Alexandria Gazette

The Proscriptive Policy.

The special ambassadors to the President, it is understood, have returned from Washington, where they had a most edifying interview with Mr. Van Buren. The conversation was "short but sweet." Rumors, afloat this morning, state that the President replied, in substance, to the petition for the removal of the Postmaster of this city, that the prayer could not be granted, at least, till his present commission which is more than a year hence. On the other hand it is stated with positiveness, that the mandate of the Ambassadors has Vansant is to take possession of the Office on the first of April. We incline to the belief that there will be no removal.

There is considerable fluttering in the Custom House this morning, as it is said a dash is to be made at some of the gentry in that establishment.—Balt. Pat.

Gen Solomon Van Rensselaer, our excellent and respected Post Master, has received a Letter from Amos Kendall announcing that he has been 'instructed by the President of the United States to say that in his judgment the public interests will be promoted by a change of Postmaster at Albany." and that such. change will be made at the close of the present quarter!

Here is another sacrifice to the Juggernaut of party! Here is another victim to Van Burenism! Here is farther evidence that neither virtue nor patriotic services nor scars, can protect a citizen from the hand of proscription.

The efforts and schemes of demagogues, for the removal of Gen. Van Rensselaer. are finally accomplished.— While Gen. Jackson was in office, these efforts were unavailing. The old chief. rejected, with indignation, every proposition to remove this veteran. Wrong as Gen. Jackson was in many things, he had the generosity and patriotism to protect a gallant soldier who had poured out his blood for his country. "While I am President." said the hero of New Orleans to the hero of Queenstown, "and you discharge your duty faithfully, you are safe."—Albany Evening Journal.