The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-14
From the Harrisburg Inteiiigencer.
THE PHILADELPHIA COLLECTOR-THE
CRISIS,


Ii seems that the Administration aroused to Just
sense of its dignity and seIfrespect, is beginning
that the appointment and continuance of pubic
officers who opposed the President and his
measures, has cooled and parayzed It's friends, gwen
courage 10 It's opponents, and is now embarrassing
every Department ofthe Government. The situation
of the PhiladeIphia Custom House rs just what we
expected IL would be, when the appointments were
made. President Tyler, succeeding Gen. Harrison
as he did surrounded by the retired Cabinet and the
faction that controlled them, deceived and be-
trayed, in making his first appointments We very
well remember The astonshment, shame and disap-
pontment which depicted In the face OF the whole
party in Pennsylvania that supported Iippecanoe
and Tyler too" when Jonathan Roberts appoint
cd Collector of the Port of Philadelphia. He
known to be an incorporating opponent OF Gen.
HARRISON and an unpopular, worn out and broken
down politician No denied that he had been
clever and respectable man, in bis day and generation,
bot that day and generation had passed, and the
young talented and ardent politicians that achieved
the great political revolution of $40, had neither sym
patty with his pejudces confidence in his political
wisdom sagacity. They foresaw that he would be
governed by political faction in Philadelphia, which
had ever been unpopular througho the State 1t
was remarked, also, that the whole patronage of the
General Government was bestowed upon persons liv-
ing In small district of this State, lying of the
Schuylki comprising only few miles in circuit,
while the great State of Pennsy from the Della
ware to the OHIO, and from the Chesapeake to Lake
~N-'~~>~N')
the city of Piltsburg
That active, ardent, and influential body of young
men, in the centre of the State who first nominal
ted General Harrison in 1884 planned and gave en-
ergy to the campain of 1896, and which in lS40,
with whirwind of public opinion, engendered in
the mountains plains, and Valleys in the interior OF
Pennsylvania, compelled the city faction, which is
now embarrassing the Government, to take refuge
under the victorious banner, particularly the
marked objects of the "retired Cabinet" As proof
Of this, refer to the fact that the old county OF
Lancaster, now comprising the counties OF Dauphin,
Lebanon, and Lancaster, inhabited by more than
10000 people, and which gave about 5000 majority
Tor Harrison and Tyler, was deemed unworthy OF a
single Office worth penny; not the post Offices of
their own counties. And yet the President has not
found the people of the nterior-of the capitol of
ennsylvania-plotting against his Administration, or
condemning it in advance while those upon whom he
conferred Office and the faction of which they are
the representatives stepped TO the elbows In in
trgue and, Judaslke, betraying him TO his enc
mics. The first public meeting in the United
States, to sustain him in his Veto the Bank,
was holden at Harrisburg-the first to condemn
him was the faction in Philadelphia upon HON be
too confdngIy entrusted patronage and power. ain
gratitude is than the sin of wi.chcraft," says
Holy Writ-treachery the crime Of Judas and
Benedict Arnold and ingratltude and lIeacheIy
now praclised by portion of those who received and
still hold office under the President is evinced by
their opposition to this administr alton
From indications at Washington, the President can
be deceived 40 longer If the public journals tell the
truth, Jonathan Roberts has been ordered to dismiss
his host of actous subordnates, and appoint those
who will give his administration fair support. |, is
also stated in the Madsonian, that has been
held among certain members of Congress, and the
Collector has boon advised by it, neither to obey the
President resign If this is the case, the crisis
has arrived when the Administration either act
or be dishonored If it succumbs-it will be cons-
dered imbece, weak, and wanting in self-respect. If
It asserts its constitutional prerogatves supports its
dignity. adandons the miserable doctrine of proscrp
ton of the conductors of the public press-magna-
nimity TO enemes-and punishment Of friends, it will
then command the respect OF all partes-banish
treacheiy and faction, and rally a great and trum-
plant party in support Of itself and lis measures.