The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-04-28
"My POlicy.o

That singular policy of our egotistical
Observation-Disclosures in view of his recorded
declarations ut the time Of his nomination
and prior to that unfortunate event. together
with the means he has undertake en- to work
it out is hegirning to be developed. AT
present Pennsylvania is the experimental
field of the Presidents operations, and his
mode of attempting to inauguratc ''my pol
icy successfully, is shown in the removals
and appointments to office he is there max
ing. We will instance one appointment, the
recipient Of which IL number of our citizens
happen to have some knowledge of.
In last Tuesday papers the appointment
| of Mr.. A. b. Slonakcr, of Philadelphia,
Collector of Internal Revenue for the First
District of Pennsylvania, in place Of Col.
Jno. II. Tasgart, is announced. This is carry
ing out the Presidential recommendation OF
soldiers for official appointment. with u ven
gcancc. 1t will be remembered, perhaps.
by many Of our readers, that Mr.. Slonaker,
some time ago, made a desperate effort to
secure his appointment to the Office Of either
Collector or Assessor of Internal Revenue,
but failed through his manifest corruption
and unworthiness. One of the base trick $
which Mr.. Slonaker then resortcd to, was
the forging of the name of the Mayor of
Philadelphia to u telegraph despatch, sent
to Washington, recommending him (Slona-
ker) for the Office he was bending every effort
to obtain. This is one of Mr.. johnson $
corrupt tools with which he is aiming 10
work inside Of the Union party, with the
purpose to demoraliZe and divide that party,
which saved the nation and made him Presi-
dent, in order to gain second term.
similar and equally as coo,mendable (?)
transaction of our apostate President, was
the removal of S. Won Bonhurst, Postmaster
at Pittsburg, who was reappointcd by Mr..
Lincoln, and the appointment of Wade
Hampton cousin of the Rhbel General of
that name, although Mr.. Won Bonhurst was
Endorsed by Hon. j. X. Moorchcad and
nearlyTall the leading citizens of Pittsburg,
and was pronounced by the Department at
Washington as one of the most thorough and
efficient officers in the service. Hampton is
Endorsed by Messrs. Cowan and Buckalcw.
The Copperheads, he feels sure, can do
nothing of themselves, and for grain of
encouragement he can at any time readily
| attach the whole mass to his interest. That
party will cheerfully cooperate with any
power that may attempt to divide and break
down the Union party, and this object the
President rs solely devoting himself to, while
he hypocritically pretends to work within the
Union party. To force the unrenenant
rebels from the Southern States into Con.
gress, to divide the Union party, aud then
secure the Copperhead vote by distributing
the patronage of the government between
them and the Judas Iscariots of the Union
party whom he can corrupt, is, very plainly,
what the President terms "my policy"
| Who cannot see through such gauz~,
and discover the shallow hypocracy and hol.
low professions Of the prime mover in this
clumsy piece Of demagoguesm And
where is the Union man, who is man, that
will bulge one hair breadth from his prin.
! ciples, to hand over again the Government
Of the Republic to its worst and basest enc.
mics, to crafty the ambition of President
Johnson for a second term?