Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-03-20
Political.
NEW YORK MECHANICS MEMORIAL.

NEW YORK MECHANICS MEMORIAL.
The New York papers contain an account "a e
the meeting Of the Signers Of the Nlsmoriai =,
the Mechanics and artisans OF New 41 III" ~.
on Monday evening the Path uli. 10 receive the
report VI me delegates who were the bearers Of
their Memorial 10 Congress for restoration OF
the Government money 10 the keeping OF the
Bank Of the United States. We extract that
portion of the Report, which relates TO the cir
cumstanccs Of the interview ofthe Delegat, with
the President Of the U. States, as follows:
Feeling it to be our duty TO wait on
the President again, and communicate
to him personally the situation and
wishes Of our constituents, We present.
ed ourselves On the 18th, but finding
him engaged in preparation to attend
the funeral of Mr.. Bouldin woleft our
card, intimating our intention to call
on him the next morning at 10 O'Clock.
We accordingly repaired to his resi-
dence on the morning Of the l4th, and
were admitted at once to his presence.
Two gentlemen we're with him at the
time, who retired in few moments.
The President received us with "good
morning, gentlemen, be seated" We
introduced each other and took seats.
The President also sat down by a table
and signed several papers, after which
he took up a letter, broke the seal and
read it very deliberately; then another
letter and was engaged with q third,
when company was announced. Dur
ing this time he did not seem TO notice
our presence, and fearing to interrupt
important business, we had patiently
waited his leisure; but perceiving at
length that we must introduce our sub
ject without further delay, orloose the
opportunity, we commenced by saying,
."You are aware, sir, that we are a
delegation from mechanics and arti.
zans of the city of New York to make
known to the government the pecunia-
ry difficulties under which the citizens
are laborlug at the present time"
He answered, "Well, what do you
want7-What would you have me to
do?-What 90 you come here for?--
Why don't you go to the United States
Bank?--Go to Nicholas Biddlep
His manner was agitated, expressing
Impotence and anger.-We replied
that, we were not authorized to make
application to the Bank, but to the Go.
vernment, for an amelioration of our
suflerings; to which he replied---''l
have been applied to by committee af.
ter committee, from New York, Phila.
delphia, Baltimore and New York a.
gain;--one, two, five, seven, and you
are the eighth. ] have dealt openly
and candidly with all:-you have seen
the committee from your city, they
could tell you my determination.
told them, and | now tell you, / never
will restore the deposites, never will
re-charter the United States Bank, or
sign charter for any other Bank, so
long as my name is Andrew Jack
son. His energy and anger increas-
ed rs he continued to speak; we replied
that, we did not come to ask the re-
charter of the United States Bank:
but merely to declare that our COM
plants did not originate in fiction, and
to request from the Government the
adoption of some system which might
tend to restore mercantile confidence.
He asked show am | to do that?' We
replied that, we were not instructed to
dictate to the Government what to do;
but we look upon the want of a good
understanding between the President
and the Bank as the great cause of our
present embarrassment. At this he
became excessively agitatcd, rose from
his seat, and shaking his finger in an
earnest and threatening manner, said,
ain what way have produced it?''
To which we replied--"You informed
Congress in your official communica
tons that you did not believe the Bank
was solvent, that it would not be able
on winding up to pay all demands a.
gains it." The President replied, 81
did so, and say it now; it will not pay
all; it is corrupt and abominable in
stitution, buying up presses and inter-
fering with elections throughout the
country. 1t has violated its charter
repeatedly" We answered that, the
business portion of the citizens of New
York, we believe, view it in different
light. But if the Bank has violated
its charter, the laws point out the pro-
per course to be pursued. Here his
excitement assumed an extraordinary
shape, his whole frame trembling with
agitation.-"Well," said he, shave |
not pursued lawful measures?" We
answered that, the charter authorized
the President to issue a scire facias
but we believed that course had not
been pursued. He answered in vehe-
ment manner, at may be, however,
before the affairs Of the Bank are
wound up"
lie became too angry now TO hope
for any good growing out of further
conversation. One of our committee,
with hope of appeasing his extreme
irritation, said to him in the kindest
manner. HMov II nlease the President