Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-22
FROM THE NEW YORK NATIONAL DEMOCRAT.

Candor is virtue but it may times be highly incon-
venient For instance while Mr.. Secretary Guthrie
sures Mr. Bronson that the members of the Cabinet
unit in considering the Banburners true and stanch sup
porters Of the Baltimore platform the Evening Pos-the
only organ that Sretched faction have yet able to
secure in the city of New York-comes out directly
against Mr. Marcy positively regulating the platform
declaring behalf Of itself and its friends that it
considers the said platform trap TO be used for
Office When it is remembered that the editors Of the
Post prime at the Shortboy Boilers Con-
venton in Syracuse the following from last even
ing's leading article viii acquire due significance:
s'The rule laid down by Mr.. Guthrie-that Of alhe.
the Baltimore Platforms disgracefuly Liberal
Of itself"
And again: " That any grown man, and in particular
that Mr. Guthrie who is grown man, should bring
ward this bugbear of the Baltimore platform every day
the year. like Chinese bonEe airing his ugly wooden IDOL
is folly for which we can hardly account
The Evening Post 10 whatever other principles il may
be false its Van Buren, instincts and associates
1t truly says that the Sofshes repudated the Bal
tmore platform thinking that by the confession
struck the whole ground from under the feet Of Messrs
Guthrie end Marcy They say the Softshel boilers
true Democrats; the boilers organ officially lenie,
the assertion, and spits upon the platform" Saye u
from friends!" the Cabinet may well exclaim.
Z contra, the Richmond Enquirer, the creme 4,
Ia creme of Southern Democracy, copies the fol
lowing paragraph from Northern Wing paper,
prefxing to it the head /" A COOP BEGINNING :"
"Afew months ago President Pierce appointed Free
soil Democrat to be postmaster at St. Johnsbury where
upon the bunker Democrats rebeed sought the pro
per aid in New Hampshire. The consequences is that
Frank Pierce has 6sheaded As appontee he had
well warmed his seat and has appointed bunker in hi,
place, one it is presumed in whose garments there is
odor Of Vermont Free-soiiism"
The Democratic Washington correspondent Of
the Journal Of Commerce condemns Secretary
GUTHRIE letter to Collector BRoNsoN after the
following fashion. BY the way we think the Sec
rotary is realizing in regard to this letter the truth
of the French very French) saying that bundcr
is worse than crime
TIE LETTER.
"Tbe Executive order to Collector Bronson respecting
the distribution of the spois OF the Custom House in New
York is novel document Ii shows that the prime duty
and object Of the Executive Government TO control the
distribution Of public Offices This is in fact made the
end Of the Government, and not merely Of its Incl
dents This document forms new era in our political
history. There doubt that since the 81 Of March
1922 the Executive Administration has often nteposed
in the distribution Of subordinate custom house Offices
but they acknowledged and avowed and promuga
cd such interference before In this case the order to
Collector Bronson is made great Administration mea
sure, and the subject Of Cabinet consideration and il is
put forth as an act authorized and approved by the Cab
net unit Hereafter the Government will be chiefly
devoted to this important business Of peddng out small
offices, and quarrelng with snch collectors and other
chief officers rs may not to be the convenient
tools Of the Executive. What will Collector Bronson do
is the question asked here. =
fThe Union Democrats now under the ban Of the
Administration They told in fact that unless thew
coincide with the Administration in its policy Of coa-
ton with the Aboioniss and Secessonts they are no
longer to be considered belonging to the Democratic
party ami they officially reminded Of the fate Of de-
serters."