Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-29

From the .Nafion,,I -,our..,l

Der OF the Boston Bulletin As we stated some tim,
since, on the authority of the Boston papers that the
collector OF that port had received orders from the
Treasury Department tn refrain from maknu further
removals. the republication of this circular will be
the best reply To the Jackson Editors who contradic-
that statement ltappears from the first paragraph
III the circular, that "some irregular rites which have
recently taken place have caused the issuing of this
order What is the character of these irregularities
rave the collectors, IN their attempt TO fulfil the con-
uons OIL the numerous bargains they had previously
mace with individuals been so mmiiicent i'm their
appointments as to interfere with and C,nharrass the
bargains OF their masters. The Collector nj Bosion
we know mas been driven into liberal'y IN the be-
stowin OF Offices, either by the irresistible force of
circumstances the Imperative demands OF n iun,o
winch perhaps, but Tor thesp impulses, he would no,
nave eXnioited' correspondent commune ates the
Following tact IN illustration of this statement:
"Mr A original Jacksonian rather NOR,
than most o the patty fe waited nipaieny tor weeks and
months after tue H"os accession, and the appointment
saw expecting every day TO have occupy office
hr di not come lie repaired Mr. h. who Is a busy in
tSuer aud VINO gave on, before tensaw appointed
when appont he MIR enshaw would put such persons into
office Inc MIR b. should advise Our came to e
point at once have (sad claim the office winch
was PROMISED have waited long enough. II in your
power TO give To me, and have immediately ,Oh
leped - have no influence know nothing about the
appointments think ought 60 have Office but is moi
IN my power TO help any body eeI Very we'll sur
ad Ar A. he your power what may, tell YOU this, II 10
MOI nave an ONCE WITHIN twenty four hours, will blow all
s6Rgd know every nook aud YOU and the party
and II avn not gatied immediately will let the world know
what 90" Ihe next morning. MIR received ms commission
As nau ms account from ncghbo OF MIR A.
city, do not doubt rs substantial truth"
When disclosures of this nature are ,ncnnccd nnl
feared, il s not perhaps extraordinary that sone ir
reguiarites should have taken Mace in the appoint
ing TO offices IN he Boston Custom House. We do
not Know whether any dread OF disclosures in New
YORK ied TO The appointment there OF tcenty- Serea
officers, IN addition TO the number required replace
those who had been removed; but it is impossible
We THINK, that there may have been "somc irrcsru.
artlcs III the appointments in the New York Custom
House, well us in that of Boston. No doubt the
issuing ot the circular we suhioin would have
the effect oi preventing in some degree, much irrepu.
larliies IN future:
CFe"'ar Instructions TO Collectors arHs Customs.
TRfAsuRy DfrAErauNr)
July ~, 1929.
In consequence Of irregularities hich have rccc,ly
taken place III regard TO the employment o subordinate officers
of the Collection Districts deemed proper to stale
Tor the information of the Collectors generally, no Stord
the approoation of the Secretary of Treasury
ohahed Nhen the removal Of such officer thought
necessary the Collector will report the SECRETARY
with his aud WILL the nominate the person
Secretary appreciation, Inc viii proceed administer the necc
OATH and the officer will then legally qualified To enter
npn the duties OF his Office Compensation cannot bc allowed
until these acquisitions complied With and con.ot in any
case, commence before lire date fine oath
When additional officers thought necessary the Collector
viii report fully the Secretary the grounds such nCcesv
and the Of such compensation proper to be allowed Amer
crease he will nominate the whom he desires employ
and viii pursue tine prescribed.
Where the of the requires employment
81 an oeeT DC before me special sanction Of
and report the case to the Secretary for approval
$. D. INGHAM.
Secretary of the Treasury
As Edward Livingston, Esq. is Washington and is
known 10 I've deauter to Government more than hundred
thousand dollars does danger of being proceeded
against by the officers of Government
As the timely notice by TIE National Journal of the eca
ton OF MAJOR Lewis one OF the newly made Auditors secured
the payment of the due by him. could that print by
ponr?-Ban Chron. ~ F''''S
We know of mode by which Mr.. Livingston
can be brought up "to the paying point" By some
construction OF the law, members of CONGRESS- even
II detauIters, returned such from the proper ac-
Counting Offices contrive 10 receive their per diem
and allowances without any deduction whatever |
Unless therefore, they can be operated By public
opinion, we know not how they are to be reached. !
Unless they can be shamed into settlement with the
public creditor such men rs Livingston, Benton, &c
VIII sll hug themselves upon their in retain
ing money from the public Treasury, and their dex-
tcrity in cvadng all Legislative provisions to enforce
repayment III such cascs.-.Nat. journal.
States Eo,dee-The Boston Bulletin n s,aunob Jackson
paper IN noticing sapouaceou that lately appeared in
,he richmond Enquirer, vndcaug the system ensionng
Tie Boston Statesman. That press, is well known carried
Tee ~ the race Tor the oaves aud fishes The Bulletin makes
US acquainted with the three in regular Doubtless il
Knows IT'S Dec and IS, Therefore, capable of dong
The writer takes granted, that these "edors" have
"ty Conducted their several pres- This be true in
well founded We have in this quarter, most dis
snsg Illustration {" the base purposes TO which the press may
De perverted There was IN this city, mil a/tr election
ard qter The appointments here, daily newspaper which had
advoc ted for sou' year tire claims Jackson TO the
ue"oy us H0H"nt editor Who Jok 10 himself author.
snip OF most Of IFS contributions has obtained fat and law
oice worth or 5000 dollars ycarwhen It was NOTORIOUS IN
an VINO thoroughly knew him, that his brains were utterly
incompetent To the production of column political matter IN
week This man mere ouneyman printer, succeeded in
consequences oil his plea that ne "ojtoT of paper
Another Connected with the press obtained ish and
responsible station his claims which, were grounded In the
act that he was principal 1riier for the paper
Another, unruy and foul niouted dena has acrc
one Of the most important Offices in New England under pro
ence that ne not only wroc in the said newspaper that the
press was sustained by ms moncy Thus hJcc individuals are
elevated infinitely above either their deserts capacities
oI reasons alleged on Their part, which involved IN each
other, and arc ~ some degree, false aud deceptive
We not Of those WHO would presume to assert that the
mere profession OF newspaper editor necessarily ncapacatc
man Tor Office Editors entitled the same rrh as other
nen and 10 nothing simply ofhciT profession
ui there are some qualifications, the first place necessary To
the composition of an editor Many call Themselves such win,
are destitute of the ordinary properties of decent gent
aud honest ctizcnand many Who call Themselves have
procured Official distinctions; wien II they had belonged tn
other classes OF society, their prcnson would have fallen r
short nI such mahl be mr.ed hY a cninnnn