Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-08-31
From hc Courier and FYgnrcr
THE HEIGHT OF lMPUDENCE.


Mr. Curtis, the Collector Of the port Of New
York. soon after he came into office, removed
Joseph Hopkins, Captain Of the Indomitablcs,
attached 10 Tammany Hall, from the office Of
Mcasurer in the Customs Hopkins consider
cd himself injured by this treatment, and APP
pcaed 10 the public through the columns of
the New Era and after calling Mr. Curtis very
hard names, dwelt especially upon the inlus-
ticc ofremoving a faithful and assduous off
Ger like himself, and particularly insisted that
his removal was ayolation of the principles
OF John Tyler, the President. Mr. Curtis has
not taken the trouble to notice Hopkins nor
has he regarded the abuse heapcd upon him
10y other loco focos whom he mas dlslodgcd
from office. But friend of ours has careful
ly examined the books kept at the office Of the
Surveyor of the Port, and from them the fol-
lowing authentic information is derived. Hop
klns salary was fifteen hundred dollars per an
mum.
Shortly prior TO the charter election in the
spring of $50, Mr. Hopkins vocation as Capt
of the ndomitablcs withdrew him from his
duties. rs mCasurcr, Mirfy-cigM dayS, and he
had leave OF absence for that period from the
surveyor On the Sd Of April, 1880, Hopkins
was reported sick for the space of Is days
In May following, Hopkins was absent from
duty - days. In June about days In Ju-
ly days In August and September d days
The fall election now comes; the lndomiia.
bcs are put in training and Capt. Hopkins
was absent in the months of October, Novem~
Der and December, by leave of the Surveyor.
Sirty days. During the months of January and
| February, 1910, Hopkins was absent from du,
ty, with or without leave, SO days.
On the 9th March, 1910, Hopkins obtain,
cd leave from the Surveyor, and was absent
/ from duty Mirty-cigM days. which carried him
we'll over the charter election in the spring OF
! 1910.
Between the 22d day Of April 1910, and
the 9th of September following, Hopkins was
! quite attentive, and was absent from his duty
| only hrfy-serca days. The autumn election
| of lS4O, big with the fate Of Van Buren,, was
now approaching, and between the 3Oth OF
September and the 9th of December follow
ing, Hopkins absentcd himself from duty jirfg-
! fJur days. On this occasion the IndomitaJies
required considerable drilling, and Capt Hop
kins took the field in person during the whole
campaign. During the winter o! 1910 and
IS4l, Major Hopkins is known to have been
melancholy and disguised with politics. lie
was absent from duty .Miy doys, and the ex-
cusc entered on the books is sickness in fam
ily."
His last absence from duty, Of which there
is any record is only four days, and Is hardly
worth mentioning
The rccapitulation then Of the account OIL
the way 10. Hopkins served his country is
thus:-
For two years, four months and seven days
during which time he held the commission o
a measurer, he received a compensation at Tho
rate of 6 800 per annum, amounting to So
$50. During this period there were sever
hundred and thlrty-nlnc working days: o
; these, Hopkins was absent from duty f5u
handred and thirty days, without any deduction
from his compensation.
Really, il was not kind in Mr. Curtis 10 turI
= this patriot out Of employment where the pa
, was ample and idlencss licensed for two-thrd
I Of the tlme-and for John Tyler to allow tn
] Collector oveto 10. Hopkins, just because h
= branched off to 'Tammany Hall and the Pew
p ter Mug, and did no work for seven months !
, n year, was undoubtedly a violation Of til
J Constitution, if not, as Hopkins declares
9 was, ga shameless violation of his principles
70 Wonder # Hopkins don't call meeting OF III
o democracy in the Park.
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