Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-05-11
Removals. and Appointments.

aono;,1ments The appointment Of Bella Badger alone
and the subsequent selection by the Custom House Of
Philadelphia, Of the comrades ana P'pe-ayefs o
BADGER. is sufficient alone to constitute sort of Fra
Mr. Tvler declared, in October last, that no removal
should he made for the purpose OF putting in camor
ous demauocue and jealous partlzan. New, if Bels
Badger be not of this stamp, where IN the name OF
wonders, can we find one But 1t Bela Badger, and
his associate ppe-layers can be rewarded WIN once
who may not expect to be compensated iot pe'hs
"clamorous parzans =
The guloline is still at work at Washington ant
elsew here. Tho Northern presses are, III all d'fec
TONS denonncng the prescriptions winch nave Deei
recently practised The Pennsylvanan gives rs com
plete list of the removals and appointments IN The
Custom House of Philadelphia as it can obtan-irclI
the Collector down TO Clerks and Messengers, amount
ing more than fifty. Jonathan Roberts, The Collec.
tor takes the place Of Calvin Blythe, with salary OF
$4,000. VIM Tyson is made Surveyor, with S290O
Bella Badger Gusts John Horn from the harat office,
with salary of $500. The Pennsy lvanian gives
the following list OF the Custom House appointments,
ALL with the exception of Bella Badger, made by Jsna-
than Roberts. No wonder of the more
liberal Wings in rebellion against them
81. Bella Badger who made out the returns elcctIng
the Wing Assembly ticket when the Democratic ticket
was really chosen and who wrote letter under the
assumed name Of George W. Rbawn, promising TO fur
nIsh yarn 10 the notorious Gcntworth at the time OF
the New York Election and who letter Of intro
ducton in the pocket Of Mr. Ptfeld under this assumed
letter in Ptlcld's pocket and read it.
~. Edward d. Corfeld, who had the custody Of
the Northern Liberty ballot.boxcs, when an
number Of votes were given, more than could ever be
obtained before since, all the excess being the
Wing side.
g" and T. Peter Albright and Peter b. Cnrrey, cleo
ton officers Of First Ward, Northern Liberties when
the Wing party got votes than both parties gave
al other elections, and when the VIII. majority there
was than their whole vote ut other elections.
a.. Robert Miller, late officer Of police, who furnish
ed Mr. Stevenson with list Of men 10 be sent 10 help
the Wings at the New York election.
'6. John Strne, one of the active agents connected
with the ~ Y transactions, and of the whose
names furnished by JAS. Young 10 go 10 vote a.
New York
and Daniel Bunting, whose names were furnished by
James thornton, persons who would go to aid
the Wings at the New York election
at is probable there other names in the list Of
appointments implicated in the charges of election
frauds. The foregoing are those which have been as
certaned on hasty examination. They will doubt
less be excellent officers guard against frauds the
revenue"
Among the other appointments recently made is that
of The notorious John Holmes 10 the office of u. S
District Attorney of Maine-an honorable gentleman
being turned TO make way for him; his s'ony Of
fence tina; Of being Democrat. il is this same
John Holmes, who made speech in the L. ) Senate,
in April, 1880 and denounced IN the following resolu
ton the very Get Of which he is proftng
Rssolced That the President Of The T. > By hc removal Of
officers (Which removal required faithful
ton III the law and in. the ,nrancies tbu> created in The
rights of the states, and the spirit ot the constitutional.
In the Speech with which he supported his resolu
ton, MIR. ri. declares:
az thus proved think Of
public viii jndsr that for the President and appoint
The rrse. to m vasances crested y without causes NJ
thus abused his power unless gives satisfactory
and that il il the right and duty Of the Senate check such
have explanation President, THIS CONDUCT IS
AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION"
When these same gentlemen are put TO the c1peri-
meniam crHSiS, at the ensuing session. they pre-
pared with tic TO justify their course Or will
they, like F. Granger in the of poor Nven the
other day at Washington stand mute and refuse TO
swer either to the removce or to Congress
The Republican press is teeming with complaints
about honest men turned out, and mere partzans put
Among these the New Haven Register of the LIST
reads the powers that be long and impressive lesson
adopting for its motto the following sentence from Gov
Ellsworih's Inaugural of May, 1879
Thc daily removal from oics of and capable men,
other than independence Of opinion prostitution
Of Executive privilege, inconsistent with vrtuous principles and
true patriotism"
In the face Of this, Donaghe is appointed Collector
Of ~ Haven, md proceeds TO sweep out every incum
bent, except one. All the other nine officers re.
moved to make way for political partizans. Hear the
" H. Register:
"The only one spared of the lac incumbents is our
night inspector, which is hardly scanty subsistence
for person-but he has been compelled to |
divide his humble crust, with hungry Wing, (Amos
Bakery who has been stationed by his sde go shares
with him. Never was such proscriptive policy
known here before under any administration. Mr. |
Bishop, who appointed Collector in MIR. Jetier-
sons time, though he in after Of the
est contests we ever had-nercr removed a man for
political causes. Mr. Ellis, who succeeded him,
though he commissioned Immediately after the
I,ot1a -
at the head of the national period of the highest
party excitement, did not disturb of the subordi-
nate officers whom he found in the custom house. IL
matered not to him, that they all had voted against
Jackson in the contest then just passed. lie did not
trouble himself with their political opinions but find
ing them honest capable and faithful though they had
opposed the elevation Of Gen. Jackson, lie still con-
tnued them; nor did he during the twelve years he
was in Office, ever remove any man on account Of his
politics II has been reserved for the party that pro-
esses to abhor the 'spoilsto become the spoilers
and for "a hgl-minded Virginian, as the friends of
Mr.. Donughe call him, TO reverse the tolerant and Ii
bera example Of his Yankee predecessors We be-
eve that 10 men taken body, ever enjoyed their
political opinions exercised their rights rs freen,en
in more quiet, less offensive TO their oppo.
nen,s, than those who have been thus prescribed AS
for Captain Henry Ward, he was so acceptable all
parties, that nearly all the merchants the wharf,
without distinction OF party and many other citizens,
united in application TO the collector for his
lnuRnce but Inc "nlgn-inlnded fIrIinIan could not
spaE even his head from the block Captain Ward
poor, but honest man, who has endured many Of the
severest hardsps Of sea-faring life, to which he
brought up; and while MIR. Collector Donaghe, and
his deputy, Mr.. Colis were learning their Greek and
Latin books in the comfortable of college, lie
roughins it among the hurricanes Of the tropics,
perhaps, hauling the sti'iened rigging Of ship
ebound coast il not pretended that he either
of his fellow Victims have not been faithful in dischar
ging their duties, that they not prompt efficient,
civil and obging in their intercourse with those who
have business with them. But these turned out
for political causes-and such men Marcus Merri-
man, Jr., and Samuel Miles, and their associates are
put in, lest the patronage Of the Government should
come in conflict with the freedom of The elections,'-
As for Marcus Merrman, Jr IL would be difficult to
find man more bern and rcvcngciu in his politi-
cal feelings than he is. He is always found at the head
of the most NOISY chalcngers and brow bca,ers at the
polls. He is Chairman OF the Wing Committee, the
clique that has had the principal distribution of the
spolls, it seems he has not forgotten number onc
in his patriotic labors for others. Mr. Miles is another
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