The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-03-13
Nr@ Fora Correspondence.


TUESDAY, March 2, lS41
The universal topic in our Political and Business
circles is the reported remOUaI of JESSE HoYr from
the Office of Collector of this Port and the appoint
nent Cor nomination. Of JOHN MORGAN to the office
thus vacated. The game is well understood here. 1
do not believe that Martin Van Buren, ever perpera
ted one of his characteristic ttlenesses which excited
such general disgust and loathing. have conyersed
with some dozens Of citizens of all parties and of
no party-and the sentiment is allbut unanimous that
so disreputablea swinde never before attempted
by an officer of the American Government Il is not
possible that such men as John c. Calhoun, r. e.
Nicholas and A. H. SeUier will defle 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 is invoked to this nasty transaction which
blind man might not see through. JESSE HoYT was
the law-student of Van Buren,, and has been his po
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
now 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-
ry, his surees good for the amount at any rate
the matter is in wise mended by thrustng him out
Of Office three days before the new Administration
comes into power. But have no doubt the trick was
conrived between these worthless in the hope of EN-
baTassng the new Administration and retaining the
Custom House Power ofths City in their own hands
Should they succeed in this, the Wings of this City
must ground their arms. They have borne up man
fully against this tremendous power for twelve years
They have struggled and sacrificed like men in their
resistance to this Hessan force. If victory TO bring
release from their expressions then welcome des-
parl
But this cannot be- If MORGAN has been or shall
be confirmed as Collector it is not possible that Gen
HARRISON will submit to 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 ottering along toward the
scene of riot with one 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 new Administration has
thus been checkmated on an important point even be-
adjuncts into ecstasles. The Journal Of Commerce
rolls up its eyes very solemny, and smiles bitterly at
both cornerA closed mouth 1t has no rcbuke for
the appointment of lawyer, SO long he is not a
Whig. The Sun follows suit in euogizing the firm
and Roman severity of Van Buren, and in endea-
yerng 10 make the whole thing appear fair business
transaction, The HeSaid chnskl& and grns from
% ear il never fails do over any thing that
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will answer. The Editor roundly asserts that Mon
GAN is Conservative! when he failed to vote
straight Loco Foco ticket and last year elected 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 impe
led by two motivesa sympathy with rascality in gen.
eral and deadly though disguised hostility to the
new Administration.
Mr.. HcYT's regime has cost the country about
$5OO,000 per annum. | firmly believe that the
vice may be better performed for less than $4,000
But this retrenchment only be made by an eff
cient, energetic collector, who comes in wholly I'M
trammeled by the ncumbents, and unpledged to pro-
vide places for others In other words the service de-
mands and the country justly expects collector who
will lay bare the inquites which have been practiced
under Hoyt-who will be restrained from full and
faithful disclosures and corrections of abuses by no
ties Of interest sympathy who will sweep out the
distractions whether of incapacty rascaty which
have gathered there and made the Custom House
nest of foul birds. Shall this expectation be disap-
pointed2
The EUening Post betrays the game of Van Bu-
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. M.
f" personal friend" (Not word importing that this
regard is recprocated) These people have so long
smpeton, that they to have sort of mechanical
belief of it.
HoYT attending to his business yesterday, and
said he had heard nothing Of his removal. He GER
ainly did not resign; though he doubtless understood
the thing perfectly
There was little done here in stocks to-day u S.
Bank closed at lS 10 1000 bales of Cotton were
old yesterday at decline of IA. No change In
grain or -four Foreign and domestic exchanges ditto.
McLEoD is to be removed to Albany for trial, and
the civil suit tried first If that falls he will of course
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, 194l.
We are cheerful and comfortable here to-day, in
the midst of dull trade and hard times. The Star
spangled Banner waves proudly over our principal
Hotels and Wing Head Quarters as well as from the