Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-07-19
AMOS KENDALL ON PRESCRIPTION.

Among the many valuable services which the Wash
ingon Republic is daily rendering the cause Of TRUTH
may be reckoned the revvals which phas made Of long
f'rgotien opinions, expressed by those who in
the minority, time when they believed that power
in their hands, to keep as Ing they chose t, hold
it. few days ago, il brought 10 light the opinions
ertaned twenty five years ago. by the present editor of
the Union. of Andrew jackson. On Saturday last, it
regaIed Its readers with "Reminiscences which must prove
exceedingly interesting certain iugnbrious gentlemen
ab'ut this lime Il is the following letter of Amos Ken
DALI written time when the ''searchng operatlon"
as twas factously called. proceeding at rapid
pace:
Franklin .Mi!s, (Ohio,) Sept. 9. 30.
'To reform measures here he a change of men,"
"Wuhou change Of men, fraud cannot be published
delnquences cannot be detected unlawful allow
cannot be stopped improper nudes Of doing business
and irregular practices Office can be Corrected -
Do not all ofi"es belong the people? " hat right
have the incumbents them han Others NJ ong
is done The whn removed, FIR he is deprived Of
no right. It is The day Of he President and al others
10 whom the people have entrusted the power. t.
their sRbnrdnaes whenever they believe the public
ierest requires II. So fascinating pnwer. and
ruping the long poss sson of flee, that believe The
chances for pure administration would much great
er limit If eight or ten years presrrbec beyond
which man should be competent hold any of he
suborlnaie offices Washington. Il is The policy Of
"iie holders create impression that their flies are
pricGtc rights; that they wronoed when remuv ed
that hey have right TO demand the for their
removal, and have them formally forth. - When the
people assent to doctrine like this you MY bid fare
well all hope Of reform hnwevef great may the lbn-
ses Of our Government. We shall have Clerks Audi
tors, Compllprs. Registers, Treasures and Secretaries
for life bad customs will be corrected errO-
neous principles will prevail forever precedent will take
the place Of laws the official corps Washington will
govern the Union and if we do not have Presidents for
life, shall have enailed upon forever succession
from oice to ann'he preserving The unity Of the Of
fetal phaanx and perpe'uatng all their opinions and
buses. Ia my opinion the people have more cause to
fear too fe,c removals than loo meny
amos KENDALL"
Tie policy Of every democratic Admin strarioa from
that day to aih Of March last perfectly consist
ent with the doctrine here laid down BY Amos Kendall
he opposition prints every day Easing the CRY Of
prescription day fresh batch Of victims is an
nounced-efry day. we are told, the Departments
throughout all heir qualifications, all the cpuntIy,
are literally streaming with blood OF all the officers Of
the government, none has come in for great share
OF abuse the Pustmasaer General whose Department
has been called slaughter house. ard whe is himself
held up 10 the public, as nothing more OF iSs lima
butcher After all, however, The startling fact Is
nouhced, BY the paper to which have just allude +.
that there still three Locofoco Pusmastels
Wing!
Aud dare party, whose hands still thus dripping
with blood, lift them up in testimony against Others
Can they who a a single strake, in
Of rritaon-but through twenty leag years-habi,ually
sacrificed their party animositi-s all whp opposed
thm-agains, whom the damning evidenre Of tie Blue
rk nds forth in such appalling characlerscan they,
without bushiag, ask Hose whom th.y releit-
lessly prosecuted. to spare them their power p?
4 shaneis manhnd- is selc respect banshed entirely
from the pariy? The old Roman. whose virtues
many u Them affect, and lvse many mors