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

OF the administration, TO intimidate and con
strain the secretary Of the treasury, 70 execute
an act in direct opposition TO his own so'enn
convictions.
And, now, sir, having with frankncss, that
means no disrespect, and with feelings such a.
lately declared them TO be, stated TO you, why
refuse TO execute what you direct, proceed
TO perform a necessarily connected act oil duty,
Nv announcing 10 you, that do not intend vol
unfairly 10 leave the post which the law has
placed under my charge, and by giving youmy
rsasons for so refusing
+, i true, that, on the 22d July, you signified
in language sufficiently ineligible, that you
would then remove me from office, unless would
consent TO remove the deposites, on your final de-
cision; il may also be true that should then have
put IL TO the test, and IL is also true that under
a well grounded assurance, that your bank plan,
the only one then embodied in the instructions
drawn up by me FOR your agent, would be, as 1t
proved, abortive, that for this and other causes,
you would be content, did state my Willingness
to retire, il conld not concur with you.
But I am not afraid TO meet the verdict OF gen
erous men, upon my refusal on reflection ana
after what has since occurred, 10 do voluntarily
what then believed never should be asked TO
do. II had frail reputation, or had any SIMS
ter purpose to answer, might be open 10 cen
sure, for a neglect Of punctilious delicacy; but
can have no impure motives, much less can at
tain any selfish end; barely choose between
that mode, which I should least of all have pre-
ferred, if had not exalted and redeeming consi-
derations in its favor.
| have, besides, your own example; do moi
say that after you had promised "not to inter
ferc with the independent exercise Of the discre-
ton vested in me by law" You were wrong n
interfering, IL You really thought the public wei
fare superior consideration to a mere observance
| Of assurances made to me; nor can you say that
err, when upon solemn sense of duty, ] prefer
| one mode Of removal from this station TO another
The course is due to my own self-preservation
as well TO the public, for you have in, all you
papers held out an assurance, that you would emo
| interfere with the independent exercise of the
| discretion, committed to me by law over tho
deposites; and, yet, every thing but actual re
poval from Office has been done to effect the end
So that were to go out Of office voluntarily, yo,
might be able TO point TO official papers, tina
would contradict me, If said you iDterfered
| and shond thus be held up a weak or faith
less agent, who regarded delicacy not shown Il
himself, more than duty to his trust.
Sir, after all, confess TO you, that have hat
| scruples; for il is the first time that ever con
descended to weigh question of the kind; but
am content that il shall be said Of me, that in Jul,
last forgot myself and my duty too, rather thai
| I should be said that now, knowing the course
hat yon pursue, had in any way favored ii: OF
he contrary, il have erred, am willing to b.
reproved, but my motives no man can iInpugn.
| My refusal to resign cannot keep me one mo
ment longer than you please, iu an Office that
never sought, and at removal from which shal
not grieve on my own account. Ii must on tn
| contrary hasten my exit. So that, il you pro
coed in wrestling from the secretary Of the trea
sury the citadel in his possession, the act can en-
ly be accomplished by mandate which will b.
my apology for no longer standing in the breach
And now, sir, allow me TO repeat to you, il
sincerity of heart, that in taking the presen
course, under solemn sense of my obligations,