The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-09-29
Exposition of Jonathan Roberts.
FROM THE UNITED STATES GAZETTE.
TO THE PUBLIC.

TO THE PUBLIC.
II has pleased The President Of the Uni
ted States to make a change in the office
of Collector OF the Port Of Philadelphia,
and il is due to myself that you should be
informed of the facts connected with this
proceeding. pray to be allowed to dis
claim any feeling OF personal uukindness
towards the President, while own deep
sense of the injury which he has been in.
duced 10 nflicl on me by causelessly re-
moving me from post IN which he volun-
tarIly placed me.
On the l4th of April, 1871, received
an autograph letter from President Tyler,
announcing my appointment as Collector
Of the Port of Philadelphia, expressed in
the strongest terms Of confidence and kind
ness. Though | had been, in the course
OF my public life, often on terms OF int-
mate association with incumbents OF the
Executive office, both State and Federal,
| had never inlimated wish for tayors
from them, nor did ever receive any as.
surance of Willingness to do me service.
This appointment was unsolicited and un.
expected. Ii reached me in retirement
of nearly 6tteen years duration, and was
accompanied BY circumstances which made
I il more honorable toaccept than to decllnei..
! | came into community where | was
wholly stranger, and which, as the Pre-
sident had informed me, was disturbed by
a very active competition for the Office
TO which | was appointed. brought no
friend with the, aud called none 10 me. /
had no private ends TO serve, and in good
faith set about healing, as far as possible,
the irritation that had before existed. Be-
fore receiving my commission had writ
ten to Mr.. Tyler, recommending the ap.
pointment Of Mr.. Henry Morris as Colec-
tor. To this letter received the follow
ing answer, and al the sa'nr time the intel.
ligence Of my appointment:
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1911.
M Dear Sir: Your letter is before Inc,
and has been read bv me with all the res.
pect which | sincerely feel for your char.
acter and past services. | recognise in
you my elder in that political school to the
advancement Of the principles of which VIC
have alike devoted anxious day and nights.
The regretted death Of Gen. Harrison has
cast deep gloom over the country, and
has been more painfully felt BY myself than
any other, because not only of the strong
personal lies which existed between us, but
because Of the high and delicate RESPONSE
blitics which il has deyolycd upon me-
How | shall acquif myself in the discharge
Of the duties Of my high Office, depends,
under Providence, to be vet seen. re.
Joice that among the first acts Of my Pre-
sIdentIal life is that Of comforting Office on
true and sound patriot, such as you are.
The mail which bears You this will also
convey to YOU commission as Collector
of the Por; OF Philadelphia. \ our dis.nter'
estedness 10 recommending another, who
should have been very happy to have
obliged has wrought no injury TO yourself.
knew YOU would not ask Office, bat acted
on the ground tha, If YOU had tie rts, they
would be known to the appointing power.
/ Besides, my dear sir, the warm personal
contests which this Office had created in
Philadelphia seemed to me to render ii
proper TO give neither a triumph nor de-
feat. ! have, therefore, obeycd not only
the suggestions Of my feelings, bot sound
policy, IN making the appointment. You
will, ! doubt not, by somewhat equal
distribution Of your favors, reconcile the
friends Of all parties. Mr.. Badger and
Mr. Tyson have becnthe warmcst confess
iants. They may have made promises in
anticipation OF success to particular per.
sons, who YOU may quiet by carrying them
out. | merely make YOU suggestions as
from ono friend to another, 10 bc adopted
by you as your judgment may dictate. /
have one wish, | confess; and it IL that
i Gov. Shuttle should haze the place OF Prin.
cipal Weigher--an Office, the duties OF
which are light, and the income Of some