Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-09-22

had rci 3ftl ii when he vas ordeted do -,
he would havo been reaintd himself in flee. II was
beeause he would not suille,ne men whom he had him
sell appointed and whom he knew To be sailhfny and
honestly dischsrgng their duties thai he was eullo-
hnsd BY the man sfo he'd APPOINTED rim, ard Who
b removing him, without any aeacd eause shows him
sell TO be as iahless 10 his voluntary filien pledge as
he bad beofo demonstrated thai lie was false TO the pr
cipesayowed at The Harrisburg Convention, as well as
be're since, and hc party which in consequence of
those avowals, elected him the Vice Presidency
which election, ION the happening Of one of the cntin
gencos provided for in the constitution he cded into
The Presidential chair
snch requisition as that addressed to Jonathan Ro
bers by the Presiden, is itself pruss abuse of ,ow
er,-since the appointment Of m;st Of the subordi
mates ia the Custom II use offices is by law expressly
de,olyed upon the COLLECTORS and this for the Obvious
eas tat me collectors are responsible, certain cx
tent, ior the official conduct of their snbaferns But
even ms We're mol So there is something degrading in
'he idea that President should far stoop from his
elevated position as. either in person. or by deputy,
by dect examination, by the aid Of cafps Of official
spies and ni1rmers, always base themselves and arru
ing ha9eness IN their employer-o prowl about the pub
lie Offices Tor the purpose of asccrtanng the political o.
Pnons, whether boldly proclaimed or s,eahily whisper
ed, OF The suballerns with salaries ranging from $500
TO s<Oo) per annum,tide walters guapers inspectors
appraisers and clerks we say there is something in
colnnrably degrading in the idea that the President
should soop so low in lnquisiion upon the opn
IONS OF these mon, and finding them he,credox should
mark them for prcscripton Pledged as he is no, to
prescribe any man for opinions sake but only to
such as fail faithfully and honestly to acquil them
selves OF the duties OF their Office he by this act pre-
sen's himself to the country in the attitude Off cowed
inqnlsor, seeking for Victims whose oaIy offence is
1'na'"s unpaaiable to Power! And he not only seeks
dem among those officers whom he may rghtiuy
exercise this despoiie power, but among those also in
reference To whom he has in fact authority ordering
one ii h's officers as the sole condition of his own reten
iio TO sci his heterpdor subordinates adr Surely we
may IN view OF the facts connected with this case apply
10 President Tyler the cuney rcproachfl language Of
his own Inaugural '1he patronage (sad hc) nciden-
: ft to the Presidential office is iacreasng'-(ess
cuse Is there, then, for extending Mr. Tyler has in
This case donc)-"1he ,mreshaned porer ererted by
sELrIsRLY AMBITIOUS MAN. drawing the picture
from his own hcan)in order eihcr 10 re,letpafe his
authority, OF 10 hand orer 10 taro1c his sue
= cessor. may iead 10 The employment If all The means
,rtin has control 10 accomplish his object" noble
Wing sentimont-conirrsed with Despite Loco Fuco
practice!
And what was the offence Of these sulordnates
whom Mr.. Roberts required to remove? Not
charge was made against them--fo Mr. II. prulessed
his Willingness TO discharge them, if they had done any
thing merllmg such summary fate. But there no
allegation OF official delinquency personal dishonor al
legged or limited against either o them. Their only crime
was supposed, or at orst avowod preference for
Mr.. Clay, next President And even if opinions
were rghtinly punishable how long has been since
John Tyler deemed th0t crime? Was it when he at
tended the Clay dinner in Richmond with difficulty
forcing his way through the heavy roads, "ihe mud
reaching the hubs OF bis carriage wheels, that he might
do honor TO the kcntuchanl Was it when he ,rcDf at
Harrisburg at the failure Of Mr. Clay receive the
nomination of that body2 Truly if preference for Nj
Clay be deemed by others crime for which thoreis 10
mercy to be shown, Mr. Tyler ought not 50 TO deem it,
His own recently protested admiration of Mr.. Clay and
the warmth with which it proclaimed, and The zeal
with which he advocated his election TO the Presidency
should make him tolerant Of in others in which
he 50 largely shared If he has been sooner awakened
rom his deason, it ought not to divcs him Of al char
ty for those who Shared ii with him, and no are ,,r
maps less sagaclous and therefore less CAPABLE Than
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