Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-07-17
Political.

formerly ssaunch supporter Of Mr.. Van Buren,,
and that he was an early Jacksonman. A. be
would not yield passive obedience 10 Mr.. Van
Barren, he was some time ago prescribed, and f.
naIly dismissed from Office by the President We
recommend the following extract of an account Of
hinseli as exhibiting fair specimen Of tho char
acter and tactics Of the Vice President. Mr..
Noah speaks like an honest politician, and an nv.
jured AM Boston CentineL
when appointed Secretary of tho
State, rather reluctantly too, by General
Jackson, MIR. Van Buren, mOdcstly
thought, under all circumstances, that no
ought to make the appointments for tho
State Of New-Y ork; bat General Jack
son came in with u determination 10 bo
President, and was then surrounded by
honest, able, and faithful friends, and
Mr. Van Buren, saw the necessity Of
pursuing cautious course--to get the
General in his clutches first, and then
use him for his purposes, and use him up,
as he has since done. j applied for the
Office of Surveyor, to enable me 10 Ee-
pair the losses which the paper bad sss-
tanned in n fierce political contest, in
which had to contend against mercan-
tile interests and patronage, as well as
the power Of the Albany Regency. l
also applied for the Office on the ground
of twenty years faithful and successful
services for the Republican party-scr-
vices from which MIR. Van Buren, great
! ly profittcd, yet he got up candidate
against me, and pushed him with all his
force. General Jackson gave me the
Office, and Mr.. Van Buren, and his
friend determined, at a suitable time, to
punish me for receiving an appointment
not of his bcstowal. ] was still Mr.. Van
Buren's friend. had no room for pet
ty malice or i'll will. had always been
his patron, and was de.rous Of contin-
uing so.
When the intrigues Of Van Buren,
broke up the first cabinet, and separated
: Andrew Jackson from his early friends:
, when that wretched cabal was establish
ed, known as the Kitchen Cabinet; when
the conspiracy to obtain the influence Of,
or destroy the Bank, was organized and
made party question-when Gordon
was drawn around the President, and no
r one could approach him but through
q Van Buren-when the full extent Of tho
, plot was developed to seize upon tho
I public treasure, and to use the patronage
| of office to secure Mr.. Van Buren to
succession, openly and unequivocally, +,
and on all occasions, condemned Mr.
. Van Buren for this course, and consid-
cred it unsafe and inerpedient for him to
be the successor Of Gen. Jackson. For
this he determined that ! should be re-
moved from office, or that the price Of
!. retaining Office should be reeanta alton
g OF this opinion. A series Of disgraceful
!, intrigues were set aAoat to poison tho
f mind of Gen. Jack son az ainst me. They
continued, from time TO time, for several
: months. AT length they reached such n
+ height that l wrote TO Mr.. Swartwout,
: the Collector, then al Washington, re-
= questing him to say to Gen. Jackson that
!. l had on all occasions been his friend.
$, that was discharging my public duties
W with credit, that tho public had express
j. sed no wish for my retirement, yet as his
friend, was not disposed to allow him TO
be annoyed in every way on my account ;
-- that l was acquainted with all the in
trigues on foot against me, and that
held myself ready al any moment TO resign
,, d my G6ice, ''hen he oppressed a oish for me
&c 10 $3.50. Gen. Jackson said to Mr..
. Swartwout, on reading the letter, cit is
no more than l expected from Mr.. Noah ;
tell him TO remain quiet" In a few
months after this, the intrgues were a.
gain renewed, the Regency declared
:; that if | was unfavorable 10 the preten-
sions of Mr.. Van Buren,, it was unsafe to
leave me in an Office in which several
= hundred Of influential. gentlemen were
L employed, and that must be removed
!, but, first, Mr. Van Buren, asccrtamed,
ii TO his entire satisfaction, as he thought,
K, that was tied up, by bonds, not to pub
lish a paper for four years; so that, when
he imagined that had not the power Ia
check his progress, another attack was
oe made upon the President, and finally
in yielding to the catal in this case, as he
is. has done on all oihers, no wrote to Mr..
Swartwout in the following terms: Po,.
knoW I have The best feelings for Mr..
e Noah; but he connected himself with n
3. newspaper which il contrary to the prin-
ciples laid down in my inaugural od-
Dress" or words TO that import: "tell
him TO send me his resig nation, TO date
from the first ofthc next quarter;" sen,
!, the resignation FIVE minutes afterw ards
- This is the true history Of my dismissal
from Office, which was spoken OF by Mr..
Senator Wright. lie know il was mol
so. lilo knew that if ! had written q
friendly line to Mr. Van Burcn, should