The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-03-09
Nsm Eorh correspondence.


TUESDAY, March 2, l84i.
The universal topic in our Political and Business
circles is the reported remorai Of JESSE Hoyr from
the office of Collector Of this Port and the appoint
nent Tor nominaton) Of JOHN J. MoRoAS TO the Office
thus vacated. The game is well understood here.
do not believe that Martin Van Buren, ever perpetra-
ted one fhs characteristic tlenesses which excited
such general disgust and loathng. have conversed
with some dozens Of citizens of all parties and OF
no pary-and the sentiment is allbut unanimous that
so disreputable al swinde before attempted
by an officer Of the American Government II is not
possible that such men John c. Calhoun, X. Z.
Nicholas and A. H. Serier will defIe their own Gov
ernments by participating in it. So think the master
tirckster has given himself extra polish of nfamy
for nothing.
There is nothing in the thin disguise Of decency
which invoked to this nasty transaction which
blind man might not through JESSE HoYr was
the lawsudent Of Van Buren, and has been his poit-
ical disciple and shadow in all things He never mo-
we'd his finger to any purpose without consulting his
master They have ever been as thick as thieves
All the grounds Of pretended difference between them
are Of old standing and there is nothing in them
which called for this theatrical display of justice by
the Magician If Hoyts fees belong to the Treasu-
ny, his surees good for the amount at any rate
the matter is in wise mended by thrusing him out
Of Office three days before the new Administration
comes into power. But have doubt the trick was
contrved between these worthless in the hope Of EN-
banassing the new Administration and retaining the
Custom House Power ofthis City in their own hands
Should they succeed in this the Wings of this City
mn, hair bav horo
fully against this tremendous power for twelve years
They have struggled and sacrificed like in their
resistance to this Hessan force If victory TO bring
release from their expressions, then welcome des-
pair
But this cannot be. If MoRGAN has been or shall
be confirmed Collector it is not possible that Gen.
HARRISON will submit 10 the swindle. Mr.. MORGAN,
though respectable citizen, is wholly unqualified to
discharge the duties of that station. He is quite an
old man, and has long been in feeble health. When
he for Mayor in 1887 the whole city laughed at
a representation of him tottering along toward the
scene of riot with servant holding an umbrella
his head and another going before to open path
for him. Every body felt his unftness, and he ran
lower than any Van Buren, candidate had before or
has since done. He Collector Absurd
But the joyous hope that the Administration has
thus been checkmated important point, even be-
fore it into power, has Loco Focosm and its
adjuncts into ecstasles The journal of Commerce
rolls up its eyes very solemnly, and smiles bitterly at
both Of its closed mouth II has no rcbuke for
the appointment of iaacyer, long as he is not
Wing. The Sun follows suit in eulogzing the firm
and Roman sererty of Van Buren,, and in endea-
vering to make the whole thing appear fair business
Transaction The Herald chuckles and grins from
ear to ear it fails to do any thing that
looks like expert vany or, If not expert, successful
will answer. The Editor roundly asserts that MoR-
GAN is Conserratirel when he never failed to vote
straight Loco Foco ticket and last year elected to the
Assembly under the most ferocious and destructive
pledges that Loco Focoism ever concocted. Robes
pierre would have shrunk from them with adherence
All this Bennett understood perfectly, but he is impel.
led by two motives-a sympathy with rascality in gen.
eral, and a deadly though disguised hostility to the
new Administration.
Mr. HeYT's regime has cost the country about
$5000O0 per annum. firmly believe that the ser
vice may be better performed for less than 100000
But this retrenchment only be made by an eff
Gent energetic collector, who in wholly I'M
trammeled by the ncumbents, and unpedged to pro-
vide places for others In other words the service de-
mands and the country Justly expects collector who
will lay bare the iniques which have been practiced
under Hoyt-who will be restrained from full and
faithful disclosures and corrections of abuses by no
ties of interest or sympathy who will sweep out the
distractions, whether Of ncapacity rascaty which
have gathered there, and made the Custom House a
nest Of foul birds. Shall this expectation be disap
pointed
The Epening Pos, betrays the game of Van Bu-
rem and Hoyt with its usual simplicity. 1t argues that
Gen Harrison cannot properly remove Mr.. Morgan
that they had departments in common" when members
Of Congress! and that Gen. H. regards Mr. NJ. as
!" personal friend" (Not word importing that this
regard is reciprocatcd) These people have so long
and stoully asserted that Gen II. is a granny and
simpleton, that they to have sort of mechanical
belief of it.
HoYT was attending to his business yesterday, and
said he had heard nothing Of his removal He GER
tainly did not resign though he doubtless understood
the thing perfectly
There little done here in stocks to-day. u. S.
Bank closed at Is l-2. 1000 bales of Cotton were
sold yesterday at decline Of Ia No change IN
grain -four Foreign and domestic exchanges ditto
MCLEOD is to be removed to Albany for trial, and
the civil suit tried first Ifthat falls, he will of
be liberated.
The Columbia steamer sailed from Boston to-day.
The Bank Of Western New York, at Rochester,
has not suspended Yours, HAROLD.
New YoRK, March 4, 1871.
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