New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

The late Postmaster at Foucstyille, Conn,
has been remoyed-so it il said-ior verbal
abuse of the Presidents late Veto Message and
22d OF February speech. The organ in this City
of the Shareholders Confederacy throughout
our late Civil War, thus elucidates at once its
approval Of this removal and its devotion TO
Free Speech:
The Postmaster at Forrestville Conn has been re.
moved for using abusive language toward the Prcsi.
dent. IL needs not To be reiterated that arc the
Nus too plainly shows that il holds tho right free
express Of opinion To be Of the most yaunbe and
sacred of the privileges OF American citizenship We
do not the e1.Postmaster Of Forrestvie for
utering his views In regard to the character and
policy Of his Chief Magistrate, except In far he
NAV have outraged decency in applying disrespectfl
and insulting ep.thc,s 10 one so high In Office But
while admit the right Of the subordinate to
his superior cannot dispute the right Of the superior
10 withdraw bis patronage from the subordinate that
thus INDUCES his taste for criticism Mr. johnson has
thus far been extremely lenient in dealing with Federal
office holders " no are eagued with his opponents He
has manifested desire to Dust the officials who served
under his predecessor nor has he taken advantage
Of his prcTogntye 10 dspacc the members OF the Cab
met 10 mike for advisers more warmly attached
10 his person. earnestly sympahizng with his
principles But the war against his Administration Is
becoming too hot TO justify much longer any such tocr
alton The Executive cannot afford TO support out OF
the National excheqncr legion of his adversares each
intent upon WOuudng the hand from which they
receive their emolumeBts. The interests OF tho conn
try dependent upon the triumph oil the Executive pol
icy demand that the recipients Of the Federal patron
agc should be firm and Jealous friends Of tho Admins
ration. AT all events, there il neither justice nor
safeiy in retaining nest Of eaeued and active enc.
mics in positions where their influence helps TO para.
jyzc the Administrative arm
The single point on which we suggest that
The Daily Neus should revise the above oracular
utterance is that which makes the Federal
Offices in general the property or perquisite of
the President. " His patronage, v" his prcro-
gative," "the Executive cannot afford TO sup.
port out of the National exchcquer," &C., &C..
are phrases which strike us as singularly in.
appropriate. The President is but a trustee
and is bound to use his power over his subor-
dinates for high public ends, and those only. If
considerations Of public duty shall impel him,
for example, to make Mr.. Ben. Wood Postmas-
master Of this City, and ill all other Federal
Offices with tho late stipendiaries Of the jeff.
Davis Confederacy, We have nothing to say.
If, on the other hand, he should make such APP
pointments in Difference TO the interests or the
feelings Of Andrew Johnson, considering the
filling of all Federal offices, 'his patronage"
or :" his prerogative," he would make very
grave mistake-one for which the Constitution
affords no warrant and no excuse. Let us
"hold fast the form Of sound words"