The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-25

liberty.
Sweep OF ths Axe.
The gulotine is as active as ever in its operations
Heads fall thick and fast everywhere as well in the dis
tant States here in the metropolis The Baltimore
Clipper of Monday has the following summary Of the
doings Of the axe in this city on Saturday
WASHINGTON, July a.
Removals. Appoiniment The following clerks were re-
The second Compuollers Office; Mr.. Hszsion from the
Registers office Mr.. Bowman, Of Rennsyiysnia and MI
Brooks, Of Virginia from the Treasurer's Office.
Mr. Stroman, Of pennsyvana, has been appointed 10 Gil
the vacancy caused by the removal Of Mr.. Brooks.
The New York Globe has the following account 81
the removal Of an engineer at the Brooklyn navy yard
! REMOVAL EsGISEER MoALPIN-Yesterday notice wa,
received at the navy yard Of the removal Of Mr. McApa
the engineer having II charge the 0i the
Of the construction Of this Important gov
work. and has devoted his time and energies with
sorupulous aithiuness during the whole ume His capa.
city engineer is exceie6 by any other person
the whole country The work has been as the
magnificent in the United Sates and the suspension
Of Mr. McA. has met with the universal appreciation Of
the public auhortes That he should be suspended from
ion which has not parallel even with Taylor wShiss
Ali who know MT McApin testify his capacity en-
thai was crime sufficient His Is the redoub,abs
Mr. Stuart the wing State engineer and surveyor This
act must be avenged.
From the following paragraph, which appears in the
Coos County IN. H.) Democrat it would seem that the
Mexican wings Of this country hardly good enough
for Mr. Postmaster General Collamer, and that he i'm
porting from Canada the subjects Of Queen Victoria ior
the post Offices in Vermont:
General Taylor is beginning to visit his /. Indignant
Just removed William H. Sanborn free-soer, from the
office Of postmaster at Stafford Vermont and appointed
in his place who, the lst oil March last
of Canada, and loyal subject OF Queen Victoria.
We have the following interesting development from
the Woodstock (vt) Age, paper printed in the same
town in which Mr.. ollamer resided. He. of course
knew Of the character Of Pratt before he appointed him
And probably he would have recalled Prars com
mission if the pretended letter Of resignation of the post
master at Prairaville had not turned out forgery OIL
perhaps Fiiz Henry Warren may have given Pratt The
appointment. because he ran apay from his creditor.
with the viioge tares in his pocket
From tbs woodstock (vt) Age
The notice In paper, few weeks since, that Georr
c. Pratt had been appointed postmaster PIairavile Wiz
consn, and nmatons In relation the matter haw
called forth queries from several quarters the
We learn from reliable that letter receiv
by the Postmaster General. purportng to come from ID
postmaster Praravile. In Posfasar appointed by h
adminsuaon,) resgnng the Office az that place, and
recommending &c. G. Pfau" his successor. CON.
mission made out and forwarded TO The said Pnu
that proved the letter referred forgery he never having
written such letter. As Of course the commt
sion 10 Mr. Pratt recalled, and thus the mater
ended. although conecures the origin of the eue
would not be apt end abruptly No doubt this spp
for the honor Of postmaster posted mp the
qurements OF this reform adminisraton and could affirm
the interrogaory, rs he koassf 2" like book, hb
Of itle surprise, however, 70 MS that commissO
should have been forwarded TO Mr. Pratt, the following
copied from the Records Of the village Of Woodstock
viii explain, s
Your COMMITTEES to whom has been referred the ubta
matter contained in the second article contained in IL
81 bea s had the same u'
REPORT.
And whereas George G. Pratt laic collector Of taxes %
citizens, and In violation Of his oath OF Office being moved
and ins,gated by the devil the Is day Of January
known, wittingy and ffsudulendy carrying with hin
large amount Of the village fnds thereby greatly impo
Rssovsd Thashs said Prsi,. in thus wan,ouly dsf.ss
ing the corporation Of i Just daes. has forfeited all claim
Of every virtuous CITIZEN In community.
We have also had glance a. . couple Of indictmsuu
against the said George @. Pratt which with tie above
should think would qualify him fer commission under
administration whose only heterogeneous In relation ~
plcanus Office TO be, "is he honest r. and "hh
capable r'
In New Hampshire Mr.. Collamer does not frown" %
the free-soers, but rewards them He has recently 70
moved Seth Richards, esq, q good democrat from ai
Office Of postmaster at Newport. and appointed Calvin
Wilcox, wing free-soiler. in his place In noticing d.
removal Of Mr.. Richards. the New Hampshire Argus an
Spectator says:
LIST He (Mr Richards) is In every respect honest an
capable. No person ever found word or fault bd
what the Office was kept as Il should be- MI respects
do not hesitate 10 say that be gave entire satisfaction
and all parties, far the discharge OF he duties
the Office was concerned
~. Mr. Richards not On active noisy politician b
seldom said anything upon politics, attended politics
meetings obtded his opinions upon others; but gave
his attention exclusively TO bis business.
3D.. No man was removed 10 make place Tor him but
appointed, BY common consent, the resignation
Mr. Siowell
ash He has not held the Office suficen, length Of tim,
20 apply even the Of " rotation"
5h. The location OF the Office In eligible star
ton, TO say the least, as at present
9Th No large portion even Of the wing party asks
for his removal.
We have no personal objection to Mr. wilcox, bis sue
cessor We doubt not he will be an obgine and compe
postma.ter and he has the negative merit Of von
for General Taylor
THE AxE.-John M. Whitney has been appointed post
master in Stoddard, in place Of Isaac Duncan removed
We understand that Mr.. George Allen, Of Wapoe, bs1
been appointed mail agent the railroad line from Boil
ton through this place 10 Vermont in the place OF Maj
Gillis esq, removed.--C Chester IN H. Republican.
Stand frosa Under.