The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-16
Postmastcrin Iowa.

Some Of these gentlemen in Iowa have been re-
moved, and they behave very "ngly" about H. One
Of them has filled the place Of Postmaster ut Fair
field, and on his removal the Locofoco paper there
sets up n dreadful lamcniation. Mr.. Gage accord.
ing TO lis showing, has been wonderfully obliginp
and considerae officer for these many years, and II
Was q great SIN To turn him out. But the Keokuk
Register directly questions his claims TO sympathy,
aud ridicults the effort which l. made to show hin,
up as 'inartyrn That paper says
"This Mr.. Gage may be a very good material for
tue manufacture Of u Locofoco Martyr and those
WHO have tears TO shed over his fate, may make
water OF their heads, and fountains Of tears Of their
eyes, but the sympathies Of the people will never be
strongly excited In his favor. Aviolent and unscru
pulous Locoloco-a busy electoneerer for his party
on all occusions-the Sentinel may well say that he
expected" him to be turned out of Office Thai. he
Is the faithful public officer, that tho Sentinel
would have him, we distinctly deny No longer ago
than last winter, las we have il from Democra ic
authorty) this Postmaster, instead Of distributing
mail matter that came TO his office from Iowa
City, used u for kindiing his fire He might have
thought this very clever trick, but it was any
thing else but faithful discharge Of the duties of his
Office"
The Burlington State Gazette, of last "Wednesday.
gives another evidence of the enacty with which
these gentry hold on 10 their places. Mr.. Levi Ha-
ger, the Postmaster q that city, publishes that he
ant Postmaster General informing him that he must
expect 10 be removed from Office and "invtiDo him
10 resign" He says he has been personally on
irisndly terms with Mr. Warren for some years
back but he takes the opportunity of informing the
public, as he has already Mr.. Warren thai upon this
subject he can have no correspondence with the
Department. and that he can by no means comply
with the request. Brave, Mr.. Hseer, Yon shall be
made martyr" of, in The Washington Union and
other Locofoco papers, without fail:
II Is easy TO see, however that Mr.. Warren took
course best calculated to save Mr. Hager's feelings,
IN asking him 10 "resign his office; for, that Mr.
Hager is obnoxious 10 the charge OF interfering in
elections Is quite manifest from his own confessions
He saya he voted for tho Lscofoco candidates Cass
ard Butler and supported htm during the cam
pdign, and wonld do so again II the opportunity Of
fered.' No body denies Mr.. Hagers' right TO vote
for any particular candidates. but in The present case
i was for supporting them during the campngn'--
for electoneering for Case and against Taylor--ar
raylng. his own influence, and that of his office In
favor Of one party In elections, and against The
other-ihat constitutes the ground Of offence and
lusfifies the Postmaster General In relieving him
from the cares and responsibilities OF the Post Office
U he votes for Cass and Bner agnin Il will be nfef
he has submitted 10 martyrdom in The loss Of his
ofiice and this Will no doubt, soon ovcrtakc him.
81. Louis Republican,.