Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-06-02
From the Cincinnati Gaze tie.

CAUCUSES-REMOvAI.S FROM OFFICE
These subjects again before Congress They
onght to De discussed every house and toagnt upon
by every freeman il the land None pertain
our personal safety public virtue, they settled.
20 MAJ wo calculate aPc stability in general policy,
and wisdom in our councils, the very reverse
Some of our friends think that these snbects NAV be
regulated by law. Mr. CLAYTON holds this opinion We
fear the idea is faIacious thst will prove brit
tie thread IA binding the evils which spring from
e. or the division of sPos Where party hesittcd
IN dsresardng the Constitution when party object
to beganed! When, Of ,a:e has Executive stopped
10 consider his obligations officer if political CAPT
sai wa. TO b lnaje2 The Law: Alas. it will prove d
ce-d letter in remedyin these evils
II appears Us, if desire 90 the oil the
natter thai INNS, first reach the people II could
adGcS thsr,, n ooy to rally to ~ support Of
COCO fer tho Presidency, without the intervention
Of caucus, and elect him, and thus give them d
breathing snG thinking spell, and him opportunity
70 do his whole duty independent OF I'll party might
master these evils Without this fear fail
For il the best into Office by party, he will be
0smnelsd by party let ha 90 all he rectiGy
Gus aosses, or destroy tho spells system His election
might psllate-t would cure-and these evils would
only spring up afres aud pervade the body polite with
6ercer and more corrupt nluenc for temporary
obstruction thus accustomed
Mr. Calhoun says, referring Q the spoil. systcm as
concentrated by and developed BY those who are
put into Office through them:
Acting on this principle (saii Mr. c. lar of
society enter into politics as mode Of obtaining
livelihood When affirm that already many persons
live upon the expenditures of tins half
The great population engaged in the cultivation of
the cotton lands the extent Of the evil be ilnagned
The income OF the almost equal half
all tho income derived from cotton property. Now
know that large mass of our population i. cngaped in
ths cultivation of cotton, and through the action
this government Us many persons living upon the
public revenue Bu, that is not all Put then the half
IN h..
drawn every four years; many will 90 that
lottery in hopes Of drawing prize that when the vcto
10 tho result? ITO thirty disappointed, and who
fought only for the spoils" round process
when political degeneracy takes place, as it will 81
tho other sdc and seek the of tho wheel whe
another lottery is drawn. Thus they 90 Can any
wise inan--can any patriotic nan--can genuine
friend Of himan liberty, look at such spectacle without
the most poignant greu He must be little info rmed in
decd in politics who does not know all this; and know
all this will DO asserting of the most aud
rnonsrous propositions the face Of Gods earth, who
says that tins IS popular doctrine What a popu-
lar doctrines" This popular doctrine. II is the
worry reverse. 1t is the doctrine to king. and
annhilatc liberty As for myself have maintained on
this subject uniform position.
When tho act Of 1920 passed. it possed through
Congress without my knowledge. The moment heard
Of its passage, pronounced to friend that that law
one OF the most dangerous passed. ana that wonld
work great revolution. have always stood upon that
ground-and yet know that this position is not popu-
lar position But speak the truth when the truth ought
to be spoken The Presidential election is longer
great struggle for principles, but only great sru
machinery convention that noninates the President
and in which unfrequently many the representa-
hves OF the States Join in general understanding to d.
vide the Offices amongst themselves and their friends
And thus they make President who has voice all
In the selection oil oiiicers These things known and
say 1t Is surprising that, being known, gentlemen who
advocate opposite doctrine be dn,nr~a.e NJ
Tho democratic doctrine is precisely the reverse OF what
they affect teach 1t goes against patronage ana in
strict necessity of the admits. Patronage wisely
and Judiciousy dispensed the part Of the Executive
sautarv
sfren 9Th TO the government but this wholesale traffic in
public office for party purposes is wholly pernciouz and
destructive of popular rights Properly applied the poll
cy is aTnrable bat the government becomes
the of seekers of office, your free
tons are nearly at end In this have been
inform and sncereyvhcther right wrong, time will
disclose. But the evil has commenced. 1t going
!. needs no prophet to oreseo the end speak not in
the language of prophecy-but who jud gng from the
past avoid the conviction that unless the proper
cdy be applied the overthrow Of your political system is
inevitable.
That these evils exists that they arc increasing at
fearful rate. that they threaten the purity stability
our Gov rnment all will, admit Shall We let them
on until they cure themselves through revolution shall
seek, by the process have referred to, get
platform which may be and heard by the peo
pie endeavor to their moral ami quick
in them the resolution to act7 The plan is worth
thinking about. Is it no. worth testing? Let tried
ard firm man be selected candidate for President
let the people agree upon him by conSentlct it
b, understood that he is be voted for, and put Of
fee TO remedy abuses 10 Kill the spoils system defy
dication TO be independent of party, ana,
believe, only that he would be elected, but that
should thus throttle the political evil of the
country, AMI from the perous consequences into
which that evil threatens to plunge it.
--latest from Mexico.
The burque Mandarin, Capt Colley, arrived here
tsray from Vera Cruz, which port she left the III
We have files OF The Loconofof up the 4th inst.
The L. s. Squadron sailed the !th inst The guns of
the Castle all manned and with matches al-eai Y
lighted fire in vessels of showed dis
position attack it. 1t generally believed that
hoSfilitics commenced the frontier Com Con-