Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-05-10
From The National IatslAeencer.
The Administration and lis Enemies,

AuS dtIOn Shu Ako H@hSnASSs
In addition to daily assaults by the Opposi-
ton organ in this city-which, from the mo-
notony of its abuse and misrepresentation, have
ceased to attract particularattention-the Tel
egraph lines AMI the Mails have been put in re-
QUESTION to dispense over the country the most
untounded and unjust representations respect
ing the relations which exist between the Pres
ident of the United States and 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 IL, in
the Journal Of Commerce of Saturday which
the more deserve notice, because of the general
accuracy as TO facts OF the Washington Cores
pondent of that paper:
The truth is that great number Of disap-
pointed wings, forming majority Of the party
in Congress-, are hostile TO the Cabinet, and
moving every means Of turning them and their
adherents out of Office.
They have made some progress 10 the
scheme, and expect to accomplish it. They
have undoubtedly won the President over to
them; for he is very much We rried by the re-
presentations that his own honor is implicated
in the transactions which are alleged to be Of
doubtful proprlety.
The President has intimated a strong dis
position 10 follow the suggestions OF his friends,
and form new Cabinet. In that case, the old
Cabinet must go out, as It came IN, unit"
Of these statements, we feel authorized to
say, every one is erroneous, III whole or in
part
That there are some Wings in Congress who
are unfriendly to the Cabinet, we do not doubt.
No Cabinet has ever existed, within our knowl-
edge, which had not enemies in Congress, even
among those who assisted to place them in
HI - I
istratlOn of the late President ADAMS, for ex-
ample, thele was always strong opposition,
IN both Honses, not only to the President, but
| 10 the members OF the Cabinet. But there is
no reason, as tar as Wp8re informed 10 suppose
that the adVersarles OF the present Administra-
ton constitute a majority" of the Wing party
in the two Houses. or in either House OF Con.
gress. We trust and believe that 1t is not true
that even those Wings who are unfriendIv to
the Administration are moving every means
to turn the Heads of the Executive Depart
ments out of Office. Sure we are, that it is no
part OF the proper vocation of Members OF Con.
gress, individually or collectively, to turn Mem
! bers OF the Cabinet :" and their adherents" out
Of office and not less sure are we, that, should
any attempt be made to encroach upon the
/ functions of the Executive in that particular, it
would meet with decisive and constitutional
rebuke. We should be very 10th and very sorry
to believe atthey ('the disappointed Whigs')
have made any progress in such "scheme."
( II they "expect to accomplish it, thcy surely
! deceive themselves.
| 1t IS not true that the enemies Of the Cabinet
" have won the President over to them - ntr
is it true that " the President has intimated a
strong disposition" to " form a new Cabinet.
There exists, we have reason 10 know, entire
concord between him and his Cabinet: and
there is not, we verify believe, single men,
Der of the Cabinet, who would not retire from
his station nstantaneousIy on discovering thai
his presence in the Council Chamber was not
desired by the President. There is not, we
are persuaded, one Of them who is not affection
ately 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 to the President, grateful for
the services which he has rendered, and those
which he is now performing FOR his country, we
are rejoiced to be able TO say, as we now do
upon the best authority, that there s not
shadow OF truth in the rumors respecting the
relations between the President and tie Cabi-
net 10 which we have, in the preceding para
graph referred.
The J." transactions" which are represented to
have worried" the President are, we suppose,
the settlement at the Treasury, upon principles
/ of statute and public law, of certain claims, The
amount OF which constitutes the chief ground
/ OF objection 10 them To suppose that the
" honor" Of the President could be in any way
implicated in these transactions" is an as
sumption obviously gratuitous.
To understand i0hy these claims have been
/ adjusted under the present Administration, it is
sufficient for the reader to learn that there were
many claims left unsettled by the late Admins
/ tratlon, and thrown upon the present Admins
tratlon for adjustment, the labor devoved by
/ which upon different branches of The Govern
ment has greatly embarrassed the several De-
! partments, and the amount Of which has given
! rise to the clamor which has been raised on the
! subject.
| 1t is enough further to say that the claims
/ objected TO have been settled strictly according
! to law and usoge; and that contrary to what
| has been pretended in some quarters, no claim
/ upon the Government, which had been settled
and closed has been reopened under this Ad-
ministraton except in obedience to instructions
/ by Congress.