Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-03-17
LETTER FROM W.ASHINGTON
"WASHINGTON. March @ 1896


> Gentemen,-M Barry's nomination as Post
Master General, and the other cabinet nominations,
!, were all confirmed to-day. There is great hub
bub among the Jackson men, who split by their
dscontents into ten thousand factions already. Pub.
lie rumour has turned out of Office nearly the whole
of the present auditors, and bestowed their Offices
upon various Office hunters, who are now 10 this
city, with appetites keen enough for any thing, and
who expect to feed and faten upon the good things
which are to be given away. Among those who are
dismissed by report, are DR.. Watkins, Messrs. Lee,
Harrison, Haguer, &c. but it is very probable that
the dsmssals may not go to that extent.
There is no doubt that The policy of the new ca
bnet is to be proscriptive and it is because Mr..
M Lean resisted this system, and expressed his
determination to 60 no further than justice required,
that he has been translated from the Post Office to
the bench Of the Supreme Court. The Justices Of
that court are, am told, very much gratifed by
the appointment, being under great apprehensions
that they should receive Tor their associate brother
one Of the bags of wind which are annually waited
hither from Kentucky Tennessee, it is generally
whispered about, with an air OF great confidence,
that when MIR. M Lean was required to carry into
effect the proscrptve policy, he expressed his will
ngness to adopt a general rule which would dis
miss all those who had abused the facilities of their
office for political purposes. To this proposition
General Jackson is supposed to have yielded rea-
dy consent but when he was also iniormed that in
the application of this general principle, it would
be necessary to apply the prOscriptve rod to those
who had espOused his cause, well to those who
were against him, provided it should be found that
these abuses of Office had been practiced, it became
pretty ineligible that the purgation only to be
on one side. Mr.. M'Lean was too upright and too
independent man to accede to any principle which
was to be one sided IN its operation, and he, there
fore, declined to act with cabinet which was
about to adopt a that could not meet with his
appreciation and cooperation. The general impress
sion is that Mr.. M'LeaD will be shortly compelled,
in justice to himself, to before the people with
him TO accept seat upon the bench, where it is
hoped and believed that the people will not suffer
him long to remain. The real motive of removing
Mr.. M'Lean is we'll understood. The act has had
its origin with those who act behind the screen, and
who are urging on General jackson in course
which is not calculated to promote his popularity,
but which looks entirely to the interests and de-
signs of persons who aspire TO become his success
ors, and who are already moulding the circumstan-
ces OF the times, as far they able to give sue
cess to their wishes. 1t is supposed that MIR. Cal
houn has principally laboured to bring about
change which is to lessen Mr.. M'Lean's popularity,
OF which Mr.. Calhoun has serious approximations.
1t is said that there is to be compromise between
Mr.. Van Buren, and MIR. Calhoun, by which the lat
ter is to have the presidency for the four years,
and MIR. Van Buren, for the succeeding term. The
sovereign people are not allowed to be parties to
this bargain. 1t is believed, since the people have
been easily managed in the recent election that
the party machinery can be brought to such state
Of perfection. under Mr. Van Buren's supervision,
during the next four years, that there will be no
difficulty in bringing about this arrangement"
IT, s. Gaz.