Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-09-18

TOTAL NUMBER during Az years "
Being not quite two each year
Now behold the alarming extension of
executive patronage during the sold. Ro.
mans" administration
During the first year and twenty days Of
Pres Jackson's administration, there were
removed including heads of dep'ts, for.
min. col. of Gus. nav. officers, surveyors Of
ports and other officers, 2Sl
Postmasters as appears by the P. NJ. Gen.
Report, March "a 1880, 49l
Subordinate officers of customs, l5l
Deputy collectors, clerks in customs, de-
putty marshas. private secretaries to foreign
ministers, clerks in the land Office, SC. 600
Total, l47l
From an inspection of the above table, il
will be seen that the monster prescription,
was the offspring of locofocsm, and that to
the fostering attentions of Martin Van Bu-
rem. it was indebted for its subsequent
enormous stature. 1t will be seen, also,
that Andrew Jackson "took the RESPONSE
bility" of removing within one year and
twenty days, l47l officers, a number nearly
tpenty times greater than the total number Of
remorals Of has predecessors during Forty
YeorS-a number more than hundred times
greater than Gen. Washington ever remov-
ed Wings! Democrats! think of this. Yet
this Destructive is called by some Il second
Washington. Shocking profanity.
Farther-this reckless spirit of Executive
ostracism originating with Jackson, was
carried to an extreme by his plant tool and
successor, Mr.. Van Buren,. And this abuse
of Executive patronage, with many other
unconstitutional and ultra experiments has.
tened the downfall of corrupt Locofocoism.
Now the Republican banner floats over the
ruins of despotism and the tone man pow
err" The Goths are driven from the Cap
itol. The principles of Washington and
our lamented Harrison are at last trium-
generated and free! Let us now with can
dor and impartiality examine and ascertain
if we can whether the charge of proscrip.
ton can truly be fastened upon the Wings.
The removals Gf any which were con.
templated by Gen. Harrison, we have no
means of ascertaining But were we to
Judge from his opinions repeatedly and
publicly expressed the number would be
small, and the change ordered not for par
tvs sake, but for the good of the republic.
How many the President has removed and
will remove, VIC also cannot say. The num-
Der already removed is but small. But
this we do know, that Drawing politicians
and intcrmeddling Office holders who have
figured at barbecucs and public meetings;
who have written and spoke against the
present administration and its principles
are still retained in Office by John Tyler.
There are cases of divines, who, leaving
the care of their flock, DOTTED the clerical
garb and appeared in the habiliments of
the demagogue; who sung the praises Of
Jackson and Van Buren,, instead of the
songs of Zion. Yet these men, who should
have been dismissed from Office instanter.
are still upheld by good naturcd John Ty-
Ter. The corruption, pecuation of public
funds and mismanagemcnt of the preceding
administration, demanded and still demands
a thorough reform among office holders.
Millions have been squandered, sub-Trcas-
urcrs have Swartwouted and public. money
has been distracted. And in order that
the administration may work well, that the
interests of the country may not be disrc-
garded by the Locofoco spols incumbents,
who rejoice to oyerwhelm us in ruin mex
tricable as their own, we must purify the
corps of Office holders. We pray that the
broom of reform may sweep clean IN the
citadel of observation-disclosures.
HOWARD.