The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-04-22
The Appointments made by Buckus.

The lIocoloco party appears 10 have lost every
element of cohesion except that Of public plumber
Tho plain intent Of constitutions End the well
known wishes Of the people, must yield TO this,
with them, alI powerful motive. From the M
tional Government, with It's millions, down to
petty village authorities, with few dollars, large
men and small hover about the peoples money
and let no opportunity pass for placing II into
their capneious pockets.
Ohio locoiocos have always been notorious for
their love OF Office, and their ability to " bleed
the people, but during tho past few months, they
have even cxccllcd themselves in bold and lula
nous acts calculated to facilitate their plundering
exploits At the head OF these stands the net
giving TO A. l.. Backus the appointment Of more
than ono. half of tho entire employees of the Snte
on her Public Works. Aud how has this power
been exercised? Tho following are the APP
pointecs in this vicinity:
Collector at Toledo, Paul Edwards.
Collector at Maumee, Jerathmel Colburn.
Collector at Defiance, Alexander Backus.
Middle Div Superintendent, Michael Connolly
Eastern Div John G.. lsham
Western Reserve & M. r., JamesJ. Parks.
II is well known hereabouts that qualifications
to properly discharge the duties of their several
posts, had no influence with Mr. Backus in these
appointments. The collector at Toledo is not
without reputation. and every honest, law-abid-
ing member Of the democratic party is astonished
that he should have been chosen TO fill SO impor.
tant an office The Blade says; Mr. Edwards is
none The worse for being nh rsbmnn, but he is the
worse for somu other things, and tho appointments
of such man, to such place, will not be II par
tcular qualification to our people" llo is the
last. man in Toledo, whom n careful aud prudent
business man would have selected for his agent
But he it was who fired the cannon when Stced.
man was elected Printer to Congress- AMI he it is
who Stands ready to do the drliest Of the dirty
work for StoodmRu and Backus, and hence his ap.
poinment.
' Without speaking Of tho appointces indvidu-
ally, wo eau very well convey 10 the readers mind
what they are BY quoting the following remark
made by one Of our leading democratic citizon'
on learing tho list read II is doggery first, aud
doggcry last and doggery all the time" The
worst feature about that expression is its truth
The moral effect of such appointments may su
modcin democracy, but we cannot believe that II
will benefit community. If our public Officers
are TO be men who delight in hanging about dog
geries and seldom show themselves at church, w
cannot but think that young men will learn th'
road to omolumcnt. They will not bo SLOW tC
observe the rewards which are offered for vice anC
crime. assi
It is not to be supposed however. TINT pure
stream will flow from an impure fountain Th'
manner in which the power was bestowed upol
Mr.. Backus was most corrrupt-his Willingness
to be tool for The distribution OF the ill-gottel
plundor, showed him to be wanting in all tha
makes man love Right rather than place an'
powcr-and his appointments are jn keeping will
the whole Wansac,un. II tho interests Of ou
State arc to be entrusted to backlcgs aud whis
key guzzlers, it is time the people knew it,.