New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-03-13

Its we'll known 10 this community that from the time OF
the ac between Pres dent and the Wing party IN
Congress al the extra session. The present. SET OF men
in this ate as much opposed the @hs rs The 1000
focos themselves Boosting Of their peculiar endshp o
President Tyler have been using their utmost eadsa'o1, %
pisce The individuals VITO had been appointed 10 once
in this Stale by General Harrison, and representing them
as hostile TO Mr.. Tyler and bis administration The lead
ers Of his party as vel understood have repeatedly
sent delegations Washington, 10 induce President iyie
10 remove from Office different gentlemen IN this State who
had been appointed by General Harrison and also by n
self and TO confer Offices upon themselves o. he ao
aeren;s.
From the time named the present, The mort persever
ing pntring efforts have been mace by taea 10 effect
nv removal and no however base eachero2s
nave been lett untried accomplish their OBJECT
From tise 70 tine have been assaed 10 the columns OF
the Patriot Eagle. their organ here, ana anonymous
charges base unoundea, have been made agan,t me-
and pursued continually ia The most malignant
and malicious My rsnsova from Office haSlns
been GetermineGUpon eehs ago through the l9fu
ence individuals eXeed al Washing on, as my
friends there informed me ~ he time ana they oeos aiy
satisfied OF upon WHAT they regarded Is undouotru au
thor;y advised by elter The later part OF January 10
resign NY ONCE. On the 81 day OF February my Ie,gna
ion vas MADE out and forwarded By the next mail 10
ed al unseaied, requesting him 10 rea H.
and present. To ri, Wtckl!he. The Gentleman to whom
4 was enclosed on reading il thought II would De advls
bic 10 make alteration In the letter. ana wrote me 10
ina, effect by mall spggssng such alteration. On
h dsy his letter eceivcc another letter OF reslnaon
vas ORA sn 10 in accordance with the suggestion made 10
me and Forwarded TO washington by re!ufa hai
W,non, woins more n,o detail is suihcieI; say that
the result efforts of my prosecutors TIA, D. en- 70 pro
cure an iuyesga ion ordered on anonymous He"spuPe!
charges anu the Post Office az NJ, M bridge was or
all testimony my accusrrs hlGnt Oh
political opponents and per:ona enemies
Having resigned my otice luke effect from the l5ih
ms, ana having delivered 1871 by authority
o the Pest Maser General Mr. Bridge agent OF Inc
Department, whose name tho accounts We sncs been
apt aad taken ms receipt for ali the Gosernnleb
perry thu otnce, snl not tis an "ncer OF 'ie o'
eminent DAY, was ADVISED mol 10 appear al ;he
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Honady lns, ana accordingly din not app ar
either person by counsel on that day. BGi on iuFtr
ii uetemined hat had better appear on
rue.oay The day. and did ,haa appear IN person
aud by SET under protest. ieuying he st OF me Gov
rruuent 10 make parry the nic,.er Conscious
that The charges untrue OF course cou not believe
hes, 10 flow the advice my friends
.eec me 10 notice of the proceedings But when
,onod ira, nav enemies had Induced individual 10
-v as he did In regard transactions which deny have
iaaen place. deemed NECESSARY 10 De present. anu
sid attend upon all the sabse gu proceedings the hope
that Examination mug ut tx pose soule errors ~bch
good 10 believe would ma ther way lno inc
Certain charges we're then exhibited, signed by James
siobrok which were Up order and read 10 each
witness On the rat day The examination wss merely C.
