Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-08-14

TO complete annexation, and moreover that our
laws must be regularly extended over Texas by
act OF Congress. Pshaw that is a small diff
hculty.-lf the Constitution can be set at nauph,
In admitting their Senators and Representatives
10 seats in Congress, in the teeth of its plain let
Ter why sickle abou, little bit of law? The
objection must appear "superbiy ridiculous" in
the eyes OF the progressive Democracy ~
"Ihe Guiliotine still streams ,ciM Blood y,
Such was the language of horror used by Mr..
Nitch'e, four years ago, while removals were be-
ing made from office, (many of which were ne.
cessary, as the exemption from defalcation and
embezzlement has shown,) by the Wing admin
istration. Since his residence at WASHINGTON.
however, he seems to have grown familiar with
these things, and they no longer affect his sensi-
oiiities. SO we may conclude at least, or he
would not have left it to another to tell The fol-
lowing melancholy story.-It is given by a
Washington correspondent of the New York
Tribune:
"Mr. James. whose case have before referred
to, died on Thursday and was buried Yesterday.
lie was prominent member of the Episcopal
. ~ lie
lett widow. and six children penniess, but
trust not friend)ess. He had been for fye-and
twenty years Clerk in the Registers Office.
and not whisper OF complaint was ever breath
ed against him. Mr.. Gilett with the approba-
ton OF the President, removed this man from of.
nee. Unqualified for any other employment, he
demonstrated against the act, represented the
helpless condition of his family. was ROUGHLY
repulsed, went home and fell sick. A conoes
i've lever came on, and this, aggravated by his
distress OF mind, terminated in brain fever.
which resulted in his death. In this case AGAINST
whom have the Widows curse and the orphan,s
cry gone up to Heaven!''
This is indeed most melancholy, and is we'll
calculated to cause the public mind to think.-If
every difference of opinion, in political matters,
is thus to be treated by the Government as a
crime, even in the humblest ministerial officer
what becomes OF our much boosted freedom of
thought and action? Nay, we may ask, what is
Despotlsm And on which side of the scale
does the Government throw its influence that of
Liberty or Slavery ?-Could the Despot on his
throne do more than the President is now doino
TO make those in Office under him his yassals A.
we heel privileged thus to speak, because we
nave never been the advocates of Prescriptions
VI ho ''o'ih IDS ever Deen called for
by us. Nothing but incapacity, unfaithfulness.
or abuse OF Office has, in our view, ever justified
removal. This was one of the PRINCIPLES for
which we most ardently contended in 1910. and
we believe 1t would have been honestly and faith
July carried out by Gen. HARRISON, had he lived
"hat the Administration became after his death
the Wing party, out OF New York, we have M,
considered responsible for.-In that Stale. bv tho
force OF circumstances, both parties are made
Proscripuve. 1t was there the "Spoils system''
originated, and its adoption by one par,v had
forced II upon the other. This we earIy foresaw
was TO put Gen. HARRISON to severe trial. br,
we had an abiding confidence in his INTEGRITY
and frmness, and we believed he had the nonn.
iarlty necessary TO sustain him. AS to John nv.
Ter, on whom the duties of the Presidency ,,,oro
SO unexpectedly and calamitously deyolved we
renounced all faith Or confidence in him. ga 10
wei known, at the very outset of his career
Such, then, has been our own course mon tho
subject Of this detestible system Of Prescription
Tor opinions sake. The jeers of our opponents.
therefore, In regard to VIVA. they are pleased to
call "Whig Inconsistency" in reference to it, do
not at al affect US. w have honestly labored
to obtain correction Of & Q evil, and we have
the consolation to believe that we onIy failed
through the death of the man by whom we ex-
Pecied 10 see it accomplished.