Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-11-06
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General, is in this ethyl or at the Hem.
age. and knowing as IRE all do. thf b,
very much opposed to the practice VI
prevailed formerly,-say under al,
a dministration!-of placing baJBigE
ticians in Government offices, or Of G
ernment officers elcctioneering. or b
fering in the freedom of elections # b
not be amiss to call TO his mind a MI
John Mclean, one of bis preIeceu
upon this subject. For that purpoe
republish a letter from Mr.. McLen
John p. Erwin, ESQ. formerly Posms
of this city. 1t will be seen that the Ps
master General in those days decls
that "a discontinuance of all coma.
with the publishers of a newspan
comes an indispensable, pre-requEa Z
any one to enter on the duties ofPozB
ter. Mr.. Erwin therefore, who vaS
tor of the Nashville Wig at be Ia
sold out his interest in that Journal, al
before he received his commssOa, ma
oath that he had "relinquished al coacs
in newspaper"
We cory the letter of Mr.. McLent
this time merely to Jog mr.KendaPsnz
cry a trife, that he may see how mua
has improved in his exertions TO keep =
bling po itcians" out of the Governs
offices, upon Mr.. McLean's old-fashu
and highly 'ePrehensible course:
POsT OFFICE DEPARTxE
23d March, ls26,
SIK-It having been determined iou
fer on you the appointment of POstma
at Nashville, in the place of R. B. Gun
Esq, resigned, 1t becomes proper 10
form you that the disconti1uance q
connexioE with the publication of a NJ
paper, becomes an Indispensable pn
quisite to the fulflment of this inteHn
Your appointment viii therefore Be- q
nished to Governor Carroll who vii ben
quested to retain possession off, a1aJa
lay before him sufficient eyidsna 10 Be
returned to this Department, Of!Vn la''
ing relinquished all concern in thePHala
ton ola newspaper. You are TeI'Sa
10 avoid delay.
Respectfully, your obi serTt
JOHN MLEAN
J. P. ERWIN, ESQ.,, P. NJ. NashHb
But then-these things were d0R
der Adams Administration, which p
Of us at the time believed 10 be 50 PS
gate. Who would be 50 wild B0T :
expect the present, "poWers that o
Mr.. Kendall even, TO be so ertftn
nice about keeping Government "
free and clear from all eoDnecbn
newspapers. Nonscnsei--lt VOC g
tual'y declaring that the present -
tration is not Immaculate and jHa%
"TharelJag Cabineir"-We as !.
in our last, that Amos Kendal, :: -
master General, had passed H7
Wheeling, on his way to lie HeE:
for the supposed purpose Of Pro,9-
outline TO- the next Message. w
learn that Mr.. Forsyth, the Sec,s
State, who had just returned 70 vi
ton from a Northern jauht, has - !,
the seat of Government on a trip e %
gia. Thus we gol
The Erpuagef-The Charles''',
curry, Mr.. Calhoun's home Orgsn'
ken the field IN defence oftbe e.
Resolution We may expect 2 :
Calhoun himself following suit, %
ing to his speech demonstrating
Of that act, 10 show that be W..
supported It, but for "overruliu
stances, ofwhich be has Away
unfortunate victim. Nj Adnsr9s:
LgnchBnEg tFs
Pa5lisk your Disso7Itions.-
tired in tho New York Circuit go.
Gently brought by a Mr. Bulge. =. y
Corning g Spence, to recover -,
lars, the amount Of a biil d
by plaintiff, 10 Spense, and char
tifpatWo months after its dlsso a,
no positive evidence was addues, = 2
the dis olntion had been phbllss
gave a verdict Tor The plaintiff
mount claimed, with interest anl
The Pisisburg Advocate oftDs
t commeneed raining last eV'al'
every prospect ofa beaF7 f8