Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-22
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w Inc community was affected in the most lively
manner by the receipt through the mali Yesterday.
OF the following singular and unancipated in,eIli-
gencc from Washington.
FROM THE WAsH'NGToS GLoRE OF LVrpSrsn.y
1t Will appear by the publication in orr
columns OF to-day, that the Secretary Of
State has rendered his resignation to the Pre-
Sident, who has accepted it. The grounds up-.
on which this step was taken are so fully and
distinctly stated i'll the correspondence. that
comment on our part is unnecessary. On
the 9TH the Secretary Of War rendered his
resignation to the President; and Yesterday.
the Secretary ofthe Treasury and Secretary
OF the Navy handed in theirs; all of which
have been accepted. From this it is in.
TERED that new organization of the Cab
met is to take place
AsHINGToH, April nth, 1881.
Dsdr oH: eeI II my duty retire from the officc
TO which your confidence and partiaIv coiled me-
The decacy of this step, under the Circumstances IN
which 1t is taken will, trust be deemed an annie
apology for ating ore at large. than might other
wise nave BEEN necessary, the reasons by which
am influenced.
From the moment ofaking my seat in your Cob-
met, II has ocen my anxious wish and Jealous endca
vor 10 prevent premature agitation of the oucs,inn
ofyour successor: and, at all events 10 disconnIn
nance a" 1t possible rcpress the disposition nj nm
carly day manifested to connect nv ma me with ,b,,
disturbing topic. Ofthe sincerity and the consistency
of tIs disposition, one had a better onnornni,v,o
Judge than Yourself IL has, however been nn,v,,I
ing Circumstances, not OF my creation g. altopethcr
beyond my control, hnvc given to this subject tnrn
which cannot now be rcmediCd except BY scf-d,s-
reimbursement which, even if dictated by INV ipdivid
ual wishes, could hardly be rcconcenbe with prn
prietv self respect. ""
Concerning the injurious effects which the cjrcum-
stance OF member Of the Cabinets occupying the
relation towards the country to which have advert
cd Is calculated TO have upon tho conduct of nuhIc
affairs, there cannot, think. Mt this time he room
for two opinions. Dvrrsitics of Interior preferencr
among The friends ofan Administration arc unavoi-
dbbe ana even IT the respective advocates of thosp
thus placed IN rlvalsbp be patriotic enough 10 resist
the temptation Of creating Obstacles to tho advance.
ment OF hum whose elevation they are opposed, nv
embarrassing the branch of public service committed
10 his charge they arc, nevertheless by their posi-
tlOn exposed to the suspicion of cntcTl ninIno and
encouraging such views: suspicion which can sci.
dom inl IN the end 10 aggravaIc into present allr.
nation and hostility the prospective difference which
hts gave rise 10 IT. Thus, under the least unfavor-
abIc consequences, individual Injustice is suffered
ana Tic Administrator embarrassed and weakened
Whaicyor may have been tho course Of things under
the peculiar circumstances Of the earlier stare of
the Republic, my experience has fully satisfied me
that at this day, when the field Of selection has he
como extended, the circumstances reCcrrnd IN h,
a"@mhming inc motives and sources Of opposition TO
the measures Of the Executive must 1nnvo;Jnbiy
prove tho cause Of injury ~ the oublc service TO-
c"untcTpolsc To whlch~yc may in vain sok In tho
P'cum'f luaIIhcations Of any individual end even
s"m ~ ms DC mistaken, still cannot so far deceive
in tho exceptions '' ''''uuCu
mrsc distractions 10 tho successful prosecution of
Pl o "'als' "ntII supetddded to that opposition
VIII u' = inscparhoio from our FREQ institutions and
Which every administration must oxpc,t. nyc s,r,
mass 10 which the operations Of the oGvn,n,nc,,
shoui1 ~ no tne be voluntarily cxpusrd-tbc ,,or
especially should this To avoided al so cvcntG,I - ~
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