Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-09-29
PRESIDENTIAL PATRONAGE.

mo great source OIL contention between Inc
inhabitants OF all tree governments, has been the
desire the one hand, 10 extend TO the utmost
The power and patronage Of the executive officer
and on the other 10 curb md limit II az much
rs prac'tcabc.--Even in England, where the gov.
crnmen, cannot be sad to he entirely free, the
great prtucipie which animate The wings, Tor
those who on'.) IS opposition 10 an incense
OF the roy al prerog stives And II IS this an'ag :
onistic Influence that forms The snrest snfcgna rds
10 the perpetu.ty Of or institutions The very
moment that the argus eye Ut the people 10 turn
ed from the sideration Of this subject and n
loose gwen executive inf renee, II would
need no pr"phe, 10 rise from tho dead to tell us
that wo were fast tending towards a monarchy.
Nor Tho other hand 10 il poss,ble 70 conceive
81 executive Officer, invested with sutlic en-,
power to carry into effect legislative enactments
and 10 be Of actual advantage to tho Community
Comforting tho power, without his possessing At
the same time, iohIence and patronage. All bar
riers and precautions useless. Power and
patronage, Office and cores bonding Influence are
correlatve terms. The difficulty then 10 find
that exact medium. that ''Juste nieu,' which
prevents patronage from being used as political
engine hand, and which does not render
an executive owerless for want of influence on
the other.
HIolus est u rebus in cert denque fines,
Cuos ultra ciiraquo nequit consis,ere rectum.
And the great questions that are presented to the
political world Of these United States. are '.E:ave
ssUnw are we to aTriVo at n.y.
Uaiil very lately. we, in common with others,
had looked upon the patronage Of the President
ns probably greater than the permanent safety of
our political liberty would sarrant-bnt had suP>
posed that with this, with every thing else. III
times Of high political excitement like oar own,
much had been said tina, was without foundation,
and n: lch had been exaggerated that had but
lettering ha to stand on. True it Is that be-
Iieved the President would prefer 10 and 10
place in office such persons as wero favorable to
him and his principlcs-and that he might use ia
directly and by mediate suggestions the infi1ence
of his high Office and power to effect this OIL let;
but confess, with deep Illumination, that orr
ewes were blind and our understanding wholly
dark as to the true amount of power welded and
the mo rs used nv corrupt executive To enforce
his ends We honestly admit that small rs We
have heretofore estimated the understanding. and
venaI as we supposed the heart ct John iyler.
we were nor prepared for the developments which
the letter Of Jonathan Roberts To the public h1s
lately made. Who. that has an American feeling
in his bosom, will DOT read with deep lnfignatIon
the units, dtctation attempted in The ietters te
II ,herts2 Wac can pnrsue the pcromPtorV ordets
canveyed hv private secretary IN the publish
ed letter, without venting deep imprecatt'n
UPON the man who could suhvert his high office
70 such base uses. and steep his soul in the deep
damn ton which n violation of solemn pledges
and of sacred paths mus, bring upon hum. Has he
forgotten his aug aral address-has he no recoi-
lection Of h,s first message-or has he an utter
contempt for the people? We think ii high time
for tho people rouss themselves To proper
sense Of the executive power-we think that
whom every nan holds his office at the beck OF
the Prestden', hat when he
..Shakss hi. ambrosIal head and gives the
The stamp of fate aud sanction of a god,'
md whole scores Of faithful and competent per-
sons must be driven forth-that when he can per
suads gentleman hv fl,tterv from his privacy
;rt p,,I,I m q n
his arrangements and enter upon the duties as
signed him. and then. # he prove not a suppl ant
tool with which The President can work at will,
if he still retain some remnant of the patriotic
spirit Of our fathers, and refuses TO
Crook the pregnant hinges of the knee
Where thrtft may follow fawning,
tue same President can. without rhvme ason.
send him his discharge, 1t Is high time for tho peo
pie TO look to the power and patronage of the
President when IN the hands of a corrupt and de
luded otficer.-[ Baltimore Clipper.
BEAUTIFUL ACCOUNTABILITY n Young Infi1ei
who was soothing a, Christianity because Of tn.
rn,sconduc, of its professors. the late DR.. M.son
sad: did You ever know an uproar to be made
because m tnfiisl wen, ns,ray from the paths OF
,raiiiy - The infidel admitted that he had not.
"rhen don't you see." said DR.. NJ ''iha,. BY ex
pecting the professors of Christianity To be holy.
You admit 1t 10 be holy religion, and thus pa II
The highest compliment IN your powor?' The
young man was silent.
Shipments of Lard Oil have recently been
made from n. Y. for France. \ !crge quantity
Of American Lard has found A IN, rket IN France
within few years, and II Is said that the secret
OF manufacturing lard oil has been known there
for some time, that nearly the whole of the A.
merican lard taken has been there manufactured
into oil nnd stearc, and most of the oil exported
10 foreign countries aud sold q, gh price.
CHANGING NAMES "A law was passed nv the
last winters of the OHIO Lcglsla lure which
confers authority upon the Courts of Common
Pleas, in the several counties in One to change
the names Of persons Those citizens Of OaIo.
therefore, who may desire to get rii of bad or ug.
iu names. can do 50 BY giving 30 DAYS notice IN
some newspaper, and showing reasonable rause