Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-06-05
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The Executive ofson las tie follow iag paragraph "a
The subject Of removals
Nh. Polk Is no .hul,hef' lie ssss freely Of al his
public duties, This Is tie most la.riul 10 "a man II any
sensibny. but nosals must b, made. ! he number
If democrats who lave been PUSHED from their soos'
hy wings, Of Itself opens the Rad 10 new removals.
ct the administration has pursu. calm and compare
lively moderate course They taking time 10 look
afnnnd, and removing such The public interest re-
qnres |" be substituted by others. Tie number is Of
course, not YET complete As time shows The propfely
oil inriber reHa,as, Mr.. Polk III irom sense
public du'y however it may conflict With his phi
vale ieelingsp
We are glad TO learn thai "Mr. Polk is butcher
though The necessity for such declaration the part
o The Executive apoogsi, shtws that the Editor is Ia
ther suspicious thai he public begin 10 think lha he
merits The epilhet.
But removals must be made :" anoih the Govern
men' oaan And Why must they be made The rea
son assigned is that "a number Of Democrats" during
Gen. iarison's brief occupancy of the Presidential
chair, had been superseded by Whigs-as il that had
been the commencement an adious system Of rroserp
ton, instead Of, as in truth it was partial ecfcarnn
OF that almost universal weepof Wings from fire
which had taken place during the twelve preceding
years
We are willing to adult that The present Almnisra.
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paravey moderate ceurse has cut heads very g, Of
ly, and as compared with Gen Jackson's adm n,sral,n
it has certainly been 'rpaderae' Eut if it has been
"iakng time TO look around" We may xpect thai the
roary motion of the euillotne will he vastly acct lcra
ted ii shall be ascertantd ha, further reno
walls rcqnred by the public interest,"" Chat convent
ent phrase for demagoeues and tyrans in all sees) We
should like to know from the Government paper, il
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Peyon from the Posi- Office in Richmend-or Of High
Nelson from the relationship Of Peersburg-or of WI
liam NJ. BaekoTd. (who is succeeded by man II in
fniley inferior qualifications from the posi- Of Charge
to Bgota-or OF Mr.. Williams from the coecorshlp of
Buson. and the appointment Of lhal abolition '.ay If
the South, Marcus Morton, his successor-or Of Mai
VIM b. Lewis from the flee Of Fourth Auditur-or Of
John 5. Skinner, who had taken an active part in
politics. aud who chiefly known his lane and slea.
dy devotion tothe great agricultural interests of he nation
irom the Post Office Department. Of lieury d. Els
WORTH whose peculiar fitness I'll tie Station uniyer-
sally conceded and his removal generally regretted
from the office OF Commissioner Of Paentsl Has III.
"puLic Interest," been promoted by the removal Of
either Of these individuals 2-(and the list mght BIZ in
definitely eXtended) The editor Of The Cuur Journal
will not say SO, in reference 10 either one of them rh
fact is, that the public interest,"" which is the preter
for these removals. the very as thing haul OF b,
the proscribers The offices are needed 10 reward
l greedy parlizans-and in most casts, ihout regard
to the comparative qualifications of the incumbent
and the applicant, the former is made To give way
To the aiier-ln humorous instances to the manifest Diet
rment OF the public interest,"" he promotion Of whlc
is the alleged motive for the removal Of the old office
and the appointment of the is no longer asked
rs he hones2 is he capable? he faithful to The censii
tuon2' The only enquiry is. under whai banner i
he enlisted! and what support may be secured 10 th
Administration, or what detection ayerted, by his ap
ponlmeni!