Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-04-26
POLITICAL.
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE. IN THE EARLY
PART OF GEN. JACkSON'S TERM

From The Washington 'T,kgraph," May l6, 1929
In this ael tin 10 persnn complaint Of proscrptive
removals the main and only point that ought to
have the Smallest weight is altogether lost sight of. The
business of the Public be properly and efficiently
performed ul> there he full and Unlimited confidence in
| the Offices of heGoyenm-nl. is well genuine and
cordial operation by every individual If The Dpat
merits. Ii Is, weadm. fr4quen " npleaSani, but is
sill The PLATA aud o5vious du of hose officers 10 dis
place many persons To whom loss nf situation NAV De
hardship. and to substitute ~ their others in cI0m
hat personal and political cmfleace absolutely neces-
sary for tte dHc administration Of public affairs nm be
safely anil prCpery reposed. Every oue knows when
NJ accepts an Office the tenure BY which is 10 b. held
ana no one can fairly complain Of eectmen when his
Tine mas expired, or his services de1nd USELESS
Is . least Of all can friends Of the Cualiion cnmnl4n
when The servants IF the people do for them in the pro-
noIn OF public business, what The People themselves did
for HER masters.
From the u Washington Telegraph - May so, 1929.
we have SEGA them the Opposition approve as the
most proper and becoming thing on earth the right of he
UoyerHnent lavish away public money in eeclioneer-
lnI excursions. and defend matters perfectly consl
TENT with the purity Of elections and the freedom of
republican Institutions, the employment Of tie direct in
Huence officially possessed by tie Administrator
cure the return IF the Candidates favorable lis conn-
unuance They have depored the lss the country would
sustain. in ns-4u-nce Of the People discardng the chief
actors in ih1Se nearions proceedings and now proong
the camJr because the smaller abettes are sent after their
ntstfs. Nothing in their creed is held sacred
ii principle OF immunity for past political sins, and per
feci liberation for thSe With them it is most
ScandaouS part of the conduct Of the present admnisa
Non t. refuse the transaction of its business 10
the very persons whose Interest and the promotion Of
Who's party and principles would be best answered by
Impeding rs due advancement; but Withdraw conf
dence from aithesS traitor s-rvantS-frm those lrtose
oa'y Hiert' n Tie eyes of their late employers 1cere
SycG2lmftc spbserrieHcy and unhesating derOt0n 10
'roeS tdttt1H.iS climax o atrOcty al which their in
DIV dda gorIes rise in adherence and their uncorruptei
hearts beat with the most vi'iuous ndignatonl
From The same paper IF The same date
lAe changes that has been found necessary make
IN public offices have given the Coalition prints oppor
unIiy 10 discharge vennm. and cry "Prusrrip
non :" Bot the one is nnucuius. and the other passes
NE the icle wind. NJ silly enough TO SUI pose
TIA, The most nnpfncped among the tools and agents
he defeated faction. ne cahmiiltors o The PRESIDENT
aa NE suderes ot NE PcopLs, rho supported him.
SioHd be continued hier SERVANTS paid Oft of He.r
pochtts and entrusted ,r.t The management ofe af
jaHS W cn the people decided that there should be
change they meant HAT it should be thorough and
complete; nor did they ever contemplate, while hey re-
mored the principal o9taders from their places of trust
that confidence shul be Continued TO those who though
ss IN the public eye, had been first step ont of their
places Ia oppose lie p4blc vsce, and very power
aud Influence derived from their situations held from the
Feople against them and their dearest wishes.
''"t VIZ o"H'C YuIti " OHv 4, 1879
Mr. Kendall was reluctant tl dismiss Mr. Belt, be-
cause he understood that he had amiabe and dpen-
da family; mt. II the discharge Of his public duty Mr.
< cannot yield to hs private sympathes The worst Of
al possible system Of pnsioUing is that which seeks out
the relations OF in office who are unable to earn an
ordinary subsistence, and assigns them to duty whc
they are incompetent to discharge that they may under
pretsrt Of public serrice lire at The public expense
-, from The same paper q September 20, 1929.
Inc highest compliment which can BE- paid to the ad-
min>traon of Gen Jackson is that the Opposition edit
tors vino. by he 81 u5lgttions t, the men who
have recently been hurled fom power BY an Indignant
Pecp. are obliged to find fault, iud no other subject
Of complaint than The rc0ral ot Hcir friends from office
ha d,e<a change Of Administration mean bit d change
q ot'ces2 Would the People elect office those who
are bitterly OPP sed to hem in sentiment? If the in
cnmhen's themselves did not anticipate that they desev
ed to he removed why did they make use f the authority
OF their Office aud the funds entrusted to them to corrupt
the People ard to force their in power 1t
Is to he presumed that in Off better understood
the voice Of The People than Henry Clay Richard Rush
Peter Porter. Samuel Southland, and William Writ
why did each of those gentlemen promptly resign their
offices on the third day # March last.
From The same paper Of .lTay II, 1880.
ihe people Of tn United States elect Chief Magis-
tra berause they desire change not Of the individual
only INT q the principles which the Government has
b en n'u:ttd. 10 produce ihiS result lie removals
me reform. # YOU wl-uust descend through various
business Is entrusted to lch0 MuE thea do and
WHO VIII unite with them in the support of Wholesome
d Crimes The officers of the Federal Government
scattered through the several States, NAV became ne
gec'fu arrogant lacapacliated obnoxious for other
reasons; Ia such case the INST powerful motive with
me people - voting r change Of Administration is 10
procure the rcn0r Of these subserrent adrocaies of cor
f"p'ioh The people by their suffrages manifest their
w~ne>; and IS the uiilmeut Of those wishes BY the
ct1rr e whom the laws have confded the power TO be
accounted proscriptou, oppressive exercise Of
ahlh1tyE II d man must be CONSIDERED oppressed BY
beng deprived Of flee il must also be admitted that
every man is oppressed who does get one which will
hardly be commended for. When majority of his fellow
clizenS have desired his removal. the ofice-hoder has
no right 10 complain If he has capacity for getting
livelihood without, he is surely unfit 10 be in office.
From The 'Globe' Of March 10, le45.
No vicious, incompetent. fithless men, of any party
we hnk can retain obtain office under the present
admnlsi ration No who has reached otfire by Sin
direct crooked ways-who in by 0iHr better men
and ~ transferring their aiegidnce homage and service
q ne p0'rer q rtose hands thu begged it, can hope 10
secure Hter gains il the ,ray they got them No worthy
capbe useful public tnnclonary, whose merits at first
ooalned, and have continued him in office no matter
how 'ng need fear the sS of that which he 81 eputaby
acquired and rsHlns But man who holds office hrouoh
e, being c'nInned by one Admins ration after another
should mistake the by which he holds it, II is not
has Office but the Peoples-and he is suffered to retain
L. ~" because the retention is beneficial to him but to the
Pubic- All the offices held at the will of The |
Executive gre supposed by The cnsiituI to be reached
nv ne Te1oVailuT principle in the r. lection of every
ChIet Magistrate II he be chsen BY tie 2e pie change
he principles and Of his predecessor in the con
duet q m government to reform abuses and put it on
new tark he has Polcer mainly II ou1h changing lis