The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-06

1t will be seen by the following article, from
the Albany Argus, that the charge made by the
Clay Wings against the present Postmaster at
Cooperstown, was false:
THE COOPERSTOWN POSTMASTER.
In another column publish communications on
this subject from reliable source in Otsego county.
The removal of Mr. Barber very bitter and noisy
Clay partisan and the appointment of Mr.. DAYS,
Democrat, excited the utmost Ire Of the Federal
Wings, and they indulge not only in fierce denuncia-
tons of Mr.. Tyler, but in gross misrepresentation
of Mr.. Davis. The removal of seventeen hundred
Democratic Postmasters in thirty days. by Mr. Gran
ger and the avowed intention, if he had not been
himself compelled to retire, of eectng two thousand
MORE is matter of course, and so worthy Of common
daton as be the subject of boast on the floor OF
the National Legislature. But single deviation
from the Federal rule of removal is denounced as IN
tolerable prescription and tyranny-public meetings
are caIled-the Wing newspapers TEEN with re-
proaches and denuncations, and scarcely less than
impeachment of the Executive, and implement OF the
incumbent, is considered adequate punishment of
an offence so rank in the nostrils of Federalism
Mr. Davis in addition 10 the mputatOn of being
Democrat is charged with suspending efhgy OF
General Harrison from his building in Coopersiown
during the canvass of I840 The parsans who IN
this city paraded efigy of Mr. Tyler when ne
dared to veto Bank BILL shocked at the thought
of such exhibition in any other quarter. But they
misstae the facts This charge, we understand, was
maQe To the fOStm1SItF OeH6Idl dSdlHot Do'i'
prior to his appointment and was promptly met and
| refuted The facts, we learn, are, that Barber
then occupied the second story Of Davs's building as
printing Office, and suspended from his windows an
efigy of Mr.. Van Buren,, a log cabin, and various
placards insulting in the extreme to the Democracy;
upon seeing which several boys went into the third
story of the building, and suspended the etiy COM
planned of, from window Immediately those oc-
cuped for this purpose by Barber and his friends-
As Mr.. Daviss attention was called to the
fact he directed it to be taken down. 1t was put up
without his knowledge, and ordered down the
moment he was informed of it. And yet the gentle
men of the "Clay Club" sought to hold him respon-
sible for the before his appointment and seek now
to fasten the odium of it, through him. upon Mr. Ty-
Ier and upon the able and attentive Democratic Rep
resentative from the JOtsego district
Mr.. Davis is esteemed as an intelligent and honest
citizen, and has ever been uniform and consistent
Democrat but very far fiom being the "brawling
politician" that Barber is known to be. The latter
was appointed Postmaster through influence in this
city, against the expressed wishes of the intelligent
and respectable portion of the Wings of Cooperstown,
as the papers file will show He had resided In
that place only short time when he obtained his APP
pointment He commenced his there the
editor of the "Otsego Republican )" and since the
veto of tie first Bank bill by the President, has been
open in his assaults upon Mr.. Tyler INDUCING in
language towards the Chief Magistrate grossly unbe-
coming and offensive.
| The gentlemen of the "Clay Clubs" welcome
to all the capital they gather from this removal
and appointment; meanwhile, shall not regret to
chronicle many such.