New-York daily tribune., 1845-04-30
Executive patronase-G'nc Convention.


In the hurried discharge of our daily duties, we
overlooked yesterday this portion OF The Courier's
anti-Convention article of Monday
"Among the changes which the Tribune and lis radical
whg coaborers desire, Is the dimnution of Executive
patronage Did they nd that patronage too when
the whigs In power 2 We imagine not and II the
hvnest truth told-party expedicncy, shuttle
for the loavcs and fishes and honor prosperity
dignity Of the Commonwealth would be found the real
object Of this radical change In organic law. II Is
contest Of tho outs against the ms"
AS this matter is put to usso very straight by the
Courier, we shall not hesitate to reply thnt we did
find this Executive Patronage too great when
the Wings were in power. The Editor OF The
Tribune did what little was in his power toward
the abolition of the Auction Monopoly, in the first
year OF Wing ascendency (partia in the Legls-
lature, but thorough in the Popular Vote; :; for the
overthrow of the Banking Monopoly. and Of many
minor abuses of like character, whereby the Patron
age Of the State Executive was greatly diminished.
He labored zealously if not efficiently throughout
ell. uTL.s ~~.J~.~y - r'~o~'s >%a ~L-i,sA"s n
Compulsory Inspections, but without immediate
success The wise men, the powerful men, of the
party, were always occupied with measures which
seemed to them of more practical and instant i'm.
pertance than allowing an Ohio flour manufacturer
TO transport his produce through State without
having each barrel bored and tolled and taxed
against his will. Some, we believe, thought
(ihough we cannot say that any expressed
themselves) "This Reform would do very well,
bnR Just now our folks are In power; several
capital fellows are making $4,000 TO 10000 a
year as Inspector General OF this or that, and
bleed literally for the party the Locos have en-.
'joyed these nice bits great while, and now you
want them destroyed as soon as they have come
round 10 us We don't feel that there need be
amy hurry abcu, it"-At any rate, the Reform
was not effected until after the State had gone
away from u.s. Then the Wings ali voted for IL
and joined heartily in carrying it, and precious
little credit the Wing party got fer il, or deserved
AS the case stands. the chief credit of efecting
this righteous Reform must he awarded to Hon
SAMUEL YouNc-wi,h whom we have rarely been
able to agree on any Political topic beside, but
whose habit of calling things by their right names
and opposing corruption even when his own party
seems 10 profit by it is silently commencing him TO
popular favor. Col. Young's violent PASSIONS in
vincible prejudices and monomaniac hostility &c
Internal Improvement seem 10 Us 10 render him
most unfit TO exercise paramount Political inilu.
euce in our State Councils yet that influence he is
certain to obtain if the opposition 10 his lead is
based on such principles and shared 10 such ends
as those of the Courier.
Throughout the four years Of. Gov. Stewards
Administration, but especially during his first two
winters, We spen, much time in Albany, and had
opportunities TO see something OF the troops of OF.
fice-seekers who besieged The Executive Chamber,
They were OF all kinds-good, bad and indifferent
but there was tar larger proportion OF rapacity and
unprnciped seltishuess than they. left behind them
IN the quiet, unaspiriag People, into whose ser
wee they eoaxed, and bored, ana wheedled, and
clustered 10 be taken. We asked nothing, expect.
ed nothing, wished nothing, personally or for any
Of our kin; yet If we had been ambitious of Execu-
tive promotion, what we there saw of oif;ce.seek-
ngwould have cured us for ever. The least worthy
were generally the most ravenous, and those who
had the sen6erest claims were sure 10 have the
mcst numerous and wholesale recommendations
The Governor had lttle peace day or night he
could no, refuse few minutes conversation &c
friends who had done their u,moS, to elect him
and these left him very little time Cor reflection
for his private affairs on the discharge ef the srsve
responsibilities OF his station Beside. he could no
know, even imperiectly. one-iour,h of the men he
appointed, and was often cursed for making baC
appointments by men who had signed recemmen
datiOnS loI lne successful Gp!icAits or 2 rate
for men no better. There were men who would
give an applcan, letter of Recommendation, anc
instantly write TO the Governor private note tha
they could no, avoid giving IT, but did not NEAR
any thing of the sort. Thus Gov. Seward. com
ing into power with no very intimate knowledge Q
the Political men of the several Counties, made
some unavoidable mistakes IN his appointments
and gained enemies where he tried his best 10 d.
right. The responsibility OF our Executive Is ,o'
extensive to be discharged by any one man with
out committing errors. The Gleniwor,hs an'
Charley Mitchels are the boys to get mp ioimida
BILE backing for an application fer office; the!
know the ropes and understand the game Of Hell
one another. One of these may be up this year TO
Judgeship and next year for a pardon, and is
sure to have the bes, OF names on his memorialfe
either. We have. not a doubt that Gov. Seware
would to-day urge the liustaaon OF this very Ap
pointing Power of the Goresncr, if only on the
strength of his own experience and If Gov.
Wright is nor already OF The same mind, he soon
r.,., ao,,, III fatta rso-,rss and JrDli-