The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-01-29
L FL E n r. w f r. A.
From the U. S. Journal.
VALEDICTORY.

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with the present number trust that | may be-
permitted 10 hope that ont ofthe whole number of
my personal friends who have 80 generously ma
tronZed the establishment, not solitary one will
Withdraw their support on account of tho new ar
Tangcment. My late partner, who will in future
be the sole publisher, is richly deserving of their
| highest confidence and esteem in every possible
respect; the most satisfactory measures will be
adopted by him at once, to give the paper even \
higher stand than it has already attained. the
number of talented contributors will be very great
~ increased liberal premiums will be offered for
the best literary productions such as tales poet
ry, SC, Sc, which will secure the aid Of the
best literary talent of which our country can boast
its political department will be placed under The
editorial supervision of one Of the ablest writer's
IN the United States, in short, neither mains nor
expense will be wanting TO render this Journal in
lu'ure all that its NEST sanguine friends could de-
sire or even hope for. 1t has already obtained an
immense circulation, and 1 am particularly anx-
Ious that no one of my friends should diminish lis
present generous and rapidly Increasing patron
age, by a withdrawal Of their names in conse-
quence of my retiring from its editorial manaoe-
ment My place will be most ably filed. TIey
may place the most implicit confidence i'm the
assurance that the future arrangements will be
such as they cannot fail to afford them perfect
satisfaction
retire at my own anxious desire in order to
consummale plan, which has long been formed
and which has been the all absorbing wish of
nearly my whole lifetime leave with the most
perfect good understanding with my invaluable
friend, my late partner. Few individuals proba-
bly,, could be thrown together who could have
haTmunized in their views so perfectly. upon All
occasions, as we have done. His own generous
proposition hrst induced me to embark with him
III the enterprise; and now, with equal generos-
y, he unhesliatlnGIy accedes TO my wish to retire
from my editorial duties, but this is not the place
perhaps, TO speak of personal Obligations as other
matters, OF public Importance, demands passing
notice.
That there are evils spreading over our fair
land, like brouding thunder cluud-dark, deep.
portentouS-which we must unite in checking
and removing, if check and removal be longer pos
slbe-wiIl not be doubted by any, who rightly
discern The signs of the times With many of
these evils 1t has been my fortune To wage war
OF uncompromlsng hostility for number ofyeafs.
In this controversy between the power of the
people, and the chartered monopoiieS-uf EguaLi
fy against Privilege, | have been so inlprudcut
as 10 utter the ptainest and most nnweicOme
truths, in the painest and most UNIV elcome terms
even at The risk OF offending my hest loved friends
1t has become with me a constitutional fault, to
speak exactly what think, with regard to men
and measures without looking over my shoulder
to see who might happen 10 be within hearing |
have been so imprudent, and | very greatly fear
that the fault will never be corrected-as to de
sire TO remove the beams from our own ewes he
fore talking of notes in the eyes of othcrs-in
other words 10 prefer 10 Tebuke the hypoCriticaI
pretenders 10 democracy-lhe men who have
principle in proportion 10 their interest, whose
patriotism is that of the pocket, founded only upon
calculations OF profit and lUss--tO warning with
those openly opposed to us. | have long been
fully convinced that our worst foes are TO be found
In our own househonld; among those " no profess
one thing at the polls previous to an election and
practice the very opposite the moment they take
their seats in our legislative halls IL is This
shameless hypocrisy which keeps thousands of
the young men OF our country, who are truly re-
publican IN all their sympathes, from joining our
ranks. | am so imprudeRt to hope that the dav is
not far distant when these wolves in sheeD's
clothing" will be driven from the ranks Of Inc
democracy; when that is done, we shall hear of
no more whig victories " TO the end of time.
The almost omnipotent power Of incorporated
wealth IN this country, is beginning TO excite the
public mind, as il should, with general anxiety
and alarm; but there are other evils, equally
great, which, because they operate silently and
unseen, create little apprehension. A brief glance
at some OF them may not be improper.
ETecutce Patronage. have hitherto looked
upon the fears which some of the most able
statesmen Of our country have entertained upon
this subject, as i'll founded and uncaIed for: but
the very able article in late number of the De-
mocrdliC ReUieW, induced a careful examination
into the subject, and the result has been to over
whelm the mind with unspeakable amazementI
that the public mind has not, long before this
been reused to a sense Of these pJnderous evils
evils Of the most terrific magnitude / think if
is stated that the President controls the appoini
ment Of about l4OO0 posmasters, an equal num-
Der Of deputies or clerks. two or three thousand
custom house and light house officers. some
thousand of mail contractors and AGENTS. with
oil their personal and political friends, in greater
OF less degree. Here then is an Organized CORPS
Of some thirty or forty thousand, among whvn
arc the abesl aud most influential men i'm the
various sections in which they happen to reside,
all dependents upon the will Of The Executive.
ready and willing at all times TO defend his acts
when right, and to palliate and excuse them
when wrong some Of them ready TO defend the
right aud wrong indiscriminaicIy. Add to this
organized army, the vast aggregate of Cabjne,
officers and their corps Of clerks and dependents
the immense army aud navy list, Whose bounde1
duty it is TO defend a" the government" come
what may, happen what will the whole dipo
matte and cousulaRcorps the registers, receivers
surveyors, and other persons connected with e,r
J land Office system the Indian agents the more