Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-04
From the Ns,e York .4neriean.

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AND REFORM - The following statement of Acts
comes 20 through the Pos Oh"e:
Nv the Portsmouth IN. H. Commercial Advertiser
of the 27th II appears William Pickering, Esq ofCon-
cord las been appointed Agent for the payment Of
Pensioners in New Hampshire with a salary of 5000
per annum The effect ofths appointment would be,
in the first place, TO reward Mr. William Pickering,
Who it appears IS an eeventh.hour Jackson man. I'd
TO transfer to Bank in Concord, OF which the cele-
brated I,aac tii Third Comptroller. is President,
and large stakeholder, the Government deposites for
the payment of pensioners. these two important OBJ
iects gained it mattered not how much the pensioners
were ncouvenienced, or that a ,oice with sala
~ of 1907 WAS created, when the United States Bank
is compelled b, its charter TO pay the pensioners with
out an, charge risk to the Government MIR Pick
erng according appeared with the order OF the Sc
cretsry War the Branch Bank at Portsmouth, to
nav over tn him the pension funds lie wasinformed
the fact would DE communicated to the Parent Bank,
and their instructions obeyed. The Parent Bank sub
mitted the question to their Counsel at Philadelphia,
who decided thai tn Department Of War had no such
power over the Baak-thata law of Congress OF March
s. 1877 provides that the Bank of the United States
and its several Branches, and such State Bank the
Bank Of the United States may employ ~ those States
where no Branch Bank shall DE established, shalt do
the duties Of Commissioners Of Loans and Agents Of
Military Pensions, and that the pay and enoumens of
the said Commissioners, &c should cease and deter
mine.
This attempt 10 create new ofhce in defiance of
the law has been successfully resisted in Portsmouth,
and Mr.. William Pickering must be rewarded some
where else. J. ).
Assuming this sta einent 10 be accurate, Ii
demonstrates, wnh Sufficient dis,inc,ness, the
blind and unscrupulous spirit in which Gre
wards and punishmenls" are sought To be adj
mnisered by the present reforming Adminis-
uation The objects in view seem o have
been threefold list, To annoy (fnr they could
not injure) political opponent, ami mos dis
tinguisned man, JtR. Mason, # Nv Hanp-
shire, who, as President of tn, Br ,uch B. TX "a,
Portsmouth,, il Charged with the duties of loan
officer. and that OF laying pe.sl"ns, without
any expense 10 the government 2dIy To pro'ide
for partizan: end TO that end, a new fiji c
was, by order Of he Srcrrta,t Of War, TO be
created, and salary Of nine hundred dollars 10
be appended to tout OF what fund We know
not "a The Secretary 81 War, who has
no ofic,.; communication win The Bank
Of the Uuued States, or us branches,
sends has order, il would SEEM, for the transfer
Of cer,aiu public monies. Sd'y. To help the
Bark OF rewarded partisan Editor, by taking
The publ; monies f,om the Y, Safe, Bank,
VIII. re they are without risk and placing hem
in TIE Concord Bank, where thew NIGH not be
so safe q! Aad, IN seeking 10 do this, economy,
he rights Of he Dshk Of the Uni'ed Safes,
the safety Of ,he public funds. aud the cove
uience Of me pensioners, are alike SET al nough,
Yet they are all honorable men !"