The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-20

Tha Collector or tie POrter New York.
The removal Of Sim. Draper from
the important post of Collector Of the
Port Of New York has created q con-
siderable stir in political circles in that
city. The Herald says the change has
been in contemplation ever since the
Cooper Institute meeting, held some
time ago, indicated that the Custom
House officials and Internal Revenue
Ofbce incumbents, we're opposed to the
policy Of President johnson for reors
gaming the Southern States The
friends Of Mr. Draper had hoped to
put of the day Of his removal until the
meeting Of congtsss, when they ez-
pected TO get up & fight between the
Senate and the President. and secure
continuance Of his case But the
hrmness Of the President has frusgra
ted them, and as the Herald expresses
It ripped up . most formidable cabal"
The Herald adds: It Is nov openly
aVo"ed here that if the patronage of
the Custom House and Revenue De.
partnent could be brought to operate
on the Congressional delegations of the
several States the Chase radicals would
carry their hostility to the Presidents
policy to the extreme even of impeach.
ment The open discussion of this ex.
pedient for placing the executive DOW.
er Of the country in the hands of the
United States Senate, through the sub.
stitution of the President of that body
for Andy johnson, has engaged most
anxious and absorbing interest in all
the conventieles of the Loyal League
radicals for a month or six weeks
Verify, Mrs Draper and his confeder-
ates proposed for themselves q splen,
did campaign-invoIving The removal q
President johnson from efSes, the seizure
Of the reins Of Government, and the
disposition Of its power and patronage
Tor the purpose of putting and keepins
the rebel States in s state of vassalage
and securing the succession to the
Presidency to a raSical extremist The
appointment of Mr. King, however, t
the plsce of Mr.. Draper, defeats theil
corruptmachinations.
But, independent of Mr. Draper
hostility to President johnson, Their,
were other sufficient grounds for hi
removal The Herald says:
But, while the removal of Drsper wa,
generally copjectured on poIitiea.
grounds, and It's probability more .,
less doubted, there was a view Of ~
case which had such direct bearing a,
to place the administration in the att
tude of direct responsibility for opers
tons which might, indeed, render Ii.
impeaehmert OF somebody 8 Question
IN point II the removal had,not prompt
ly met IT This was In regard To n.
matter noticed in our Wasbington dis
patches a week OF two since. present
ing q most extraordinary state of fact,
relating TO the exaction OF fees at IN,
New York Custom House. 1t appear,
that complaints have been made show
ing from the receipts and vouchers tbs,
Draper has been in the habit of exact
ing q tafiH Of his own on merchandise
70 the extent Of "A cent per pound OF
all the cotton shipped here from tn,
South, with q variety of other fees anC
~exactiOns, under the guise Of trucakge
porterage, weighing, inspection. etc
all without any shadow of authority O
law. The one cent a pound paid OF
cotton was in addition 10 the i~nterna
revenue legal impost authorized at tw,
cents a pound. This enormous exac
ton has been directed 10 be paid back
the Secretary of the Treasury 60 in
struetirg his Collector, Mr.. Draper
And OF course, apart from any politics
2 reasons, this condition Of things rer
dered the removal imperative. which i
appears was Immediately determine,
upon By President johnson, giving Drs
per barely time TO adjust his account
If he can.
Il is a fortunate thing for the countr
that this bad, bold conspirator agains
the President has been removed fror
Office And since the good work Ia
been thus happily inaugurated, We hop
President johnson will not stop anti
every such head is rolled into The refus
basket