The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-07-02
THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

When Mr. FORSYTH said g that no friend Of
the Administration can hope for an election by
the people" he spoke like true prophet. But
possibly he had not then experienced, what all
the Conservatives have felt, that the language of
truth and independence is style not TO be tole-
rated by Mr. Van Buren, and his parasites. Now,
however, if we rightly construe signs, he is be-
ginning to know what it is to feel the cold
hearted practice Of political assassination in
which Mr.. Van Buren, is skilled. Mr.. Forsyths
letter is never to be forgiven Blair and Ken
dali, and the asprants who court the favor or
control the mind of the Executive, may greet
him with courtesy, but it is only cold formality
while his destruction is secretly devising within,
and the work is even going on without. There
was time when we supposed that Mr.. Forsyth
was Mr.. Van Buren's choice for the succession.
We do not now believe it. Mr. Van Buren, has
no choice and no care but for himself And as
long as he can find men willing TO work for him.
thinking that they are serving themselves, he
will encourage them by an external show of APP
probation, but never be moved, for the present,
or in the future, by the least sentiment Of graft
tude-a sentiment which, like most other of the
nobler emotions of the human heart, he is inca
pable Of knowing. Already he is cutting off the
outposts Of Mr.. Forsyth's strength, under pre-
tcnce, of course, of public good Mr.. Jones, the
postmaster at New Haven, relation of Mr..
FORSYTH, is removed without any cause alleged
or known, and against the circumstances of
supporters Of the Administration. Mr. Iverson,
son-in-aw of Mr.. Forsyth, who is on the Van
Buren, electoral ticket in Georgia, has, or will have,
we understand, his place on that ticket supplied
by some one more acceptable to Mr.. Van Buren,.
1t would have been agreeable, no doubt, TO
Mr.. Forsyth, if his own son, who is a gentle
man of talent, could have occupied the chief
clerkship Of the State Department vacated by
the appointment of Mr. Vail to Spain. II could
not be obnoxious to any party objection since
Mr.. Van Buren,, and Mr.. Kendall, have set the
example of bringing their own families into
office under them TO very unusual extent Mr.
Forsyth had quite as much title to the Tice Pre-
sidency as any member of the Administration,
and he had reason to expect that his claims
would be, at least, treated with civlty. But in
all the cases we have alluded to, Mr.. Forsyth
has been compelled to feel that by some magic,
the strength of his position in the Adminstra-
ton party has been crumbling. And not only
have his hopes and expectations been disappoint-
ed, but his ddrice in cabinet council. and his
recommendations and suggestions in regard to
Offices in his own department, have been treated
with indifference. Some of the more cherished
organs of Mr.. Van Buren,, have gone so far in
the service of their master, as 10 make open in
situations against the honorable secretary. The
Old Dominion, if we recollect rightly, has spoken
of him as a u. s. Bank man, which, in the
lingo OF its party means every thing that is
odious-and the New York Era, if we mistake
not, insinuated that he was superanuated