Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-01-15

afford you an opportunity toobtain sue
cessor according in your views.
ipray you dispassionately to consider,
whether you did mol absolve me, even up
on principles Of delicacy, from all obllga-
ton upoti this view Of the matter.
/. Oh Wednesday, Sept. 18th | sisnifed
in cabinet my desire TO take and examine
your exposition: yon gave it 10 me, say
ing, in reply 10 my inquiry as to your di-
reoton, that Twas to consider myself d.
rected to act on your responsibility.
.. On Thursday morning, Sept. 18th,
yon applied to me to know if had come
to decision, and | returned by your
messenger, who Brought your note, this
reply.
$40 the President of The United States;
sSir-upon "A matter that deeply con-
Germs, not only myself, but all who are
dear 10 me, have deemed it right, as /
have not friend here TO advise with, TO
ASK the counsel Of my father at this crisis;
oibiC ~ if'St hiSits "'N 't'p 49,
that nothing but sickness will prevent his
presence tomorrow pight; on the next
day, trust that shall. be ably 10 make
a communication TO you. With the ut
most respect, your obd't serv't.
VIM. j. DUANE.
"Sept. 10, 1885,"
8. On the same day, THURSDAY, the
10Th Sept, your private Secretary, MaJor
Donelson, called on me TO say, that you
proposed to publish. in the Globe OF next
day, your decision: replied that | tho't
you ought not, that | was not party to
it, and as matter Of delicacy TO myself,
could not approve of it.
Lest words should be forgotten, | wrote
and delivered TO Major Donelson this re-
Iply:
"d. j. Donelson, Esq.
"Dear Sir-The world is SO censorious,
that am obliged, upon reflection, TO ex-
press 10 you my hope, that you will not
regard me as approving of any puhllca-
ton; it would seem to he but delicate to
defer such an act, until shall either con-
cur or decline, however, all that desire
to have understood, is, that | do not ap-
prove Of the course you mentioned. Were
| the President, would consult, dt least
reasonably, the feelings of man, who
has already anxiety enough. As to the
newspapers, they will know what has been
done, without an official communications
Very respectfully yours.
w. ]. DUANE.
pt. 10, 1888.
a. In the Globe of Friday, September
Goth, you caused il to be announced to
the world, that the die was cast; thus all
together distegarding the righV OF the
Secretary of the Treasury, and my own
feelings and fame, and refusing besides to
wait even until the next day TO receive
my decision.
Allow me, therefore, very respectfully,
but confidently to say, that was thus DIS
charged from any sort OF obligation, or
respect for, or on account OF the past.
You gave me no opportunity to let you
know, whether | would, or would not,
afford you an opportunity to choose sue
cessor; in short, the Secretary OF the
Treasury was, as far as an Executive act
could do it, nulliied; and hold it, there
fore, that after such course. may stand
before my country, acquitted OF any as
regard even Of delicacy.
j Trusting, sir, that you will be SO good
as to permit this to enter into your con !
sideration, with my former note of this
date, and that we may close without dis
:, credit to either, the pending matter,
! | am with the utmost consideration.
!, your obedient servant,
Il w. J. DUANE.