Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-04-01
COLLECTOR OF CITY TAxEs.

There seems to be avery strong and almost universal
sentiment among our people, repair far in their
power To do So the injustice that has been done
oldest and worhest citizens and To rebuke the prosr
ton of which he has been the object
This they propose do by cOnierng upon Jno Wight
once m their gut Tor which they believe him emincny qua
lined, and tor which, he isnot their Judgment necessarily
disqualified by the circumstance that he Is Wing. All they
ask land In that they know they will not Disappointed
Is that he shall discharge the duties OF this Office he
admitted all hands have conducted himself in that
OF which he has been deprived that faithfully and
ably IN manner at once creditabc himself and highly
beneficial to the Public interests entrusted his charge
For one rejoice that this spirit has length been aroused
IL Is true We should shew sympathy for those who
mus MADE the OBJECTS OF Legislative and prescription
simply because they happen profess the political
sentiments that do Ii the Legislature has thought pro-
per- without cause and upon party grounds dismiss
from their confidence and the public service whom his
very opponents admitted the floor the House. be the
most elcent officer they have had and perhaps
to reduce himself and his family want;-how, ask
We more strongly mark rcprobaion of this
proceeding unworthy of the Legislature Virginia. and
wholly undesorved by MIN who object than by at
once receiving him into our confidence and scrvicei
Let those among whom John Wight has lived for the last
forty years his friends and neghbors whohave known him
and his father before him. and known them long and we'll
let them now show their of the he has met
WITH not by tooTds only, but by also. have heard
there who believe profess believe, that
Mr. wight was not turned out on party grounds-that it
was western rather than party influence that
was brought 10 bear upon him. To all such - II
there be any sch-l have single question to PROFOUND
Don't they believe that II John Wight had not been Whig
he would have been Penenary Agent nj this moment
Don't they knowitl And if they do not idle talk
about this not being party novel Why. then should
not make John Wight collector of the city axes Wccan
do 1t, and hope will!
Wihregard the present incumbent OF that office deem
It unnecessary TO say thing, as place Mr.. Wighrs
claims upon grounds entirely apart from any merits de-
merits OF his. be permitted say however, that
tho my personal relations that gentleman always have
been and still perfectly friendly did not, for one
cur IN the Propnety OF his appointment, when rgu
larry made. Apart from all other objections, thought.
and still think that Is of pernicous and dangerous pece
dent, for the Common Hall To confer offices IN their gift
members OF their body and all knew that the pre-
sent collector OF the city taxes when he received his ap
pOntment, member of the body by which the Hp-
pcniment made.
BUTT the incumbent his friends think he has
to complain. let them look TO them by whom the /
wrong committed and those who seeking
redress His appointments but of the many
examples of the liberal spnt which the people of this City
have aways manifested. At the time he appointed no
doubts many Wings equally well quail
fed say least and vet with constituency almost una
nmosy Wing this the best office in the gift the CITY
conferred him decided political opponent. How
this spirit has been and ecprocated otca history
Of the country will show. There limit TO all things;
md point beyond which orbeaunce be virtue
We and ought not forever insensibe to
he wrongs of those whose only IL they belong TO
ur Faith, and hold the Political enets which we pro
css trust, that by comforting John Wight the best
hce II is IN our power 10 bestow, will mark signal
eprobauon of the act OF ruthless prescription which he
las fallen victim RICHMOND.