The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-05-16

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/ N he ofiiee az Postmaster Al Grsrnsbss
, Pa. Allrr Ne wss inlrOdooed lhs Borei
commenced as follows:
7 Bosrr--I haze come. General. 70 zee /
J I csn prevail upon you - suffer SimOr
Drum Of GpeRsbuFg. Mrsinovlanl
county, Pa. 70 retain ms ofhes Of Post
master Al that place. he Is aow As year,
IN eernpanI Il that post. hsring been ap
pointed hy Thomas JefirrA0n IN ls02. and
having failed heavily IN business some q
years ago. he Is now 30 poor. that this DC
See . his only living. lie Is beside very
sanhy and popular man. and lie falhel
81 Capt. Simon Drum. who ell II me
siorming ~ Me1iro. aller having relaken
the iwa pieres ofrannon from The enemy.
which you lost ~ Busna Vista.
i Gen. T'sylor-Oh ys-. knew Captain
Drum rery well. 6ne fellow. good sol.
der. and his death MAS great loss. but Is
do mi assume 10 myself 10 visit the ini-
guilty 81 parents upon their children. 90
neither ran !. in lie administration OF The
Government. take The virtues Of The child
- conclusive &C The merit 0f the parent.
Every inbmusl stand on IL Ownbouom. .
BnI Mr.. how MANY Of ) majority have
Mr.. Drums friends in Wrsmoreland
rnunis!
BoTer- We think if we had them All
out. We hase "a or $500. We could moi
beat You. however. more Than 2.l00.
j Zen. Taylor Well. how many Wig.
do Won give efl;ces 10 in your rouniyl
BnIer--l think Tor many years there
we have not elected one.
| Gen. u, lori suppose son give Them
me half Of The inspectors of Elections. so
rs 10 make things 60 fair, IS your laws
contemplate!
Boner-W Why NO: | I'm sorry 10 say.
that when we have more Than Two 10 one.
we elect both The Inspectors from ourow
party.
Gen. Taylnr-How many Wing Post.
masiers hid you in YOUR county when
was tleclrd President
Borer- None thai ! know Of.
Gen. 'fayIor-yery well. sir. I find
your party in wpslmnreland county. are
like great many other people in this
world. very unwilling 10 do as they would
be done by. What is your Post Office
worth annually!
Bnrer-AbOut S225. I think.
Gen. rayl"r-tlmph then Iraniellyou
wha. think il will be hest 10 do; as your
party are too unjust 10 Give heterogeneous
y fair share II the offices. | will endpavor
rs far rs can to correct IL. by appointing
Wings 10 VII The offices III my gift. aud
whenever you are generous enough 10
elect Wing 10 some uflire in your gift.
] will Immediately appoint Loco Foro
10 one in mine. II he is good man. As
for Mr.. Drum, il he Is as worthy man as
YOU represent INN 10 be. no danht truly,
and has losl his son on The field Of balIle. |
| am 0l opinion you have nsr,l him yer,
badly by starving him on s225 year for |
90 long ; ioI my par am shocked are.
and am anxious that il be remedied. Will
you be good enough 90 TELL me wr,hss r
you elcria Register Of Wills and Kecot
der oi Deeds in your county next FM
Borer-Yes. sir. We ,ln.
Gen. Taylor Well. now when you 90
home. tell your party. that il they are so
much distressed about Mr.. Drums reno
val, that recommend them TO fleet him
Register and Recorder, which will be
worth something 10 him in his old age. or
il they will elect some good Wing 10 that
office. ! will prevail upon Mr.. Laufler
10 90 out, and will then have Mr.. Drum
in the Post Office. and trust
shall always be happy 10 reriProcaie such
fa,ors.
Borer- am sorry. sir. for your sake,
you cannot continue Mr.. Drum. because
il YOU don't The leader of our party will
tender him supper, and treat him in all
respects as martyr, and you may leel
The effects Of il.
Gen. raylor-Good. | think the sup
per will be appropriate, however taldy il
is. as they have been starving him long
time: beside eating suppers is very sen.
sble way OF gelting over trouble, aud pco
pie thrive better upon il than lasting. As
for The consequences of their dlspleasure
10 myself | will enieavor 10 survive il. as
have never yet known ship Of war to
in tempest raised in teapot.
Borer-Yes, but General. did Won moi
say that you would mol remove any man
from office, on account Of his political
opinions!
Gen. Taylor-Yes. die, and | have
not We, done otherwise; hui have remov.
ed great many for iheir p"liilcal deeds.
and am afraid shall have to remove a
great MANY more before am done. You
never put man in Office. unless one who
would make il machine for party pur-
posrs, and draw from il the sus,enance of
faction, aud Iyou can Ill over the country
show me one, who has mol received his
nilice because nf the dirty work he had
lone, or intended to do for your par,v. |,
why, sir, | say he shall not he removed;
Trust, however. that your friends at The
Drum supper will not say anything I'M
Kind Of The odd Federalisls" in their !,
evelry, as understand Mr.. ID. belongs 10 /,
a.