Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-10-27

We have had an st,srset Or ies,.r which had
ereA sddreSpsi b I'D seers,ar Gashrie 10 Csllec-
Tor BsonsiSa Il NstkTors. * relation 10 appoint
mems Of essscn-h1.E s..sse.s " he iastsr The
letter is Paasi.k il 4 in sls Wa.Aisg.sa Union,
sal Asrs ~;
Wasnssercxg osi0ber ,, 1851
DSaF S;r+-Since = calr st,ioh ue had upon
,hs sneiseE NJ ske "a &tn3se eisisioa in he dem
oeraiie parry 10 New York. feel more and mere
eclsieeed thai the pfeseRt dirofganizaIloa cannot
Ia'i y snuarser ihe success " the principles u iae
g.s'y sfAere snd ig-peUvr Injurious eise9ne1e.-7
Bun ~ = p4rziio1 i sfsrcseu. A csHvielion has
loteed tselfon my mlad tast bS detnseras piet go
% each 0shrr upon 4 common platform y primer
Piss The esslsiVa eoald aud seshi e asve osen
prevented.
You are aware thss "a he prlneiPlesof The Bal
limoft Con venlioa aAa the policy animated 10 he
inaugural address. he Prrsidels and his conslltu-
sioaai aevisrrs stand pledged before lac world
They have keen and are nniltd as one man upon
lh'ss RrnciRirs saatts policy and hee reasen 70
believe shasHSll gEsMrmeB who consented % accept
once unaer the administrator stood pledged 70 me
same principles and policy
As The President understands The principles a.
vowed as the platform of the party al b4llmores
all democrats who joined in upboding ana carry
ing ont the same were entitled ~ DC recognised as
worthy Of the confidence Of The united parry, and
consequently eligible to official station That all
could not obtain office was maaiiest and that the
distribution could moi be -rarY equal amongst the
diarreHt sections oiihe parry, was equally certain
Yet the distribution was nfendec 10 be 80 made a.
10 give Just cause ofcompaint 70 no one sectiqn !;
and il is believed thai this intention has been car
ried out. uo9only BY HE Piesidsnt himself. bur by
most n his apPopees, in resPsfi 70 the offices un-
III has 50 hlppens Thar yeut appointments have
been very gsneray made from thsr portion Of The
party 70 which aow ADHERED This you thought
best cslcns3ed 70 SECURE union ana harmony. That
desirable object his failed he attained; and the
ether pbriiGl Of ths parry feel HAT they have not
been fpEiy Iecoguizsd BY Won. and, as things now
s,sni nav H., Go lSstice to yor{r motives
calHYaqH attention 10 this Shtject ard TO the
faet shag iheHPrvsdeni aud his cheiHet with entire
unaniHiiiy sscogHise that portion OF the party as
democrats distinctly avowing aud firmly mainta in
ing the principles Of The BlltimBfe2 PLATFORM and
eRliIlflo III rec isdd ty appointments 10 olieikl
slatioIsS in yspr Psftment Allow NE to express
The yPfc ationthsi YOU will 50 recognise them in
the only vaY that will carry conviction with il.
have nptihitheTio deemed it necessary to make
any particular inquiry with regard 10 theseetcn Of
the Deuoc a.ic party 10 which persons nominated
for posiIiors9in the custom house al New York be-
iongedl pIi0rit&-lhe reunion of he party in ls49,
which reeniPn was supposed 10 have been thorough
ly eemented 10 ID great and triam phant contest in
1852 Bu' as the present excilFd Stale Of feeling
among pqifsai friends WIN acted together in 1859
and who new stand uIn q1iYncslly upon the same
PLATFORM Of nrinciplesIi in NV York is suggestive
OF diScfiln ihditsh e Mhlea lhe adm istrann viii
not appteyeI shall send copyl6f Ibis Iener to he
naval eieerand the surveyor Or the port. in order
that there NAV BE- no misapptedension as to the
policy which the President will require 10 be pur-
sued. 4 am yesy respectfully,
JAMES GUTHRIE.
G G Bnossos, E.q Collector, New Yak.
Copies of (ae above letter VERT sent 10 the naval
efticer and surveyor. with The ietOwiog note:
49, WAsbrNores, Oct ;
Dcar Sir Il enelose'herea i,h cory of.s letter
this day addressed roathe Hon &C Bronson 1t
will ex lain itseif and 81 yoh what the Presi-
deni expects In relation lhr diktrihuion Of pa,ro-
mage 10 the fespefiiVe ciices Ut the NV York
Custom Houte 10 hieh you Will conform your
action 70 ans nure numfnsticEs you may have
occaSiul - make am yrry ri peciuiiy.
JAMES GUTHRIE
The New York Herald calls The above letter a
precious doq4iines;" and SAYS;
"Thisi,nei to The collector is sery characteristic
Of the present Cabinet. Il is fierffe, specimen OF
the smallneA eli their policy land smacks very
much oithe htty cent patch on Marcys pantaloons
some years stace, when be took iDo wtea stride in
| his polical moves"
The New York Mirrer ssy.
aThe abovi extraordinary edit from the secre.
tary OF be Treasury will BE- read with mingled feel
ings OF astonishmeat and lndignaliGh Ii is deci.
d-dly Soft document intellectually as well a,
| poilicallyi aud indicates nafrov proscriptiye
gindietivr policy. We regret ID h arm fraa6i. 4.
| iugtnn ihst DIS pitifnl rfsakacaat sss.i9
1 the sanction DC The PresidenIh