Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-16
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The Philadelphia Inquirer publishes the following list Of
removals at Washington for opinon sake; for we believe
ii not pretended that there any defect Of capacity or
any charge against the integrity Of any one Of the remoy
ed while cannot be denied, that all things else being
equal the removed had the higher claims on the score Of
experience and the qualification which experienc. can
only supply
OF the enumerated Mr. Crae it is said was offered bv
Mr.. Buchanan, the choice Of remaining IT he pleased n.
did please and this probably well understood be-
f1fehand The Of JInes Innss RandolpA is one at
strongly addresses itself the good feeling Of the commu
nifty This gentleman is nephew OF Gen. Harrison mo
doubt the fact that proved fatal him. an unexcepon
able officer and with large family Of children and
others dependent scarcely less DEAR without resource but
what he created by his daily labor and having devoted his
life TO eoncal labos unprepared and unified for o,hsr
modes. There Is Executive DEPARTING nta statute
hear against Clerks gong into debt and upon this he
arngnod, found guilty Of owing some hundreds of
dollars to grocer, and, under this miserable suberuge
cashiored!
Sterne said Of sayey-"Dsguise myself as thou will
stiI Slavery, shH hon art biitr pill :" And We say Of
this prescription Of honest aen and faithful officers for
opinion sake, that u vile abuse and prostitution Of pow
err ana violation Of the hrst principles Of Repubeanism
When such pfeteGts the above brought TO sanction
IT, u Is adding insult to injury Disguise il under whatever
preteSis 1t is erue! inquiy and peryeron
OF Liberty and Equality. That nee have favored the prp
purpose Of correcting the ovlo prOseriJs prescription
to nnct the law Of retaliation that the aggressive party
might be made TO feel the good policy we'll us the hu-
nanity Of mder and more civilized modes Of political war
FIRE.
And now presume shall agsin have pafadsd and
sislked over the stage with Togic soomniiy the 1900
Post Masters, rsiher their beud,ss trunks whom Mr.
Granger decapita'cd IN month But what kind Of Of
fee ther7 Nominal Notwithstanding no distipe
ton and in 10 Of 90, sfording no emo Jnen;
very often desired by the tenant but accepted Tor
npchborhood convenience Were any helpless parents or
wives children, Legssrod BY Mr Granger's e4tsns We
Spofations7 BtsdosPOst Masters hen hey be come &C
tive psrtizans, deserve removal II wrong to the pub.
lie keep them for they forward the docurne nts
and papers Of er party snd knowledge have done
'o end keep back 'hOse Of their opponents and exercise
general aud moot PenieOus political espiO1sge. We speak
from authority bot have uo doubt lst most O. sl
Of those removed by Mr. Granger were removed for what
he considered god cause.
Ths correspondent Of the Inquirer says;
iYs;5i7sf9n, T1as II, 1916.
"Dear sH-Ins recent letter promised Inst In a few
days ! would send you lst Of the persons removed
from Office IN this city, BY President Pok snd he Cabinet
tinte the 4h Of March last In accordance with my pro.
mise, nov sena you tie names q al such
there doubtless others whose Gseg 90 moi Ibis mo-
ment enter my mind. Tie iis,, however IL suBiceniy
large show that the sxe has been welded 10 an alarm
ing extent How much further the work 10 be carried,
time only can tol:
starr DcrA1rxExr.
Ww. q. Crsueh, John II. Thcomb,
Y. H. Ouic, Charles Keller,
Jh0mss D0nahy John EAis,
,ieny =. Ellsworth, Dr. Harvey Lindsey.
Rev. Mr. Smith,
TEf,svSy DEriErHEvr.
A. ". Harper Robert Lawrence,
{1hn Eysus s. f.virg,
ffau4ls Ann,sy, WIN. Inglc,
George VI, Philip, y. Lgony,
=. II. Blake, samuel Le~r
Leonard ADAM Wm r. I,ovis