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

TO THE PUBLIC.


wd SAFES 70 maks = change in uAe offier
Of Ccllscl0r Of lhs Pod al Philadelphia.
an1 Il j. dae 10 myself lhss yon should b.
informed u me facts connected win this
proereding. Pray 70 Be allowed - dis
claim any ferling n personal unkindness
towards the President. while own adeeP
sense of he injury which he has been
indaced - iHalct on me By eaaselessly
removing ne from pesl in which he 70
luniarily placed me. 81
On tbs 18Th Of April. 1911 received
an autograph letter from President Tyler,
xnnouneing nv appointment As Collector
Of The Pari 81 Philadelphia, expressed in
The slrnrgcsi terms of eaa6drnce and
kiadsess. Though l had been, in The
eaars. of nv public life. often On terms
of intimate associalina with ineumbsnts
of the ExsclIiys ofiics. both State and
Federal. had never minated wish fnr
favors from Them, nor did ! ever receive
any assurance &c willingness 10 do me ser
vice. This appointment was unsolicited
and unexpected. II reached me in re-
Iirenenl 81 nearly fifieen years duration.
and was accompanied BY circumstances
which made ID more honorable 10 accept
THAI 90 decline IL.
came into community where was
wholly stranger. and which. as The Pre-
sident had informed me. vas disturbed BY
q very active competition Tor the office to
which | was appointed. | bEcughl 40
friend with me, and called mons 10 me.
Ihsi no private ends 20 serve. and in good
faith set about healing. a. FAR as possible,
the irritation that had before existed. Be-
fore receiving my commission. had writ
ten 70 Mr.. Tyler, recommending the APP
polntmsni Of Mr.. Henry Morris as Col
lsclor. To this letter received the FOL.
lowing answer. and Al the same time The
intelligence Of my appointments
Washington. April -, IsiI.
Ny dear Sir: Your letter is before me.
and has been read BY me with al the re-
spect which sincerely feel Tor your cha
racier and past services. ! recognize in
you nv elder in that political school, 10
the advancement Of the principles Of which
We have alike devoted anxious days and
nights. The regretted death Of General
Harrison has east deep gloom over the
coaRtry. and has beea more painfully fell
by myself than any other, becasse no.
eniy Of the strsng personal ties which
: existed setwssn us, but becsusr Of the
high ssd defeats responsibilities which il
has dsrelvsd upss ne. aow | shall ac-
quit Hyssif 10 the discharge Of the duties
sf my high ssies. depends, uader Provi-
dsnes. - DO ret seen. | rejoies that
snsaf ne krst aes Of ny Presidential
life 10 shai Of scattering Office as q true
and seund patriot. such 10 yau are. The
mail Which beafs you this. will slss eos
vsy n yos . eomnissioa AZ Collector Of
the Psss Of Philsdslphis. Yenr disinis.
rsssednsss 10 rsesnmsndins smother. vho
| should hsvs been very happy 10 have
obliged. hes wfeufhi ss isjury 10 your
self. fhnsv ron wsnld nsi ash office,
but sc,ed on The grousd that il vou had
merits, fhsy would be knows 70 the sP-
poiniine power. Besides. my dear sir,
The warn personal contests which this
Office had erssied in Philadslphia, ssen.
ed ., ss - render /. proper to have nei-
ihsv 70 syiunps or defeat. Ihsve. there
fsss. ossysl sot only the Suggestions Of
ny fsslisss. but sound policy. in making
The sppaisinssa You will, doubt rot,
by sonevhst equal distribution OF your
favcrs, reconcile the friends Of all the par
lies. Nr Badger and Mr.. Tyson have
been the wsrRest contestants. They
may have made promises in anticipation
Of sueerss 70 particular persons, who you
NAV quie.hy ssrving them ont. mere
~ make you Suggestions as from one
friend tn ssoshsr. 70 be adopted by you
IS your iudgrneas nav dictate. have
one wish, eoafess. and il is that Cover
nor Shnlze should have the place Of Prin-
cipal Weigher-an Office, the duties OF
which are light, and the income Of sons
momsnt to him.
Be pleased to accept, nv dear sir, as
surances Of mr. grea, respect, confidence,
and friendship.
JOHN TYLER.
Hoa Jonathan Roberts.
Ii was conceded fact, that during the
political canvass Of 1910, from the head
Of the Cu,tsn Hou.s. through q large
portion Of the psrsoa, eagagsd in the per.
Torrance or its duties, there had been the
most ariesi psli,icsl sstisa. There had
been ar s.owes assessweut an The con.
p-nsaiiun ~ the ekcsrs for election rur-
poses. There we're eases Of hrrh and no.
horabIe noncompliance, a. veil |. oil
compliance, by worthy ssa estinsble
men, undsr wha. seemed IN them IA be an
Irresistible necessity. With regard IA
those who had thus abused their trusts,
had no hesitation. The dictate Of pro-
prieiy was at once IN remove them. The
iaofrnsive wers, 50 far az my knowledge
extends. without exception, retained; and
my appointments were governed through
oft by the expressed wishes of The Pre-
siden,. my anxiety being to see that no
unworthy individuals were thrust upon
ms. So far as | could rely on the teeii-
uonv If ~,ha-. 4 I'D sn.so. e. ,h; - al q. I,