Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-08-08

That federal patronage or federal bribery gen'le-
men, was made 10 cperete upon the nomination to
which we have been abiding. may he Inferred from
the fact, that of those Senators, VINO 50 par
ticuary distinguished Themselves upon that OCCASION
in opposition to the honesty and capacity gnalcu
ton unless backed by the whole hog, snop', tail,
bristes and Ill of Van Burensin, have already re
oeived their reward from head quarters. One OF
them is placed far beyond the indignation u the pe0
pie; being the fortunate successor Of Maj Ry.0nd.
that rare Office holder, who had tho audarity To
denounce prescription for opinion sake tyranny.
With the numerous facts Of this kind hptore US.
which 90 To slow, the alarming eNt"nt IL which
federal bribery has been practicrd, W. think
consistently call upon the patriotic of all parties I"
rally with Us, and unite il averiinI the common
danger, to whlch we are all equally exposed ana
in repelling these insiduuS encroachmentS vt 'cd-
eral power, which it not speedily arrested. wi!
assuredly swallow up every remaining ve-tige Of
State sovereignty. and compel rs 10 bow I" the IT.
restible control of great central drspuli~in.
Gentlemen. the tree and untrammeled exercise
OF the right Of suffrage, unbiased py any consider
atoms, save those Of the public good. is The very
shcet-aEcbor Uf our liberties. Let us then cling To
u, with the undying eucrgy Of irecmcn, and s%ear
that we rW trUnSmt to our po>t"rliy. tie priceless
boon which ire have inherited, and which comes to
ne sCncifed ny the blood Of revolutionary fathers.
Let us mark that man, who seeks to obtain our
suifr9 ges, through euy other considerations. than
those which are addressed to our patriotism. For
no sincere friend Of his country, con desire them
upon any other grounds. No IMAM would entSi
men in his support, through other motives, who
would not also sacrifice all that we hold dear md
sacred, liberty constitution and laws, at the shrine
Of his unc0nquera6e last for power! And viii any
plan pretend to say, that it is by appeals 10 our
patriotism only, that those in power nov endenvonr
TO sustain themselves before an insultcd and ndig
nant people! Does tie late circular If Mr.. Amo,
oil 70 .ba I ,1l,n hn j.
nov using as the plant tools of this admns,ra-
ton, utdreSs itself to the noble and disintereSted
feei'7Es Of our nature! No gentlemen, lie knows
thai these post masters, are dependent for their
very bread upon the administration. And he knows
that such have enh ted IN his service tor cursed
mammon's sake Gun be held by no other influence
than the expectation uf reward. And acting upon
this knowledge, he tells them, that lie evil en-.
deavouf to take care that the true hearted man who
may aid him in reaching the minds If m honest
people, shall have 10 cause to repen. their exert
iDas."
Wonderfully sagaci0us Amo. He finds at last
tha, he cannot succeed, without ''reachiAg the
minds" of "hOnesi' men. lie has the rogucS al
ready, but alas for htm they are in the minority! -
And that he may reach the minds Of an honest, and
no thinks simple people, lie hires men, not Ike
himself, notorious Cor their dishonesty, to jutsrcedc
for him; he thinks correctly, that the minds OF
these honest people might be shocked ard repealed
self. But alas Amos! trusting to knavery and CT.
pidity, you have done without their assistance tCG
long. As they find you out, they fast leaving
you And TO the honor Of human natnrG be it said
that a majority Of them already committed in
favor Of Harrison and reform.
Gentlemen, This letter from honest Amos, is ;rn'y
an original production. 1t has no parallel in The
political history OF our country, save in tho letter
which he himself once received from Daft Green,
when he was bought over from his beneGactOr
Henry Clay, TO the service OF Gen. Jackson Bat
Duff's implied better estimation of human nature
it was addressed to but one mGu, leaving Il
infer, thai he thought there were but few who
could be induced 10 sell themselves for lucrp Bu
Amoss letter assumes that there fourteen thou
sand such men as himself, who are ready to barter
character and influence for pelf
And gentlemen, shall we By our acts, confirm the
degrading opinion thus entertained OF Us, by those
who conscious of their own want Of honesty and
Judging others by themselves, Imagine that Il peO-
pie can be bought up like live stock, and tina, toe
with their own property!
No, we will tell them next November, notwitlI-
standing the prophecy of the honorable gentleman
to the contrary, that they have made daarninP
mistake, in thus calculating upon the degeneracy Of
the American people. We will show them. that
the blood Of revolutionary sireS, yet trickes in our
veins! And notwithstanding their army of office
holders, bound to the executive BY the strongest
ties Of interest Notwithstanding their subsidized
press and their repeated resorts to the most bare
faced and un5lushing bribery notwithstanding
they have prostituted every power Of the general
government TO the foul pgrpOse Of sustaining a
totering and corrupt aon--Notwith.
standing all this, the bare mention of which is
enough to sicken the heart Of the pntrot--we will
show them, that thercis yet virtue and energy
enough in the people, to tear asunder this fabric o
corruption and expose its builders to their meritet
und eternal iniamy
Gentlemen the charge that AIR. Van Buren,, has
punished public servants, By expulsion from office
while i'm the faithful discharge of their official du.
lies, 70. daring to express political sentiments dit.
'eyng from his own, is not denied by any, but at.
tempts have been made to justify such conduct by
appca! to the constitutional powers of the eX
ecu'ivc
That to the president necessarily belongs tbs
power tn rem0ve fiirhcs, officers, vino ociate IN.
der his charge in the executive departments We
ARE ready 10 admit. Bat we deny that there is even
this power directly granted in the constitution. This
power Of removal, isa power similar to that wheel
has been claimed by Congress to charter Nationa
Bank; it is an implied power.
The constitution makes i, the duty Of the Presi.
dent, to see that the laws faithfully executed
mud as this cannot be done, unless he can ren2pye
such officers fail to perform the duties required
by law at their hands; the power to remove them
grows out Of the absolute necessity of the case, in
CARRYING mi" operation, an express provision Of the
constitution.
And as the Use ct such power is allowed only
on the ground that the pubic good, and the safety
of the constitution may sometimes require il, tn,
removal Of officer, VINO is faithful 10 the c0nsti
tuition, and Punctual in the discharge of the dute,
Of his office, is assumption of power, wh CHI car
neither he paIliated nor justified, by any thing con.
'iined in the letter. bTnllhed Ia the sprj, OF tho
constitution, but i q direct violation Of a mos,
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