The Yazoo Whig and political register., 1840-08-21
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POLL Cal.
lfemBers 81 CoaQgess and lien reiecied ot
their COastituenta, reuarded by ne Pre-
sident
The New York Times publishes The fol.
lowing ex xplanatory list Of cases falling plldel
this head
Prom ihe Times.
Isaac BRoNsoN, elected 10 Congress 4
Conservative. opposed the Sub. Treasury.
and nailed Il 10 the table at the extra ses.
sion AT ihe next session o Congress new
light shown ii upon him -he became q vim
ilicator of the measufe-yOied for il, and
was appointed Circuit Judge tliro' the III,
fiuence of the Ai any Regency. Remain.
ing az Washington lO vote fof the b;ll Of
denominations, he LOST the Office by lapse Of
time. The managers Of the affair intended
to have him le-nominated, but they found
{ The State Senate too honest Id. sanction
their design Mr.. Bronson was again .
candidale for Congress and was defealed.
The people of bis district vetoed him. lie
threfore became the favorite ofthe President
and received the appointment Of Judge, in
Florida.
JoHN j. DE- GRAFF, another member ol
Congres from ibis Slale, leit his home for
Washington, protesting strong opposition g
The same darling scheme Of tile Executive.
After he arrived there however, be saw Tea.
son 10 change his opinion. Atthe e1pira-
tion of his Congressional term, moi daring &
take denomination for Congress, he resOl.
we'd to test his popularity BY running for the
assembly. He was nominated in bis own
county and defeated by considerable ma.
liority. The President shortly afterwards
appointed him 10 an Indian Agency.
ELI MooRE was candidate for Fe-elec;
ton 10 Congress, from this ciiy, ia 1888 and
was defeated by an overwhelming majority
The President made him Surveyor. of the
port Of New York.
CHuRcHILLC. CAMBRELENC defied popu.
lar opinion, and declared that the Sub 'rTea
sury should be in operation throughout Mr.
Van Buren's administration, ''in spite Of Ia.
lmeniations here or elsewhere.m He came
back 10 his constituency, and like bis col
league Moore, was condemned BY thei
vote, The President has appointed hin
Minister to Russia.
Felix GRUMPY was nominated for the
Office Of u. S. Senator for Tennessee, anc
rejected by The Legislature. The Presf
dent ihereupon made him Attorney Gener
al
JoHN M. NILEs of Connecticut, received
similar nomination, and was BY the Legs
llature of his State He was recently 3 can
didate for Governor. and was treated no BET.
ter by the people. TrO defeats gave him :
double claim On the Government. The PRS
ident therefore made him member Of II.
Cabinet, by con!erring upon him the Office 81
PoStBastcr GencraI
SETH DRIGGs, we believe, has never beer
candidate for the representative Office. lie
has never been condemned BY 4 popnlai
yerdictrendered through The ballot bOx--bul
Twelve of his countrymen sworn to do hin
Justice, have virtually declared him. BY theii
decison, 10 be unworthy Of public OF private
confidence. The President has made hin
Consul.
Allmarks of executive favor we have emu
merated, save two, were bestowed on ciii
zens or residents of The State Of New York
Were we to swell the catalogue with all ths
instances Of the same kind which have oc
Cured in reference to the citizens Of uthel
States, volume would be necessary 10 con
tain il. The President is now candidate
forTe-election, and these things viii not b
forgotten BY the people when their turI
comes.