Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-08-05
TREASURER CAMPBELL.

TREASURER CAMPBELL.
1t has beeu the uniform policy Of the Admins
lraion, the removal of public officers. 10 justly
lis tyranny, by still more base attempt to destroy
the character oliis victims. This game Of moral
ASSASSINATION has already been commenced with
John Campbell, Esq. the late Treasurer. The
GIobe.-edited by a man who would have used the
selto upon the body as freely as he docs the pen
upon The character of his opponents, had that been
the road to tortune,-has opened lis batteries upon
Mr.. C-declarins that he was absent from his post
large portion Of his time, neglec,ing the duties oil his
Office, aud insnuailng, that, whilst lie was pre-
sent he incompetent TO perform those duties
II tins be true. what does it prove! Why was it
that Mr.. Campbell was not long ago removed, if he
was thus negligent and incompetent! Why was
the blow Withheld, until il was discovered that he
did belong to that sel,ile sink swim school,
tile Jest oflhe present age, and The of all time
to come Take the assertions OF the Globe for
granted, then-el them be as true believe them
be faIse-does demonstrate that lathfulness
and capacity longer regarded in the selection
of public agents, in their retention in office that
all that is looked to is their ioyahy 10 The King !? Had
Mr. Campbell and The Governor his brother. been
dufOtdtS VI uo' iedSu' w II, opl osiiS u.
they had nevertheless determined, like I" born
hfas," to sinh sW inn wilh It's paiion,-me boldly
assert thai John Campbell would never have been
.emoyed-and there is the contnen,
who believes that lie would have been. He is pro-
serbcd for conformity of opinion with Martin
the 1st, 7 olIlcal Pope, aud his College Of
Cardinals. lie is communicated for hertsy, aud
not for misconduct. But the People are lot yet
quite prepared to oonoede inlabiIity The dlspen-
ser Of Federal Patronage, tic woise Than Italian
brigaud, Who murders character TO order, at
tempts to show that Mr.. c. was accommodated for
cause, by impuing delt quercios to Mr.. Campbell
and nsiuuating still than it imputes, which, if
they existedar all, required bis removal before he
had incurred the charge ofleiesy. as well as since
that time. Bun the editors Of The Wing have been
authorized TO say that lie article in the Globe
q" contains the most arocious alsehoods;' = and Ito
suhjoned article from the National In,clligencer
shows that i, is not Mr. Campbel's intention silent
Iy 10 submit to the ISLANDERS OF those by whom lie
las been prescribed, aud " ho only defend their
worse than kingiy despotism over opinion by base
system Of abuse and falsehood, in reference those
who its objects.
The following the articles relened to in the
foregoing remarks:
From Tie Washington Globe.
We learn that since Mr.. Van Buren's adnin;stra-
ton commenced. Mr.. Campbell has. from his ,nfrm
condition, been absent from his Office Than one
third OF the whole time-That during the remain
ing two-lhirds OF his Time he has not been able TO
attend al all 10 the conesp ndence OF The Office,
even so far as 10 afiX his signature 10 II and that in
respect 10 the other business, he has omitted entiIe-
ly TO supervise aud sllu lie drafts, Treasury notes.
&c. after having becn flied up by him. but has been
IN The habr OF merely slgnng blank notes and blank
drafts 10 the amount of millions millions leaving
Them TO be Afterwards filled up and issued BY his
clerks, without the slightest interit on his part
as the head OF the office. The President, on asc ertan-
ing these facts, undoubtedly considered that MIR.
CAmpbeFs nhrmltles prevented his devoting that per
sonai attention 10 his official duties which the laws
and pubic security render proper.
From The National IateLl gencer.
We have been requested by friend OF the Ia;e
Treasurer CAMPBELL to say that tue statement
OF the Globe OF Thursday evening last. in relation
10 the official conduct OF that officer, net tue as
viii IN due time be made 10 a pear
As TO the inmatIons of the Globe, that Mr..
CAMPBELLwas removed from office because of occa-
sloLa absence from the duties Of his office, and suffer
ns them TO be performed in part by persons in the Of
hce subject 10 bis orders tmay be remarked thai this
is al least new offence IN the catalogue of unpar-
dona bic SINS There is no Office al The Seat of Gov
eminent we believe, III which The constant personal
presence and action Of the chief and responsible Of
hcei are supposed TO be indispensable. Certainly it
Is not SO IN the case Of much higher Offices Than
that OF Treasurer As particular illustration TO the
contrary (abd not with any intention find fault
with II may be mentioned the fact that the SEcRy-
TARY OF STATE charged with the important
OF the administrative duties under the President hay-
ing but just returned his office after an absence OF
several weeks, Is again absent from it, and will re-
man so probably for maay weeks more and
mat 1t has frequently heretofore happened that i'm
'ortant correspondence in The office of The Secretary
,i State has been carried on, in tie absence of the
Secretary, (both before and since Mr.. FoRsYru
the Office by The principal Clerk of that Depart
neht. 10 greater or less The same has
'een the case with other heads of bureaus but ma
resident has ever before considered such absence
is constituting sufficient ground for the removal Of
he head OF any department from office. Instead of
be case OF Mr.. CAMPBELL having been brought
'thin any know rule, therefore, his has been made
n exception, aud an unknown rule applied appa-
emily 10 effect predetermined purpose.
lhere would be some planslby in the pretcncc
pom which MI Treasurer CAMPBELL's removal is
lStied, If, like hose Western Sub- Treasures who