, 1864-08-01
KILLING TWO. B1RDs WITH ONE
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The following letter from the President to
James C. Wellipg, Esq.,, Of Washington, pub.
liahed in our telegraph dispatches yesterday.
hns its chief Significance in the, fact that Mr.
yelling is the Deputy Clerk OF the Court Of
Claims tthe same tribunal of which Mr.. Glib
con was lately solicitor), and also the editor
OF the National Inteutgeneer. We insert the
letter again, that it's latent merits may more
fully appear:
EXECUTIVE AAss1os, " W24ssagygs,eessos,} IS .
61n--Accoi d,ng to the request contained in your
note have placed Mr.. Gtuson's letter Of rcsfena-
tod in the hands Of the President. He has sead
he viii Be glad to Do With any other which may Be-
rendered rs tbis-for the puHpose Of taking an at
htude m open hostility against him. He says he
Gibson tor having accepted The ot1cc At 1rsi, moi
remembering that he ever pressed him to do 80. o.
ss ss il i 5sas1 81 Gibson Be- aanf
MI. Gibson Tor his ackno wledecment that be has
been treated with personal kindness and conside.
npoa H. sht s
sueh treatment, obe Of which ts that he naret
could learn Of bis eiying much attention to the da.
tiet Of biz otaee And the other is that studied at
tempt Of Mr. Gibson to stab him.
l am very truly, your humble sery't
Mr. Gibson lis man Of far less conse.
quence than Mr.. yelling, in the estimation
OF all persons except Mr. Gibson. The Na-
tso4lal lffelltgencer, under MI. WeNiug's man.
agement, has been not only, hostile to the
Administration, Especially since Gen. Nc
Clellan's retiremeut,) but has been exces-
sively mean, malignant and jesuitical in its
hostility. Whenever an opportunity occnrs
for an adroit Misrepresentation, cunning
tlssue Of untruths, which only the best in
formed reader can penetrate, it is sure to be
found IN an early number Of the Inteuigenxr,
clothed in garb Of high impartiality aud
spotless patriotism "The studied attempt
Of Mr.. Gibson to stab him." does certainly
express the truth as regards Mr.. Welling,
however questionable the employment Of
l9Hzt language, on the Presidents part, may
be, as matter Of taste.
The raw edge Of the Presidents letter to
Mr. yelling is found in the paragraph which
expresses his willingness to accept any other
resignatioDs which may be rendered upon
similar grounds, viz: for. the purpose Of tax
ing an attitude Of open hostility to him.
Nr. Yelling Is man Of ability and acumen.
he canrot fail to perceive at once the nature
and extent of the cash of which be Is the a.
tonished subject. he cannot fall to perceive
that the only balsam applicable 10
his wound is an curly resignation Of
the Federal Office which he fills.
We cannot endorse the doctrine. that every
appointec Of the National Government is
bound to think as the President thinks. We
so for the widest latitude OF opinion, and
expression Of opinion, consistent with loyal
ty, not only among private citizens but pab-
lie servants. We have no Pope, armed with
infalubility, to lead Us, and we desire none.
But some things are due to deceucy, and We
submit that the treatment which the Presf.
dent and his Cabinet have received nf the
bands Of this Mr. yelling has been extreme
" indecent, and should have suggested to
person Of his high toned pretensions resig-
nation long eince
Let us suggest, wh1lc..th President has the
Court Of Claims on his mind, that we have
not heard OF either the resignation or remov-
III Of Mr. Mcpherson, Deputy Solicitor of the
Court, whose correspondence With Jefferson
Davis was Ding mp BY our soldiers on the
march to Vicksburg, disqualification of which
occasioned SO much surprise at the time. We
believe that successor to III. Mcpherson
was appointed few months ego, who de-
c1ined the position. 1t ought not to be diff.
cult to find person Of untainted LOYALTY
competent and willing to fill the office, Il
such person cannot be found, let there be
perpetual yaeaDcr