Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-08-03
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wAsHINcroN, july Il, 1901.

GENTLEMEN,
1 HAVE received the Remembrance you
were Piealed to addrels 10 me, on the appoint
ment Of Samuel BlhoP, to the Office OF Collec-
tor Of New Haven, lately vacated by the death
# David Aultn. The right Of our fellow citi
zens % feptelent to the public fun6tonaries
Their opinion, on proceedings interefing 70
them, is uGqusaionably Constitutional right
often nieiui lometimes neceaAry, aud will al.
ways be RESPECTFULLY acknowledged By me.
Of the various Executive duties, no one
excitcs more anxious concern than that Of plac.
ing he interet of our fellow citizens IN the
h'nds If honeA men, with understanding nC
hcent for their ration. No duty at The fame
time, IS more difficult ia fu'd. The knowl.
edge OF ch4ra9ers Pofcdel by Jingle indivi
dual is Of necelity limited. To fe-k out the
bea through The whole Union, we muR Re
1oTt TO other information, which from the ben
Of men, acting difntereaedly and with the pu-
ret motives, is 1ometimas incorrect In the
calfe Of Samuel BilnoP, however, the fubi-a of
your Remembrance, tine was taken, iniorma.
ton was fought. and fuel obtained as could
leave no room for doubt Of his Gtncfs. From
private lources ii was learnt that his underdan
ding Wa found, bis integrity pure, bis charac-
ter untainsd. And The Offices conhded to
bin within his own tate are public evidences
at the eltimation in which he is held BY the
h'te 10 general, and the city and townlhip par
ueularly 10 which he lives. He is fAid 10 be
the Town Cle,k, Jufice of the Peace, Mayor
Ct The city Of New Haven, an Office held at
the will Of the Legilamre Chief tn lge of
the Court Of Common Pleas for New Haven
county, a court Of hight Criminal and civil IN
ridi6tOn, wherein mott caules are decided with
out the right Of appeal or review; and fole
Judge OF Court OF Probates, wherein he iingly
decides all queaions Of wills, settlement Of
eitates, teitate and inteRate: appoints GUAR
dians, feules their accounts, and in fla has IN
der his jnrfdidion and care all the property
real and Pericnal # PeIlons dying. The two
lat Office, il the annual gift Of the legislature.
were given 10 him in May laR.
Is it poih5lc thar tn: man 10 whom the lie
giilajurc Of Connecticut has 70 recently com.
mitted truRs Of luch difficulty and magnitude.
is unst to be the Collector Of the diRria az
Newhaven," though acknowledged il the fame
writing, TO have obtained all this confidence bv
long coone Of ufefulnsfs "'-It is directed
indeed, IN the remembrance hat be is ~ years
OF age :: bur az A much more advanced age, our
Franklin vas the ornament Of human nature.
He may not be able 70 perform ia perion all
the details Of his office but If he gives Us the
bcnhct Of bis underR9S ding, his integrity, his
watchtulneis. and takes care that All the dets Is
are well performed by himlelf or his neccH4ry
afitants, all public PurPoles will be anlwered
The remembrance indeed does not alledgc
that The Office bas been lily conducted, but only
apprehends that il zUW Be 70. Should this han.
pen in event, be afured | will do in it what
ihali be juf ard neceaary for the public fer
vice. II The mean time he ihould be tryed
without being prejudged.
The removal, as it is called, Of Mr.. Good
rich, forms another fubiea Of complaint. De
clarations by myfsf il favor Of boEiicaI tolerance
exhortations to harmony and affection il focal
inlercoufe, and TO relPea for the e7pai rigbt5 Of
the minority, have, on Certain occafions, been
quoted and mi!con0rued into aaurances that the
tenure Of Offices was 70 be undiAurbed. Blu:
could candor apply luch a contribution? 1t is
not indeed ia the Remembrance that we find
il I: bur i leads to the explanations which that
calls tor. When it is conGdered that during
the late naturalization, thofe who were not az
part GUAR feet Of politics were excluded from
all Office; when by a Ready purluit Of this
meaiure, nearly the whole offices Of the United
States were monsPolized by that fett when
the public lentment at length declared itGlf
and BURT open the doors OF honor and conf
dence to thole whole opinions they more appro-
we'd ; was it to be imagined that this monopo
ly Of Office was Gill to be continued in the hands
Of the minority Does it violate their e1gal
rigbtr, 10 ahert fome right in the majority ALTO
Is it Political Intolerance TO claim a proportion
ate ihaie in the direction of the public affairs }
Can they not barmoaizs in fociety unleri they
have every thing in their owa hands ? If the
viii Of The nation, manifeled by their various
elections, calls for an administration Of govern
ment according with The opinions of thole cleo.
ted i, for tbe ful6lment of hat viii, Gifplace-
ments are neceGary, with whom can they 70