The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-23
NO pRoscRIPTIoN-BUT JUSTICE.

| NO ROSCRIPTlON-BUT JUSTICE.
| In no instance has the President turned any
man out Of office for opinion sake. Th, prin
fee claiming to disagree in opinion with the
| President, that they have not hesilated TO be
come his open and undisguised enemies. We
can tell all such that the principle above al
luded TO. has not been correctly understood, and
that whilst the President, having the right, would
not turn men out of office for mere difference
Of opinion, he aOilL not tolerate an open and &C
tive enemy to his administration, for the reason
assigned by General Washington, that "it would
be suicidal" He is determined to make his
Administration as useful to the People as posi-
BILE, and to do so, prevent its being paralyzed by
enemies employed in its service.
The President does not deny to any one the
privilege of disagreeing with him in all political
matters; but whilst this much is expected from
the liberality of the President, common cour-
tesy, if not corresponding lberalty on the
part of the office holder, would require him al
least to hear the President before he is con
demned-to examine we'll his political course
and to weigh well the reasons he assigns tor
it-aohen this is done, mere difference of opinion
will not be punished
1t is believed that large majority Of the Of
fee holders, in this city, as well as elsewhere,
for the faithful and efficient performance OF
whose several duties the President alone is re-
sponsible, is in the habit of taking newspapers,
whose columns TEEN with the vilest defamation
OF the President, without ever once looking to
friendly source to see whether he has been
justly or unjustly assailed.
We can assure the office holders, that, if they
expect generosity of the President, they should
first do him justice They must at least hear
him before they condemn him. Those thai
6 condemn and hear not" will not be considered
worthy of trust and may be displaced to make
room for those who are.
The President desires no personal advantage
from his patronage; he believes it disddDan-
tage, for where he can accommodate one, offence
perhaps is given to ten, but he will not be i'm
posed on by any, IN or out OF office Those
that are In, must cooperate with him
in making his Administration successful; a
least they mast not be a clog to 1t. Those wht
procure Office from him under false pretences
(and in this respect he has been shamefully de
ceived) will be turned out without cerenao
| ny or delay, as the President can not recon
cile it to himself to keep any man in office ca
pable of a dishonorable act for it cannot be de
MED that thus to impose upon the President i.
fully as bad as buying goods under false re-
presentation of ones means and prospects t(
pay for them, which is punishable with confne
ment in the house of correction.
The President is responsible for the conduc
of all executive officers, and he must have
those in his employ for whose conduct he is
thus Dilling to be held responsible. Those who
vility and traduce his character and his no
tives, can not and WILL NOT be trusted Those
who modesuy claim the privilege of censurng
his acts, must do him the justice, or the courte
sy at least, Of informing themselves in regard
to the reasons for those acts, and not condemn
him without hearing. "This is the law and
the prophets"