Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-12-17

nee, adding to his ability to do 90. hv TX,
Sro"ing acquaintance with these duties.-h,,
ne ano NOSE interested in his welfare, no riiyb
" complain whea be Is put out OF the office
Toy lor oreseh o. duty but because Of his no.
huc1 oPinionss IS no individual wrong done
"neh M cary Views and plans of lite and
| support Decn gwen up--the bsst mart Of ~,
hie spent In official duties and he turned laos.
upon the world without the means Of sum-,
ana ms Children eIamouring around him "a,
Dread' Is ne not % complain if he sees a .sba, 4
ofhcer substituted for himself. he who hos
ever neen "a good one. n---yVhat fallacv ard
can't IS this to blink the real state of the csse
| oy pretending thai the people are TO be bene,
ni'eo 0y having eihcient officers substituted
oy pad ones, or hat they can be lulied into
an approval OF cruelty and injustice to such
Oh tneir ieilow-eituens as are faithful officers.
by Ihe mlsaPphed cry, of rotation in Office
me pe'7pts @o''e lac q right to con,plIign-
ana suppose they have, Is that any reason
why pad Officers should supplant good ones
70 grauiy party spite, or even if good
one should succeed; that good officer.
S''o'ch to be such, should be dismissed /
should think not
But here is the Teat good to result from
TINS system Of dIsposing of offices. That
congress are to limit oil c0sees by sweeping
general extension af the law to a tenure OF
four years-no maaer what NAV be gained
by having tried and faithful men in Office.
they are to stand their chance of the ,enorninv
4 injury ofa dismissal every leap year. and then
the "idea OF property in Office would be de
stroyed." So that all this sententious reason.
ing Is to apply to new state of things which
lsyetto be adopted and perhaps it would the n
apply very well, even to the minds of the UNI
fortunate dismissed, 70 reconcile them to their
iate-but be 1t remembered, that the system
oil prescription has preceded the four years
law, and has been carried on to the ruin of
men who accepted Offices under the fair, but
delusive hope, that as long as they did their
duty, they would enjoy with the confidence
oil their country, fair Compensation for their
services. 1t would hardy bs worth my while
to shew BY citation OF instances of removal
that have not coloured the picture of indi-
viduai injustice produced by party feeling on
the part of the present Chief Magistrate
every one may apply what have said by
looking around among his acquaintance; or
referring to such instances, as those of our
late Minister to England-The Assistant Pest
master Generator the case Of Gen. Harrison
superseded by Mr.. TIL: Moore.
There is however, Mr.. Editor, one source
OF consolation in this view taken by our &C
complished Chief Magistrate:-after his dis
hnct declaraton,i in favour not only of rotation
IN office, but Of limitation of the tenure of
office to four years, we may confidently ex-
pect that be viii practice as well as he preach
es; and afford to a respectable number of his
fellow citizens the qualification of seeing him
vacate his presidential chair at the end Of his
term Of four years.
NO OFFICE HOLDER.