Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-23
WAsntxGros, April 10, 1s4i.
From TUESDAYS Globe.

TIE ciBISET'S CONTRADICTION.
The prescribing Secretaries started up IN vehement
denial when The glozing by which they imposed on
the victims of their policy the belief that the spirit
Of the deceased President still walked and called for
their sacrifice was exposed But the array OF names
and circumstances, which were instantly vouchea oy
proof Of the real wishes Of the dead, under whose
pail they would cover their smoothfaced cruelty, has
very suddenly laid their fercencss. They were out
like n reused lair when they supposed they had
nothing to do but rend the Editor of the Globe;
when, however, they see him beckon the kindest ana
most trusted of the late Presidents frends-the atec-
tonate lady who soolhed his expiring moments-inn-
listers of the gospel of unbemished integrity and PIE
ty-men of honor, of high rank-and find that, al
though not consulted, they are obliged TO bear testmo
nv to the truth the statements OF the Globe Mc zero
to silence and into flight Before they quite under
cover we shall take the liberty Of ingng another mis-
se among them.
The proscribers, in their sally, say:
"The Globe is again guilty of a gross untruth IN
saying that as 10 removals from office, General Harrl'
sons Cabinet differed in opinion from the President
by vote of four for removals, and two against, ana
that this majority voted down The PRESIDENT. ms
is all sheer invent for it was not only Impossible
to remove executive officers without the President
consent, but General Harrison presided over and d.
recied every Cabinet meeting. The first removal made
which settled the principle of action that OF the
Collector of New York, in which President Harrison
concurrcd with every member OF his Cabinet:
Nat. IateAigencer.
It's easy to detect the special pleading of hacsnled
attorneys here We had given several instances ofth
removal of important officers Immediately after the
President had Given that they should not be
removed We mentioned the case of MIR. Livingston,
and Mr. Ward the nephew of Colonel Johnson. We
could have cited Others, and among them Mr. Garland
who seems has found grace, and has been restored
TO employment We referred to the multitude of re-
movas which took place during the week of the Presi-
dents fatal illness when he could have known nothing
about it. These facts showing that the work went on
without the Presidents knowledge, are not denied;
they stand admitted undisputed; and yet they seek to
make the impression that every execution vas done
under the authority of the Presidents immediate war
rant They say, al not only impossible to renore
Ereeurc officers ,rthout the PREsIDESrs consent, but
Gen HaRRlsoS presided 0rer and directed every Cabinet
meeting Granting this TO be true, if taken in connec-
ton with the fact that many were removed whom the
President had promised should be spared-and the other
fact that before and after the eiecton before and after
he was taken sick, the President again and again,
avowed his adherence of the work-it only proves
that the consent wrung from him by decision of
the Cabinet 1t will be seen, from the defence set up
that they dare not pretend that the list was
laid before the President at each Cabinet meeting and
thai his will designated from day TO day the number
less compilations, which have been carefully con-
ceaed in the official list published in The lntelgencer
by merging the name of The extinct officer in that Of
his No; they expressly say that SO prince