Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-24
INSPECTORS Or

A resolution has lately passed the House of
Delegates by a large. but, we believe, a strictly
party majority. transferring the power Of ap-
pointing Inspectors Of Tobacco from the Coun.
ty Courts to the Governor. The Republican
is vastly pleased at the change. as a matter of
course. Every movement Of its party seems
to give it new delight. 1t is a most pleasant
state Of Affairs to have ones party largely in
the ascendency. and be blessed with the belief
that they can do no wrong. But the Repub-
lcan does nothing more than repeat the one
reason. IF it be such.) that the Office of Inspec-
tor is a state Office. and should not therefore be
At the dis posal Of a "local tribunal" To this
it has been answered. that tho Inspector is not
more a state officer than u ges. Clerks, Sur
veyors. Attorneys for the Commonwealth Sher-
ifs. Commissioners Of the Revenue, and other
officers made elective by the people of the
counties or districts, in which they are TO dis.
charge their duties. If the zone reason" for
changing the mode of appointing Tobacco In
spectors be a sufficient one. then should all the
officers We have named be made appointable
by the Governor.
But the fact is, the County Courts have only
had the power Of recommending suitable per.
sons to the Governor, and the selections have
been made by him out of those so recommend.
ed. Even this power has been taken from
them. and the recommendations are hereafter
to be made by any squad ofbar-room politicians
who have SOM old party hack to reward
Tobacco Warehouses are only to be found
where tho staple is cultivated. The m.gis-
trstcs chosen from every neighborhood in a
county. many Of them planters. familiar with
and representing the planting interest. must Of
necessity be better qualified to determine who
are the most suitabld persons for such offices
than the Executive. Take for example the
Warehouses in this town. The Justices Of
Campbell county are interested in the culture
Of the plant. and in its proper inspection and
sale. Practical knowledge has made them
familiar with the rights. privileges, duties. &c.
alike Of Plsnter. inspector and purchaser. while
personal acquaintsce ensbles them to Judge
knowingly Of the qualifications possessed by
those who seek tho Office Of Inspector. They
have an actual money interest in choosing ca.
pable mon. and their interest is the ~in,eres, also
Of the planters Of Halifax. Pittsylvsnia. Hen
~. Bedford, Amherst and all the counties sen.
ding tobacco to this market. Is it not eviden,
that an intelligent and responsible body of mer
thus situated, is the most suitable that could be
imagined for making these selections. Iii toe
plain a proposition to admit of question.
The object of the movement is that of which
Iocofoeoism never loses sight, the increase Of
Executive power and patronage. The pal,ry
desire to place in the hands ofthe Governor the
means Of feeding a few moro hungry office.
seekers has made the democratic party in the
legislature strike blow at the great planting
interest in Virginia. The concentration of all
power in the hands of one man. an imperial
executive. is the corner stone Of l~ocofoco states.
manship and republicanism. The democracy
Of Louis Napoleon is mex, Of kin to the de.
mocracy Of the Virginia Legislature.