The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-04-20

service. ln the meantime, he should be
tried without being Judged.
The removal as it is called. of Mr.
Goodrich, forms another subject of com.
plant. Declarations by myself in favor
IofPOitticat tOlernRee, eXhorta;lOns to lar
mony aud affection in social intercourse,
and to respect for the equal rights of the
minority, have, on certain occasions, been
quoted and misconstrued Into assurances
that tho tenure of offices was to be un.
disturbed. But could candor apply such
a construction? Itis not, indeed in the
remonstrance that we find it; but it leads
to the explanations which that calls for
When it is considered that during the
late administration, those who were not of
| a particular sect of politics were excluded
from all office; when, by steady pursuit
ot this measure, nearly the whole offices
OF the United States were monop0lized
10y that sect; when the public sentiment
at leug;h declared itself, and burst open
The doors ofhonor and confidence To those
whose opinions they more approved, was
it To be imagined that this monopoly of
office was still to be continued in the
hands of the minority? Does it violate
their equal rights to assert some rights in
the majority asol Is it pOiiucal iqtOler.
dnce to claim proportionate share in
the direction of the public affairs? Can
they not harmOnise in society unless they
have every thing in theirown handsl if
the will of the nation, manifested by their
various elections, calls for an administra.
ton OF government according with the
Opinions Of those elected; if the fulfill.
ment of that will, .displacemenls are rec
essary, with whom can they so Justly be-
gin as withpersons appointed in the last
moments OF all administration, not for its
own aid, but to begin career at the same
time with their successors. by whom they
had never been approved and who could
scarcely expect from them cordial
co-operalionl Mr.. Goodrich was one of
these.-Was it proper for him to place
himself in office, without knowing whelh,
er those whose agent he was to be, would
have confidence in his agencyl Can the
preference of anotheras the successor to
Mr. Austin, be candidly called removal
of Mr.. Goodrichs If due participation
of office is matter ofrghl, how are va.
caucies to be obtained2 Those by death
are few. By resignation none. Can
any other mode than that Of removal be
proposed! This is painful Office. But
it is made my duty and meet it as such
proceed in the operation with dehbera.
tion and inquiry, that it may injure the
best men least, and effect the purposes
ofjustice and public utility with the least
private distress; that it may be thrown,
as much as possible, on delinquency, on
Oppression, on intolerance, on anti revo-
lutionary adherauce to our enemies.
The remonstrance aments that a
change in the administration must pro-
duce change in the subordinate officers;
in other words, that it should be deemed
necessary for all officers to think with the
principall But on whom does this impu-
tation bearl On those who have excluded
from office every shade of opinion which
was not theirs! or on those who have
6 been so excluded! lament sincerely
that unessenlia differences of opinion
should ever have been deemed sufficient
to interdict halfthe society from the rights
and the blessings of self government; to
proscrbe them as unworthy of every
trust 1t would have beento me circum
stance of great relief, had l found mod
crate participation Of office in the hand,
t ofthe majority. | would gladly have lef
lime and accident to raise them to thei
just share But thoir total exclusion
calls for promptcr correstions. shall
correct the procedure: but that done, re
turn with joy to that state ofthings, wher
the only questions concerning candidat,
shall be, is he honestl is he capable! is he
, faithful to the Constitution?
, l tender you the homage
! ofmy high respect.
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