Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-06-11
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ton for partisan prescription by an admins
ton confessedly elected on its non-proscrip
Boosting and reputation y that the "Locoto'
administrations have fer twenty years ostracl
the Wings and filled the Offices with Defnocr
We have to certain extent shown the falsity
this charge-but an intelligent writer in
Union has entered into "a review of the Dep;
ments Of Government for the last twenty year
and publishes the following statement-for
truth of which he refers to authorities that {
be discredited if not sound Thus far
Wings have not attempted to pick flaw in
facts:
'EIt has been my practice to'keep copies Of s
Blue Book; published biennially and having
a general acquaintance with the employers oft
Government fer twenty fve years, am enable
bya reference to the names in this book, and I
aid OF good memory, to trace the changes II
have taken place. and to note the number
each party in office at various periods. A cal
full investigation of the subject shows the folio :
ing state OF facts. 1t would appear that on I
4th of March, 1929, Jackson found in office
Democrats and $40 Federalists. Admitting til
fifty of the latter were removed, and their plac
given to Democrats and they then stand i
Democrats, 1870 Federalists but, as have b
fore stated, considerable number Of those tur
ed out soon got back again, where they .rerna
to this day. At various periods during Jackson
and Van Buren's administrations, Congress
horized largesincrease of clerical force so thu
on the Sd of March, 1s4l, there were employee
in the executive departments not less than SOL
A reference to the Blue Book will show, at tt
end ofl2 consecutive years of proscriptive Dem
ocratic administrations, the federalists were ].
possession of majority Of the cerkshirs, as wi
be presently shown Now let Us enquire no
did this occur! The answer is readily given
In 1886 the increase in one office alone was fro1
20 to 80 odd in another, from II or Is to abou
10; and in other Offices in smaller proportion.-
Were all the new appointments at that perio
made Democrats? Far from it, as both Fedel
alists and Democrats here well know. A refe,
ence to the names in the Blue Book will satis'
factorily show that fully one half Of them wer
made from the party opposed to the administra
ton then in power and among them will b
found the names of men, who in the spring
! 184l, were not without good grounds suspected
and in the fall OF 1914 We're known, to have beer
busily engaged in preparing lists of Democrat
! for decapiation. This was while they were as
se1ting that the election Of Mr.. Clay was as Ger
tain as that the sun would daily rise, and tina
the approaching election was only necessary te
comply with usage.
"Whilst on this subject, l would here remark
lIidt OlIo Vi tlle IlOSL VI ttlC
luded to, who was removed from office in 1s4s
for his active agency in the dirty work, has beer
one of the earliest to find favor with certain
member of the present Cabinet But am di.
crossing, and will endeavor to come directly to
the point am aiming at. 1t is this-to show
that the bold and reckless charges of being Pro-.
scriptive, made by Federalists against Democrat.
ic Administrations, are without foundation in
truth. To enable me to meet those charges with
facts incontroverible, have again to refer to
names and dates in the Blue Book. And what
does it exhibit Why it shows the following
facts, which neither the Editors of the National
Intelligencer, nor the old Federalists who have
been in office here for twenty, thirty and thirty.
five years, cn joying the best salaries, will dare
to deny.
"1st That after all the removals General
Jackson had made at the scat Of Government,
much the larger number of the clerkshirs were
in possession of the Federalists and that they
received the largest aggregate amount OF sala-
ries.
3D. That of the number removed by General
Jackson, many got back into office and many
other Fedelalists were appointed during his I'd
ministration, and remain in otfice 10 this day,
and, on reading this statement, will feel con-
scious of It's truth, although they may not feel
disposed 10 admit it.
Sd That during Mr. Van Buren's Adninistra-
ton there were but few, if any, removals of
Federahsts; and of the number Of appointments
made by him to new offices, and to fill vacar-
cies, Federal applicants were more numerous,
and equally as successful as Democrats.
4th. That on the 4th of March, 1S41, after the
clerical force had been greatly increased by au-
thorty of Congress- the number Of clerkships
held by Democrats was 224, and by Federalists
276; and that the aggregate of the salaries re-
ceived by the former was $2s6,715, and by the
latter 1894, 1928
5th. That of the chief clerkships of the several
departments and bureaus (29 in ally at that date,
10 were held by Federalists, and 10 by Demo.
Gratis and this, too, after paoscraptiue Demo-
cratic Administration had been in power for ~
consecutive years.
9th. That under the Administrations of Jack.
son and Van Buren,, many Federalists We're no,
only appointed to office, butlad promotions con-
ferred upon them in very many instances, as a
reference to their names and salaries as stated in
the Blue Book at various dates will verify.
To the truth of the foregoing statement of facts
there are scores Of Federalists, alias Wings, now
enjoying the places referred to, who could testi
fy had they maenanimity to do so; but whether
they will or not, their conscience must give a.
least silent assent to its correctness.-And We
we see occasionally published in the Nationa
Intellieencer the bold and reckless assertion
that all of the offices at the seat of Government
aresheld blythe Locofocos' as they are pleased
in their slang, to denominate the great Demo
: cratic party, under whose wise n anagement ant
control our beloved country has reached the yer,
highest degree of prosperity, happiness and glor.
it has ever attained.
In the next number will take glance at thu
occurrences which are connected 18th the de
partments for the last eight years. Ak"
! One of the INTELLIGENT members of the Srnit
family. sends us another letter, which we pull
/ lisll with the simple remark that we are glad t
hear that Gen Taylor has at last learned to vote
although, being minority President, it is quit
natural that he should, as he docs, invariably vos
with minority of his Cabinet members-Bol
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MAKING UP FOR Losr TIME.-Nfr. Argus: