Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 20, Number 19, Vincennes, Knox County, 20 June 1829 — Page 4

,r. Sicttt Should you deem the following lines worthy of a place in your po'ts corner, be pleased to insert them, ami oblige, P. ski.fcted. TO THE AUTUMN LEAF. IiKr. trembling one ! lst of a summer race, withered and scar. And shivering wherefore art thou lingering Thy woi k K done, here? ,.. Thou hat seen all The summer Cower reposing in their tomb, Aral the eveen leaves, that knew t!r:e in their

Wnthcr ;m-l fall. bloom, Why di-'.st thou cling So fondly to the rough and sapless tree ? Hath then existence aught like charms for Mice, Thou fading thing !

:n

The voire of spring,

hirh wrike t'.iee int ic ing, ne v r again

Will greet tin v nor the gentle summer's rr.in New verdurj bring.

The zephyr's breath No more nill wake fir thee its melody nut tlie lone sighing of the blast iudl be Thev hvniu of death.

Vet a few da'. s

A ft

And the strained

in v

taint stru-'-'-'es witli the autumn storm.

eve

v.n mar traie.

to

ii thv tremblin,.,r

form

Vri autuTuti leaf!

Thc::i art ;n eu.b'eni of mortruiu

The e-j,'r,7

Withered b

ct one: ( un.r am

I fivihlike Mace

W

;riet.

Wh'He hopes are ilvd.

iieniir'om'niicTsccretary of State,

his former enemy, down to the petty

rostmastcr of a petty village, was

made with the exclusive object of

increasing his strength. The patronage of the general government was the talisman, with which the coalition

hoped to covert enemies into friends, weakness into strength, odium-into

popularity. And it must be confess

ed, they succeeded beyond what

might have been expected from the

nature of our republican Institutions.

It was found altogether unnecessary

to displace a very large proportion ol

the incumbents of office. These

stickers of treasury pap, merely re quired to know the will of their mas ters, and straightway it was done

This was speedily made known The Frankfort A reus was made to give

way to the Commentator the Scv-

Hampshire Patriot with a subscrip tion of 4,000. to the New-Hampshire Journal, a paper then about 18 weeks old the widow Daily to John IVinns etc. J'erbumsat. These hints sufficed. To a short time nine tenths of the office holders, and applicants for

office became devoted partizans of

noso i.ivcd ones ail ua e ureeci! and dicci a- ' ,,KJ Mhhvi.i,ivmmj ,

ding, cc abide then call. ' 1 he great current of public patronage, with its numeious springs and branches ramifying into every quarter of the Union, was converted into an civeti

loneeriwr engine to crusn one man.

and he a great national benefactor ! Streams of calumny went forth to poison the public mind against him. His domestic sanctuary was invaded

and the destruction of his private

character decreed. Swindler, .Negro Trader, Adulterer, Murderer, Trai

tor ! Those were the epithets sought

to be fastened on his name. In this

ferocious and unexampled hunting

down of private character, the office holders under the late administration

occupy a conspicuous ranlc. It is said, that the tastr of human blood increases the ferocity of the bloodhound to a m.uh!eningicgrcc. The taste of treasury bounty recms to have had a similar effect on those who received it. jXcvcr has public patronage been prostituted to purposes more vile never has it exercised so loathsome and disgusting an intiuence. Polluting every thin" within its reach, it lias produced a r -. . i .i i t t .

hum "aimrcue on inc uoiiv no nr.

-i limn '- rriti tfK C w CO oul

vil practice gave birth to a central

r owe it to a combination of politi

cal men that threatened the subver

sion of our liberties. The exalted character of the statesman was nc-

noiders werethrown into the scale, & the contest was made to turn, in no small degree, on the question, whether the government could be safely cc advantageously administered without the aid of the superior talents

i and the experience of the men then in

cessarily sunk into that of the mere

politician ; and the politician in turn, 'office. It was asserted that all the

soon degenerated into the sycophant, wealth and the rcspiclahilitij of tin; By this process a very large portion 'country were on the side of Mr. of our public men were converted in ! Adams, and that the present chief

to the most servile political caterers If we may be allowed the expression.

politics had become a trade, and a

magistrate &. his friends, were morally, politically and intellectually disqualified for office. To all this, the

bold line of demarkation had been j people turned a deaf car. They knew

drawn between the politicians of the

day and the people. V is true, the politicians differed amongthcmselvcs

that Messrs. Adjms and Clay had

obtained power by impure means; they were convinced that the affairs

Still iin;s t' lite and linijeiii.g hives to i-.tav A! nr. e die dead. Jtni r'en now I hear the j;at;erine; of the au'unin blast, II comes th frail form trembles it i past. And "ion art low. W. C. C.