In regard to the three 6rst charges, ,heywele wholly
sustained by proof
asnng letters received and deposited in the Office, and OF
allowing others TIE same, AID taking them aio room
=, art ~ M sell. &c
In reiston to these charges would remark, that
sier entering uppn The duties OF my office found that
very undue proportion 10 ie unae.charees, and
cons. quen,ly ifnry of The Government, ard I'll
alton of letters Whether they single
double, this account ana also attended to The same
self The result was that al the OF my first year
amount credited the Government Tor uncercharges was
ueary double ihe Crested during my predecessors
las, uear and The proportion has fully much
Tns will shew the object OF the more Careful examination
o. letters here evidence whatever that any per-
San no, belonging Office had been permitted 10 e1a-
u,;e aay ellers Much attempted 10 be laid up
On the act sometimes went ino back room OF the
10 IA he
O! The Sou eia Every IN The office rad occasion
10 ga inc al different unlts, and lndt ed almost
ay tor various purposes counexon wE The business
OF tue osCe. That occasionally but mol otien went into
me back room name, after The arrival of The principal
mail THE Souhern and II never was secret, but
mai had any guar practice OF the kind false may
nave averaged in Two weeks Eul whenever went
there nj such me for no such purpose rs has been
claimed II was Tor the purpose OF reading o'on letters
addressed 10 TAese look in my hand aad "eEtl-re
ioos ed ever was constantly al my desk. When had
any private letters OF special importance among ,hen
which did not wish Others to seq Was theE mat look
| then iu,o back room.
Myrrgu!ar practice was. on opening the letters by the
Southern mail, which were assorted aid Charged Mr..
wolcolrs sesk, lay all letters addressed 10 myself (of
which received number daily, on she'll IN .onio me,
asd after letters cha geo anu The mall nearly up,
| Usually took my letters in my hand my desk 10
look them over, but in instances TO them imedi.
oo TO read them som.,mes opened some Of these TO
ascertain wboteey were from before going ato the back
Ton ami Usually this with folder and very prob
ably may have taken folder hand sometimes with
my ltt:ers The office bang very dark may perhaps u
ia day, order obtain better light ~ three
Instances have taken letter !no his room 10 ascertain
whether /, was rightly marked. Tbs IS The Whole OF The
about the back reoG OF which 50 much has been
e n 90 haopsns aal MIR James Goodwin Jr. who as a
Min Contractor frequent occasion 10 visit the Office,
mas, testified nie several lines take up my
leers ssed 10 me- from my desk after he arri
val oil The southern Mail, and 90 INTO lbs back with
taers some ules with ioGer in my hana with which
usually opened IAem The supescrpton OF tsese letters
ne -aw, being near my DESK
OF the 9Th charge there was no proof
Tue charge breaking the seals Of letters
afi
20 them 10 take parts thereof ana copy The contents OF lei
tiers not their own
IN ny is that OF hir w o!cot The utter inprobabiiy OF
UGH story cnnuo, but be esiden, 10 ali. Neue bet
persoG wocG do such he 10, in his
presence, and ID The manner be mentions he thing
;sadicls ise Mnou, using any harsber language will
only say, that he Is mistaken, that K untrue
As prof of il, he swear that Dis. David
Porter, Jerk in The office. exam!aiss newspaper
found Lester enclosed lha; he brought The pa an.
ie;ier to show That be Sas the iei-r ard the.
ssalsd-'ha; ,sok IL broke ,he sal read H. and teen
aim 10 marx The paper with ietel postage.
Now AR. David Porter his examination swear thai
hs letter so cal ed, was eiier neither It sealed
up IN The letter ioTn bu THAI II piece pa
o: The size OF quarter OF sheet open and written upon
prScl on both sides, aud w!;hOE ne haIdrd II
10 ne that might IND the name OF The writer IN il
hould be retained Tor prosecution also wei! remember
he occurrence anG II is as Mr. D. s Porter stated in his
testimony
Mr. woieot is mistaken regard this fact, as Mr..
liable 10 similar errors regard oLer lrassaciioas:
would turirer stae in reference this point. that
he Ion OF December last, Mr. Woico after doe deilbtTa
too Esd consultation With particul r irieno signed Ger
hcate in rele ence 10 certain charges which had ih>n
pcsrr In toe Patriot Eagle OF he; siasg in strong
implied language That letters had been bros open AID
te-sealett al hs once In reference 10 his Char &c re
/ in his certificate al have knowledge nny sach
transaction 40 believe any such thing ha.
Done Ana YET ali tue cases 10 which be sweaIs rep
resened having occurred pr.or 10 the Gale Ceri
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Under hi charge claimed the seal OF letter
containing Providence drawing had been broken
open for M Collier AZ. Crane his agent, which drawing
was said 10 have been addresses Mr. 6. Camp OF Nsw