The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-26

duty for any failure properly 10 disohsrre the ncons
q MS ONCE lilo 10 elected because lie does properly
represent the political party which he owes his appoint
mont because he does not the patronage OF office
ma way, promote its welfare and because he has open
ospoused tue cause OF faction in this State whch is
es1ided a. hostile 20 the standardization Looking the
a''ef so'eiy from party point Of yew do how
ahFmihs less could have been expected The collector
we presume when he wrote his fist letter ayowng his
purpose 10 vote Tor tho adamanne ticket fully
mat MS removal from office would follow as matter of
course The Pesident had really alternative His let
Ter was defiance and ii he had retained him longer
the act would have been to the
oil his puslanmily. Nothing is fatal party discp
line and party strength the suspicion of midly The
only mistake made, in political point OF yiew is in the
correspondence into which the nisation allowed IT,
sell to DO drawn Secretary Guthrie evidently believed the
collector TO be somewhat la iog his duty
ses and wrote his first letter with tho kind intent duly
instruct him on that point, feeling that this all
that would be needed remedy the defect The collector
however, as the proved, had through Whole
case before no entered upon IL and he jumped the
ohance OF engaging In an epistoa contest with the Sec
rotary previous TO his anticipated from office
An ADMINISTRATION can afford engage in such
war OF words should speak exclusively by It's ACT,
And If the collectors first letter was disapproved it
should have been answered by his instant removal
ms has been fault with the President from the
beginning He has delayed action long All his i'm
pofant appointments put of day after day. week
after week. when the whole country for their
announcement Nothing is ever gained by such procras
nation.
Secretary Guthes letter in reply to Judge Bronson will
be found under elegraphic head 1t direct and rather
adro Its ebuke Of the collector having appointed
soers to Office is rather COOL considering the number per
sons oil that description who have been appointed by the
Secretary himself In using the he cannot intend 10
conhne Its application to those democrats hold -so
sentiments n0Dj for there such. They have
unanimously and VIGOROUSLY repudated recanted, disa
vowed, and discarded utterly and forever the opinions
upon that subject which they inscribed upon their banner
Hnra nd In tr.C..
who were free sellers henwho stood upon the Buffalo
patform-who Supported Mr.. Van Buren, the free soil can
ddate for President, and Mr. Dix free-so candidate
for governor in ls.S And OF This number has appoint
ed several to very prominent and important offices under
this administration.
There will, Of course, be now general turnout of Gus
tomhouse appontees. The collector his letter. informs
ed the Secretary that about whom he
had appointed belonged the sofs Mr. Redfeld there
fore has good deal OF work before him equalze the
representation of the two sections-i indeed attempt
is be persisted in to retain the hards portion the
administration party. We inclined think however
that they will be thrown overheard inconilnen,Iy. And
unless are greatly mistaken, tho election will wit
ness the final extinction OF hunkeri.m in this State.
In connexion with the foregoing. have the salts
faction OF copying the views OF aRo,her liberal whg who
corresponds with the Baltimore Sun There are state
ments and positions in his letter from which we dissent
but taken together, to be good sequel to
the article from The Times:
Correspondence Of the Baltimore sun.I
WASHINGTON, Oct "a.
The strength OF the Pierce administration was 10 be
tested, as the whole country knew, upon the question
between II and the New York rebel chefs-ihe leaders OF
the hards II the President had submitted as some sup
posed he would do. he would thereby confessed hi,
error In the adoption Of his original policy uniting the
democratic party by recognition of Its different
and would have been compelled dissolve the cabinet
and begin the administration anew upon such terms as the
hards should be pleased TO dictate. The President saw
that his position admitted of no temporzing policy and
that he must face the question be reduced to absolute
contempt IL he has not escaped hostility and danger by
his decisive action in removing Coec Bronson he has
at least avoided humiliation.
He. of course expects nothing but the result and
war lasting during his whole Of Office think that
what called the Presidents policy III advised hui
would be impossible for him change at this late day
without producing greater turmoil than will be con,e
quent upon his adherence H. At all events the question
s now settled by the removal Of Collector Bronson.
Those who are disposed to support the principal meas
ures of the administration far they may be night will
not find obstacle to their in the New eud
and as TO The democratic party ITSELF its history shows that
il 10 not weakened by such squabbles
did not suppose the administration would remove judge
Bronson ill after the election. weak policy might have
dictated delay The hards have every motive to a
strenuous exsnon, aud the national wings may now be
the disposed favor them, inasmuch they will be
identified with the hafds in opposition the adm
ton. ION.