The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-06-20
aimed nv him in utter unconsciousncss

tors on this floor, and since no true
patriot anxious for Republican institu-
lions can doubt that it ought to be
driven with Kissing and scorn from all
possibility of repetition, begin with
this undoubted abuse.
There has been no call of Congress
for II return Of the relations holding
office, stipend, or money-making OPP
portunity under the President. The
country is left to the press for iniorma-
ton on this important subject. II
there is any eXaggeration the Presl-
dent is at fault, since knowing the dis
creditable allegations he has not hast
ened to furnish the precise facts, or ut
least his partisans have failed i'll not
calling for the official information. In
the mood which they have shown IN !
this Chamber it is evident that any
resolution calling for it, moved by Il !
Senator not known to be 1or ms re-
election, would meet with opposition,
and an effort to vindicate Republlcah
institutions would be denounced AS an
assault on the President. Hut the |
newspapers have placed enough be-
yond question for judgment on this rX-
traordinary case, although thus far
there has been no attempt 10 apprecl-
ate it, especially in the light OF history
One list makes the number Of bene-
ticiaries as many as forty-two-belng
probably every known person allied to
the president by blood or marriage,
Persons seeming to speak for the
President, or at least after careful IN
mliries, have denied the accuracy OF
this list, reducing it to thirteen. 1t Will
not he questioned that there is at least
n bakeris dozen in this category
thirteen relations of the President bill
letcd on the country, not one OF whom
but for his relationship would have
been brought forward, the whole
constituting case Of ncpotism not un-
worthy of those worst Governments
where Office is family possession
BEYOND the list of thirteen are other
revelations, showing that this strange
abuse did not stop with the PreSldchlS 5
relatives, but that these relations "o'
t tanned appointments for others IN thelr
circle, so that every relation became
s center of influence, while the Presi-
$ dents family extended indefinitely,
/ Only one President has appointed re-
}. lations, and that was John Adams; but
G he found public opinion, inspired hy
J. the example Of Washington, SO strong
!. against it that after slight expert
g ment he replied to an applicant, " You
If know it is impossible to appoint my
re own relations to anything without
1t drawing forth torrent OF oolo1uy, u;i .
:" Letter to benjamin hu'liS, HPnn
is 1893; John Adams Works, vol. viii, p
rs GA, The judgment ol rle cou',I' :,
O. found voice in Ihom;S jefferson, "lo
n in letter written shorlly aiter ne pc
L. came President, used theSe s'ro''s
" words: Mr. Adams 0eHrd"em n"'oHI.
1t infinitely by his conduct on 'hlS suo
IS ject.' But Johh ADAMS, ."''"ca tl"',o @
n terring his son, John quincy A'"lllS
ID from one dlploh'atlc l'o'. W "''',n'u,' n ~,
rs pointed only Two rclalIscs' ii"S o. ~.
y what words would JelieIso'l ,,'S, usu |, Nv Nv
a were here 10 speak Oh .,'e "p'u pran; "a,;
" multiiarious hepollsm ol o"' ''''
n dent?
n, GIFr-TAKING OFFICIALLY CoMrEN
I'd sATED.
III From one typical abuse | pass t
is another. From dropsical ncpotisn
swollen TO elephantiasis, which nobod
he c,n defend, | pass to gft-taking, whic
Of with Wit our President has assumed an III,
MS nrrccdputcd form. Sometimes publ
is mon even in our country have take
til gifts, but it is not known that an
u President before mas Tcpa'u lilc lu,io
III ! with office. For a public man to tax
of ,.;r,,, i, ronrobousibie. for n presidel
Sh'" 20 tt:.t ,,,,ne,loro and othf
nd to select CABINET cOulSeloIS anu ''','
not ,tHcnr. among those from whom |
~; wv ,'' t,l,o,, ,rifto ;o an anomaly in r.
Isl publican annals. Observe, sir, tnat
tn ano,k of il gently, unwilling to eXhlb
III the indignation which such Tres
eS- Dental pretehSloh u cml'''i'',"
'ok arouse. The country VIII J""8e
but and blot it out as an example. ,;,,
3u- There have been througiou' l,l9.o'
be- corrupt characters IN oiliclai slalio
at- but, whether IN ancient or hioue'
ap- times, the testimony is constant again
ne the taking of gifts, ami nowhere WI
he more force than in our scripture
my whereit is said: "Thou shalt not Wr'
tcs- Judgment, thou shalt llot resPe', l''
ers, sons, neither take WG ior Il Z
ech doth blind the eyes OF the WISE
ion, deuteronomy xvi, 49, Here Is !!
inhibition and also The reason, Whl
He slight observation shows to be tru
tan Does not a gift blind the eyes Oh
wise? The influence OF gifts IS rep
,nt scnted by Plutarch, IN the lie Oh
the Spartan King:
, to ..vo, no ,nouvht those WAYS of en,rapping m
With by Cite and presents, which other Kings use
The honest and narca ana 3 i %s see'a auohn 10 him 70
u the most noble sctiSn. SSaEu a9 nI those that came
to him HIM by personal intercourse aud agreeable con'
Gre sation since between friend %na ercfn nG
n is th., we gam h the "sS Scp g bw "r omr @
ice tsfsi isrchs Liver cIourhs EDITION vol iv p 40
what !. dome undcr the influence
hen y, ila' ~ ,oroen,rv. - r, but whether fro
was sL,. s,or T. r. subject or from subject to rul
ture ,u'', . ,,;ft ~ l. a%uallv nernicious. An 0
bob- tne sil. - t,;oi .tta faaIod athe Greeks bc
lind cleI'a ta',;o .' :, and those words have
hen my s'n''' n'rovnrh " Inf there are Gre,
orm con- come rina prHffsI pgifts elsewhere than at Tr,
own bearing i;e s',,n mon con traffic with su
ntlv "A pupi,c; ',ia ,ar;, tbair onnnora,