The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-09-29

I'd. Far from a. lou may hafr maur
misiskes-this We Ihisk probable IN come
cases among he many We knou that
We have. Boz Won hare our fnll and en-.
Tire confidence in your sound discretion
and unwayerng patriotism. and i i not
in The least shaken, Be assured Of This.
l am, very truly, yours.
Hon. Jonathan Roberts.
Az the point Of time had = right % be-
lieve that oil measures on The subject Of
the appointments was tranquillzed. and
my conduct being thus approved directly
BY the Secretary Of the Treasury, whose
supervision il alone contemplated BY law,
and also by The President, whose wishes
was anxious 70 CRAFTY. Idismissed The mat
Ter from my mind. and applied myself 10
the faithful and seduloDs discharge Of my
duties. Unfortunately Tor the public SER
vice and for The good fame Of The Pfesi-
dent. there Is too much reason 10 believe
that an individual entitled in no respeet
TO The Conscience Of the Executive or his
fellow-cilizens. who was Al onr time Sur
yeyor of The port. and more recently Com
nlssary af Purchases. became discomfort
ell Al tho stock Of influence which he had
with me in the distribution Of Office, and
was active in fomeniing by some means
unknown 10 me. unkind feelings in the
bosom Of he President and his family.
Though reluctant 10 credit the possibility
OF such an influence with an independent
and intelligent Chief Magistrate, ! am un.
abIo 10 trace TO any other source. The mis-
chievous and unlounded rumors which
were very soon circulated 10 my preju,
dice al Washington. To such an extent
was this carried, that on the 5lh Of Nav,
the President wrote 10 me, beggil z me
ITO sppsase his anxiety" and assuring
me he desired to hear from me only to
enable him To stop idle tongues" an.
swered the letter without delay, and on
the 10Th Of May ! received the following
answer: ..- -aa.
Washington, May 10. Is4i.
Nv dear Sir-I take a moment 10 say
to you that my confidence in you is Who'll
/ ly undated, and that have no doubt but
that all you have done will be well. My
last letter was designed 10 place me in
possession Of facts which might use adj
vsntageously. | shall give ear to nothing
| 10 your injury.
With great respect. yours, &c.
JOHN TYLER.
Hon. Jonsihan Roberts.
On the 18Th Of May. I p,id nv re-,
speess 70 person To the President. and was
received by him with ihs kipdss, vel.
come. had the pleasure 70 assure him
tAa, 1 believed The Custom House Depart
nsni wss enuisly hsrmonsed, and sr
difficulty existed in The successful trans.
action Of The public business.
Ahoai ths hms or soon sfIer. coll sior
vss last approaching between the Pres
Ident and The Wkig party in Congress
Repeated publications appeared IN the
New York Herald 81 thai time. On sp
paren,ly aecred,ed print Of The ADM.
ni.usuos. rh,rsns on officers Of III,
CUssoas in Philadelphis dssfec,ion 10
Mr.. Tyler. and recommending their i'm
msdlsls rsnossl Since my acceptance
" offiee dam To the present time. | hs,.
been studlsusly reserved with regard g.
party poliucs, had hsbiiuslly suppressed
the suersuce OF my own opinions. snr
had inculcs.sd the same reur,e on others.
| vss restrained moi only by my own
ssnse Of propueiy. but BY the Injunction.
OF the Inaugural Address OF Mr.. Tyler
that Official influence should neser b.
used for The purposes "f party" | "a
encouraged and sustained in this course
by his equally sol. mn decI.rs,inn. 9Th,
he would never remove an individual iron
office Who faithfully and honestly acquit
ted himself Oh the tutiss oil his office
From this line Of coHduc, | ne,es swer.
sd.
On the 12h Of December, ls4l. tn
President wrote TO me, communities:
ing Among other ihings, ,oms gosnT
winch had reached ilis ears relative 10 Mr.
Richard Cns. one uf the Appraisers. (sr
appointment not within my con'rrD and
slallng thar inform alton Of a simllsr i'm
port had reached him "re'a,i'e TO other,
in my emplnvmrn';" but OF these he sJds
"More prnbsbly hereafter" The lette
closes With assurances "of respect f0l
my character. and regard for nv person
and vi'hes Of health, Happiness, aud long
lfe."
| The letter satisfied me that a system
Of dsirartnn vas in operation at Wash
inE'on. which va. slowly but surely ex
| ettiss im influence On the President
Self-resPec', hnwe-er. forbade any further
sctinn on my part. | con;sHteJ mvsel
with dsplnring the collision tina, had oc.
cured kelwcea the President and Con
gees. and ssrionsly hoped lha, i. nigh
he hsrmon'zed.
On the 27h Of Apii! last il was an
neuseed IA The New York Herald. and
mnre suthonaIisely in The NJ ,drsonIsn,
tha' here would soon be changes made IN
The officers al Philadelphia. Regarding
this alna't 20 unofficial communicau
! on the 2sth | addressed the follow ing LEI
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