Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-10-28
a letter to the Editors Of the L. S. Gaze
WASHINGTON, Oct. II, 1879

You will have heard the rumors ofdel
ges in the Administration, such as r !.
leniation from the Cabinet, of Mr.. E-I
and MIR. Branch, and the TRANSPORTING.
to the soil of honor, Of AR. James Hul
ton Jr. and Com. Porter. ! cannot ycs
for the truth of these specific reforms !
though | have no doubt that changeshl
been determined on. TWAS supposed 4
either Gen. Jackson would sacrifice NJ
Eaton as a peace offering to couc
the other members of the Cabinet Oh
the other hand, that Mr.. Eaton woUl
retained, and Mr.. Branch and Mr.. lng
would be permitted to resign, and ft'
evinced any extraordinary relucinncerl
yailing themselves Of such pems
would perhaps receive such hints asVaI
have the effect Of quickenIng their u|
ments. The only ground on which,
account for the rumored removal Of
Branch, now that Mr.. Eaton is said d
quitting the Cabinet, is, that Gen. j
son has perhaps been moved by the d'
isfaction which the Navy has not 4
backward in exhibiting, at the head
he had been graciously pleased toPha|
yer the profession. Should Mr.. BnI
have to surrender the sweets Of oihc'
fore he has scarcely slipped them, be
take a new view Of the quallilcalloa
Gen. Jackson, and instead Of deomlos
"tbo greatest and best Of men," may
cover other phrases of a different r
which he may deem moro applicable
character.
The recent removals in the post
department have revived the expecia,o
other removals, not in that department
but in the other Executive DeparH
and the consequence ofthis renewedeI
tatlon, is, that there have been a reuu
all that mutual distrust and reserve an
our citizens, which appeared soon afg 4
commencement Of the prescription sys
but which had recently begun, 10 s9ns
gree to disappear. No man can gaf
information from the public depalinr
unless he belong TO the right CREED
stranger entering the rooms, finds BIOS
at once chilled by the icy GOODNESS
which he is brought into contact VI
week or two since, a gentleman haHrs
siuess TO transact entered ono Of heP
Offices, and was assonished and disp'
10 ind himself at once an object Of 81
clon. His attempts at conversions
al! bafiied, and his inquiries produces
information. 1t appeared as If The
were occupied by some Of M9lzePs
to have the use Of every he
except their tongues. At length hi'
produced letter introduction 10 DE
in which he was set forth As
the whole Jacksonian, tine officer iuna
his subordlnates, and presenting hm'
ed, "He Is one Of US, gentlemen"
art OF magic could not have devised 2
sudden and effectual cure for dunl
AT the signal all GOODNESS vanished
tons were answered, palms pressed
anecdotes related, Gen. Ja'n
extolled, and the opposition abused Q.
dung to the newest and most apr
style.
a single Illustrative fact speaks
than pages Of mere assertion. From
instance tolerable judgment may be
ed OF the state of our country. WI"
he difficulties into which orr wlm.s
ety IS placed 10 determine who shall .
o Coventry, and with the fears Of il'
oitice they should be discovered % a
son with politicul parties, these is ".
% considerable interruption OF our .
harmony during the coming winter