The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-05-26

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extract from the New York Advertiser, will
show our readers how things are managed al
Washington under the present pure and inn
maculate Administration. Those who have
recently visited that place, bear testimony to
the accuracy Of these statements.
I washington, May II.
The votes given yesterday in the Senate, on
the nominations of Mr.. Noah aad Mr. Kendall,
have given rise to many speculations and the
politician who wishes tn examine into things
present and future, will find in them much mat
ter for profitable reflection. MIR. Calhoun has
been much alarmed about the appointment of
printers to office. | do not know that he pro-
claimed his apprehensions in the " highways,
but have every reason 10 believe, that he has
in the "bye-aoGys," and in a aoay the most ef-
fectually TO assail the President, and more par
ticularly Mr.. Van Buren,, who is supposed to
have been the prime mover IN making out the
nominations. As TO the President, no one here
entertains the opinion that he exercises any vol
ition on any thing of the kind and at this ear
ly period of our history we are brought TO adopt
the maxim, with a slight change in designating
[ the executive, that " the President can do no
wrong" When Congress met, Mr.. Van Buren,
was literally "the cock of the walk" He had
not won all, it is true, to his support; but he
had gained an ascendency over the Secretary
of War, the Post Office, and the President and
MIR. Ingham and Mr.. Branch were silenced. It
had been Mr.. Calhoun's determination not 20
be at Washington until some time after the
meeting of Congress; but, being advised by one
of his friends, that his presence here wat neces-
sarv, he made all dispatch to take his seat as
presiding officer of the Senate. Having recon-
noitered the political fortress he thought the
most assailable point was that which was guard.
ed by the office-holding printers. His pene-
trating eye discovered that the people, awake
to their own security, were not prepared TO see
the press subsidized. He talked of bargain,
sale, and corruption, as he had done for the
four preceding years and his friends, when
comparing the last administration with this.
gave clear, unhesitating, and decided prefer
ence to the purity-of the former. If the vote
! had been taken OH the nominations within the
three first months Of the session, all the print
ers would have gone by the board. Mr. Cal
! hsun knew too well the Importance of the Post
Office Department, in carving on an election
eering campaign. to let that engine remain in
the hands, or under the influence of Mr.. Van
Buren,. Mr.. Van Buren, had welded this de-
partmcnt for few months with tremendous
effect. Some of the representatives from The
South, at very early period of the session.
| aware of the influence to be exercised by this
department, signi6ed 10 the President, or TO Mr..
| Barry. that the reform must not be carried south
! of the Potomac. This accounts for the limited
number of removals in that quarter. Having
thwarted Mr.. Van Buren, in this, a regular siege
was laid against the department ITSELF 1t was
/ known that MIR. Barry was a nose of wax, to
/ be moulded by him who had the warmest hand
! Col Gardner, a former editor Of Mr.. Cahoun's s,
was an assistant post master general, and had
the charge of the finances of the department.
| M oil, sc al III Ill
duties Of the contracting department, which
were formerly discharged by Dr. Phinehas Brad.
| ley. and he panied, most disinterestedly no
doubt, for the creation ofa third Office of assis-
| tant post master general, which he of course
was to fill. He too had been the fri-nG and
supporter of Mr.. Calhoun, and it is through him
that the attacks have been made on Mr. Me
Lean. Col Johnson was chairman Of the com.
mittee on post Offices and post roads. He lad
attempted, under the auspices of Mr. Calhoun
while Secretsryof War, TO stem the current OF
the Missouri with steam boats, to transport the
troops ofihe United States to the Yellow Stone
and had received nnlaId tbongauds f9r his gas
OF Columbia College, and Col johnson had en-.
deavored to relieve the institution. by an appH.
cation to Congress. Several clerks in the most
office were friendly to Mr.. Calhoun, whose ser
wees in his undertakings were Of no small i'm
portance; but the one ON which he principal ly
relied was Mr.. Brown. He well knew that thi.
man would not stop short Of accomplishing anV
object he had in view. No sooner had Mr. Nc.
Lean Withdrawn from the office, than Mr. Brown
set in operation the machinery 10 destroy his
official character. He endeavOred TO make the
Mr.. Bradleys subservient to his views but
failing in this, he set to work to drive them from
office. In this he was countenanced by both
! Mr.. Calhoun and Mr.. Van Buren,; beth expect
| ing to gain an ascendancy in the post Office de.
partment, and both desiring to PROSTATE Mr.
| Mclean. The Bradleys were removed: and
by the means contrived by Mr.. Calhoun, as
sisted by Col. Gardner and Mr.. Brown, the post
office department, at this time, is under Mr.
Calhonns direction. Great solicitude had been
expressed for some weeks as to Mr. Kendall
1t was known that Mr.. Tazewell, MIR. TYLER
and Mr. Smith of South Carolina. would mot
under any circumstances, vote for him. Before
Mr.. King was removed from the office of NAVY
! Agent at Norfolk, Mr.. Tazewell being at Bal.
timOre, and hearing that his removal was medi.
tatec, came TO Washington and demonstrated
against it, He told the President that il would
not meet with the appreciation of Virginia To
carry the present proscriptiye measures into
that State that it was, and had been, the mol
icy OF Virginia TO incucate spirit of indepen-
dence in every voter in the State and for that
purpose, tho mode of voting RIGA uoce was
fattered by those in power. The President in
formed him that Mr. King would not be remov.
ed on account Of his politics, but because he
was defaulter. Mr.. Tazewell, said he knew
Mr. King we'll, and could not believe that he
had squandered or misapplied the public money.
The President requested him to go and see Mr.
Kendall, and examine the accounts. lie did SO
and the result was, as he thought, land he now
entertains the saEe oplnion,) that the u States
are indebted TO Mr.. Kia9 ia, al Isast Aaoy 600.
Mr.. Tazewell was convinced, from the knowl.
edge obtained in the examination ofM King 9
papers, that Mr.. Kendall was wholly incompe-
tent for the Office Of Fourth Auditor.
J When the Vice President gave his casting
vote for Mr.. Kendall, the New York Senators
had no doubt but the condition of Mr. Noah was
safe 1t - not the first time they have been de-
ceived. Mr. Calhoun and his friends kne W that
Mr.. Noah was not to be confirmed, and that the
responsibility 0f the rejection was M, ~ fall nm