Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-01


GEvERAL PosT OFFICE. May 8, lS4i.
Sir: have been instructed by the
President of the United States TO inform
YOU that, in his opinion, the public inter.
esis will be- promoted Nv change Of
Postmaster. at Wheeling, Virginia.
Your obecient servant,
F. GRANGER.
GEORGE w. THOMPSON, ESQ
Postmaster at Wheeling, Va.
WHEELING PosT Office.
To JOHN TYLER,
President Of The United States:
SIN: have received through the
Postmaster General note in which he
saws he has been instructed by the Presi-
dent of tho United States "to inform you
incl that in his op'uion the public inter
telest will bo promoted by a change Of
Postmaster at Wheeling, Virginia." I
assure You sir, that It shall he my strict
endeavur hereafter, MS il always has been
$50 promote the public interest" Inev-
er could have obtained my own consent
20 hold office under the tame and servile
conditions imposed by your Inaugural and
that Of your predecessor, and while !
avnwed this opinion 10 y0nr Political
friends here, | deemed il 4 duty owed
my country 10 hold on to my Office uni
like many olher', should become vic.
tim 10 the new "Brtish orders in coun-
Gil" declined committing official SUI
eide that you should complete the polri.
cal murder, which your numerous ac's
OF prescription showed your ready will
lingness 10 perpeirate.
have not been called upon 10 respond
10 any charge, and may presume that
none was made: for a contrary presump-
ton would throw upon you The great
Odium Of condemning man unheard
and without trial. am required also tn
make this presumption from The fact
that the petitions circulate for the APP
poniment of the different applicants,
preferred no ch1rges, and none asked for
INV removal Am removed, then be-
cause Of my open personal opposition To
a party, whose delegated power has now
by an act Of Providence devclved npon
Won aud not upon any charge that ! used
nv official character in that opposition!
II SO, the act is punishment Of an al
legged offence, before the law liking it
criminal had been promulgated, and the
edict by which il is done is an arbitrary
pioIltion Of my Constitutional right 10
discuss the measures and tho character
ofany party; aud il is an open aud a..
grant Infringement Of the tight which |
aud nv fellow cilizonS possess above all
cnnsiiIuiiuns--ti nGtarG! right to the
.freedom Of speech.
opposed the accession Of the
patty waich you now REPRESENT be-
cause,
Your candidate for the Presidency re-
fused TO avOw any principles for The ha.
els Of his future official pol cy, thereby
destroying The Representatives. character
OfOur Government; for how can dele
gate represent the people when there
is no express on Of principle 10 show that
the views and wishes Of the people
and The candidate are The same! And
because,
Although there was no expression by
this candidate 10 the numerous calls made
upon him from m1ny respectable and au
ihOriZed sources, yet he was understood
from former acls and declarations Of his
life, 10 be in favor of National Bunk |
Mr.. Clay's distribution sys en-, pn!tec-
rive tariff, aud thus uked 10 what have
ever been considered Federal doctrines.
And because,
You, John Tyler ofVirginia, had ever
been directly at war, and strpnuousy op.
posed 10 all these measures, yet cOnsen.
ted 10 an unnatural coalition CON
FOUNDED OP sulH A cONTRARIETv. Aud
because,
saw thelaie President, yourself, Dan.
iel Webster, and Francis Granger, each
entertaining opinions on many questions
of deep importance. some of them most
vital 10 the welfare Of The REPURLIc
yei uniting in a shange neu,raIIy. And
because,
Taere was an open elrIrl by their p1r.
~, the effect Of w!Ie.l WIS, 10 prosirale
the poIticl i morality Of the country. and
which is further signal zsd by the large
class OF appointments already made to
Offices oTlru And because,
Chartered monopolies, incorporated
wealtIi; and Incorporated dishonesty (see
lie broken bauks and The Bdl, expo
sures) were leagaed with The direct IN
fusnce 81 two HUNDRED millions Of Brit.
ish debt. Faf The elevation Of your heiA.
Fogsnsons alliance e the power Of ihs
country.