Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-04-06
LANcAs Err.
TUESDAY APRIL 9. 1880.
REMOVALS. Mr.. Holmes, of Maine, Of

REMOVALS. Mr.. Holmes, of Maine, of
fered resolution in the U. s. Senate oil
the 18th ult., directing the Secretary Of thu
Treasury to inform the Senate of the mum
her of subordinate officers of the custom
who have been removed since the 4th o
March, 1899, and what number in each Dis
trict have been increased or diminished, de
signaling the various descriptions of officers
After some little debate on the god the reso
luton was sustained. Mr.. Barton, of Mis-
souri,, before the passage of the resolution
offered an amendment. inquiring into the
causes of the various removals. This amend
ment he afterwards withdrew at the reqnes,
of Mr.. Holmes, lest it should defeat the pas.
sage ofthe resolution. A similar resolution
directing the Post Master General to give
information to the Senate of the number Of
Deputy Post Masters removed within the
same period was carried.
1t would be we'll if the majority of the
Senate would allow an inquiry into the eau
ses of the various removals. But this is
more light than they are willing to give. In
deed there is no disposition on this part tc
suffer correct information on their subject tc
be spread before the community. 1t would
furnish worthy commentary upon the sys-
TEN of prescription which has been carried
on by our present rulers, and a disgracefu
commentary upon the party. and freedom O
ofour political economy. We are not among
those who repine at sundry removals, where
the late incumbents were put in, in the place
of more worthy incumbents removed, as wa:
the case in 1901, when Mr.. Jefferson came
into Office on "tempest of popularity
But we do regret the Introduction of thu
present system of favouritism that regard.
not the character but the creed of the officer
1t savours too much of the spirit prevailing
in the decline of the Roman Empire, whel
publick and private virtue became mere
name, and preferment went by letter and au
thority, or rather by corrupt Partially ant
personal motives. The most honorable
station under the present regime is that o
private life, beyond the reach of party ant
and political persecution. 1t cannot be tina
the discordant materials of which the pres
ent dominant party is composed can be sue
cessful much longer in binding the eyes o
the people. The elements of which it i.
composed are heterogeneous and centrefu.
gal. There are new rallying points already
The cry is up the race is commenced, ant
let the people take care who are in at the
death. The people will take care.
MExIco. The following letter, addressed
TO the editor Of the N. E. Weekly Review
gives brief, but probably AUST, account o
the situation of this country. The United
States extended to the Spanish American
Republicks the hand of friendship and ack
nowledged their independence at an early
day. At that time they were free from
Spain-at least it became evident that they
could not again be compelled to come under
bondage to their ancient masters, whatever
might be thought of their capacity of self
government. That capacity is still to be
tried. Every thing in relation to the OLE
Dependencies is matter Of experiment and
question; and a new generation must spring
up perhaps ere that question can be fully
settled. At present the great mass is of q
poor kind and debased by the excess of igno.
rance. They should not be judged harsbly
however, nor be absolutely condemned fol-
like the Greeks, to compare the less with
the greater, they have been ground down tc
earth for centuries by the iron hand of des
potism, and time must on ere we should ex.
pect them to recover from their mental ant
body slavery
vERA-cRUZ. FEB. 27, 1880.
DEAR SIR:-Aftera passage of Is days we landed
among the ruins of this Furnishing city on thu
evening Of the 20 inst Every thing is pretty quie
here at present. Since the late overthrow of Gen
Guerro, he has remained at Textla, in the western
section OF the union--or rather disunion-and Gen
Santa Anna is at his farm in Mungo Cavo, three
leagues from this place The country is, however
IN dangerous state. No confidence is placed If
the government and it predicted that another rev
olution will soon take place. Gen. Bustament:
Is al present acknowledged President. and appears
to be supported by the wealthy and influential while
Santa Annals party, though more numerous, consists
principally Of rabble. There is Nc doubt, however
but, the moment the payment Of the national troops
is again suspended-which must he soon unless some
new plan is devised to raise monies-there will BE-
another insurection, and the conjecture is genera
here, that Santa Anna will take the lead with view.
for the Presidency. But, for nv own part 7 cannot
see the least prospect of any beneficial results
should he succeed. There will he at least the same
motive for another revolution and god only know.
where the series will end
While the people Of this Country are threatened
with an invasion from Old Spain. thew make shift,
to hold together, but, no sooner are thew left to
themselves, than they engage in civil strife, more
ruinons bv far to the Nation than all the iegons
which Ferdnana could send against them 1t is
really udicroust hear them boast nf their
government, when in fact. they do nor understand
its meaning. Their constitution is. Ibeeve, copief
verbatim from ours yet, far is it from being prac
eaiy adopted, that the old Spanish Forms are still
used even in their transactions with americans and
an their Gt.sfonn Ho,.o.