Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-04-11

The late appointments Glulc declares that Nr
McCnilocli, recently appointed Comptroller ae Ircl-
sury, and Mr.. POWELL Consul at Rio anoro are '.atu-
gc'her unworthy TO hold any onicc-cycu the twtst."
leth the Senate had rejected them. we should have
heard 1t ascrbed to the Iaetos spirit Of the ultra Wing,
The independent thus notices these appointments:
at seems exceeding difficult to cx rct fr m Mr. ~
Ter good appointment. That of Mir Barker was abol-
inable The next Chat of Nj Stcwart) was respectable
as 10 character, bu (by almost general ass,nt) unfit as
To competency. The place is Of urca RESPONSIBLE w.
and requires high degree Of capacy and e1 ncricpcc =
W. Mconlloel is supposed highly capable But his
conduct as cashier oithc /. States Bank at Baltimore
IN me shameful manifestations Of 1919. not areorn-
except apparently, by John G. Spencer. Who drew up
me congressional report exhibiting lis conduct as hjuy
'"Paoe' ana by President Tyler who was We beieve)
member of the same Committee Few can have for
gotten the objectionable practices nav gross and extern
sVe frauds which were shown To have been committed
ny corrupt league of the oil ,ers AMI directors Of the
bank against the Public. In these things Mr. Nee.
pore an important part: an the memory Of such should
we hlnk have excluded him from public trust Of great
ueIicacy Such is Cur feeling; for. in times like the
present, we hold it to be the duty of those concrrno
public trusts to be exceedingly rigid and To afford no
example not enc )lragng 10 the most unbemshcd
honesty. We feel bound i'll Justice however. to state
mat the subsequent career Of Mr.. McCuoch has be-
yohd doubt been very uneXsrp toaIe. lie has cNcr-
.Su good many State trusts and has, hear, acquil
Ted himself well in thcrn.
The ease of Mr.. Powell is Owe nagine) far worse
W'e; IN which thu Senate has acted incauotsly Mr.
oweil was l1ag, We learn. the intimate, and even the
,?'le1erdte OF the famous Cpl. Munroc Edwards. The
ssiarty OF such an appointment is increased by the
M ,al Edwards committ, one oihis Jrrores against
''' Webster himself: So that his action cannot fail to
nave been directed towards what has Lccn made pub
as ,he relation between these But hcsidcs. this
roWell is here connected, in the public imagination
ndS' with the old burning Of the Treasury. lie is a
saehuSctts man, and dixie Edwards) Of vey nllucn-
conheNlon, irrcproachabe but for him. To concliac
o was no doubt Mr. W ebsier's object in the appoint
and snch-now that the chief and b5dcst Of those
os 90" IN the Senate who always spoke RIGHT their hon
No thoughts, is withdraNn-such will now, have
uot, soon be the visible game Of the Administration,
NV especially of Daniel Webster, the chief the
aN manager 1--WE aver it without the sghtes hesa
sn 1 VI every man corruption subtly and secretly
every where that there is hope of making party
IGa,St'; In the Senate, they will grow 5older.
me power most capable of checking all their de
Ma winch Tor their entire hope, look the bride Of
ibo 10 guy up friends, and command people whom
rcc; cannot delude, by swayug their leaders with indi
Scn,, .oceinents. What notorious than that any
Law WHO has thus far held firm has now but re-
'''7 a'PWtd support ot t!c Notwithstanding in