The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-30
From the Albany Argus.
THE COOPERSTOWN POST OFFICE.

In another column we publish communication on
this subject from reliable source in Otsego county
The removal of Mr.. Barber very bi ter and mol
81 Clay partisan, and the appointment OF MIR DAVIS
democrat, excited the utmost ire of the Federal
Wings and they indulge not only in fierce denunc a
tons of Mr. Tyler, but in gross misrepresentation p
Mr.. Davis. The removal Of seventeen hund ed Demo-
cratic Postmasters in thirty days by Mr. Granger, and
the avowed Intention if he had not been himse COM
PEELED to retire. of ejecting two thousand more, is
matter of course, and SO worthy of commentator as
to be the subject of boast the floor Of the Nation
al Legislature. But single deviation from the Fed
eral rule of removal is denounced intolerabe pro-
scription and tyranny-puolic meetings are called,
the Wing newspapers TEEN with rep:oaches and de-
nunciations, and scarcely less than impeachment OF
the Exc cutve and implement Of the incumbent, is
considered an adequate punishment Of an offence so
rank in the nostrils of Federalism.
Mr.. Davis, in addition to the impltation of being
Democrat is charged with suspendng an etigy of
General Harrison from his building in Cooperstown
during the canvass of 1910. The partisans who in
this city paraded an eligy of Mr. Tyler, when he
dared to Veto the Bank bill, are shocked at the
thought of such exhibition in any other quarter.
But they mis-state the iacts. This charge, we un-
derstand, was made the Postmaster General against
Mr.. Davis prior to his appointment, and was prompt
ly met and refuted. The facts, learn, that
Barber then occupied the second story of Davis's
building printing-ofice, and suspended from his
windows an efigy of Mr.. Van Buren,, log cabin,
and various placards insulting in the extreme to the
Democracy upon seeing which several boys went
into the third story of the building, and suspended
the efigy complained of from window Immediately
those occupied for this purpose by Barber and
his friends. AS soon as MIR. Davs's attention was
called to the fact he directed it to be taken down.
1t was put up without his knowledge, and order
ed down the moment he was informed of It. And
yet the gentlemen of the 'Clay Club" sought to hold
him responsible for the act before his appointment,
and seek now to fasen the odium of it, through him,
upon Mr. Tyler, and upon the able and attentive De-
mocratic representative from the Otsego district.
Mr.. Davis is esteemed intelligent and honest
citizen, and has been a uniform and consistent
Democrat; but very r from being the ''brawng
politician" that Barber is known to be. The latter
was appointed postmaster through an influence in
this city, against the express wishes of the intelligent
and respectable portion of the Wings of Coopers
town, as the papers on file will show. He had re.
sided in that place only short time when he obtain
ed his appointment He commenced his carssS thSsge
the Veto of the first Bank bill by the President has
been open in his assaults upon Mr. Tyler lndulgine
in language towards the Chief Magistrate grossly
becoming and offensive.
! The gentlemen of the stClay clubs' are welcome
to all the capital they gather from this removal
and appointment meanwhile, shall not regret tc
chronicle many such.
Twill the editor of the Argus forward US a
copy containing the communication referred to
ED. MAD.