The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-01-04
uTo Whom it may Concern

~, Srv7oy, ala. "a Lincoln ' 0'e'' "
n aiu much asi,ated lest he S"'"i' "o' +.
into office again, and since he was so '""''
dofc,ted in his sclf.insitu'ed contest '0' wv
ssna,orship against Mr.. SLACK in oe'O0t'
last he comes OH, in the greatest terror 'e''
Az vorn,s wn.7rIKrr should continue ~
,Lo pos,. Office another four years. l"I '",.
NJ Newton wants the o!hce lii'Nst''! wy
~ cn.c no fuil. in that, he would >ros'''"''
some Of his sympathetic trIehuI' NJ Slack
II. oraeiou,iy acknowledges that Mr' o'ue"
,ro. .TcctcI to his position by the woes W.
,ho nconlc -" and tries 10 deceive h's reaatIS
II. ,nv;nc that "they [thc Slack: nave Gun.
bo,liei the ,pir. Of Tie ago. in giving W. 'n.'
Offices when the time MAS out 'o' "" Dos,
were elected, leaving us I" iiter '.'"' WV ~.
Master has not been 80 m"9"'"''. 'S ,,,I,
Mrssrs. Slack. Now the fact, arc '',I !, Ia,.
the PARTIES spoken Of 90 "ee"r""9 % ",
made and provided, which mol oH's Sp' ,.ior
how long Mr. Slack shall hold MS QUIZ, ""I H.
he mu.t give it up to the people, anu ""I D.,
shall be elected, but MISC states h0I VI. vs.
Master shall be GrpOmt'", ana 10" '''s "'
shall serve. f,o. ~.
hut, for Mr.. Ncw,on's information, tioE W. W.
b.licyc most Of our readers already Know! wv
will give the law under which NJ n"''''"e'
holds his commission ns Pos; Master.
nSrc u.-At all poS,.O!Eccs where INC
CONDENSATION Of the Post Master cNces"H
81 600 for the iiscal year ending juno "'' !"
Post Master is TO be appointed py INC '.'
;dcu,. BY aud with the advice OF the "eh"'I
and ram Le rrmored by tie President only. Al
other Offices the Post Master General mas m'
role poutr Of appointment and removal
81 The Iov saws that when the President
wishes to remove him he can DO SO, AMI u Mr'
Newton thinks it is dangerous to the mon
| nv causr for Mr. Whittekcr, (whom he IS dis'
noscd 10 consider u r.h~'' foreman III rE"rgc
Of the Posi-. Ogicc, his best WY: ahd Tie oie
ncares. in conformity wish ham and usage, is
% rct M u memorial t" tia; effect and have
! II 'lu,y signed by his !"Yoi ~ friends, and
forwurlcd 10 the President. We would like
| % spe the names he would get on such pcti-
,ior, And he wants an election SO that II
mny not he seen that al Of Mr.. "h!ttekcG
oproncnts arc rebels or :ympnt"':T'.
Whether Post Masters oaght 4" be elected
by the people is mere matter Of opinion
there being no rrincirl: whatever involved
In oH tho tl.c,ire offices under our government,
! the duly Of those elected is TO represent the
people, nud they are entrusted with p0rer 10
be used for the people. Not 50 will! the Pos:
Master, tho L. $. Commissioner Of Rrvenue,
the military officer and other trscud'r officers.
| Their duties arc lail down and fixed by ne
ptople i!!emstiutI, in the laws made by their
REPRESENTATIVES in Congress, aud they are
only expected 10 do what they are thus
ordered. If they Jmt in their duty, they are
accountable to The peop!e, my ono Of whom Is
altered nigh premium, BY lhs. same law, i0i
giving information Of such failure.
The intent of the law is, un4ucstionabsy
that Post Master may hold his Office during
GOOD behavior; ana tic President will un-
doubtcdiy ejec, Mr. WhiItekcr jus, rs soon rs
MIR. Eowton, or any one else, can show u
him ,hat he il either 9 rebel OF is fuithlc,s III
any Of his duties.
Mr.. Whit.cker is not only Union man,
but is also law.nbiiing citizen: mud when
ever the law, which is the will Of the people,
from which he receives his appointment,
directs him TO- give it up, be will chceriuIly
do 50. But the people Of Charleston arc not
such fools rs TO undertake 10 take The powt'
whish they have given to Congress into their
own hnnds-for they have learned enc lesson
in rebellion already. Still if the people. lad
refused to elect Mr.. Whiucker 10 the Senate
he would hardly gropl so much about it as
Mr.. Newton does. SLACK VOTER.