Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-05-05


William Jones, OF this city. We take 10 exception
to him beyond the manner and motives of his ap-
pontment.
Amongst thpse who have been removed from of.
ice TO make room tor the persnns of whose appoint
rnent long list was published yesterday were some
OF tho best officers the Government has ever had u
IT'S employ. OF these, without any thing i,lvidious
to others, we shall be excused for particularzing
MI Thew, the Collector of the port Of New Or
leans; of whom We have always heard 1t said that
no government ever had better, ofieer-one more
devoted to his duty, enirienty qualified for
the discharge Of the delicate and important trust re-
poseo IN him. VI MANUEL CRuzET, the Naval Off
Ger OF the same port We never heard a word TO the
PreJudice TO condemn has reno VAL 1t is enough TO
say that he has been displaced to make room for an
other OF OF the corps OF partisan Editors whom it has
peen deemed expedent to ''reward" for their se,ri
ces, by the honors and emounents placed for very
dferent purposes, at the disposal of the Executive
departments OF the Government. Among the new
y appointed, too, we find another of tho Members of
Inc rate congress, who has condescended to accept
the office OF Appraiser for the port OF New York.
Whether yielding to au influence which he cannot
resist, or pursuing the bent of his own inclination
we are unable to say-but SO it is that MIR. Secre-
tary VAN buren, is the first of the officers of the
government who has set the example of removing
presdes, for their oppions sake. On Tuesday after
noon, PHILIP r.. FESDALL, THOMAS l.. THRUs-
ToN,and VIM. SLADE, received from the honorable
Secretary information. by letter that the
their services would be disp- nscd with from the first
OF next month"; and that he had given them this enrly
information of the fact, that they might have time to
prepare for their exit without inconvenience. These
are not tue words, but this Is the substance ofthe
animation given to them.
we have since heard that MIR. WATKINS and Mr.
III CoRNIcK, IN the same Office, have received their
disnssion also, and that the axe is sharpened for
SILL bnsier work n other Departments Of the Gov
eHuenl.
Erom DE National Latsl',gtacc,, o. .Sntt,aSay
LIT. iiliam Jones yesterday entered upon the dis
charge OF the duties of Postmaster for this CITY from
winch atce contrary To tho wishes of the people
without the pretGnce of cause that is not false or
ridiculous. that highly respectable and honourable
cpizeii' Ihomas Alunroc, has been uuworthy reno
we'd.
Mr. George Swceny, who has been the active and
efficient Chief Clerk of the Office for twenty wears
and to whose fidelity and integrity the late Postmas
ter General left in his office the highest testimonial
has shared the destiny OF his respected SUPERIOR
lie too = removed because political considerations
required it! Yes, opotrealy for this reason
Every thing that we Imagined of the couseeuen-
ces OF su3eciing The Post Office ia Party discipline is
about to &c realized.
There Is, we apprehend, but too much reason to
Tear that the concerns not of this Office only but Of
every Post OtBce in the Union, will be throughout,
in the displacement of old and trusty Clerks sub
iected TO the influence of party schemes. Under
such Influence, as we heretofore in substance said
the Post Office Department will beco.le curse, III
stead of blessing to the country.
We hear every day, Of fresh proscriptions--of
fresh removals from office MAJ. Charles j. Mouse,
we learn, to be removed from the Chief Cicrkshp
III the Department ofWar aad DIR. Randolph appoin-
ted in his place
Richard Henry Lee has been removed from a
Clerkship in the Office of the Paymaster GeueEal.
This gentleman the grandson ofthc llustrious pat
riot whose he nherits and is the author of that
work, which, in The ailapoo of Biography, transmits
to posterity the leading Incidents OF his life, ident
fed with the origin, progress, and Success of the
American Revelation. His onl, fault is that he is
suspected Of having been friend Of the late Admin
istrution-ib.
The Editor Of the Richmond Enquirer shnmbiy
apologies" to us for having SO far omitted, and still
delaying TO publish the Panama Instructions, whish
have bceu the subject ofsuch gross misrepresenta-
ton by him. Less humility, and more sincerity,
would become the Editor, whose motto Is s'Ireyite