Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-06-09

,,aden, t1sls a.. :. ,so.on; and
a.s s.ss;ag eoas,.s ~ , o. p wholesome
s..ss - - embodied in the re'rcncnment
ny 49, - - exhibited in Office, and their
'as.s 81 reference to various 'ae's'
~ ~ - --ekisg removals, as per orusr'
~! Of early occurrence under
> 49, eS,ation, in which MIR. Secre'a,
Nm. ~ - -. 1sren, was the actor. oeye'a'
old. ~ = oregn ministers e S,.,. nor.r,.
'ms.s - t<isrssic sgsnu. a.. GeneraI,a
.ns;s - 1G.ssvely. and the Attorney T IT,.
d., S2ktE.. little exposition. ms pof-
: :. A.sA 1.ad's Speech Is one OF -" ms
q. h,okea doses which pas peen ""'
mi -, columns.---Cs" "daf"e.
|. -, ~ w - n the Post Office Depart
10 s "|.oeral Post Office, as It was then
~. .s svvs - ,he GOOD fortune not only 10 escape
J;h.,s - Ia, 10 enlist the praise, OF mat
.~..as, leave it for those VINO were
's.ats he motives and political currents OIL
,,,~ account for this.-1he committees
shs - ~ ~. efEciency of this branch Of the
!. IN . condition highly improved
hss 10 = Nv first remark on this IS, that
BN neo.rtmcnt passed into the hands
i. - i.cL.on in a healthy AMI efficient
''iy ~ - years. under his reform, reduced II
u. ~ 49, ssolvoncy. The details Of ITS mis-
M ave been long since proved Inc
oa Gle here and in the Senate,
Il
'yiaA - = investigate its abuses. ! refer
,ey ~ .,h. 6le.. and will not dwell on the var
s.@s -a:.h we're des sigma ted and cs Established.
len, - -av. coupled with the fact OF the bor-
- ~ ~ =, o,Yltc account by the Postmas-
- ~ a1g III ,;,I,oot law or authority, alarmed
- 49,. m, bad M all this was, and used,
- .'.,.isry patronage had been, to confer
= ~ Se.s6s On favortes, until the disorder
..., II "a n,sysscy 4 ,hs Department became aPPa-
.dy s .l he political u'es "n's" ma" 'tG s.'n"" "
'''"das =. 80 ns,er iii be. The present Postmaster
- Amos Kendall, tells US in his account Of
.orIt \ - dsstsucion Of that Department by fire,
pspk -. u ~ books, and files OF the Department
,"pss ~sd except the "iiles'' Of the ''appoint-
EAr.. end th.t these destroyed!
HLasf,t six years Of General Jackson's Ad-
1So kuurlsa, about 1900 postnasters were romov-
49, = sdce, and, in many OF the cases. without
.-A lament OF any cause When certain
As.sI - Of the committees of the Senate and
oil 80 spvo;u,ed in 1888, 10 investigate the
- 4 that Department, attempted to get M
= and corrcspo ndcncc Of tins "APPoint-
,,m,ss sGce," with a view TO ascertain and report
sss1 - the reasons for these removals were
pNA by high aud Just public considerations,
49, nen party political expectancy, they wee
~,.~ "a ~. s,cht by the head of the Department
- ~ Sr 4. iriends Of the Administration, who
81 ~ ,oos,d vSvsty of these committees!
csu .os fb;s ;sanry Just! refer yor sir, to MIR.
~ 81 IN, Easm rcpor, and bill providing for tho
-, q reasons in case Of rcmova! from Oh
aa1 = roIes you. Mr.. Speaker, 90 your own re-
- - to those Of yo;.r friends, III the debate
~ r. Snpodcrs' resolution which have already
- ~ BAT. above al, I refer you to the re-
- he Industrious Madison, unrivallod as he
~ - - knowledge ri the letter and spirit Of
90 Nuue;tu,ion and laws, and In purity and hon
- - mrposc AZ carly as 1889, IN the men,
- ibsie on the power "f the Executive to
~ - FUN Office, he not only denicd tho right
- basse this power caprcIous'y. and without
~ - adequate reasons. but hc 'n"nght u
n no y such u bold assumption at lawiess pow
u = - n thus expressed himself: 81 own IT rs
- sku Of power which exceeds my imagIna-
~ n which ! can form No rational cOnccP-
WI Rhvsen Mr.. Van Il ,ren and Mr. Benton (bo,h
. - kvsn vrc ON tho committee whcl, reported the
u. k sven, the abuse Of this patronage OF ap-
~. Hs.ssi) cawc into power, this changed their
cW ~ isos their principles. Removals from Of
n nnsdia,cly follow ed, and they denv any obi
- ~ 10 assign reasons! Is it not strange. too.
bh . h NJ, mysterious, that, in the conflngra-
m q d the Post Office, tho only papers and files
- syed sho;d be those relating to the exercise,
- the abuse, Of the power q! removal from
- s-thc very papers which the Pos-nas;er
!, = sra refused 10 suffer the Committee s OF lnves
aam Mon to exanlne?
- said Mr.. Van Barren changed his tone on this
n PCT. ] Will at once prove it, The journal Of !
4 Senate shows that he was one of the select !
smttce who reported the bill already referred
- Ne entered the office Of Secretary of State !
- Ne commencement cf General Jackson's /
q Ysae,raiion.-Onc Of his first official acts was
- zsSmoval OF mcri.orous clerk from his office I
~ Department. and pos;tirc refusal to as
- synaso" for IT,! The gentleman removed !
= ssa member OF this House, (Mr. SLApE, Of
"eiD aud the voice of the People has sus-
!. as@ whom the dcspotism Of Executive pa
sssht to destroy.
.R in which this patronage is abused
-. nac'sess and almost teIegraphc despatch
: $50 the wires OF party machinery are felt
49, and from tho most distun. parts Of the
10y he Imagined after reading this ,acon-
Esri,tcn by Mr. Van Buren,. soon after en-
aihc duties Of Secretary OF State. to y
nan in Louisiana:
'WAsutNcroS. JuIv 20, 1922
NJ Dear Sir: | have the honor of ackn,wI
, ~ The receipt YOUR letter OF the 2ls, u,.. and
asuing YOU that the removals and appoint,
0ycu recommended were made on the dav
, eter was received.
With respect, your friend. &c.
M VAN BUREN,
. . far from being willing TO reduce the
dcierks in his Department. as the people
adoccd TO believe would be done, Mr.. Van
.nen called on for that purpose. saw the
T through new medium. and replied:
AEon Is, that there can be no reduction in