Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-06-08

EI we ma the lolloBluS aPpioPii"e~
article in the Morgantown Mirror, and
cordially endorse its sentiments. hoping
that this matter viii at once receive the
attention of the State Department at
Washington. 1t is due, however, to Mr.:
Mason. to state that we are informed from
a reliable source, that Mr.. Amber was
without his knowledge, and
that he will make no effort to have him
retained. Of Mr.. Amber. as gentle
man or as Marshal we have no COM
plant to make, but we do think that it is
due to the Democratic party of the West
ern section of the State, that the Mar
shall should be taken from its ranks, and
this We believe, is the sentiment of a
large portion of the people of the State.
Removals from Office.
In the removals from office by the
present administration. there is one which
seems to have escaped its notice; and it is
one, which of all others. should have first
claimed it's attention. 1t is the office of
Marshal for the Western district of Virgil
MIA. The reasons which should prompt
the removal ofJohn Amber. independent
of his being violent and unrelentinr
Wing. are many and cogent. He was
appointed by the last administration.
traudulently. for the sole purpose of de-
teatIng the present administration in fl
ling that post. he. Amber. being the SON
IN law of our present Senator, Col Jas
NJ. Mason. The Secretary of the Interi-
or. the Hon. 4. H. Stewart, in the vacan-
cy caused by the death of Daniel Web,
ster, the Secretary of State, made the ap-
pointment, and stated to gentleman
from the county of Lewis. who he believ-
ed. at the time to be Wing. THAT he
had fixed Western Virginia nicely, that
he had just Apo nted Col. Mason's SON
in-law, Marshal for Western Virg' MIA;
that he was the only Wing who could re-
tain the Office that Colonel Mason's in
fuence would keep him in it, and that he
had to go to Eastern Virginia to get him. .
The gentleman from Lewis being West
ern man. became indignant at the insult
offered to the West, and replied "that he
did not believe Col. Mason would lend his
aid in perpeLrating such gross fraud up
on his section of the State, and that he
was satisfied the administration would
have no scruples on that score. This
trick, alone, should cause the administra-
ton 10 have him removed forthwith. But
there are other and more important con-
siderations which should govern the adj
ministraIion in this matter. Eastern Vir-
ginia has at this time twu-thirds of the
offices. In the last appointments, East
ern Virginia received one chargesiIip. one
Commissioner and one conSulship. and is
likely to get full mission to France all
these appointments are important and
lucrative positions. while Western Virgi
MIA only received one consulship. More
than this. the Offices belonging 10 West
ern Virginia are filled with Eastern men,
and some of them Whigs--as in the case
of the Western Marshal. How stands
the facts. when it comes to voting? East
ern Virginia gave for Pierce n majority of.
only 1856 while Western Wiz sinia gave
L .425-two thirds more than Eastern
Virginia. These facts 80 conclusively to
show that Western Virginia is disfranchi
her citizens do not receive any
share ofthe honors mot even those that
properly belong to her. The Coal
Agency. which heretofore has been filled
by Western Virginian, has been given
to Marylander. Notwithstanding Mary
land has her numerous Custom house Of
hcers in the city OF BalIimore-more
patronage in that one city than all West
ern Virginia. We submit these facts
calmly. with the hope that il is never too
late to dc good, when portion of evil
can be remedied. We call upon the ad-
and upon Col. Mason to aid
in having John Amber removed. and a
Western Democrat substituted in his
place. We demand it of the administra-
ton as right. and we expect Col. Mason
TO aid US in it. as the representative of
the West. He occupies the position of
as the representative of the De-
of the West. and he misrepre-
SCENTS them if he suffers John Amber to
remain in his present position. 1t is with
him to decide. whether the interest and
success Of his party shall govern him. or
he will be influenced by person.
al considerations. More anon.
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