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snd vss indicative of YEAS hestiiity: bat
hichie hooisd q The idea Nov. Was
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lowed ~ ths footsseps of Their br<tbrss
here Wss there 10 concsrs IN sli this
who can believe itl
The TALES or MADAM RUMoR.
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WASHINGTON. Mosday svssiss. May II.
The removal Of the Secretary Of the
Navy. Mr.. Psulding. 10 strongly demand.
ed by sconsidersbls portion Of the poli.i.
cal fnsnds 1.-THE President. Sixty.eiah,
Admioistratiou members Of Congress
have signed On application 10 the Presi.
dent for that purpose. u 10 said that
Mr. Ven Bursn- has requested the with
drewsi OF the application; but Il has been
adhered to and pressed. The grounds OF
complaints are represented 10 be various.
Want OF civiliiy. or Gas they call ii) "of.
heiai ipso.ence" 10 the cause OF removal
urged by many; wiih others, and partic.
ulsriy some Of the Pennsylvanians. il 10
connected with his eourse in reference 10
Commodore Elliott; with others aesio. il
is merely the desire OF change. and 10
see some personal friend in his place
II 70 probable that Mr. Paulding will re.
iieve MIR. Van Buren, from en- bsrrassmen nj
by rssigning II he does not. the Pre,i.
dent will be placed in an awkward si,ua-
ton.
There 10 trouble about The War De-
Partment also. A prominent political
character in Richmond has given Mr..
Van Buren, 10 understsnd that he must
clear bis skirts, in come manner. of Mr..
PoiEseifs militia scheme, or make IN his
mind 10 lose Virginia. ! should like 10
know wha; Mr. Richie will say 10 that.
How like the cunning old politician him
SELF, 10 pot Van Buren, up 10 the trick Of
throwing The burden Of the blame on the
Secretary! But Mr.. Van Buren, cannot
clear himself Of the odium of the mea-
sura. He distinctly endorsed il in BIZ,
message TO Congress. But IL il is beiiev-
that any good 10 the party will result, Mr..
Po,nsett. will be struck from the roll with
out the slightest compuuciiou.
There is report about Mr.. Woodbury.
going out. too; but il obtains little Gre.
dence.
Mr. Forsyih is angry with the mana.
gers at Baltimore-displeased with the
President. who he believes, IL he had
been sincerely friendly, might have pto.
cured his nomination-asd dissatis6ed
With THE party" for the MAS OF whom
indeed, he never did care . jot, except so
lar rs they were useful to him. The par.
~ are angry with him for speaking his
mind so freely in his card. The feelings
OF The Globe clique are manifested in the
treatment be has received from the off.
ciai organ. His card 10 stuck in a corner
OF the paper unsccompanied by a single
word Of reference or comment OF even
The usual dress Of an original article. In
the remarks on the Vice Presidency made
twice in different numbers Of the Globe
no notice is taken of Mr.. Forsyth. His
name - mol even mentioned Messrs.
Polk, King, and johnson are spoken Of:
bot the Secretary Of State 10 passed over,
as II he had never been candidate. or
was too insigni6eant 10 be regarded. If
MIR. Forsyth does not resign soon, I ven
ture at least 70 predict that he will not
persist in holding his place until Mr.. Van
Buren, 10 actually defeated. He will be
of before that time, at any rate.
IL 10 Confidently reported that q cool.
ness has arisen between Mr. Van Buren,
and Col. Johnson; aud the rumor Is far
fem being improbable. for the worthy Col.
cannot be ignorant Of the fact that Mr..
Van Buren, was greatly instrumental in
preventing nomination. The hand az
the President was manifested in the vote
given ey the New York delegstion against
It; and also 10 the votes throSn against
1t by sundTy delegates from the West
Who came 70 this city on their wav 70
baltimore, ardent and jealous friends az
Col. johnson. and did not change their
minds until after they had visited The
PTesident. Mr. Polk is the choice Of
Mr.. Van Buren,, 6esaSss Gsa. ysckson
vii Aors iG 90. Col. JohDson's friends.
however. will not let The ex.Speaksr Be
Vice President, " they eau help Il.
IL 70 said there have been some words
also between Col. johnson aad Mr. Ren.
ton. which annoy the disciplined train
bands sadly. The Missouri Honhaoge,
undertook 10 depTeciaie the charaetes ~
e5en. Harrison IN the pFessRee Of the
Vice PFesident--tbe latter immsdiatelv
took Up the defence Of his old cor panion
in arms, vith degree Of warmth and
cordially that did him honor. So much
Tor The giving' out Of Madam Rumor.
There 10 one cheering reflection upon
these diSseaHons. The anpuse,pisd
combination whose doctrines end prscti.
ees have won for them the title OF rux
sPoILs Party, Is breaking up. The rule
OF the pestifeTous eabsl brought into thi,
city BY Gen. Jackson. snd fostered By
bim and his weaker but more corrupt
successor, 10 approaching ils end. Hes
ven speed the day when they, aad their
conceptions and abuses. and vulRarity and
vIOlenes add creeping mssnBess, shall be
rooted out. and the Nsiionsl Admins
iTs'ion restored 10 the purity, the dignity.
the enlightened wisdom, and moral sle-
vation which characterized Il before the
beginning Of The last eleven years Of reek.
less missule. ID.
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