Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-08-15
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST Is. Is4o.
Gen. Taylor and Mr.. Jefferson.
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The circumstances under which these distinguished
citizens took Office the latter 1901 and the former ia
lofS with the difficulties of each in regard rcmov ais
rom Office IN the commencement of his administration
are strkngly similar Mr.. JEfFERsoN was the chosen
Instrument TO defeat the only which could have de-
ea'ed, The federal party Of that day. Gen TAYLOR,
unoer ali tee circumstances, probably the only man
VINO could nave successfully encountered the great Dem
ocratic pha!anx of the present time When Mr. JEr-
PERSON came into power nearly every Office holder
was Fedcralist. Gen. TAYLOR found nearly all off.
ces filled by Democrats. The former was opposed to
removals for mere political opinion, yet he had to meet
the difncuy made by the outgoing party of nearly all
Offices being in possession Of his enemies The latter
holding the same views, has met the difficulty o.
rigina'ng IN precisely the same way. The one mado
large removals from office without prescription for 6rin
ions sakethc other, in following the footsteps of the
ilustrious founder (soclamcd) of the great
family surely ought lose caste with the party
according TO any established rules of political
ut let the great founder speak for himself III his let
ter to the citizens of New Haven reply to theirs up
on the removal of federal office holder "a collector
Mr. JEFFERSON uses the following language "p,as Il
TO be Imagined that this of Office ,pas 10 he
tinued in the hands Of The minority? Does piolate their
equal rights to assert some rights tn Ue MAJORITY also
rs political intolerance TO claim proportionate share
IN The direction Of public aGdirs?' In another letter
ne All Offices were IN the hands of the Federal
ISIS To have removed one half, and to have placed
Republicans in their stead would have been vigorously
just" In the letter first quoted FROM the following il
found and if written by Gen. Taylor htaself could
not more apy describe his case 'tI am satisfied
that the hcaPng of abuse personally has been ,b
the design and the hope provoking to make gen
era sweep Of all Federalsts of office" He was
not caught however, in the snare neither will Gen
TAYLOR be. MIR. JEFFERSON by caIlinS To his aid =, Ia
and upright counsellorsby meeting difficulties and sub
hitting TO SANDER without passion, and by prudent ad
mnisraton of the general government, out oppo.
son, secured confidence and yielded up the manage
mcnt of public affairs to brilliant succession. That
Gen. TAYLOR will suffer permanently by the taunt, and
insults and low abuse of disappointed office holders and
violent editors, whose life blood can be warmed only by
the fires Of party strife, do not believe That the
members of his cabinet wsc high minded and hon
orabe men, We verify believe. That he NAV restore
the government TO its original purty-strcngthcn the
bands OF our glorious Union, and then see its interests
and IFS destnes conded to honest and patriotic states
men, we fondy hope. Without defending naked pro-
scrption removals for political opinion we can vet
appreciate the embarrassments Of the Presidents posi-
ton, embarrassments growing out OF wide sweeping
anecedent prescription, by aparty gIorying in RICH,
and proper, and daring him to do as they do
For the purpose of showing the progress of public SEN
tmcnt On this question, subjon resolution adopted
among many others, by the Mississippi TAYLOR Con.
venton which assembled jackson on the 10th Of july
ultimo
| "Resolvcd, That in az much AZ Gen. T.v,os ronnd
nearly all the Offices of the government filed with the
members OF party only, mis- course in making reno
walls and appointing his friends is prescription
Dnt Justice and is III accordance with his pledge that
would be the President Of a whole people and NOT OF
| party"