Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-03
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10 ANDREW Jackson. President Of the
United Sfoies.

your extraordinary course in appoiIt
ing me Z Consul one day, and recalling
the commission the day after, without
assigning any other reason than "mls
apprehension Of the PERSON intended to
be appointed" To this letter, | have
not been favoured with reply. Had
received a satisfactory one, could have
had no excuse for this communication,
which exceedingly regret being CON
PEELED to make. But your silence, to.
ce.her with the iusiduoas hint thrown
out in the "oficial journal Of the Gov
eminent" that you had good cause for
your act, and the declaration by another
Government journal, that | had acted
with deception" constrain NE to make
some comments On your conduct, and to
state the facts in regard to my own.
Through an erroneous estimate Of
your character. the desiinies of a mighty
nation have been consigned into your
hands. A SELF constituted and self sly
led "Central Committee" appearto have
taken the affairs OF the nation, and you
in pa '%ticnlar, into their special keeping.
for their own use and pleasure; and
claim a right to do so. from having been
Instrumental i'm %eievatIng you to your
present station "a station, Tor which
neither vour character. intelectnor ed
vacation ever designed You, and which,
from imbicility and wirkedness, you
daily disgrace. 1t is said tina, yon are
accessible to them at all times. and that
they BY natterv aud aduiarion mould
Won IT, their will. ! understand. Sir,
fha. one of these n,iscreants, on hear
ing of my appointment. bristIing nm.
self mp. aud assuming au air OF vast con
sequence, "a one Of your confidential
advisers aud friends, remarked, 10 n LOT
~ aud commanding tone, that the Piesi-
dent must and should recall my com
mission. or that he would desert him and
his cause
Sir | could not TepTess a smile al the
consamatp arrogance and ;mpudence oi
the puppy, as | did not believe il posi-
bic that you would suffer such a reptile
60 approach as a dictator. Bur, Sir.
conceive my astonishnent, when in less
than four hours after ] had understood
these threats to have been made, a let.
ter was put into ny hands, which, on
opening, read as follows;
D~+'; %a.nirs'sa o.: si ia' 5a,s, 1893
5oHN JtoKsoE. Esq.
Sir. | am directed by the President te re.
Guest You To re'urn The commission, appointing
yo, Consul Of the United States at Martin que
witch I had the honor of enclosing you a lew
DAYS ago, TO this Office; the order for making
"a a, -. l.aooyarol 40 ~ IA have bRqn fam
ded rp,n mi apprehension. as to The person in
tended to be appointed,
DANIEL BRENT, Cliff c'e'k.
After some reflection upon the sub
iect. I could ceme to no ether conclu
zion, than the u,terer Of the threat, be-
fore referred to, had otttuded himself in
60 your presence aud demanded that my
ommission should be recalled, under
the penalties Of FORGETTING bis sage coun
sci and advice, and that Of his worthy
coadiutors, together with the dissolution
Of the said Central Committee-for
understand they met in solemn conclave
upon this m~emenious question. at the
IDgnisitorial Chamber, in the Post Office,
their general rendezvous. and there de
bated the question Nth great zeal and
~pertinacitv. aud finally decided that the
recall should be demanded-when a
committee was deputed TO wait on your
excellencv. 50 make known their deci.
sion, with the awful consequences that
would follow refusal After giving an
attentive ear, and due reflection, YOU
truckied To their i~nsnlence, and forth
with issued the order Of revocation.