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POLITICAL MATTERS.
.3eoOuHi u the tat, breeze IN re Ca
6'"tt-" 0Gie'of attack upon .ur.
.Nf,rra,oa

1hst Jlurnsl has. "f late. assumed a dec lded
Administration tendency. and &c are favored
occasionally. with revelations la ns columns,
not 10 be obtained from any other source.
From the -Msiroyoi.tan.
| We have r~s.on Co believe that the follow
ing will be fouad the true state Of The case, 40
embraced IN the aiding facts.
The proposition 10 undertake the ne "
mission to Austria. originated with Mr..
Forsyth himself, and not with the Pre-
sident. Austria, in national rank, holds.
and has held. Tor many centuries, the
precedence IN diplomatic etiquette a
mong all the countries Of Europe. and
the honor Of representing the Republic
OF the United States al such 4 court, a,
well AZ OF opening and estsbli shing. in
the person of the first minister. official,
and permanent national relations with
1t, was rightly deemed by MIR. Forsyth
an employ ment Of the highest honor
and dignity for an American; while il
would have been not less compliment
tary and gratifying TO the court OF Aus
,ria To have perceived in the new Am
bassador. n cabinet minister, and gen
tleman who was known throug honi Flu :
rope As the able head of the State De-
partment, during the Administration Of
General Jackson. There was, there
fore, peculiar fitness in Mr.. For.yth's
gong 10 Austria, which probably in.
duced the President to listen to the
proposition more readily. than from his
friendship for him and personal wishes
Tor his society and assistance, he would
have otherwise inclined To- do.
Reasons however. exclusively private.
induced MIR. Forsyth to alter his in;en.
,ion of going TO Austria; but the ntcn-
ton having been once cs'ertained, and
having been communicated To- the Pre-
sident, aud sanctioned by hin. MIR.
Forsyth no doubt felt IL due 10 both
parties 10 place his resignation in his
hands. which he accordingly did, and
without waiting 10 know the result:
and prompted only BY his own highly
honorable sense q. what was due 10 the
President and hinSelf he penned an
address To the people Of Georgia. which.
as might have been expected from its
author, was in every respect frank.
honorable and manly, doing full iu,-
ace to MIR. Van Buren, in the matter.
aud To his own motives, and calling
upon the p, ople Of Georgia to support
the present administration, as one in
every respec, worthy Of their conf
dence. This address. with the direct
ness which distinguished Mr. For>yth's
Character, was sent TO the printer With
out consulting any of his cabinet
friends. The President. however, with.
out know ing of the address. no sooner
received the rendered resignation, and
understood ITS cause, than he felt the
Importance, on public grounds. Of re-.
tanning Mr.. Forsyth in his cabinet; and
his wishes. in this respect. we're no
sooner communicated TO that gentle
man, than he. foreseeing the embar.
fassmcnt that II might occasion. with
drew his resignation in the same frank
spIit an which IL was teudeIed, and re-
sumed the administration Of the depart.
meni. which both from habit aud rbili-
~, he Is so well qualified TO direct.
CoMMENr.-No% there are several
things in the fore going account which
must strike the 'TaSe,f' reader with
surPnse-Mr. Forsyth propose, himself
az the Minister to Austria-,he Pre-.
sident accepts the proposal-Mr. For
syih then suddenly alters his intention.
but feels impelled TO resign his seat in
the Cabinet-he offers his resignation--
and, without letting any Of his COL
leagues know oi IL, writes an address 10
the People Of Georgia-upon which
the President begs Mr. Forsyth 10 with.
draw his resignation, and the same i.
accordingly Withdrawn!l These NAV
be all very PLAN. ineligible proceed.
InS'. but TO us, We confess, they are
utterly incomprchensible. We do not
see the why and the wherefore, and
the account thus given US. is only suffi. |
cent TO make darkness visible -
We expect the secret OF the business
lies IN the fact that We have not recriv-
ed a CiW revelation. WHY has the
matter been suffered 10 sleep az long as
u has, without an attempt az explana-
ton And Why has not the Official
Government paper never Vet said one |
word on the subject The whole affair
looks mysterious. notwithstanding the !
leading facts furnished by the Metro.
poliian.-l.3icr. Goz.
Our readers will recollcct tha: we
stated few days ago. that Mr.. Ste.
'enson, Minister 10 Great Bii,lan. had
written letter hone. in which. Nth a
proper sense Of dignity and drcorum.
md a highly honorable and patriotic
ceiling. hc had repellrd the charge of
'eing concerned IN writing against the
Bank Of The United States. and dl ,tnrb.
NJ the public cou6dcnce abroad. IN
'lr chartered in.Il'uipns. Thi, letter.
4 bich We thought would have been
'a'led by every man ~ the country
a. strange 10 say, su' jcc!cd Mr. Ste.
.cnson 10 an attack from the Ohcnl
government Journal The Globe I'll
eslefdav contains an article on this .
uy e.. ~ which the letter - stigma.
Iscd ~ an oihri1us and unneces.sry
hsIr and Mr. Stevenson himself hail
1sInuated 10 he tool II the bankr ,
.ueh - the reward = public man. act. f,
w AZ ar honorable pttfipt obtains roo,