The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-29
INTELL,GENCE BY THE MAILS,
Our WashIngton Cerrcspondenee.

our washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, June 81, 1910.
Caismn'es on the Admin,strat,on-A Hpn,5xs
Erposed-Organs, &c. &c.
We very much fear that the Union will have ex-
pended all its POWDER abusing the administration.
before they really do any act which the democratic
party can make capital out Of. The subject of re-
movals and prescription is worn thread bare, and
yet revolution has not been excited I; in fact,
the public does not appear feel much interest in
the matter, being perfectly willing TO believe that
no removals have been made except upon good and
sufficient cause. General Taylor and his cabinet
stand pledged to make no removals unless for GER
tam specified causes; and the mere inference that
such causes do not exist, will scarcely permanent
ly affect the administration.
We have been led to these remarks by noticing
In the democratic organ OF this morning, a grave
charge against the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.
Meredith, OF having had number of forms oil dis
mlssal printed. The Union asserts that such a
thing was never known under any former a lminis-
trati0n, and regards II as an omen of fearful i'm
port To the employers In the department The adj
minstratIon Is abused in first rate style, and the
country urgently warned of its danger. Father
Rltchie has unfortunate failing IN going off
very often at 'half cock" What will be Thought
of the grave charge and dabolical inuendo, when
1t is stated that the blanks question direct
ed to be printed last August by order of the Trsasu
~ Department, whilst in the hands Of the last ad-
minlstraiion. This is, however, the case, and Mr..
Richie would have saved some thunder had he
taken the trouble to inquire into the facts before
,iiely blsmeless Of Mr.. Meredith, we venture to
say, did not know but what the prlnted form had
always been used.
We are willing to do Mr.. ex-Secretary Walker
the justice TO say we believe he had nothing to do
with ordering the blanks to be printed. He Is too
magnanimous and possesses too good a heart to
lend himself TO this petty tIlck TO bring odium
his successor. 1t is more than probable they were
arpdh V LA pI RI for
pose OF saving trouble but, whether thus ordered
or not, MIR Meredith and the present admins
tranon cannot IN any way be Implicated In trans
action which occurred seven months before they
came into office.
There is another matter about which some mys-
tification exists Ia the public mind 1t IL with
regard to the organs of the administration. The
administration has 70 organ, If by that term Is I'M
piled paid press, which is, by the terms OF its
bond, bound to support them through tn elk and
thin. The two papers published in thus city pos
sess no superior advantages over any others. Ii
they support the cabinet they do so of the,P own
voltion. The truth Is, the cabinet depends upon
the support OF the independent press of he country,
fully aware that that press speaks the voice OF the
/ people They wish to make converts by spe-
cous arguments in pensioned papers, but to carry
public opinion by the purity of their acts and the
wisdom OF their policy. 1t Is ghly probable that
every information of proper nature is furnished
the two papers, It they choose to apply tor it !;
anC 1t is also equally probable hat similar infor-
nation would be furnished any paper properly re-
qnestcd. AS Tor the publication IN the Inietgcncer,
of the correspondence between the Secretary OF
State and the German and Danish ministers, beinga
proof that that paper is the organ of Mr. Clayton, it
is all fudge. We know that of the editors Of
the InteAagencr applied to the President for per.
miss on to publish the correspondence, and the per-
mission being given by the President, the docu-
menis obtained from the department. The
fnfeHigencr and the Republic are no more the Or
gans of the administration than any other papers
which choose to support 1t.
The different officials here, will be paid this
month in gold dollors one hundred and fifty thou
sand having been received from the mint for that
purpose.
The transfer books of stock were closed at the
Treasury Department on the first of the month, and
will remain till the first Of JULY in order to pay
! the interest to the different holders. No stock.
has. consequently, been issued this msnth
Charles b. Weller, Esq, brother of the Mexican
| boundary commissioner, has arrived in town from
| Panama, on business connected with the commits
sion. His brother had sailed for San Diego day
two before he left the isthmus, with probabili-
~ OF reaching his destination before the time spe-
CITED in the act OMEGA.