Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-12-07

D.
The Secretary Of the Treasury to the President of the
United States.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Sept 81, 1888.
SIR-As you had not, in any written communications,
given direction the deposiies but, the contrary,
had left the action TO the Secretary of the Treasury as
matter Of option, Ideened my duty when had The no.
nor to receive from you, your exposition Of The 18th inst
to ask you whether was to con.ider myself directed TO
remove the depoes, and you replied that directed
or your responsibility.
WAS preparing to lay before you an exposition of our
relative position and views, from the first oinent Of my
entry into your administration, when your decision was
auhortstvey announced in the Globe "a proceeding I'M
sanctioned by that rendered all further need
less, and any attempt Of the kind derogatory TO myself
communication, justifcaory Of my under pre-
sent circumstances which delivered TO you Yesterday
having been returned Of alleged Objectionable
matter therein, the presence OF which, ii
regret now becomes my duty, reply to your letter
turning that communication, respectfully my
unwliDgness TO carry your direction the deposites
into effects and in making known that decision, without
meaning any sort Of disrespect protect myse by pro-
testing against all that has been done or is doing 10
the Secretary Of the Treasury, the power 10 exercise
independently Of the President, the discretion committed
10 him by law over The deposites.
have slfeady Sir than one OCCASION and re.
Gently, without contradiction, before the Cabinet stated
that did not know. until after my induction into Office
that you had determined that the deposes should be re-
moved without any further action by Congress- IL had
known tina, such your decision, and that should be
required 10 act would not have accepted Office But as
soon as UNDERSTOOD when in Office, what your intention
was, sought for all information calculated to enable
10 ast uprghy in the embarrassing position in which
"ss unexpectedly placed.
You were 30 good as TO transmit TO me, IN that end,
om Boston, not only the opinions Of the members Of the
OaOne nut your own views In detail upon the jeposte
question but instead Of inmsug 10 me- that my disin.
cnaion 70 carry those views into effect would be follow
ed ny ca1 lo my retirement, you emphaiicay assured
me in your letter OF the 26tb June that YOU lid not in.
"tend TO interfere with the independent exercise OF the
discretion, committed TO me by law over the SUBJECT
Fully couhding IN the encouragement thus held out
entered into expoion OF my objections to the propos.
ed measure. Discussion ended in UNDERSTANDING ,bs,
we should remain unconni ted until after an enquiry
which your agent TO make, should lie completed and
until the discussion Of The subject in The cabinet But
pending the preparation for this enquiry received your
letter Of July 22d conveying, what understood be an
niimatiop, that must retire, unless would then say
that would remove the deposites after lie enquiry and
discussion, IN case you should then decide 10 have them
removed.
would have at considered this letter az an order
10 retire. and would have obeyed II, " had ihong
my duty 10 bold the post entrusted 10 me, long as
could DO so with benefit to the country, and without dis
credit 10 myself instead therefore Of retiring voluntarily
or otherwise, subjected my feelings TO restraint an,
stated |" you quote 10 your letter Of bis day, that, IL