Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-31

pubic order lie who expresses doubts of the existence
vi 8sc boundary lines the proprey of all honorable
concessions and sacrifices for the preservation of the
principles which belong 10 the democratic side of them
may probably, without want ofchay be supposed TO
appreciate lightly the utility Importance of the prn-
clpes themselves. This every citizen has a political
fght to do But my life and creed have led to
cherish such doubts. TO place such estimation on
that class of principles
With these views, gentlemen, am happy to inform
you not only that my has been for the
office suggested without my appreciation and that shall
decline any nomination made in the manner before
mentioned; but ahope is felt that will be deemed
assuming, ungratcful fan desire be expressed
by me, that, under the existing circumstances of the
country my name should not be presented in any mode
whatever, as candidate for Vice President
serv't. LEVI woodbury.
To Reuben Wood w Sillman. J. s Cabot D,n;e,
Jackson, and Nath'l West, Jr., Esqrs.
THE SENATE AND THE POST OFFICE
Heretofore we have promised to notice the bill possed
by the Senate changc the organization of the
Post Office.
create new and unnecessary office, with salary of
S3uO0 As the committee of this reforming body re-
ported ~ TWO new officers were proposed, Commissioner
Oh the General Post Office with salary of $4,000 and
Solicitor of the General Post Office with salary we
believe of $4,000. But before it passed the Solicitor
was Topped off and the salary of the Commissioner
reduced TO $1,000 $3.50
This Office as have said, is totally unnecessary.
All the ministerial duties of the Department car he ,ey
formed with perfect facility by the Postmaster
and his two Assistants The settlement of accounts
now made in the Department itself, should be transfer,
|
ment there are already five Auditors. BY rearrange-
ment of their duties and transfer to one of them of
number OF clerks i'm the Post Office this whole bu
siness may be as well done as by the creation of a new
office.
1t is little singular that this BILL which creates new
Office and thus unnecessarily extends Executive patron
age, should have been voted for by Mr. Calhoun JUDGE
! White and all those who constantly exclain,ing
against the number of persons in the pav of tho
heh' iney appear VIKING TO create offices by their
votes and then to complain because they are created
But these gentlemen committed gross violation of
I RInln in
They voted for and passed another bill to repea an ACT
oflS2O which limits to four years the continuance i'm of
fec of certain officers of the United States on the ground
that was violation of good policy, if of the Con
stltution. Judge White made n sDeech unon II
which is now used to prove his fitness for the Presidency
would any one suppose, that almost at the same mo-
inent when they were condemnng this limitation of of.
fetal tenure, and aboshng it in Gl they were in
the broadcast Te-endcti2g in another 3 Yet sncb
is the fact The Sth section of the Post Office hin nc
passed by the Senate, enacts:
That there shall be appointed by the President by
ana with the advice and consent of the Senate Post
master Tor each Post Office, the proceeds of which
amounted to thousand dollars upwards in the wear
th'riy-four or which may hereafter any year amount
to that sum or upwards, WHO SHALL HOLD HIS
OFFICE FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS" &c
Thus, while the Senate condcmnino and repeal
ing the four years tenure of Office in relation to one SET
OF officers they were introducing it in relation to ano
ther! The House OF Representatives had TO them
from the Senate almost at the same moment one bin
condemning this principle, and aboishing its practice
and another approving it, aud introducing il into diff
| fcrent Department of the Executive! Yet Mr. CLAY
Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Webster, and Judge White roted for
| bath LdS :!
Can all this be accounted for on anv other sun,o;,i
than that the bill relative Executive PATRONAGE was n
eiecioneeing dcriee enable Judge White to make
himself acceptable to the Wings by spcechSuch as he
made? They could not have pected that an enli0b
ened House of Representatives would vote for both bills
thereby approving contradictory principles and auboriz
| ing an inference that they have
But this section was monstrous violation of Whip
principles rather professions in another respect How
pcrtnaciously do they oppose removals from Office
How often have they made Jingle with the cry
OF prescription p Could they be suspected ofturninS
proscrbers MomseIres? Could il be conccived tbot Ill.,,
who were legsating in bill to prevent men gorr out
of office, and to prevent the Presidents urninp them
would themselves in another BILL lcgislae out hundreds
OF officers at one fell swOop, all of whose places il
would have been the immediate duty of the President 10
hE Yet the eighth section of the Post Office bill i'm effect
proposed to turn out at once every Postmaster in the
states the income OF whose office exceeds $1,000 and all
OF their places must have been Immediately filled by the
President.
In additionto these and other points in this bill which
required mature consideration it would not have been
put into operation it passed the Senate without
barrassng, if not stopping the operations of The Depart
ment. The engagements of such a Department must
necessarily be extensive and those of the Post flee had
of course been pedcatcd the control of its own
by this BILL that control taken away and no other
means given TO meet those engagements. The bill was
to go into operation from its passage The revenues of
the Department directed to be paid into The
Treasury, and the Department could draw out no more
than il paid in But not moment was allowed IN
make these mighty changes. 1t would have taken months
to arrange system by which The income of ten thou
sand Post Offices, scattered throughout the United
states, could be brought into Tie Treasury II would
have taken weeks TO organize even the new office
of accounts, that claim could have been settled
or single payment made,-and what ia the mean time
could have been the condition of the Depattment2 II
must be obvious to any one, that Department whose
business is 50 extensive and ramed be rcvolu
tionIDcd IN moment. Time be allowed 10 intro.
duce new sysems and lad cker Of tc bills proposed
at the last session passed it would AaYe been absolutely
necessary to place the time at which they were to take
effect, at months distance that the Department
might gradually accommodate its business 10 the chanoe
The Post Office, informed is gaVidiy reLeent1g
usc from its elabrraSsDerts II t0M pr0JaJy be near
ty disecuDJcrtd If debt by ho soss Of Congyess
and rs gfdirs 1eH bc IN corditi0n he nceOD0afed
tofta HcOnroRcDcc IN apy sgstcR sieh COnoress
mug Mtnh proper to prescribe Is the end it win be
fortunate for the country uiat tie bill of the Sc.
nate did not pass, and nothing will be lost by the omis
sion 70 egisi1c altogether at the late session Of
at tho next the subject viii he better understood: Con
gress will proceed 10 examine Il in better spirit the
Department will be ,eter prepared recve new svs
tenn and haze doubt permanent change in ,ts
organization viii be effected much better principles
and with much less public Inconvenience than it would
have been either Of the bills Of The LOST session had
passed.. GiOLo
The Branches Of the State Bank Of Indiana. at In
dianapols. Madison, Lawrencebure, oad Richmond
haze beea selected by be Secretary If Tic Treasury as
dePositoriea Of the Public Money.
The following States have vet 10 eeet er members
Of the House Of Representatives before the next Con
gross will be- completed.
Members Election
lshouc island April
Connecticut AorI
Virginia n Anil
Indiana 6ngnst
Missouri 49,.