Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-05-29
SHAMELESS ANOANAI.

letter from New York appears in the philad,lnhia
Ledger complaining of The course pursued by presden,
Polk IN reference to removals and appointments and ex
pressing fears. Judging the future from the past tha,
some OF the clanorous parzans who have lone been inn
patiently expecting their reward, Will be ulnacl, dis
appointed. The writer adds :-"Should their ,nnr.
heas'ons on this subject be realized the fact will eynce
Ion the part OF the President. nnendness towards
'the party in New York altogether unmerited. and
'rhieh c'H absore their representatives IN The merit Con
gre" from all obligation 10 so fU regard The public
interest as by their roes 10 djsni The prudential ,ea
"soe Of haring The PUBLIC PRINTING done h,
contract, (by nh,ch an immense saring 10 he pubii,
treasury migM be cdected,) FOR The PURPOSE
| "OF SUSTAINING WITH II AN ORGAN,
for an administration rhch epnces fo,eards them 80
"marked aud decided IN mfriendliness"
Here is the Spells principle avowed in all its ma.
ked deiorml'y. and without the sgh,es, veil 10 conceal
lis demoralizng and iniqultous tendencies Il is ad
med that 10 have the public printing done by contract,
is "prndenal' measure and that it would lead In an
"immense saving to the public treasury" Consequent.
y every representative who SO believes il hound II,
tain that policy. Yet il is declared that the repre-
senta,iyes from New York will, in certain ind lea
ted contingency, owe obligation elsewhere than
i
and that obligation is to the President whose Orqann
It is necessary to sustain by giving the public printing
with It's rich pequisiies. 10 its Editors And the Pres
dent is gravey ted, in substance, Sir you want an
'Organ'-re want the offices for ourselves and onr
friends You have not been liberal in their dist ribu
ton as we had right to expec-and we hope YOU will
be no longer blind to our necessities If not to our mer
lts) Here. then, Sir, is qua non We ADM,
that our ohgation To sustain YOU even by lavish ex
pendlfures om the public treasury superior to IN. oh
gallon under our constituents to on,rd The
snry from eXtravagant and unnecessary expenditures and
you will give us and our friends the offices we ask
eur representatives in the next Congress will vote for
yonr Organ as public printer, by which we know an
Immense loss viii fall the public treasury hat II
You continue to deny TO and our friends the Spos,
for which fought, We shall in that case Doom o,r
representatives absolyed from their obligation to plum
der The public treasury for the support Of yunr oIoan
and. like honest men, i'll for having the pnllc
printing done by contract by which an immense s,yiog
to the pockets OF our constituents may be effected, -
Ihisl Is the plain English fths avowa Can anyihino
m' re sinklnsy elueidaie the great principle for which
the Locoiocos contend and which Gin the LANGUAGE al
Mr.. Caihonn) binds them together Can any ihino
EXPOSE more clearly the corruption 10 which it must
iead-ray, to which II has already led? Can any ar
gument more vydly delneate the DANGER Of auaterng
an Executive "Organ'' upon the public treasury. a,
more clearly demonstrate the importance Of divorce
between The Government and the Pressl