The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-08-03
The Presidents Appointments.


that, in the South, the President has appoin-
ted all State Rights men to Office, 10 The ex-
cIusion Of Union men. What does this
scnseless elamor mean! Did you help to
elect Pierce, gentlemen If you did not, it
would De only becoming modesty in you to
wait until the party that elected the Presi-
dent complains Of his action. But the charge
that he has excluded Union Democrats from
Office. is unfounded, and the noise raised
BY the Wings is all humbug. The following
article from the Boston Post, places certain
facts. to which we direct attention, in de-
tail:-
But however this may be, certain It is
that in the appointments at the South, all due
consideration for the Union men, so called
has been shown by the President, and there
has been no exclusive preference Of State
rights men and the allegation that disunion-
lists have been sought for as objects of public
patronage, is simply falsehoOd.
Among the earliest Of appointments was
the important one Of Justice of the Supreme
Court Of the United States; and the gentle
man was it is true a States rights man.
But Mr.. Campbell was by the elevation Of
his general character and undisputed profess
sional pre.cminence, and special fitness for
the Office, so plainly indicated as the proper
person to fill that high Office, that the only
question in his case could be, whether because
State rights man lie should be passed over, and
a person Of less qualification be taken in his
stead. TO do this, would have been grossly
unjust in itself, and a sacrifice Of great public
interest to considerations altogether petty and
Of minor account.
THAT the consideration Of absolute fitness.
and nothing else, induced the appointment Of
Mr. Campbell, was plainly indicated by the
next great ppointment-that Of Mr.. Slidell
as Minister to Central America-for no more
unequiyocal aud decided Union man existed
in the whole South. and in his case, as in that
Of Mr.. Soule, Minister 10 Spain, which fol-
lowed soon afterwards, the highest general
and special qualifications cast into the shade
the secondary consideration Of whether tho
individual selected was a Union man or
States rights man. So in regard to the SUBJ
sequcnt cases Of Gen. Gadsden. Gen. Trous-
dale, and Mr.. Borland In addition to his
antecedent as an officer in the Mexican war,
and Senator in Congress. Mr.. Borland pos.
sessed special fitness for the Central Ameri-
can mission. BY reason Of his thorough, pro-
found knowledge Of the Spanish American
character and public affairs. Neither he, nor
Generals Gadsden or Trousdale, is subject to
any particular exception in these minor par
ty matters nnder discussion and TO the great
public service and personal worth OF each Is
10 be added. in the case Of Gen. Gadsden, the
consideration Of qualities and opinions which
had strongly attached him to Gen. jackson,
and in that Of Gen. Tousdale the fact that he
was unanimously recommended for appoint
ment by the State convention Of Tennessee,
which might seem, one would think, to con-
tradict all cavil on the subject in that State.
As TO the other appointments IN the
Southern States, it may confidently be at-
firmed that the Union men at heart have no
cause Of complaint, as may be shown BY re-
verting to the cases in each State. IL would
be tedious to 90 into all the local appointments
in that part Of the country; it will suffice to
indicate their general character, with some
pertinent illustrations.
The official positions under the govern.
ment at New Orleans are equal, perhaps, In
number and emolument TO all the rest OF the
Offices in the Southwest The important Of
fee Of collector with It's great patronage, IS
held by Gen. Downs, Union man; third.
Mr. Penn has the Office Of commissioner in
the Custom House and thus most Of the To-
cal patronage is in the hands Of the Union
men. Does this look like prescription Of
them
So IN Alabama. Mr.. Stanford has been
made collector against two State rights men OF
high character namely, Col. Withers and
Mr.. Boykin. The two most important d.
plomatic or consular appointments have been
given, one to a State rights man, Mr.. Seibles,
and the other to Mr.. Tarletons Union man.
And in all the minor appointments, we have
been assured and believe, that local interest
and personal fitness, not questions OF whether
Union men or State rights men, have been
the governing inducement of selection.
"In Georgia the most important diplo.
matte appointment has been given TO Colonel
jackson. a Union man, a friend and connexiou
Il Of Gov Cobb; whilst in general it may be
affirmed that, as well in the States already
enumerated, as in Virginia. North Carolina
Florida, and six other Southern States, the
character Of the appointments negatives the
imrutation Of exclusiveness being acted on
or its idea entertained to the President.
a.eHow rash and idle, and with how muci
ignorance Of facts these imputanons have
been cast on the President iseyinced BY th'
statement in one Of the Wbig newspapers TIM
Ithe three lucrative consulates Of Rio, Mel
bourne and Panama have been given 70 % Sc
cessionists, the persons who hold these three
Offices, on the contrary, Mr.. kobt y. scott
Mr.. Tarleton, and Mr. Ward, being all Q
them Jealous and notorious Union Demo
Gratis"
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