Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-05-18
Executive Patronage.


professed object of the amendment
was to prevent the President after the
adjournment oil Congress, from remov
ing Federal Office holders, who do mo-
support his reconstruction scheme
and appointing those who do; anC
this was to be done, by providing that
until such officers were confirmed by
the Senate, they should be entitled tc
no pay. This it was thought would
take the life out Of Mr.. Johnson's hope
of building up new party, through
the agency ofhis patronage.
1t is quite remarkable, that it should
have occurred to any one, that through
the mere love of lucre, a great John.
son party was to springinto existence
and that if the temptation of gain
could only be removed, such a party
could have no existence, and the coun.
try would be safe. This is placing
altogether too low an estimate, upon
the integrity and virtue ofthe people
for it is from them, that such a party
must be formed, if at all. Suppose
that the President were to desert al.
together, the principles and the men
Of the party, that raised him to power
and 90 over soul and body, patronage
and all to the other side; who be-
lieves it would work the disintegra-
ton ofthc party? If the party has
nothing but executive patronage to
hold it together, the sooner it goes to
pieces the better. The truth is. there
is no danger upon this point. The
party is grounded upon the broad
morality Of equal rights to all men,
and has for its battle cry, Liberty,
Progress and Reform; and the man
who talks about jostling such a party
from It's purpose, or defeating its mis-
sion, by the paltry profit of Federal
appointments, talks nonsense. 1t
cannot however be denied, that there
are men, who for the savory pottage of
post office, or cOllectorship, would
barter not only political honor, but
principle and manhood itself. But
Mr.. johnson is welcome to all such in
his new party. The Republican party
will be all the better without them.
1t is certainly very unfortunate,
that any leader Of the Republican
party, should so far lose confidence
in the people, as to suppose, they
would be seduced from an obedience
to the dictates of conscience, by the
bride OF place or profit. 1t is also
northumberland matter 0 f deep
regret-that the Republican party.
with creed containing the essential
morality of social and political reform.
and a platform broad enough for the
philanthropist, and sound enough for
the political philosopher, should think
and talk so much, about the spoiLs of
the party, and so little about its prin-
cipLes.
1t does not require a practiced eve,
to discover the real object of the
amendment, tackled as it was, to
measure quite foreign to it, in its pro-
visions. 1t was not, as alleged. to save
the party from dissolution and decay
forwe have seen that such result could
not come, from such cause. 1t was
conceived in the interest of the pres
ent Federal appointees, and might
have been well named a measure for
the better protection of their "bread
and butter" For our own part, we
cannot see how it will affect the safety
of the Republic, if the Post Office at
Plunket, is taken from Mr.. LivewelI.
and given to Mr.. Hungryman, and
the latter gets his pay, even from the
date of his appointment. No one
however will deny that the offices
should be held by loyal men, and by
those who stood by the country and
helped defend it in the hour of trial
and II Mr.. johnson takes them from
such, and gives them to the dislovaI.
instead of its helping him and his new
party, in our humble opinion it will
have the opposite effect; and we saw
II he wants to, let him do it. If any,
thing comes ofhis new party it will
figure in the next Presidential cleo
ton; and the people can then be re-
minded Of the measures resorted TO
in bringing it into existence, and the
out of which it was formed
which would be much more profitable
to the Republican party, than to be
called upon to give a good reason
or such violent party action, as the
adoption of this amendment would !
nave shown; and when arraiened be- I
ore the people, what could the party S
Jay by way of excuse? NOTHING c
which the people would accept as
UGH. How could they answer the !;
o b jections to til e U
for the developement of a
which, in true judicial style, we refer t