Daily Republican., 1888-01-23
THIRD EDITION.
Jsskson We. Oievelaud.
IooMMunsoATnD


Ia yestsrdAy's Star. DemccrAtio
al Asses complains OF tho pTov1kinR
slowbess A,tsndiug the removal Of the
Republican Federal ofhcssls In Dsla-
ware, and concludes rs follow: How
ever, before the close OF the year, We
NAV hope to zee the last OF them sue.
-oeeded By Democrat, who WORKED and
voted 70 put the Dsmoeratio pd mtnis-
trAtion in power. Nov hesers. E1nofs,
with your kind spprova', please permit
me 70 present the iptslligenI readers OF
your valuable paper with solid facts,
comparing tho Democracy OF Andrew
JAnksou With that OF arever Cleveland.
l. Perlsy's KeminIscer oes Of Sixty
Years f. the Nation al Metropolis, Vol.t,
pAss 10, We Ieat: Removals fIom /
9th @ mat places might be provided for |
JsekPoa u-en were the order OF the day,
but President jackson was not disposed |
70 dtsplGss any veteran soldier. Among |
Other victims designated for removal
by the politicians Was General Solo
pon Van Rlnsselaer, whose gallant
earviees against Great Britain in thel
var OF 1912. had been rewarded by an
elec.ion 70 tito House OF RspreeeutA-
tives. tJiiowe1 by his appointment as
postui tier OF Albany.
petition for his removal was headed By
Martin NanBuTen and 6ilAs WrishL
Visiting Warrington, General Vac
Rsnfs aer received cordial greeting
from General Jsokson ct public re-
oeption, and thep, taking seat In .
conner, he waited until the room was
cleared, when he sRain approached the
President saying: General Jackson,
hsve coma here TO talk 70 you about my
Office. Tho politicians want to take IL
from me, and they know have nothing
else 70 hve upon" Tue President made
no reply VII the aged postm aster began
90 take " hts coat In the most exoi ted
manner, When Old Hickory broke oal
with thu Inquiry: "WhaI In heaven
nAme are sou going to dc? Why dc
you takeod your coat here2" "Well,
cir, nEe going 70 show you my wounds.
country Raainet the Englist7" "Put II
on g. onoe, sir, wbs the reply; II an
eurpIiBrd that q man Of Your age should
make such an exhibition OF Linsslf, u
and the eyes of the iron Pre- lent WIre
suffosee With ears, as, without anothel
word, ne babe HIS ancient foe good
evening.
Tho next day Messrs vAuBureu and
Wright e2llsd ct tho White House, aad
were shoSn up into the PretitentJ
room, where they found him smoking
clay pipe. hr. Wright soon commences
20 Hoilcit the removal OF General Var
RsnsseiAer, asserting that be bad beer
known as = very active advocate o
John QaiDcy Adams; that he bst
literally forfeited his place By biz earn
est opposition 20 the jackson men, anC
shat Il he were not removed the new
a Il m fAfFuknin Nuontd ha Vi In
jgrsI. He bud hardly anlph6d the las
sentence, when jackson IpranR to biz
fest, aEng bis pipe into the IRE, and tI
aimed with great vohemenoA ~ tax,
the cOhsaq o1ncts, cir; | take the oonse
queLogs BY the eternal l will Eot re
move tao OLD mani cannot remov,
him. Why, Mr. Wright, do you no
EIoH thai he cArfias more than y pounC
OF British lead in bis bodl?" Tia
tettloi the question, and General Val
Rsls,e.Asr remAloed nndisturoed Al
PostnSsoer 81 Albany through th,
jackson Administration, Aithougl
Marlin Van Barren, when e came inll
po~eT, prem pity "bounoel" him.
On page l72 ssms vol We read: Tn
heads u the executive Departments q, he
iieyine that 40 the victors belong tn
suolis," DID not leave In hckno vile &c,
In WnAhingson City or elsewhere, wit
very few exceptions. One Of thee
WAS GenevAl Miller, collector of III
port or Salem, Macs. Toe laAdlnI
zach son Democrats Ia Msssachussit
peLitioned the Pr s.dent for his removs
IA incompetent and 4 political oppC
lent, and they presented the name OF
siaunch jackson Democrat for the 20,
lion. Tho appointment was made an
the De'.e Of the new collector wSs ssn
to the Senate fer con hrmAtol. Colont
Be- ION, who had been made acquaiDl
ed With the fscts, requested that u
action be taken until he could convers
vita the President.
Going TO the White House the mex
morning he said 10 General Jackson
DO ynu know wko is the collector c
cus'oms W Salem, Mr. President. whor
you are about 10 remover" mo sir,
replied General jackson, Il cau't thin
OF his name, but Ma. Green and BeI
Hailets have told ns that he is an II
ooupetent old New England HArtfor
Convention FederHllst
MT. Frehident," said Colonel Bel
ton, "the man you propose to turn o.
is General Nj ler, who fought 80 brave
At tue battle Of bridgewater.
"RhAL2' exclaimed General Jacl
SOD, mot the brave KILLER who, whe
Ashed IL he could take tEe British ba
terry, exclaimed in tTy.'"
'It Is tic ZANE man, Mr.. President,
resporded Benton.
GsnGIal Jscason rang his bell, 81
wb61 servant appeared sA.d, tie
Colonel D1nslson want him, quiot
When the private secretary euIeied, Il
President said, "Douelson, wont Il
name OF the fellow l nominated for co
lector OF SaleID Withdrawn Instant,
Then vEito letter to general Mile
and tell h!m that his shall be colleca
OF Salem 80 long a. Andrew Jacktoa
FIsslSeut.' Yours respectfully.
JOSEPH OsBohBE.
JanuG:3 % 1888