Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-10-15


OT The publication of the letters of resignation,
by the retiring members Of the Cabinet, meets with
but little favor among the more respectable portion
of the wing press, and while they afford excellent
materials for exposing the maneuvrings Of the Cab
met in Council, the Democratic press little
disposed to take advantage Of it. regarding the stua
ton Of Mr. Tyler as emitting him to the utmost lem
iency The letter of Mr.. Crittenden is couched in
chaste and respectful language, entering into no de-
tails, exposing no private conversations but merely
abiding to the causes of his resignation, requiring it
in Justice boti to himself and to the President,
showing that the confidence reposed in him not
unmerited. Between it and the letter of Mr.. Ew-
ing the contrast is striking Throwing aside all re-
serve, he recites the private and confidential coun
ellis held by the President with his Cabinet, which
must be regarded by all honorable men as breach
of privilege beneath the dignity Of the most humble
hreling, to say nothing of the station he occupied
If his statements true, he permitted himself to
be treated with indigny by the President, and yet
chung to Office requiring almost daily intercourse
with him. Had it been done publicly, honor would
have required his immediate resignation, but being
done in private council, Ewing knew it would be
confined to the memory of those present, which was
SO narrow limit that he could bear the disgrace for
the sake of place. If his statements are not true,
(and VIC scarcely know how to believe man who
can divulge private conversations discreditabIc to
both partics,) then he appears in more detesabIe
light. Its style and tone is and vulgar, such
as never before emanated from man who has &C.
cupied station within ten degrees of the one from
which he has Just retired. His friends have auded
him a selfmade man, rising. by his own perse-
verance from the humble occupation of saIt-boer
to the distinguished station of American Senator,
but salt-boiers must be people of debased charac-
if his letter does not show him to be below those
from whose occupation he claims to have rsen-
From reading his letter would naturally sup
pose him to be a founding, who had never enjoyed
the advantages Of mothers kind advice. View
him in any light you choose, his letter is disgrace
to him, and must lower him in the estimation of the
American people.
Whatever may have been tho course of John Ty-
Ter, whether consistent not he is the President of
the United States, an office which should command
respect from the American people. If we cannot
admire the man, should at least respect his office.
Mr.. Ewing, though not invited by him, held ahigh
and responsible Office under him, during his pleas
and while Ewing states that his proposed meas
ures, material point, did not meet the approba-
ton of the President he still permitted to occu-
py station implying confidence and respect be-
tween the two. Instead of naming his successor,
the President permitted him to remain, but SO soon
as Ewing and others of the Cabinet discovered that
they could not head" or ensnare the President,
they resign, and he upraids him for words spoken
before the relationship was dissolved If for these
expressions the President merited condemnation at
the hands of the American people, does not MI. Ew-
ing deserve the same for not leaving his Council at
once! But no--Mr. Ewing waits the result of
scheme concocted by his friends to disgrace the
President, which failing, he disgraces himself in try
ing to expose the President.
We see it stated in our exchanges that Bell and
Badger have corroborated the statements of Ewing.
If so they are censurable as Ewing, save that he
shows his bad breeding while his schooling in poll
tics should have taught him better.
GT Bella Badger, one of the confederates of Client
worth in pipe-laying, appointed Naval officer for
the port of New York, was rejected by the Senate,
and Ex-Gov Ritner, of Pa. appointed Receiver of
the Mint at Philadelphia, shared the same fate
Will the wings deny that there was pipe-!aying, now
that wing Senate has made it the cause for reject
ing an officer charged with it.