The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-05-13
"TRE COLLECTOR OF THE THIRD
DISTRICTS


DISTRICT"
Editor Rcgi,ier:
Your issue Of tho 22l uIl., contains
uu editorial article in which you pass
some structures upon the appointment of
A. w. Mann, as Collector OF the Third
District. am fully satisfied after read
log that article, that some one has grieV.
ously miseprosented the matter to you,
as you certainly would not knowingly
misrCprcsent Capt. Mann or the Rep
reten,alive from the Third District, 10
the extent which that article does. do
not propose to enter into defence of
Mr.. Mann, as | suppose he is competent
to that task himself, simply desire to
correct the wrong statements contained
10 your article in reference to his APP
poirlmenl, and | doub. not you will
give me room in your paper to do SO.
In the Grst place, you intimate that
the Office of Collector of this district
had been "farmod out" Of which you
offer no proof, and which | know to oe
incorrect In the next place, YOU inti'
mate that "our Senators and Represent
aliyes in Congress have not consulted
ted The feelings of their constituents in
making This appointment" when the
contrary Of this statement is true, as you
will perceive by on examination Of the
recommendations Of Capt, Mann, now in
my possession, copy Of which | for.
ward 10 you for your inspection and for
publication in connection With this
communication. By an examination Of
tina! document, you will perceive that
Capt Mann was recommended for that
Office by all the peoples representatives
in the Legislature, from this District
except two. and one of those was an nP'
plicant for the Office himsclG) besides
being recommended BY Governor Bore
man. Governor Stevenson. the President
Of the SanatC and Speaker of tho House
of Delegates, as well as members from
the other Districts of the State, Of both
political parties, Now, presume il
would not be expected that Represent
alive should be required to 60 around
over the District and nsk every citizen
who he would like to have appointed for
that or shy other Office. especially after
so ample a recommendation as the ono
referred to. was placed in his hands,
And your Representative refused to
recommend Capt. Mann cor any other
man" for that office until supplied with
this recommendation.
You say the appointment does not
meet with the appreciation Of scarcely a
citizen of the District. II this is SO, |
sincerely regret it, but | think you must
be greatly mistaken, or else the peoples
representatives in the Legislature have
greatly misrepreseuted them, they hav.
ing spoken almost unanimously in his
favor. Your Representative desiring
to DO The very thing you complain Of
him for not doing, was wholly governed
in his reComme ndations for appointment
10 Offices by he wishes of his consiLu
ents as expressed TO him in such rec
ommendalions as the one alluded to-
he has not asked for but one favor from
Washington without such recommeuda-
ton and you are well aware of what that
one was. You think Capt. Mann is un-
fit for the Office and does not possess the
qualifications 10 fill it. Perhaps you
may be mistaken iu this also. at least the
peoples representatives think you are.
Your member of The House Of Delegates
from your own county, must think you
are, os he also signed Capt. Mann's
accommodation. think you arc also
mistaken when you say "our people"
If you mesu the Republican party would
prefer Col Obey be retained ia Office 10
preference 10 Capt. Mann, who is and
has been a siaunch Republican. 1t
cannot be expected that everybody will
be pleased with every appointment which
has been made, or that there will be no
mistakes made as imam is human and
liable TO err" There are many Oppli-
Giants for every position, and all cannot
receive appointments, aud the disap.
pointed ones and their friends often OBJ
ject 10 aud critjcise them.
understand that Mejor Nowlin, oil
Monroe, is out in a long article in oppo.
stion to this appointment. | can well