Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-10-26
JAMES 1gIRIE.


SIR: have received your letter Of tbc Eth
inst.
II is not my purpose 10 respond To tho many
positions VI that letter, because most al them bear
their contradiction upon it, 1uer, aud others
toe unnportsnt Is require setiitatien, and elss
becanse while IN several phrases of il. admitting
vonr implied obligation. as fl nhb Of honor. to act
IN accordance with TIM kHaHn policy al Tho ad=
miuietratnn: md moreover II eogpillng tho pro=
priety and justice Of that policy hy declaring that
you yourself deprecated aud endooNered - pr
vent the divisions now existing u The dem"rrat
io party in Your State Won uesrrthcles indulge
IN a tenor of remark r. various relations Of
the subject, which not only n1pugns IN, motives
but indicates IN ATTITUDE your Pnri wholly
incompatible with harmonious cooperation he
tween rs. and the proper conduct ot tn la slucss
of the government.
One suggestion appears n your letter which
demands alimadyersion. You nllcee by impli.
cation. that have Desired veu 80 orreint free
soer, to office. and Ia doing su, YOU strangely
misunderstood 1nsmterprei ny leisr ui thr
3D. instant neithor entertained nor Hprc-~ed
any such desire. Ii has been my pleasure and my
duty not tn inquire into the opinions which muY
have been held bs yourself X other. as far hnck IA
the year siS, but IL regard tho claims IL con-id-
Grafton of all who have acted with AdetY To- the
principles and or aniznilan IF the democratic
party since the eonA .utian II baltimore in l-d2.
condemn you ooureo A. hcn IN th'~ letter YOU in
forum that ven have selected free soilor- forof
nee, without hAYing Civ en- me the notice of the
fact, which woud have enohled mo 10 withhold
M approbat m from any such appointmonts.--
will add, that the 'mpWeton that huo roquir
ed you "a set with reference IL controversies Of Il
local or state character is wholly eratnitn Is.-
My letter was intended H. rnnrd You against dis
tinotons between democrats founded upon local
politics ana local divisions.
The concluding portion al your letter hn- left
no alternative but 10 lay the whole matter be
fore the President, and take his direction concern
ing IT,
You assume that in relation To- certain things
you are to receive instructions from tins depart
mcnt, and in others tIot You are Ia proceed with.
out.or contrary 10. such instructions. This can-
not ne admitted IN any branch of the public ser
wee; Tor where the department is not expressly
empowered to give instructions to subordiuntrs.
II has the authority 10 do So as inherent in the
power Ia remove refractory officer,
ou al-n assume that you are To appoint the
various persons employed IN the custom house
some, as you admit. suheetto my approval, and
others D You seem to conceive, ON Your sole
thorty. cannot but regard il as singular that
n gentleman q Your legal requirements and cN-
perenee should hate fallen into such error
The constitution af the United States has en-
powered tongra.s 10 coufr the appointment Of
inferior officers In thr President alone, ia the
courts OF law or IN the heads at departments"
Congress has hot attempted, nor. If 1t had, could
1t have effected, auy modification 81 this provision
of the constitution.
Those who are employed under Won in the
custom-bou-e do, both by the constitution and
the law, derive their appointment an1 their au-
thority as public officers from the Secretary of
the Treasury alone
What the langpage and temper of yeur letter
wonld have rendered embarrassing these unwar-
rantabe assumptions, marked as they nfr by n
manifest spirit oi INSTRUMENTATION. render iupos-
slble-namely, your continuance in the office Of
collector Of the district Of New Aork | am.
therefore directed by the President II shy that
your successor IN the Office viii he promptly APP
pointed.
have the honor to be- very respectfully,
JAMES GUTHRIE.
GREENE G. BRONSON, ESD. " York