The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-05-14

General Harrison was urged by his friends TO re-
move Mr. Morgan, upon the groiad that he was but
the lOcuBl feaeas of an hour-thal he had neither
adapted himself nor his business 10 the new en-
plOyment-and that it would be, on his part, no
sacrifice to surrender what lie had held only as II
sort of vacancy during an interim Of two weeks
This was the ground on which the prints friendly
to General Harrison, as well as his personal friends,
placed the removal of Mr. Morgan at the time. To
borrow, them the language of the official expose,
we must say that ii is " all sheer iaren'ion "-"d
gross untruh,' TO say that " The priRcipie Of
action" settled the case of the Collector Of New
York, is at all akin to the protested principles OF
action presented in the Secrelary's circulars OF the
late inaugural If the Pm osCRIBERs mean TO say
that the removal of Mr. Morgan, an honest, capa-
BILE and faithful Democrat, who could not officially
have nerlered. and whose moderation and probliy
had always avoided improper interference III e'ec-
lions, covers the principle on which they practise,
in the teeth of their professions, it would exactly
be true. They profess TO turn out no honest, ca
pable man for opinions sake. In practice they
pu, out honest men, and put in men VIGOROUSLY
dishonest, for opinions sake, OF parry sake which
with them, is the same thing. The of the n,
York ColIeclorship furnishes fine precedent to H.
lustrute this " principle Of action - but we deny
that Gen. Harrison, if he approved Of the removal
Of Mr. Morgan, did so with design to settle any
such principle Of action" MS that on which the
unc,ionaries left behind him now insist, and by
which they would ender him responsible for The
hearle.s prescription carried on by them before
ard since his deuih-a prescription at winch he re-
voted. as we have shown, while in health, and by
which he WIS heart-srlcken in the hours Of dlssou-
ton.
There is no solution Of the distressed state in
which the President was placed making war up
upon his pledges to the people and every feeling oi
his heurt-hu on The suPpoSlllon we Inst suggest
ed The majority Of General llarrson's Cabinet
insisted on the right Of making removals IN their
respective Departments, according to hrr own
w-or in other words, the Proclusenn bed pre-
pared IN the prcmier's circular The fact that the
Presidents wishes were hwurtcd by the course
decided on and carried ont, is notorious. The I'M
preston that he had Welded to Cabinet vote and
had his own incinatiuns oycrrulcd, WAS general
i, was reported to us us fact, and it is generally
credited 1t was cOrluboratcd by the circumstance
that neither the Secretary of War nor of the Navy
made removals in either Of their Departments, whl'e
the blocks in the other Departments, II they were
not daily stained with blood, were by the tears "l
weeping mothers and children. II President llur-
rson had given the order, why was not The pro-
scrplon general, and carried on in all the Depart
meuts alike? No answer has been given 10 ihl'
fact, or to the still more striking one, that Genera
Harrison constantly deprecated the odious process
which WAS carried on, and which, in several insan-
ccs, he in vain incrpcscd to prevent The only
solution is, that he had been induced to leave the
decision TO vote of the Cabinet and the mujoli-
~ had the hurdihood 10 stake their places on tho
! resolution to sweep their dependencies OF every
! Democrat The unhappy Prr.ldenr acqueSctd II
nm unhappy hour, and the renorseleSs men hIlef
I'M their carte IilRche with such n succession ol
victims that he was Mt last driven TO exclain, rs he
did in the presence Of Mr. Thornton, aud others
II wW Kill me!E
We have heard Of a case which, if true, Game
we have it from such source lhad wc do not doub
n,) will show to what eXtcui the prescribing Sec
re,nrics pushed the license they obtained. We I'M
ders,and that General Harrison, dropping in nj NJ
| Tuylur's on Sunday, on hi way from church
was there applied To, through friend OF youn!
! Mr. Brent, (who acted for his uncle, Daniel brent
late Consul AT Paris, and still performed the duties,
to continue him in the office. The President re
p,ird that it Ind been dctcrn med to diSconlnu,
the office MS unnecessary. Mr Draper (Nr Client
WORMS nssuciac) had, we arc informed, on IN
day before (Saturday.) exhibited the commission
he had obtained fOl his brother in Paris, who va
actually appointed Consul ut the time that In
President fully believed that the place was not Il
he filled at ALL These facts we do not vouch Tor
although we fully believe them. We have no rl.l
to call in Mr. Ilrrn,'s friend rs witness nor nay
we access TO the State Department 10 ascertain ~
dalc Of the commission. II The circumstances STA
ted TO Us have been misreprcscnled, i, will be eas
: for the Official to correct then nui Surprising ou
Informant, 10 have been himself correctly Informed
I,I... .h,,, - ,hn n
nppnin,nenls without, consulting the President bu
nrains, his understanding, aud had commission
signed in blink To facilitate his wishes.
We can well imagine motives which wou'd in
, duce the Secretary 10 divert the attention OF tn
President. for time Inv pretending the office wonl
not be filled. Mr. Walsh was pressed on HIM IL
the pppointmrnl-a man Of high literary rcpntu
I ,ion-lol long time an eminent editor, support
inc the main body Of the party which brought Hei
Harrison into powcr. lie is, moreover, teSdei
| in Paris. ipnh of ou resident Minister there nn
1 one who has been hororcd with respectful after
,ion. by the King, and his letters ut this noniel
, are the on'y matter of interest which now appeal
: in the columns Of the National Intelligence.
r Gen. renwick, also had been presented for IL
= Mace. Iii. nomination by h'r Van Eurcn was d
i The table Of the Senate by which was postpone
h, smpl, TO know General Harrison pleasure ~ n
G rnrd to il. General fcnwrk lsa distinguished sc
. Gran or the late war lie had received many sr,r
T. wounds in battle. He Is a fine scholar, i'InlIl
with the French language, fully competent !" u
Office, IN which he wished To refine from the So
= vice of hi. regiment Of artillery aud open The wg
. 10 the Younger Officers, who arc obliged To DO u
u active deity for which the Generals wounds OF
qualify him.
: Then there was the actual incumbent your
h Mr. Brent, the relative Of some Of the President
d hes, and most active friends, and himself i'er
70 General Harrison did moi wish TO dsarpn'nt az
! one Of til. Sc imposing applicants. and pu, The pa
! at the disposal Of one who was directly Inp'''a'
20 ly testimony Of judicial record in the business
10 importing fraudulent votes 10 carry The elections
nt the city of New York, in connection with HIcI
,y,r,h lis own statement showed that he ID
4; correspondence with Gleniwolih.
" II could not. therefore, he proposed To Gcne'
y, Harrison 10 prss over the highest military clam
=" which life of hard service and the proih'e she
a .NaNats