The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-05-13

1 Prescription urnn the oerssipn n Fsmn-
walls rom nE7see. wsre ahry I'm times :
many = tilry have been. lev. lrn umvs
ien.l and I'll wilhous sny otiler Cause sfan
The pleasure 81 lie ruling pcwess We
do not. and never ean, sprfoye d Pro-
lsrripu0n. in The true sense d the term: N
Tie sense in which il existed. = system.
/, and IN eHertual feature Of Tie sdnInisirA-
non IL The Government. during ihs issg
Twelve years. u one period murs and 81
another Ii iyraunieaIly bun alsays More
o. less. We have seen II prevail 10 such
an extent within The eirrle oi this cIty.
fsnd il prevailed not less elsewhere. thsl
persons either holding n seeking psi,l.c
empioymenl didnos dare 70 hold ennvere.
snd scarcely 10 rxcharge salnlAiion,. u
public. with persons of oppnslle pnlfssss.
!. We hsse seen brother afsaid 10 spesk 10
brother. We hare ssen isnd in the Rsei-
mand Enquiries ilse'f) removal from OiIise
J justified on The ground Of blood relation
III person removed 10 some othsT per-
. son who WAS obnoxious 10 the party N
power. We have seen in this very civ
private individuals prescribed in shrW
/, Eocstions Of industry. such rs butchers.
: bakers. builders. blacksm.lhs. painttr..
! &c.. with such an obdurate psrlnaei'y Of
! purpose and practice lhai they have been
Obliged 10 abandon the city and lg %
distant lands, where opinion was yet free.
10 earn bread for their support. But,
/ abhorring and exeeraling. ~ we have ever
r done. this extent OF party desposism.
! whilst we commiseraied rather than con-
: demned those who were slaves 10 IA. we
) are yei Of the npininn that il j. due 10
5 consistency, a. well a. 70 ,he kaawn
o wishes Of the popular majority which
i brought the present Administration lnlo
power, that the reform Of abuses IN The
lg Government should embrace persons ~
a we'll as things; that tho required change
Of measures should be accompanied with
a. such change Of officers - will produce
harmony OF action in the different de-
!, parlments Of the Government and restore
men and things ~ Ear a. practicable 10
n their ancient relations. This, il appears
>, 10 10. 10 no moro Than what .common
E. sense and ordinary prudence require Of
Of every man in private life in The nanage-
y msnl Of bis affairs. No man. for exam
pie. coming 10 ihe head Of landed estate.
is Of d msnufactnry, Of a mercantile house,
i'll or the command of ship, would retain in
" authority under him IN ovefseer. force.
,g man. cashier. or . male. land 30 also OF
inferior employ nenis. J 10 whom he had
e, no confidence. or whem he knew or found
10 10 be entirely incompetent or negleesIul.
ne To ihis extent, and no further. do We
IN advise and justly removals from Office.
III This limit. il is very certain. has mol been
aie ltranscen delby The present Administrator.
es but, on tile contrary, The Administration
nd has, in this particular. thus far fallen short
nsi Of The expectations of many Of lis ardent
j. supporlers. -
lis bat with whs, grace. we repea--
he with what face. wo might say--do The
iii. friends of the Jackson and Van Buron
70 dynasties attempt 10 raise clamor now,
70. because OF the removals from office, were
hat they as many as they are lev. that have
al been made by the present Admmisira.
int ton! AT what period of either III ihs
,ly two preceding Administrations has any
ice one been allowed 10 retain Office under
IN. them who was known ar esen suspected
ing TO be opposed 10 thems Atwhat moment
hal has either of those Administrations DIS
see played in any degree the spirit Of tnlera
led iion! Was il when. towering in the pride
&C. Of ito strength. The Jackson Administfs-
On. ton undertook "the task Of Reform"
so which 1t found " inscribed on the list Of
ion Executive duties in characters too lsgibie
nj, 10 be overlouked!" Let lnconlss,able
aer lacls answer that question:: within tes
months Of The first year Of The Jacksor
lr. Administration, persons were remossd.
US, in ninety mine cases out of . hundrsd
II merely on accom-. of their political sentt'
f." men,s, from a host oil offices, of which
iii the following 10 but a partial enumeration;
&c, lha. is TO say &
ucs Fifteen Ministers Plsnipoten,iary
Charge d'AiIslres. and Secretaries Of lie.
in CATION. 81
no Nine Masshals and fifteen United
er, States Attorneys. *>@ ri @<@@ H.
lis. Forty eight Collectors and Principal
gh Revenue Officers. @ a
he Nine Indian Agents and Navy Agents
'as Twen,y-six Receivers and Reg,a,sr'
Of Of Land Offices. A@
re. Twenty one Consuls for fsreiga pnris
ere -Four hundred and ninety.one Post
oy masters. ~ H ~ @~+~ +
On "Besides these direct removals from
oe Office by the Executive. there was . hos
,us OF removals OF such persons as held otiict
~ by secondary appointments, such q
aea clerks. inspectors. &c. in the Custom
En' house. whom we have no means OF nun
bsring. We have statement before y,
>~~~ however. which may afford the teads
some idea Of the extent OF those removal
In. Ia the custom. house q, Boston alone, o.
on of fifty eight persons employed in illfetel