American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-17
Communicated

Mr.. STUART's CHAMPION, "T."-I will en-
deavor to despatch all that is entitled to notice
in the first communication of Mr.. ct" in short
order. All the charges formerly made were
true They have not been and cannot be dis
proved.
One of them was, that the President and Mr..
Stuart had desired to get rid of the Commits
sioner of Patents, and yet neglected to remove
him, because it would visit upon them the
wrath Of Seward, Weed, and Greeley.
ct" says if this be true, it is highly dis
honorable to the Chief Magistrate and Mr..
Stuart That they did wish to get rid of the
Commissioner, is proved by the fact that they
decided upon superseding him, and caused the
appointment to be made out for Mr.. Curtis, of
Boston, to take his place. Mr. Curtis declined the
in place, knowing that he is powerfully backed
up by Seward, Weed and Greeley, while there
are on file nine sets of grave and imposing
charges against his official conduct, and while
he has persisted in disobeying the Presidents
special request, that the salary of the Agricul-
tural clerk should be increased to 1000,
ought to be proof sufficient, to any fair mind,
that dread of the wrath of Seward, Weed and
Greeley, freshly uncorked, keeps the President
and Mr.. Stuart from forthwith removing the
Commissioner of Patents. So much for that
matter.
ct" says Mr.. Stuart els growing man"
Very well. So was another Virginia gentle
man, in the Cabinet of General Taylor. Where
is he now? Where is that other growing gen.
tleman in the same Cabinet, who was from
Georgia?
ct" says of Mr.. Stuart, :" it is true he was
rejected as a candidate for the present conven-
tion," and accounts for his rejection by the peo-
pie of his vicinage, upon the ground that he was
opposed to the election of judges by the people.
That is, that Mr.. Stuart does not believe the
people enlightened enough to elect judges
Mr.. Stuart may yet see cause to cry out,
"Oh, save me from the defence of such t17endg'
But, continues ct. }" that his defeat was
not dishonorable, his Immediate appointment as
Secretary of the Interior by the Executive and
unanimous Senate is some proof"
Recollect that, at about that time, the Office
of Secretary of the Interior was going beg
cling. 1t had been offered to Mr. Bates, of Mis-
souri,, and rejected; to Mr.. Geyer, of Missouri,
and rejected; to Mr.. Hopkins, of Alabama and
rejected; to Mr.. Jenkins, of Georgia, and re-
jected: that is, either the War or Interior De-
partment had been offered to all these gentle
men, and by them all rejected The Interior
Department was then offered to Mr.. McKennan,
of Pennsylvania, who accepted it; but who,
after filling the post few days, and finding
Mr.. Webster claiming, as Secretary of State, q
portion of the Interior Departments patronage,
threw up his commission and went home to
Pennsylvania. That pure, noble, high-minded
man, and true Wing, would not submit to such
q bamboozle, as Colonel Benton might style it.
In this state of affairs, Mr.. Stuart, the de-
feated candidate for the Virginia State Conven-
ton, was hunted up and found to be quite will
ing to accept the Interior Department, shorn
however much it might be of its patronage by
the grasping ambition of the Secretary of State.
His confirmation by the Senate, after SO many
trials to get Secretary of the Interior, was
mere act Of courtesy. Almost anybody, "groo-
ing" or not, would have been confirmed, under
the circumstances.
ct" exclaims, Let not Commentator hurl
'hireling' in my teeth: do not speak by au-
thority."
This, l take it, is meant to convey to the
public the impression that at" is not an office
holder and Government stipendary. sus-
pect he is practising deception in this matter,
and therefore call upon him to come forth
with the truth, and say distinctly whether he
is not Government ofhce-holder. IL it shall
appear that he has practised deception in this
matter, then shall not be too good to suspect
him of being ready, at any time, to support and
whitewash any administration that will give
him or keep him in place.
COMMENTATOR.