The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-17
From The National h.tslIigencer.

From the National lyltsHtSencr.
The Administration and It's Enemies.
In addition to daily assaults by the Opposition
gan in this city which, from the monotony of it's
abuse and misrepresentation have ceased to attract
particular attention--the telegraph lines and the
mails have been put in rcquisition to dispense over
the country the most unfounded and unjust repre-
sensations respecting the relations which exist be-
tween the President of the United States and the
members of his Cabinet, and between the President
and the two Houses Of Congress.
The following paragraphs, for example, form
part of the Washington Letter of April III, in the
Journal Of Commerce of Saturday; which the more
deserve notice, because of the general accuracy
to facts of the Washington Correspondent of that
paper:
:" The truth is that great number OF dsappoint-
ed Wings, forming majority Of the party, Tin
Congress,) are hostile to the Cabinet, and moving
every means Of turning them and their adherents
out Of office.
"They have made some progress in the scheme,
and expect to accomplish it. They have undoubt-
edly won the President over to them; for he is
very much worried by the representations that his
own honor is implicated in the transactions which
are alleged 70 be of doubtful proPriety
&c The President has intimated strong DISPOSE
ton to follow the suggestions of his friends, and
form new Cabinet. In that case, the old Cabi-
net must go out, as 1t came in, unit
OF these statements, we feel authorized To say,
every one is erroneous, in whole or in part.
That there some Wings in Congress who
unfriendly to the Cabinet, we do not doubt. No
Cabinet has ever existed, within our knowledge
which had not enemies in Congress, even among
those who assisted to place them in power. During
the pure and upright administration of the late
President ADAMS, for example, there was always
strong opposition, in both Houses, not only to the
President, but to the members of his Cabinet. But
there is no reason, as far as we are informed to
suppose that the adversaries of the present Admin
istraton constitute ga majority" of the Wing party
in the two Houses, or in either House Of Congress.
We trust and believe that it lie not true that even
those Wings who are unfricndly to the Administra-
ton ''moving every means" to turn the Heads
of the Executive Departments out of Office. Sure
arc, that it is part Of the proper vocation of
members of Congress, individually or collectively,
to turn members of the Cabinet "and their adher-
ents out of office; and not less we, that,
should any attempt be made to cncroach upon the
functions Of the Executive in that particular, it
would meet with a decisive and constitutional
Duke. We should be very 10th and very sorry to
believe that they ("tbe disappointed Whigs'') have
made any progress in such ga scheme" II they
"cSpect to accomplish it," they surely deceive
themselves.
II is not true that the enemies Of the Cabinet
'have won the President over TO thcm," is it
true that "the President has intimated strong
disposition" TO "form new Cabinet" There ex-
lists, we have reason 10 know, entire concord be-
tween him and his Cabinet; and there is not, we
verify believe, single member Of the Cabinet who
would not retire from his station instantaneously
on discovering that his presence in the council
chamber was not desired by the President. There
is not, we are persuaded one Of them who is not
aectionaely and deeply attached to the President,
and proud that he enjoys the esteem and confidence
of that eminent man. Nor is there in fact any
division, or any want of harmony, between the
President and the members Of the Cabinet
Sincere friends 10 the President, grateful for the
services which he has rendered, and those which
he is now performing for his country, we are re-
joiced TO be able TO say, as we now do upon the
best authority, that there is not shadow of truth
in the respecting the relations between the
President and the Cabinet TO which we have in the
preceding paragraphs referred.
The transactions which are represented TO
have 'worried" the President are we suppose, the
settlement at the Treasury upon principles Of sta
tute and public law, Of certain claims, the amount
Of which constitutes the chief ground Of objection
TO them. To suppose that the "bonor" Of the
President could be in any way 'implcated'' in
these transactions. is assumption obviously gra-
tuitous.
To understand ,Uhy these claims have been
adjusted under the present Administration, il is
sufficient for the reader to learn that there were
many claims left unsettled by the late administra-
ton, and thrown upon the present Administration
for adjustment; the labor devolved by which upon
different branches Of the Government has greatly
embarrassed the several Departments, and the
amount Of which has given rise to the clamor which
has been raised on the subject.
II 10 enough further TO say, that the claims OBJ
jeced TO have been settled strictly according TO law
and usage; and that, contrary 20 what has been pre-
tended in some quarters, claim upon the Gov
eminent which had been settled and closed has
been reopened under this Administration except in
obedience to instructions by Congress