Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-04
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MONDAY. AUGUSTA, Is45.
PRESCRIPTION.

because their political opinions do happen conform
to Those Of the party 10 power. Yet he is compelled by
The very necessities Of his position the Executive
gan, whose twill" gave it existence, and upon which
therefore II is dependent, To great extent for 1.-The
means whereby IL lives" to do violence 10 his better
feelings by apoogzng for and defending the tyrapnca
exercise Of this tremendous power constituting as il
does, precisely such an abuse as Mr.. Madison in his
defence VI the organization Of the Executive against the
objections VI the original opponents Of The eJeral
tuition. who had predicted It's occurrence declared could
never happen and who affirmed nal would justly sub
jec, the President who might De guilty Of impeach
men, and To official drgraJaiion,
In recent number of the Uuiun it is unqnallfedly
asserted. by the editor, that the removals which have
been made have been i'nperiousy called for by dec.
ded and irresistible public seDiimcnl." II Ibis were
true Mr.. Polk would need other defence But is il
true We hnotc that il is not 10 some insiances-we
believe that II is not in of hundn d. Let u.s.
f the sake of testing the validity of this defence look
az some Of the removals IN Virginia. Did "putc sen
iimenl' demand Col Peyions removal from the post Of
! flee in Richmond-or DIR. Mnges in Peiersbnrg-or
Mr. Wallis in Winchester--or Mr. Nelson's from the
cusiom-house in elersburg So far from IT, we are
fully satisfied that in each Of these instances public sen.
ilmem was wholly disegardeI; and in one VI then par
iicularly Chat ofDr Mnge) this fact was made known
to The appointing power in the emphatic manner
Petitions, numerousy signed by many oflhe "Demo-
Gratis" Of Petersburg, Transmitted 10 the President
protesting against his remoya and we have the author
ity Of the Petersburg nellgencer for saying that his
signal contempt, in this instance, Tor that .pnbc sen
menl" which he Processes much 10 respect, has cal .
led down the administration the seyerest cpnsure
This censure (adds the nellgence has pot proceeded
from Wings alone; but Democrats have been US loud in
Their ebnkes as the Wings themselves Ia the couniry-
Brunswick, NotlDway, Diowiddie. Greeasvie, Prince
George and SnSsex-He hive heard of scores of Demo
Gratis good aad tfae who have lifted up their voices and
cried aloud against this shameful abuse of power 10
their intercourse with Petersburg they had opporluni.
ties to Know DIR. Mnge, and appreciate his character
and standing in the communly-aud hence their ndig.
nation al his removal"
| But we presume that when il speaks of an "ryesist
BILE public sentiment. The Executive paper has reference
less 10 t6st healthy public 0Paon the fair of
which ought never TO be without its leg III mate infu
ence upon public unctonaries than the c amor of the
greedy spoils~hunters by whom the avenues 10 the
White House ,hronged. whose innumerabe writ
ten applications for Office impose such auous abors up
on the President and his Cabinet. II is to this malign
influence that the President himself, lacking The nerve
to ress, it. implicitly resigns himself OF what charac.
Ter is, and of the by which operates we have
recently had illustration in the mperious demands
daily repeated, Of Fsk's Washington Journa mouth
piece Of the moaoea,s aud jseobins, for "ore heads "
and in the ertored assurance. given by the Washing
to" Union, mansestIy to appease the clamor Of The i'm
patient and discontinued applicants Tor place, that the
guo'ine was still in notion and that fresh victims would
2 cd henea no tboI Ar n.
had not ye. reached the length of his teher and that
the growing dogs nigh, each retire his kennel, as
sured that his bone would in due lime he THROWN ohm
This is the "public sen,mepe' to which the Executive
mou,hpiece refers decided and irresistible" This
was the public sentiment doubtless. which required
the removal. few days ago. of Mr. Hebb an aged We.
teran, from the small office of keeper of the Powder
Magazine in Washington, whose scaniy saIasy of $l0(
was his sole dependence. in his old age, standing as
were with one foo, in the grave, for the support of
helpless family now throw destitue and penny less
on the world OF what sort this "public SENTIMENT
is may be Inferred too. from the narrative given by
Washington e,lerwriier Of still recent event
Maj Dade, Formerly Of Virginia has been for som.
years per Of the Peni,en'iary in the District
Columbia But one Of the Spoilsmen wan
ting his office, he accordingly removed lie i'm
that he were raluiIed Immediately to leave his quar-
tiers, sick daughter would die in her removal "Neve
fear, Major replied the President "Ihore been pesier
ed ont Of my Gte for your lille etice-I hare had NJ
peace -Ihare been compelled. for he sake Of peace,
remere goa" jeo"M not help a-Mc .demoerotsqf hi
city ,couh hare burnt me in .0gy III had kept you il,
But you shall remain in your quarters while your daugh
ter is dangerously sick" This is the SORT of "pub
sentiment" which the President finds be 'decded
and irresstibe'-he camor Of the Office seekers back
ed by the ihsoent dciaon Of the W Washington cit,
"Democratic Associations - which already. in imitation
of The Jacobn Clubs Of Paris. seek to n'imida,e au
overawe our weak and ,imd President!
| An attempt has also been made by the Washington
Union ITO indace its parry, thousands Of whom in h
SOUTH ia well aware, abhor this odons Spells d,crn
Of the New York democracy To sustain the pur-
sued by the Executive. by charging that Mr.. Seaion
the Wing Mayor Of Washington. and one OF the sdiio
Of the National lntegencer, had recen iy nominated
sixty corporation officers the City Councils and tina
but Of the sixty reud of the present ad minis
traliun. Even had this statement been tue, and huw.
ever wrong pon is in ITSELF the act might hav.
been excused least, consideration Of The genera
sweep ofhe Wings from the Offices Of the federal govern
trent. But it is not true-as The following conclusive
statement Of the worthy Mayor. emhodying The doc
rnes OF constitutional freedom, which contrast sp srk
ingiy with The practice of iscobpsn, in The gsrb Of de-
mocTaoy, will demonstrate.
Nov, Mr.. Editor, after giving currency to these
dent assertions you may be surprised lear that The