The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-12

Total In II yean 2s3
On the 4th Of March, Is4l the anti proscrptve party
came into power. under HairIson ana Tyler and J. \
number OF removals Of the same class OF ocer to which
have referred from the 9Th OF March 10 the time OF the
response in July following (subordnates not being EN-
many in four and half monhs under the non proscrp
tive policy OF the whgs occurred in twelve years,
under the proscrpive administrations OF Jsckson and
N Mr. DAWSON viii the senator allow me TO ask
=! Mi gRApsgRY, Certainly, SIR :. -.
FIRST six months oi Gen. Jackson's administration
Mr. BRADBURY. 1 am unable to state the precise
number in that particular period. -.
Mr.. DAWSON. The important officers are generally
removed during the first few months Of the incoming ad
mnisation and suppose il will be found that most OF
the removals made in the early part OF the admins
MI BRADBURY II may be 90; and find that un-
der General Jacksons administration, the number Of
posmsstes removed during the first year was 49i while
We are informed BY the senator that during
stands March 3, 1s5o) as follows: .aI
Appointed BY the Postmaster General on nzxoyMs ssos
on deaths xlS
New appointments by the Postmaster General 6,i9s
Making 6,426 new appointments, and s,z0e RENO
vALS in year. under "the liberal policy OF Gen. Taylor,
against 4pi under the relentless prescription" Of Gen.
Jackson But this is not all the senator's language IN
cludes only the removals made BY ne Postmaster General,
and not those where the emoumenis exceed thousand
dollars per annum and the appointment comes nom the
President And as TO the large number Of resgnahons,
some OF them from the Offices being worthless, and
others TO prevent being removed.
But the senator says there are many post ofhces
naming, from which removal has been made. Aside
from the fact that many Of them have long been held BY
compared with those from which removals have been
made Are they lucrative or important Not Al all.
AZ general remark. they are places Of little income,
hardly paying for the trouble OF dischafgng the duties
And yet the honorable senator gravely Compares them
BY number with the valuable oRces which have been
dollars per month should oisst one whose smounsnts
were one. two, or three thousand dollars ayeM Sucn
mode Of reasoning has parallel except Dy ha OF ne
magistrate in Knickebocker, who adjudcsted upon the
accounts Of two itgants by counting the leaves OF ne
egen upon which their mutual charges were MADE ana
that he accounts balanced and dismissed the parties
Such appears TO be the rule OF decson OF the honorable
senator The senator states the number OF removals Of
t-mastsrs in Maine, and presume he does i cor
iecy but he omts to say that every one holding he
place under the Presidents appointment with solitary
regret that the honorable senator. after giving the re-
movas under ths Post 06cs Department dh not ~ n
10 70 on and inform The Senate of ths number under me
other dspprments 81 The public seryioe- how msny
marshs district attornsys land ofces, collecfofs spr
executive patronage, thus Tn w npst ~ sosh III
formation = can b obtainsd from othef sooft3s
Anx,ousy desrng 10 b accurate in my salsnenfs apd
TO DO no insescs % sqosht iaiorhstion from
osmhs q cons.sss irsH asss1f @ Ssass su n e q: ~
isss from members from ssvsral 81 he STATES Z
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