The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-04-01

retafy OF tbe Ifeeeufy having 0reefed NE 10
res,o's Mr.. CoggsshaIi 10 the place which
he held in the customs under my pre- edecessor,
in Office, have 10 inform you that your ser.
vices a. weighsr are no longer required" To
which lsusr Of the Colisciof's, Capt. Melville
rnsds the following reply.
NEwpcRr, Jose i6, 1920.
CHRI.ToPHzR ELLERy, E.q.
Collector, Disnyicf Nelhoyr,
Sill have TO acknowledge the receipt
Of your note OF this morning, stating that the
Secretary Of the Treasury, having directed
you TO isstore Mr.. Coggeshsll to the place
which he held, in tho Customs under yous
predecessor 10 Office, my services ss weigaer
s'e no longer required. Io receiving this IN.
expected communication, | feel less regret,
assure you, on my own sccouOl, than on yours
(for to you h musr be peculiarly humilia,ioe)
and on account Of the Republican parry which
feel abs ndoned by those whom they have do.
voted their time end talents, for years, to sop
port, and by whom they ssPec,ed TO be sup.
pored.
I beg you to rest assured, Sir, that ! ON
folly sensible that you have done all I could
wish. In support oi your sppolstmsn,, end
tender you my sincere ,hAoks Tor
this Distinguished ma'k Of your confidence. !
pay you TO accept assurance, Of the unaiters.
BILE regard and esteem Of
Your ob't. sevv',
ID. MELVILLE.
II will now bs seen, ! think, that the hrin.
eihoi officer Of he Treasury Department, who
by law hiss the power TO approve OF appoint
men,, made by The Collector, has heen guilty
Of stretch OF power, in ss much Is that offi-
Ger has taken upon himself 10 sppoios and has
actually appointed both Yeomahs sod Cogges.
hall. An examination Of the motives VI Mr..
Crswfoi DIS conduct IN ibis strange procedure
now remains.
I, IL ssd that no vas not Influenced by Mr..
Hunter, st oil, and that II was DOT his wish 20
copciliste the interest Of q dis,ing guished and
iGAuentisi tedsraliN of Rhode. Island, snd
through him tho federal Pa''y OF Rhode.Is.
land. ThN he did NOT know that the gentle
men appointed BY Christopher ElIery, we'e
Republicans, and that Coggeshsli and Yeo-
mans were federslisrs. l shsll now under
take 10 shew. that from NJ. Ellery's letter OF
the lt OF juno, snd from other circumssn.
ces he mos, have known that Burdick, Mel
vile, aod Shsarmsn ws'e Republicans and
that Coggeshail and Yeomans wefs federalists,
and thai as 50 the politics Of Mr.. Coggeshaii,
he mus, have known what they were, from
flaniers letter, and that Hunter knew what
they we e, sltbough he has lately nro/essed
great deal Of iynoranee on the satjess. And
that the particular aox!eiy on the part OF Mr..
Cra~io' d TO have stated tho causes Of the
changes when they do ,sks place." was alto.
g-thet en- sser thought on the part of Mr..
Ctawford---'. In one case ssys Mr.. Crawford,
where he incumbtn ut was a person Of intem-
pe'ste bsei,s (aIiediog 10 the removal of Mr..
PecAhsT} The change was confirmed" BY
this, u Is intended that the public should be-
lievs, iha, The appointment OF RAthbun was
rsi6sd, end the removal of Peel khan ssnc ton.
cd, IN consequence ~ the Istemert msds by
the Collector, thst Peckhsm wa, in,e mpsrsie.
This Is not correct, for no reason was assign.
ed by the Collector for the removal of Peek
ham before June Isl, 1920; long sfter the re.
moval ot Peckbsn, snd fvs days after the
date OF MI. C'swfo' d's letter spp'oving the
appointment Of Ruhbon. Hs,e then is one
case OF aremovsI, ID sde BY the Collector and
OF new sppois msDt approved OF by tho So.
cre'sy, without eny reason being assigned by
the Collector for The one, or the other; ss te.
nscious ss Mr.. Crawford has been Of reasons
In such cases.
To ,eturn-Ms. Crawford knew tho sen,i.
men,s OF Cogge.hs'i and Yeomsns, and but
Tor 'he interference Of M. Hun,sr would have
approved Il the appointments Of Chri.topher
Eileiy. Mr.. Ellery's letter assigning his rea-
sons bears date June lst. Ms. Crawford's
krer ordering tho restoration Of Coggeshsli
and YeoiDsns - under date Of June 18Th, the
letter Of Mr.. Etie,y ms.t have been before
him seven or eisn, days. Aud before OK
anime, particularly, the lefter Of Mr.. Ellery
will call the atleo,ion Of the public, to . few
things that Mr.. Crawford must have known,
and which !, will not Do denied he knew.
One wss, thar Christopher Ellie y vas Re.
publican, and that the is,e Dspo'y Collector,
who for . number Of yes's past, has done
most of tho business 81 The cf6-e filed by
the venerable WilIism EiIe'y, and who was
es'tsiOiy ve,y respectable man, aud good
Officer, vas Q federslist that this is's Deputy
Collector, was after ,hs death Of hi, fsther, an
sPplicsn, for the office, 'sppoued 90 doub, by
oil the influence ot Mr. Hun,st,-thst Mr..
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