, 1873-07-20

manner. to tho aprcea,,rc " NJ hfa pnrttahnH
sntc He 9esoysa t,,1 not to ssgar4 th9ss appoint:
| ho was not n,nkilV for hitnsolf,, but
| for q sucocbeor. uThin outrngo on
1econoy," lio wrote to his Old colleagno. Gen.
Knox, who had written to congratulate him on
in tho ifo-appontmonte, Which aro irrenoyablo;
but az to tlio others, considor tho nominations
| as ntlfities, and will not Wow the poraons op-
pointed az ovon candidates for their oilco, much
apoct." tfheso Offices wore sixtoon In nuna,bor.
| Their inoumbonts woro MI removed dnrng tIo
flrnt yoar, and Republicans appointed to iii them
Tho othor ten removals, most Of which ocourrod
onlcial miaoonduot; >. "Xctiyo Al and % bittor o.. D.
position" ito use tho Presidents own words) ''to
! the order Of things which tho public viii has
established" Tlloro was third roason for 70
."Tho courts being 10 decidedly Federal aud IT.
removable, 1t is believed thnt Republican Attor-
| ueys end Murbbals. being tho doors
| Of entrance into tho conrtH aro in
dlsponsaly necessary M stiold to
tho Republican part Of our follow.citizenn,
which, bclsoyo, Is tho main body Of tho rooplo,h
Accordingly although tho expiration Of tho
Aiion and Bedltiou Lavs rcni1orod tho Federal
COURTS lcaa dangerous to freedom than thoy had
moved.
Tho outcry caused by this moderate exercise Of
readers OF tho prcsent day. JeGerHon, indeed,
stood botwcen two flrest-the Federaliats
shrieking with most vigorous unanim-
ity as each hoad dropped into tho basket; and
tito Republican host muttering rernonstranco
that tic iecapitatipg instrument worked SO
slowly. Tho donunoiasion Of tho Foderalists be
could not avoid; but be showed much tnct In re-
conoiling his own partisans to this moderate
course. To moro partisans, ho would show how
much bettor 1t was to have an ablo Fcdoraliet
Els circle Of 1rionds auiot for his sake.
than, By turning him out Of Office, to convert
him and llia family into vigflant ombltterol op-
pouents. To mon who, like himself, desired to
SEQ tho whole body Of citizens restored to good
and tho becoming. The Tammany Society Of
Esa eRasd 10 %aRs knea e ho rrss
fdenf tho discomfort Of tho Society at seeing SO
conversation Is reported by tic deputy:
Prosident-I should be worry glad to crafty my
friends In Baltimore By turning tho Federaliata
cut OF ofco, and filling their placos with men OF
way which cannot rouove,-a question which
have not boon ablo to polye. PorhapB you can
~ Young t1n - Tammany-1 1 despair Of solving and
problem that puzzles Mr.. JoTorson, but desire
to hear what It is.
President-Wol1, sir, wo are Republicans, and
wo arc conseuding for the right OF suffrage. Is
1t not so2
Young Tammany-Ycs. sir.
President (who had not 1cnd his Plato for
nothing)-Wo would not, therefore, put any ro-
atraint upon tho right OF suffrage a. It already
oxiats 2
Young Tammany (11nwarned bv tho fate Of
those who sought wisdom from socrates)-By
no meaps, sir.
Presideut-Tpl me- then, what Ia tho differ
once betyyeen denying the right Of suffrage, and
Furnishing man for oxofoisingi it by turning him
0r1 4ss S5 Sss3 sspst7 could not answer ts, question
II had to leave him whore found lnm, !" he
used to say iu telling tho ytory The President
hold firmly in his course unmoved by the oxocra-
tions Of Federaliats and the romonutranccs Of Re-
publfcans. At o moment in his second year,
whom tho opposition was yituporativo beyond
oil previous experience, he wrote to
member Of his Cabinet: II still think our
original idea as to ofico is best Tint is, to de-
dcaths, rosguations, aud delinquouoios. This
will least affect tho tranquility Of tho people,
and prevent their giving in to tho suggestion Of
our enemies, that ours has boon contest for
gono ono step further, and admitted tho right
Of every otnce-holder to PASS his leisure
hours oxaetly aa ho chose. I wish ho
had not added: ITO those moallB OF obtaining
= just shafe in 1e transaction Of the public busi;
for o1octioneoring activity, OF open and industri-
ous Opposition to the principles Of tho present
Government, Legislative and Executive. Every
officer Of tho Government may vote nt elections
according to his conscience; but ne should be-
tray tho cause committed to our caro- wero we to
permit the influence Of ofIicial patronage to be
used TO overthrow that cause"
The tendenay Q fGoyernmontat to become exccs~
sive is 80 strong, constant. and insidious, that
loss tho ambition that controls him is something
noblor than personal. Jefferson VAS ono Of
those who gaze this best proof Of diainterosted
love Of right principles ETery oalco in his
suppressed, md tho whole apparatus Of
Goyernmont-mtlitary. naval, judicial, executive
-waa reduced in quantity. We might sum up
his policy IN this particular III aentenco: Tho
NAV uoI IL a,1,nIny nv o5anvofotg. waLo Il
worth thn nh1cst ncna r Sbc to acryo thn Go1. ~
ornment but employ no Two men to do ono
mans work.
He declined to receive presents while in Office.
But he mado one exception. In 1906, ho re-
~ sa,a hIar.,ar Dust .s; n.,, ~ no" ,,
e,4I - ndnoia toAa1aet2 mttn mnu1n ~ laa uuGA
iIlenoiy lhtercourso aullnB hls eecond term. Ho
thuB acknowledged tho receipt OF this work : "
had lAid down as 3 law for my conduct while in