The New York herald., 1845-07-05
Boston.

BOSTON, july - 1870
Cohectorship-. and Northumberland
Frseman-Rantoul and Walker.
The Herald is SO universally read all the Union
and having established itself so firmly for candor ability
and extraordinary political sagacity and foresight
most desirable medium of communication. | in
some Of your late numbers, original and to my
mind very correct predictions with regard to the effect
and result of the late of the administration You
mention dissatisfaction among different portions of the
democracy in the country and in your city. here
and all the State and it may with truth be said
from pretty much the same
Marcus Morton a candidate and had no doubt Of
in the cabinet For this post he beaten by the
cunning and willy Secretary of the Navy. Surly
detected and morose he moped about for weeks
declaring he would not take the Collectorship, for
rick Robinson. But finally, finding the Administration
did much whether he not in viola.
ton of his pledge Robinson consented to take the
Collecorship, solely upon the condition, that he
should have his own way about every thing" Things
went very quietly for several weeks when batch OF
some twenty appointments almost all of them
democrats-leaving large number OF wings remaining
Then commenced tremendous bowling and yelling
about the Collectors He stood il little while
with complacency but last Old Mississippi turn
ed pale Among these removals was one George Glib
Inspector who is and has been fast friend Of
Benjamin +. Hallett A few days since Mr.. Gibson was
hurled back in Mortons teeth, appraiser through
Mr. Halletts influence The Collector must be particu
lary proud Of his influence Washington In addition
TO this, the Collector sent some twenty for ap
poinment to enter upon their duties the first of this
munth-rumor says Mr.. Walker will not confirm them
and has written he does not approve his Won
der il this democrat butcher calls this having his
way The bristles rise the back of the twenty
one-year-service' democrat with indignant fury.
The Concord Freeman, one of the ablest democratic
country papers in the State always firm consistent and
unfnching utters the sentiment Of of the sound
democracy of the State in the suboined extract Nor
ton wrote to Washington before he appointed that
the city democracy corrupt and ought to be avoid
ed and that the country party must be encouraged and
ostered but according to the tone and feeling of the
has lslalv haze
sery efforts The writer of this paragraph is doubt
G. G. Haswel Esq who is about to enter the editorial
chair OF the Ohio Statesman the organ Of the giant demo-
cracy Of the great west. The Freeman says =
George Gibson, Esq, has been appointed assistant
OF the Treasury. Mr.. Gibson, it will be remembered
was OF some twenty democrats removed the st
June by Collector Morton, though the of the
wings who hold office under him is Legion The
duct of Secretary Walker in placing Mr.. Gbson-who
has been faithful and efficient officer and
who removed without the slightest cause-n a stu
alton much better than that which he deprived of
through the operations of malice which might be call
ed detestable petty to rise to the dignity
ofwckedness is universally approved by democrats
and must be gratifying to MIR Gibson himself it is
deeply notifying to his small and malignant
OF whose general acts il would be speaking atter
ing terms to say that they very tfing such
intestinal doses of eness to be much beneath
contempt as he himself is beneath common decency."
With all this accumulating wrath the Collector finds
his situation extremely uncomfortable, and if he had
ceived his maximum of SO 400 he would well be bound
be of for Taunton in time II is already reported he
about to resign and more believe it than dsbelieve it.
lie will get his years pay in about month
OF this treatment, however Morton cannot complain.
The party have done everything for Morton and he has
done nothing for the party Self respect and due regard
for the interest of the party should have induced him
decline the appointment He is not fit for the Office and
he is too old TO learn We do say that he
not distinguished man, and in his way smart man ,
but his taste, character habits and profession dsdualfy
him to make good Collector. SO all the merchants
say.
Mr. Rantou is the proper for Collector as ninety
nine intelligent out Of every hundred in this com
munity will say. His administration was satisfactory.
and distinguished for the promptncss and correctness
his decisions, and the energy he infused into every
branch of the service under his direction
Mr.. Walker is winning golden opinions with the de.
mocracy OF the North by the able decided and udic
administration of the Treasury Department He bids
fair to vie with the sblest of his predecessors.