The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-10-28
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lar!y Mortified that we should have used an,
hard names in speaking Of the Locofoco part,
or its leaders. Let him read the following
The recent quarrels in New York have some
what irritated the feelings of the leaders il
that State. The Ne,D York Herald, journa
which claims TO have been instrumental il
the election of Pierce, comes out in no yer,
flattering terms towards the Cabinet. Tht
Locos may say now that Bennett is not legit
imately member of that party, but it is use
less to talk in that way. The party at tn,
last Presidential election embraced spirits ol
every class and complexion
"Men bearded, bald, cowl'd uncowld, shod, unshod
Peed, patchd and piebald, linsey woolsey brothers
Grave mummers Sleeveless some and shirtles
Others"
all united on one common platform, and /,
is not strange, in fact it is not unlocked fol
that such heterogeneous mass of incongru.
tiles should refuse to assimilate, and tha,
those who were disappointed in the spoils
should create dissensons among the others.
Of the letter of Secretary Guthrie publish
ed in our last the Herald speaks as follows:-
"The remarkable and conspicuously die.
graceful circular letter addressed by Secre-
tary Guthrie to Collector Bronson-which
was published in our columns last Saturday,
relative not to any high principles of national
' M hntf f, bo wis rohl r.
fees among drunken poli;icians--has created
in political circles, all over the city, tre-
mendous excitement, which is spreading
through the State. We learn that Mr. Dron-
son is preparing letter in answer to Secre-
tary Guthrie, and that it will be one of the
most scorching rebukes that n high minded
and honorable man, actuated by great prin-
ciples and integrity, could give to miserable,
low minded, pettifogging, spols-system Sec.
retary Of the Treasury"
Judge Dronson's letter referred to above
may be found in another column of to days
paper. The Herald speaks further of the
Guthrie letter in another place.
"This letter to the Collector is very char
acterstic of the present Cabinet 1t is per-
feet specimen Of the smallness of their poll
cy, and smacks very much of the fifty cent
patch on Marcy's pantaloons some years
since when he took too wide stride in his
political moves. This petifogging political
intermeddling will only increase the feud
among the Democracy of this State, and aid
in resusctating the new Whig party, who
mr. n in IF ,arI ,,,sfh oil h,
lition and free soil tendencies. Can presi-
dent stand still and calmly witness these de-
grading moves! Is it not time to turn Marcy,
Guthrie g. Co.-the whole group-neck and
heels out of the Cabinet which they are grad
ualIy disgracing!"
OF the Secretary himself he speaks as fol-
lows:-
"The Secretary of the Treasury man
unknown to fame, ignorant and inexperienc.
ed in regard to, finance, but supposed to be
upright and honest-after many fourishes of
independence and rectitude, paraded i'm the
government organs, has, on the very first oc.
casion which presented itself, capitulated to
Marcy, and taken the lead in the prostitution
of the administration TO the intrgues of fac.
ton. He has come with unblushing from,
into the political shambles OF this great city,
and commanded the purchase of all the fac
tions of all that has accumulated since l84S
He has given his orders to make no further
investment in sound and wholesome provs.
ions, and has thereby shown his stupid and
faithless disregard for the health of the body
polite. The administration seem to be rid.
den with the absurd and pusillanimous notion
that the free soiers of the North and the
secessionists of the South constitute the
great majority of the democratic party, ant
that the whole skill of the government con.
sisis in satisfying the malcontents. They
sander the national democracy by every of
fetal act, and in their moral idiocy imagin,
that they can save the integrity of the party
by perpetuating its diseases. The politica
quacks at Washington believe that they ar,
doing wonders towards consolidation wheI
they render an infammatory distcmpe
chronic, and will not stop in their career o
folly till they have rendered it incurable."
He sees looming up in the future trials, dif
iculties and dangers, and charges that
"In the face of these appalling difficulties
the threatening aspects OF our foreign rela
ton at home, the power and influence of th
Administration are frittered away in the dis
tribution OF spoils among drunken vagabond
and rowdy politicians! In the midst of
financial crisis and surrounded by danger
from which to escape will require all tn
talent and all the experience of thinking an
rejecting statesmen, our Secretary of tn
Treasury issues his mandate to the Collecto
of New York to take care of the weighers
gaugers, tide-waiters, and watchmen of tn
, Custom House!''
He makes the following moving appeal t
, business men:-
"Can they look with passive indifference
upon the present condition Of the country!-
A Are they willing to trust their property an
creGit-the results of their enterprise and ID
bor--to the hands of the present spols cabil
!. ct? Have they not an abiding interest in tn
q faithful, energetic and statesmanlike manag,
| ,nant nr nnhlic affairst And ora than NOT ;