Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-06-21

principal business men; and that no mea-
sure short Of his removal will tend to re-
soncile the people of Now Hampshire to
[ he Bank. A letter from gentleman at
Portsmouth, now before me, says-"Ihis
man (Mr Mason,) controls the whole
concerns OF the Bank; it is like having
hut one direct he is accommodating
TO pensioners; has put them to unneces-
sary trouble and expense; he has order
ed large discounts to be made TO Mr.
Lawrence, his brother-in-law al Bosio n
at the same time he has refused To ac-
commodate our merchants with two or
three thousand dollars, and this too, on
the very best of paper"
"THE FRIENDS OF GENERAL
JACKSON IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
hare had but too much reason 10 complain
Of the management Of The branch al POris-
mouth. All they now ask is, that this
institution in that State may not continue
TO be an engine of political oppression
by any party. The Board has, believe,
invariably and exclusively consisted of
individuals opposed to the General Gov
ernment. Ofthe ten persoIis named in
the petition for Directors, sLr are friends
of the last, and fomr are friends of the
present Administration. They are, how
ever, alike gentlemen OF respcctabiity,
who have sinister objects to he promoted,
understanding well the responsibilities
and the wants Of business men. With
such a direction, do not doubt the
branch at Portsmouth will be secure and
prosperous, and satisfy all The advan-
tage of having two reputable men in the
Board, Zone of whom is State Treasurer
cut of Portsmouth, must be obvious.
81 hope the petitions will receive the
friendly consideration Of the Directors of
the parent Bank.
81 am, gentlemen, with great respect,
"Your friend, and most obedicnt,
wSAAC HILL,
"Second Comptroller u 5. Treasury" "
J, n BARKER and J. PEMnERroN, Esqs.
We hope that by this time the reader
will be able to perceive ,ehy MIR Mason
was sought to be removed; 'chy the in
fluence of the Executive was brought
to bear upon him; and why the Jackson
Members of the New Hampshire Leg
islature were marshallcd to procure the
removal of Mr. Mason from the Prcsi-
dency Of the Portsmouth Branch Bank,
as they were, but too successfully, to
procure the removal of Mr. Law from the
Collectorship Of the port of New London,
in Connecticut. If any reader yet
doubts, let him attend to what is yet to
come.
The following is an extract from a
Letter, which appears among the Docu-
ments, from j. Mason, President of the
Portsmou' Branch, to the President of
the Bank of the United States, dated
Mark these dates! J.ly 81, 1899.
"An attempt is making 10 rs,nors The
pension agency from his office TO Concord,
in this State. During the session of our
Legislature, in June, a memorial for that
purpose was gotten mp by Mr. Isaac Hill,
Second Comptroller Of The Treasury Of
The United States, and Signed by dirers q
hts pdrm political paitisons, and others
especially interested in the matter, adj
dressed to the Secretary of the Treasury,
urging the central situation of Concord
as reason for the removal. | do not
understand that any fault was alleged in
the manner Of doing the business here.
Mr. Hills object, doubtless, is to..benefit
n small Bank at Concord, Of which, till
his removal to Wash;ngtoa, he was
President
Against this diversion of public funds,
Mr.. nj. seems to have had objections,
which the parties concerned no doubt
thought very unreasonable. MIR M.
adds, in the same letter.
al have been lately informed, that Il
memorial and numerous letters have
been addressed to the Parent Bank,
complaining of my official conduct, aud
that two agents have been engaged to
inform them by personal application. If
the memorial and letters contain ait the
absurd 0ntruths, that were made use of
to obtain signers to them, they must be
extraordinary productions. | am desir-
Gus of knowing the facts stated, and by
,chom, to enable me to repel them. which,
fear not, can easily do"
Here follows letter from tire Sccre-
tary of War to MIR Mason, directing the
transfer of books, papers, and funds of
the New Hampshire Pension Agency to
VIM. Pickering, Esq. of Concord, which
order, being disputed because contrary
to law, was, after some correspondence
between the Bank of the United States,
the Portsmouth Branch, and the War
Department, eventually Withdrawn.
The whole Of this attempt to poiiicise
fhe Bank Of the United States concludes
with two very long letters, the one from
Mr. Biddle, dated September Is latter
his return from Portsmouth )-the other
from the Secretary of the Treasury, in
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