Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-07
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Henry Clay on the dismissal Of Blair 4 Rsees.
Every believer in the solemn pledges and profess
sions of both the late and acting President, that
faithful and capable public officers should not be re
moved excepting those who have interfcred in the
freedom of elections, must be struck with astonlsh
ment, and their confidence in the good faith with
which these pledges were made shaken at witnessing
the many removals Of capable honest, and faithful
officers in this Territory-a Territory whose Wing
inhabitants to the present hour, deny thatparty lines
have ever been drawn at any election. There has
already been four removals made in our Territory.
and up to this time charge of interference III the
freedom of elections has been made at home, and
with but, perhaps one exception, their duties have
been faithfully, honestly, and correctly performed.
B. r. PErnIxIS, Register of the Land Office at
Dubuque, has been removed, and Henry Harrison,
nephew Of the late President, appointed in his
place which adds another to the list of officers
IN Iowa. prescribed for opinions sake Having been
a resident of the place where the duties of Mir. p.
were confined and discharged, and being an intimate
acquaintance of his, we have a pretty good knowl-
lie office, as well as the manner in which they were
performed in accordance with law and the nstruc-
tons of the Department, and we are confident we
speak the sentiments of nine-tenths of the people
who have had business with his office, when say
that no man could have given general satisfac
ton, and the Receiver of the office will bear out
in the assertion that his accounts were always rem
dercd strictly according to law.
1t is true that as citizen, he felt free to defend the
principles he processes, and to express his preference
for candidates for office but by just construction
can it be made to appear that he used his office to
interfere in the least, with the freedom of elections
How can such an inference be drawn? The Wing
dctators have not ventured to define in what this III
reference consists but if understand its meaning
Alright, it is to exercise such assumed authority
shall compel the voter to cast his ballot fer the
choice of the oflice-holder, instead of his own
If this definition bears a sembance to the cor
rect one, wherein have any of our late officers in
terfered! Has a voter appeared before the
proper tribunal and testified or stated in the face Of
society, that he was prevented from voting as
he chose Moths is not their crime. They have
failed to join in the shout for Tppecanoc and Ty-
Ter too" If public officer, who attends to the dl-
ties of his Office chooses to use his argumentative
powers to convince those who differ with him in
opinion, and succeeds in enlightening and dsabusing
the mind can it be set down against him as charge?
Or does the Wing party wish to keep the people
who have less opportunities of forming correct cpin-
ions to the theory of government, Enlightened on
subjects of governing their suffrages! cause re-
curing ignorance to support it, deserves to be put
down by the rays of light and knowledge
If they have performed the duties of their Office
justly to the Government and the people, wherein
does the head of the nation derive the right TO gov
ern them in their private actions, They are anne
nable to it only for official acts, and he who ATTEMPTS
to put muzzle upon their mouths is a tyrant, and
unfit to be the ruler of free people. It is against
the principles of genuine Democrat to surrender
the right of thought and of speech, bowling to the
dictation of man, for the sake of an Office and
therefore they must give up their places for the plant
tools OF party that has come into power only Nv a