Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-11-06

The zpuchumr0 JtraimMm.
1IiURsDaY. .vOYEuBER 6. Is45.
POLITICAL PRESCRIPTIONS
OriLodor Doctfiac, in an U.iooh,d 10, Pho.

pinion sake was Introduced ins the practice Of the Gem
era Government during Gen. J1cksn's nd pnistraiioo
u hsd 10 be sure, previously existed in ,evea of the
States. particularly in New York, the Executive of
which, though considerably shufn II the ppyer confer.
red upon hun by the farmer constitution s sill invested
with an IMMENSE patronage. But. until Zen Jack sou
went into The Presidential Office we d,aib, whether
dozen instances had occurred, from the orlsnzaton Of
hr existing government. Of fempvals from off e by the
fedeal Executive. avnmrdly Tor the reason that the in
cahbens differed in sentiment from the appointing pow
er--or IN which The circumstances attending the reno
val Justified even the suspicion of such a native OF
course, we excerpt IN this remark, the Cabinet and Am,
hassadorsl appointments. Which, (ihe former always
aud the latter geneta;ly expected 10 he changed
aud might to be- with every change Of Administration
effected after warm political conflict involving it may
be, IN It's Determination The flreyn well rs the domrs
TIC policy of the government n can We believe that
Zen 'arksun himself. "h,n h entered upon the dis.
charge Of his duties Chief Magistrate intended Ia n.
sou 10 the proscrpv. policy, general rule acio
But. unfortunately f1f the country. with hun went into
ollife man who had laag been accustomed to this
course oi political aclion IT. his own State If indeed h.
was mol the anlhof Of the dspoc and currupng system
-"emeaa Maau Van lufen, who. with others of
kindred spirit, by whom 'lhe old lIero" was surroun
ded acquired influence o,c ais jndgmenl which en-
abed ihem 10 lead HIM the adoption Of cours. Who'll.
~ at war with his Own previous views Of Executive
duty as Developed ah1 earnestly enforced in his cee-
DRAFTED letter Of advice 10 President Monroe.
Against this tyrannical system which converts the
Offices Of th, country into tbs .spoils Of victory far
which. more than Tor principle the most eager comb al
ants struggle, and the fi.cey as lhey are least
observing "' me distinctions 10 which they aspire. aid
''e nope OF reaching which mainly impes them 10 ac,
'Ion,--ihe Wings have unilptmy protested Opposi,on
''" !" "'eo constitutes one OF the most prominent ar
lies oi their creed. Thry objrct to it, as well because
brings the patronage Of The federal government into
cotict with The rerdnn OF elections as because of lis
inevitable tendency 10 deg,ade political struggles in
10 disgusting scrnmbles Tor ohce-nlo an incessant war
without any high object OF motive of the outs upon the
ms u may he said. however, that the hips them.
selves have not been faithful la their creed-that they
prescribed 'he'r opponents when they went into office
IN ioau Without enerln. into any controversy as to
Vie Hnh OF THIS allegation. aud, for the sake of the arc.
MINT anh'''"s II 10 be true what then 1t only adds
o''e 10 nr previous de nonsrallon OF the cruelty as
wei as meev'l tendency Of The system Of prescription.
a parry however. gong nto power as they did after I,
Twelve years struggle, during all which time they had
been IN minority, and therefore vigorously excluded
ifVm all places OF trust and power by he prusctpye
nlcy, Thea Tor The irs time adopted of their opponents
might well be Justified, even on the of retaliation
aore' IN supersedlng portion at least Of that swar n
o needy adventures who themselves had gone into Of
flee upon the express ground that all posts Of honor ad
emenment were Ileegltmnie spells Of victory 10 winch
as soldiers Of fortune, they were entitled and II, ,,.h
consequently they had longer any claim after their
/, Ia ake far ,J.;r
had been. IN thousands of cases. sunmarly thrus, o,
Was not an ACT of rrrbuti,r Justice of which mt
ven 'hey could with any propnery complain, that, like
the constructor Of the Gullpne they wer. punished nv
The very instrument of Iheirow invention As they
pioh'ed by the victories Of their party -caimng Office
As their right because they conqueros.-was it no,
IN accordance win the sttices equity ,ia, they shoud
snller by It's defeat o. did they hope after being once
inry seated IN their comfortable olices that. wbile
continued ,rlnmphs would confirm their ti,le not even
their overthrow would induce their opponents 10 al.
ply to them their own principle OF summary ejec,mept
They ought to have sab nted in silence even # h If
. charge against The Harrison Administration were lust
10 late which their own bad example had in somr in
stances rendered inevitable 1t the only Instance
in which they who have used the sword have persbed
1 by The sword"
OF removal Was exercised by The Harrison Administration
IN spInt OF Intolerance towards portion of ,,s an
ponen's whom II found in oli rs from which faithful
and competent men had been removed ir no other re,
son Than that their opinions not in harmony with
those oi the Executive the xcusc if not the iustifica
ton or It's eonduct may he found in the relentless ty
ianny TO which, Tor twelve Years the Wings had been
subJecled-excudus hea from office " lth as much rio
OF as u 'ty had, IN TRUTH been under the ban OF law
Ana MS We repeat Is tie great erii II the system Pro-
scfp'mi by one party. II does be,et The necessitv
OF s' to II by Inc uther (tyen though opposed 10 il
upon prnclpe) Will nevertheless be very apt TO lead ia
lis repetition, and 81 vn I'D inGnit,ou nat onlv ,s ..
measure d retaliation against huse who set the exams
pe' ''' !" sPh' likewise Of equity towards the party
excluded by lis previous exercise from all the p,c.s of
governmental oistlncliun-And the cunseq must be
be not arrested. that every change Of Adm,ps,ta
Won VIII oe marked not only by a change of polcy bu
by an alnos. universal femova or e1pe,ienc.d ,;o
IN me snoo dinaie ministerial Stations az well AZ IN the
h'shei aha more hfdenual departments The Office
seekelswI qnadfennllliy fl ,ck to Washington. from
all quarters Of the Unoh, like vultures to carbon
aud The President will be surrounded by body-yuard
{" s!ee' menas. who, they happen to think him not
na'loif, VIII mol dare nevertheless to whisper their
'"' we" ~ Dated breath. instead of having rou nd
'"' at" ""uef MS c'n'rd men AZ Independent as hlm,
SELL ana having an equal night the exercise and en-
Jyme OF that freedom of opinion and Of speech guar
a'eeo 10 every citizen by the Constitution Of his conn
try.
"Pioson 10 the arbitrary exercise of tho power Of 10
"o''' ot opinion sake, IS not, are sure and never