The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-03-30
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REMOVALS.

NEMOfALS.
Your remarks in the Madisonan Of the 23d inst
on rotation in Office, are, in my opinion, peculiarly
just and understandable. The reform expected by
the people in eIevaing Gen. Harrison to the Chief
Magstraey Of the nation, can only be effected by
purging the government Of the corruption and profit
gacy which have polluted il for the last twelve wears
and this cannot be done but by removing the agent.
employed by the two last administrations in carrvinc
out their destructive projects and bringing the nation
TO bankruptcy certainly not proscrp,ive to eiec,
men from Office who have devoted the time for which
they were paid by the government 10 the success AZ
party, rather than the discharge of official duty and
who have been rewarded for propagatng and circuat
ing falsehoods and attempting to corrupt and poison
the public mind. Among the numerous employees Of
the government there but few who have not neg
lected their official duties to dabbe in party politics or
who have not contributed portion Of their pay to pro-
pagate aud sustain the perncious doctrines Of the
party TO which they attached Among these
few there TO when another principle equally
just and indispurabe would apply mean the one
which il was understood, Gen. Harrison publicly
avowed during the Presidential canvass-that of res
toration, where the person removed desired IT, and
retained the qualifications he possessed, when
thrown out OF Office. This principle is as self ey
dent il is just, and cannot be objected tor II btt
act of re,ributive justice reinstaie the officer
who has been displaced by another in the Office from
which he has been removed without cause II il al.
ways presumed that the who Ellis an office Las an
equitable right to retain it, while he faithfully and efe
GENTLY discharges bis duties-the person. therefore
who takes his place, party grounds, has done
him wrong which only be redressed by restoring
him TO the Office from which he has been wrongfully
elected This far from being prescription con
demnation of it, and rehuke to him who originally
committed the act. In 1929 when this system was
first introduced by President Jackson the poor Office
holder who had perhaps prided himself the purity
Of his moral character and the fidelity and efficiency
with which he had performed his official duties was
not only rudely and cruelty thrown out to starye but
justify this of atrocity his character was assail
ed and attempted TO be blasted by the official organ
the government, and he was remorselessly told 10
root hog or die" Can it be- fol moment pretended
that to restore the thus wronged and injured by
removing his successor would be an act Of proscrip
ton, and not act of absolute justice In all such
moments hesitation, and this promptitude in doing
Justice TO the injured would meet with the approba,
ton Of the whole community To retain the original
wrong doer when the he has displaced is as com
petent and well qualified he was would be to
perpetuate the injustice and TO sanction wrong that
can, in no other manner, be redressed.
FABRICIUS.