Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-03-24
TO THE PUBLIC.


The delegation appointed to visit the City OF
Washington, to present the Memorial or me cltl-
Zens of Baltimore in favor OF the restoTatloh Vi
the deposites who made their report at the meet
ting i'm Monument Square on the 9th INST, nave
found themselves compelled to appear again
before the public IN answer 10 an altemPt lha'
has been made by the Secretary of the Treasu-
nv and one of the representatives from the City
of Baltimore to discredit the statements con-
tanned in the report referred to.
MIR. fancy, from the particularly with which
he remarks that four of the gentlemen of the de-
legation were not present at the interview WITH
MIN. seems to infer that the report had convey
ed different impression to the public: but It
will be seen. by reference to the report itself,
that the statement there given is that part OF
the delegation only called upon him. He COM
plains that in the conversation to winch ne was
invited by Mr.. Brown, one of the four who Vi
sited him. he had no reason to expect that IL
was DESIGNED for publication. He then pro-
ceeds to detail the substance of the converse
ton which he held with Mr.. Brown and with
Messrs Crawford and father, having previous
ly remarked that Mr.. Patterson did not come
into into the room until near the close OF the IN
terview
That mart of the conversations as detailed by
the Secretary, in which he asserts that Mr..
Brown expressed himself opposed TO the resto-
ration of the depostes the latter gentleman has
undertaken to answer for himself, and express
w denies, (what would seem to be sufficiently
incompatible in itself) that he who went to
Washington to ask for restoration OF the de-
posites. should have declared himself opposed
to such a measure The contradiction may be
reconcjIed by adverting TO the TACT stated by
Mr. Brown. in mis- separate publication, namely,
that his opinion was, that the future depOStteS
should be made in the United States Bank an
opinion which the Secretary's statement does
not controvert, and which may be assumed TO
be the common wish of the great mass OF the
people of the United States, who are at present
petitioning for the restoration. The fact also
that Mr. Brown desired to see the charter OF the
Bank modified, new bank erected IN Its
place. is conformable to the known sentiments
of that gentleman, though matter OF no Int
rest to the mission upon which the delegation
proceeded to Washington. 1t is a fact howe
yer, which may serve to show that the measure
of restoring the deposites is not so inseparably
connected in the minds of the people with the
renewal of the present charter as the public
have been taught at Washington to believe.
Thus disposing Of such part of the Secretarys
letter as refers to Mr.. Brown, the delegation
cannot perceive much difference between the
statements of Mr.. fancy and those given in the
report; and it will perhaps relieve the Secretary
from his suspicion that the confidence invited
by Mr.. Brown has been violated when the dele
CATION assure the public that they have report
ed nothing that was not uttered after Mr.. Patter
son came into the room. The object OF the de-
legation was in no respect unfriendly to MIR.
fancy, nor did they seek to cast censure up
on him, nor expose him, in any degree, to pub
lie animadversion. His sentiments had been
already given in an official form to the nation,
and have been so largely canvassed that no one
could be supposed To be ignorant of them. 1t
was therefore not q subject of their concern, to
repeat Mr.. Taney's views declared to MIR.
Brown, in regard to his conceptions OF the dan
ger and abuses of the powers of the bank. The
IF thnir Sit RI fhn Ot1
was to communicate to him their own know
ledge of the public Distress their conviction of
the source from which it sprang and to learn
of him whether, with these evidences before his
eyes of the predicted and fatal consequences of
his own error of policy, this department of the
Executive still adhered to the determination of
maintaining the unfortunate position it had pre-
viously assumed. His answer to this commu-
ncaton was all that it interested the signers to
know, and it to this point, accordingly,
that they directed their attention. MIR. fancy
was informed, by the chairman of the delega-
ton, in what capacity they visited him, and they
cannot but feel surprised that the Secretary
should have supposed that an answer so preg
nant of interest to the nation should not be duly
and faithfully reported They have so report
ed it. Mr. fancy had spoken to them of the
Observation-Disclosures his letter does not admit
this phrase-and had said that it would be con-
tinued regardless of the present difficulties; up
on which Mr.. Patterson, conceiving this to be
the great and paramount question before the
people, addressed the remark to the Secretary
"S Sir, ii this experiment should be persisted n
and some relief-such as we do not now anti
cipate-shoud not be given, large portion of
the trading community must fail" The Secre-
tary's reply vast If all did fail, the policy of
: the Government would not be changed" To
the verbal accuracy of this language, on both
sides, the gentlemen of the Committee present.
now after mature elaboration, give their most
solemn declaration. And they beg again to re-
peat that all that is contained in their report was
i'm substance, communicated to them by Mr.
fancy, at that stage of the conference at which
Mr. Patterson was present-this gentleman now
affirming to his recollection on all therein con-
tanned.
In making this communication the delegation
think the citizens of Baltimore will perceive that
there is no substantial difference between their
report and the admitted views of MIR. fancy,
as declared by himself;-althoueh the Secretary
has somewhat softened the import OF the IAN
guage used by him. He still, however, does not
deny that he may have used the exact express
Sions imputed to him by the delegation and