Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-08-20
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Three more Clerks were made to Wink me
,l,uk Yesterday to wit: Edward and John Smith
rbrohors and rhomas Gunton, all of the Third
Auditors Office. Mr.. Gunton was n very faith
G and aborous Clerk. and very much needed
by Mr.. IIagncr, tho Auditor; who stood on.
manfully for a long tmo against his removal, but
inally had TO succumb TO his superiors IN power
who demanded it, tho only means OF saving
himself Tho case of Mr.. Edward Smith - n
hard one. and creates much sympathy. lie has a
largo family and is poor. aud his excellent wiic, IS
tho daughter of Major Dade, just dismissed as
Warden Of the Penientary, has been suffering
from severe indisposition for a long time at the
house Of her father.
am informed to-day. that tho Polk removals
in the various Departments III tins ctty. amount
in ALL thus far. To ono hundred and twenty-five
clerks. haads of buroars and messengers, whose
salaries would average at least $500. Thus
Mr.. Polk. in the first five months OF his admins
tration, hurl5 from the peoples oiiices-not MS
own--hcrc in this city alone ono hundred and
twenty-five mon, with an aggregate compensation
for their services Of (, IL 400! Something o. an
income to be taken from one class OF cltzans.
in n CITY of 25ODO inhabitants, and gwen to ano-
Their class Add 70 this number of removals, ali
those of Land Ofco Surveyors. Registers and
Receivers Custom House Collectors, Surveyors
Naval OFF crs and Navy Agents; Foreign Nuns
ters Consuls aud Government Agents and deputy
P,enastcrs, all ovcr tho land. and then say no"
sch a furious and cold -boo!ed system OF pros
crp.ion neroos with the professions, uttered the
i,h Of March last. by james il. Polk. that MINORS
tics hed rirhts which ho would neither trninpic
upon nor abuse.
Mr. buchanan has gone 10 the Springs, and. as
10 is to be away some tinc Mr.. Mason. the AZ
,orncv Gan.-raI. has boon appointed Secretary OF
State ad interim. Mr.. Buchanan Is uaquHstioa-
ably preparing himself for a scat upon the Su-
premo Bench.
groat eoa has been said in praise Of the
Governments proscn, safo system Of dcposting
the public moncvs-maiing the Banks. or inGiv,d-
ua,s hand over. as security. as much tHltcd
States Stock or State Stock. there shall be- pa
bic money deposited with thom United St9tca
Stock is considered The bost aud safest i'at even
this IS huctuatiug IN value. Soma two or tfFcc
vcars ago. it was below par; now 1t - consider
nbIv abovo-owi;,g to tho fact thHt the iarli OF
4. has steadily welded an annual revcnaa OF "a
bout S2jO)N,Oo0. 1t IS thought. however. that
It will fall of several millions Of doiIas the car
ron, yoar Should this prove true, ana the revenue
be found insufficient to meet tho expenditures OF
tho Government, down will 90 United States Stock
and then how natural II VIII be Tor tac Doi'si-
tories to toll tho Government % keep lis own Stock
IS securities while thoy will Keep the public mon
ey which is in their hands! Tho Government
viii be tho loser.
Blu. 1t is said that the Administration will, with
tho aid Of Congress, effect large reduction OF
tho Tariff, for the purpose OF encouraging 'mpof-
taiions such extont as shall keep the revonuc
up to its present point notwithstanding Ito roduc-
ton of duties. Who does not 500 the inevitable
consequence of such step! The expectation
Of our specie to purchase tho goods with and a
consequent, rcvusion in the money affairs Of the
whole country! A repetition OF the tcrrbo shock
Of 1897, from the effects of which no community
in the Union has vet entirely recovered
observe that tho lotter writes from this city
for tho public press are bearing down with great
coastancy and severity upon Mr.. Dickens, the
Secretary of tho Senate. for not sending his &C
count of tho suppositi.lous meago pad 10 soverat
Senllors for travelling to their respective homes
and retaining to Washington between the 3 and
9Th of March 1915. to tho Fnst Auditor 5 Office
for 50 ttement. |, seems that Mr.. Dallas allow
ed this constructive mlagc; that Mr.. Dickens
urged tho Senators to take II. nni that. the sum
bong handsome and not hard tn take. several of
thonl did take IT. that the letter writer's go. hold
Of the fact and used it, that Mr.. Dickens got
vcxed in consequence, scoldcd his clerks for
diyulgng tho matter, and thon. learning that q
Senator it who 10: the cat out of the bag, hid
up the proofs and record of the matter and with
held the accoun. from tho Auditors office, the
s:fest means of keeping the matter quiet. warding
Oh the dspleasure of tho Senator'S, and securing
thereby his reelection, For all this the let
Ter writer's are down upon Me-. Dickens. and for
Oae, do not much caro- in they defca. his re-
election.
By tho way, tho letter writer's in this city arc
doing great deal of good. They are indepen-
cent aud speaking out the free thots of their
hearts, They untiring in their efforts TO hunt
down bad public officers, and 10 exhibit 10 tho
people the mal-practices of those servants whom
hey have put in high places. They hold tho rod
swift exposure in terrorem over the heads of
mo Administration. and often, doubt. deter
9"m from the preparation of some of their bad
0eods. though the gentry manage and accomplish
enough OF them goodness knows" | maintain
'aas these letter writer's do more in the way of