VASUEI'Y.

Proscription. The coalition prints are laboring to get up an excitement OM a count of the removals from of fre. nmtr.euccd by the present Administration : and a clerk recently dismissed from the State Depart incut, impudently undertook to catechise Mr. Van liuren as to the mo tives, reasons and inducements, that operated to produce his dismission. All this is extremely silly. Every

bodv saw & contemplated the niiftrft dent, but when in the natural order of events, the consequent came on, why then, mere was great alVccfaiion of uonirhment, mingled with no little waiiing and lamentation. We say, t h it, the )i'c?C'd is a natural end in evhahle result of a previous state of tilings, which every man of common sense onht to have expected & been

as to who should be their leader, or j of the nation were inefficiently and

their chiet, but it was perfectly und- corruptly managed and they saw the erstood, that, whoever might succeed labels of proscription hoisted against

the labels of proscription were to be those who were contendit g for their

hoisted against those only who had! dearest rights It was under such dared to contest tile claim set up by 'circumstances they deteimii cd to

the central power to wield the desti-j elect the present patriotic President,

nics ot the nation. Hence, in the ; that they might, through him. vindi-

commeneement of the late canvass, a :eate their own rights, and insure a

large majority of the second rate po- reformation of the abuses of which

htical men ol the nation were array they had so much cauc to complain.

. ...... . -

cd on the side ot the party in power,

and more than nine-tenths of the na

tional offices were in the possession

The course, then, which the executive is now pursuing can in reality, be matter of sui p ie to no one. The

of the bitter and decided enemies of 'system of r.croitM which was advo-

p re pa re

I lor. The elder Adam-,

most of those who held appointments

niilni' luti txi'i-i tiirtiffl till !

i.v ? !:vn- ;h.-v hail inci.ncil tl.J n mch "l sy clicked, won d

displeasure of the

gen. Jackson. At an early period of the contest it was foreseen that the state of things we have just described could not be permitted to continue, in the event of the success of the republican party. It was then urged, that it was, in reality a contest for office Office holders were emphatic

ally warned, that they would be!

hurled from their high places, if the "Military Chieftain" should be elect ed. From that moment, down to the election, the republican party bad

to contend against the power, the influence and the patronage of the government. Office holders felt that they were Sniggling for their places ; their hostility to the candidate of the people increased as the contest progressed ; and appeal after appeal was made to the people, to know whether they were prepared for a general change of their public agents? Those appeals were decisively answered by the people at the poll Iy their votes they proclaimed their desire that the tk Augean

catcd by the republicans and denounced by their adversaries, throughout the late contest, is now in progress It was Joretold by the Coalitionists and urged by the supporters of the people's rights. The removals made and contemplated, only constitute a portion, (and a small portion too,) of the system of reform, for which the republican party have contended. We shall hereafter endeavor to shew, that the dismissal of his personal and political enemies from office, is de

manded by prudence and patriotism; that the policy the executive is now pursuing is calculated to insure the adoption of those measures which have been urged by himself and his friends, and on the success of which the future fame of his administration will depend Louisville Pub. Adv.

An Iron dray Horse

.fatWr-v JsroKcinio tne

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rj J J W i hiujv,iiiii.i tiA'LJxriVA. bout the last of Mav. he U

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about Uhjn is hu;h, 5 cars old thisspiing

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dison and .Mi. .Monroe, came into office in accordance with the wishes of the pvoi le. ami on the unbiased, unbou.;ht suffrages of the people, did they confidently rely for a te election they were not disappointed. Hence from the time of ?Ir. JelVerson down to the termination of Mr. Monroe's administration, the course of public

pjtromige llowed on in a smooth, untroubled current, and in this con

dition would it have remained, had i

overspread and destroy the whole

body. The only sure remedy lias been applied the corrupting and corrupted member has been removedand if in lopping off the foul cxcrcssence, a small portion of that which is sound, be also taken away, it constitutes no just ground of coin plaint, being an incident that arises from the very nature of the undertakl.0. Let this cry of proscription, there-

More, be heeded not 'Tis but the

Stable" should be cleansed and that tlGls an(1 i):lccs 'as a black snot .n his war

it was their will that a gC leral change ! a appearance of a brand, but r , ,. rr , . j not Milii'-ieMly legible to say what, has a lonr Of public ohlCCS Should UfcC place. tail, shod bcmrethc oui.cr is desired to

Who will deny that the people " romc fT'v n.i, prove his proneity, pay char.1 i tii i hrc-j, aiid tukc it away.

