The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-06-28

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Another preespf Of The reforming re-
porl.-The committee thought the mode
of" appointing and compromising bearers
OF dispatches liable 10 strong objections.
prone 10 degenerate into q species Of
fayorilism lille short Of a convenient
mode ofsending fayorites abroad 10 travel
for their pleasure, health, or instruction,
out Of The public Golfers"
Praeiiee.-The President and his Sc
cretary Of State. both Jackson relor-
mers. now take fayoriie clerk of the
State Department. whose salary al the time
was at the rae Of SLIGO per year. send
him as bearer Of dispatches TO Mexico.
and, for about three months service, pay
him sl2l2 SO, and suffer him also TO
draw his clerks salary for the period Of
his absence! For this | refer you TO The
case Of Robi. Greenhow, who is the
iransla,ing clerk OF that Department; all
the facts Of the case being stated in the
reports Of the Secretary. lie excuses
this transaction by saying thai the lransla
lions which were required during Mr..
Greenhows absence were made at his ex-
pense. II might be we'll 10 inquire
whether any lransls,ions were required
during that period, and why also il would
not have been quite as we'll to discontinue
the salary for the time, and let the CO.
vernmen, pay for any irsnslations which
were needed. But do we not here distinct
ly realize what the reirenchmeut repor.
condemned in these words: "a that an
actual incumbent is considered 10 have
such sort OF property in the Office as to
enable him to farm out its duties, and TO
receive par, Of its revenues for doing
no,hingi"
Another illustration Of this convenient
mode Of sending favorites abroad" out
Of the public cnfTers," is found inthe same
list Of contingent, expenses Of foreign
intercourse. | allude to the case Of Mr..
Charles Biddle. who. when nominated by
Gen. Jackson for iudgeship in Florida,
was rejected BY the Senate.
After this rejection Mr.. Bidd!e was de-
spa,ched by the Executive 10 Central
America and New Grenada. What SER
vice he rendered we know not; bu. j,
appears that for this mission an allowance
Of S7.l22 95 has been made. Mr..
Charles Bl,ldle is The same gentleman
who had a controversy with Nc. Senator
Grundy, in which the devotion Of the
latter to Gen. Jackson was questioned.
We learn BY one Of the printed docu.
ments. occasioned by that dispute, that
the Senator, for the purpose OF proving
himself TO be what is called whole
hog Jackson man." said he "had swal.
lowed the hog not only whole. but wrong
end foremost, taking The brislles agains,
the grain; and had gone for all Gen.
Jacksm's bob-faii nominations. even 10
Charles Biddle."
Yon may remember, Mr.. Speaker. that
great fault was found with Mr.. Clay for
an allowance TO John II. Plessan,s, who
was employed as bearer Of dispatches.
and sat ont on his voyage. hut, being
taken III. was obliged 10 abandon Il.
though he caused his dispatches 10 be
safely delivered. In The account, which
| am now examining, we find the sum Of
sl.522 20. paid by Mr.. Forsyth. the
Secretary Of State, 10 Eleazer Early, sen.
with dispatches for our Charge d Affaires
al Bogota. but which were never deliver
led. The sickness Of Mr.. Peasants
furnished no psllation, in the minds OF
the reiormers. for the payment inside to
HIM. though he caused his dispatches TO
be safely delivered. Yet these same
gentlemen find ample pretext. in the
alleged shipment Of Mr.. EARLY, to pay
him S3ll IS for expenses, s527 81 fo'
clothing. bedding and books. los. or absn'
doned by him, aud STA for one hun
dred and nineteen days. compensation. a
90 per day. though his dispatches wers
never deliyered'!
At this same time, too, Mr.. Earl,
appears 10 have been receiving a sali.