The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-03-13
CORRESPONDENCE.
LETTER Of the Republican Members Of the
Eev York Legislature, TO the President.
l. 1000
ALBANY, February o, 1882.

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ALBANY February 9, 1882.
To his Excellency ANDREW JACKSON,
President of the United States.
Sr-The undersigned, in the perlor-
nance of the duty with which they have
been charged by the republican members
of the Legislature Of the state of New
York, have the honor to transmit here
with, the proceedings of II meeting held
by them in the capital of this State, on
the Sd, inst.-In doing SO they cannot
restrain the expression of strong feelings
of Indignation with which they view the
act to which those proceedings refer.
A great majority of the citizens of this
State, have given repeated evidence of
the high estimation in which they have
held your administration of the affairs
of the nation. The inilexible integrity
which has marked every act of your pub
lie lilc-the more than military courage,
with the responsibilities of your high
station have been assumed, aud the con-
slant regard manifested by you to the
purity of tho Constitution, have strength
ened their attachment to your person
and your government and they have
no, been regardless of tho manner in
which the splendid career of a military
life, has been followed by the many sig
nal blessings which your civil admins
tration has bestowed upon your country.
This State witnessed with pride, the
selection OF Mr.. Van Barren by your Ex-
cellcncy as your secretnry of State our
citizens had given repeated evidence of
the confidence in him. With the watch
fulnsss becoming free people, that he
regarded his conduct, the various sta
tIons To which he had been called, by
fhe constituted authorities Of the state.
They had witnessed his attachment, un-
der all circumstances, TO the principles
OF the democracy of the country, aud
they had recently evinced the extent Of
their confidence by eleyating him to
the highest Office within their gift.
They felt that your Excellcncy's remo-
val of him TO wider sphere was an act
Of justice at once TO his capacity, homes
~ and fidelity TO the constitution, and
to the character Of this state and the
feelings of its people. They cheerfuly
acquiesccd in that removal, and freely
surrendered their most distinguished
fellow citizen 10 your call because they
recognized in i, additional confirmation
of the high hopes they had imbibed Of
the character Of your administration.
They SAW with undissemlIed pleasure,
his Efforts TO aid your ExcelIency in
your successful attempt TO restore the
government to its purity; end when his
withdrawal from the high station in
which your partiality had exalted him,
became necessary for the preservation of
your peace against the attacks Of those
who were alike enemies to your person
aud your principles, they behcld in your
continued confidence in him, irrciragablc
proofthat no combination could close the
ewes Of your Excellency, to- tho cause Of
your country, and no persohal consider
aions arrest your efforts Tor he common
welfare. They saw, that amid the as
saniis made upon your principles Ivy un-
faithful servants, the honor of our coutl-
Try was not lost to your view, and they
iclf, that the same ardent patriotism
iIch had seca manifested on the wills
ct Sew-Obeans, has been brought into