The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-02-08
UNEASY OFFICIAL. HEADS.

The profound and unmistak able ,iissatis
faction everywhere prevalent IN Marylard
with the present Federal REPRESENTATIVES IN
thr State. seems tn TIE abuu' culmIuatIug
The IL ,ltImnTe Herald of yesterday reports
that rumor has been busy for the past few
days with reports Of the removal Of both
the Collector and Postmaster at Ba l,Imnrc.
The statement made in the Washington
correspondence of Tie Worninq Hsrgif
some days since. IN reference To the proba.
bic removal Of Mr.. Thomas, caused quite
All excitement among the officials al the
Custom House. IL is apparent that great
uneasiness exists with the friends and ad
herrnts of these officials. While it is gen
orally conceded that Mr.. Thomas has con
siderable backing III his party, and will
make a most determined fight for the rr
tentlun of his place. yet 1t is asserted that
very large majority OF his party favor his
removal, and are quite confident of effect.
ing the same. some of them positively
state that the President has offered the col
ltct"rshIp To a prominent and well known
merchant oil Baltimore, who has not wi
decided upon an answer. Mr.. Thomas is
represented 10y an afternoon paper As ex-
pressing utter indifference to the contest
now IN progress concerning his dIsplacc-
ment, and an entire confidence on his hold
upon the President and the safety of his
officials head: but many of his friends. and
more especially his subnrdrna,cs. have not
the same amount of faith IN his safety
In the case of the Postmaster it is en-.
tirely different. 1t is represented by those
who have been interviewed. and in some
cases those officials who are supposed TO
know the true condition of affairs. that the
P"slmasters position is 4 very insecure
one. FIRST, they allege that he is not uox.
and never has been IN favor with his de.
partment At Washington. Ii is believed
the Postmaster General favored the promo
ton Of the late deputy OF the lamented
General DennIsnn, who WAS So GENERALLY
endorsed by the business men of Baltimore.
They further allege that the present occu-
pant ot the office Obtained II by the aid of
4 combination of office seekers, who were
led To suppose that General Tyler had great
pei sonal influence with the President as
he was from Ohio aud had settled IN Bal
t!more since the war. Bur that they now
discover his pretsuce Of influence with the
President WAS sham. and that he has used
his Hi ial patronage for the benefit Of per
sonal friends AMI relatives. They assert
that nearly all ot the few persons who aided
lam are now III favor of his removal An
o;hcr cause of complain; is, that his treat
ment of the Rev. John Baker, an esteemed
minister of the Methodist church, in re-
moving him for a fault really committed by
one of his friends, was a most cIarl iuIus-
tIce.
IL one is to believe the statement of TWO
or three prominent officials, who largely
contributed To- secure General Tyler his
place, he must be almost destitute of party
support, as they openly declare his re-
moval is demanded by almost the entire
party.
They also assert that the members or the
Grand Army, an organization Of Union
soldiers and sailors. whose influence con
tributed largely towards his appointment,
are now bitterly hostile 10 him: that he has
ignored thoir recommendation aud placed
many men in office who were unknown Ia
the people of Baltimore.