The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-02-24
NO. 32l.

M
' 'un, a few who have recently seeded on Anti
Sbrery ground, numbers 20 many Free-Soilers
:. nronortion to the number of its members.
n conclusion, ! beg leave to state few
Cots which, so far as they 90, may be relied
20 There are five branches of Friends " in
a. anerics. viz: Orthodox, Hicksite, Wilburite,
Ar slavery and Congregational Friends. The
ct two are by far the most numerous-the
W. W. three having but one yearly meeting
i' ah of . Orthodox Friends there are seven
So-cbes or yearly meetings" in America,
e .D. Now England, New York, Philadelphia,
va UI,more North Carolina, Ohio, and Indiana.
Psa iast-named is the largest in the world,
numbering 5000 families, and some 10000 or
% 600 members, nearly halt OF whom are IN
the neighboring States. ~ D. ~
Near Richmond, Ia, 1853
vrrcr1ou oF posTMAsTERs BY THE PEOPLE
Wa notice in our exchanges, that in several
naces beginning has been made In the policy
r. slectine Postmasters by the People. The
,,rrlar choice is of course but nomination );
t,t the manner in which it is made shows
Now easily the present system might be
changed. We copy, in full the proceedings of
a meeting at Oswego, New York
POSTMASTER AT OwEGO DEMOCRATIC
MEETING.
Anticipating a change of Postmasters at the
commencement of the incoming Administra-
tion and after consultation with many Demo
crats the Democratic Committee of the first
district of the town Of Owego were induced to
issue the following call:
9Democratic Mseting.-A meeting of the
Democratic electors Of the town OF Owego and
the adjacent towns, who do business at the
Owego post Office, will be held at the Toga
House in the village of Owego, on Tuesday,
the 25;h instant for the purpose Of selecting
suitable person for Postmaster in this village.
The polls will be opened at o'clock, p.
NJ. and closed at Az O'Clock, p NJ, and re-
opened at p NJ, and closed at p M.
Dated, Owego Jan. 10, 1853
&C. O. CHASE,
"F. SLossoN,
HI. A. BEEBE,
District Committee"
In pursuance of the above call, a large meet
ing OF the Democracy assembled at the time
and place therein mentioned, when, on motion
of G. o. Chase, Esq, the Hon. John J. Taylor,
member of Congress elect from this district
was called to take the chair, and Milton s.
Leonard and Franklin Slosson appointed Sec
retaries
Hon. G. o. Chase offered the following reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopted
Resolved, That any legal voter, residing in
this town or county, receiving and sending his
communications through the Owego post office,
and who voted the Democratic electoral ticket
in November last together with such (if any) as
did not attend the election last fall, but are
known to have been favorable to the success Of
the Democratic nominees for President and Vice
President aud none others, shall be entitled to
vote at this meeting. And the inspectors of
this election are hereby declared to be the
Judges of the qualifications Of voters
On motion of F. J. Fay, Esq,
RESOLVED, That the officers OF this meeting act
as a Board of Inspectors to receive and can
yass the votes.
The meeting then, at 3 o'clock, p. NJ, pro-
ceeded to ballot for their choice of candidates
for the Office of Postmaster at Owego the poll
being kept open as specified in the cal, with
the following result:
For Hiram A. Bebee PIT votes.
For Charles p. Fay 81
For Daniel l.. jerks %
The rssnlt was announced by the Chairman,
and received with the most deatening ap-
plause.
Mr. Beebe, being called for, came forward
and made lew appropriate remarks, thanking
bis friends for their partiality shown him, and
saying in substance that he valued more their
present expression of kindness and esteem, Nth.
out the post Office, than he would the post office
without the appreciation of his fellow-citizens
On motion Of s. c. Clisbe, Esq,
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be signed by the officers thereof and pub
lished in the Owego Gazette Albany Argus
Albany Atlas and the Washington Union
JOHN J TAYLOR Chairman.
MnToN S, LEONARD, c.,rs,or;os
FRANKLIN SLossoN, "e''e'''"S'
The proceedings of this meeting we like, SO
far as they show that Postmasters may just az
easily be chosen by the People as appointed by
a central head in Washington. Beyond this,
We cannot approve of them. If Postmasters are
to be chosen by the People let the People, not
Party, decide the question. Suppose the Dem
ocratic electors of Owego, residing at the post
Ohce, constituted but fourth of the whole
number Of electors why should their votes be
decisive against four times the number What
IS the great evil to be remedied by the removal
from the Executive at Washington the appoint
ment Of Postmasters The power of patronage
'Iercised for personal or party ends, at the ex-
pense of the general welfare. But how is this
TO be remedied, if the Deputy Postmasters are
to be taken from the ranks of the Administra-
ton Party, No matter whether they be desg-
mated 10y the Democratic electors of district
or appointed without such designation, by the
Executive, they viii be equally amenable to
Executive influences.
II Wings, Democrats, and Independent Dem
ocrats, are really sincere in insisting upon the
right OF the People to select their own Postmas-
ters, let them agree, say at Owcgo, to fix GER
tain day when oil the electors receiving or send.
ing letters or papers at its post Office, shall be
invited to designate at the polls their choice for
postmsster-and let the majority decide the
question, here as in other cases. This would
he true Democracy--the Democracy of princi-
pie not OF party. Such policy once agreed
upon generally by the People it would be easy
% sanction it by law and then the corps Of
rostmasters, chosen by the People at their sew.
eral post offices, would to great extent be free
from central Executive influence.
FROM EUROPE
she steamer Alps has arrived at New York,
"'t Ca gate. from Liverpool to the I'd instant.
o,k oo',on had slightly advanced, and -four and
''I W oreadstuifs further declined
R. ,scoont Melbourne ex-Premier OF Great
britain, is dead.
IN, INC marriage of the French Emperor took
pace on the Goth, at the Tuileries. The Paris
papers state that the ceremony was conducted
eight hundred persons