The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-24

REMOVALS AGAIN.

| In our last we undertook to show, that not only
yohcy, but propriety and justice, demand OF every
Administration to sustain its friends, in order TO car
out its measures We commended that the President
would find himself betrayed at every step, II sur
rounded by enemies, in the performance OF ms duty
and that magnanimity to ungrateful pohtlcai Toes
was out OF place-subversiye OF unity IN the ma
chinery in the Governments reward IN sycoPhahcy
and treachery and unjust to political friends IN
proof of this we adverted to the embarrassment OF
the administration of President Tyler by those now
in Office remarkng, that out of more than one nun
dred Custom-house officers, and a thousand rost
masters in Pennsylvania, ,ce kner Of NOT ONE
| HONEST SUPPORTER Of the administrations !!
We also called upon readers to notice the NOR
tifyng fact that Congressional faction opposed to the
nomination Of Gen. Harrison, having by an intrigue
procured the appointment of the 'retired Cabinef,
exerted all its influence to PREVENT THE AP-
POINTMENT Of any to Office who had advo-
Gated and urged the nomination of Gen. Harrison
against the pretensions of MIR. Clay. This Cabinet,
contrary to all precedent, persuaded the honest and
unsuspectng old General, to submit all his appoint
ments to a vote in Cabinet Council thus making an
irresponsible Cabinet the appointing power and crea-
ting secret inquisition where the character and
reputation of his old friends put to the torture
and they sacrificed, unless featy was sworn to the
Heir prestmptipe."
This was proved by reference to the fact that the
whole body of Gen. Harrson's supporters in Penn
sylvania whose energy procured his nomination, IN
opposition to the Philadelphia faction, peculiar
y marked out objects of sacrifice by the ere aed
Cabinet"
Every avenue to the President was blocked up
spies and calumniators stationed in every public
place blast the prospects, and lessen the claims OF
those whom the people had recommended for ofnclal
station-w while eulogistic harangues were delivered by
Philadelphia lawyers in Cabinet meetings, in which
Gen Harrison did participate, in favor Of the can
didates of the cabal If, however, single Harrison
passed through this fiery furnace unscathed, ii
1cos only to be rejected by the Senate!
Mr.. Tyler came into power. He abolished the
Cabinet mquisition, and although at first deceived
and betrayed, through his unsuspecting honesty, in
his appointments, he has most Justly diuen the copira-
from his confidence and his councils He still, how
ever, owes duty to himself to justice, and his
injured country, and that is to speedily cleanse every
department of the Government from the foul leprosy
that defles it. His administration has been conducted
with great wisdom. AT time of great commercial
and financial dstress-succedng to Government de-
pressed by embarrassments and debt--nvolved in an
| expensive and disgraceful Indian war-threatened
with hostilities on the part of Great Brtainwith
Treasury empty, and the receipts from the customs
lessening in consequence of Mr.. Clays and Mr. Cal
houn's Compromise BILL he has devised measures to
| conquer all these difficulties
Why then, readers will ask, is the President so
violently assailed? 1t is not account of his NEE
sures-t is not because he does not support his hon
est friends but it is because he will not become the
instrument of the faction that Disguised the people
| of the whole Union, before the dismissal of the
| ssretired Cabinet