The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-06-07

olthe revenue, and ta6lsiasse .. ~.
m, hes;de. i.s sllusiag tide. i.Asi bass a.
an contained tie E,.lowing PsoFlsiens
.Th., IN III ssasniasiisns ih>ds ~ ne
President 90 che Ssnsis 10 hll Eaesneass
Accustomed bv lhs CKrEeise 81 me rfesa-
as,,,s noUsr 70 remote from Office. The
g., f,he removal shall be stated 10 the
Gen.,e :, de sane tine the nomination.
l, ~. wi,h a statement Of the reasons
a. vhich sush officer may have been Ee-
moved"
Tie other fur bills also looked 10 the
restraint or reducuiaa Of The Presidents
power and patronage. It's unnecessary
now IN read them. The report proceeds:
mThe eamaiIsee do not doubt but that
there sre many olher branches ri Execu-
tive patronage. in addition 90 those which
are eo,npsehended 10 the provisions OF
these bills. which might be advantageous
Nv regulated b. law. Fer from thinking
tha, they have exhausted The subject.
they believe that they have only opened
il. and tina, nothing more can be done al
this fisms than 10 lay the foundation q a
system, 10 Be foilo'rs4 up Gaa completed
hereafter"
MI. Bond said that, notwithstanding .
series Of yesrs had elapsed. and Mr.. Ben
ton ard his friends had full power. the
Peopls had looked in vain inr a super
s,ruc.ure on this (" foundation Of sys-
ten of refarm," which This famous re-
port proposed 10 have laid. That same
comniGlee. TOO, ssseEt end claim for the
Senate The coniro. orsr appointments
10 Office" and say they "believe that
they will be acting in the spirit Of the
Constitution in labOring 70 multiply. the
guards and TO strengthen the barriers
sgains. the possible abuse Of power"
This il necessary, they say, where laws
are executed BY civil aud military off,
GERS, By armies and navies. BY courts Of
Justice. and By ,he collection and dIsburse-
men, o. revenue. with al its train Of sa-
lariss, Jobs, and contracts; and where, in
this a.r.cl Of the reality, We behold the
working OF patronage, and discover the
reason Why so many stand ready. in any
country. and in all ages. TO flock To the
standard Of poser. wheresoeser and by
whomsoever il msy be raised" The
number OF ofiee-holders is spoken of as
large and still rspidly increasing, and the
report proceeds: Zach person employ
ed viii lave . circle Of greater or less
diameter. Of which he is the centre and
SOUS circle composed Of friends and
relations, and Of individuals employed by
himself or pubic or on private account"
By var 81 illustrating The great number oi
oifce-ho!ters and their combined pow er,
Mr.. Benton then turns 10 The d" Blue Book
Of The Repubiic." which he also calls .. a
growing l;ule volume," and says il
corresponds with The Red Book Of
monarehies."
Mr.. Speaker. this BIue'Book is indeed
growing little yO!ome," but il has
grown more rapidly in the nine years Of
this Government. administered under The
advice OF air. Benton and his friends,
than il did in double that time. before
they came into power. | present now.
sir, for yoGr inspection, The Blue Book
for 1928, AID that for She las, year, 1897.
lit 10 plata that the last is nearly OF
quite doatIe Iile size Of The former; and
IL the contents OF the two are compared,
the RRnber OF o:ice-holders, their salaries
and compensation. the various divisions
and Subdivisions of every Department. il
will be seen that under this boosted system
relrenchmeni aud reform, nothing has
been curtsiled. bUl on the contrary, great
increase in the number Of office holders,
with increased salaries. 10 this, too,
is 70 be added most alarming addition
in al the public expenditures Of the
country, greatly exceeding in amount the
expenses 81 that Administration which
was charged as 'Tasieful! And if this
stale Of things is Eos checked in time, we
may vet realize lfss this Blue Book moi
only " corresponds wiIh, but has actual
ly become. tho Red Book Of a Mon
archy," in this our bossIed republic!
Mr. Benton. in his report. exhibits a
"bh DtbE bbOh Vi 1000,
Of all the offers al the Cus,om-house in
the city Ut New York. The number thus
gwen is one hundred and seveniy-lour,
and The aggregate amount Of their CON-
pensstion is stated $4,000 80. lie
then exclsims-
"Aiarmidsble list, in Ieed.-formidIbl
IN numbers. aud silil more so from The
vast amount Of money 10 their hands.
The action Of such body Of men, suppos-
ing Them 10 be animated by one spirit,
must be tremendous in an election; and
that they will be 60 animated is a PROPOSE
Ton loo plain TO need demonstration.
rover o'e' mans support has always
been held and admitted t. be power over
hIs VIII. The President has power"
over the support Of all these officers,
and they again have power over the
support Of debtor merchants to the amour,
"i len millions Of d,Ilars per annum, and
over tue daily support OF an immense