Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-08-10
Tho Tenure NJ Oaloo. Holders


The followers NJ Grant In North
CnrUinn, who Hro mostly depend
ants upon Federal patronage, arc
striving 10 console themselves with
the desperate Lopc that IN tho pro
babe event OF Grcclcy's election,
the civil tenure net will prevent
the romOvuI OF tho corrupt crew
who now Disgrace the public ser
vice in oil Ito departments, without
the consent ofthe Senate. If that
notion furnishes tie guilty incum
bcnts with any satisfaction they
are welcome to enjoy it, upIn the
phianthrcplc principle that the Gu
prices Of Condemned criminals ure
consulted before being led to the
galiows. But IL little practical in
formation on this subject, may be
useful for reflection between now
and the 4th Of March next, when
the purincatiun OF the Aug !an sta
, bic will commence,
/. The great bulk Of the Offices
are not subject to co. hrmntion by
the Senate ut uil. Or the thirty
odd thousand post offices on y those
with ~ salary Of $1,000 aud up
wards require the approval ana
consent OF that body.
2. Although the civil tenure act
was invented to cripple Andrew
johnson, and to res Strain the exer
else OF his constitutional functions,
1t has already lost much Of it's vim
dictive vitality, and is today com
parati,e nugalory, und4r the
practice Of TINS Administration
But even if il were appIi' d in full
visor, tue President has the power
10 suspend any office under 1t, aud
to fill tho vacancy thus made Ton
the time beng Ho may repeat
that process ut discretion. Only
lhe olner day Gen Ora. t suspend
ed the post master at Paducah
Kentucky, even without alleged
cause, and appointed Dr. j. Milton
Best IN HIS pace, ~ Il sLrt OF com
pcnsullon for II bill Of relief in his
favor, which tho President had We
lued
3 While there is now an ostensi-
bic Radical majority IN the Senate
It will away us sooh us Grant is dc.
ieated in November, by the quick
DETECTION OF all the carpet baggers
the accession Of Liberals, and the
defeat Of Cameron, Conkling and
Morton, the leaders who direct the
Senatorial Ring. Their overthrow
may be regarded us certain. With
tuat departure from the Senate. and
the intu, sion Of II better element in
It's place, there need not be the
least apprehension Of any serious
Inference between Mr.. Greeley and
the senate. Even if faction did at
tempt to raise it, head public op,n.
ion would soon settle thai sort Of
resistance, and the House Of Repre-,
sentative: turn Il screw that wOlId
promptly brJng TIE reckless GistNr,
GERS to thUir scAscs.
The . dry cumbs ofcomfort may
not b. very agreeable to the well,
fed and big-pursed officials, WHO
have boon pIundering the Treasury
and opprcesing the people daring
tar.e years and more of G.uniism.
But they must make up their minds
to take that sort If diet, and pre-.
pare their curpet,bass for u voyage
to parts where the pastures are less
abundant and the rewards of rogue
rymore aus;ere. Mr.. Greeley very
happily and pungentiy condensed
this thought, after having personal
ly seen the robbery of the South
and the vagabonds sent by the
President to rule over it---"thicres,
20 back to your hnmes?' Thatin
vitation will be very general rcxl
March, and we rather expect it will
be needed. in spite Of the civ ten
ure act. Then the cxiled patriots
may. each in his way, adopt the
quaint o d cpi'uph Of the English
graveyard:
When this liar heater. thief
Died, the neighbors found relief.
lie came TO h:s end
Without friend.
Ucs.tinqton Patriot.