Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-11-05
DAILY tIRGlNIAN.
JAMES sieDoNALD. Ediior.

JAMES MeUoNALD, Editor.
SATURDAY. MORNING. .Nuy'R D. 1855
Guthrie Bronson ana the N York Merchants
From twelve II fifteen hundred Of the merchants
of New-York, ef both political parties, assem-
bled in the ENenange, in that city, last Monday
afternoon. to express their dsapproral Of the aot
Of the Administration removing Judge Bronson
from the Coleetorship Of that port. After organ
izing by electing G. Lamar 10 presido-oHd the
requisite number of Vice Presidents and Secre-
tar.es, resolutions we're offered and unanimously
aud en.hf.sia te4'y approved. declaring That
the romota. Il Collector because he may hap
pen to d,fies aitii TIE federal Secretary Of The
freasefe.apon lpeal tate ,..,sl 'an. "Is.m pruc.
tice, destructive II The ltf iHftr..'s f trade
aud eana1r.ree. and IN pr.npplo trrauuous md
suheersive Of the right and prerogafiycs Of tho
SHtc Of this 'aion; tia, uulecc ssary inter
ference with the Collector ri. hi to appoint his
saboriinates i "a violation 81 precedent aud
principle, g.. ,org arbtra7y character '--that
the ol6.m tlasf, or Tho first time set up nv the
SECRETARY n RE Treasury, % confirm or reject
the subordinate appontman as ct the Collector, is
"in deucation of the law Of Cougrc- ~"-nud
"an ne Of usarpation worthy Of "a dr.poii.m and
toadu1 % it, but deserving only of ihe unquali-
fed conc annafian Of al frce citizens, The
meeting formally protested against the removal
OF Je3-e 3r psan, aud resolved that copy of
their preceding be lad befafe Ac President
and also hei,rs Congress whelH -hall lay, met.
The papers whiea contain these proceedings
bring ~ another letter from Judge bronson, emil
ed .artA by the letter Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury removing him from office. Judge -.
exposes 10 gailied BIT severe TERMS thc sub.
tcrfuge, nni qobbling Of thai lettor, aud makes
the course Of the administration ,,,rcycu more
outrageous and contemplate, tbun Fl bad before
seemed. We give The concluding paragraphs;
Having, as | trust, shown that the reasons
which Won have assigned are utterly wor hc.s, il
now remains 10 inquire what was she real ground
of rerasval. II was not until after the +, cont
bfe,,t in che purity If Syracuse thot Won fou.f
any cafse # complaint against me- After the
purity had hssh resolved iutn Il original clpupui-
wiluHi any agency ul miue,uud D., m,uu- which
could uo, apirne.=aiterj bad been compelled
t. chooso het@een fha two sections. md had very
naturally adhered ny lid aseociutiou. with
the National Demot fats.= after the paper which
proIe~Sed, witbpat rehiec. 10 speak the -pnti-
men- Of the Cabinet hal t.krn the side eft the
Frees~all sefhan,AHd denounced %. traitor. thu-p
who adhered Ia the principles which brought the
Administration Into power then IL wu- TINT Won
first discovered thal md not been sufficiently
favorable 10 the Free so section. tuu .Yy mun
of sense or caudor entertain "a doUh, concerning
the motive for Your aeiiaul thiu, not luu
intended 10 tahe ground against the National DE
moerats, and throw the WRIGHT a. tire Admins
ira on into The opposite -eale. I'D, mon who
Ind never swerfed from the principle Of party.
but al stood fast hy the mon whom Il wa. In
danger, we've 10 hf herne down hy bc strong arm