The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-19

Wing candidates, through their representatives
here, an opportunity TO be heard in the matter.
These constitute the grounds OF objection IL the
appointment in question and II Ia for the wings OF
New Jersey to determine for themselves whether
they have been properly dealt by in the matter.
In defending this appointment, the Republic,
after stating the endcavors OF the President and
Secretary to find out whether my son was can
didate or not, says:
Meanwhile Senator Stockton urging the
appointment of young Bayard. There was no
other applicant from the State. excepta young man
who was recommended simply by his own father,
Of whose character and claims the Department
entirely ignorant. Under these circum'
stances. and in the absence of other applications,
the President thought the recommendation OF
Senator Stockton ought to be complied with"
The fricDdless young man here referred to was
the son of DIR. Reuben Wiets, of Cumberland
county, New Jersey, a highly respectable gentle
man, and Wing. His letter was filed in the De-
partment on the goth of February, and in it he re-
fers the President TO the delegation of New Jersey
for character and support. About the LIST OF March
recommendations were signed by the delegation
from New Jersey, including myself and Commo-
dore Stockton in favor of this young man; but IN
my interview with the Secretary, on the 18TH OF
March, was surprised to find that the gentleman
who had charge of these recommendations had
omitted to send them to the Department then
stated to the Secretary that there were such recon-
mendatons, and that would see they were immc
datey sent in, and they were on the same day
transmitted to the Department, and are now on
file there. But If young Willets had, as stated by
the Republic, no recommendations on lie but that
Of his fathera the files Of the Department also show
that young Bayard stood in the eaElc predicamen;
for the only recommendation file Tor him, pre-
vious TO the application OF my colleague, was "stm-
ply by his orn father" in letter dated the 29lh
October, 1851. On the 9th Of March my colleague
wrote stated in his letter, at the suggestion OF
the President, to the Secretary, recommending
young Bayard, and stating his qualifications, &c
Under these circumstances, ana also In view OF the
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plications on file in the Department, submit whe-
Their the Republic authorized to say "that, in
the absence of other applications, the President
thought the recommendation OF Senator Stockton
ought TO be complied with"
The Republic also says: "That it never has been
the custom TO treat those Presidential cadetshlps
political appointments" Yet 1t concludes Its
defence Of the President, in making this appoint
ment upon political and party grounds OF most
peculiar CT aracter, upon reasons and inducements
which cannot be agreeable either to the President
to MIR. Stockton, and which arc insulting TO the
Wings Of New Jersey and their Representatives
The Republic Gays: "Besides, saving only the
name of the thing, we are not sure that the honor
able Senator is as much opposed to the Administra-
ton as some who pretend to be its friends. He
agrees with the President in his view OF the Com
promise measures and the Tariff question, and
pretty much every thing, we apprehend, likely to
be Of any very immediate interest; end to treat
such man as an enemy, would be as absurd as TO
regard writer like this of the Atlas as a friend.
BILE Judgment, was not quite so bad as it might
have been. He calls himsefa Democrat he might
have been trading Abolitonist. He calls himself
an opponent of the Admnistrntion-in the guise
of friendship, he might have been an ineidious,
crafty, and malignant enemy. He deals his blows
in the daylight-he might have stabbed in the
dark"
have nothing to say against the assimilation oil
opinions and feelings between the Democratic Sen
ator from New Jersey and the present Wing Ex.
ecutive, as thus set forth in the official organ
leave that TO be answered and settled by the dis
tingushed parties concerned. But cannot sup
pose that the President, in making the appoint
mcnt in question, influenced by any such
strange and partial political or personal consid-
erations.
The Wings Of New Jersey have ever maintained
with unwavering fidelity all the great principles oil
their party.
They ARE not "trading abolitionists," nor 'Jais'
friends ,rho stab IN the dark They are neither IN
sidous, crafty, nor malignant; and, although oc-
cssionally overcome by their political opponents,
they have given to this and to every former
Wing administration an open. manly. and candid
support. Yours, very respectfully,
]. w. MILLER.
WAsHIEeroN, April 10, 1852.