The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-20
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THE MUSEUM MEETING.

The Wings of Philadelphia held meeting last
evening, ayowealy to express their sentiments in re-
laton TO The removal of the late collector of the
toms, but in reality 10 give President Tyler stab,
and if possible to make political capital for fu
ture operation. Ii is well known that the appoint
ment OF MIR. Roberts was made without the know
ledge or appreciation of the Wings Of Philadelphia,
most of whom committed in favor Of other
ddates. Since the appointment of MIR. Roberts, the
relative position Of the President and the Wing party
has been changed. Instead of being friends, they
opponents. No one can blame Mr. Roberts
for prelerrng Mr. Clay for the next Presidency to
Mr.. Tyler or any other person. Every rizen has
perfect right TO judge for himself, and to act accor
dinghy; but then he must take the consequences He
may agree TO lose his Office rather than dismiss his
Clay friends who are opposed to the Administration
Of President Tyler. Ii has long been the practice to
remove opponents from office, and Mr. Roberts car
ried out the practice as fully as any could do.
He has, therefore, of all men in the world no right
to complain that his own rule has been applied TO
himself
Resistance of Executive power has been rebuked
on many similar occasions. There is one memorable
instance that must be fresh in the recollection OF
older politicians. Ii occurred under the administra
ton of President Madison, undoubtedly the mdest
that ever filled the Presidential chair. During
the war of 1872, Gideon Granger, the Postmaster
General appointed Dr. Lieb to the post office of PHI
ladelpha. A number of the friends of the Admins
tration here, we'll the Democratic members Of
the Legislature of Pennsylvania, then in session,
ment, and solicited the substitution of another midi
vdual. The President requested MIR. Granger TO re-
move DR. Leib, as he had satisfactory information
that induced him to require his dismissal Mr. Granger
took upon himself the responsibility of refusing aleg
ing that the power of appointment was in him. and that
the President had right to interfere. The President
forthwith removed Mr.. Granger, and appointed
new Postmaster General who Immediately appointed
the gentleman that Mr.. Granger had fused to put
in in the place of Dr. Leb. In the case OF Mr.. Ro-
bers, Mr.. Forward requested that gentleman to COM
ply with the wishes Of the President, who had ad-
dres sed his request the Secretary of the Treasury
and not to Mr.. Roberts The latter refusing to COM
ply, the President had no alternative left but to
move him.
The under the Administration Of John Quincy
Adams, where order issued from Washington
to remove Lydia II. Bailey, printer of the blanks
to the customhouse, and to appoint Mr.. Binns editor
of the Democratic Press seem TO have been forgot
ten by our Wing friends With the controversy be-
tween Secretary Woodbury. and the late Governor
Wolf on somewhat similar question: but few of
them probably have any knowledge All of them
show that interference with the subordinate APP
pointments has frequently been exercised by the
President and Heads of Departments, wherever they
thought the public party interests required it, The
only thing peculiar in Mr.. Roberts is the expo
of private correspondence and the repetition OF
private conversations. His predecessors in office did
not feel at liberty to revenge their private griefs in
this way Under such circumstances il was hardly
worth while for the Wings to get up meeting TO
onioni-e Mr.. Roberts with few artificial tears.