The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-06
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Henry Cook acted as moderator and James Bergen, jr
as clerk AT the closing of the POLL, the officers
that James Taylor had received 100 votes, and
Joseph A. Castor So votes.
The friends of Alexander Wilson, also candidate,
did not participate in the election The post office dis
trc as defined at this election consisted OF the greater
portions of Brdgwater and Hlsborough townships and
a streak of Branchburg, from which about 1900 votes
might have been taken that after ALL this election Is
no criterion of public sentiment.
BY the of the call, democrat could be voted
for number of democrats, however, gave in ballots
for the fun OF the thing and others because they
eved that. right wrong wbiy would be appointed
and among these they had preference We feel salts
fed that at any fair expression OF popular OPINION no
change in the Somervile post Office would be called Tor
and if a change is made, il will not be 'Jor cause, ou
for the that Mr. Steele democrat aud That MS
Office is wanted by whig
POSTSCRIPT
Alexander Wilson, appointed
William e. Steele removed!
MONDAY AFTERNOON The mail which arrived at Q,
D. H. brought official order from FH Henry Warren,
esq, Second Assistant Postmaster General TO Alexander
Wilson, to take possession OF the post Office AT Z, p
m Mr. Wilson took the oath of Office and by half. past
s, the office had been turned over to him SO 1t VIII De
perceived he is prompt man :,
While the wings of Somerville voting, it would
seem that the officers at Washington were busy IN max,
ing out a commission to candidate not voted for
And this election it will be borne in mind, called by
the authority of number of the most respectable and m
1uentia wings (and wiigs onlU OF this village VI
they feel graei at the courtesy shown them by
not even waiting to hear the result OF their movement!
Against Mr.. Wilson urge no objections lie IS com
peen and, we believe, will be an obl'gng olcer we
regret however, that change has been made and we
repeat that "causs" be alleged for this act, out
the fact that Mr. Steele is democrat, and Mr. Wilson is
a whig.
From the New Hampshire Gazette, May /.
PORTSMOUTH, Posr OfFIcn -ANoTHER HEAD OFF =
Thomas L. Tuock has been appointed postmaster IN TINS
Office vice Nehemiah Moses removed MIR. lulock mas
spent several wears in the Office, CHEF clerk under
democratic administrations tive under Mr. Moses
whom he supersedes Mr. /; will undoubtedly make an
efficient posnaser but it will be impossible Tor nm 70
thaI ,,,,aa nf
fully than the late incumbent. NO pubic reason Is as,
signed for Mr. Mosess removal It Is neither asserted
in the Journal that he has failed to perform ms duties
faithfully nor that he has nerIered with politics"
reasons have been privately furnished President iayo
procure his removal they have been concealed from
the public eye; they have been used as the cowardly
Midnight assassin his dagger to stab his victim IN the
dark
The Journal says that "the government have given ef
which has been made" This may be so to certain ex-
tent Mr. Moses has rendered himself unpopular with
some, for two three reasons One 49, that since the
oducon the cheap postage System, and the conse
Quent increase in the number OF letters received AT Inc
office nearly Jourfoh he has generally declined opening
accounts and required payment for letters when deliver
ed-hus saving himself the expense OF hiring collector to
about town to collect two or three thousand small os
once quarter, and obvatng the necessity OF hiring mo
ney at and half per cent month interest to settle
his quarterly accounts with the department Again; he
has rendered himself unpopular with many democrats
by retaining as his clerk Mr. Tuock' the new lncum-
bent who is one of the most busy and industrious par
federalists town. doing more work Tor MS party al
single election than any other twenty federalists taking
federal electoneerng speeches from the Office and run
ming about town distribute them, &c. &c. This Is the
way in which Mr.. Moses has rendered himself unpopu
! lar.
Moses removal 1t has been made by the no party"
Enthusiastically General Taylor, who declares in his
inaugural, "honesty, capacity, and fidelity" TO be inds
pensabe pre- requisites for office, who has friends TO
reward enemies punsh' and who " hates, ioathes
proscrptionn direct violation and disregard OF his
pledges-eXpressIy to reward furious partisan federal
is We have not word to say against the new in
cnmbent personally for being true to his party. It is
Tayors administration we have to deal WITH stamped
all over, as il is, with false pledges.
| From the Newbern IN. c. Republican
ANOTHER VIcrrm.-The removal of worthy and
efficient postmaster VIM G. Bryan, esq, adds another to
the long list of victims party prescription that fill the
columns OF the Washington City papers Mr. Bryan has
held the Office Of postmaster for twelve years, and has
given satisfaction to wings as well as democrats He is
democrat principle, but has been medder
politics, nor used his Office to promote party ends Such
was the satisfaction of the public with Mr.. Bryan, that
recommendation signed by one hundred rhfgs OF New
bern, voters for Gen. HARRISON was forwarded to the
Post Office Department in 1871 in his favor No charge
was then preferred against him; and we believe that
none has been made against him at this time. Appi
cants for the post Office have made charges against
him, as far informed. No cause for complaint
could be alleged and the recommendations Of applicants
only asked for the appointment of themselves, if
val was made. Mr.. Bryan again recommended by
thry-tve or forty influential and liberal wings Of this
place. who desired him to be retained in Office and said
they knew ''of cause" for his removal Previous
the election repeatedly declared in of Gen.
Taylos election, that Mr. Bryan would not be removed
The same language held after the election, by
active wing politicians Under all the circumstances we
look upon this removal instance of most unmtiga-
ted prescription witho cause, excep. for difference of
opinion with the party in power 1t has been
mated in the lace OF the recommendation of a
respectable portion Of Gen Taylors friends in Newbern
Let us be distinctly understood Had not the present
administration come into power with professions of lib
eraity and against prescription its lips, should
make little comment on these removals; we should con-
slider them as matter of But when we call to
mind the many and oft repeated declarations of General
Iaylor-that II he ever occupied the White House" it
shoald be by the spontaneous move of the people,"
that if ever he filled the high office of President il must
be untrammelled with party obligations and interests of
any knd"that he would be "the President of the ma
ton, and not of pary,'thal he had no private pur-
poses to accomplish, no party projects to build up
emes TO punish, nothing TO but his countryand
the recent declarations in his inaugural that he
should make honesty, capacity, and fidelity indispensa-
BILE pre- requisites TO the besowa of Office and that he
should use well directed attempts to assIage the bitter
ness' OF party-when we recall all these declarations
voluntarily made, it reasonable suppose that hon
est capable, and faithful public servants, whether demo-
Gratis or wings would be retained But seems is moi
so and the public have instance of the way in which
General Taylor keeps his promises, in the removal oil
Mr. Bryan, whom will assert did not come up &c
: the standard General Taylor himself laid down
From the Ohio Statesman
$ HEADS oFF.-Among the hundreds whose heads are