Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-03-27

IUANtj 10 now PupilSiA
ling series of lettes addressed to the peo-
pie of the United States, in which he is
expected to make tie long looked for dis
closures. So far they relate mostly to pri-
vate matters, and contain few disclosures
of sufficient importance to justify the aux
iety with which they have been looked for.
The thlrd of the series, however, is an ex-
Icepton from this remark. From it we
make the following extract:
--My commission bore the date OF
May %, 1888, and on the S0h reached
Washington. Alter waiting upon The presI-.
dent, ON the next day, went to the treasu-
ry department, add took the oath of office
on ihe LIST of June. On the evening of that
day, Mr. Reuben M. Whitney called upon
me at my lodgings, at the desire, he said,
of the president, 10 make known to inc
what had been done, and what was to be
done, in relation to the United States Bank.
He stated that the President had concluded
to take upon himself the responsibility of
directing the secretary of the treasury to
remove the public ceposites from that bank.
diiu " tIuuSiCI tiiotll " fCldtC l1lIkS. tnut
he had asked the members Of the cabinet
to give him their opinions on the subject,
that the president had said, ''Mr fancy &,
Mr. Barry had come out like men for the
removal, that MIR. MLane had given d long
opinion against it; that Mr.. Cass was sup
posed TO be against IT. but had given no
written opinion; and ihat Mr.. Woodburyf
had given an opInlon which was ''yes" end
"no; that the president would make the
act his own, by addressing paper or order
to the secretary of the treasury, that Mr..
Amos Kendall, who was high in the presi-
dents confidence, was now preparing that
paper; that there had been delay owing to
the affair at Alexandria; but, no doubt, the
president would soon speak to me on ihc
subject; that the paper referred 10, would
be put forth as the proclamati IN hao bcen,s
and would be made Iallyine point; that
he Mr.. Whitney, had, at the desire OF the
: president, drawn a memoir or exposition,
showing that the measure might be safely
g adopted, and that the state banks would be-
fully adequate to all the purposes OF gov
: lernment. lie then read The exposition to
: me, aud as desired to Understand matters
: so important and So singu!ariy presented to
{ me, asked him to leave The paper with me,
which he accordingly did. lie also read
to me divers letters, from individuals CON
I nected with state banks. The drift OF his
e further observations was to satisfy me that
the executive arm alone could be re!led.o on
to prevent ii renewal OF the United States
Bank charter.
lhe communication thus made TO me
created surprise and moruticaton. was
g surprised at the position Of affairs, which
:, 1t revealed, and mortified al The lows esti-
mate which had been formed o: the ludc>
peudence OF my character. | listened.
. however, respectfully - one who gave such
: evidence OF The confidence reposed IN him,
+ and awaited the explanation whichile mt
= mated the president would give.
soon alter this interview took occasion
; to express my modification al my posi- ion.
to The member OF ,he cabinet, whs had rep
t resented the president IN asking me to ac-
n cept office.
On the next evening Sunday Mr.. Whit
ney again called on me In COMPANY with a
stranger, whom he introduced as Mir. Amos
Kendall, gentleman IN the presidents
confidence, ana who would give me any
further explanation, that might desire, as
!, to what Was medltated in relation TO the
United States Bank, and whu then called
on me because he was about TO proceed to-
r Baltimore. did not invite nor check COM
mnnicaton. Very little was SAID, aud per
haps because | could moi wholly conceal nv
; Modification at an attempt, apparently
with The sanction OF The president, to re-
duce me to mere cypher in the admins
n tratioh.
The next morning, June 81, waited up
f ON the president, ana, Us / had been APP
pr'sed by Mr. Whitney would be the case,
I he soon introduced the subject Of the bank,
stated that MIR. Whitney had made known
to me what had been done, and what was
intended, and had intmaled that his COM
munication was made at the Presidents de-
sire The president replied, in tone of
dissatisfaction, tina, 1t was true he had con-
ierred with Mr. Whitney, and obtained in>
formation from him us to The bank. but that
he was not his confident, nor had he told
him to call on me. enumerated the reps
RESERVATIONS which Mr.. Whitney had made,
and their correctness was admitted, 4 said
feared that should not be able to see the
sublec: in the light in which the president
viewed it; to which he remarked that he