Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-03
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There will no doubt be a good many removals
from Office under the incoming administration Nc
body expects anything else and, therefore, nobody
need be disappointed. For our own part. PERSONAL
ly, very little about the matter one way OF
the oiher since there is Office in the gin of the
Federal Government in this State, for which could
be induced to give up our busness-not that they
may not be much more lucrative; but, them they are
uncertain in their tenure, and generally unprogress
i've in their character whereas. now we know where
are, and believe that at the end of four. any
other number of years, business will be rs good
we hope much better-than it is and, above all
dependent upon no popular election, nor upon the
caprice of any Department. In our opinion. 1t il
imprudent for any to leave fair living business
to become an ofice-holder-coupled, ofce-holdine
generally is-with the preparatory. or chrysali,
state of oficehunting. However, every body is not
of our opinion, and at any rate. there will be many
cases to which our rules cannot apply; so that, up
on the whole, there will be quite average number
of applicants from those turned out under the No
prescription regime of General Taylor. as we'll as
from others seeking new appointments. To suppose
that even tythe of the applicants could be accom-.
modated. would be sheer folly.
AS we have before said, we care very little about
this matter, one way or the other. We fought as
hard and as we'll as we could for the principles and
the candidates of party, and find our reward in
their success. Time and again during the canvass
we took occasion to say, that the Democrat; party
intended to deceive nobody by raising the hypocrit
ical cry of T. no prescription 1t came before the
people with sort of pledges upon that subject
and having adopted such course during the can
vass, il pursue such policy with reference
to it, as party usage or expedency may justify Oh
require, without giving reasonable cause for com
plant from any quarter. What is the established
party usage in the United States friends at pre-
sent in Office know we'll we can tell Them fol
they came in under it themselves and the most o.
them are prepared to go out under it, should sucl
be the decision Of the powers that arc to be.
For own part, we blamed the late, and III,
present administration in the indiscriminate sweeI
which they made-not for making the sweep-bu
for making it after having promised to do otherwise
After having during the canvass, made loud profes
sons of mo prescription )" "no friends to reward
and no enemies to punish" and such like. In plair
terms not for their proscripve spirit, although tina
was remarkable, but for their insncerity and decep
ton.
No one can charge the Democrats with havin,
made use of any such clap traps They have fairly
and openly carried the day; and, certainly, while
shall take little part concern, interes
in the distribution of Offices neither shall we consid
err it duty to offer any defence or explanation 0
any removals which may hereafter be made. The,
will need none change ofsubordnate Office holder
has got to be as much matter of course, whel
President is inaugurated, a change in tn
members of the Cabinet; and no party going befor
the people, without any false professions upon th
sutherland being sustained by them-can, will
justice, be censured for pursuing course which tn
people has tacitly sanctioned. 1t is only where de
ception has been used-as it was in the canvass o
l84S-that such conduct properly becomes the oh
ject of deserved censure-.t being evident that tn
people could not have sanctioned, or expected it
contrary professions having been made to them be
fore the election.
These remarks are not intended as indicating o
foreshadowing any policy upon the subject of reno
walls for of that, we, like others, can merely spea
from conjecture; but simply as expressive four
views in the matter, which are stated thus early il
order that our future course may be understood an
appreciated Our room and time are both too precou
to be occupied in the defence of half of the removal
and appointments which will inevitably take place
and we shall not engage in the business.