Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-04-03

| Corruption, the order of the day.-Sometme ago,
an exposition was made in Boston, of the manner
In which the salaries of the petty officers of Co
vernment were made subservient to the purposes
OF electionecrng. The creed of the partizans of
'acksonsm has been openly avowed, that tho pub
lie Offices were tho lawful spoil Of the vctors.
but as there were mere mouths than spoons, a
| very ingenious device was rcsorted to, by which
those who obtained Office, were required to dis.
gorge twenty-five per cent cf the salary, to be ap-
Pled under the direction of the head managers of
the feast to the support of others who could not
otherwise be provided for, but chiefly to support
the press in those places where public patronage
was not sufficient for that purpose. This subject
has recently been brought before Congress- in
| consequence of tho removal of Custom House
Officer in the State of Maine, who did not object
1t seems, to the accustomed discount by his supe.
rior, the Collector but only refused to commit per-
jury, in order TO conceal it.
Extract Of a letter from the correspondent of the
| NeW York Euening Journal.
| "Will the independent citizens of this country
shut their eyes to such gross attempts upon their
| lberties!--Will they quietly fold their arms and
witness the daily corruption of this administration
stalking 1T MONDAY through the Public Offices?
| Lot them read the proof below, and act as become
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| tons.
The specification is, that ''Thomas McCrate, esq.
Collector of the Customs, for the District and Port
OF Wiscasset, did on the 1th day of January, A. d.
| 1881, attempt to induce John McClintock, an In.
spector of the Revenue, to that he had given
no part of his fees Inspector TO any person d
rectly or indirectly, but that the said McClintock
had received the whole amount of his fees for his
services, as Inspector aforesaid. Whereas, the
said McCratc, did then and there require said Nc
| Clintock 10 pay him, the said McCrate, ttrentp-
uc per cent ont Of his fees for all services by him
done as Inspector, before taking said oath. Said
McClntock has served seven quarters as Inspect
or, for which term the whole amount of fees was
about six hundred and twenty-nine dollars. Said
McCrate required the said McClntock to pay to
him twenty-five per cent on said fees--amounting
| to about one hundred and ffty-Seuen dollars and
| trenty. fire cents. Said McCratc had paid said Nc
Clintock in goods and cash about four hundred and
tweniy-eight dollars--the balance then due to
the said McClintock was about S2Ol Said
McCrate then deducted the said per cent
age of Sl57 from this balance S20l,
and offered the said McClintock the balance after
such deduction, viz S44, in full payment for all
of said fees! Said McClintock then stated to him.
that he could not take the oath required: that is
| he could not swear that he had received the whole
amount of his fees, ard that he had given part
| DIRECTLY or INDIRECTLY to any person,-when in
| fact he would have given said McCratc DIRECTLY
Sl57 25--or one quarter part of all his fees for
services Inspector and therefore refused take
the SD offered beforesaid in full payment, but
| required tho lawful balance viz. 500! and some
| cents. Said McClintock then asked said McCratc
how he (McClntock) could take said oath? Nc
| Crate replied, by calling it present! Said Nc
| Clntock then said he could not that he had
not gwen any part direct or indrect,-whe
he should call the same direct. Said McCratc
replied that there enough who would
and the next day, said McCrate sent the
SAID McCtintock his discharge-or, in other words
notified the said McCntock, that his services as
Inspector were no longer wanted in his District;
/ he offn raJ
| further explanation had between the said
McCrate and McClintock."
| (Signed) JOHN McCLINTOCK.
| Lincoln, IS.
Subscribed and sworn to, this seventh day of
February, A. ID. 1882, before me.
(Signed) EDMUND WILSON.
| Justice of the Peace.
Boothbay, Feb. /, 1882.
| i, Caleb Hodgdon, of Boothbay, of lawful age
do swear that have been accounted with John NJ
| Chntock, Esq. for twenty years, and that in his
various capacities of Selectman, Deputy Sheriff,
&c he has ever sustained the character of man
of truth and vcracity.
| (Signed) CALEB HODGDON.
Taken and sworn to before me, this LIST day of
February, 1889.
| (Signed) BENJAMIN REED, J. P.
| Mr.. Hodgdon is an enterprising merchant, and
a leading Jackson man in Boothbay.
We, the subscribers, inhabitants of the town of
Boothbay, do testify and say, that we have been
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Boothbay for about thirty years; and that he has
held the Office of Deputy Sheriff and Constable
for about that time, which Office he holds; and
also holds the commission of Justice of the Peace
and of the quorum, and that he has always support
ed the character of gentleman of truth and vera
/ city. Jacob Aud, Town Clerk.
Parker Wilson, Merchant.
VIM. Clark, Shipmastcr.
VIM. Carlisle, do.
/ David r. Adams, Merchant.
/ - Jer'h Holton, Shipmastcr.
Benjamin Reed, Selectman.
Jonathan Pierce, wealthy
| Jackson man in Boothbay.
Lincoln, IS. Boothbay, Feb. 9, 1882.
/ The within named subscribers personally appear
ed Except Jonathan PIERCE and made oath to
(Signed) SAM'L M'CLINTOCK,
Justice of the Peace.
i Lincoln, SIS. Boothbay, Feb. II, 1882.
Personally appeared the within said Pierce and
made oath to tho truth of the within before me.
(Signcd) SAML M'CLINTOCK,
i Justice of the Peace
Mr.. M'Clntock has been appointed within few
months deputy sheriff and justice of the quorum
der the present government of Maine.
i This matter is in the course of investigation
before congress, and you may rely on it, it will be
productive of the most salulary effects upon the
President and his band of quaking pensioners on
the sca-board. Boston and other ports will proba-
bly, undergo the reforming scrutiny Of the House
of Representatives. Your old friend Honshaw
must look to it. The enemy is abroad.