Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1841-10-19


dent II justice 70 able public oheer who has ieea
removed hts sati7u IN the eircu@sncr- connected
va has ostcr .hanl Dc known. e believe there never
vas laoct onary. the al oi The Lan Office whl lis
cha.ge TO important dities feo vlg upn h'n with more
shil,s. as-taI S. ni fisiauce, than Nj Via comb ~
ofnre out hs statln atodng ihe Wisst hcis ior
.p~,4i4t.t c1ru.t acq 1.ton 50 ctiey fee on the
susfie % ia siug dealt ~ lant fothn- with lad I'f-
her. n the if.thtnse 4 his tr..t Nr White 1l gave INIT
tlls leess -h tst h- di-ni,-'u "a,
lur-y lr polite o reasons hlcsHe te5 Ntnli have lcon
allied ui % aila ion 70 nc Press lent others exist
w,.m>ero, CRY, 'aae IN. i,t
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sn hlte s,.Ieruly - ielucs', slonli ]ou lave d go
,.asfn f1f4u ~ max Grange fh 90 fhc
'.eaerai Lad is t'i may b. lisi'd g q c" w. A'
before ms enters nrpa h in'e Co e1te mc o De
AL, cio-c c,pneei'n tire oili'e WITT oci
CARL q Sic .utiir lafett<t
anvil u,s 81 i tl,, o~es.ln .ul4i 4, sou tli,l
r., cd u.s. c,aer i, fhc Office fi ihe pucplc,
ta have 3 ver..l ne q ths dteiafss Z ts dpt,rs.
s5c a. my pc oa continent, 90 eciit of inli-
recs not. iulsei. a..Ii.cd ID q hi been on
temptation. ruiii te arrival - ihe mail that oizlt un
,famisVi.n TIRE autumn 4 -i. ilt si.ti trn" va
81 l,i ws, 10 make the necessary .iIaH'n -ts
for che ,ns pin e bu-ines winch Wa ''ietd va in
unn t. ileratie los 10 ut bile ne 90 enter upon
of'cr n the commencement 90 c then APP
pIoa'hng e.i II Consfe-, ~ ono " removed Va make
fD nl'ei, Commissioners Il The "rnrTal LAM
Ofce has removed since a. inst o1 nilit The va
the heal o tpt Office have ~ been cca in-
"a ~ death. iae voluntary At Il the inepwncnt. VI.
Graham ho tiftnlssiontl fs tie finnistra"n OF
Mr. 4 lam. cn'inuei until hi 10 ia W 'enc al jack
sor. commissioned iN Gere al Jackson hll the va
eancy asiane D. TIE isntf oi Govern Blown OF
ono h,s- ne ~ fsees,I. therefore mmrii. t. or fe-
mote anins Of hcns removed on political 81 uds and
cltining uon urging my removal, the pinc-
D. that "proscfipf u onsht 80 be rr ,>cribed -
Ihai business of the Office lamcntably
when h- charge OF It hrs desosei upon ne, "a' matter
general toxic - aud admitted by the legislation of Con-
cess previous session. II bat justice my
predecessor 10 say that these Arrears were o'caSonei By
cause, which they hid but a limited control BY The
eagly g; bsiueut Il Iue, after entered upon ducs,
that the promotion and ultimate retention ~ Office should be
extended ID
post showing thc quantity aud quality OF their wok should
be found T. be the cihcieit impetus once
given to operations Of the Office This system Of exct-
ing competition necessarily excluded the # poti-
cal partialy IA nrinoii n, and removals r1s adopfef
from honest and well known attachment
the two last Admins atons, but from the conviction that
The best. the only. mod by which The Imme
arfeafases Of the Office could be bought up early peri
Cd the Interests The people especially III sc Of the tcN
and Territories enously required
yird out when the late Aimni-tfon was IN possession OF
ull powell aud with apparently growing pi, Uarty and
when Of could we hld desire thereby t,
eli my political opponents, row IN power from intcie lied
motives How Imaniy II was carried ont, IN COMO unity
with previous peis may be inferred fom the fsc that II
subjected the unjust charge Of being uniIiendy to the
Administration Of my choice, repeatedly made, by paper
published in IS support IN this DistiIci.
