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Day
12
Month
June
Year
1843
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Public Domain
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A few days ago we slightly noticed the exraordinary amount of government patronage vhich has fallen to the share of Virginia; but ve were not awa re until examining the subect more closely, how far beyond our calcuation and belief is that amount swelled and nagnified. Justiceto tioenly-fiae States of ;he confederacy, each having equal and pro rata claims to a fair portion of the public patronage, requircs us to go somewhat more into detail on this point, with a view of checking the selfieh spirit hereafter. We sometimes read of a cía nish spirit in Btaies and countries, of a grasping disposition among prominent leaders of the party, and a desire to concéntrale political power for the benefit of the few at the expense of the many. The ancient commonwealth of Virginia may be deemed a fair specimen of that exclusive spirit. Virginia has lived on the reputation of her illustrious men - and ülustrious we admit them to have been - until lier prominent citizens begin to believe that there are no olher States in the Union capable of supplying able nd honest men to fill conspicuous stations under the government. Of the Presidents of the United States eince the adoption of the constitulion, Massachusetts has had two, serving eight years; Tennessee one, serving eight years; New York one, seiving four years; and Virginia four serving thirty-ttcc years, and the tem of the present acting President making thirty-six years, and the salaries of the Virgin i Presidents amounting in all to nine hundra thousand dollars.'No one will deny that in a repubüc where m :he offices are the property of the people, I ai that they ehould be distributcd with perfect fairness among the Statea of the confederacy, I E accordingto populalion and capacity, avoiding a in every instance a clannish and selfish spirit, doing justice as nearly as possible to each ;, State; and it is the peculiar duty of the „ nate of the United States, having a v tional concu rrence in all norainations, to insist t upon a fair distribution of the public ; age among the several States. , For thepurpoje of enlightening the people ? on the enormous amout of patronage secured , to Virginia alone, we publish the following , list: i Salaries. ( John Tyler, ttctiog President, $25,000 A. P' Upshur, Secretary Navy, 6,000 . Wm. Selden, Treas'r, 3,000 , Thos. L. Smith, Reg'r 3,000 J. L. Edwards, Pension Agent, 2,500 ( Wm. B. Lewis, 2d Auditor, 3,000 , Judge Cartón, ü. S. C't, 4,500 " M'Kinley, do. 4,500 , " Daniels, do. 4,500 W. B. Randolph, Cl'Jc, 1,700 ( Henry Brooks, 1,000 Wm. B. Page, 1,000 Michael Nourse, 1,700 Jno. N. Blake, 1,400 Jbo. W. Williams, 1,450 J. H. Harrison, 1,000 John Nourse, 1,000 M.Fitzhugh, 1,400 O . S. Paine, 1,300 Walter T. Brooke, 1,200 Geo. C. Whiting, 1,200 Chas. Fletcher, 1,200 S. M. Wolfe, 1,200 Henry Hungerford, 1,200 R. A. Williamson, 1,200 Rob't Chew, 1,400 Rob't Gieenhow, 1,600 Wm.A. Weaver, 1,500 J. G. Weaver, 650 Jesse F. Weems, 1,000 Jno. T. Roane, 1,000 Liind Washington, 1,400 Wm. Miller, 1,000 Wm. C.Bentholl, 1,000 Josh . W. Bronaigh, 1,150 E. W. Lewis, 1,000 S. Whiting, 1,500 Jno. H. Smith, 1,000 Thos. H.Hempton, 1,000 Ed. Smith, 1,000 B. L. Boyer, 1,000 T. L. Fitzhugh, 800 Sam'l Grub, 1,000 Thomas Martin, I,700 Henry W. Ball, M50 Arthur Compbell, M50 Jno. N. Ashton, i'000 Jas. J. Randolph, O00 B. F. Pleasants, 1150 Peter G. Washington, 2,000 David Sanuders, I600 Wm . P. Linscome, I,400 Presly Simpson, M00 Albcrt G. Merriwether, 1.400 Wm. I. Bronaugh, -O0 Perrin Washington, l,20Q Joseph Carter, 1,200 Wm. S.Darrell, I,200 Jas. M. Henson, 1,200 Fleet W. Smith, 1,200 John Holmc Oflly, 1,400 John D. Mecphereon, l,000S. J. Potts, 1,400 Townsend Wough, 1,400 L. H. Berryman, i,ooc Geo. W. Crump, 1,600 French S. Evans, 1,200 Wra. V. Tyler, 1,200 Wm. M. Stuart, 1,000 Wra. L. Bailey, 1,000 Wm. G. Anderson, 1,000 John G. Gobrick, 1,000 Jas. C. Wilson, 1,000 O. B. Dunham, 590 W. C.Reddal, 1,009 Wm. Noland, 3,000 J. C. Fitzpatrick, l,G0O Robt Beale, 1,450 S. Bunker, 1,800 J. W. Hunter, I 1,500 Win. H. Dundas, 1,600 R. A. Lacy, 1,400 John Hunter, 1,400 Allen M'Creo, 1,000 R. B. Rusl, 1,200 Wm. I Derden, 1,000 J. W. Hollis, ; 1,000 A. W. Denham, 360 Governors of Territoria. Gov. Cali, (Florida.) 2,500 Thos. H. Duvall, Sec'y, 1,500 Robert Tyler, Signer of Patente, 1,500 Army and J'avy.3en. Scott, Com'r-in-Chief, 3en. Gaines, Sen. Jones, Gen. Jessup, Commodore Warrington, Thos. Lawson, Surge' n General, all f rom Virginia and now employed in tho seat of Government except Gov.CaJl and Secretary. To these add officers of the Army and Navv, Indian AeentE, Receivers of publiconeys, Cadet, &c. &c. from Virginia d iiifinitum. The two rich Cousulates Havrk and Lvirpool, arébolh conferred on Virginians; nd the vacancy to Constantinople is also to ie given to a Virginian. Laying aside the in ustice to other States in the greedy aud [rasping ambition of Virginia, there is an obious impolicy in permitting such a state of hings. JYcio York, collecting two thirds of he revenue, with the greatest rmmcrical and jolitical power, has a 6ingle cabinet minister; ind that single one, owned by neither of the rreat contending parties of the State! Penn'tylvania is in the ame position with a cabinet ippointment which that State does not recognize. The evil consequences of concentrating grcat poli tical power in Virginia,begets and sustains a. clanish disposition among the people of that State. Notwithstanding the apparent differences of political opinions among her citizers.it is sufficiently obvious that if one of her citizens isjreformed out of office or rejected by the Senate, the whole political hive is in motion, as if it is deemed high treason to displace a Virginian, and the whole State vi3its its indignation upon the offending power. Take for example the case of Hen kt A. Wise - the Senate nearly unanimously, rejecta bis nomination of Minister to France- he .urns upon that honorable body and threatena o bring down upon it the vengeance of the peo ale by becoming a candidale for a re-electicn o Congress. Ho discovers, however, that be cannot succeed in his election unless he in 3uces Dr. Mallory to withdraw from the canvass: and as it is to redress a wrong done to a Virginian, the worthy Doctor withdraws and the grateful Mr Wise pays him with an office belonging to the people for aiding him to rebuke the Senate! This state of things cannot be longer countcnanced and sustained in the grea increase of our population. Virginia which collects a very small revenue, has ten times íhe public patronage posseseed by any other State iu the Union; and all should l;eeafter unite in demanding. jvstice to other Slates intliedistributwn of the honos and offices of the pepole.

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