Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-05-04


New York where he is known) 10 be "bankrup lace.
dealer" and Of preferring him to the highest military
merit of our country-the highest literary excellence OF
his party as we'll the honestly earned pretensons oil
the actual incumbent, who had discharged the duties
satisfactorily Globe
THE DEpurIEs AT WoRK.-Mr. Secretary Ewing
having swept the seaboard of the Republican coiec
tors Of the CUSTOMS now find that these fnncloh-
aries have begun upon the little fry. we have no
doubt, Notwithstanding Mr. Webster's constitutional
protestations against carrying prescription down
among subalterns to the tlde-waters .nat NV
Federalism will descend TO low-water marx. Inc
Boston Morning Pos. thus as Boston,
From The Boston .Nornins Post
Cor IT AT Lasr-Col. Seth J. Thomas was ycster-
day removed from the Office Of naval store-keePer on
this station and Paul Willard of Charlessown, appoint
ed in his place -
Mr. Lincoln, the collector, is sharpening his grlllo-
tine axe for work The "Atlas clique" turn the grind
stone. He tried its edge on the following gentlemen
Yesterday Jesse Bachelor, Abraham Lansing "hi.
II. Spear, Francis McKenna, Ebcnezer Eaton, George
Gibson. Frederick Robinson, Luther Hamilton, and
Joshua Seaver.
The more respectable portion ofthe Wing party here
dsapprove us Gen. Harrison did, of such sweeping pro-
scrpton they despse it but the ootses have tasted
blood and not all in the veins OF the democracy VIII
sake their thirst.
oBut. upon every change in the head Of the Execu-
tive Department. sweep through the land with be-
som of removable make the personal support OF the
successful candidate sufficient ground Tor appoint
ment-and an honest preference tor defeated compe
titor forfeiture Of favor, is TO corrupt the purity oil
elections by the brides OF Office, and convert Govern
ment of constitutions and laws into tyranny OF men,
-Leri Lincoln Collector Of the L. 5. Castoms at the
Port of Boston and CharIesio,ca.
"Nv Dear Madam, / lid not direct that your husband
should be turned out did not knoo IT. Tired to pre-
rent it, is ,orong-I ,cont eonScnt-'tis an
Just. These applications, aciA they nerer cease
-HarrisonS dung lcords
MAKE WAY FOR THE OFFICE SEEKERS
Stand from undertook ou for your heads, cecdotders
"A dan of reckoning has comc-to the ricors belong the
spoiis The spoils party in the full tide OF
successful enjoyment. Collector Lincoln has COM
menced the work of division of the spols among the
faithful and aihess and will, probably, follow out the
system of rewards and punishment to the end OF the
chapter-or in other words TO the end of his term OF
office. which won't last more than four years.
Yesterday, nine officers in the Custom House were
presented with ,caikng ticket. The following is
COPY of one sent to one of the proScri0cd-
[corY.]
Custom House, Bos,on,
April %, l64l. )
Sir: The place Of Inspector, which you now hold
in the Custom House. will be filled by appoint
ment, to take effect after the twenty fourth day Of
April inst with the close of which day, your duties in
that Office will cease.
(Signed,) LEVI LiNColN, Coll
To Mr. =, Inspector of tho Customs.
Rather short notice this Only forty eight hours to
set their houses in ORDER and prepare for their exit
from Office. The following are the names of the per-
sons removed Jesse Bachelor, Abraham Lansing,
William H. Spear George Gibson, Ebenezer Eaton,
Francis Nc Kenna Inspectors Frederick Robinson Luz
Their Hamilton, Weghers and Gaugers Joshua Seover,
Measurer
We have not learned the names Of the rewarded
We suppose that they will be announced in the official
paper in due season.
HERE CO.'S ANOTHER BATou.-The work Of re-
wards and punishments is going on finely in the Old
Colony A Democrat in office stands no more chance
of sustaining his official life than an honest man does
of keeping his pocket book among pickpockets. A
general system of plumber has been set mp by the fe
deralsts and now being carried out through the
Union. We learn from the Plymouth Rock, that 'in
the whole district of Plymouth they have left but two
of the officers in office; of them IS Democrat,
and no doubt his days are numbered
The following is list of the rewarded and punished
in the district and port OF plymouth
appointments in Plymouth.
l. N. Stoddard, Collector, in place of Schuyler Samp'
son, Esq, removed.
Anthony Morse, Deputy Collector, in place of Jacob
Jackson, removed
John Atwood, jr., Weigher, in place of Jacob Jack
son, removed.
John L. Paine, Measurer, in place of Leander Lowell
removed.
appointment in Kingston.
David Beal, Deputy-Collector, in place of Eli Cook,
Esq, removed
appointment in Durtury.
Chas. H. Thomas, Deputy Collector, in place OF Jos.
A. Sampson, removed.
appointment in .Marshfeld
Daniel Phillips Deputy Collector, in place Of Bourne
Thomas Esq, removed
appointment in Scituate.
George w. Prouty, Deputy Collector, in place of
G. w. Young, Esq, removed.
"All those appointed" says the Rock, care Federal
lists and all those removed Democrats. No pro-
scription ch The prescription has been entire. Not
solitary individual appointed in the district has any
recommendation except that lie has been bitter pat-
IAN Wing brawler."
PRoscRIprloS.-We learn that Ado plus G. Weir,
ESQ., the able and efficient Marshal of the Northern
district of Mississippi has been removed by President
TYLER. Mr. Weir if information be correct, was a
acceptable officer to the people of Mississippi and
was recommended by all parties for reaPpontmen al
the expiration of his term, which did not expire until
le43 Here is "proscr ption for opinions sake Adolf
plus G. Weir was born and raised here-he is known
to all our citizens to be honorable, hghmnded man
the architect of his own fortune-pure and spoess
in all his relations Of life People of Rock brdge you
who opposed to prescription for opinions sake, what
say you to the removal of such man? Wings Of
Rockbridge! what say you, who have denounced The
doctrine of prescription wrong, unjust, what say
you TO this REMOVAL
heartless prescription has never been made.
There is apology for il; not the shadow of pretext
to Justify it, Will the people the United States
ton the course which President Tyler has adopted in
the removal Of such men as WEIR, and the appoint
ment Of such as Bella BADGERe-PaIiey( Ha,) Star.
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