The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-29
THE BALTIMORE PATRIOT AND THE
SAVANNAH COLLECTOR.

The honest Baltimore Patriot is the standing
champion of every person removed from office
under this Administration. Its sympalhising
lhroes should be properly appreciated by the
"unfortunate victims" who have been required
to /" walk the plaak y and lis forcible invectves
should, of .urse, irigh,en the Executive from
making any more removals.
AS j, regards the lamentable fate Of Mr. Hun
ter however, we may be pardoned for stating
what we know in the premises. There can
certainly be no breach of confidence on our
part in merely giving the simple truth, after a
garbled statement Of the contents OF our " con-
idenlia" letter 10 Mr.. Hunter has found its way
into the Patriot.
II is unqualifrd'y false, as inimated in the
Patriot, that We had any knowledge of The de-
termination 10 change the Collector al Savannah,
b, fore Mr. Hunters letter 10 US was received. His
leller informed us for the first time that there
was probability of his removal That letter
contained remittance, and concluded thus
(which please place al (to) my credit, register
ing my name as subscriber to your daily pa
per, aud forwarding the same to my address,
As other names are procured, shall have the
homer OF advising you of them
Not having any previous intimalion that it
was probable Mr.. Huhter would be removed,
and believing from the contents Of his letter
(not the money oniy)-bat he was a most ar
dent and enthusiastic supporter of the Admins
talon, AT h art, We wrote reply without Using
from our seat, which he is al liberty to publish
ii he sees proper.
Upon inquiry the next morning, we ascer-
taiued that his successor had already been APP
pointed-and, further, that il was a judicious
change.
In The meantime, not being "adyisedn OF
'olher names" BY Mr.. H., TO whom 10 send the
paper, we wrote him il il was not his intention
to send hem al all, the amount to his credit on
our books was subject to his order-as we did
not desire TO have the money without being
able to return ''value received" for il.
Now, If the talented and nuibful Patriot can
manufacture any capital out of the above trans
action for Mr.. Clay nho, by the by, is distress
lnsly in want Of help from some quarter he is
perfectly Welcome to do so.
But the Patriots terrible sword was intended
to be two-edged. II was not only designed TO
carve out slice Of capital for Mr. Clay, but
also TO cut IF our suppiiesi 1t says:
II may be-and really this case Of Col Hunter
strengthens the suspicon-that these circulars are
sent 10 those officers who known TO the Madiso-
man TO be in danger Of losing their Office and there
fore more willing TO proptste its good service by
making the requested adysncc--wiich advance be-
ing received aud pocketed, the too complying Office
holder is thercupon brought to the block, and his
place supplied by another who will certainly be viii
ling TO s,gDalize his devotion b. the Administration
by advancing another fifty for the relief Of the Mad-
son'sn. And thus a hundred dollar. are received,
when only fifty could have been got IL tie officer had
not been removed"
This would be monsrous indeel-ir rue.
But IT so happens that it Is the very reverse of
truth. So far from running the risk of losing
both his cash and his office, the ofhce-boIder
who sees proper TO subscribe for the Madsonian.
IS sure to get his money back again in the event
of his removal
Now we dare say we have headrdn the
Psuiot in its Effort 10 " cut off our supplies
We doubt not many an oaicehoder viii vet sub
scribe to The Madisouap.