Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-03-23
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o liiils Is done 10y tue President and Cabi..e, in decide,
ns upon new appointments. We take upln US 10 say
wait with patience. Ii is too soon tn begin l., .n..
now that Gen. Harrison and las nd yisors n, f,,,.
: Ia their seais. that they have forgotten the hi.t,r,
hat pui them there. We assure all whom il may con.
.ern' that there II no reason for it. Can II for a mn.
neni be supposed that the President would consent to
pat IN peril thai vast organization ,hathas ras d him
" power and savel the oountyi Far from n.
To satisfy oil who may have rny interest IL, ia.
patronage OF the President and that great body of the
people who have been Witnesses of the too great iuie.
rest which the hundred thousand official corns In IA.
Ken lo' IN" reelection ni their patron, Afr. Van Buren,.
we would say, tsat the duuger from which the ,,,,,.
Try has heen Ioscacd in spite of their organisation. i
Il fact not soon 10 he uhliieTated. Ii is we'll understood
and 10y none better than President Harrison, nud
his Cah'nci-ihat the battle bought during the late
Presidential c~lmpniCu, WIS one between the Pso,le
on one side, aud a Presldeai and his official corps on
the other.
II was generally admitted that il was the last crcn,
battle to be decisive of victory or death. of freedom,
or slavery. and that, If The President aud his trained
army had ~triumpheS they would take good care ney,r
10 run such a hazard again Consequently. that the
yohe would he forever fastened un the necks of ihr
reerie' he'"re the neat chance would occur to strike
for freedom.
That nra'ly the whole band Of ofce-hoLicrs were
m ihis conspiracy against freedom. j. perlecllv yycll
understood. To suppose. therefore. that such n "a, az
men, who were willing for the sake OF Office. io pu,
IN such peril the liberties Of the country, con ever en-.
JOY the confidence "f General Harrison and ms GOV.
emncui. - rctiuC the President nsd his advisers M -
consideration which we ourselves shall never cpuscut
10, ill the proof Is placed before our eyes.
IL. indeed. General Harrison To carry out that re.
form tor Which he has chosen by the people, OF which
We hive the pledge and earnest m las Inaugural.
which the people Will ofcourse expect. aud f,r the nj.
innate attainment OF which we rs yet discover moth.
ING inconsistent IN hrs conduct. we say. give him time
and chance to do 1t. On the only principle by which II
Tan he effected in the most sllutarv way
We sympaihisc sincerely in that universal pubIic
distress brought upon the country hy misrulr. which
has made IL cuuN vuiCnI and desirable for many more
To enJoy even the s~'rnIcrcst pit tnccs of Executive
patronage, than can he a~CcummuiaiCd Ne n, far
from bong disposed TO speak, as Sun, 10, cisrcspec,fu.
~ ui those who apply Tor office. where the pariics ore
otherwise worthy of respect. We sill say moro. t,ot
rs Application Is the mode established by custom fr
places m the gtt Of the President. il is no moro d.r,r.
ctury ia itself 10 comply Nth thar mode. than C,r +,
M ''hhsr "i Congress 20 come in by reputation or BY
stump speeches. We know. that tho country has hecl,
enPTied 10y bad guver IN N, 4 thAtg neral IN S has
brought with n individual distress. We believe. ,s
a INA ter ul c'tnmJn justice, that they who have fought
long and hard. az great sacrifice, t. redeem the country.
no" that a. ~ redeemed, are fairly entitled first 10 bc
considered Ia Ihe bcstpvmsut uCuni-c -. eyiuceI a. ,s;,s
by their c!iJrls Ia maut1:n that ruinous and d.,,rur.
1--we cg.!ne. and used their influence 10 thar cnJ ,rs
- Tar from having the slightest claim 10 be confirmed
IN Their places, that. IL would be NANTES; injustice C,r
those who have suffered 50 long. and 80 much. Ia b,
excluded To accommodate or CRAFTY them.
