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rho ysa may qaief ~ eHrryihg them ont mere
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ate fhase one uiah, eonfess. and u u th.i Gov
shulxe should have the Flass Of Pfineip.l Weieher
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income u t0m moment y him-
Be pleased 10 nenepf. ~ dear sif, assurances o.
~ grsfresPest, eonsdense and ls.s.as.,le,
lisa. 1ssath,n Roberts
Itvas conceded fact. that doriug the
political canvass Of 1910. from the head
Of The Custom House. ths9ugh . large por-
ton d the persons engsgedin The Peftor.
nance Of iis duties. there had been the
most vfdent political aclioa. There had
been On avoEed assessment on The eou.s
pensasion Of The Objects fsf election pur-
poses. There were cases Of firm and
Honorable non-com piiance. n well - Of
comrliance, BY worthy and esiinable
men. under what seemed 10 them 70 be
a irresistible neeessisy. With regard ioi
those " ho, had thus abused their trusts. i
had % hesitation. The dictate Of pre-
|prieiy was af once 10 remove them. Inc
|taoffehsiye were, go far a my knowledge
extends, without exception, retained
and my appointments. were governed
Throughout By the expressed Wishes Of
the President. my anxiety being TO see
that 40 unworthy individuals were thrust
upon me. SO fer a. could rely on the
Testimony Of Others. had reason 10 think
| that those I appointed were men OF cha
rsctsr, Of Wing principles, and (ss direct
ed BY The Presidency The friends Of those
whom, in this respect, be was DESTROYS to
oblige.
took Office ou The 2Istt April. ls4lt
and on the 9Th, ibe list Of my appoint
ments was forwarded 70 the Secretary Of
The Treasury, from whom, on the 9Th Of
May. 7 received the following letter o:sP-
proval: Ii
1 wasHISerox CIT4, May s, Isll.
Ny dear Sir III have just resolved your letter 81
yesterday. Do not, ! pray yat, suppose that the
President or myself for moniest, doubts the eor-
reetnsss Of your course. under the irying and diff
cult eirsums,anses 10 which yeu have been placed.
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ue think probable in some among the fnsuy :.
We knox that We have. Batyoa bare our full and
entire confidence Ia your soahd discretion and I'M
waverug patriotism, and il i not 10 the leaSi shaken.
Be assured Of this.
.m.fery Truly, yosr', ,,v,xa
Hon. tOaathan Roberts
i AT this point Of time I had 4 righ. 10
believe tina. all uneasiness on the subject
lofAhs appointments was tIanquilized. and
my conduct being thus approved directly
lby the Secretary Of the Treasury. whose
supervision is alone contemplated by law
land also by the President, whose wishes
twas anxious TO crafty, l dismissed rthe
matter frem nv mind, aldsapplied myssl
I.o the faithful and sedul 5us discharge o
my duties. Unfortunately foI the publ,
tsnfsifss ard iQE ibs good fame Of the Pre-
that an individual entitled in no respec
TO The confidence or the Executive or hi,
fmissasy o. fufcn1ses. oeearss .aiszz1si.ss
I'D al the share Of influence which be bad
with me 10 The distribution Of Office, anc
was active IN fomeniing by some masnl
ankAown 10 me. unkird leekpgs IN The
bosom Of the President aAd his family
lThorgh reluctant 10 credit The possibility
TOT such 90 influence with az independen
and Intelligent Chief Magistrate, / an
unable 10 trace 10 sny other source The
inischievous and unfounded rumouIl
which were very soon circulated 10 nv
lpfejudice Of Washington. To such a,
fsxteDt was thiscarriej, that on the 9Th oI
May. the President wrote to me begging
"ms ioappease bis anxiety, 4 and assuring
Inc he desired TO hear IRON me, only "a
1enabis aim 10 stop. idle tongues" I 40.
Iswsred the letter without delay, and on
1.-THE llth Of May Ireeeived The following
answer. III
YAsaHeroE. May 10. 1871!
Ny dear Sir;--l take a moment ID say Il
lyon, that my son6denee in you ID Wholly una.
lbated aud have no doubt but thai ali thai you
have done will be we'll My Iast letter was de-
fsened 10 place me in possession OF facts which
might use advaniageossiy. shall give ear ID
lnoIhing to your injury. With irnesl regard
! yours, &c. JOHN TYLER.
i jonathan Roberts.
! :Dn the 18th Of May. / paid my rspesls
in person 10 The President, aud vas 70.
teeived by him With tbs kindest vel.
come. had the pleasure 10 assure bin
that believed the Custom Hsuse Depart.
ment was entirely harmonised. and that NO
difficulty existed in The successful trans-
action Of the public business.
About this time. OF soon afier. collision
was fast ripeniHg between tlis President
and heWhig party 10 Congress. Repeat.
ed publications appeared IN The New York
Herald, an apparently accredited print OF
the Administration. charging Oh officers
Ct The Customs in Philadelphia Gisaffee.
Ition TO Mr.. Tyler. and recommending
their Immediate removal. since nv ae.
Ieeptanee Of ofies down to the presen,
time, I have bsen stedioasly reserved
With regard 10 party pelitics, had ha-
bituallY suppressed the ultefAaee Of nv
own opinions. snd had incslcstsd the
same course on others. wAs res,rained
not only BY my sense Of prcprieiy. but
by he injuneiioos Of The Inaugural Adj
dress 81 NIT ler. I" that ofisttI infIuence
should never be used COR The purposes Of
party" was encouraged sifl| sustained
in this course BY bis equally. solemn de-