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with the kndest welcome. had the Measure N
assure him that believed the Custom House De-
partmens was entirely harmonizcd, and that mo-
dlmcoity existed in the successful transaction OF
tho public business. q
About this time, or soon after, collision wa.
fast riPening between the President and the WhiU
party IN Congress. Repeated publications. APP
:Pcared IN the New York Herald, an apparently
aecfeuitsd print OF the Administration, charping
ON omcers OF the customs in Philadelphia disaffec.
non 20 Mr.. Tyler, and recommending their i'm
mediate removal. Since my acceptance ot orc.
down to the presens time, have been stud,ously
reserved with regard to party politics. had habit.
oaily suppressed the utterance Of INV own onn
ions, and had incucated the same course on 9th.
srs. was restrained, not Only by INV own sense
.. P,opItey, but by tho injnnc,ions Of the lnau.
gural Address Of MIR. Tyler, .sthat official indu
encc should never be used for the purposes Of par
~. was encouraged and sustain d in this
course by his equally solemn declaration, ..ihal he
soou@ .,ersr remore an 'ndioiduai from oDlce ,cho
JctMf9ay and honestly acquitted himself ~ the d,.-
"es y mas V'se' From this line Of conduct /
mover swervcd.
On the 18th OF December, 1871, the President
wrote to me communicating, among other thinys.
some gossip which had reached his ears, in rela.
ton to Mr.. Richard Coe, one of the Appraisers.
Ian appointment not within my control,) AID sta.
ang tnat Information Of similar import had
reached him 'relative 10 others in nv employ.
nnenti but OF these he adds "More probably
hereafter" The letter closes with assurances
'''ot respect for my character, and regard for nv
person, and wishes Of health, happiness, and
long life"
This letter satisfied me that system, of de-.
traction was In operation at W ashington, which
was slowly but surely eXrriing its influence on
Inc President. Self-respect, however, forbade a.
ny further action on my part. contcn,od myself
WIN dePiorlng the collision that had occurred be-
tween the President and Congress, and seriously
hoped that it might DO harnonized.
On the 9Th April last, it was announced in the
New DIRK Herald, and more au.hori,a,ivelv in
the Madisonian, that there would soon be chan.
ges made In the officers at Philadelphia. Regard
Ing TINS as almost AN official communication. ON
the 2Sth addressed tbs following letter To- the
President:
PHILADELPHIA. April %, 1912.
lear SfI--At the time you addressed to me
your very kind letter Of the l2th December 1911.
twas apparent your feelings had been disturbed
representations which were erroneous, if not
ols'ngenuous. then replied to you with all tho
candor the obligations you had conferred on the
and tho kindness of your letter enjoined. have
been aware that, through the whole time that has
since elapsed, there has been AN unremttcd pur-
suit of measures by some mon to effect purposes
OF their own by means far from justiiiable. AT
ths moment 1t is announced through the public
papers, from Waslingto TO New York that
changes are to be looked for in this city, II il be
So not Knowing where they to fall, only ask
o' O." 'Pioi'uhty 10 lay before you the account Of
my stewardship In the place you have been MICA
ssd to assign me. 1t is Nc, my purpose 70 enter
upon this explanation at this time but to EXPRESS
my Willingness and wish to have an Interview
with you personally. For this end, respectable
propose to visit Washington, health per nit,ino in
all next week 1t is due to Justice, before action
should be had, both sides should be heard
very truly, your obliged friend,
m. JONATHAN ROBERTS.
His Excellency John Tyler.
On the Both the following letters, dated the
same Gay that these annunciations appeared in tho
Herald and Madsonian, reached inc:
Treasury DEPARTMENT. April o., 1912.
SIR herewith enclose you letter this day
received from the President, whose wishes &C.
quest you to carry into effect.
With great respect, your ob't. .erv't.
w. FORWARD.
Jonathan Roberts, Esq,
Collector Of the Customs, PAiladelpAia.
The enclosure was an original letter from The
President, addressed in the first instance to Iona
man Roberts, Esq, the name then partially and
clumsily erased and that of the Secretary of the
Treasury substituted. 1t is as follows:
=, WAsHINGToN, April 81, 1912
oir-ihave to request that the following chan.
ges be made in the Custom House at Philadelphia.
10 take ELECT on the first day Of May. 1t is re-.
CURED Tor reasons satisfactory 10 myself and con-
nected with the administration OF the Gcycrnmen-
tai affairs, viz:
MFASuprps