The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-29
From the. Albany .7rgus.
THE COOPERSTOWN POST OFFICE

In another column we publish communication on
this subject from reliable source in Otsego county
The removal of Mr.. Barber, very bitter and moi
sy Clay partisan and the appointment of Mr.. Davis
a Democrat, excited the utmost ire of the Federal
Wings, and they indulge not only in fierce denunc "a
tons of MIR. Tyler but gross representations Of
MIR. Davis. The removal of seventeen hundred Demo-
cratic Postmasters in thirty days by Mr. Granger and
the avOwed intention, if he had not been himself COM
PEELED to retire, Of eecting two thousand more, Is
matter Of course, and so worthy of commentator as
to be the subject of boast the floor of the Nation
al Legislature But single deviation from the Fed
eral rule of removal denounced intolerable pro-
scrption and tyranny-puolic meetings are called
the Wing newspapers TEEN with reproaches and de-
nunciations, and scarcely less than impeachment OF
the Executive, and implement Of the incumbent, Is
considered an adequate punishment Of offence so
rank in the nostris Of Federalism.
Mr. Davis, in addition to the imputation of being
Democrat, is charged with suspending an efigy Of
General Harrison from his building in Cooperstown,
during the canvass of 1910. The partisans who in
this city paraded an ethgy of Mr. Tyler, when he
dared to Veto the Bank bill, are shocked at the
thought of such exhibition in any other quarter.
But they misstate the facts. This charge, we un-
derstand, made to the Postmaster General against
MIR. Davis prior to his appointment and was prompt
y met and refuted. The facts, we learn, are that
Barber then occupied the second story of Daviss
building a printing-ctce, and suspended from his
windows effgy of Mr.. Van Buren,, log cabin,
ana various pacaTus, Insulting In the extreme 10 the
Democracy upon seeing which several boys went
into the third story of the building, and suspended
the efigy complained offrom a window Immediately
over those occupied for this purpose by Barber and
his friends. AS soon as Mr.. Daviss attention was
called to the fact he directed it to be taken down.
1t was put up without his knowledge, and order
ed down the moment he was informed of it. And
yet the gentlemen Of the 'Cay Club" sought to hold
him responsible for the act before his appointment,
and seek to asen the odium of it, through him,
upon Mr. Tyler, and upon the able and attentive De-
mocratic representative from the Otsego district
MIR. Davis is esteemed intelligent and honest
citizen, and has ever been uniform and consistent
Democrat; but very far from being the "brawling
politician" that Barrier is known to be. The latter
appointed postmaster through influence in
this city, against the express wishes of the intelligent
and respectable portion of the Wings of Coopers-
town, the papers on ile will show. He had re-
sided in that place only short time when he obtain
ed his appointment He commenced his career there
as the editor of the Ots.go Republican - and since
the Veto of the first Bank bill by the President has
been open in his assaults upon Mr. Tyler, indulgng
in language towards the Chief Magistrate grossly
becoming and offensive
The gentlemen Of the "Clay clubs" are welcome
to all the capital they gather from this removal
and appointment meanwhile, shall not regret to
chronicle many such.
Will the editor of the Argus forward US a
copy containing the communication referred to :
ED. MAD