Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-30

resolution OF Congress oi 27th Aprii, 1916,
directing compilation and printing of Il
register once ia every two years. Of the
Officers al the United States, has not been
com9iied With, IN respect TO the SEhordi-
nate .EiCcrs OF The customs OF NewrEork.
| can therefore only state, as a matter Of
estimate, that the patronage o! thai es,a-
blishmcnt approNlnaieS 10 200, 600 dolls.
annually. The survey or nf the port, AIR.
Joseph q. swift, has he immediate di-
reciion o: 'he inspectors and other sub
ordinate officers OF the customs and ale
taongh he has not the power OF displace-
meut, yet they are IN such u state of de-
pendence, that their personal comfort
must directly, and their official existence
indirectly, depend on his voli,iun. iu
order that there might be no doub, Of his
determination 10 interfere in the stale
election, he reported. as member oi
committee 10 publir meeting IN Kings
county, the resolution marked n When
the situation, ConneXIon, and political
principles OF this officer OF ille United
States are considered, there can BE no
doubt, bu, that he had previously ascer-
tanned the sense at lis Political superior,
and that he was Instructed To act accor-
DINGHY. In pursuance Of Tits example,
the two inspectors of The customs at Sta
ten Island i0ierfcred in the most impro.
per manner III the election the papers
markt d o. p. Q. K. S. Il. will establish
this charge, and the certificate mar ed
u. given by the first judgr OF Richmond
county, Cos 10 prove the Unquestlonatle
good character Of the witnesses. The
papers marked V. and w. will also show
The conduct OF some Of The INSPECTOR, in
the city Of New York. In such an inn
mense population /! is dilit ult To iia-e
The course OF individuals, particularly,
but II Is believed that HE few friendly
ctilcers OF HE customs were iptimidateh
into entire neutrality, aud that The mass
OF the influence Of thai institution y"aS
made 70 exhibit hostile attitude g., the
state administration The law icgn|as
llng the compensation vi the iusprcio:s
OF The customs auihnrises The allowance
ofthree dollars day, Tor the DAYS thai
they are actually employed. These do
cuments prove that seven If those Off,
GERS we're cmployed III tlcc,icnpellny
and presume 1t will not be denied that
each individual received three dollars a
day from HE public treasury when so en-.
gagged.
The resolution marked w. V. of the
cI'IZens Of Buffalo, complains OF The un
due interference OF the officers cf The pc.
neral government III that quarter The
CHAIRMAN OF that meeting, Mr.. John +.
Marshall, informs ne, THAT this rcso-
luton was inlended la be ceusufe up
on The general political couduc. of these
persons rejidihg III Niagara county, WHO
are a'iaVgd tn the commission inr esia~
blishng The boundary liuc between ,he
Unted.Sjaies and Canada. II is very
notorious that those men, and All l!,rii
dependents have loi two ars been ac-
lively and 2ealouslg engaged III "ppoSi
tIon 10 the state administrations AT the
last spring election they were peculiarly
industrious, some OF them frequently
declaring thai they were determined 10
reVoiutIomlze the county aud state" The
direct compensation of these officers a.
mounts 10 nearly l2,00O dollars a year,
anu ehrir expenses are believed to tee
very considerable.
The conduct Of the Judge OF the Y.
States OF The northern district 81 this state
Is daily before the eyes TIE legislature.
The narshals have acted il 20 iucidrnce
with the general current OF eXirapoous
influence, and in their selections O.: de-
puiies to take The census, they have, as
tar as can learn, siudiously excluded
all those applicants tina; we're friendly 10
the state administration. The c0nduct
OF mr. Robert TIlIotson, one OF The dis
tTIci aiiornies, aud nephew OF the Presi.
dent OF the L. States, is glanced q, in
tie paper marked X.--and thar of MIR.
Jacob Sutherland, the her district al.
iornsy, and nephew of the secretary Of
the navy, is mentioned IN he paper mark
ed 7. 1t viii give me pleasure 10 find
that there Is error III some OF these lmpm.
but OF their o.fficiOus and impro.
per inieference, generally speaking there
can be no doubt. There are three news
papers employed by the government Tor
The laws of the Union, in this
state, and these consisted of the Argus.
National Advocate and Ontario Messen-
ger, until within few weeks, when the
business was taken from The last paDpr.
and committed to the Times in Batavia.
! gazette OF recent date, of comparative
y liGllted circulation, aud hostile 10 The
slate administrations.
There are, believe, GA postmasiers
u ihIs state, and | should estimate The
aggregate patronage Of be department in
he stat al large, at 100 900 dollars annu-
lily. During The able anJ impartial adj
OF tie predecessor Of Re-. |
present postmaster general, these Offices |
we're conferred without any reference |
tale pohiics. Attempts have been natr |
y different TINS. 10 ,ausc tiI- remuv |
# p0stmasters fsIendlyho the state admir-
lisiraiion, and AM sOrry 80 say HAT IN
eveial Instances ihey have snccccded.-
The papers naked Z will tx4ihit the
sse CT Mr. IIez kdh J. Grange, WHO,
n the spFiug 81 1919. was r. moycd from |
he office Of y simastcr ~ MhDlus. The
'apers marked A A are an rxpO.e offhe
rWnyaI OF Alpheus Deity f,om tie post
ffice at Sassy Hill. THIS removal il
pprars. "a, ctftclrj lhr ugh tie insiru
mentality of MIR. r ger Skinner, Who re-
Ided IN the ssmevlllage Mr.. Dolly, who
as since died had incurred the resent.
~ III Of hIL Skinnnr Log Lie ...1r.nn-. Il