Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-10-14
The Guthrie Order and the New York



feat II craftsmanship has impressed the people
of New York, we make few extracts from
the political journals oftha city. some wing
and some democratic. The NEw YoRK TX
PRESS (whig) says;
I'VE have never read a more impudeoi doc
umcnt No hard in the Treasury but a
green one.--iust such as Mr.. Guthrie Is
would have lenf his name, and consented 10
be the instrument, 10 The dong of such dirty
lob before he ewes nf the " hoe people. We
have never before seen the power OF the Fed
era Government so papably brought into
conflict with the freedom of opinion" A Cab
met consultation il is admitted, has been had
the President Of the L. States, IN the White
House. no doubt presiding and alter days
sw cal and toll. il has been concluded and re,
solved, so to insult tho Collector Of The Pot
of y. York. as ifpossible 10 make him 10 ign:
and the kentuckian Secretary, fresh aud
green from Kentucky has been caught by
the New York Secretary Ito wash for HIM
his dirty linenl' Did ever President end
Secretaries before-i ever they did before
thus publicly proclaim 10 all the world the
dry iobs they we're doing"
The National Democrat" acqplls the
President OF blame, though no doubt most TO
blame for the letter of Mr. Guthrie. We quote:
We have been Consolidate and mereifu TO
the Cabinet but there are limits To faith, and
forbearance becomes cowardce when the inn
punliy it grants is made the pr,text Of still
further ooirages. The camel may bear a heavy
load but there IS period TO its endurance and
rather than be crushed destbit will turn upon
lis task. masters So will VIC upon every
member of the Cabinet who breaks faith with
the Democratic party. We will not nuke brick
without straw-wo will not support a demo.
CRITIC Cabinet when ii ceasts 10 he orthv of
the name. The letter from Secretary Guih-
RE 10 collector Bronsonis an insult To tho De
inocracy oil New York,a violation OF our State
rgh's and the first avowcd application of that
''plunder screw, which, il Is hoped will lay
the public opinion 81 the country poslrate at
the feet ol an Ifnpetious olIgarchy. 1t Is an ms
suit 10 demociaey. because il avows. as the
conviction of The Cahidel, that or political or
ganizatnn can only be held together by the
cohesive power of the public spoils," libel
hitherto confined To tho British Press. 1t is
violation of State Right because ii seeks to in
fiuencc the internal politics OF this State by a
generalization of patronage In the ands Of the
Federal Government. and IS an undue iuie, fer
ence with The appointing power oil the Collec
tor Of this port"
The "SuN." favorable to III a administration,
remarks upon Mr. G 4thrie's leltct
The let or. # " tiltrn as published shows
that Pres d'nl Pie co still hopes t. harrnpnze
the party by means of the "spolls.' This is
not keeping strictly 10 his Inaugural doctrine
that "a claim Ia Office for party scr, ices i,
what the people Ola republic should never
recognize. Secretary Glh,ie commits "A grie
yous when he undertakes To prescribe
any other rule for Mr.. Bronson than fitness on
the part oil those appointed. We strongly de,
precate the growing disposlli N Of the FEEDER
al Government Ia extend lis coutrol over State
and municipal affairs; and we would icloicc
with all our heat, If there were prospect
that public opinion would so emphalicplly
pronounce against the practice of making Fee
deral offices engines Tor swaying local politics
that no National Administration would hence
forth dare 10 lavish its patronage upon The
idle, unprncipled, aud facious men who dis
turb and corrupt the administrator Of Num-
cipal and State affairs i'll every part ofthc Uni
on; but II the Administration wish To drive our
The Collector, they should proceed boldly
This Course would SECURE at least some res
peci even if it failed to win approval We
trust Mr. Bronson will not since matters have
assumed their present shape, CRAFTY "A small
clique OF hungry eXpectants by rnsigning-
HIS true course is 10 continue in The faithful
discharge of his duties, and should he fail to
give satisfaction to the powers al Washington
let them take the responsibility his dsmisas
1t is Gel lainly no, his policy to relieve them OF
aportion of heir difficulty I,y stepping out up
on what might by the majority, be considered
an insufficient hint.
The "CorRtER" remarks of Mr.. Guthrie s
letter what almost every body feels and says
'As far as our knowledge goes. It's in its
entire spirit and IN The condition of things
which it reveals without exception, The most
degrading, ptiabe, and dcspcslle communi.
cation which has ever been sent from any ore
important officer of this Republic TO another
1t covers the whole nation with shame, except
its authors for they must he Shameless
Ofthe Guthrie letter The Times says:--
"The line of conduct marked out Tor him is
exactly opposite TO that which ne has thus far
pursued; and no one who knows him supposes