Here. we think, is u distinction that must be dr,wn
? rule which must prevail, if the country Is To bs saved
from a total disbIniing o parties. aud an entire r,-pr.
gan'zI'ion. Tor Is there any thing la this inconsisl-
cni With those SOUND principles, Ds the management
oiNhts great concern, winch have been repeatedly A..
vowed. as IN ~ suitable, by the prominent member. N
ihc Wing party IN Congress, during the late session
nnd' which we understand 10 be accogdang with the
vicws of the President
\ great AMI patriotic party, that has suffered much
be prescription aud by the calamiiies brought uyon The
country through mis-govcmmcui, has come int, BOW.
eT put Forward a leader and heal, the mlu OF lIirir
'hpIee, AID now lT"& 10 him. wI,h undated and irn.
p'lctic confidence, for what viii be c He'd fair DEALING
IN the distribution nnI hestowment Of hIs piir,narc-
They expect it will bo donesNiihuut Disturbing ue
integrity of the party, or giving any occasion Of com.
plant L. those who dlllrE IN their Political onini,us
The later have long enjoyed these benefits, 50 far u.
t'cy are ,'o!rnbic'& q = IA the very Iatur 80 J., the de.
syn. al our IusiiiuI'ns, that these changes Shout o,.
cur. IL would be a vipiuriun nf The p;inrirles ,Go,,
Government II they dill not No Humnn u,ver ran
Introduce another order Of things without sappinr the
foundation o. q r Institution, and il would be the hr. rbt
q: folly. rs it would be no less than a miracle. TO NJ.
iemptt.
To ssPpOso hat n man can be made n prcsident hv
one party. and besiow has Patronage principally by an
other. and sail MAINTAIN his footing With he r,u,iry
on solid platform, may be n very fine theory. never.
lHtiess ~ > an ia ,rnC tiCaDle device. lls will he NC.
cnsed of ingraiiiude 10y those who may have made
him what he is. nHd Ihcn brsaken, and laughed at for
las folly 10y thOsc who never respected HIM before.
Tw" great parties there must always bo ia eyery
country. to watch and keep each other in check. a
long lease ut power Ia one party tenpts corruption. and
when the faults Of Government become 0apr,nt n
lately with Us, the other party succeeds 10 reform aJu.
scs.
As n general rule, n transfer Of patronage follows n
cnaugo Uf administration as regularly as dny f,Iloy,s
| IT.tl. and fIFFy halo svuaata a All III g. a.
appointed a. Hdid not. Could any man be made Prssi-
DENT under such a system ls ours, except Oh that CON
diuJu' Certainly not II Is a part Of the comp,rt
i The good oithc State requires change in one par
ocular. II requires IL Ia the other; aud there - exactly
TIE same and equal reason for one, as for the other
u would indeed be a great compliment for a Prsi-
den; To take 10 himself, that hs appointment by the
people IS all that was required. and that he is under
no Obhgiiiuns ~ taJse who have elected him to his
place of power.
To assume, therefore, that General Harrison b,s
conceived the idea o! amalgamaiing all parties in,o
ono, by attempting 90 satisfy his political Upinpcnt,
any farther THAN a just aml patriotic administrator
Wilde II. Is % ascu5o 10 him such a want OF poliu-
cal slgacIiy rs he has never yet betrayed. The high.
ct aim, as a god aad wise nla. which he csu b,v,
as President. and which we IRE most graufed 10 OH.
serve announced IA hs Inaugural. Is to abotc md
raoiIiy political asperty, by holding The balance Of
justice equal 90 ms hand EDWARDS al parties, without
iprgoihng To- whom he T. indebted for that high md
responsible prerogltive. Thus he Is cminonty e,lcuI.
aied TO do, and We doubt not will. IN a happy degree,
accomplish. Bot We Do not think he Will ever dream
ni doing 10 by such injustice, a. 10 bcsto,y hIs pair,u-
age onihosc who have either been active inor strength.
ened, conspiracy go overthrow the institutions of
The country, o. The neglect OF lh0se who have t,,I,d
and fought for tnoiE preservation.
We say, therefore, 90 all applicants Cor office. wait
with patience ul appointments can be made " ,tb bat
consideration which the rule adopted by General
Harrison requires. 10 cannot be done in "A day. nor tp
q week, NOR m n month"; npr can changes be ruiyer.,l
- iHis rIc. Nothing would grcvo Of mere Than
ten.
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