Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-05-31
Gen. TAYLOR and No-Party.


Mr. EDrToR: have been informed by
one who was present, that an interview
was granted BY Gen. Taylor some time ago.
to gentleman from Westmoreland county
who came for the purpose Of getting the
old man to keep Simon Drum in the Office
of Postmaster at Greenshurg, Pa. After
he was introduced the Borer commenced
as follows: ..-....-
Borer: l have come General, 10 see il
| can prevail upon you to suffer Simon
Drum OF Greensburg. Westmoreland coun-
ty, Pa. to retain his office Of Postmaster at
that place. He is now As years an occn-
pant Of that post, having been appointed
BY Thomas Jefferson in 1902, and having
failed heavily in business some twenty
years ago, he is now 50 poor, that thi. Of
fee is his only living. He is beside a
very worthy ana popular man, and the
father Of Capt. Simon Drum, who fell at
the storming OF Mexico, af.er having retak-
Ell the two pieces Of cannon from the enc.
my, which yon LOST at Buena Vista.
Gen. Taylor: Oh yes, knew Capt.
Drum very well, fine fellow, good SOL
der, and his death was IA great loss, but as
| do not assume TO myself to visit the in
iquity fparents upon their children, 50
neither can in the administration of the
government, take the virtues of the child
as conclusive Of the merit Of the parent.
every tub must stand OH its own bottom"
But Mr. how many OF majority have Mr.
Drums friends in Wes,moreland county?
Borer: We think if we had hem all out,
we have "a or $500, we could not beat
you, however, more than 2, 100. @
Gen. Taylor: Well how many Wings
do you give Offices to in your comfy
Borer: l think for many years there we
have not elected one.
Gen. Taylor | suppose you give them
one-half of the Inspectors Of Elections, 40
as to make things 90 fair as your laws
contemplate?
Borer: Why no; am sorry TO say, that
when we have more than two 10 one, we
elect both Inspectors from our own party.
Gen. Taylor: How many Wing Post
masters had YOU in your county, when |
was elected President?
Borer: None that know of.
Gen. Taylor: Very we'll sir, find your
party in We>tnoreland County, are like
great many other people in this world,
very unwilling 10 doas they would be done
by. What is your Pos; Office worth am
nualIy. .s.--~.-
Borer: About 1926. / think.
Gen. Taylor: Umph! then / can tell
you what / think it will be best 10 do, as
/ your party are too unjust 10 give their OPP
/ ponents fair share Of the offices, ] will
endeavor as far as can TO correct it, by
appointing Wings TO all the Offices in my
gift, and whenever you are generous
! enough TO elect Wing to some Office In
your gift, will Immediately appoint a
Locofoco to one in mine, if he is good
man. A for Mr. Drum, if he is as wor-
thy man as you represent him 10 be, no
doubt truly, and has lost his son on the
field Of battle, ! am Of opinion you have
used him very badly by starving him on
1926 year for so long for my part am
shocked at it, and am anxious that ii be
remedied. Will you be good enough to
tell me whether You elect Register Of
Wills and Recorder of Deeds in y our coun-
ty next Fall
Borer: Yes sir, we do.
Gen. Taylor: Well, now when you 60
home, tell your party that if they are 50
much distressed about Mr. Drums remov-
al, that / recommend them 10 elect him
Register and Recorder, which will be
worth something to him in his old age, or
If they will elect some good Wing to that
Office, will prevail upon Mr. Lauffcr TO
70 out, and will then have Mr. Drum re-
instated in the Post Office, and l trust I
shall always be happy to reciprocate such
fsvors.
Bofsr: I am sorry, sir, for yous sake,
that you cannot continue Mr. Drum, be-
cause if you don't the leader Of our party,
will tender him supper, and treat him in
all respects as martyr, and you may feel
the effects Of it. -
Gen. Taylor: Good, | think the supper
will he appropriate however tardy it is,
as they have been starving him long tune;
beside eating snppers is very sensible
way OF getting over trouble, and people
thrive better upon it than fasting. As for
the consequences of their dis pleasure 10
myself will endesvor 10 survive it, as I
have never yet known ship Of war to
founder in u tempest raised in teapot.
Borer: Yes, but General did you not
say that you would not remove any man
from office on account Of his political opin-
ions. .r-... &C.,
Gen. Taylor: Yes, did, and l have not
yet done otherwise; but have removed
a great many for their political deeds, and
| am afraid shall have 10 remove great
many more before am done. You new
er put man in office, unless one who
would make it machine for party pur-
poses, and draw from it the sustenance Of
faction, and if you can al over the coun-
try show me one who has moi received
his Office because Of the dirty work he had
done, or intended to do for your party,
why, sir, say he shall not be removed; I
trust, however, that your friends at the
Drum supper will not say anything unkind
Of the ''Old Federali<ts" in their revelry,
as understand Mr. D. belongs TO that an
cient fraternity, and hoping that you may
have good time OF it, bid you good day,
sir.-Eri Borer. Ca
The Communication money paid by over 2o 900 EMF
grants, arrived at New York few days, amounts
| TO sa2,5s7.