The New York herald., 1845-08-05
BosroN, Aug. 4, lS45.

BOSTON, aug. =, lS4o.
Your political correspondents from this city seem to
be getting rather negligent of late and frequent disap
pointments the consequence when the columns of
the Herald searched for Boston letters. II par
cularly amusing be at the Custom House when the
carrier makes his daily visit and witness the eagsrnsss
with which your paper inspected, for the purpose o.
seeing what is said Of the inmates of that famous of
harmony union, and solid comfort. The great "one
ory" himself contrives 10 get hold Of copy Of the
Herald every day, through confidential source and
am told much relieved when he finds that ausion
is made to his official conduct Collector of the port of
Boston Some of the just structures which have appear
ed in that quarter have disturbed his pous equilibrium
prodiriously and led him to wish than that
the had had the coectorshp before he had undera
ken its duties.
The truth is Morton has exhibited traits of character
since he took this place which would have dsgaced the
was once Judge and the rights and liberties of many
of his fellow in his hands. Judging the man
by his present qualities am not at all sure but i Is the
pardon at to all those confined as convics who
were incarcerated by his authority.
As if to add insult to injury, the very letters Of dis
mssa which he issued contained as glarng falsehood
as was ever uttered, and evidently intended to
wound the feelings of those to whom they were address
believe il has not been published, will send you
5afim copy. It is as folows,-
"Sr-Belieying that the public interest will be pro-
NOTED by change in your office, have to inform you
that your duties - for this district, VIII cease on
am not inclined to institute comparison between
the official competency Of those removed and those
appointed in their places though from what can learn
full examination would not show very great i'm.
provement in this particular There is another point
which not be overlooked in connection with these
changes and it is in which the people are inter-
ested An examination into the accounts OF the Custom
gratification of the selfish will of (Iarcus Nor
toni has already taken from the Government ana conse
3usny from the sersn
f removed are allowed to receive their entire salary
for the fiscal year provided their lees amount 70 sum
received their full pay although they had been EN-.
poyed only part Of the year on which they had then
entered For eight months services for instance some
OF them got the entire salary, $500 when. had they
stad the remaining four months. the Government would
have had their services without additional cost. The
persons who took their places are of course paid their
ul pensaon and hence this unnecessary waste OF
public Sys sa in s a. nsTs
Should any of the officers go out FIVE or six months
hence they too would draw years pay each ana thus
Surely Mr. Morton will not claim that the "public
Interest promoted" by such an arrangement
source Morton's course meets with almost universal
condemnation. If he ever had any reputation mere
Besides, il is now known that he resorted to the
grossest deception in order to carry Out ms PIvate
Wishes by representing democrats tho"s snsa
sanction was necessary. that the changes which ne
proposed the result Of the mos. aeoers.e con-
we're suggested solely with reference to the harmony
and of the Democracy IL such representations
these were made (and it is of well known at
washington whether they were not) more down
right fasehoods were never uttered for 1t fact be-
yond dispute that in the policy he has pursued the only
Controlling principle has been the qualification Of his
own revengefu feelings towards those who opposed the
nomination of his favorite candidate for the Presidency
as he pretended he had consulted the true interests OF
the Democratic party he would not now end himself ana
his course openly denounced by every influential Demo
rat in New-England would he search in vain for
single Democratic press to espouse his cause The w
ter Of this happened travel with MT morton wnen on
Lis ,yay "a The baltimore Convention, in May, 1874
Those who heard his swaggering declarations at that
,ine as to who should and who should not oe nomha
Ia for President will not much wonder at what has
ncs transpred or what will take place. when he once
nds all restraint save that oi the Execu
n wss indeed an unfortunate hour for the adminstra
ION u,bsn such man Marcus Morton was seeotea
~ rcnrcsentatvs Of its policy and principles wsss
mietake from m consequences Of which 'hs parry ~"
MOI soon recover