Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-06-27

1r .....r 1' voting Coz whom ,h,v please. Co diseharrc
be- an.u' H.f,eat o. government ana Tor oaices Of
u.,ni honor b, one ul,ho irtauI mos, inp,rta,,
.g.ar.s r! 10 republican government. Il j. lha, in
'Ha'h "a i..r c.uU.r ihc oar, is distinguished lun
ho ru1redl.s u' F.u.c. AaI tina, these election,
7 uaal" ns 'hv -.s..tu, 'Ir uahassci action OF the pco.
TO-, De- ihe vital principle ota free government itself
>aee ue establishment uf This government. and Tho
.."iN"a %. orr Constitution. until within a few wears
Poe Interference OF .ieoAo.lcr under the federal &c
Comment boo elections h1shycn uIra~s, unknown. The
"nrrv utsura O theory was a, least. mo-, advanced
nui b, was proclaimed u Congress by Mr. B~can!sley
New Nuss trr, $50 the yic.r-s lclonr the sp,ils Of
iare. Tn, io.,ra. had beer acted upon bcrlr,-.bc
Hru P.cs,dcat lal followed the plan OF mixing every
T7>in.men' That hc made from among has political
ucads hu' they baI no, come boldly forth and pre.
1Hnrd uas -si, Tie had not before declared that the
ilc,s which to people had created. and which they
lI iHolr money % support, were not created for the
good OF the people who support them bat for the bene.
i'oi political plriz1ns. They did not mpudenrly de-
.are that 'he money raised by the whole people for
certain purposes belonged 6, the party in mower mud
Na' intended lor Do, SOD. ca, ard bcued, orthc officer
appointed ar elected. The party in power. however.
',.m.l 90 have aulI popularity s,ill. though the
Practice was severely crnsurcd. and the scheme v,s
continued ani improved upon, until Il has now become
,o policy Of the executive to appoint men to Office
solely Or what they cav accomplish for the party. and
aa' much the arc compelled 10 accomplish.
ou thf- ground the administration has n strong card
% 90. hands, bot 40, enough mr the purpose. It is
enough. however ,o make It necessary that the whir.
should ha over waiehul and guarded agaius, their &c
forts Il D., enough Zoo, To stamp the pauizan officer,
as vic beyond bearing, rs 'he mere wo.kios Tor their
bread aud butter.
These men pretend TO call themselves dcmocrats-
To hiring the matter home. Col. Thompson of this CITY
calls himself a democrat. lie priIcs himself on his
democracy and On being a mllovcr in the footsteps
Of Jefferson, We, ho has bern Tor the las, four months
constantly % tbe field cloct.oaeorjng Hear what
'~Jeiors"n says un the subject, and then answer II Col.
T. L. a JcHcrsonilu democrat
Let Us bok at the declarations Of Mr. Jefferson thcn.
selves and then We shall understand their true char.
acior and import. lie had received. while the Presi.
Dental election was yet pending. a letter from Cover.
nor Mexican, Of Pennsylvania. informing him Of the
misconduct Of certain Federal officers in thai, S,nie.
In his reply, dated February ., 1851. he uses this en-.
rhaic language:
Zone thing ! viii say. that, rs TO tho future. inter.
JeT6"ceS uiUa elections, whether of the State or general
Government, by etFocrS efhc aTcr, should Ec deemed
cause Of rcmoyul because he constitutional remedy BIZ
Ne aochuc pTiuriplc becomes nothing ~ 1, m4y be mo.
h'ei y he sHgrAsOIs patronage Ofhe CeIcraI Gore-n.
u.ut."
III" circular which ho caused TO be issued 10y the
several heads Of Department Is, immediately after his
induction into Office. is in the following words:
The President Of the United States has seen with
o'''"iNihc'7n officers Of thc General Govcrnmcn, ,,k.
inc' on various occasions, active parts iu elections OF
'hr public iu1c:i uarcs. whether ofIha General gr of
IWc state Governments. FrgcIom Of election being
essential 20 the IaJ'n4l Independence uG
ana oi TIE different hrIucaCs of Ga" some Government.
40 vitality chea,Hc! b. most OF our constitutions. il d.
deemed improper .i officers depending ON the EJ,..
uiNc pi iuc Union Do attempt % control or Iuaueur.
The free exercise Of The elective u-h'. This | am
instructed, therefore, o. nuIfy 10 nI officers within nv
Department, holding tIsir appointments under the
authority %, ihe isl.ia,"' directly. aud 10 desire them f.
io H''jy To- a. subordinate 90 them. The rigai OF any
HiiIr'r Co give hs vote al elections ne "a qualified ell
zen 81 uo; meant 20 b. restrained, nor. however given.
snail u have any effect 20 his prejudice, but ~ De-
expected nat be Will Mt attempt O. Iufs-
c"co the votes ofu'hcTs, nor take any part no the busl-
ness Of olcciInnccr'nr lIai being deemed iucpn.is,ru:
a."
lor-caA.n was !e9icaisa 10 Broadway. on the l7ih
INST. Thomas Ewing was There ara uIIIe sscd the
"'srnD.ase- WhCoLiag TINES - Y.fslgy.
b.ira'oH The language ofprohuasiOn is ever on
their lI-- Wheeling Ar.z.
Pshlw. study your Dictionary, You bla.horskiro.
before you a''omp't 20 instruct your uc.gI5ors. You
do "oihUyw TIE meaning Of dedicated.
BIZ CrAHnEo-Th, yauiro Fed. mlist- cndca,or TO
leave rhc impression that DAVIS. Of S.. LOUIS. was hi.
lei 1y a wing. II was not So. Dlracs was a Van