The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-04-02
NE,N ORDERS rROn1uEAn CHARTER

! NEW ORDERS FROM tlEA II 81 Ear.ES
Hy the " CrcuIar'' which we give below, it will
be seen that the President, through the new Pro-
nirr, hus issued his orders that I" parllZan nlcrirr-
ence in popular elections" ''wiIl be regarded By
him Gs cause of removal - 1t is apparent that the
principal oLoc, in sending forth this Circular n, the
present time, is to furnish excuse for the general
sweep from office which the Administration intend
TO make Of men who have been opposed To the ell
ecton Of Harrison, Notwithstanding the promises
Of the President, Clay, Preston and others to the
contrary
The Circular is so framed, however, that il may
he construed TO mean anything, or nothing cit
is not intended" says Mr. Webster, that any Of
liccr shall be restrained in the free and proper
expression and maintenance o! his opiai0ns res
peclirg public men or public measures, or in tho
clcrci'c to the Jrilcst degree, of the constitutional
right Of suliagc''
The President has already made removals in cpen
defiance of The principle here laid down. The ex-
preston Of opinions opposed to Harrison and ,he
federal party and principles, has been considered
sufficient cause for removal. The expression of
Surh Opinions it appears, is not proper, but
the expression Of opinions in favor of lIarrison's
administration, may bn considered proper! mud
may he allowed to " the ful!es, degree -
We are not sure that we understand the mcan.
Ing of the phrase: " Whether Of State officers or
NllNfiS VI lllt 'lUNNlHlltHl W lul Ilgnt NlS Inc
President 10 interfere with the State officers!
The President also wishes it to be " distinctly
understood that from all collecting and discussing
officers, ptilEdc in rendering accounts and en-
tire puncUaIly in paying balances, will be rieor-
onSly eNacled" To this no one will make the least
obeiecon. This Is what every administration, since
the formation of the government, has required
Does the President nl,rnst any Of the frlcralisi,
who have recently been appointed TO office, and IL
this new order necessary Ia keep them honest -
We take pride in holding up to them pattern, in
the manner in With llr Bancroft, the Collector Of
this port has discharged his duties and we trust
his successor and other office holders will follow his
example. During the period he has been Collector
at this District, he has collected over ten millions
Of dollars of revenue, without the loss Of dollar TO
the government Every bond which has been taken
by him, and has fallen due has been paid, and not
single instance Of default has occurred during his
term Of ser,icc.-Boy state Democrat.
Here is n d" Circular" SAYS the Boston Post. con-
tanning all the elements of prOscripiioa-wide--
unreIentng: hypocrisy, toO-mcan and cowurdy.
Mr. Webster says" The President Is of opinion
that is grca, abuse TO bling the patronage of tho
General Government into conflict with the freedom
Of elections and that this abuse ought TO be corrcc-
ted whenever it may have been permitted to exist,
and to be prevented in future" To effect this ali
olicc-holdcfs who have attempted 10 influence tho
minds Of others by expressing an OPINION UNFh-
WORKABLE TO Gen. lIarrisan, are to be PRO-
SCRlBiD and their places filed By THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN MOST BOlSTEROCS IN HIS
PRAISE! This is the method the new admins
ration will adopt to prevent the patronage critic
Genera! Government from being brought into
conflict nth The .freeioa Of elections, VIVA, an
outrage upon common sense and common decency!
What contemplate charlatanry The new admins
rlton arc determined 10 practice q unirersai
for opiaion's aks-they intended 10
oHtrolc elections By the patronage Of the General
Government, but have not the courage to plainly
wow their nbominablc rules Of action. and hence
he dri, cling and daslardly cant. DO the President
md his Secretary of State suppose the people Of
he United States have been so Supplied with hard
idcr that they cannot discern the iyrannical inya
ion of their rights which the Heads Of the Govern
nent are practising The money that a man re-
Gives for performing public services Is as much his
$ that he receives in any other way, and he has
he same right 10 dispose Of it in the as the
ihcr, it may best suit his will; il is none of Mr.
Vebsier's business, or Gen. lIarrson's how he an.
rcpriates i, If il be done legally. Our new Presi-
cnt has pretended TO be great adniirer ofTHoa
5 JEFFERSON, and his Secretary has called him
eliza JeFersonian democrat: but Jefferson said Tho
MY requisites that should be eAactcd in an Office.