Daily national Republican., 1866-03-16

often seen tho President BY going In with q
crowd and taking his chances for an interview.
The correspondent Of the Republican can
do the same II he chooses. The statement
that "FLonxNcE Is regular companion Of
Mr.. Jonssos," is without the slightest
foundation in truth.
Turning to the editorials OF Mr.. DANA's
paper, we find the President denounced daily
In unmeasured terms, as traitor, copper
head, renegade, &C., &c. His policy Is "tho
passion Of the moment His adherents are
those who hold Office and those who hope
TO-" Ambitious politicians at Washington
and elsewhere" are cautioned to beware Of
him.
His Republican, believed as long as faith
was possible and hoped after faith had been
rmdely shaken" The italics are ours.
Now all these extracts are very we'll as
specimens Of malice, 30. But for downright
coolness and sublime impudence, in view Of
the facts in our possession, We think the fol-
lowing extract from an editorial In Mr..
DASA's Republican, of the 18th instant, ex-
ceeds anything that We have before seen.
"The scheme to buy of the present man.
ayers of the Republican by Government
collectorships 4 Is very smart, but
IL won't win"
Now what are the facts in our possession
They are contained in the following letter,
signed by CHARLES A. DANA, and addressed
to President JOHNSON, asking him, on the
goth Of January last, to appoint that modest
editor Collector Of the port Of New York
city, which request teIs not granted!
CHICAGO, January %, 1860.
DEAR SIR: Some Of my friends In the New
York delegation in Congress want me to be
Collector Of New York. shall be glad to
have that Office, and accordingly I address
myself directly to you.
l have beon q resident Of New York city
for nearly twenty years, till few months
since, when came here on leaving the Wal
Department. know New York, its mer
chants, and its politicians. But by reason ot
my connection with the War Department
have been absent SO as TO be free from al
identification with tho political factions oil
personal controversies by which the Unior
party there has been much divided. l be
lieve that there Is no person Of any promi
nence in the party whose appointment would
give greater general satisfaction than mine.
Should you be disposed so far to entertain
the idea as to wish for information concern
ing my capacity to administer the office, there
is no one who can judge better as 10 that thar
Mr.. Stanton.
Let me add that am myself confident o
performing the duties, should they be in
trusted to me, to the. advantage Of the pub
lie service and to your entire satisfaction.
am, with profound respect, your faithful
servant, CHARLES A. DANA.
His Excellency, the President.
Without stopping TO comment upon tn
facts that Mr.. DANA was willing to fin
Chicago over his left shoulder any momen
that he could get fat office, and that tn
President, like large number Of the bes
merchants of New York, differed with Mr.
DANA in his great opinion Of his own abili
ties to administer the Office, we will con
clude this somewhat elaborate articl
by simply saying that rs the Presiden
could not IL he would, remove the New Yorl
custom. house to Chicago to accommodat
Mr.. DANA, Of course the latter could not b
collector. Hence the President has bee
daily and bitterly abused in Mr.. DANA
Republican ever since. It is due to tn
President that this erpose should be made
1t is a specimen Of large number Of othe
letters on flo which may hereafter appeal
and which will afford much innocent amust
ment to the public.
This letter of Mr.. DASA's will afford Ii
text for another article in few days,
which we shall be able to explain the singr
lar ito the public) conduct of certain oth'
distinguished gentlemen who cannot co,
sciemtiOusly agree with the Presidept'S polio.
The public must judge who i,atidtsd Il
scheme to buy of the present manage
of the Chicago Rept8ioan with Governmel
collectorships."
The intelligent reader will be able to u
derstand, after reading Mr.. DASA's lette
and our comments thereon, why that &c
tleman, who on the goth Of January Ia
subscribed himself with profound respect
the Presidents faithful servant" Is tod
his most malignant and open enemy.