Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-26
10 u-y,The Richmond Enquirer, doubtless Tor the

10 rr-,yTbes Richmond Enquirer, doubtless Tor the
rurnose ofaxtricating the President and Cabinet
tom their free soil difficulty, publishes the letter
oe,Pos,master General Campbell to Thomas II.
Rsptop. giving reason for failing to appoint as
Postmaster. the fact that he had been tFeesOitsr
rs ihifs4s. How strangely does this contrast with
q the late Treasury Circular of Mr.. Secretary
ID Guthrie. in which equal appointments are enJolneu
f,om both Sections in New York. The Northern
Secretary shapes his course against Tree sollerS'
While the Louisville Secretary takes Northern and
Anti Union grounds. The Secretary of the Treas
80, that the President and Cabinet agree with
him in opiniou, while the Postmaster General does
right ON his own hook without the express sane
4;on of+be President and Cabinet, and in oppOsi-
t;on 10 the views which Mr.. Guthrie says they en-
20 tettain, Mr.. Campbell will not trust or reward
traitor OF disoIganzeT, while Mr. Guthtie Is i'm
sttucted by the President and Cabinet to divide
j the spos, in the ratio the factions. Trulythe
unit acts strangely, appointing the Northern Sec
Ietary 10 'bIow hot' at the South, and the South
ern Secretary to elbow coId' at the North, No
7tice the ovations over the release ofthe convict
John s. Austin from confinement lately held in
New York by the Free Soil wing, and say canyon
IF ternise with ''bullies and eonyicts" suca as
these; and can any liberal man OF any parry 90
.u,ht but approve the noble stand taken by
Messrs, Bronson and O'Connor against the efforts
ofMr enthr;e. the President & Co., to make
,H.rf uuite in matrimonial bonds with "bullles'
and their rejoicing nds in New York.
vet such is the policy of the Administration ii its
js3,11sajFn and its Secretary are to be believed.
We have leaned that Mr.. Bronson has been re-
moved, but can hardly bring ours Ives 10 believe
IT, we can hardly believe that such a man as he
would be sacrificed, to gfntiy the petty teel-
inps OF the petty author of the most contemPtiby
smnll and insignificant letter, ever written by the
third rate Louisville lawyer smaller even IN SOUL
than he has proven himself 10 be in attachments
. an capacity fot his Office. Between these men
who could hesitate for moment; and had the Pres
idsnt but invited Judge Bronson to fill mr. Guth-
RES post, and sent that epitome OF humanity 10
,1tbis old Kentucky home" he would have done
that for " Eich he would have received the honest
apptoyaI of the whole American peoples except
ingAIr. Guthries Soft friends and the citizens OF
Louisville the former Tegretting the loss OF their
nlly and the latter wishing to keep at distance
the creature who has caused Kentucky to blush
T.e Washington Sentinel spea-s like freeman
ON this question, and we shall give its remarks to-
morrow. In the meantime we should like to hear
the views of the Argus on Secretary Guthrie's
cOurse-speak out and do not be afraid. If your
time is too much engaged suppose you drop the
..restless Richmond Wing" awhile, and attend TO
the "restless" New York Democracy.
You rather lec,ured the HaTds (as did the Union)
at first but since then your silence has been pro
found. Come out and say whether you can swal-
low Secretary Guthrie without choking. Give us
your views, as your party is in trouble, and you
shonld vamp up the right side.