Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-11-22

be anticipated an extensive scale, so long as the
Transmission continues TO be more expensive than
the ordinary postage vi this iacl, no man can en-
terrain doubt, who has witscssed the prejudice
that was excited against the United States mail be-
fore the rate of postage was reduced.
| II is often asked, Uhy Uds Mr.. CoDDINGToN re-
jecfed by he President as; Collector Of This port
This question will answer tomorrow.
| We have been furnished says the Argus, by the
Secretary of State, with the following results Of the
Census of this State:
That the whole population Of the State is ,6O4 1876
| Do. excluding Aliens paupers, and persons Of
color not taxed 2, 399, 5dS
Representative population required Tor each Senate
Do do required for each member Of Assembly,
or the l2sth part Of the population, &c.,. ls,746
New YoRK, NOVEMBER 20, Is45.
1t is frequently asked, After the pledges and pro-
misses that were made by Mr.. Polk, phy cds Mr..
| Coddiagton rejected and Mr.. Laurence appointed
Collector Of The port Of NeW York ?
This pregnant question has never been satsfac-
torily answered. will therefore furnish YOU with
a new and additional act in the drama. But first
allow me to refer to the pledges and promises made
by the President, that your readers may have all
the principal facts in the case before them
1t has been stated by the NeD Fork Morning
EIpress, and stands uneonradicted that MIR. Polk,
some months since, sought an interview with Mr..
DIX, member of the United States Senate; that
during that interview, the President assured the
Senator that SO soon as he and his political
friends should agree among themselves upon pro-
per persons to fill certain designated offices,
and, among others, the collectorshp Of New ork
| the incumbents should be removed and the persons
recommended should be appointed. I'm pursuance
of this unsolicited pledge that section Of the Locofo
co party known as the /" Old Hunkers,'' through
their leaders, nominated Mr.. CopDlNGToN for the of
flee of Collector of this port which fact they com
muncated to the President, and called upon him to
fulfil his promise. He hesitated and procrastnated
The Young Democracy" or I" Barn-burners,
hearing of this movement became excited and de-
nounced, in anticipation, the appointment of Mr.
CoDDNGToN. pressure was made by the
Old Hunkers, whereupon his excellency the
President of the United States became indignant
and declared that he ,oould not be dictated 10 by
any body" For the correctness of this statement
have the most reliable authority, in addition to that
of the Express.
i have thus given in condensed form, SO far as
they are generally known, the facts in relation to
the refusal to appoint Mr.. CoDDINGToN Collector.
have omitted to notice all the revolving details Of
the scene, in regard to this and other appointments
connected with it, which have never been surpass-
led, even under Mr.. TYLERs administration. But
| yet the question remains unanswered Why was
Mr.. Coddiagton rejected, and Mr.. Laurence ap-
Of rejecting Mr.. Coddingfon2 ! answer, VIII
LIAM L. MACKENZIE. And now for the facts.
/ short time before the printing of Mr.. Mac
kenzie's pamphlet, friend Of the Administration
accidentally discovered that such publication was
preparing for the press. He was informed also Of
the character of the letters that would appear.
This gentleman had an interview with Mackenzie,
in the of which he stated that if The letters
were such as represented, and copies were furnish
ba a. of ~,
DINGToN. The letters were produced, copies
furnished, and the gentleman thus named proceeded
| to Washington. These documents were FIRST ex-
hibited TO Mr.WALKER, Secretary Of the, Tre~r~-ys
then to Mr. Polk, who, upon reading thcm
claimed, al ,ciH not appoint Codduagfon, but a
nim, of MY OWN
Now, on this transaction | shall not stop 10
moralise nor shall inquire what il was the duty
Of Mr. Pork to have done, as the friend of the par
ties about to be assaed. But may be permitted
TO ask, what would man Of common delicacy have
done in such case! II is impossible for 10
comment on the proceeding without using language
that 1T is not my habit to use. But if, after this
development, Ex-President VAN BuREN, Governor
| WRIGHT, Attorney General BUTLER, Senator DIX,
and others Of the same section Of the Democratic
party, cannot discover their standing and influence
with President POLK they less sagacous than
| consider them. Details have omitted, because
abhor long letters when not absolutely necessary.
/ will only add that have authority for this state
ment; such authority that the Union, with all
its intrepidty such occasions, will not attempt
TO question. / have now given an answer, not only
to the question at the head of this letter, but pre-
sumo to the following article from the Columbus
State Journal:
| Hoic Is his? Mystery Who ,oiH Ans,cer
In letter of Mackenzes published in the Tribune
respecting his Hoyt and Butler book, he says
al puzzled by Mr. Riches statement the Union that
he had been dsed OF the publication by gentleman ho had
read The hO aud who aware, several weeks before the
book and letters appeared OF the channels through which they
we're Who this gentleman Why did Mr. Rchie
remain silent Why was his informant also silent !"
These significant questions, and must be dns,o9ed By
somebody This paragraph from Mackcnzes letter goes far
that has given strange facts in relation political
movements Washington, about the setting Of parties
the different States and putting do,on OF Others the purchasing
and which far has decued @ the effect that this
probation Of the Administration al Washington Stranger
things than this have happened There is mystery about
the whole affair. Who will explain
No steamer has yet arrived but she will proba-
bly, be heard from tomorrow.
/ A CALM OBSERVER.
TRADE or TaE UrrER MississIrrI. lin March, 1874
there interesting report from the War Department
this subject which appears to have attracted little attention
The total produce Of the Upper Mississippi lead mines in
5000 000 In 1888 the lead shipped from Galena and ports
oh, az nan 9i N ~ ..toI