Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-02-03


moral certainty, that the present bank can new
eE be Ke|ehartered. have taken some pains 10
ascertain public opinion upon the propriety OF
making a. Bean sweep 9. the officers in our
bank, aridwith one exception amongst the wings,
they entirely agree in the proprety Of the mea-
sure; and he wished Col. South retained because
he was clever fellow, good citizen, and an
efficient officer, All this, Mr.. Editor grant.
But let me ask, is that the way democrats do
when they get into power? Are not DR.. Grif-
fifth, U. S. Receiver; l.. p. Hallaek, U. S. Reg
lister; VIM. Carson, U. S. Mail Agent; r. Ii.
Lane, Postmaster, all clever fellows? Amt
they good and efficient oflicersP And don't you,
Mr.. Editor, and everybody else know, that ere
the idcs OF March shall pass, they will be re-
qured 10 walk the plank aud give place 10
good demOcratsP And why is it, that oil those
wings have TO give up their Offices? What Of
fence have they committed? Why, they did not
vote for Mr.. Pierce for President. That in
the eyes Of the democracy, is enough 10 make a
clean sweep of all wings; and yet am told Col.
South ought TO be retained. | should like that
some friend would give me the reason why he
should be kept in, and all the rest turned out.
should like TO know what great services he
has rendered the whig party, that he should look
Tor moment Tor support from themS Sir, for
one, hope no whig will so far forget his fealty
TO his party as 10 vote for him. My opinion
about the matter is, that COL South is the very
first man who ought 10 be made TO walk the
plank, and will give my reasons for il. He
has been in office ever since the bank has been
established in Palmyra, drawing o very large
salary. In fact, he has grown pletboric oyer
the flesh pots. Aside from his salary, he is in
easy circumstances; whereas Hooton, The Clerk,
and Rush and Lipscomb, the Attorneys, and
Bower, the Notary, are in want Of the Offices
for the support of their families. Humanity,
therefore, would dictate that if any one man in
the bank ought 10 be made TO give PLACE 10 ano-
ther, that man is the Cashier.
Will the policy of the new Directory be TO
make the rich richer, and the poor poorer? No
sir, know it will not be so, The spirit of the
age forbds it. Then let us not make any invid-
ious distnction-let us turn them all out. Don't
let us make fish of one and flesh Of another
They are all opposed TO the wings, and the
wings are opposed to them. Then why should
we haye a whig Board of Directors, and demo-
nratc officersp With the same proprety, Gen.
Pierce, the President elect, had as well keep in
Office the present cabinet officers Of Mr.. Fill
more. What would the democrats of PALMYRA
think of their President il he should retain the
present oilicersI Sir, he would be denounced
as renegade from the true faith in less than
twenty-four hours.
Some of my democratic friends have lately
made the discovery that Col. South is the only
man in the county who is competent to dis
charge the duties of the oiIice Sir, have my
eye upon one who is pre-eminently qualified
man, too, in whom the people have implicit
confidence. He is a whig, too, 'as is a whig.'
lie has withstood the buffetings of the political
elements of North East Missouri for the past
thirty years and like pure piece of metal the
more he is used the brighter he shines. / shall
therefore take the liberty of bringing his name
before the Board, as a candidate for the Cashier
ship. That person is William Carson, Esq, al
present U. S. Mail Agent.
1t ia proper here for me 10 say, lest might
be misunderstood, that as far as Col. South is
concerned, there is nothing extenuated or aught
set down in malice. treat the matter simply
in political point Of view, and what think the
Iwhig party owe to themselves. For if any dem
ocrat is 10 be elected, should most assuredly
choose Col. South in preference to any one
know.
Should Think Unnecessary, you may hear from
me again.
FELIX.