The result has been tat, while the greatest number
land pate . 81 from the office in any former wear wa
thirty thousand there have been cngTO>ed and corded dur
M my entire nonmbency, nearly quite hall million
And this item, comprising much the smallest par
ct the b,rS of the Office within that time There has beer
corresponding amount Of work done IN the oher branch,
Of the "ice OF reports alone hundred and tfty-tw,
poprate Committees Eeofe the arrearageS were (sirtual
ly) Disposed Of have been engaged at desk frequently
until pInig Some additional idea OF the amount of tn
eSpOsbe duties of station be gatheI
cd the fact that during the greater part of the
nod there than four times the number of clerk
its employ thin there any other buc the TX
ecuve Departments with The exception Of the office Of Au
dtor If the y - office Department and twice
that office There were indeed during the greater mart q
that time above nrety clerks regular and extra the who
II whose Operations within the vision and
tro OF the unesgred ana for the correct discharge of who's
duties he was l. galy responsible.
POSING these and keeping up the cur
Of the office, enabled d. cn.e wit
twenty regular clerks thereby larse annual
IL the Treasury ms result was fofe>een when rhe rll
(above advced TOY FL expeditng the public business
first established AMI II natural that The idle aud eicie
should by delaying far possible the
pelion of the ,rk wlh the of prloastinatins
tfey del, ang the necessity of their ultimate removal O
position 10 the rule, hi> by natural Transition been cOveC
eumy 10 ts author Those dismissed for com, afaiiv
ecie Will easily mi the justice OF their
val ON that gr und and thereby furnish an argument a
g,isst their subsequent employment elsewhere AMI il
surprising friends and should IRE
aaenv conrie with them in opinion and clins and mn
AMI gTOundeSS IN ud lee
That tc political change by suppe raddns other mo
tves, should increase the tendency vtupcralion, Is No
surprising.
Of the ability with which may have diSch ,rged ms du
ties Il becomes speak. With but few exception,
confined almost exclusively to the iorcg causes, hav
been cheered m my abo by the voice of approba from
ance, where tn ohf ope atoms of the Office see
and felt have been especially graihed with arnos
universal expression OF sa lcton with my oici3 conduct
by members of Congress and other distinguished individuals
without distinction Of parry, who have transacted bushes
with the office my connection with It, claim cred
only los zeal aud gritty, and doubt the hatcrns
tmonalS have received, have OccaSioned bv the>
qualities rather than by any humble abilities which
possess Above all calm retrospect have the Apr,
baton Of my conscience.
In coaclu>on be- leave that the
Is submitted simply from desire 0 place myself fairly be
IRE the Executive that seeking T. promote public in
he be betTay cd the nivi
dual wrng through the and unfoundc
I'M uiatIons OF the selfish and designing Especially 4
not ish 20 be regarded soliciting office
that purpose. have thought that if the conduct IF an oil
has not been such that the public would ils
his retention, other motive Sh Dud operate his favor
IT, then II shall be deemed advisable 10 me from If
nee solely account II political opinions not
made The ground Of rd dual complaint But charges
complaints Involving character conduct office
man. preferred against me, which, your opn
would, II true warrant removal Om office
fully ask act Of lu>'ice 10 myself well pre-
vent the Executive authority from being miSled by the
statements If steestet pe.son>, that may be s,aoaah
sis >c 81 the nature u such chiIges complaints And
ths ca>e count the most thorough inycsaiun and r,,
scrutiny appean: with confidence unquesonable proof
aud the cod OF the office. well dsproof such
ousaIons, IN confirmation of the foregoing statement
facts.
have the honor To be. with great respect, youE
servant,
JAMES WflIrCONB,
Consns of the Land Office.
WASHINGTON CRY, - June. ISL.
TO joins TYR,
President Of nc Uahoa states.
Ia address - of Int.f