Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-11
WEDNESDAY
RICHMOND WHIG.
LETTERS NTHE PRESIDENCY
By s NICHOLAS OF LOUISVILLE.
PIrstpub!ishedia 1910; rspu5Eshsd in 1859.


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10 avoid daoohng IN e1isunS party ponuc', l VIA
give you rom hr. oiy Soie hanoVoF speeos
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s"ons Anu oHe'sei0 NA'Vui'e W P-. S.-
IL las turned from tue people ana 'heir nieuae rep
resenuhves, the natural allies OF genuine ceocracy 70
tne Executive ana, lnslean oi Wsiance, Jeaiousy anu
dslrusi mas gwen 10 uat Hii'S oonnuene'
ana mAde 70 virtual sutfenaer G s tne Ppwsis ~
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eious' ana very uans - - "usn 'ue DatH
sAme up Ios anu ''o n po'o:G ~ ~
IN the hahds OF 'ne uouefn ueocIAcy, ne Ires'ueht
said of i aud the tnonerh democracy ssid aier a as
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NOW, sir, Tue picture - conP,ece. An mvn must re-
cognize IL as A'r IAeneso, iauI iu,tens'u P0r-
rarnre ot one feature OF Psry.sm in 'his country
Look upon IL, consioer IL wen Is IL Eo' peauniul pc
ture! WITH sucn men as James haai'on, hehiy llsy,
John o. Calhoun, Denei WEBSTER, Jooh sergeant, An
drew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, :, &c, a. grouped
together as the principal personsgss In the foreground
Is Il not most observance picture wen worthy te ong
ard continued contemplation OF the "hoie nalon IL
suits not the present ppoae 70 point OUT S stVera
beauties.
There il al'o another topic tnat may De referred TO-
though it is an important item In the party politics OF
the day. because IL Is not peculiar 10 this day. and be-
cause has been he occasion OF severe censnre against
every President we bave ever nad, except washington
and Monroe; aud not against them only because during
the adminsti alton OF the first, pNties bad
not yet been duly formed, and during that
of the Other they had not yet again rsen since The
extinction OF the old federal party as political body The
susiou is to the habit OF all our other Presidents OF
sestowng the sfces and patronage oil the Government
upon political partzlns ISIS great mistake or great
imposition upon creduy, that this ABUSE is oil recent
origin. What democrat obtained oice under the elder
Adams' Party iines nave never oeen more strictly
drawn or aoheied 70 tn.n uuriug MS ume; "no, oi
the whole phaanx OF brilliant a,en. enooued 10 ihe
federal ranks received osungusheu once OF lucrative
trust ron Sens,son OF n.ni'on' SHu n9 eHctPlon
Mr.. Baysrd! Inc appointments u hr. - ADAMS Is
not admitted to be an exception. lie was considered 10
have reneunced MS party tney a. eet renounced hin.
This, hoWe'er, tnougn formerly 'is"ea AZ great
abuse OF tne trust rePoseu III t,o i'e'suen, 70 hoT
oveilookeu on account oi tno sun nore Aouso
OF turning poEucA opponens out Ti once 70 MAKE
room ior PohuGai pIrusan. E,uI 'us a'os stuer oi
medern origin IL Is oehe'eu 'nete were some ie" eh
ampes OF tne sort GnIer mt o'H hAs, no
douo', mucn incrraseu VI i4'o ;e-S ~ 10 no"e's,'
out HAsuto' '"N'N' 80 - - P0'
at least not an exclusive degec 70 Tue present lncum
bent or his immediate predecessor. IL Is out nsces-
sary result from attaining the frsdena' cnsir through
. popular election: They nave ou' AcIeu ooeoisnce
TO the destiny OF all parry freSdsnts Inc craving, and
imPortupate ho"ings Tor once or political psrasan'
must De sieneed aou g,aiuea. iIey NLh poI DC T de-
MED. what mas oeen cone IN .nat way s oGr y, lne
type oil wns. 10 ps uons ~ s 1e W ooo. .a
no Possio'' " 81. o .' o' =, sn,S
ABUSE Vi PSnr ~ .n%,;o ro;nS -" az ..".;
use w naonuAe auu " .uS h, anu
II VIII o'S =; az - s,s," rova,nrnrt. oS NJ Yart "a
avoWediy IS In the Sa'e goFefhmons Oi NC" iofA anu
pennsylvania
No disrespect is meant nor there any intention to
detrsct from the gentleman who In all probability will be
raised to the chair for the next term As much conf
dence placed in his pledges as would be placed In those
Of any To say that he will not dispace any OF his
political enemies to make room for hs political friends
would be TO cay for him what bis warmest friend wlnot
that s that he is more than mortal What shall they
who we're the recipients OF oil the benefits OF thai abuse
Of power for which he who abused 1t was hurled from
office, they who justified and gored in the abuse, shall
al ha receive thOae