New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-10
TEEREMOyAL OF EWBANK,

The fact that THOMAS EwBASK, who mad
held the responsible post of Commissioner of
Patents since the incoming of Gen. Taylor's
Administration, was recently removed by Pres
ident Fillmore, and Mr. SILAs HoDGEs of Vt,
appointed in his stead, is already well known.
1t has been very generally, but enormously,
spoken Of as resignation; but it was just such
a resignation as Mr.. Fillmores on the 81 of
March next will be. In essence if not in terms,
1--WE believe in both, Mr.. Ewbank was removed,
and for reasons which the public has not been
permitted officially to know. In very few
journals, under very peculiar influences, the
act has been approved and justified by general
charges of incapacity, churlishness, &c, against
Mr.. Ewbank-charges which, if true reflect
hardly more discredit on Gen. Taylor who ap-
pointed Mr.. T.. than on Mr. Fillmore, who had
retained him in that important post for more
than two years, in defiance of the most deter
mined, formidable and INSCRIPTIONS efforts of
powerful combinations to effect his removal So
strong were these combinations in influence
and money that it was supposed that their sue
cess, nearly eighteen months ago, was assured /;
and that distinguished patriot anddisinterested
judge of fitness for the Office of Commissioner
OF Patents, Horace ii. Day, Esq, issued inyi.
tations for a sumptuous jollifcation to be given
in Washington early in ISL in honor of Mr.
Ewbank's removal. He was not then removed.
however, and the patriot Day was lately re-
duced TO the alternative Of writing and dissem-
mating circular through New-Jersey whence
he had retired to avoid the service of process
Tor infringing other mems patents) exhorting
all his Wing brethren to do their utmost for
Pierce and King in order to crush Gov. Seward
ard expel Mr. Ewbank from the Patent Office.
Fad Day known that Mr.. Fillmore would so
speedily come TO his rescue, this manifesto
might not have been issued
But Mr. Ewbank has been removed. by
President just retiring from Office, and when
there remains no probability that either Mr..
Z. would or his successor viii. if in office on
the 4th Of March next, be retained a month
beyond that time. Why was il deemed adyis-
able to appoint new Commissioner for the
last five or six months of the present Admin.
istration ? Had Mr.. E. proved unfaithfal
Was there apprehension that the public inter.
ests committed to lis charge would suffer BY
his continuance Was he in any respect less
qualified to hold the Office during these closing
months than during Mr.. Fillmore's twenty.
eight months preceding Nothing of the sort
is pretended. Why then was he removed
We cnswer, Because he eou!d not e,n,eu, n
'arish TIE Public Money in his charge on a psr.
soHot Jfarorite Of The President in riOla,ion Of
iar. This statement We shall now proceed 70
substantiate.
Soon after taking charge of the Patent OF.
hce, Mr. Ewbank began to look around him
for some person to aid him in compiling and
editing the Agricultural Statistics which. in
the absence of any Agricultural Bureau of the
Government, have gradually grown into an i'm.
poFIsnt element Of each Annual Report from