The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-25


age The daily postage of the Departments here, |
will be, sometimes, thousand dollars day or
more.
We are looking out for the arrival of Governor
Shannon.
Important from Washington.
The annexed letter has created good deal o,
excitement in the political circles of Washington
and has been looked for with some interest in this
city. II was written by Gen. Van Ness of the for
mer city, to the President, relative 10 the resigna
ton of Collector Van Ness. 1t was written and
forwarded before the Collectors final resignation
To JAMES X. Polk, PRESIDENT THE UNITED STATES:
from the Office Of Collector ofthe Port of New York c.
P. Van Ness, Esq. beg leave to say few words to
you on that subject This shall be done of re-
spect whilst | boast, with pride trust not unbe-
coming, that have right to speak when l behold n
serious Of impending wrong to in whose fate
ruin there is to be violation you will hI not only Of
sound policy but also Of the sacred principles of both
private and public justice fortunately need and there.
forc ask nothing for and you will bear wit
that annoyed troubled you in relation to
appointments except for perhaps, about fifteen minutes
in this You then treated patiently and
courteously not saying any thing Of your candor
The Collector it seems is to be removed. This being
from the importance Of the pora subject of dstinc-
ton and rather than ordinarypubc note, is obv
from numerous demonstrations in various quarters
not limited by ascribabc TO- personal Partially there
anxious inquiries for the reasons of the proposed
step Is there any dcfacaton in the public funds ?any
want Of talent industry efficiency in tho management
or upon private individuals In short any mai.admnis
tration official misconduct To all those enquiries
dwell on what others say but you say yourself unre.
servedy that he is al able and upright officers that he
discharges tho arduous duties OF his trust without
impeachment or exception and that there is not
efficient Executive agent under the Government
Excuse me for what map possibly DO considered some
whit aggressive Now, sir functionary of your high
station, power, and responsibility in this Mt
is not without You the moral and no.
whilst your duty promote its physical and po.
cal improvement you equally responsible for its
raj condition. The mass will be sound when its ingre-
dents community of honest, honorable high
minded individuals, will be Of tho character. Be.
sides the intellect foster the feelings aud principles
honor in the one. and you will elevate the character
the other and mmornlizc il the rolls Of history md
moreover you will yourself tho ruler stand before
posterity in glorious assocation with IT, But sir on tho
other hand cherish and encourage the vscious propcns
ties Of the nprnciped who acquire distinction and
only by the arts Of detracton from, and deprcs
cloaked weapons most dangerous to the most ingenu
and most honorable whose insidious shafts, de-
and unguarded victim; and you are sure to humlate
md morify the good honorable and highminded. EIe
vate human feelings and you ennoble the human cha.
iacter and multiply human blessings; humiate them,
and you sink your fellowmen to degradation, vice and
misery Discard and repe therefore, the wretches who
surround you with their intIigues and Vaccinations
against mercd distinction, and rest only on the firm
perpendicular pillars OF exalted and yirtuos minister's
Well then, repeat what the reasons for this re.
moval Why without adverting to insignificant tribes
and circumstances of personal character and of
weight he is II is said not sufficiently popular in New
York. whilst little contemplate press, and perhaps
expression furtively obtained from collection of few
individuals inrigungly managed, resolve that he is not
genuine Democrat of their creedJ whilst at the
tmo the genuine Democracy of the city and State tcs
fy to the contrary The agta.ors met and confront
cd on their own ground at their meetings
nifty with acclaim pronounce the merit Of the col
lector Still say guardian and conservaor of tie
public harmony you are bound to compose the existing
agitation, assuming that the removal Of faithful and
able officer thus partially and factiously sought will
have the desired effect IL mistate tho case wish to
be corrected and admonshed
Well then again. sir, here member Of the true de-
mocratic stock of American patriots t is to
retrospect in detail for however honorable the nf er
lance may be when it does occur not advocs
the doctrine of the natural and necessary lnea de,
of ancestral merit) who not eierrng to his education
and professional pursuits in the State OF New York has
from his earliest manhood and the stage Of
Of h wso aer having PsnoSss o
New York to Vermont, held with great reputation
the responsible Office of Collector of that State during
the late with Great Britain, when the border cir
cumstances in the Canadian boundary region were of
critical character both in military and commercial
view who afterwards Chief Justice of that respect
able State and had besides important agency in d.
costing its jurisprudencal code; who afterwards
treaty for establishing and then running the central sec
ton Of the boundary line between and the Canadas
aservice which the honored Albert Gallatn told me
himself had been performed with consummatc ability
as was fully developed in the diplomatic agency which
that great man subsequently conducted part, in
suDlcCt.-lASk
himself standing with one foot in his grave In New
York. whether belio misrepresent him )-who
was Afterwards Governor Of that state, vermont) and
actually fevoutonizcd it from warm federal to
democratic State who then appointed by the i'm
mortal Jackson Minister Pcnpotcntiary SPAIN where
among many other important diplomatic services to his
own country he opened and led the way to the final re
cognition by the parent government Madrid an object
OF great interest to this Of the OF
the Spanish American countriesn fact which in special
honor and compliment 70 him and his country is recited
referred to by the Spanish In the solemn
instruments of recognition on rec ord in the archives
o. the new you please Of your
Minister in Mexico, and he ascertain and inform Won
OF the fact y who has since been unanimously II was
going to say appointed CONFIRMED by the Senate of the
elow the cabnep 9S time a andss our
which he has performed with admirable success
as above recited and admitted-(one Of the Cabinet
lately stated that in the Collectors appropriate duties
and his intercourse with the Government every thing
won't on like cockwork;D who has, in the cleo.
lions with an honorable and consistent fidelity to his
tcs and party had most influential agency in produc
ing existing results man. in fine, Who in career OF
orty years past in all his public employments and I'M
Ger all circumstances has been uniform and undevia-
now 20 pe thrust aside with conumely and indignyto
oe an onect OF scorn and contempt crafty the selfish
n ,.l o. Clique one Of whose main organs is
e press conducted bytwo unprnciplcd and otherwise
insignificant, precocious young men pro,eses an M
der the guidance and tuition Of political Pharsec
hood to attack the democracy Of the coiIactos ~ 4;
their mothers wombs when he in tho full carcer q,
Democratic publ service IL all this now demanded ="
crafty the personal disappointment and political host,I
ity Of corrupt and worthless few or to subcrva uI,o
nor purposes, both selfish and ambous-or hoth M,
repeat those odious heretics-tbosc pre,enders ut.
not OF the true chat is, ou,) Democracy WHY air
you were well acquainted in New York. you would see
:. y the base corrupt Misrepresentation Of few con-
anpDo tools unworthy Of the respect
o. hishmindcd and virtuous community Be sssured
s TIE people Of the city and state Of New York vii
nch ior know somshing Of them, tolerate the gnebjs
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