Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-06-18
PRESCRIPTION LIST, No. Xiv.


"0F wish has head.-So much for Buckingham"
JAMES PATRICK, Esq. has been removed from
the Pos, Office at New phia-Mrs.
CANrIELD appointed in his place. Mr.. Patrick
:hus humoreusly announces his dismissal:
Mrs. CArHARIsK AVN CAyr1ELp has been ap pointed
Postmaster AT New Philadelphia in place of JAMES
PArRicI, removed
We thank the Postmaster General for putting us of
so handsomely While many of our brethren of the
letter bags have been hurled out of Office, and CON-
PEELED to surrender their papers maps and mail keys
to surly looking fellows of opposite politics. polite
ly step aside to make way for lady Here there
sour looks between the officer turned out and the
officer put in. While in other places, the newly ap-
pointed Postmaster has entered the office OF his pre-.
decessor insultingy exclsiming, (" Give me up your
keys aud letters nst,ntlyit is our time to rule now
and has been ind gnantly replied to in such words
"there they arc and be d-dt you!"-our case
has been entirely different. pretty young widow
enters the Office with polite courtesy: "SiI, am
appointed Postmaster, and win accept it, "I re.
joice to hear it, madam, and am ready TO deliver you
the papers" I" Does that finely colnred map belong
to the office, STRIP eyes, madam, it belongs to the
Office" 81 am glad OF that, sir-i will put it in my
hall " "t viii look much better there, madam, than
in my cabin" "You let me have the map and
papers at any tme' "Certainly, madam, with any in
structions YOU may require" nod without a smile,
seemed to say, Your services not wanted; have
deputy but the treaty Of surrender, on the whole
was more agreeable than similar one in a neighhor
ing town. In fine. think this mode of removal must
have been adopted mark Of regard for the respect
we had shown during the late election to female cha
racter Our forbearsnce that subject has had its
due weight at the Federal city: How the appoint
ment OF lady will set with the people, We are unable
to Judge.
/ NJ. Birch, Editor OF the Long Island Patriot,
has been appointed an Inspector of the Customs
FIR ,hr Civ Df New York
! Samuel Tile, has been appointed Postmaster
a, L easier, Kentucky, in place Of ID. l.. Nc
| Rea removed.
Winthrop A Marsron has been appointed
| Postmaster a, Great Falls. Somersworib. New
Hampshire, in the place of James 5. Sranwood,
7 removed
! - Smith has been appointed Postmas.
| ter at Woodsboroueh, Frederick county, Md.
! in place of Thomas Sims, removed
Nrw YORK, JUNE IS.
! Custom House 3ppoin'ments.-W We announced
! a Ing list Of removals aud new appointments
! at the New-York Custom House, several days
since, and one or two more patches have been
made since; but the names have not been fut-
nished us for publication. When those chang
G. were made, e, cry body was as,onished- even
we, who had previously made up our minds
no, to he astonished al any hing for the ensu-
! inp four years, were astouished. The very best
! off srs in the Custom House were removed,
aud sue h an 2oin' meu's made, as never had been
made before, or dreamt Of, thought Of,
! supposed 10 BE- possible We understand, how
ever thar the Coli, tor was deceived with re-
card TO many of them, and consequently that a
small bach of he new officers were Nortonized
! las, we, k, and some Of the late incumben,s re-
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