New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-12

lucky aspiring politician aud meritorOusiy prom
inent young man, s the only considerable exception;
and his is the only speech that alluded to the real OBJ
iect of the gaheringthe Reconstruction Of the parry
This spec oh too evidently prepared beforehand,
in anticipation Of quite different sort Of meeting
Mr.. DoBBIS the Secretary of the Navy, was toasted
tuies, although absent. Mr. ORR, Of South Carolina,
was toasted once "a was the ehiyslrie State he
presents The Old Dominion had the same honor
once So lad Colonel FORNEY, wb0 responded, call
ing Franklin Pierce CHIEFTAIs. The Postmaster
General was toasted, but was missing and finally
bumpers were drunk to the health Of Mr. D. HOOyer'
the Marshal and Lawyer Rateife
But we DO not allude to this performance for the
purpose Of showing how barren and ruitless il or
to what straits the sham democracy is reduced when
its high festivals aud Oyesasts ssl together no more
respectable elements than were assembled at this 10
sion banquet Our purpose is not 90 much to expose the
poverty of current politics as to correct grave mis-
representation of historical facts OF course, the day
naturally called for some remembrance OF the great
man whose name is connected with il; and had this
been udicousy kept within the bounds Of truth, there
would be no reason TO find fault But these limits
10 have been degpised by democratic fusoniss and
among their regular tOasts we find the following:
"ud,eo JaThs Men who checked the proFrs q eorrp-
accordance with the Democratic sentiment Ofih N1on-' to
This toast contains brief but pregnant commentary
upon the intelligence of those who received it with
tbusiasm. ANDREW JACKSON was a man Of deter
mined viii aid impulsive energy, who made an endur
ing impression upon the popular mind and the history
of the times in which he lived But the assertion that
he checked the progress of corruption is altogether
absurd He succeeded to the Presidency after JOHs
QUINCY ADAMS whose administration, for purity,
economy and trustwOrhness 10 all its official acts and
relations, was and is prOverbiay eminent During the
Presidential term of Mr. Adams there were less than
half dozen removals from Office, and those for drunk
enness and incapacity Repeated applications were
made to him, by Cen Cas- among others, TO remove
JOHN MCLEAN, the POstmsst er- General, upon the
charge of his using bis official influence and the Post
Office facilities to promote the election Of Cen Jack
son. He was also importuned to remove the then New
York Collector for insubordinaton to the Executiye
but finding them faithful honest and capable in dis
charging their official duties be would not listen to
these opportunities With the exception of the alleged
deialcstiOn of Watkins for few thousand dollars,
there was not a breach Of financial, official trust,
during bis Chief Magistracy What arrant, false
hood then is the assertion that Andrew Jackson
checked the progress of corruption and brought back
" the Government to its Republican simplicity" An
drew Jackson was the first President who removed
and Unfortunately from Office for
opinions sake. 1t was during Andrew Jacksons ad-
ninstraton that official pecratiOn and dealcation by
he Wholesale commenced their corrupt aud corrupt
ng nfuences-and increased and spread with such in
ensity and rapdity, that under VAN buren,, who fol-
lowed in the footsteps of bis illustrous predecessor,
Known official defacations and regulations not
egarded as sufficient cause OF remOyal And yet with
II these notorious facts within the personal knowledge
n recollection of all adult, intelligent citizens,
wing, these WasbingtOnian and Congressional ban
IueteIs, publicly proclaim over their cups that An
rev jackson checked the progress of corruption ~
such men, and all of their political kh and kin would do
veil to remember that John Quincy Adams recognized
he right of Office holder to enjoy and act upon bis
,wn political convictions while Franklin Pierce re-
moves from Office those who will not serviley CONFORM
wen in State politics. to the mperious and degrading
Instructions of himself and his Cabinet. This is, in
Iced bringing back the Government It's Republican
simplicity" with vengeance.