The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-07-06
The pledge breaking Of Presidents jack
son, Van Buren,, Tyler, POLK & Tay-
lOr compared.

The pledge breaking Of PRESIDENTS Jack.
son, Van Buren,, Tyler, POLK & Tay-
Tor compared.
And in addition to the report Of the com.
mlttee made as above stated, through Col. Ben
ton their chairman, we find, that Mr.. Saunders
Of North Carolina, in the House Of Represen.
t%atives, on the LIST Of February, 1928, in dis.
canting on the subject of Mr.. Clay's having
taken away the printing Of the laws from five
or six printers, said: cit (the dismissal Of the
editOrS) seemed to speak a language of the de-
PaEtmeht, and 70 say to the various editors now
employed, that they were not to expect a con.
t%inuatiOn OF the favor Of the government, uur
less they would consent to support, to their
fullest extent the doctrines and wishes of the
department of State; but, the effect of such n
course of things was calculated to operate not
only on those who now print the laws, but on
all those who might have desire to print them.
i was thus Calculated," he said, "to operate.
and did actually operate, $50 far as it went to
control the freedom of the press,) to enlist
throughout the country that powerful instru-
ment IN behalf Of the views of the State de-.
Partment. In this respect il was much more
%ettectual and much more dangerous than the
tar-tamed alien and sedition laws,n To pres
vent and guard against this "enormity" to wit:
Mr. Clay's taking away the printing of the
laws from FIVE or six, or, as Mr.. Calhoun said,
three editors, we see Mr.. Hamilton, Of South
Carolina, on the 9Th of February, 1927, COM
mentlng on it and saying: "If an admin;stra-
''on thus circumstanced has any patronage in-
cldent to the press it will be sure to use Il in a
manner best calculated to render the power of
thls mighty engine subservient to their pecu~
liar and inclusive interest,"" And he goes on
iurther TO say: Sir, depend upon it, the press
would be put on the diet Of a wholesome repe~
men, and in the course of a %salutary discipline.
The sturdy aud independent would be turned
out to be fed on such offals as they might be able
to pick up, until the whole pack should open in
iull and harmonious cry, in one common note,
from the sturdy mastif, that bowls at the door
Of the treasury, to the most s%iaveling turnspit
that barks in the fuIthest verge of our frontier.
even to the wilderness Of our Indian soIitudes."
How the :" Jackson men +" and democrats acted
on this subject we will at a proper place show.
4th. A fourth and I'LL important plank in the
Jackson platform during the canvass Of 1929
was economy -" relrenchment and reform ),
1t was insisted that }. q. Adams admin,st,o.
'lon had been prodigal and extravagant, that
patronage had increased, was increasing. and
should be diminished" From all which !,
must DO manifest to our readers that General
jackson went into the canvass of 1923, stand
ing on the four planks Of the then platform
above indicated, pledged by himself and party
% mel support, and was in consequence most
triumphan.ly elected. We recapituIate the
tour planks Of said platform, viz:
LEI Plank. Opposition 10 prescription for
opinion sake-that the patronage of the govern
ment should not be brought into conflict with
freedom Of elections.
% Plank. That members Of Congress should
not be appointed to Office, either dnrinq the
term for which they were elected, or within
twoyears thereaftery Except in cases Of Judi~
cial ofiee s.
80 Plank. That the tenure Of the Office Of
Presiden. should be limited to one Term.
41h Plank. Rstreuchment and reform, that