The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-21

p" object, that moderation should be shown To the
Federal party, and even generous policy
adopted towards it. The only difference between
" US seems TO be, how far shall that spirit be in
dulged in the outset The first object is
" 10 sape the cause, ioich be done by those iohO
denoted 10 il only and Of course by keeping them TO-
gether; on in other oord, by not disgusting then,
by too hasty act Of liberaliiy 10 The other party,
thereby breaking The generous spirit Of the Republican
party, and keeping alive that Of the Federal party
Here, then, is the principle which
guided that "early President who sue
ceeded in consolidating the whole nation
into one" Why may we not hope that
General TAYLOR, despite the recklessness
of opposition, will, by similar course,
consummate like happy union of politi-
cal partiesl In great measures of govern
ment, as well as in the distribution of
offices, he will surely follow the example
of the early Presidents.
How General JACKSON. carried into
practice the elevated sentiments which
he preached to Mr. MONROE, may be
summed up in few words.
He determined to reward his friends,
punish his opponents, and secure the as
tendency Of his party. He removed the
principal officers Of the treasury, the mar
shals and district attorneys in most Of the
States, many revenue officers, and the
greater part of the receivers and registers
in the land office, and effected an equally
radical change in the diplomatic corps.
The Senate confirmed several of his new
appointments, besides his cabinet; and in
the recess of Congress he made one hun
bred and seventy-siX removals-many
times the number made by all former Presi
dents put together; and nearly all for the
sake of rewarding his political adherents.
And to justify his proscriptive career,
daring assumptions of prerogative were
made, and, strange to say, most subservi-
emily justified by many who are the loud
est reviers of General TAYLOR, for doing
only what JEFFERSON, MADISON, and
MONROE had done and in which, if he
go one step farther than they did, it will
still be upon their principles; and because
the line marked out by JACKSON, and
since followed. has rendered it indspen-
sable.
But this was not all. Contrary to his
own declarations, he conferred Office after
office on members Of Congress. In the
Post Office Department, MIR. MCLEAN was
elevated to the bench of the Supreme
Court, to make room for Mr.. BARRY, who
reported to the Senate that, in one year,
he had removed four hundred and ninety
one postmasters. Like acts signalized the
whole of JACKSoN'S Administrations And
for all this the banner of the red-republi,
cans waved in ecstasy, whilst they glori-
fled it all under the title Of "vigorous re
FORM" and in their ignoble emulation
the now senior editor of the sssole organ
proved himself E'first among the fore
most" as if more Jealous to appease him
whose election he had declared would be
"a curse to the country"
Every administration, from General
JAcKsoN's to the present, has ratified anc
continued the course then commenced
Even the few appointees of Mr. TYLER
/ against whom the Democratic party sure
1 ly had no cause of complaint not being
sufficiently elite, were not spared; anC
the monopoly of Office by his political ad
herents established by General JACKSON
has been sedulously maintained by hi,
successors. Now, for the first time il
twenty years, day of retribution, resto
ration, and rebuke has arrived Shall no
the opportunity of prescribing proscip
tion, of establishing justice and equal
ity in appointments to office, of re-enfran
chising majority of the nation, be EN-
braced' If the Jackson party and its sue
cessors we're entitled to a monopoly, why
are not the Taylor party now entitled t.
it, But neither that mild, moderate, tol
Grant, patriotic, and conservative party
nor the sterling chief who represents thei
principles, desire any such monopoly
Most truly and sincerely can they and h,
adopt the language Of JEFFERSON:
"The remonstrance (of the people Of New Ha
{" ven) laments that change in the administration
" must produce change in the subordinate off
" cers;' in other words, that it should be deeme,
necessary for all officers to think with their prin
cipal. But on whom does this imputation bear
" On those who have excluded from office ever,
" shade Of opinion which was not theirs, or OF
90 those who have been so excluded ] lament sin
cerely that unessentia differences of opinion
" should ever have been deemed sufficient To inter
dict half the society from the rights and blessing
of selfgovernment-to prescribe them as I'm
worthy Of every trust. II would have been L
me circumstance Of great relief had found
moderate participation Of office in the hands o
the majority. would gladly have left to tim,
- and accident to raise them to their just share
Bur THEIR TOTAL EXCLUSION CALLS FoR PRoMP7
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