The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-04-28
Dissentions m the cabinet.


Il would seem by letters and rumors from
Washington City. as also by notices made Of
the matter by some Of the eastern editors,
that there at present exists very serious
misunderstanding between Mr.. Spencer,
Secretary Of The Treasury, and the Head Of
the Navy Department, Judge Upshur. The
following version of Che affair is from the
United States Gazette Of the SOlh uItimo !:
Last evening, after the arrival Of the
Southern mail, rumof was ahOat, tTaceable
10 The conductor OF the Baltimore cars, or the
mail agent, which caused no little surprise.
Il was said that at a Cabinet Council, held
on Tuesday, Mr.. Spencer, now Secretary of
The Treasury animated wish that the Pre-
sidens would disHiss Commander Mckenzie
from the Navy. The President, of course,
could not consent to such proposition, and
| Mr.. Spencer threatened to Withdraw from
the cabinet if bis request was not granted.
| Judge Upshur, il is said, hinisd that as he
was at the had of The Navy Department,
such measure would affect his position.
And il is added that after the council had
1 been closed, Mr.. S. pressed the matter so
warmly, that a blow was passed between
him and the Secretary of the Navy. We
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| Upshur is man whose sense of what is due
to his character as a gentleman and his Dig
nifty as public iurctionary, would withhold
him from such mode of settling disputes,
unless required 10 respond to one assault,
or defend himself from another. We do not
know Mr.. s.. personally. OF one thing we
feel confident, viz;-that Judge UpshuT will
j not hold his Office ore day, after he thinks il
shorn of single right or privilege properly
belonging thereto. He will not allow the
personal feelings Of others to have improper
influence in his department.
Il We give the above report IN the least un.
! pleasant form that we heard it. We deem i
i proper 10 add the expression Of our belle
thai it has greatly been exaggerated, if no
entirciy fabricated somewhere"
! Afser having copied the above, the New
York Commercial Of the Stst ult. says.
"Now it is very well knSwn in New Yorl
Eihat the proceedings Of the Cot;sst Mastla
were not transmitted 10 the seat of gevsi1
lment until Tuesday afternoon. They reached
Washington on Wednesday, and of course
one day Gfler the foregoing rumor must have
been circulated, else it could not have found
It's way into the Philadelphia papers of yes,
terday morning. Aside from all this, more
lover, the idea OF blows passing between Cab
incl ministers, even al The council board Ii
most absurd. Still we have reason to be
lieve that a serions misunderstanding exist,
between Secretaries Spencer and Upshur
upon point disconnected entirely from tht
case of Commander Mckenzie. We refer tt
the late shameful removal of Col. Craven u
naval store keeper al the Brooklyn navy
yard, and the appointment of noisy dema
gogue, named Paul C. George, in his place
The course taken by Mr.. Spencer 70 effec
) this removal was considered not only unfair
7 bW something more than disingenuous, b.
: Judge Upshnr; and marked GOODNESS ha
existed between these gentlemen ever since
We have full history of this matter, givinl
), particulars, which, il true-and we are as
! sured they are so.-Fefect any thing bu
! credit upon thecondnci OF one of the parties
, For the, present, however, We hold the slate
ment under adVisemeni,"