Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-05-14
Erm0raIs and .Jppointments.

Mr. TYLER has permitted removals to be made, which
are at war with his previous professions ne ba'ti-
more Republican reminds him. that IN Feb, lc3l, he
made the following declarations TO tho Senate oil 'e
u. States:
81 have argued these questions tof Executive power without
reference power Of removal Upon The nature iha power
great differences opinion have always existed hnd IN No
4 Of the frdcrast ~, Alexander Hamilton reasoning upon
il a. admitted fact that the consent I'll ne senate was
both 10 appoint And the debate which took place
in l7oq exalted found on both sides mean ony So
express opinion upon az u say. maj ppe ~
ert- 10 get incompetent uniaitul agents. l. bcnche
results B4gs.ed ctrel 10 e. an %
be distributed amens r'etor.Su, party eh, >,
uor. are introduced place Of onged, experienced ana
faithful public agents. and ne pnble lnter ,gr sn g
10 M extent truly alarming The public mind kept continuity
asacd and 70 obtain l'i,e quiet the pep may .0'n ~
power herby all perpetual
+ an The homes and fear. Of men, would
there r secure refuge onscr True, he cannot
judge but By his pOrer or The marshal NE 'o'Lp PACK
| The present Cabinet has removed and appointed
marshal after mar.hal-ohcer after oihcer-to re-
irard fur0ritrs and punish opponents. 1t has sui
iered the most "clamorous drmagoguss ana par
tizans" TO be appointed-even Bella Badger hun
sclf-and the effect must be 10 encourage dema-
corucs to be more camorons, and partzans cor
rupt By way Of contrasting his previous professions
with the acts Of his Administration the Baltimore Re-
nublican brings TO MIR. t. notice the Of Joshua
Vansant the late excellent Postmaster of Baltimore,
and Of Thomas Finley who has been appointed IN his
place. Here il the mandate
(,pn1 H.. o.. Is.
sr-I have been instructed by President OF the L. =
form you that his opinion the public Interest Will be promoted
BY change Of Post Master at Baltimore Nd , ,..rn
j. vansant, P. NJ,
Baltimore. ),
"Now (says the Baltimore Republican, between the
two will any i'll his have the hardihood TO
assert that Mr. Finley will be able with his manifold IN
frmities promote the ''public interests more faith.
fully than his predecessor No one who respects his
character for veracty dare make such nm assertion
| But is there not Infamous imputaon IN this edct
of removal which every who knows MIR Nansant
knows to be false: In Mr.. Tylcrs opinion, we are
told that the 'public interests will be promoted ny a
change of Post Master" Has that interest been nee.
lected by Mr. Vansant-has he violated his trusts
have his duties been unperormed3 Has he not come
up 10 the highest notch of the Jefersonian standard
is he not both "honest and capable Why not speak
out boldly, MIR John Tyer-why not speak like man,
and say MIR Nansant he is removed because he ~
Democrat--that change is necessary, because Wing
wanted the office"
By similar circular receipt as the above, the Post
masters of Columbia, 5. &. and of Pittsburgh, have
been ostrucised for the benefit OF some devoted partl-
zans The "South Carolinian Of Columbia denounccs
in the most indignant terms the removal Of the Post
master in that town.-And the pittsburgh Democrat
eprobaies the removal in its town. "Apart says that
papcr) from the indecency Of the Postmaster Gene
rails ORDER it contains ialsehood positive and palpa-
bic II is not true that the "pubic interest required
Aloorhcads removal. No man in this community has
SAID or can say that he has faithfully performed the
duties of his office. lfevcry Wing IN Pittsburgh were
put upon his oath, not dare assert that The "pubc
| interest was suffering from General Moorheads con
duct in the Post Office. Nor is there man of any
party who can say the public money committed TO his
charge not at least secure IN his keeping, as
can be in tie hands Of any other man. 1t IS melan
choly indication Of corruption in our governors when
they compelled to Justify proscrptve purposes by
the repeated ntterance Of such an atroclous lie.
We are surpised too another batch Of appointing is
which have been recently made. We mean the cla-
mofous Editors of newspapers who seek the reward o
their DEVOTION in the spoils OF office. Such was Rid
die the new Postmaster at Ptsburg who was late
Editor Of the p Statesman-Such was Spencer Of the
Kent News who has Office in Baltimore-Such
was Chas w Cutter, "whn has been appointed (says
the u Hampshire PairioD Naval Storekeeper at Ports
mouth in the place of Enoch B. Barnes, removed
"yice Presiden, Tyler used 10 express holy horror
/ the nomination of any man for Office who had
been connected with a newspaper If the habits oil
Mr. Cutter did not at this time recommend that gen
eman we can conceive Of nothing but partizan ser
vices as the avowed editor and for the newspa
per called, when Daniel Webster resided in Ports
| mouth, the Lying Oracle, and now known as the
| Portsmouth Journal. 1t is understood tina, Mr. Cut
ter obtained this office by going himself TO Washing
ton and that he caimed it n reward for his partza
services Ne ask, did not MIR. Tyler make vigorous
opposition TO the appointment of Messrs Hill and Ken
dali TO office, upon the ground that they Editors OF
newspapers, We would be obliged to our friends in
Washnrto to hunt up the documents and show US
the course of Mr.. Tyler And how comes it to
pass he should have lost sight of his former pro-
LESSONS, Least Of all should we expect such q
course from party who went upon the housetops to
proclaim determination ito proscrbe prescription,
as Mr. Preston said in the Senate Chamber But we
suppose is the old story Of the Roman Consul who
made professions TO get into office, which he took care
/ to forget afterwards.
| PROFESSIONS AND PRACTICE.
(.Hcre Of the old Roman ConsuL)