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

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We find the following in the Puinsville Telegraph
"A rank Federal Abolition Bank paper:
"P,is,vIlLr Posr OrFcr-J0seph Card Esq., received
the appointment Of Postmaster place instead of Mr.
due 10 .Hr adams, his rerng thai The da'
raj Satisfaction"
Why was he removed then: If he gave "general
he must certainly have been honesi, ca
pable, and faithful the Constitution; and that
your test bctorc the election. Why has not the Fedc
raj editor the moral courage to say that Mr. Adams
was removed because he would not bring the patron
aye of his Office in favor of The banks and the eeva-
ton Of Federasts to office; He could say so, but he
dare not;-that would be conlessng the lruth-and
TRUTH, you know is objectionable sin in the eyes Of
Websterian Bank Whiggery columbus Statesman.
REMOVALS Axp APPOINTMENTS Almost every day
added to the list Of men turned abrupt
the present Administration. We publish in this sheet
another list of appointments taken from yesterday s
National lntelligencer.
The Cabinet, compelled, we presume, by public
opinion, have, at length readers will see on
looking at the list, thought best to make change in
their mode of announcing appointments. Hitherto,
they have carefully suppressed the names OF the per-
sons in whose place the officers are put. They
now give the of the persons removed, and only
hide the fact Of the removal Formerly appointments
were announced in this manner : "a. D. IN place oil
c. D., rcmored, resigned, or deeeased'-a method
which gave the public full information of what the
Administration had done in the matter which showed
no disposition avoid responsibility, but submitted
every removal from office to the Immediate decision OF
public opinion This was fair, manly, and just 10 the
people.
When the new cabinet came into power, it adopted
the method of simply publishing the appointments il
made, without any aluson 10 those who had been re-
moved The removals from office were SO numerous,
and in many instances SO directly IN COMMUNICATION 10
the professions made by the leaders Of the Wing party
before coming into the Government that It was doubt
less thought polite not to invite the public attention
TO them. There are certain dongs which appear the
worse the more they examined-a maxim, Of the
truth of which, the Cabinet seem TO have been fully
sensible.
So grossly disingenuous was this proceeding so evil
IDENTITY did il arise from an unwlngness 10 bring the
men thrust out of office into comparison with the
put in their place. and childish moreover the at
tempt to escape by making mystery Of things
which the people have right TO know that The cabinet
appear al last to have become ashamed Of IT, and are
now beginning 10 give the names of the persons in
whose place the new officers appointed. But they
do the thing with bad grace and mperfecty they do
not come before the people with full confession of the
TRUTH they still blink the fact Of dsmssing from Office
they do not former administrations have DONE inform
the public who is turned out and who is dead and who
has resigned.
Mr. Tyler brought up in school of polite,
which inculceed the most complete accountability 10
The people We sincerely hope 10 see it appear that
the mode of announcing the appointments he makes
has not been dictated by himself, but is merely cer
cal arrangement of his cabinet, and that his
attention is turned to it, he will set it right. We
hope that we have not a Chief Magistrate who wants
10 hide from the public what he is doing-who with
held by shame from allowing his constituents an OPP
portuny TO compare his acts with his professions and
who seeks TO give the slip 10 public opinion BY petty
arts and sly concealments
Mo- whatever may be the political errors of the Ad
mnstralion let not be unathfu TO the duty of lay
ing before the people full report of its dongs. In its
conduct of public affairs want to nothing Of the
silence and mystery of absolute governments still less
of the timid shrinking from publicity which beokens
the consciousness of wrong. doing. We forgive
some plumbers of practice and even some errors Of
doctrine, to noble and generous frankness; can
bear TO be little mismanaged, provided that we arc
not at the same time cheated The administration of
Democracy like ours should not treat the people like
children who TO be kept in wholesome ignorance
of matters which, if they knew, would only make them
uneasy and troublesome; but at every step which il
takes, il should say 10 them, "ihus have done and
thus, and it for you 10 say whether we have done well
or i'll. We have acted yonr servants ard according
10 your will as could interpret III and con-
scious of our fidelity and integrity court your
examination and decison."-.r Y Ep. Post