Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1841-11-26

N'"N''hNhNS ASN'N ~ wv J''S ~"'J o." w -
moved at pleasure. I'd. To high class
of civil officers (next to the chiefs) in
the Executive Departments at Washing
ton, other high fuucionaries, foreign
ministers, secretaries Of legation and
consuIN, pastmaSrers, whose commis-
sinns amount to less than thousand
dollars per annum superintendent Of In.
dian affairs, Indian sub'ageuts, sc all
appointed without limitation as to term,
yet subject in practice, not by cypress
law, TO be also removed at pleasure. -
And, 3D., to the assistants allowed by
law to very many Of the principals in
cluded above which assistants are gen.
orally called clerks some Of them
deputies, appraisers, weighers, gaugers,
sub inspectors, storekeeperS, light. house
keepers, &c. all appointed, and subject
to removal, as under the second head.
! am asked, whether (n my poor
opinion) all those fuuctionaries, amount.
ing 10 many thousands, or any Of them,
ought to be periodically superseded by
original appointment If yes, when?
And { q part only, which?
We have seen that great number Of
Offices are filled for term Of years, and
more without any Limitation as to term
], however, can draw no line Of just dis
tinclion between the claims Of the two
classes upon the favor OF country or
Government.
Promising that regular periodical
changes in the subordinate servants of
the country, merely for the sake OF
change, would necessarily swell the
Executive patronage, already too much
swollen, am obliged to add that more
than doubt on other grounds the policy
aud justice Of such changes. !. Be.
cause for the able and prompt execution
of public business, much official expe-
rience, in great number Of particular
stations. is known to be necessary. 2.
Because many oticeholders, appointed
even under reckless administrations,
! (such as we have seen, y will always after
a time, be found Of tried integrity and oil
equal industry and abilities 3. Be-
cause, again, some may be found in O
state Of honorable poverty, the result nc
less Of stern integrity than Of long and
exclusive devotion to the interests Of
the publici and, 4. Because TO remove
such servants, or not TO re appoint them
at the end Of q term, would not only
discourage successors in the faithful
discharge Of duty, bot could not fail tc
outrage the moral sense Of entire com
mupiies. ! speak on this head fron
wha, have witnessed, 10 1820-'30; o
the cruel experiment on a large scaIt
then made upon the senslblities of tht
country, and tho mischiefs TO the publit
interests which early ensued.
What would therefore, humbly ad
wise is this: To turn out, not only on
change Of President, but in any and ev.
cry week If The year, all ofliccholder
known 10 be deficient in either honesty
capacity, or industry, and to appoint il
their stead men known TO possess thos
qualities. Without an anxious auen
ton 10 this rule, a Government OF III
People, resting on virtue and intelli
gence cannot be long successfully main
raned; for blind or vicious distribution
Of enormous patronage would soon, b
the force Of the highest example, bea
down all that is taught in the churct
the school house and the college.
One Presidential term, - Of the eigt
Chief Magistrates that preceded Ger
Transformation a nation yet mourn
the first, third, fourth, 9Th, and III
! seventh, presided over this Union, re
s1ectiveIy, two successive terms: tn
other three but four years each; an
every one Of the eight, whilst in oliict
} became a candidate for a second tern
consider the sublime example set b
The Father of his Country in decinin
third election, which has been dul
followed by four popular Presidents, an
would no doubt have heen observe
with equal good faith by tho othe
three, under like circumstances -as e.
tabishing a barrier against a third tern
as impossible as it it were embodied
: the Constitution itself. But do n,
consider it respectful to the People, nc
otherwise proper in a candidate to s.
lict favor on pledge that, If elecle
he will not accept second nomination
i 1t looks too much like q bargain lende
n ed 10 other aspirants- yield 10 me no,
n l shall soon be out Of your aocy; TOO muc
like the interest that sometimes govern
o tho Cardinals in the choice of n Pope
e many voting for themselves first, an
# if without success, finally for The mo
r suporanuated, in order tha; the eIectic
+ may sooner come round again. ! az
= however in favor Of an amendment
i the Constitution. in one of the form
= prescribed, declaring that no pcrsc
|, shall be eligible to reelection to II
3 Presidency, and also Of an extension