Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-24
Spirit Of the Morning Pre5s.

spirit OF the morning Pro7s.
The ONION, after announcing the re-
moval of Collector Bronson, presents it's
readers with an elaborate exposition Of
the necessity for this act on the part of
the Administration. The editor, to this
end, reviews the history of the recent po-
litical labors Of those with whom Judge
Bronson acts, contending that from the
4th Of March last, their settled purpose
has been to dissolve their connection with
the supporters of the Administration, and
explaining that the cx-Collcctor's candi-
dates for Office in New York (Messrs.
Cooley and Brady arc as vchcmently and
openly in opposition as any Wings in the
land. These facts, coupled with the vir
tual invitation for his dccapitation, en-
braced in his letter to the Secretary of the
Treasury, are in effect announced as the
reasons why the Government felt called
on to make this change. The same jour-
nal contains the letter from Secretary
Guthrie to Judge Bronson. conveying to
him intelligence OF his removal, and re-
plying to so much of that gentleman $
manifesto as the Secretary conceives to
require an answer from his pen. There
are two points, viz !: one, wherein Judge
Bronson intimatcs that the Secretary
wished him to appoint Free Sellers. This
the latter denies, saying that he would
have confirmed no appointee of the Col
lector who might be amenable to that
charge. The truth is, the Collector re-
fers to those who were Van Buren, men
in lS4S. The Secretary, on the contrary.
evidently considers no man amenable to
to that charge who, having supported
Pierce, continues to adhere to the Balti-
more platform. Thi, position of the
Collector strikes us a. singular, in view
OF our recollection of his own letter to the
Van Buren, Free Soil meeting in the Park
in 1913. The second point replied to by
Mr.. Guthrie is in correction of the Col
lectOr's mistake with reference 10 the OK
tent Of his own powers. He insists that
more or less Of the patronage Of his late
Office was i'll his own hands wholly, and
that, therefore, it was no business Of the
Secretary how he disposed IF it. This
error the Secretary corrects, showing, in
few words, that there is nothing in the
Constitution or Laws to warrant any
such reading of the Collectors powers
lie proves, concluslvely, that Judge B.
was responsible to him in his every of
fetal act.
The Sentinel, after further discussing
the Pacific Railroad question in long
article. again defines its position upon
the New York Democratic difficulty,
rating the Administration in unmeasurcd
terms for siding against Mcssrs. Brady
Clinton, Cooley & Co; saying, at the
same time, that OH all matters that Jour
nal may be calculated OH to stand square
mp to the Administration policy. The
spirit of the article may be gathered Som
the following extract:
But had the Administration entered the
field, and headed that party which We term
Free Sellers. but which one of tho Cabinet
has told us he does not so regard we would
have felt it our duty, as the conductors of on
Independent journal, mot an organ, 10 pursue
the plain path which We had marked out
Of the contest. when the crisis is at hand the
Administration shall see fit to quit its high
position Of serene dignity and grOvel in the
dust pell NELL with the New York combatants
We Will still raise our voice in behalf of the
national Democrats We would not recognise
the Admi Illustration as an administration in so
unworthy brawl. We wOuld shut our eve.
against 60 unseemly an act"
Tho Infcil,gsncer's editorial columns
are devoted to current news concerning
the New York trouble, the Cuban affair.
Sc.
The Clipper considers the Cuba ques-
ton. arguing very sensibly TO show the
injury to American interests certain to
result from the success of Britain eman-
cipation schemes in that quarter.