The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-10-18
Hon, The National fnselHyenesr.

surveyors of the customs, navy agents,
receivers of public monies for lands, reg
listers of the land offices, paymasters in
the army, the apothecary general, the as
sistant apothecaries genera, and the com
missary general Of purchases" I" which
bear date on or before the 3Oth Septem-
i.cr, 1914, are to cease and expire0n the
day and month Of their respective dates
which shal! next ensue the 3Oth of Sep.
1920; and all commissions between that
day and the lst OF October, 1916, are to
expire ON the day and month Of their re.
spective dates which shall next ensue the
30th day Of September, 1921; and, for
the future, all appointments and reap
pointments are to be for the term of four
years and no more. The same rule al
ready prevails as to Marshals and terrific
rial officers, who are generally re-appoin,.
ed, unless there be some strong objec-
tion against it. A similar course will, it
is presumed, be pursued in the execution
ol the law oi the last SESSION. Nevertbe-
les, it has caused some of the incumlsnts
Of snug Offices, which they have held so
long as to regard them in some sort as
their property, to lock about them. We
presume, however, there will be No re-
movals without good cause. There will
probably be some changes for the sake of
rotation, where profitable Office has been
too long in one lamily, &c. 1t is sup
posed the voluntary accomplishments OF
office will be more numerous than the re-
movals. Among these retirements. tor
example, il is said, viii be that of the pres
ent Collector of the Pert of New York
The annunciation Of his intention has &C.
casioned many surmises as to who is to
succeed him. Some say one, and some
another; and all are OF the lookout
Some other of the Collectorships. &c. it
is supposed viii he in the same situation;
so that the ensuing year is likely to be
busy time among the office seekers -
Meanwhile, the Executive, though many
Of that class may BE- necessarily disap-
poited. vii! have it happily in its power,
III the present temper OF the nation, to Sc
lect men for their qualifications and fit
ness for Office, rather thar their perseve.
rance in the pursuit of it, from their g Ia
cal mbitaticns," or from the number -
their recommendalory friends. In lhs
Country there ought tn te no sinecurcs----
, NO men in office who arc incompe'en. to
the discharge OF It's duties.
:ztEs:
Conrf of Caance,y.--When Mrs Er.
skine was one day pressing the case OF
a Client with great earncstness, tn the
Court OF Kings bench. Lord Elleni1o.
rough, little provoked at his persever
a,ce, observed to him that his client
might carry bis case into chancery. Has
YOU. lordship, replied Mr.. Erskinc, the
heart to send a teAiow creature there?--
The force OF Mr.. Erskine's observasion
viii he understood from the case OF
Sir Watkim Lewis. He has case now
in the high court of Chancery, that has
been pending ~ years. Thirty years
ago the present Lord Chancellor acted
as counsellor for him in the Court Of t.x-
chequer. The property which he will
he Untitled to receive, when the case is
decided, is 35,0Ool sterling. In the
mean time Sir Watkin is a prisoner for
debt in the feet prison. The last time
the case was mentioned in Chancery,
the noble lord told him that his abbeaito
the house OF lords should be laid before
the committee Of appeal with all possible
dispatch. He has another case in the
court Of Exchequer, in which he has
property to the amount Of 75,O0OI
About one tenth of the sum would re.
lievc him from his embarrassments.
The lives of his wife and daughter have
fallen sacrifice to the vexations of this
long suit III chancry.
The English papers mention this case
without any marks of censure or even
surprise. The truth is that such occur
rences are too common inEngland to cx-
cite wonder. And yet there are people
s,,t th.o ,h<~ l..