Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-24
Executive Vengeance.

We need not go beyond the limits of the Democratic
party the tyranca efforts made by Executive
power to sway public opinion-to buy up servile sup
port and crush opposition to the present admins.
ration, by means of the government patronage. The ban
OF prescription no longer confined to the opposite po-
cal party. Under this Administration it has assumed
form, and Executive vengeance is being
visited upon those OF the dominant party, who have
the independence and the honesty entertain and express
an opinion different from those in authority We
truly experiencing the tyranny Of party in all it hor
rors The Norfolk Nnrs, Democratic paper, makes
expose the system of Executive vengeance regularly
carried by the officials OF the Administration, and
speaks Of It in of manly courage We make the fol-
lowing extract from the article on this subject in the
Netcs
ave have been informed, good authority that the
heads of certain Departments in Washington have dis
tingushed number of Democratic journals on the lists
kept by them with black mark, ostensibly to signify
that they maintain erroneous principles, bu, really be-
they have chosen differ with the Administration
certain peuts and proclaimed their disspproval OF
special actions of members of the Cabinet. Among these
appears the OF the Norfolk Daily Neus marked
with the sign manual Of official dispeaslre aud represent
ed facous, bardshel secession Journal aud an un-
grateful recipient Of Executive patronage.
"The principal Of this denial OF our political or.
thodoxy, during the Bronson difficulty
We sgned in marked terms pprova of the sense
less conduct Of Mr. Guthrie in ostracsng the National
Administrations unit of course have
been appropriated by the whole Cabinet This in fac,
the front OF offence for which petty revenge
been resored to- in order to nure il possible or TO
allure us by hopes of reward TO ndscrimnae glorh.
cation OF the opinions, acts measures ye,oes &c OIL
| cial dgntids.
"ln addition to this have been magned and abus
ed and the influence and claims OF paper sought
destroyed and injured because have not been ready
and willing to yield our sentiments of right and convic
tons OF duty to arrogant assumptions and self
cd I'd Of Dol
been every thing by turn, and nothing long-who have
played every part 10 the political drama scenesh
er TO the strutiing hero attempting the rsgc-dese
tiers rom the Democratic party of the Force
Bill, and showing their consistency by voting for ayowed
ederaists-iiirrson men in lSi0 Polk in A. Tay-
Tor men in 4s, and Pierce in 80 have presumed to
lecture and control course who have never iaer
ed in sustaining and advocating the principles of true De-
mocracy-equal laws aud States rights
The substance OF the corresp oudeuce Oh the Neutrality
Laws, recently submitted Congress, may be summed
| up briefly thus
l. England and France will issue no letters of maroue
| during This
| g They will respect the cargoes-not contrab,nd-of
neutral nations found in enemy vessels during this war
s. They hope the United States will prohibit pryatee-s
under Russian coors from being equipped yctuaed or
ADMITTED with their prizes into their ports and American
| citizens from taking part in such ornaments.
Our government properly replies that policy and It's
while expresses satisfaction that the allied powers
sent 10 acknowledge the great doctrines indicated by the
war oil lSl2, hopes that the doctrine of perma-
Dent ana universal recognition and may thus be nterpoa
ted upon the code Of nations as a canon of admitted
right.