Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-03-27

on terms equally or more favourable 10 the Gov
ernment."
The paragraph (p,) was altered BY sirikin
| cut these words; cit being understood that yo
are 20 make inquiries OF all the banks in th
I principal cities, in which the primary banks ar
70 b. selected, in order that ample scope for Sc
| lection may he had.
Paragraphs I'D (S.) and (a) were Who'll
! iy struck out. ] have not copied I'D in the in
structons, as il was not thought proper TO be
embraced in them on lustihsble considerations
It's omission does not Affect any existing question
This new paragraph was added
"fou are not 70 consider Yourself preclnded by
these instructions from making any other propo-
sitions 10 the said banks. for the purpose of as.
certaining on what terms they will undertake
the service referred 70; aud you at liberty C
receive any propositions from them that they
may think proper 20 make.
The instructions, thus altered, were on the
2Sd OF July sent 20 the agent, who soon afer pro-
ceeded en- his mission. He returned early IN
September. and on the 9th Of that month his re.
/ port was submitted TO the President. The piar
Of bank agency, deemed by The President the on,
ly safe one, had been almost unanimously reject
! ed BY the State banks. The materials (para
graph o. from which the condition Of the Stat,
banks was 10 be ascertained, were very imper.
fcctly furnished. No inquiry beyond that which
resulted in the agentsreport ai.i correspondence,
was, TO my knowledge, made, Nor was there
any discussion in my presence, or any otherwise
10 my knowlcdgc, as 10 the agents report and
correspondence, or plan of the State bank agency.
III any member Of the administration understood
what was TO be the system Of future fiscal opera
tons, was not that person. although attentive
~ read all that was submitted. Yet il was into
this chaos was required precipitatey to plunge
the fiscal operations Of the country, ut moment
when they were conducted by the legitimate
agent with the utmost simplicity, safety, and de-
spatch.
In my own defence, as well as from public cen
siderations, have submitted 10 youths account
OF the instructions, given 10 the Presidents agent.
IL was due TO myself 90 show that the instructions,
as reported 10 the Senate, arc not in the shape
IN which presented them 10 the President My
principal object however, has been 10 state the
important fact that the President would not per
nit his own agent TO collect information, that
might have disabused his own mind, or instruct
ed his cabinet whom he affected TO consult II
the information, called for by the instructions,
at first proposed, had been collected, feel salts
fed, that il would have indicated the evil conse.
qrelccs, which have followed the measures Of
the President. Whether these acts, thus wan
tonly executed, evineed patriotism and magnani-
nifty, or snbserycncy 10 selfish cabal, YOU are
competent 10 determine. w. j. DUANE.
March 3, 1894.
Mr.. CLAYToS.-It will be recollec-
ted that Mr.. Clayton of Georgia, was
associated with Camberleng in his ex-
animation of the affnirs of the United
States Bank, in which he took part a.
gainstthe Bank, without bcingacquaint-
cd with the conspiracy which had been
got up to destroy the institution. Mr..
Clayton, in very able speech against
the removal Of the dcposites, concludes
as follows:
MIR. Speaker, thisTis the first fair
opportunity that has presented itself 10
make satisfaction for mrongs which !
believe | myself have committed, not
from malice, for ] entertain that pas
sion for no human being, but from an
overweight and incautious zeal. In
my opposition to the bank on former
occasion, | have carefully reviewed
my remarks, and find reflections and
insinuations which are unworthy OF ne,
and the cause they were designed to
support. They were calculated to
wound the feelings Of many high and
honorable men, in and out OF the bank,
and if such has been the effect. can
offer no higher reparation than the pub
lie expression OF my regret. retract
every thing personal, either in fact or
tendency, and rejoice that when i haze
done wrong, my sense Of justice in
cGnes me to redress it; neither die
tate of false pride, nor dread of even
deserved reproach, shall ever interpose
between the injury of which have
been the unguarded cause, and tho
true retribution necessary to its full at
| tainment.
] do not pretend that this is senti
ment peculiar to myself, it exists ii
every mind to some extent, and sooner
or later is apt to exert its just control
Sir, the day may yet come when the
present Chief Magistrate shall feel and
own its sway. When he shall have
reached the repose Of private life, re.
moved from the tempests of political
strifes. When he shall have ceased
to be useful to batteries and sycomph
ants, and standing upon that critica
confne where the time past of a long
life is to be reviewed in the short span
of hat which is soon TO end, if no O.
| ther wrong of which he has been the
author shall oxtort its merited comics.
sion, that at least of the injured Duane
will wiring a repentant sigh. His i'm
agination must wander intothe innocent
family of this abused individual, from
whose quiet bosom he was reluctantly
withdrawn, and after surveying the
peace which he has disturbed, the feel
/ ings he has tortured, the friendship
with which he has sported, the integ.
! rity he has distrusted, the independence
he has despised, and above all, that
spotless reputation his minions have at
/ tempted TO defame, if his heart shall
not obey the dictates of the generous