Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-20
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4 Far As WAix.
| The immaculate, constellation and eon.i.,sn,
Democratic Conservative Loecftec, - no nov imuu.
IDENTIFY teass though his Official journsl. ,h., he
| lsavs vas a Democrat, and has don. NOR, IA mi,
| he Whis party than any man alive, but who seem.
10 be rgarded by his Prime Minister as IN yefv NM
used young man" because a Massachuse,ts Con
| ven,on OF intelligent aud honorable Whi.. though,
proper TO cut oh all political connexion with him
and To diselsim oil responsibility for his oHicia
eets, on account OF his base ptoaigacy, hypoerisy
and treachsry-,his Conservative Locofoeo III saw
ptetends, on all occasions 20 look up the
OF Democrscy-not the Fa,hets of the Constitution
and the builders up Of the Governmeni-but to the
founders oil Democracy, as his guides; and IL he
can quote Mr. Jefferson oc Me- Madison NJ furnish
ing precedent Tor his conduct. holds himself to
| be absolved from NIL responsibility.
The great and God-hke Washington, Who. for his
vridss. simplicity and practical wsdon, has never
bsen approached, ssltoge,her unworthy of his imi
N,ion or exampe-oh no. This worthy worships
! only ct the shrine Of Jefferson and Madison a,J
II he should stand condemned by them, his case i,
hopeless orc indeed. lie il a disciple of their
school, and he looks with reverential awe to MI
their sayings and donss as furnishing lights more
bright and shining, possible, than those lately re
Elected from the burning eff sizes, to illuminate hi,
PATH and make darkness visible.
| Well he has lately committed an oct, perhaps a
mong the least and most harmless in the lists Of
charges ,hst have been preferred against him in tho
| thousc VI NrpttsSushNNssp anu YET enough 10 Damn
him with all honorable men, 20 blast his reputation
" he had any TO lose, and to convict him before INV
impartial ,ribunal-l mean the removal Of Jonathan
Roberts, without pretenee or shadow of cause.
What were MIR M,di.on's views on this subject
Of removal without cause
The bill establishing the Executive Department
was under consideration in the House of Represen-
tnves-The mrs clause, after Ie CO the title
OF the officer and his duties. contained these wosds
TO 6e removable from Office by the Presid.nt OF
the u. Statesn
motion was made bv Mr. White to strike thi,
proviso out on the l6,h June, 1883. Mr. Madison
Who was too honest and virtuous hmse II to suppose
It possible that n vicious or bad man could ever
! reach the Presidency, allho' he admitted the ttus,
/ To 6e high, and IN some degree n dangerous one
was not afraid 10 uus, the power there because that
omccr would always be restrained by the power OF
Impeachment, vested by the Constitution in the
house OF Representative, Tor the commission cf 50
high crime-or m'sdemeanour, rs il would be- TO
| remove an officer without cause.
lie says-"The danger, then. consists merely in
this: The President can dsplscs from office a man
whose merits require that he should be continued
| IN 1t. What will be the motives which the Peesl-
dent can feel such abuse OF his power and the re-
strainis that operate TO prevent III In the frs,
place. he viii! be improbable by this House, he.
lore The Senate. for such act Of mai admin
uon; for | contend that the wan:on removal OF me.
ritorous officers would subject him to Impeachment;
ana removal from his own high trust" Again no
says: such abuse Of power exceeds my coneep
uon' IL any thing takes place in the ordinary
OF business OF this kind, my Imagination cannot ex-
tend TO It on any titjonal principle"
What would this good man have said IL he ciud
have raised his head in the audience room of The
palace, at the moment John 1 ylcr asked Jonathan
Roberts-"How many Clay men are ihere1p-anJ
then to have known that the refusal Of Roberts 10
turn his subsrdina;es from Office, only because they
we're Clay men, was 10 be the only ground Tor his
own REMOVAL
We shall see next winter, perhaps how many
Madison Democrats there in the Senate-who
think this just cause for the removal of the dispen
ser Of patronage himself from office. But hear again
what MIR Jefferson said on the ssme subject.
The io!lown extract IS taken from u letter Wi
ten by blood relative Of Thomas Jefferson one
who lived from childhood TO marriage IN his family
and vas as conversint with, and as well qualified
TO give information on such subjects any other
now living:
with regard 10 the incident which mentioned
TO you the other day, you may well suppose that in
these dark days Of political degenerncy, have ffe.
quen; occasions TO contrast what see with the re-
collections oil other days. | am politician now;
bat my opportunities give me ms gbt into III,
strange policy OF our statesmen. The curse Of our
President seems 10 have been straight us self in.
,erest could make i. He has de6ed public opinion,
with unexampled pertinaoity and seems determined
to win no,oricty, by being always in the wrong
lie reminds me ofthe lady Who being elevated from
low estate 10 the peersge Of England used TO turn
away servants daily. Upon being asked the rea>
sun VI inls eNUaorulnary conduct, she Ieplled:- |
Why, what's the use of being q Countess IL | |
can't turn away my sorvants2 do It 10 shsw nv
power; people would forget my rank il did not
remind them OF il frequently, by changing my SER
wants as choose. see no good in having power
II am not TO use it,"
we'll remember hearing MIR Jeff.rson reply TO
some one, who told him that a certain subordinate
officer in the Custom House at Philadelphia was
adverse to his politics, and should be turned out;
81 have no more right to turn out the subordi. |
mates OF the Collector. than have TO turn out my !
neRhbor's old servants ard 10 choose new ones f,r
him. IL IS the Presidents duty 10 select person Of
SUI abe qualities 10 Gil the important office Of COL |
lector, but when he has made his choice and Con. |
eress have approved H. the Pres dent hes done all
that he has right 10 do" AT another time he VS.,
urged TO to out an officer, because he not his |
friend. He is an homes man." was tho teoly |
and is fully competent 10 the duties of his Office
az long as he 10 hs them vor,hily, shall be con,
tent. IL he abuse the trust posed in him. and ex
ceeds the limits Of his power, of course il will be nv
duty 10 remove him. and look out for one more
faithful; but assu'ojly the gentleman's having no
regard Tor me, does no, prove that he is unworthy
the trust reposed in him. Il he loves his counry
and serves her faithfully. il matters little what may
be his feelings towards Thomas Jefferson"
Now, what says this caniing hypocrte, the de.
sroyer, as he beasts and the betrayer ns he is of
those who nourishe6 him into life. To which OF The
Fathers Of the Republic and founders Of Democracy
will he turn for precedent Justification for his |
daring and objectionable abuse Of power, when ar
raigned before the SenSte, as I trust he will be.
when Congress meets aeln! We shall then see too
how many j. fefsonian Democrats that Senate can
boast. Does he suppose that the Offices Of this
country were established, and the power Of 90.
ponment given the President, only 10 be used for
his personal benefit or TO crafty his individual re
venge! Ii So 1t IS time thnt he and those who are |
20 succeed him should be undeceiyed. Let him
look 10 1.-THE handwriting is on the wall. lis
there written
MEMS MEME TFKsL UPHAR,w
BARGAlNsIN SERVANTS, CLOTHING;
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