Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1833-12-12

The President Of the Tinted States to the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury.
WAsHINeToN, Sept. 81, 1898.
Sir-Aftcr you retired / opened and read the
paper you handed to me: ! herewith return it,
a communication which cannot receive. Hav-
ing invited the free and full communication Of all
your views, before made up final opinion up
on the subject cannot consent to enter into fur
Their discussion of the question.
There are numerous imputations in the latter,
which cannot, with propriety, be allowed to en-
ter into correspondence between the president
and the head OF a department, In your letter of
July last, you remark-"But if, after receiving
the information and hearing the discussions,
shall not consider il my duty, a responsible "a
gent OF the law to carry into effect the decision
that you may then make, WILL from respect TO
you and for myself, afford you an early opportu-
nifty to select a successor, whose views may &C.
cord with your own on the important matter in
contemplation" NV communication TO my cabi-
net was made under this assurance received from
You; and have not requested you to perform a.
ny thing which your sense of duty did not sane
ton, have merely wished TO be informed, whe-
ther, as secretary of the treasury, you can, con-
sistently with your opinion on the subject Of the
deposites, adopt such measures in relation to
them, as in my view the public interests, and a
due execution of the laws render proper. If YOU
will now communicate that information, il will
confer an obligation on
Your obedient servant,
lSignedl ANDREW JACKSON.
No. 4.
The Secretary of the Treasury to the
President of the United States.
Treasury Department, Sept. 21st. 1888.
Sir-I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt Of your note, returning the
communication, that l presented to you
this morning; the grounds on which it is
returned. are, that further discussion of
the deposite question is unnecessary, and
that there were imputations therein, that
could not be admitted into correspond
ence between the President and the head
Of department.
Allow me respectfully to saw, that, il
was not with view to further discus
sion, that presented my reasons for de-
clining to act, agreeably to your direction.
in removing the deposites, but to justify
my refusal; nor was it my desire or inten-
ton that any matter contained in my let.
ter should be disrespectful, or open to
such supposition; that any thing therein
should be SO construed, very much re.
greet.
My object throughout was to Justify the
course, on the two points stated in my let
ter, which, under the most solemn i'm
pressions, | felt it to be my duty to pur-
sue.
To shew you my obligations, present.
ed a copy of my commission, copy OF
my oath Of office, and copy of the law
giving the Secretary of the Treasury the
TO change the public depository;
to shew you upon what ! relied, in my
course of conduct. quoted your letter Of
June Goth. and your exposition of the 18th
instant. In order to justify my refusal to
resign, described the circumstances un.
der which your letter of July 22d, and
my reply of the same date, were written,
and showed the new posture in which |
was placed by subsequent reflection and
occurrences.
When entered your administration, | |
had no knowledge that you had como TO
any decision on the deposite question, or
that you meditsted change Of depository |
without tho action Of Congress,