Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-11-17
GLASGOW, MISSOURI.
Thursday Morning, November II, 1853.
The Democratic Press and the Admins
tration

tration.
The recent correspondence between Mr..
Guthrie, and Mr.. Bronson, and the removal
of the latter, has brought out the democrat
ic press and writers, and the administration
is passing in review before the public. We
have given numerous extracts on the sub
ject, and on our outside of to-day's issue,
will be found more extracts, from different
democratic journals, condemning the ad-
minstration.
The subject is being discussed in our
own State. The Bloomington Journal"
comes down upon Secretary Guthrie as fol-
lows:
ga LONG AND A SHORT ONE.-Disorgan-
izaton has raised its hideous head among
the Democracy of New York. Collector
Bronson has received curious document
from Secretary Guthrie; not in reference to
the duties Of his office, but partisan dcta-
torial Mandate. Bronson is given to under
stand that Mr.. Guthrie is not only Secrcta-
ny Of the Treasury of the United States,
bnt, that he is Secretary Of d -mocracy.-
An attempt to regulate the concerns of a
party by an official circular, emanating from
anlofficer of this Government, in his ollici-
al capacity, is something new under the sun.
Yet, such is the fact in the present case,
disguise it as you may. For one, we re-
pudiate this act of the Secretary, and also
the defence of the Washington Union. The
National Democracy Should not be respon-
sibe fof this unauthorized Interference
Secretary Guthrie has no authority from the
Democratic party, to lay down any course
of party policy, much less principle Of
action. He was appointed by President
elected upon and pledged to support the
principles of Government laid down in the
Baltimore Platform. Having adopted these
principles, because they believe them to be
right, the President and Cabinet should adj
minister the laws, and pursue a National
policy i'll accordance with them. This
would be carrying out, in practice, that
which majority Of the people had adopted
at the polls. This much is necessary and
proper in any administration, in order that
the will of the people may be brought to
bear upon and control their own Govern
ment. But further than this is q short
sight; partisan, pictorial and selfish. An
Administration carrying out IN practical
government the principles upon which 1t
maior;t,, r. tbo naor1c. b,,t u'ba9S ~" oo W
to the management Of party machinery. us
ing official authority therefor, it has in eve
the short sigh Of party sellishness. 1t is
uhioh !. i,.o - .iaatoS. ' VIC NrmuiP.uS upon
tempt to eyade them. President pierce in
orr opinion, did moi, nor will he, sanction
this act of Secretary Guthrie. Justice to
the principles of the party which elected
him, requires that he should dismiss the
Secretary
A more palpable attempt TO use official
patronage for party purposes, is not TO be
found of record in this Government. We
find no fault with the party policy adop,ed
by the Secretary; but right or wrong. he has
no authority to NEEDLE in the matter of mar
ty management, as an officer of this Gov
eminent
That is .,cood talk ~ co,sido~;ro n,o
,o,,rao r. d. rI;ta. ,.;n ~
Sou,'.' '''' i1u'oi WIN review VT
"u'hrieS letters ne VIII ind that he acted
under the direction Of the President. He
submitted the case to the President ns he
sa,s and ec,7a os conrs. rno, h;s 49,.
y.
ges'ioii' OF ofuer' therefore, rierce Is the
man that turned out Lnion Democrat, be-
cause he would not give Offices to Free
sellers,
Our ;roned;oto roi,bh0r no,,p. ;,
''''''.I>'''''' "o0'' Wv D"n,ieF'
strange as II may SEEM Is defending Pierce
and his Secretary. Listen how il talks:
sit is amusing to see the wing papers ex-