Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-05-24
LTTCHFIELD ENQUIRER
LITCHFIELD, May "a, ISls.
Amendments. Prescription"

The editors and speech-makers who
few months since busted themselves by
proclaiming from one end of the land to
the other, that Gen. TAYLOR was no
Whig-that he would prove to be anoth-
er Tyler, &c, have probably by this
time changed their minds. Indeed, some
of them are already grumbling because
the veteran hero is Wing, and sOiU not
prove himself traitor in accordance
with their prophecies. The very men
who have been loudest in their applause
of the most ultra prescription in de-
moeratic President, are whining piteous-
| " over the removal from office of a few
| score of their brethren who have grown
gray at the public crib. President Tay-
lor, in his removals, has exhibited none
of that reckless and indecent haste which
characterized the advent Of Jacksonism.
On coming into power, he found the for
ty thousand offices within his gift filed,
almost to man, with his political oppo-
rents. Mere common justice would suf-
fee to teach any one, that there is no
improperly in filling majority Of those
offices with wings so long as there is
majority of wings in the Union. In Or
der, therefore, to give the dominant par
ty fair proportion Of the offices, some
tacenty housand removals must be made.
A few hundred changes only have been
made, and the spoilsmen are already in
a furry. Save your tears, gentlemen !
you may need them more bye-and-bye,
We hope the good work Of reform has
but just commenced. The party whose
watchword has been, "To the vietors
belong the spoils," should have eonsis-
tency enough not to find fault if the doc
trine should be carried out by their vic
torious opponents. The doctrine is es-
sentially locofoco-s0e do not believe in
it. 1t is corrupting in its tendency and
in its fruits. The lure of Office should
not be held out as a reward for party
services. 1t is destructive alike to pat
riotism and political integrity. All we
ask of the new President in this respect
is, that he will equalize the Offices of the
country between the parties. We know
of no good reason why wings should BE-
prescribed, especially by whig admin
istration. If the democracy possess any
peculiar fitness, or hereditary right, tt
the stations of public trust and honor
we will cheerfully yield to their superb
or claims.
Here are few of the latest appoint
ments to important posts
Philudelphia.-William D. Lewis, Col
lector of Customs, vice James Page re
moved. VIM. J. P. White, Postmaster
vice George F. Lehman removed. Johr
w. Ashmead, Attorney for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania, vice Thomas NJ
Petit removed. Anthony E. Roberts,
Marshall for do, Woe George M. Keim
removed. Peter G. Ellmaker, Naval
Officer, vice Henry Welsh removed.
Boltimore.-Col. George P. Kane, has
been appointed Collector Of Customs
Thomas R. Carroll, Naval Officer; Eli
as F. Griffin, Surveyor; G. H. Maddox,
Postmaster.
Massachusetts.-George Lunt, Attor-
ney for the District Of Massachus etts,
vice Robert Rantoul, jr, removed: Chas
Devens, to be Marshall for the District
of Massachusetts, vice Isaac O. Barnes
removed; William Hayden, postmaster
at Boston, vice Nathaniel Greene reno
we'd; Matthew Merrill, postmaster at
CharleSt0Wn.
~The appointments of Hugh Max
well. Esq, Collector of New York; ex-
Governor Young, Sub-Treasurer; and
ex-Mayor Brady, City Postmaster, were
announced by telegraph on Saturday eve.
ming.
~ Jonathan T. Norton, Esq, has
been appointed Postmaster at West
Cornwall, in the place of James E. KEEL.
logg, Esq, resigned. ~"
|
%Leverett W. Vessels, Esq, has
received the appointment of Postmaster
in this village. in the place of DR.. R. M.
Woodruff, deceased. This is a good Sc