The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

60, we saw on editorial IN the Cleveland
Plsind ealeT, stating that the two gentle.
men whose names head this article had
been holding a consultation 10 Cleveland,
and that they had determined to make a
"clesn sweep" ahohg The Wings who
are holding Office on the Eastern division
Of our Public WorRS. We took occasion
al that time to notice Land 10 say that we
did hot believe it. We gave The reasons
why Ye did not Believe il, They wefp
that HomliiI would not aid tie ColoneI in
making changes unless he could have. the
lplaces filed with fair share Of Free
Soilers. The Colonel had been 81 bitter
in his opposition to Fee Soil an Free
Soilers. that we did not believe he could
he purchased up ID their SUPPORT. for the
paltry Confederation af Occurring few
subordinate posts for few partisan
friends. especially as we knew. and he
knew. that large ma jotilS df his politi
cal friends in this region would be great
y fijrli6eu to see him engaged in such
lcoalition.
We however were mistaken. The Co
lionel. by the opportunities Of the editor
Of the Autira. I~K0 MAS little anxious
about it) and Others, has been seduced
from the course we believe he intended
to pursue, and every Wing. with one sin
gle exception. we believe; has been tioti.
fed that his services would be dispenscd
with after the first ofJuly. Their places
are 10 be suppIied in part with Demo;
Gratis and in part with Free Solers; and
indeed there is something little curioGs
about the new appointments. 1t would
look asif Mr.. Hamlin was little suspi-
cious Of the Colonel and in order that
there should be no disappointment Ia
Free Soil. he seems to have REQUIRED that
their appointments should be first secured
before he would aid the Colonel in ma.
king provision forhis Democratic friends
The first man appointed appears TO be
Daniel R. Tilden, Free SoiI candidate
for Governor of Ohio. He heads the list
as Collector al Akron. (The Collector.
ship at Cleveland being already in the
hands of Free Soiler
Aud, oy the way, why was this mau
made recipient of the Collector ship al
Akron so soon after receiving the Free
Soil nomination for Governor? Has there
been any bargain aud sale in this matteri
Is il agreed that. in consideration Of this
inconsiderable office Of Collector at Ak,
ron. Mr.. Tilden is to decline To be- can
didate for Governor. and that he and
Hamlin are to divide the Free Sellers Ia
the Democratic market this fall, aud dis
pose Of them for the benefit, and transfer
tlietti over to the support Of Judge Wood
We do not say that such is positively the
fact. But we heard intimutious of tina
soii before Mr.. Tilden received the ap
poin:tt1ent; and we heard further, that
leading Democrat from Axiom cam
+ down to Hanesville To see Col. Manypen
: ny about it, and to protest against the ar
rangement. us well as the appointment Il
Mr.. I. Under any aud all circumstances
But in spite of all protestalions, the ap
pointmenl nf Mr.: Tilden has been made
either with or without an understanding
aud without, so far as we have heald, an
complaint having been made against MI
Wadsworlh. the present Collector, ex
.cept that he was Wing. Ws understan
that Mr. Wadsworlh does NOT admit tn
E, Fight Of those two gtiitlemen 10 remov
: him before tile eiid of the tel III fur whic
he was appointed. except for some caus
specified in the law, and His POLITICAL Il
; pinons do not appear To he amongst lhos
named. We understand that it ishis in
teution, us well as the intention Of seveta
$ others of the Collectors alnng tie line. t.
. bring this matter before the courts, ami
t test the right Of these gentlemen to hun
Them ont at pleasure, and that, too with
] In month or two after they have bee
: appointed, and after they have necessg
Iily been compelled TO rent their office
! j6t HE year, and to incur other nectssai
expenses. We are Informed that sevcri
:. of the ablest lawyers in the State hav
$ given il as their opinion that the removal
b. cannot be legally made upon mere poliI
= ical gtodhds; afd indeed we cannot Sc
9 how any man i'll his senses, with the plat
i provisions of the law before him, cou
= come 10 any other conclusion.
y The law on the subject may be found i
1 Swans Statutes, p. 1855. and reads as fo
lows:
sec, SO. COLLECTORS Of canal tolls sha
be appointed for such term as the Boar
n of Public Works may deem expedien
;, nut exceeding three years; but any co
lector shall be subject to he removed
! any time during the period of which h
shall have been appointed; for maJed
. ance in office, or for nrglrct Of duty, wheI
a ever the Presiden; oflhe Board, togetI
4 er with the acting Commissioner haviu
y charge of that part Of the canal on whic
n the office of such collector is situate,
4 shall believe the public interest requir,
,r such removal, or when the provisions
i the law shall require the same"
n This is the law. and by it. it will b
j seen that the Collectors can only be r,
:, moved for riaffcasante in office or nel
= Iect of duty; and that too mus, be so fl,
!, grant that the public interest would sufft
:, by their continuance in office.-Zane
!" UiHe Co&rier.
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