Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-06-12
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE ~. isis.
MORE FRAUD AND REGULATION.


Washington agitacd by rumors OF and extensive
frauds upon the Government the of which and th
names OF the guilty have yet transpired.
Before the rise OF Jacksonism II a thing TO hea
OF peculaiion in Office few which occasionally occur
red made profound impression the public mind. Now
they Of constant almost daily and from he
frequency scarcely produce a remark, We presume tina
the detaul,es the last years. and the
of public and corporate property stolen uneSamped
in the records OF history There is scarcely mail which
does bring intelligence OF instance Of official
robbery, breach Of trust, the appropriation of others pro
perty and flight Texas-no slight argument by thS
way against the of Texas that she is the
mon sanctuary criminals both from the U. States and
Mexico.)
We have dated this and infamous cotempo-
raneous with the rise OF Jacksonsm. That the Chrome
logy true certain, and believe equally that the
deporable relaxation in the morals OF public which
has led rapid growth OF the OF official robbery,
isowng the spirit of Jacksons method OF acquiring and
maintaining his popularity still keptup after his retirement
! By his successor Van Buren,
prominent and the most mark cd characteristic of Jack
sons Demagoguism, the loEeriHg Of the standard Of
qualification for official His policy in doing was
obvious and cmineny successful regarded the only
end he consulted, namely his popularity ltmade Of
fee hunters thousands OF men, who, under the hosest
predecessors General Jackson would have dream
ed thinking themselves qualified for official station and
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parasite and an active pazan. BY this means Jackson
and Van Buren, recruited their mercenary legions.
The hope of office, from which themos incompetent and
worthless excluded enlisted violent and noisy par
throughout the land prepared to do THING
but live by the OF their brow. Their electoncer-
ing rewarded with the offices OF the People.
and the conspcuousy INSCRIPTIONS those services had
BEEN the better the Office and higher the reward For -
years ,and the miserable who fills the Presidency
pursuing the pocy) the offices OF the Country -
well known distributed by the rule OF partzan service
The deserving, the modest the upright the unobuusVe
overooked the camorou and bostcrous parzan who
could recommend himself BY the lies be had circulated the
ccctonccrrg efforts he had made and by bavng oudest
the name OF the Hero monopozed the honour and emolu
ment of office The example the many worth
less and infamous people obtaining office,
irresistible the needy and pacious all the
Union: Hence considerable extent for
Jacksons popularity and hence for the multitude rosues
in Office who have pund,rcd the Public and dsgraced the
American name.
Let single fact authenticated by the archives
Washington, and well known to be disputed. In Mr.
Van Buren tme out Of sersnfy-eisAi Land Officers Re.
gisers, Receivers, &C. than serenity delu-
ters the most OF the kind
imagine that occurred under any Government Hhy
did so many steal the public money, Because they
men devoid Of character who had been put by General
Jackson they had huraed him. ordone him par
uZdu helT btntsS Tor TIE pace hau NOT ottl
consulted all They because "he rewarded ms
friends" he gave advance he meant 10 do
Merit taken into consideration. lie used the pub
lie Offices as MS own private fund pay off his
and Mr Van Buren, followed IN has footsteps" for Of these
very 20 Land Officers one believe, displaced,
although their letters confessed their guilt Their
friends that they had done and could do good eec-
pioneering service and they retained TO the eternal
disgrace OF the Administration which eonnyed the plum
der OF the People, and rewarded avowed Rogues.
We feel then fully authorized in stating historical
fact that the increase Of official crime In this
country properly ascrbable Jacksouism Were there
evil which has grown OF the hong ascendency
Of that baeiu demag Ogue this alone would be sui
veny the prophecy made respecting him 1924.
by Thomas Ritehie, that his election would be
"a his country - \ IL every
dire and calamIt0us curse, which, finding the Anne
people with uurvaled prosperity, left them pros.
aud well nigh bankrupt, and with the habits and viz
OF youthful Republics, LETT them with the corruption
and OF declining age. Yet this most eTecrube De-
magOgue worshpped su by some, and osteHsitiy by
devotion than by him who truly foretod
the gloomy consequences OF ms success.