Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-09

that all the Wings OF the country
who have been surviving and strug-
Cling for the last twenty years 70
put their mighty highnesses where
they now happen to be, ought 70 Dc
satisfied snd contented alsoI II the
subordinate Offices are Of any yasue'
the honest and capable Wings, who
have done good service in the cause
OF our party. have as good right
10 them as the Locofocos who are
in a majority of them in most of
the Executive Departments. Yea,
better right.
But how stands that factl
Mr.. Secretary Corwin, who has
kept the promise Of hope TO the ears
| Of anxious and deserving Wings for
months past, to be broken to the
hope at the end of every month, has
managed 10 appoint and promote
about as many Locofocos as Wings.
| have list of their names and
know what | state. He restored two
rank and rabid Locofoco partisans,
Mr.. Cunningham and Mr.. Pearce,
whom Mr.. Meredith had removed
from the Third Auditors office. He
appointed Mr.. Garner, another rabid
Locofoco, TO a Messengers Office, al
ter Mr.. Garner had trumPed up
small Gaiphin claim OF 81, $50, and
had it allowed and paid for alleged
extra services when previously hold
ing the same Office Of Messenger.
In this matter he openly confesses
that he was imposed upon. Why,
then, not remedy the evil at once
by removing Mr.. Garnerl-a thing
he has not yet done. Some two
months ago Mr.. Corwin was reliably
reminded that William Grandin and
Charles Albert, two expert Locofoco
writers and electioneerers, had been
retained as Clerks in his Department
and paid 500 each, at the end OF ev-
cry month, ever since the inaugara-
ton OF President Taylor, although
neither of them had any desk or du-
ties to perform in said Department.
The Secretary smiled and intimated
that that error should be at once
corrected. Yesterday the two sine.
cure Locofoco gentlemen were still
under pay, and it was surmised that
Mr.. Corwin might promote them to
a higher salaryl One ol them, Mr..
Albert, is a lawyer and claim agent,
! and the brother-in-law Of Mr.. Rob
, ert ]. Walker.
Mr.. Corwin has been much lauded
, of late for his recent mastery effort
! TO put down NepOtism. He remov.
. ed young Mr.. Barnes, whom he had
previously appointed TO clerkship
| in the Second Auditors Office, be.
, cause the young mans father, Major
Barnes, had obtained a clerkship in
. the General Land Office. Major
, Barnes and his son are both ardent
! Wings. The Major has been an af
fluent gentleman, and has put his
hands in his pockets and given some
ten thousand dollars at different Pc
riods in support of the Wing cause.
His son was one of the best, most
faithful and weli-conducting clerks
to be- anywhere Iound in Office, and
the Second Auditor was decidedly
opposed to his being removed. But
Mr.. Secretary Corwin Dilled, very
properly, to put down NepOtiSm, so
he struck down young Barnes, a
good clerk and good Whig. But
there his blows ceased. Had
he gone and struck down Locofocos
in his Department who had sons, or
fathers, or brothers, or brothers-in-
law, or cousins, or other kith or kin
in office, he would have been sustain
ed and appiauded. But after slay-
ing one meritorious Whig, his appe-
lite became satiatedl Allow me to
enumerate some of the connections
now in Government offices: Wilson
and brother, a nephew and a neph-
ew-in-law-all four Locofocos; Sui
Ivan and brother, and brother-in
law-all three Locofocos; La han
and brother-one Locofoco, the oh
er $3.50; Houston and brother both
agreeable; Blake and brother-divi-
ded in politics; Cleary and brother
Wings; Goddard and brother
Wings; Berrit and brother--Locofo-
cos; Crittenden and Wings;
.Whittlesey and sons--Whigs; Gala
CHER and sons, and a brother-in-law
or Wings; Bibb and son--Lo-
cofocos; CabelI and Wings;
Nourse and Wings; HAYNES
and son-Whigs; Barker, North and
Rogers. brothers-in-law--all Loco
focos of the first water; Robb and son
l-Locofocos; McGill and son-Whigs;
Fitnam and Wings, at present;
Dement, and stepson-one Locofoco,
the other Wing; Tastit and SON
both Locofocos; Petit and SON
both Loco{ocos.
These are all | can at this moment
call to mind. Mr.. Secretary Cor
win con rat at t1ndar his oaI