Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Truman Smith, of Connecticut, on Removals and Appointments to Office: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 21 and 23, 1850 In answer, I must ask my honorable friend to hear the sentiments of General Jackson, as expressed in his first annual message to Congress - sentiments which were promulged in face of his assurance that the patronage of the Government should not be brought in conflict with the freedom of elections. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.