Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-06-06
ssPrOScriDtiOn!"

1t is really amusing to see such papers as The
New Orleans Courier, and the smaller fry that with
long faces echo its mornings, continually harping
upon the Prescription of the present Admins
~,ration. One would think, by their u~nceasing signs
and maledictlons, that rotation in office" was a
principle they never advocated but now, that the
progress and the gross measures Of locofocoism
have been checked by the good sense and patriotism
of the people, those consistent mouth>pieces Of a
fallen dynasty have just discovered, while the fat
offices. are going from their hands, that rotation
is one of the most heinous and anti~fepublcan doc.
trines ever advocated in this country. They harp
upon the avowaI Of Gen. Taylor, that he has GRO
friends to reward and no enemies to punish He
has not yet shown anything to the contrary. He
has wisely given to the heads of Departments the
privilege Of appointing and removing whom they
please within their jurisdiction-and they are sew.
orally responsible to the President for the correct
management of their several departments. This
is as it should be. Make the different Secretaries
responsible to the Executive, and allow them the
power, as it rightfully belongs to them, Of remov-
ing and appointing whom they please. So
We should think that the Democratic prints
would have more magnanimity of soul and inde-
peudence Of character than to be crying out "Pro>
scription!" because the powers Of mischief, and
wrong, and dishonor, are being wrested from their
friends in offce-because Mr.. Collamer is making
a sweeping change in his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES he
is removing men from office who have been prom
inent in politics, who have lentthe mailbags to cars
ry out their partizan preferences, who have with
held or mismaied private documents or newspa~
pers Of their opponents, doing private injuries to
a class that depend upon the correct management
Of the Post Office Department for their prosperity,
and doing a wholesale swindIing Of the public.
And because such men are deprived Of a weapon
by which they have done 50 much injury to their
felIow.citizens, the mouth>pieces b athave prosper
eddy their partalities and ~villainies, are now filling
their columns with instances of removals, ard heaps
ing upon the head Of Gen: Taylor, who has mo-
thing to do with it, the most unmiigated spleen and
vituperation. Mr.. Collaner has the toughest road
to travel among his subordinates, Of any Of the
Secretaries, and we have no doubt he will do his
duty, no matter how loud the cry of Prescription"
may be raised against him and the administration
and when the scourge Of ''decapitation'' has passed
by, and calmness once more shines upon the face
Of locofocoism, we feel equally conscious that many
an honest locofoco postmaster will still be found in
Office, with the privilege of enjoying his politics as
he pleases.. ass5@ s't 5ifs el'3 #
But whatever may be the end or the aim of the
uoo1e IS o,,sz Sxr,;sh xoroxI IN ;pEor.op ofI.
ces scattered throughout the country, in the name
Of common sense, justice and magnanimity, we
trust that the democracy and their organs, if they
choose to raise the cry Of ''Proscripnon," as the
only plank left Of a sinking ship, they will ann their
venom at the source Of their misfortunes, and not
upon the head of Gen. Taylor, who has sufficiently
evidenced, we should think, in the appointments
coming Immediately from him, that he has emo
friends to reward" sSsdl35E" g saa"=s
PRoscR1pr,or.-Thee New Orleans Bulletin thus
sensibly speaks with regard to the awfnlword at
the commencement of this paragraph, and what is
remarkable it comedies with the views of the Delta:
1"The comrmon-sense ofAiice-holder who
is a ipartisan-and there are few who are
not-knows we'll that his tenure of office
is dependent upon the supremacy Of his
party. He received his Office for his seryi-
ces 70 party, and. with the defeat Of his
party; he himself must fall. This is the
plain English Of this transmitting process;
it is reasonable, customary and proper,
and to call it prescription, is downright
pitiful a6ectation." IS, ..
A TYFoeKAPHIcAL RAcE.-We see it stated
that a race between two eompositors in New Or
leans-Mr. Pace, Of the Bulletin, and Smith, Of the
Delta-was to have come off for one hundred dol>
lars. We cannot speak as regards the speed Of
the latter, but as for Pace, he Is A number one. We
know d man about our size who once thought he
would try him for a week. and although his work
amounted to thnrty-two dollars, he was distanced
by Pace, who didn't know he was running after
him. No man in creation goes at such a pace as
Pace. 60 tss*'ss " ~"
PRoscPIPrlor, AeAlH.-In 1916 Mr.. James w.
Childers, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, repaired to
Warrington, and applied for d clerkstiip in one Of
the Departments. His claims were seconded in The
strongest manner By the democrats Of the Alaba>