New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-13
Psst.symce CHANGES.

When JACOB CoLLAxEK OF Vermont was Sc
lecsed for Postmaster General aud FiTz HErKf
VARIES OF Iowa placed at the bead Of the AP-
pointment Bareau OF the Post Once Department,
we felt confident that the prosecution OF ssuta
ny reform ia that branch Of the public service vas
certain. Two men OF more unquestioDed devo-
iion to the principles Of the great party which
trianehed last November could not be found
and, while Judge CoIlamer would doubtless pre-
fer TO prescribe prescription, be Is not the man
TO be doped into believing chat ths IL to be done
by leaving the public Offices entirely monopoiized
by the party Of which Prescription is the boast
and aliment Called to the head Of Department
which has some Fifteen Thousand appointments
in its gift every one worth having in the hands oil
the defeated party. he is the last man to be con
vinced that justice. principle or sound policy re-
auired the continuance OF all that army in Office
20 the excIu sion of those who have been system-
sticslIy prescribed and excluded for nearly the
whole OF the last twenty years. We infer this
from the character and acts Of the new Postm@-
ter General, who Is a man Of few words, but
whose views are indicated by his deeds. Some
what abrupt in manner and decided IN opinion
Judge Collamer brought TO the country's service
an integrity which Malice never ventured to
doubt, q rare vgor Of intellect and acquaintance
with the Legislation and business OF the Gov
eminent such as few have been enabled 10 ac-
auire, combined with habits Of industry and
application such az are seldom equalcd and hardly
ever surpassed. He may or may not be popular
with those whose business coDstrains them to
make drafts upon bis time and attention but that
~. r.. ho cd MI nal nd
generally conc eded efficiency, we cannot doubt
Col. Warren, the new Second Assistant, has
been hitherto less widely known than his chief,
and some Of the malignty which it would be sim
ply absurd to vent upon Judge Collamer has been
freely showered upon him IL amounts TO about
this-that Col. Warren was once unfortunate IN
business in Massachusetts,, and has been sore
trouble 10 the Loco-Focos OF Iowa since he re-
moved thther. Thus stripped oftber false gloss
the charges may very likely be true We under
stood some time since that the party which has
finally obtained control Of Iowa could have done it
earlier and with much less difficulty if Col. War
rem had not been among their leading opponents
Had oil those adversaries been as scli-forgetiul as
ne, Iowa would not now be represented in Con
gross by enemies of the new Administration, nor
she tho only Free State whose Legislature has
not passed Resolutions in favor Of Freedom in the
New Territories. And II the Wing who received
majority OF the votes cast at the last election for
Congress In her Western District shall DO admit
ted to the seat, doubtless large share of the cred
il Of that result will DO due TO the cxertons of COL
Warren.
The Wings Of the Union need no other assur-
ance than the names Of the Postmaster General
and his Second Assistant that justice will be done
thsm in the appointment Of Postmastcrs; and II
they did need any, the lists of new Postmasters
In this and our last would be testimony in point.
We trust there will be constrained haste, no
want Of deliberation. no indiscriminate proscrip-
ton, and that those who solicit changes will have
sense enough to realize that even the proper aud
necessary changes cannot be made In month or
two. In due time oil will be made right