Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-03-28

PARTY PRoscRrpTfoN.-0ne Of the most fragrant
acts of party prescription we have yet seen IS that
consummuted in the Receivers Office at Lexington.
1t is Of such bare faced ,nmitigated and un.
ustifiabe prescription that thousands of the cit-
zens OF the Boon'sck country must pause and con-
template it.
Mr. E. NJ. RYLANp the Receiver, has been re-
moved, and Daniel Ashby, of Charlton county, APP
pointed in his stead For what has this been done,
and what justification can be urged in defence of
this high and uncalled-for exercise of power. Mr..
Ryland is a man of stern and unbending integrity,
has held the office for several years. is extensively
known, has been obligng, impartial and courteous
to all having business in his Office. 10 the People
and the Government he has been alike faithful in
the discharge of his duties, always accurate and
strictly correct, and has never failed to account
punctually for every dollar of public money which
came to his hands In his politics he has sided
with the administration party, and has supported
wherever he believed support due, and opposed
wherever he believed the administration wrong
But he is in his feelings and actions a gentleman
ard therefore never could descend to the post of
mere noisy partisan, approving whatever Van Blu
rem or his supporters dictated, or opposing whate-
yer they opposed. As freeman should do, he
thought and acted for himself on all political sub
llects. supporting the administration where he be-
leved it deserved support and condemning what mis-
convictions could not sanction. This independence
lost him the Office.
The P. NJ General lately removed Mr.. Aull from
the post Office in Lexington, without charge, and
prve it to iack-eg preacher, without so much as
permitting the citizens to know that change of
post master was intended, or furnishing them with
an opportunity to express opinion on the merits
Of the applicant, or recommending one. This Mr..
! Rvland condemned as improper and unjust, and he
ioned with many others Of the citizens, OF both po-
litica parties, in expressing his disaPproOatlon
l 1ort Iari nr
question the recttude..of an act of the supreme pow
or. the party at Washington, we doubt not, was
| the Cause and main ground Of his removal. When
the force of government patronage thus used 10
make independent freemen bend to the power OF the
President, is it surprising that honesty is driven
from allstne Offices and tlatpecuGtons, swlndllng'
defalcatior, and yartwouting have become the
order fthg day.
Call YOU nus land of freedom or republican
institutions, wuere party power thus rules and re-
mlires such severe submission from the free and
independent citizen!
And who has been appointed in his stead! A
man who could not, to save his life, write receipt
correctly. An ignorant, sef-serving and brawling
politician, who IS totally unqualified to take
charge of the books and papers of the office OF re-
ceiver, as he would he to discharge the duties Of
the head of the Navy Deaartment. He is devoid of
anv Qualification for the station, and if he does
not run into error and cone out as hundreds OF his
predecessors have done, minus, it will not be from
his own competency. He has been several years III
the legislature, and those who have seen him there
can bear testimony to the truth OF what we nave
said of his qualifications,
| What has our country con- to, when capaO!e
and honest men have to give pluta Tor such as TINS
new appointee!-[ Republican,
CArrrox TO THE PUBL1c.--A large amount Of
Post Notes of the City Trust and banking Company,
Nor, Vorl, IF the denomination of 80 and SlOO: