Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1832-10-26

NORFORK
10 Persons, same salaries as at Pro-
violence, $4,000
FAYETTEVILLE
70 Persons same salaries as at Hartford, 1880
CHARLESTON,
Is Persons, same salaries as at Balti-
more, 20,100
SAVANNAH.
II Persons, same salaries as at Boston 10000
MOBILE.
II Persons, same salaries as at Savannah, 20, 400
NEW ORLEANS
President $4,000
l Cashier 5000
I Assistant Cashier 5000
Tellers (2500 each) 5000
Assistant Cashier 1900
4 Book Keepers (15OO each) 5000
Discount Clerks (i5oo each) 5000
Q Note Clerks (1500 each) 5000
/ Runner 1900
Clerks of General
Department, (1ooo each) 5000
3 Porters GOO each) 2100
Watchmen 1000 each) 1900
90 S38,00o
NATCHEZ
II Persons, same salaries as at Mobile $50, 400
ST. LOUIS.
IL Persons, same salaries as at Norfolk 1920
NASHVILLE.
IS Persons same salaries as at Richmond Is, 100
LOUISVILLE
10 Persons, same salaries as at Nashville Is, 100
LEXINGTON.
10 Persons, same salaries as at Louisville is, 100
CINCINNATI.
IS Persons, same salaries as at Lexington Is, 100
PITTSBURG.
IS Persons, same salaries as at Cincinnati IS 100
BUFFALO.
10 Persons, same salaries as at Portland 10000
UTICA.
10 Persons same salaries as at Portland 10000
BURLINGTON
10 Persons, same salaries as at Utica 10000
AGENCIES IN OHIO.
Persons (1500 each) 5000
These estimates give the three hundred and
nlnety-thlce persons, with salaries amounting to
four hundred and seventy-nine thousand dollars.
On referring to President Bddle's letter TO Mr..
lngham, while Secretary of the Treasury, (page
444 bank documents) we find this passage, al
believe that there are not in the whole country any
other five hundred persons of equal intelligence
so distracted from public affairs as The foe hun
dred 'oho are imployed in administering the bank.
In this quotation we have official evidence that
we have fallen short in our estimates therefore,
we add the difference, which we think will average
fully one thousand dollars each, and the amount
will stand
1913 persons included in the estimate with saa-
ries amounting to $479,900I
10Y added to make up deficiency, at
1000 each 100000
500 $3.50 9Oo
Thus it is shown that Nicholas Biddle has an
army of 500 Bank officers, enjoying annual salar.
les amounting to nearly SIX HUNDRED THOU
SAND DOLLARS, scattered over the country,
all as subservient and obedient to his mandate and
will, and who receive his Instructions and promul-
gate and circulate them through the ranks of their
enlisted recruits with much fidelity as the sub
ordinate officers in the army of the U. States do the
orders of the Major General commanding them.
Notwithstanding the declaration of Mr.. Biddle
in the same letter to Mr.. Ingham, (page 444) that
"i has been the settled policy of the institution,
pursued with the most fastidious care, to abstain
from all political contests, and never for moment
perverting its power to any local party PURPOSES
yet it cannot be denied that the officers of the
Bank shave perverted its powers to party pulpos.
es'--that they have entered into the "poitical
contest" with all the activity ard zeal which they
could exercise, even if the President of the Bank
was the candidate whose interest they were stIiv.
ing to promote.
This, we repeat, cannot be denied, for we have
had in this city too many evidences of the fact
and we now call upon the directors to carry into
execution the pledge made by them oIMr. Ingham,
through ct. Cadwallader, acting President" in
a letter signed by him, dated 18th August, 1929,
page 44s from which we extract the following:
"The Board have instructed me-" &c. and then i
he says, "If however it can be shown that in any
quarter the officers of the Bank have lent them. i
selves as ministers of party or have used the
power of the corporation to political purposes, not
moment will be lost in visiting such offences II
with the utmost severity of censure and punish s
Aent." o
Having given the tcords of the Board of Drec. u
tors, uttered through their acting president, we
make solemn appeal to the nation, to act as
Jury, and, determine whether any ofthe officers
of the Bank have lent themselves as ministers of o
party and if they have, TO visit the offence, as
has been promised by the directors with the ut.
most severity of censure and punishment
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