The North-Carolina standard., 1849-07-04
Correspondence Of the Washington Union. ]
EIIzABETH ClTY. N. C.. Juue %. I849

GENTLEMEN: am very sorry to inform you that
our good postmaster, Mr. Timothy Gilbert, has been
removed, and that Mr. W. E. Mann, editor of the Old
North State, has been appointed his successor. The
appointment of Mr.. Mann has caused dissatisfaction
among the wings, (atleast part of them. who think
he could have done without the Office as he now has
two papers. Mr.. Gilbert has discharged his duty
faithfully and the whigs begged him to petition to
the Post Office Department to be retained In the of
fee. His petition was signed by thirty good wings.
and these principally the business men OF the place.
He also got letters the Department. but they were
of no avail Mr.. Gilbert is old man, and has nine
children, who are all dependent upon him for sup
port but trust that, without an Office under the
present imbecile administration, he will be able to
get good living. He retires from the 'spublc ser
vice. with the consciousness of having discharged
his duty faithfully. His successor is man that will
not attend to the Office it should bei and few
months will develop it. I wish also to inform you
of the removal of Captain Jas C.. Scott, from the
light-boat. His petition was signed by all the cap
tans that sail of this place. certifying that he kept
good lights Two ofice-holders removed because
they Were democrats; not that they have not done
their duty, but because they did not vote for Zachary
Taylor. We may expect that after August our COL
lector will be removed; but not before then There
are i've applicants for that Office Col. David Out
law representative, is afraid to say which one
he is in favor Of as the election is not far Off The
present incumbent, Mr.. Pritehard, is very popular
man, and if removed it would cause great dlssaus-
factions for almost every whig is in favor OF him.
| Colonel Outlaw knows it, and therefore remains
mute but after August we may expect the removal.
Such the workings of the present administration
| A CLAY WHIG.
! Just as we had finished reading the above in the
Union, We took up the Republic of the same date in
which we found the following announcement: George
w. Charles, Camden, North Carolina, to be Collec-
tor in place of William D. Pritchard, remorcd. So
it seems Mr. Pritchard not spared even until after
the August elections, but has been whired out OF
Office, by the man who said he had Z" no friends to
reward and enemies to punish" to make room tor
Wing. His only fault was that he was Democrat.
Did Col. Outlaw have any hand in this work ! Did
he consent this prescription for opinions sake, in
the face of the pledges of his party and of Gen. Tay
! lor to the contraryl Did he recommend or does he
approve the removal of old MIR. Gilberta
The list of the prescribed in orth Carolina is in
creasing and before Gen. Taylor's term exPires-ol
rather before his Cabinet, which controls him, goes
out of power-a Democrat Office in this State will
be rare spectacle indeed. Last week we announced
the removal of William ]. Alexander. ESD, from the
Mint at Charlotte to make room for Mr. Osborne
a Taylor EIecfor; and but few weeks since, Mr.
McRae was turned out of the District AttorneyshiP
and the place offered to Mr. Miller, anOshGr 1ayf0'
ELscsor. This is what we call Taylorism full blown
In the bud it was the sensitive and delicate o
all "grec,p'' things. zt
| Never, since this Government was founded, has
there been glarng violation of solemn pledges
than is now daily and hourly going on under this
Administration. Let the peoPle-let honest men
both parties bear these things in mind at our Angus
elections Let them remember that Henry h. Nash
David Outlaw, Edward Stanly, and other Wing can
didates for Congress who might be named, openly
Justify or excuse this conduct the part of Taylor
and if they cannot vote against the unprncpled Caba
at Washington directly, let them at least teach thel
supporters and apoogists here alessOn they will no
soon forget. - e.7s ''E ~ -