1, f'X"1 1 IIMIIL'.IIIII I . 1IM flllt'llin

the late presidential canvas, that all their faith fuk well tried, veteran civil ofjircrs would he dismissed be made to give place to the followers of k the Hero," should Mr. Adams fail to be re-elected? "Did that statement deter

June 4, ljg29.

ASA THORN. 17-31

Caution to the Public. LL not sons a'C hercbv cautioned anin,t

. . y ,-, A !... J C . f

1 pwn..uiis;ii or irai;in, tor a note oi hand ifsvcn by Joseph Huh rl, (now deceased) to William Wi'.k.ns, for the sum ot six dol-

the neonle from votinff against thc!'"rs and HHy cents, the date of the note r.o '. . 1 .... n t M 1 I . 1 1 . .

John (iuincv A.lams hccii dccU-d !,"-" 1 "'p ' P"c im.l.T riiruintan-s similar to llio.-c J'0""1 produced by the removal of

which characterized the elections ol 11 " .a' "lY UK! uuvc 50 aain lTr adi.in nrul Mr. Imirno U0' "ll Lvl the good work be UlO

If Tdr. Adams had been elevated bv an overwhelming maioritv cd the

people, who can doubt that Daniel Webster, or some other friend, would not have been his Secretary of State instead of Mr. Clay? lut coming into power m a questionable manner against the wishes ot a majority of the people hearing the indignant murmurs of an outraged community and teeing a cloud of opposition gathering, (not among politicians

only, but with thesovrcign people) the Coalition w ere at once compelled j

to prepare lor the coming storm bv calling to their aid all the devices tlhtt their ingenuity could sufeest. Knowing thai the public voice could not. nor would not sustain them, they had to resort to at tificial props. From the fu st moment, therefore, of Mr.

1 v,iniv-.V-,l. UUw lit. V O IV7 lit- I'llltlilllt. ill the year 18 25, or 1826, as wc arc determined not to pay the same unless compelled by law. I.UCY HA! II I). J'hnstx. JAMES HA1RU, Jdmstr. June 3, 1329. 17-3t

roughly done. Xashvillc Republi.

Removals. &c. The opponents

of the present administration contend that the course pursued by the President, in causing his revilers and his enemies to be removed from office, is alike impolitic and fyranical. Is this position tenable ? The question is important, and will, we are pcrsuad ed, be correctly decided by the great body of the American people.

The course of events, previous to the election of Gen Jackson, natural

ly tended to place a vast majority' of

the offices. State and National, in the hands of his opponents. What was termed the Secretary succession had been maintained for twenty years. One President after another had, in effect, if not in form, been permitted

coalition? or did it coerce the re

publican party to give any pledge, that the veteran civilians, against whom they were contending, would be permitted to retain their offices?

Ry no means. On the contrary, the i Administrator's Sale, standard of RuroiiM was boldly hois- j t- OT1CE is hereby Kivcn, that the perted, and the determination of the op- j sonal oods of the estate of Philip ponents of the coalition, to bring the! Wcasc,(iatc ot Ki ox county,) deceased will government back -to its republican ! bc ;?,d 'fa hte residence 7 . i i 1-1 i i on the Mom iby ol June Lcxt a credit of

uiu k. ab ujjcui) uiuciauneu. jii- nvche months will bc cjiicn on all sums

stead ot declaring that it was not their j cr thicc doliais, the purchaser giving good f

intention to remove their adversaries ! security sale to commence at ten o'clock

from office, they avowed their determination to do so. and pointed to the official turpitude of the cabinet and those holding offices at the will of the Executive, as a justification for the policy they had resolved toadopt. It was thus the question was fairly submitted to the people, at an early

period ol the canvass; and, although the decision they gave, seems to have

convinced a large portion of the aristocracy, that the people are not competcnt to sell government it increased our confidence intheirintclligence, patriotism and virtue In the late canvAss, the entire

weight and influence of the office

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May 23, 1829 1 6-4 1 iNOTICK. THE subsc iber has now in complete operation, in P RiscEtos, Gibson county, Indiana, a FULL IXC, MILL, f and will attend to all orders in that line of

business, punctually Persons residing in Knox county, who wish cloth 'Fulled, will please leave the same at the Stage Ojjicc in Vincenncs, as arrangements have been made with the propiie'ors, to bring and return the same, fuee of cost A similar arrangement has been made for the convenience of the citizens of Vandfb u k ( j h Sc Posey counties. He pledges himacilto dress and color if required, in a compkte and workman like manner, all cloth forwarded to him. JAMES EVANS. March 10, 182?. o-U'