IL q 90.
',ond upic. The aPpc'btmcL, 10 office Of