The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-12
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AND APPOINTMENTS.

REMOVALS AND APPOINTMENTS.
Observation every day toaches Is, that
mankind are Is much swayed By sell-inte-
rest. III this enlightened ago, as thoy were
In the DAYS Of Judas lscariot and, although
On at hands We hear loud professions of pa
tfiotisn and selE-deyolions Il IS comparative.
Il rarely that We meet with an instance Of
nnre disinteFestedIes in the performance
81 any public function. During tie last ten
wears. how frequently have we seenthe down
fall-before the temptations Of power--the
blandisbments Of Office, and the love Of fil-
Inv Iucre-of those we thought Of d virtue
too stern to be Frustrated By these means.
When the Old Hero, Of the Hermitage, and
HE footstep follower, planned ihe moral con-
quest Of the American people, and, in def
ance 81 the wholesome principles upon which
the former was elevated, when il became
necessary for their purposes, that whole
States shohld BE brought overto their sup.
port. that Congress should be converted in
10 neres echo of their opinions, that the
Judiciary should bend to their will, fit instru-
mems were found ready to assist them, even
among the Wisest if not the best Of our pub
lie men. But the mighty revolution which
is about being consnmmated, IN tire total
route Of the Van Buren, dynasty, has once
more placed the country in the attitude be.
cominga free government. The principles
which have always actuated General HarFi-
son, and the men who have been most ac-
tive in securing bis elevation, are of that
enduring and immutable nature that only
shine brighter when subjected TO tempta-
tions and reyerses.
Nevertheless, the duty will al once de.
volVe on the new President, Of cleansing the
Offices of the country Of faithIess and I'M
worthy incumbents, and Of filing them from
the ranks of the "honest and capable,n will
unqueslionably be one Of the most arduous
kind. There are a few plain rules, however,
which we may feel warranted he will adopt
as his guides, in the performance of this inn
poTtant function. III the FIRST place, he is
pledged before the people, to turn out every
Office holder in the civil service, who has u.s.
ed the advantages Of his station for the pur-
pose of electioneering. Thishe will do in
accordance with the cardinal maxim in the
Jefersonian creed Of which be is a disciple.
Then there are not a few who now hold Off
ces, if we may believe the report submitted
two years since by Mr.. Woodbury., who are
defaulters to the Government, and who have
only been retained for their partizan seTvi-
ces. These, common honesty will prompt
him to displace. Many there are, too, who
are nOtorIously incapable of discharging the
duty Of their respective offices, and who are
Objectionable. on that score TO the commnni-
ties which are most interested in their ope-
ratiOns. The new President is faithfalIv
bound to remove these and place in their
stead, capable men in whom their neighbors
con6de. There is another principle, one Of
vital importance TO the due performance of
the public service, and one which contribut-
ed not little to the elevation Of General
Harrison, which he doubtless will observe,
while attending 10 the out-posls of his Ad-
mlnistration. This IS the one term principle.
which is wholesome one not only as appl-
ed TO the Presidency, but to many Of the
minor posts of the Government. In our
country, no man ought to expect to grow
rich by Office; be should profit By ii as much
as ne would in any ordinary business. There
are those who, By specializing on the public
moneys in their hands, have grown wealthy,
and become careless Of the manner in which
they continue to perform their functions. -
The dangerous example which they have
set, Of specializing on the property 81 ,he
poole richly deserves a signal rebuke 81 The
hands Of General Harrison-who can act ia
heir case with the greater freedom. mas
much as he was long time ii similar ser
nee, though he never yielded 10 The temp
atoms Of private gain.
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