The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1841-08-14
We publish below and extract from an

United States, by \ Plain T1iker.
We would ask the Cecil admirers Of the
opinions of the 'Ucaren bora,' TO read
carefully the letter of his which will be
found towards the end of this extract.
"ln searching through the civil and di
plomatic departments does not your i'll
vesligation show you, that the increase
and augmentation was made to suit the
purposes of certain men? DOES not the
same lhitg show itself in the Post office
and commercial de, arimcn,s2 The books
of the Treasury department will show you
that III the Custom House of New Y ork
aloe, he number oG officers has increased
| in the last twelve years three lold--wh.lc
the cmoluments of office ave augmented
in he same proport on. The SAFE state
of things will be found to exist through
out your whole commercial department,
in all parts of the country. This astoun
dins increase of patronage certainly is
not the result of the increase of our trade,
and must therefore be corruption. Now
| he question is, can you who were used
rs one of the SUI cessIul instruments il,
Irthronng the chief of this svs..c,,,. and
who now occupy his seal. wilhlhc prom
Use OF rcl'elchI"':... ard reform, reconcile
II 10 v","tseli to rel;,n IN Giiicc set OF
men, who received patronage under such
Il System. The system is unqucstionat,lv
corrupt. If the pcoplc Of the United
States thought the chiefs and authors OF
the system worthy Of expulsion, ccrlai.:..,
80 80" 40. cilIri servant ought not to hest
tate in making up your mind to expc
those whom the people would have cx-
l'cllcd, had the laws regulating elections.
placed il in thor power to have r""'.| -,
them through the b;Ilo. h".- ,rh..o mon
rtainly come wip'., the ruJe laid dnwn
10y ,"". immediate predecessor and
yonr.clC. If understand you rightly,
interference in elections in any way,
whether openly or secretly, is good
cauScior dismissal. Now we argue that
the rorrnptu use Of money orpa'ronage by
Government officers is the mot danger
Gus of all interference in elections. The
unnecessary and enormous increase of
Executive patronage shows satisfactorily
to my mind, that the increase originated
and augmented for some sinister purposes
and there being no doubt oImoLev ha' ing
been expended by Government in cIc,-
( lions, and there being no evidence ON the
books of the department to show that any
specific sum was taken from the Treasury
for that particular object, we have a right
TO conclude that Il tax was annually levi
ed on the salaries of the ollicchodcrs for
clcctonccring purposes by and with their
consent. Now, We think the. people
clearly in''icated thcir dcsg to see this
practice. or measure if You choose. of
Government rc)orMcd, and with it the
men under whose sanction it was eXccut-
Cd. There arc IA few " lligs left in office
IN dllicnrnt parts of the country, and sup
pose too they have submitted To the tax
principle, and if SO, the people desire 10
see them removed with the delinquent
Loco Focos. We are more and more
convinced every day, that we the people,
who ask no, Office for ourselves or friends,
desire elan sweep, and will sustain
you in this important step towards Il re-
form of tho abuses under which the Gov
eminent has laborcd. The people have
the utmost confidence i'll your patriotism,
and desire to confirm TO their wishes, and
the same confidence will m1lnchngly |
sustain you in all your efforts at rctrcnch
remember the gladncss and joy which |
burst in rapture from the hearts of your
countrvmcn as the news travelled from
State TO State that the cause of the people |
had triumphcd You can never forget
the crowds who nocked to Washington to
welcome the gallant Hero of Tippccanoc,
and follow him in his triumphal march to
the Capitol. You cannot forget the cor
dial greeting which was given you on
your way to the same proud pinnacle by
your weeping countrymCn. Y on took
your seat amid nations tears, but still
she raised her welcoming voice, and cri-
ed, yet still Behold, how brightly breaks
the morning" You, the honorcd son of
Il noble sire, the companion of Harrison,
the disciple Of the ''Rcpublican Fathers"
are now the Nations hope, and surely
will not disappont her people. The
Loco Focos praise you now, but before
the leaves of autumn fall, with utter their
angry curses against "you and your
house" Their pitilul cries now about
prescription, is the shcerest mockcry.-
They wish IA retentloa of the spoils for
another day aud another battle. Let
Bla +, who daily washes his type with his
Tears. and Kendall, who -vritns iia s@4uiii-
otine storics' in his Expositor, copy the
following letter, written by this same
Amos Kendall, to his friends, in 1890
Verify it tells the truth, let them give car
and hcarken unto it. This letter was
written by him to his friends and neigh
bors shortly after his appointment as
Fourth Auditor, by General Jackson, and
published with commentator by the