The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-07-06
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ll4 III
"Alli p six administrations of 30 years, 1872"
This seems TO have been the state Of affairs
when Gen. Jackson came into power, under
the declarations above quoted. 1t is stated in
high places that J q. Adams was remarkably
tolerant-that a large majority of the en-.
ployees of the government were appointed by
and through Jefferson, Madison and Monroe.
Under such circumstances how did President
Jackson and the new democracy act or carry
out their pledges? Mr.. Clay was condemned
Tor taking the printing Of the laws from some
live or six editors, because it was cOtrup,inp
the press and interfering in elections, &C.
But PresidentJackson OF his Secreta nv, we are
told, soon corrected this evil by transferring
the PRINTING! of the avs to his own p%artizan press
and Diminishing all others. If this be 60, why
did he do the very thing for which they de-
nonnced and condemned Mr.. Clay? 1t is said
Zen jackson, soon after he entered the White
House, commenced appointing, most cOmmon-
ly on removals, editors and Others connected
with the jackson or democratic press, who had
contributed largely to his election, and that
ne appointed within the two first years of his
administration, about fifty such. "And that
o! these, one was appointed Auditor; one a
Comptroller; nine clerks in the departments;
one Librarian TO Congress; one q District AT.
torney; one register of a land Office; 7oHe a
surveyor Of public lands; one a receiver of
public moneys; one Secretary Of Territory
one a Marshall; one a purser in the United
States Navy; two Indian Agents; three Naval
o%ihcers; nine custom house officers and twentv-
two deputy post masters-the latter usually
lucrative and important Offices" In mos, cases
che editors appointed to local offices continued
to edit their papers, supporting the administra-
Ilon and assalling the opposition with spirit
and vigOr.
Thus we see it was, in the estimation of the
democrats, criminal in Mr.. Clay to remove five
or SIX editors, and a great virtue IN General
Jackson, in two years, to remove fifty officers
and to appoint his party editors in their stead
1t must De admitted by the democracy that
Gen. JacksOn' at an early day after he came
into Oihce, commenced, ii not a wholesale sys.
TEN Of prescriptions at least a very extensive
one oil removals from office, and continued
throughout his administrations to aDpoint
generally his paftizans. We see it announced
that, "By Senate document No. 100, list SEES.
sfon %lst Congress, il appears that, between
4th Of March, 1929, aad the 7th April.
1850, thirty weigh rs, guagers and measurets
were dismissed; and by document No. lO6.
LIST session 2lst Congress, that, between the
OF March, 1929, and the 22d day of March.
1871, Tour hundred and ninety-One deputy post
masters were removed. That, in addition to
these, during the same period numerous remo-
walls were made in the departments at Wash.
lngtOn, and the diplomatic, consular and other
branches of the public service" From all we
nave seen, we think he dismissed durino ,ba
nrst year OF his administration, Of the appoin.
tees OF JeHersons Madison and ]. @. Adams
hi'een bundled. Against these we have never
seen any charge Of a want of " patriotism.
hdeIity or integrity made and estab.
Notwithstanding the exclusion or memho,
Congress from Office constituted n nro,o;
nent feature in the canvass Of 1928, and Of tha
ABOVE expressions of Gen. Jackson, il is quite
certain that as soon as he reached the wb,to
mouse ne beganvo appoint democratic mem.
Oer' Of Congress to Office, not only within ,wo
years alter the expiration Of their terms. a,
Is SAID he appointed the Speaker of the Bon.a
2 Representatives, while disoharging bis du-