Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-08-07
PROSCPIPTION---DEAD.

the President will stand by the doctrines
of the Wings during the canvass for the
Presidency, in abjuring now, as then, the
abominable doctrine that "to the victors
belong the spoils" The administration
are, perhaps, as fully aware as others are,
that in the earlier stages of its existence, it
yielded too readily, (however naturally
10 the desire to crafty its friends-and that
hence, both removals and appointments
were made, in some instances which had
better been forgonc. We are gratifed,
however, in the belief, that they are assum-
| ing a steadier shape at Washington-in
reference at least, and especially, to all APP
pointments of the higher grade, which re-
uurc the assent and concurrence of the
| Executive.
To those who have observed our humble
course, as we'll those who have denounced
as those who have appreciated tive need
not repress our qualification that the Pres
| ident seems to have taken counsel with
those who were the friends Of his princi-
pies and his fame, instead of yielding him
self to the impulses of those who seem to
have forgotten, or to have never known
Alright, the great groundwork of our oppo
sition to the last administration. Let such
remember the toast of the lamented Harri-
son, in which he prayed that Solomon VAN
RENSSELAER, Qhe Post Master at Albany)
might be the last victim to the intolerance
of pqrty'-let them remember this, in con-
nexion with the dying words of the revered
patriot, and we shall hope at least, that OUR
CONSISTENCY may remain unimpugned
whatever may be spitefully said of our mere
party devotion. Concerning the latter, we
are comparatively careless, so long as We
preserve the former-having an mistaken
reliance that an upright community will sus-
tain and patronize us even the more strong
" and steadily by reason of any "proscrip-
ton" we may experience from the more ul
ira and unrefeeting portion of our political
friends.
1t is not to be inferred, however, from the
foregoing, that the work of removal has
been stopped. That would be to falsify the
declaration Of President TYLER, as set forth
in his inaugural--and we kRO,c that amongst
several of the Registers Of our Land Office,
their official improprieties will NOT be over
looked. This would be as bad as the op-
PoSllC CAtICihC VIC IdNC uiOIlS
and we feel authorized to state that the
administration will not be long in making
good its word in that respect, as well as all
Others
In short, we expect to see the Admins
tration of JOHN TYLER live up to its pledges
whether expressed or implied
we copy the foregoing from the st.
Louis Bulletin of the Goth ultimo, and re-
joice to find so gratifying an assurance
that (while the "hard" and clear cases are
probably before now under the "guillotine'
they constructed for themselves) the adj
mnistration intends to HUe up to the doc
trines of the Wings while seeking to attain
power. Such of our contemporaries and
friends as have unrefectingy found fault
with US in reference to this subject, will
at least have the candor to admit that we
but stand by the doctrines of the canvass
last summer, which were every where
agreed upon then, and which we find en-
bodied as follows, at page 80 of the Ad-
dress of the Central Committee:
THE facts and arguments which we had
thrown together on this subject alone would
have run through several pages-but they
must be excluded for the reasons already
suggested In its more direct and personal
application, the recent case of one of our
own citizens, in the western end of the
State. is only more glaringly fragrant than
scores which had preceded it in conse-
quenCe of his residence amongst as, where
by our attention to the general doctrine has
been awakened by a case under our own
observation. But, fellow citizens, the same
rule which has been applied to Ryland is
applied to all others. The late Treasurer
of the U. S. (he venerable John Campbell.
of Virginia,) was contemptuously removed
from his station, for honestly expressing
the opinion that better scheme of finance
could be put in requisition than the mis-
cradle sub-treasury system! 1t was but
the other day las the papers of that State
inform u) that the Marshall of North Car
DINA was removed by the President. be.
cause in the faithful discharge of his sworn
duty in reference to the proper taking of
the national census. he had not appointed
Van Buren, men in every county But we
forbear-h happy that in the election of the
distinguished citizen whose claims we ad-
vocate, we have a pledge that he will not
initiate, but correct, this degrading system
of rewards and punishments-a system
which has "made this free land turn PALE"
and has leagued together band of men
whose interest it is to conceal instead of
expose the wrongs and ma-practices of
each. In his letter TO the Honorable Har-
mar Denny. written the winter hefnrn bic