Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-06-09
From the N. Y. Courier & Enquirer.

DOUBLE OFFICES AND Double SALARIES.
One of the most common and culpable
abuses Of General Jackson's reform and
retrenchment administration has been the
practice of rewarding the more useful
and active partizans by double appoint
ments. We do not allude TO the case Of
Mr.. Isaac Hill, who whilst Governor Of
New Hampshire, held unconstitutionally,
and still holds, we believe, the office Of
Pension Agent, on the plea that pension
agency IS not an office under the general
government; for in this case, but one OF
the appointments was held by federal
tenure; but we refer to those numerous
instances in which the favorites Of Gener-
al Jackson, holding permanent office in
some Of the departments, were appointed
to temporary missions with the view Of
augmentipg the emoluments Of their Off
cial service.
Thus, for instance, Mr.. Robert Green
how, translating clerk in the Depart
ment Of State, with salary Of $l,760
per annum, was sent to Mexico, as bearer
of receiving for his three
months trip $l,2l2 88, and drawing in
the interval the salary Of his clerkship.--
Again, in the case of Eleazer Early, who
was sent with dispatches to our Charged
Afaires at Bogota, which 'oere never de-
livered. To this gentleman MIR. Forsyth
paid 81 ,522 72, for the expenses and COM
pensation of ono hundred and nineteen
DAVIS services--and at the same time Mr..
Early was drawing at the rate of 1900
per annum as librarian Of the House Of
Representatives. This is what the old
psudo retrenchment and reform committees
denounced, s'as convenient mode of SEN
ding favorites abroad, 10 travel for their
pleasure, health or instruction, out Of the
public Golfers" Another charge in the
books of the State Department that looks
somewhat unfavorably for "reform and
retrenchmentn administration, is that OF
so, SID as contingent expenses" Of the
mission Of tho late William T. Barry to
Spain. This gentleman never reached
Spain--and received his usual salary and
outfit; what contingent expenses" in that
case, could DO fairly chargable to our gov
ernmenta
In the year 1896, Mr.. John R. Clay,
who was at the time Secretary Of Legation
at St. Petersburgh with salary Of 900
per annum, received an addition 49,
382 Al, as compensation for certain d.
plomatic services" What those "certaln
diplomatic services may have been, does
not appear; but we presume that they
were no other than pertained legltlmately
to the Secretary Of Legation, during the
absence of a Minister. 1t is q mere
trumpet up charge, to attach larger com
pensation that the law authorizes, 70 the
Office held by Mr.. Clay.
The reform and retrenchncrt commit
tees, which overthrow Mr. Adams spared
nothing that could be distorted into an a.
buse. They did not permit Mr.. Attorney
General Wirt--one Of the purest and most
highminded men that ever lived; and in all
points Of character and intellect, contrns'
ling with al least one individual who has
since held his ofice--~they did not suffer
even MIR. Write escape without imputa-
ton and censure. In one OF two instan-
ees, he had rendered some professional
service in which the United States we're in
terested, but which did not come within
the duties ofhls Office, and offered legit