Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-04


PurSAus Mo>TnlY MAGAZINE for November, has been
received from the bookstore Of James woodhousc It,
appc rance will be highly acceptable the regular readers
Of this periodical Visitors the city will also hud much
in it worthy of their psrusaL \ favorable opportunity is
nov afforded for them to obtain copy.
BX-COLLECIOR BRONSON To SECRETARY GUTH-
RE.
NEw YorS, Monday Oct. 81, Is5S.
SIR If YOU had been content in your letter Of the
sd inst. with announcing nv removal from Office it
would have been the end OF our correspondence Oh that
subject But you nave attempted II assign for
the rIo, ccsuc-, have something to Ssy iu reply.
Nog deny the right Of the Collector without in.
s;rurnus from your Department, in any This doc
= entirely new, for, in much the larger part Of the
business oihc Custom House. the Collector j. guided bv
tho -yeage laws and has always acted withou; ia.truc-
tio1- from the Secretary Of the Treasury. Il l. oov in
special cs--s where the law i az doubtful construction
or the duties uihp GJlrct4r have not been fully ,ri
81 by Law, and where The Secretary has dispensing
power, that hc has been authorized issue Instructions
the -ctors. AID uoIc OF these have anvttu.
20 do VITA the appo tn-ut Of officers OF the Customs
on that ucal t.r rights aui duties OF both Secretary ard
Collector have prescribed by Congress aud neher
AN s1a'rol tAe other ~Hen acu"s ia hI. appropriate
-2her~.
H. YOU appear 10 suppose the Collector can DO moth.
iu ut ont distractions from YOUR Department. bu>i.
hess A.ca j. acted Ia the Custom House ir
-n-e hour could not De accomplished in month You
Htve evidently set zoo high estimate upon tue extent o.
YOUR Yusefs.
IT, rc.l1 which vou have assigned for This sweerirr
,jn u' Harity extraordinary - the claim ir-ef
lugr ori- are "Nurrr tue Departments is rn; expressly
upo~errI Co give Instructions uHortili'e- il las rr
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To- rr No. ,u d. rs.,i.,., To !a,er.-, IN ,. r,c.
". Nes lo.s.
>rI you -i- that the clerks and other agents n the
collector derive their appointment aud their authority q.
I.'- "!' - from o. secretary ut the Treasury alone"
iH1 fr'-'n W 49, o. t;s ssU d -Nraya-tnr citill
W. -.HE o no sI-Huuj Ary !. sti aluuf ,pu
DOL. BE- .-. % i.r % ion g the Un,iat Sti,es
which f'.'.'. "' u ..- r"y, hy law, vest O.. ~
PJiH'' . -.,- I-..i-r 'te's - t-ev may think pro
Cousr., las . a,e.ri nor II il lad .op5 u, ','
cti.c,si y ,,-a.., ~ ,.; .''' ~ 'I , !. ave
.- '- 'o'1'I4' '"l. 'nt appointment
has uof and ciuunt modify th,. Constitution. Bur ,tsW
iV1' argument amounts {" o" more than this because
Congress "tH 1y "' vet me appointment Of certain
gH-.'s III ''t Scr'try OF inc Treasury and Congr''-
has not mD1h.i h. constitutional provision therefore
''' % '''''' "a' ''e POKER OF appointment u other
"oTi'- rsi'-- Congress mny' II 70 pie".e-, confer
power o. ut Hr','l' ava .""-r 50 has done nothing
ON vt ~ Sl '"'I''Iy "' secretary has the power
.', , Jaw ., ,l os,o "' your e',eT.