Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1849-07-20
The Hue and CTy.

The Locoloco press of every grade, still keeps
up the piteous wall of ''prOScriptiOn." Not a
removal has taken place under the new Admin
istraton, from Burk of the Patent office down
10 the peHieSt postmaster, but the cry has gone
iorth--"the guitlotine IS at plGy-another head
is of'-he work Of decapiation is coming near
our hearths and fresides." The valiant old
man orlhe Union never thinks Of Mes story Of
the Hanoveran Captain, who on the very first
fire from the enemy, cried out to his men, "run
boys, run, or we will every last one of us be
killed." Father Richie rather encourages his
"boys" TO hold on 10 the teat. They may loose
their heads-but they will have the satisfaction
Of dying with mouth full.
An office may have been prosituted 10 the
basest political purposes, but the incumbent
must not be removed lie may hive reviIed
the President, libelled the Cabinet, and endea-
vored by false and scandalous publications to
injure the efficiency of the administration at
home and abroad; but it would be violation Of
good lailh-it would be prescription for opiu-
ions sake 10 have him removed! Marshal
may have delrauded the Government of large
amount of its dues-may have used his i'll got
ten treasure 10 line his own purse, and strength
en- the enemies of the administraton-bu he
must not be removed! il would be contrary 10
old democratic usage. A petty postmaster may
have obtained his place by fraud, and held it in
opposition to The will of majority Of all parties
doing business with him--he may have used
his office for selfish or political purposes-may
have insulted the many whom he first dispIeas.
ed--and failed to maintain the reputation of Q
faithful officer, but he must not be removed-
that would be refined cruelty--that would DC
"Oaging War on all ages, Seres and conditions
Now we are not advocates Of the Locofocc
rule that"t the victors belong the spoils." We
are not Of those who look upon the offices O.
the government as stakes TO be gambled for
and TO be used and distributed when won, for the
purpose of regarding friends and furnishing en-
emies. Offices, we take it, are created for the
public good, are essential to the administrator
of we'll organized government, should only b.
used as part Of the machinery Of governmen
Ito advance its interests and add 10 its eficien
cy. But as house divided against itself can
not stand, neither can government prosper o
advance the public intetesis, whose various de
partments do not harmonize. Therefore Cabi
net and Foreign Ministers are expected to en-
terrain views of governmental policy which ac
cord with those Of the Executive, and the party
which put him in power. 1t is also expected
thai partisans who spend their time in uaduciny
the administration, in injuring lis efficiency, o
who use their offices to control elections, shouIC
all give place to men who will not thus violate
their trust, And in all cases should removal
be made, when encumbents want the quali6ca
cations of honesty and capability. Governed
by these rules the administration has found
necessary to notify not few that their service
can better be dispensed with than retained.
But the party that originated the rule "to tn