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Domestic News
April 28, 1843
Bloomington Herald
Bloomington, Muscatine, Story County, Muscatine County, Iowa
What is this article about?
Joseph Ficklin removed as Lexington postmaster by Clay's influence, then restored by President Tyler, who opposes political proscriptions per Whig principles of 1840.
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Proscribing Prescription.—The Kentucky Gazette states that Joseph Ficklin, Esq., a well-tried and competent man, was removed from the office of Postmaster at Lexington, at the instance of Mr. Clay. Mr. Ficklin has been restored to the office by the President, and the Gazette remarks:
"Mr. Tyler appears now to be intent on carrying out the original principles of Whiggery. He is "proscribing proscription"—removing none for reasons merely political, and restoring those who have heretofore suffered for entertaining Democratic opinions. And in this point he occupies impregnable ground, for he can abundantly justify himself by referring to all the opinions of all the Whigs in 1840."
"Mr. Tyler appears now to be intent on carrying out the original principles of Whiggery. He is "proscribing proscription"—removing none for reasons merely political, and restoring those who have heretofore suffered for entertaining Democratic opinions. And in this point he occupies impregnable ground, for he can abundantly justify himself by referring to all the opinions of all the Whigs in 1840."
What sub-type of article is it?
Appointment
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Postmaster
Lexington
Ficklin
Clay
Tyler
Whig
Democratic
Proscription
What entities or persons were involved?
Joseph Ficklin
Mr. Clay
Mr. Tyler
Where did it happen?
Lexington, Kentucky
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Lexington, Kentucky
Key Persons
Joseph Ficklin
Mr. Clay
Mr. Tyler
Outcome
joseph ficklin restored to the office of postmaster
Event Details
Joseph Ficklin, Esq., was removed from the office of Postmaster at Lexington at the instance of Mr. Clay. Mr. Ficklin has been restored to the office by the President. The Kentucky Gazette remarks that Mr. Tyler is proscribing proscription, removing none for reasons merely political, and restoring those who suffered for Democratic opinions.