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Domestic News
June 17, 1789
Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
Extract of a letter from Boston dated June 6, 1789, expressing confidence in President Washington's impartiality for upcoming executive branch appointments and encouraging modest, deserving men to apply with testimonials of merit.
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NEW-YORK, JUNE 17, 1789. Extract of a letter from Boston, dated June 6, 1789
"The period is at hand, when the appointment of officers for the executive branch of Government will commence. We all have perfect confidence in the judgment and impartiality of our illustrious President. If in any instance it is supposed better men might be appointed, it should not occasion complaint; because we are led to believe, that the candidates for office must produce unequivocal credentials of their merit. No difficulty is apprehended from appointment of characters who are not meritorious; but our only fear is, that some modest men, who are eminently deserving, will not offer themselves as candidates, merely because they are unwilling to be seen in procuring testimonials in their own favour. Under such circumstances, is it not rather criminal for men, who have reason to believe their services will be useful, and who should not doubt the success of an application, to hold themselves aloof, and by that means keep back their abilities from promoting the public good?"
"The period is at hand, when the appointment of officers for the executive branch of Government will commence. We all have perfect confidence in the judgment and impartiality of our illustrious President. If in any instance it is supposed better men might be appointed, it should not occasion complaint; because we are led to believe, that the candidates for office must produce unequivocal credentials of their merit. No difficulty is apprehended from appointment of characters who are not meritorious; but our only fear is, that some modest men, who are eminently deserving, will not offer themselves as candidates, merely because they are unwilling to be seen in procuring testimonials in their own favour. Under such circumstances, is it not rather criminal for men, who have reason to believe their services will be useful, and who should not doubt the success of an application, to hold themselves aloof, and by that means keep back their abilities from promoting the public good?"
What sub-type of article is it?
Appointment
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Executive Appointments
President Confidence
Candidates Merit
Government Officers
Public Service
What entities or persons were involved?
President
Where did it happen?
Boston
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Boston
Event Date
June 6, 1789
Key Persons
President
Event Details
The letter discusses the impending appointments to the executive branch, confidence in the President's judgment, the need for candidates to provide credentials of merit, and urges deserving but modest men to apply rather than withhold their services.