The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-06-29
From The Richmond U'hir.

1t was stated, but not in way which salts
ned us, that it was or could be SO, that Mr.
Donelson, the nephew and late private Secre-
tary of President Jackson, refusing, he and
his, to associate at certain quarter at Wash
ington, had been dismissed by the President
The rumor farther went, that Nicholas P.
Trist, Esq, was the successor TO Mr.. Donelson s
honors.
We now learn from source of credit. that
Mr.. Donelson has been dismissed that he
passed through this city on Monday, {" bag and
baggage" for Tennessee, whittier Mrs. Donel.
son has preceded him, "not to return" and
that the cause of this rupture between uncle
and nephew, was the positive refusal of the
latter to bow to tho mandates of Gen Jack
son, in associating with-which 10 now the
sine qua non of Presidential favor"
This intelligence, we repeat our conviction,
IN implicitly to be depended upon. The refec.
tions which it might suggest in every bosom.
alive 10 the honor of the country and its gov.
eminent, we leave to the workings of the read.
er's own mind, 10 the fathers, husbands. and
brothers of the land. To Mr.. Donelson and his
lady, if such are the motives which coerce their
departure from Washington, we tender what
this community will sustain and avouch, the
homage OF Its profound respect and appreciation.
The real question is, shall the desire to force
an individual upon society control the entire
influence of the government Shall the re-
fusal of a member of the cabinet to coerce
his wife and daughters to associate with par
ticular individual, be held good cause for dis.
missal from Office? Shall new cabinet be
organized, expressly for the purpose of con-
trolling society in this particular-and shall
the whlm, the caprice, the mortified vanity, and
reocnge, OF an individual unknown to the pub,
lie, except by &c circumstances" which forbid
such interference, control the administration of
public affairs This 10 the question which it
has become the duty of the American peopls to
examine. THE is the issue which thew are
sailed upon to try. S. Telegraph.
WELL DONE. The Washington Globe saws
that "1ctth a .feto good CLERKS the President
could manage the public business ms 7ceH NTH.
out as aouh Cabinet" A beautiful idea This
and one which "ths Greatest and Best of men
would do well to improve upon. The next
proposition will probably be that the Hero shall
take upon his shoulders the whole machinery
of government-and dispense altogether with
! such old fashioned matters as Cabinet-Con.
gress-Vice Observation-Disclosures, &c. S,c-
This we should call "gong back to the ancient
! landmarks Of republican simplicity and econo.
my Hartford Re1iew.
| Mr.. Ingham ceased to act as Secretary ortbe
| Treasury ON Monday last and left Washington
on Wednesday. He arrived in Philadelphia on
! Thursday, on his way to join his family at New
I Hope, in Bucks county.
( MIR. Asbury Dickens, Chief Clerk of tho
Treasury Department, WILL it is expected, fill
the Office of Secretary, until the arrival Of Mr..
McLuno from England
AT very large and respectable meeting of
the American Republicans of Sussex County.
Delaware, which was held on TIE 18th inst,
Mr.. Clay was declared the candidate of the
meeting, and delegates were appointed to the
National Convention, to be held in Baltimore
in December next. The Hon John M. CLAYTON
addressed the meeting, with his usual ability.
National Gazette.