Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-11

them Tor forty years. being thus ON the side of the adj
ministraton sustained by the oldest abes patriots
and republicans, and by vast majority Of the people of
the country. hoped that the public business MIGHT
be pernittedto proceed without any further agitation Of
the subject.
Thos Chiffon, however, thinks otherwise. and 90 doe,
Jno Holmes Evidently by between these gen.
te'nen, the well known leaders of the coalition party
IN either house, resolutions sim taneousiy intro
uuced INTO both houses on Tuesday last in order
vve the whole subject and to open the way for ano-
her month oil discussion without the remote proba
si'ity OF making any change in public opinion or OF
reversing the solemn and final decision which the ques-
ton has received.
Thomas hal the good fortune of his valuable CO.
adIutor in the other house. His resolutions were in
stanty refused even consideration by majority Of n
votes The Speech with which were to be favored
by the mover, therefore, sed in his throat be fore
1t could have uitsrance; and the house pro.
ceeded to the less interesting task Of doing the business
Tor which the people sent them there. Mr.. Holmes
favored by the rule of the Ssnaa had the better luck
OF succeeding in his branch of the scheme. His reso-
luons were received laid upon the table, AMI in their
proper turn called for consideration the day.
The Senator from Maine, then, i'm wise di,mayed by
the i'll success Of his ally i'm the other house, employed
himself Tor two hours, in dgesng, re-arranging and
repeating all that had been said often before, during
the last three months by his fellow aborers in the OPP
position.and after re-ralyng ami rc-marshaling their
defeated arguments with infinite down with the
complacent thought that he had forced the majority
formidable array and TO eight their battles DER again.
against thrice routed foes. The majority, however,
entirely unncceSSa-
ry and quietly declined the Improbable contest. Mr..
Grnndy moved without remark, that the resolutions lie
on the table, which carried % to 2l and thus the
second branch OF tho Chiffon and Holmes plan Of aga-
ton happily frusrated-Had any other course been
pursued, the discussion would doubtless have been
vved with all its early violence without the production
oil single new argument, the stife would probably
have becone melee in which the whole force Of both
sides would have again engaged; and after fornighs
or months discussion, the vote must have been taken
with the same result and the question again settled as
hava hpe Inns nch
lengthencdhc public business delayed and the patience
OF the country, exhausted by the of the minority;
AMI then comes adjournment and Mr.. Chiffon, sum
up the loss in dollars and cents and to charge the
mount to General Jackson. Thomas has made stranger
mistakes than that in his displays, arhmetical
and epistolary
Mr. Grundy and the others of the majority who voted
with him 10 postpone these resolutions ineinably, l.
reject them, evidently thought that the subject of which
hey treated had been fully analysed and finally deter
mined ana deeming MIR. Livngsons argument delivered
months before complete anticra ami satisfactory
retaon OF all that could be had been said by Holmes
persisted in their declared judgments and passed on ST.
cntly to their other duties We hope that more at
empts will be made by the disappointed and defeated
TO harass the Senate the public by any further move
mens in this matter, which must be obviously and
ccssariiy useless. Upon this subject of removals, il
has been denied in the face of clear evidence that Mr.
Jefferson ever did remove for political indeed
Tor any other cause than delinquency in Office.
The following extracts from letters written by him
Immediately after his election i'm 1901 are think de-
cisive of his principles that point
letter addressed to Levi Lincoln, dated
June 1, 1901.
eve are proceeding gradually in the regeneration of
ohccs, 2ni introducing republicans TO some share in
them. do not know thatit will be pushed further than
was settled before You went away, except as to Essex
men, must ask you TO make out list of those i'm Of
hce in yours arl the neghboring states and furnish
me with it, There is little of this spirit south of the
Hudson understand that Jackson il gerry deeTmin-
Ell one, though in private life did6e and honorable
But aniable monachistS not safe subjects of repub
iican confidence What will b, the effect of his
hntl,l hat toL; IN
To the same, dated Aug 26, 1901.
"Ihc Glamour which has been raised will not pro-
woke me to remove one more, or deter from
ing one less, than IL not word had not been said the
subject. In Massachusetts, you may be assured great
moderation will he used. Indeed, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware are
the only States where any thing considerable is de-
sired"
To the same, dated Oct 25, 1901
81 still think our original idea TO Office is best that
Is, TO depend FOR the obtaining Just participation,
deaths, resignation, and delnqcncies This will least
affect the tranquility of the people, and prevent their
giving into the suggestion of enemies that has
been contest for Office not for principle This is rather
slow operation but il is if pursue steadily,
which, however, has not been done with the I'M cviat
ing resolution could have wished. To these of
obtaining just share i'm the transaction of the public
business, shall be added other w.t. remOrdI for
eiectioneering activity, open and industrious Oppo-
sutton TO the principles Of the present government, le
gisa!lve and executive Every officer of the govern
men may vote at elections according his conscience;
but we should beray the committed to our care,
were to permit the influence of official patronage
be used to overthrow that Your present stua-
ton will enable vou to Judge OF prominent offenders
in your State, in the of the present election.
pray you 10 seek them to mark them, be quite sure
of your ground that may commit no error or wrong
and eaDe the rest to have been urged to remove
Mr. Whttemore the surveyor Of Gloucester on grounds
of neglect of duty and industrious opposition Yet nc
facts distinctly charged 10 make the step sure
which should take in this Will you take the trou-
BILE TO satisfy yourself this point I think it not a.
miss that it should be known that are determined
remope officers who active Open-m0uihcd against
the government, by which / mean the legislature a,
well as the executive. Bait. Repub.
The Report of Mr.. Barry to the Senate announcing
upwards OF four hundred removals i'm the Post Office
Department. has raised outcry against him
More than two hundred Of the number were produced
by changes in the location of Post Offices and in the dis
continuance OF many that esteemed useless TO
the public. As TO the remainder, the greater part
are informed were occasione1 by the dealcation Of the
deputies; neglect in making returns required by law,
and other delinquencies. Many were removed for the
want Of competent skill AMI some in consequence Of
mprudent habits by which they were ncapacitatcd.
After deducing these necessary changes, how many
are left to be accounted for on political considerations,
Mr.. Barry has than eight thousand deputies and
great majority Of them, under the bias Of their late
allegianco, still his political enemies. His friends
arc FAR from enjoying equal share of his patronage
The most lucrative AMI important Post Offices in the
Union, some worth more In pccuniary way than the
station of Postmaster Genara held by the opponents
of the present administration. OF this class we NAV
enumeratc the Post Office at New York, the Post OF
flee at Albany the Post Offices at the Cities Of Rich
mond, Charleston, Petersburg. ST. Louis. SC. SC.
IFianfort (R.) .Argus.