Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-04-17

like a proportion to the reduction Of
the value Of labor. The salary Of
every Federal officer, CLERKS not be-
ing considered such) from the PREsI-
DENT down to the TiIe.w waiter, should
be reduced at least one-third. A re-
duction of one half Of The amount of
their income would not bring them
down to a level with the rest of their
countrymen, many of whom, by the
folly and chance-medley mischief of
"the Government" have lost, not half,
bnt the phole of theirs.
suggestion so Judicious, and in the present
peculiar state Of things, equitable, was not
| lost sight Of. On the succeeding day, Mr.. Vance
submitted the following amendment to the gene
raj appropriation bill, which he intended to offer
at future day.
"Be ii further enacted, That from
and after the passage of this Act, in.
stead of the compensation now allowed
by law, there shall be paid to the with
in named officers the following sums,
per annum:
ITO each of the Secretaries, of State,
Treasury, War, and Navy, four thou
sand dollars. To the Postmaster Gen.
eral, three thousand five hundred dol
lars. To each Assistant Postmaster
General, eighteen hundred dollars. To
each of the Comptrollers of the Trea-
sury, two thousand dollars. To each
of the Auditors of the Treasury, two
thousand dollars. To the Solicitor of
the Treasury, two thousand dollars.
To the Register of the Treasury two
thousand dollars. To the Treasurer,
two thousand dollars. TO the Com
missioner of Indian affairs, two thou
sand dollars. To the Commissioner of
the General Land Office, two thousand
dollars.
"And that there be deducted from
the compensation now allowed by law
to the Clerks in the Departments Of
State, Treasury, War, and Navy, in
GLIDING those in the General Land Of
fee, at the rate of thirty three and one.
third per centum per annum.
"That from all officers of the Gus
toms, by whatever name designated, or
in whatever manner employed, there
shall be deducted from the compensa.
ton now allowed to them by law, at
the rate of thirty three and one-third
per centuno per annum.
"That from all officers connected
with the system of the public lands,
either as Surveyors General, Registers,
Receivers, or Clerks, there shall be
deducted from the compensation now
allowed them by law, at the rate of
thirty-three and one.third per centum
per annum.
"That from all the Clerks in the
General Post Office, Duputy Postmas.
tiers, their Assistants and Clerks, there
shall be deducted from the compensa.
ton now allowed to them by law, at
the rate of thirty three and one.,hird
per centum per annum.
"That from all persons connected
with the Indian Department as Super
lntendents, Agents, Sub A gents, Inter.
prefers, Agents for removals, Commits.
sloners, or in whateverm manner employ.
ed, there shall be deducted from the
compensation now allowed them by
law or regulation, at the rate of thirty.
three and one.third per centum per
annum.
"That to the members of the Senate
and House oil Representatives, instead
OF the compensation now allowed by
law, they shall receive six dollars per
day, and six dollars for every twenty
miles travel to and from the Seat of
Government. And that from and af.
ter the expiration of the present Presi
Dental term, the salary of the Presi.
dent of the United States shall be fit.
teen thousand dollars per annum."
Mr. Vance moved the suspension of rule to
allow his amendment to be printed; but the mo-
ton was negatived. 1t is said that the proposi.
lion will be offered again in some other form
we should not be surprised, should it be car
ried; and although in general, we do not look nm.
on the emoluments Of our public officers as too
great, yet, under an administration like the pre.
sent, and at a time when the unqualified surreu.
der Of the right of independent opinion 4 the rea.
dy cooperation with the party in power, in all
its measures and all its designs, are the only
passports to these Offices we have little sympa.
thy for the sycophants and slaves who fill them.
And when the administration to which this horde
OF office holders are devoted, body and soul,
persists in a course of measures which have re-.
duced thousands to poverty, and diminished the
profits of every branch of busness-it is but
practical justice to return the poisoned chalice"
to the lips of those, and their supporters and sub
ordnates, who have compounded the venomous
draught, We have no privileged classes in this
country, according to the theory of our govern.
ment, nor should such class exist in practice
much as the latter has of late been at variance
with the former,
Triumphant progress of Gen. Jack.
SON Serperiment.-The failures ofseyer.
albankS have occurred einoa on l..