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Mr. GUTHRIE has sent a letter to Collector
Bronson, complaining of his proscrptive course
towards the friends of the administration in the
distribution of his patronage, and expressing a
wish that the grounds for that complaint may be
removed without unnecessary delay. He also
reminds Mr.. Bronson Of some of the condi
tions upon which the Collectorship was bestow.
ed upon him, which he intimates the Collector
has forgotten.
The Washington Star of Friday evening
/ gives the substance of letter of Secretary
/ GUTHRIE, which is addressed to the Collector,
Surveyor and Naval Officer of New York, in
! which he informs them that the majority wing
(the Barnburners) now stand firmly on the Bal
timore platform, and must be regarded as an
integral part of the Democratic party, and is
justly entitled to fair share Of the Government
patronage. The appointments in the New
York Custom House had been confirmed by the
President, in belief that they were made with
the desire to consolidate the party, which has
manilestly failed, through the action of the Col
lector, who still retains the whole patronage of
the New York Custom House in his hands. =
The letter concludes by warning the Collector
that the President cannot consent to allow this
immense patronage to remain long i'll the hands
of driving from the Democratic organization
those who assisted to elect Gen PIERCE and
now give heavy support TO the administration.
This letter viii be regarded, says the Balti-
more american, as showing of hands by the
President i'll favor of the "softs" and against he
"hards," and will cause widespread disrup-
ton in the party, especially in the Southern
States. The Richmond Enquirer of Friday
morning deprecated such action of the Presi-
dent fatal to the party.
From the New York Express:
LETTER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
TO COLLECTOR BRONSON.
Washington, Oct. 3, l853.-Dear Sir: Since
the conversation we had upon the subject of the
unfortunate division in the democratic party in
New York feel more and more convinced that
the present disorganization cannot fail to en-
danger the success of the principles Of the par
ty there, and to prove injurious elsewhere But
the separation is effected. conviction has
forced itself on my mind, that by democrats
pledged to each other on common platform of
principles the division could and ought to have
been prevented
You are aware that the principles of the Bal
timore Convention, and the policy intimated in
the inaugural address, the President and his
constitutional advisers stand pledged to before
the world. They have been and are nn;4AA-
one npon these princrPrro uuu that pOliey, I
who consented to accept Office under the admin
istration stood pledged to the same principles !
and policy.
As the President understand the principles
more all democrats who joined in uphoding
and carrying out the same were entitled to be
recognized as worthy of the confidence of the
united party, and consequently eligible to Off
cial station.
That all could not obtain Office was manifest,
aud that the distribution could not be exactly
equal amongst the different sections of the par
ty was equally certain. Yet the distribution
was intended to be so made as to give just cause
of complaint to no one section, and it is belev-
ed that this intention has been carried out, not
only by the President himself, but by most of
his appointees in respect to the offices under
the latter.
1t has so happened that your appointments
have been very generally made from that portion
of the party to which you adhere. This you
thought best calculated to secure union and har-
mony. That desirable object has failed to be
obtained and the other portion of the party
fell that they have not been fully recognized by
you, and, as things now stand, may not do JUS
tice to your motives, call your attention to this
and his Cabinet, with entire unanimity, recog-
nize that portion of the party as democrats dis
tinctly avowing and firmly maintaining the prin-
ciples of the Baltimore Platform, and entitled
to be recognized by appointment to official sta
tons in your department Allow me to express
the expectation that you will Sc recognise them
in the only way that will carry conviction with
it.
have not hitherto deemed it necessary to
make any particular inquiry as to the section of
the democratic party to which persons nomina-
ted Cor positions in the custom house at New
York belonging prior to the reunion of the par
ty in 1S49-which reunion was supposed to
have been thoroughly cemented in the great
and triumphant contest of 1852. But as the
present excited state of feelings among politi-
cal friends who acted together in 1852, and
who now stand unequivocally upon the same
platform of principles in New York, is sugges-
tive of a discrimination of which the admins
tration will not approve, shall send copy of
this letter to the Naval Officer and the Survey
or of the Port, in order that there may be no
misapprehension as to the policy which the
President will require to be pursued.
| am, very respectfully,
JAMES GUTHRIE,
G. c. Bronson, Esq., Collector, n. Y.
Copies of the above letter were sent to the
naval officer and surveyor, with the following
note:
Washington, Oct. 8, 1s53.-Dear Sir: l Ell
close herewith ooD,, of 4, 1o.+or Il; o1I,l