Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-23
"PRoSCRIPTIoN FOR OPINIONS SAKE"


ALBERT LESTER, Esq, has been removed from lhe
office of Postmaster, at this place, and Jonas ~.
HAec'er, Esq, appointed as his successor. ms
change has been made from political consideration. So
far from there being any other or different apology for
the measure il conceded, By competent judges, and
candid men, of all parties, that Mr.. Lester has DIS
charged the duties of his Office with distinguished
ability and fidelity, and that the chances are two to
one that the public will rather lose than gain ny his
removal. AS proof OF the estimation in which Mr.
Testers services are held by his warm political antago-
nss need only advert TO the fact, that of the
numerous applicants for the office found 1t neces-
sary, in order to obtain the signatures OF his
friends, to throw aside his first petition, contain
ing slight, but groundess charges against
The incumbent, and adopt new one, barely recon-
mendlng appointment, without suggesting the sha
dow of reason why removal should be made. AND
such we learn was the nofensve character of the pc
ttons of all the other candidates for the Office This
fact while it proves concusively that faithful Office
has been prescribed for ttopinlons sake merely
shows, moreover, that the Federaiss themselves hao
confidence in Gen. larrisons pretensions that i
elected he could not be governed by party consdera
tons in making removals and appointments Mr.
Wheeler it turns out, has outstrpt all his antagonists
in the chase. Well, content. And must frank
ly admit that much less acceptable appointment nigh
have been made. How the result will set upon the
somachs of the disappointed candidates, and then
numerous friends, remains to be seen The PRIZE
seems to have been won, almost without effort
didates strongly recommended by petitions to tht
favorable consideration of the powers that be, he,
seems did not find it necessary adopt this humiliat
ing mode of asking for oliice.-A more Independent
course was better suited 10 his feelings. Mr. Wheele
had only to say he would accept the appointment
which the P. NJ. General vas doubtless pledged to pro
cure for him. Under such circumstances, competition
useless, the result has shown. 1t of M
avail to urge that Mr. Wheeler had been made rich By
office, while some Of his competitors equally deserving
upon party grounds, are needy and have never beer
favored with crumb from the public loaf. Wing sym
pathy with the poor, Of which we have heard mucl
before the election, has all evaporated in the song o
"Tippecanoe and Tycr TOO"
Hon. Stephen Oliver is appointed Postmaster in th
town, in the room of Thomas J. March, removed. W.
know not from what quarter MIR. Granger obtained hi
information advice, but feel quite sure that i
would have been difficult to have selected man less
acceptable to the inhabitants of the town. The only
ground on which it possible for MIR. Oliver TO OBJ
tain this Office, that of having been an ofiiciou
and very troublesome political partzan, who must b.
quoted at some rate.-Lynn Record.
Correspondent writes to US from Lynn, in refer
ence TO this case, as follows:
"Probably there will not be found clearer case 0
prescription for opinion sake in the country. MIR
Marsh has held the Office less than two years. and wa
appointed TO fill vacancy occasioned by VOLUNTARY
resignation. The Wings themselves do not pretend +
say that he has not performed the duties of his station
satisfactorily bay Sfnte Democrat.