Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-05-05
REFoRM-on a Grand Seal,

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OF departments at Washington city, In reference ~
duties and conducr Of the clerks under their e.n,,,1
necessity Tor which. (presunlng il To exist is
ee'sule aon ms usioas predeee ssors'' in the pr.s
dental office. indeed a Washington corr.s,,,a..,
Tue "'e'moha ktanrer expressly admits that the e,l,
proposed 10 be correcied-,o vii, "a custom, nf nj.
" ou''es, laz'ness, and fashionable uunginp nerl,.
with ''bking Of iailors. boardine -Lolse l,ep,,.
GERS and trades people. have existed fnr
past 10 er'ai sAtcm among tie salordil ate ,,,,i,
"i the gose at Washing lhe,,by eoy.5 -
an Implied c, nsue upon his frtnd and ally, Al, ~,
and perhaps unon MIR. Van Ruren Inv ise. f., '
ring "ihce uPn snch oilers nd swindl,fs. ard e
ing them IN flee, in despite If lLer firal and M
delinqnenci's. Tue--ihe EtquittI's o,,,xr,a.2
syly lps'nuaies, wha, he ought to be aware Is Nc.
tina, $50 HMg heads and " Lig chief clerks, ,,.48'
abuses 10 lie aserted for really HAT is rarryino Tho -
a llile ito far Every bty knuns thai 10 W..
was arpoinle 10 the h. cher Executive Offices in W.,
nston II IN 1899, when Gen. j.ckson wen INTO, n.
and swept hldm all iy the b,ard Until lSIl a.cf6a,
twelve y ars, when Cen. Harrison commenced h>It,
official career; and it is equally well kGown that po.,
oi the Wigs whom he appointed rsun,d after b
DEATH or nslincivey went over 10 the 'SpuiIs' cam,
or were removed by Mr.. Tyler. II these abuses H..
against Which Tie Circular VI Mr.. Polk is levtr,d H.
as Is alleged, extensively exist among the subordinae,
flee holders in Washinnton Il ~ are ,he o,,a,tfY
eo"colsn, aud, as we think, ufils M .tssary firms
The system Of 'rcrardiag" hawlng partizans win, If
nee, Temps the very worst porou ii the ra.ly oa,,
II to throw thtnst Lies into tie cutrtt, Of federal
age They are generally mtn IT bankrupt fortunes mai
destitute OF employment, and many of them are mere.
ca' adventures Who are UP To the hghes, bidder aud
who would fight with equal alacrily for P,un,vn,f,
Cesar, if each alike held ont the prom;se If ,nt1,
plunder' to his victorious l-aians VIVA, can h.. o,.a
ed If such men, but thai the habits IF ,lo..s.,l,.
legacy whch they had f rn,sd n,.v.usr, =,
ton WIN the government sb',l, can,i,,,, aa.,
and ,ha, neglect Of dp,y csbi,,.,la l,..ui.
non payment Of debts should he tie h,d,,e irnn,Can
ST. many nf Their trib.2 Il was ma, tho c,se h,c Il
eden .ocratic" MAXIM of infamous celebri,y-..,o,.
I piciors belong The Snoiis''-a us>tm Nlirb ~, "
Chung, a leading ,ocofco in .,bo,,, ,c,,,,,
address to the peope of ,ha, siate n.u,,,, 49,
10 fy a, the mast. head If a nr,te ---1..,o,o'
led principl. Of ,c,iu,
Wesre pra,ified. nevertheless. tia, A. h., ;,.n,,,
ed by snch class-as We lake IN he tho f,o, - =
Fo.A's Circular would never have L,.n ..,.,d.,I.p.
ecuye edict has GONE tor,L aoai,s, .,ch ,,oo,;o1.
We b, pc that i, " III prove tlcac,us in sern,;,o att,
lion To public busiuess and in n,n,,c,,no ,ho ,.d
PIE 10 credit is clerks fr n r,,,li,in If tho ..'
| mo" process,
| But while the Prpsid,p, is dir.c,fno his ,;1l,, ~
/ the subordinares ia the I.p,rtn,er,s "a ,i viii H..
| if member Of his own Canine, Conner, shond il H.,
be likely as any uue OF them 10 be- Embarrassed in tho
performance Of his public duties hy the iu,, il, roo,s
OF disa ppont, red,tors''2 The ..N.tche, r,,;u
/ for example sinnif anlly conoraiula,os t, MD
Mississippi, that Secnfar, Walker las Al l.n,Ii -,
"achnouedged residence" nil.na,iae ilrrfly lis,,,
shas, sheris ana coIsa les may nnw nrread ,,i,,,,
hindrance to serve e nun err n, vri hic b.rqt,ft
for lack # "lucal hahifai t,y te,, ,in,d an xe
ted in their lard, VIII s,atr, ly lp,y,,.ia,d ,,s
tice, we think 10 urec s.rnly Walker Ia run,e
one OF lis cl rls ron. III = l,crs, h, nay LOT b a n
pay his debts, vh,nlIe S,ciean himself. H. pol n
the uncoIn.otlab predicau,cnl is r,ia,nd
The edlcl, hcwe,er. We mag he. IT.. ,aty ,lf.,
things Of the suri is intended ,,,r. FIR nnn,lnI .ft
'i'an any hing .sforwl y WAS it jnLiisA,d? il,aa
ftad oi Department had caused 10 b, ,ead 10 hsa.
Sembed clerks il would hay, h, II r. sired , r. ri if,
~, ,eu. and tho, I - ;...,, :: :,
-, l'.s,..,. w :" '"' :
nus '' '''9 sl'e"d o''"ie III" people, LAT
,hey may be 'hdnced i"snl p 81 that pacea Iemn
is about 10 be introduced into The povernmr and that
long existing abuses arr, Il, ~, L.o,ed e,,.A,,,
/, a., p.,- =
80 " ~ 70" 'r'"n' 1T "h
'ssoe P'''"ha"h against ali Sioiis s-lt him
'nfn ont NE uiaiilul. tt ltt"n tent. the dssolae