The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-18
Baltimore.


BALTIMORE, March 10, lS43.
FIRST Gun for John G. Cadioun- Excitement among
the Office. Hoders-D Dismissal of The Collector ana
Surveyor ahoun's Friends Appointed
ooh how wretche I'd is that poor
Who hangs on princes favors !"
So groaned aloud your old friend Col. William
Pinckney, on the arrival Of the train from Wash
ington this morning, they having brought the rumor
of his removal Like pestilence, it spread itself
every where and no where could the poor unfor-
tunate turn, but the detested tidings had preceded
him. He, however, soon found solace ia his mise
ry from the campanion alike his feelings and his
fame, on visiting the Collector, whom he found in
pensive mood OF musng melancholy, rehearslng to
himself the countless little acts to which, to retain
his now lost station, he had for the last two years.
increasingly devoted HIMSELF and as scene after
scene presented themselves to his view, he too gave
tongue to the mighty chorus that is being raised
by men, who until now, had deemed themselves
secure behind the mighty entertainments reared
and with the fallen Woolsey exclaimed, "Had !
but served my God with half the ervor that served
the king, he would not now have lett me" There
is this day, assure you, the very devil to pay al
Custom House. All is anxiety-a is curiosty-all
is doubt-all is dread. "Great God :" says poor
Pinckney, "What could man do for the I'm more
than have already .donel Did not, at their sug-
geston, recommend gang of the veriest saints that
the blessed eer shone upOn for offices that
should have been filled by knavesl Have not for
them been to myself dead fish? Did not minister
To his vanity, and feed his palate with that choice
old wine mellowed by the irosts cf four hundred
wlntersq All this to please HIM have done, and
with all this too must fall !" "Ths is all true"
plies his partner in affection; "we both have done
much to stay this dreadful hour-yeti it has come,
oh oh h!'
So it is with Nathanial F. Williams, Collector,
and William Plnckney, Surveyor of the Port OF
Baltimore. They have indeed worked hard 20
tain thenselves-but they have worked in VAIN
Let them go and in private indulge their sorrow,
and repent the past
Mr. Williams successor is a gentleman of
doubted ability, and one OF great personal merit and
popularity. He brings TO the Office much valuable
experience, having been at the head OF the Treasury
Department for many years. In politics McClintock
Young is firm democrat, and personal friend OF
John @. Calhoun, whose cause he openly advocates
He enjoys the confidence of his own party, and his
talents and manners will command the esteem and
regard of all with whom his office will bring him in
contact
Mr. Plnchneys successor is Dennis A. Smith,
Esq known throughout the country as one OF our
ablest men, and very celebrated hnanciers. He has
long lived in retirement, but even there his name
has not been unknown. He, too, is the friend OF
the champion OF South Carolina
Thus you see the President, if he cannet help
himself, is beginning to make a demonstration IN
favor OF his Southern friend And this is but the be-
ginning Mr. Webster will shortly retire, and be-
come a candidate, in the hopes OF drawing off some
of the Eastern States from Mr.. Clay and weakening
him in others And the government influence
thrown into the scale OF MIR. Calhoun may give such
an interest to the next presidential campaign the
friends OF neither Me -srs. Clay or Van Buren, will
relish This last act of the Presidents is very pop
ular; the removals and the appointments are good,
and perfectly satisfactory to both wings and demo
Gratis, for the wings would prefer honorable OPP
ponent, being responsible for the Office than that 1t
should be enjoyed by milk and water friend, who
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lend his aid to the enemy. Andt the democratic party
of Maryland much prefer the statesman of South
Carolina to the defeated sage of Underwood.
HOWARD.