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Wlen General Jackson came into office and commenced his career of prescription for opinions sake his friends justified him upon the ground that it was unsafe for the administration to retain its enemies, or those politically opposed to it, in office, as they night easily, by negIecting their duties or proaitating their offices to political pur- poses, render the administration unpopular or even odious. It was right, they conten- ded, that every Administration should call to its aid its friends, and not its enemies. If thisbe the correct doctrine, and parties as wei as individuals should be measured by th standard it erects for others the present administration will have to make more emovals than General Harrison and Mr. Vin Buren both, for Mr. Van Buren found many of his friends in office, who were retained, and removed such as were oppos,d to him, and supplied their places with hs friends. Now suppose this to be true, and no one can deny it, the present Administration, in order to have the aid of its friends, come up to the rule laid down by the party lately in power, must not only remove those that were appointed by Mir Van Buren's administration, but those, also. who were retained in office by him. It is a doctrine, we must confess, we did not like so very we'll, as it then operated upon our friends, but now that it operates upon our opponents, we begin to think, after all, that an Administration con get along rather bet ter with its friends in office, than wit its enemies as they will not be so likely to in- terpose any clogs to its progress. Our op- ponenB, we know. think it is right for they first established and acted upon the princi- pie, and no one ought to object to buying and selling by his own weights and meas ures, CT to be dealt with upon his own prin- ciples, and according to the rules that had been prescribed for others. Before the last Presidential election, hundreds of the office holders, who supposed that the coun- try was getting along as easily as they were, and believing that with a tolerable free use of their money, they could easily bring about the reelection of Mr. Van Bu- ren, declared that if Gen. Harrison was elected, they would not hold office under him, single day; but since the change in the Administration we hear nothing of their resigning; they hang on to their offices, like teaches. ReSigning now, is the least they think of

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