Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-10-12
The administration TAX ing sides with
the .sSOns.''

For several days we have had indefinite re
ports and surmises in the political papers tina
the Administration had at length defined it
position in the intestine quarrel Of The New
York democracy. by espousing the cause o
the free soil wing, commonly known as tn,
"Softs" As incredible as such rnmon
might have seemed TO the Southern friends o
the President all doult "a now scattered by
the authorized publication ~ the Washington
Uni2u Of the following letter from the Score.
tary Of the Treasury. We give /, entire. 10 &c
cape oil suspicion Of unlarness
WAsHIS6ToN. Oct. Sd. 1853
DEAR SIR:-Since the conversation We had
upon the subject Of tho unfortunate division
in the democratic party in New York, | feel
more and more convinced that the present dis
Organization cannot fail to endangcr the sue
cess of the principles Of the party there, and
TO prove injurious elsewhere. Bat the sepa
ration is effected. A conviction has forced
itsef on any mind. that by democrat, pledged
to each other on n common platform Of pfin.
ciples the division could and ought 10 huve
been prevented.
You are aware thai the principles nf the
Baltimore Convention, and the policy inlima-
ted in the inaugural address, the President
and his constitutional advisers stand pledged
to before the world. They have been and
are united as one man upon these principles
and thai policy, and had reason 10 believe that
all gentlemen who consented To accept Office
under tie administration stood pledged to the
same principles and policy
As the President UNDERSTANDS the princ
Piles avoWcd as the platform Of the party at
Baltimore. all democrats who joined in uphold
ing and carrying cut the same We're emitted to
be recognized as worthy Of the confidence of
the united party, and consequently eligible to
Official station.
Thu al could not obtain office was manifest
and thai the distribution could mol be exactly
equal amongst the different sections Of The
party vas equally certain. Yet the disriibu
ton vas intended 10 be so made as h give a
Just cause % COZ plant 10 no one section, and
il Is beloved than this intention has been car
ried out no, ouIY by ,he President himself, but
by most OF his appoIntees, IN Respect 10 the oil
fees under the latter.
II has so happened that your appointments
have been very generally made from that por
ton Of the party 10 which you adhere. This
yon thought best calculated 10 re union
ard harmony. That desirable object has failed
to pe ob;aned and the oth'r portion Of tie
party feel hat they have not uecn fully recog
Iized BY You and, aa phlngs no" stand, may
hot do Justice 10 pour motives. ] call Your NJ.
tenlion 10 tins sphlctt. and to the fact hat the
President and his Cabinet with eu'ire unanim.
lty, recop i. bat PORTION oil the party as dem
ocrats distinctly avowIng and firmly malulain.
ing the prin pies Of the Baltimore Platform,
and entitled TO be recognize by appointment
10 official stations IN your department. ALLOW
Inc 10 express the expectation that You will so
recognize them in the only way HAT will carry
conviction with il.
have nat hitherto deemed il necessary to
make any particular inquiry us to the section
Of the democratic patty To which y, sons nomi
naed Propositions in the custom house at New
FORK belonged prior tho reunion of the par
IN lS49-whlch reunion was supposed TO have
been thoroughly eementrd IN the great and
triumphant contest Of 1852 Buies the present
excited state OF feelings amor political friends
who acted together in 1852 and who now stand
uncqniNocallv upon the same platform Of prin
clples ID New York is suggestive Of discrimi>
nation of which the administration will not ap
prove, shall send a copy ofthis letter 10 the
Naval Officer and the Surveyor of the Port in
order that there may be omisapprehenson as
TO the policy which the President will require
10 be pursued.
am very respectfully.
JAMES GUTHRIE
G. c. Bronson, Esq, Collector New York
Copies of The above letter were sent to the
naval officer and surveyor, with the following