Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-11-02
psmoxal OF Collector bronson.

The removal of Judge BaoNsoS from the ONCE
Of Collector of the Port Of New York, is now the
chief topic of discussion in the press and pohte'l
circles throughout the country. Oar readers nave
heen kept advised as to the nature and extent oil
the controversy which has led to this result up
to the act Of Judge BRoNsoN's removal "n'c"
was briefly announced last week. oihce '''e"
Secretary GUrHRIE's letter in Justification OF MS
course, has appeared in the papers Inc ie''e' ~
addressed 10 JUDGE BRoNsoN, and was transmit
ted 10 the Union newspaper :or publication oy the
writer. -. The Secretary charges the Collector
with impugning his motives, and assuming an at
,itude incompatible with harmonious cooperation
bstween them. He then denies that he desired
the Collector to appoint FrecsOlers to Office, and
saws that his first letter was intended to guard
gainst distinctions between Democrats, founded
upon local politics and local divisions. "And,
with these views" says he, IL mast condemn
your course when in this letter you ininrm me that
Won have selected Freesoers for office without
having given mo the notice of the fact which
would have enabled me to withhold my apProba-
ton from any such appointments" Surely MIR.
GUTHRIE is affecting the humorous. The whole
country knows the facts of the case. Collector
BRoSsos was accused Of not distributing his pa
tronage among the FreesOilers equally with the
Union Democrats, and thus incurred the reproba-
tion of the Executive, and now Secretary GUrH-
RTE pretends to be quite opposed to the appoint
ment Of Freesoilers!
Mr.. GUTHRIE proceeds to deny Judge BRoN-
sos's assumed right of supremacy in the custom
house, and declares that all the employees derive
their appointment aud their authority as public
eficers from the Secretary Of the Treasury. lie
concludes as follows.
"What the language and temper ofyour letter
would have rendered embarrassing. these unwar-
.rantable assumptions, marked as they are BY a
manifest spirit of INSTRUMENTATION, render impossi-
he. namely, your continuance in the office Of Col
lector of the district of New York. | am there
fore directed by the President to say that your
successor in the office will be promptly appointed
So Judge BRoSsoS has been displaced, and fol
no other reason than his refusal to consOrt with
faction regarded by the entire South as hostile II
their tenderest interests. The Washington Sen
tiael is in a state of high excitement. and de-
nounces Mr.. GUTHRIE in unmeasured terms. II
says
''NIr. Guthrie's letter from which we have quo
ted is couched in coarse and improper language
II is no better in that respect-lndeed 1t IS much
worse-than his first uncalled for communication
10 Judge Bronson, which has been so fully critl-
,eised. and so thoroughly condemned by the press
aud the public from one end Of the country to the
other"
And again:
"yyhy did Mr.. Guthrie write to Judge Bron
scn2 Why did he write on the third OF October Z
He wrote, and he wrote at the time he did write
to rebuke Judge Bronson for not going into the
frecsoil organization and his letter was intended
10 instruct the New York collector TO appoint reg
ular Van Buren, freesoilers to office. He had nc
other motive, no other purpose; and no plea will
avail him in defence, but plea setting forth his
own ignorance, stating that he knew not what he
was doing, but repeating like parrot words that
had been put into his mouth 1t is an insult to the
publican outrage to popular intelligence, to pre-
tend at this late day that the Treasury department
did not mean to take part-an active part-in
the New York politics."
The New York National Democrat, says
''If the President yields to the Cabinet in this
matter, then we shall have 10 confess that the
Democratic party have been cheated in the man
il has placed at the head of the nation, and we
shall not hesitate to do part to redeem the par
~ and the country from the worst consequences
OF such 4 failure. When the Executive proves
either weak or false, resort must he had to the
Legislative branch of the Government" SC.
The Democrat is loath to lay the blame of this
matter where it properly belongs, upon the Shout
ders Of President PIEacE. eff the President
Yields TO the Cabinet"-why, Mr.. GUrHRiE says
expressly, 81 am therefore directed By the Presi-
dsnt,' &c. II is one Of the absurdities of the
present time to attribute all the blame of execu-
tive Encouragement to the Cabinet, and to let
the President 90 free, lie is worthy of all praise,
while they deserve uamitigated condemnation,
although they are appointed by him, retained in
Office by him, and responsible 10 him alone. 1t
the President does not approve the course of his
Cabinet, why does he not dismiss them at once,
and thus acquit himself of censure? The Seati-
mel evidently feels that it is in dilemma while
it adheres to the President and denounces the
Cabinet. and essays an explanation. 1t thiaks the
season is now too far advanced for Gen. PIERCE
20 turn the government over to new hands-in
other words, new Cabinet would not have time
{, prepare the various reports by the meeting Of
Congress. But all this is ridiculous. Gen. PIERCE
has no wish or intention to get rid of his present
Cabinet. lie has no fault to find with GUTHRIE
on account Of BRoSsoN's removal; the act was
his act, and to presume otherwise is to attribute
TO him degree Of imbecility with which we Go
not believe he can be justly charged.
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