Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-03-27

fnitely fixed upon, and that should be
expected to do the act? Nevertheless
| had no sort Of intimation that the opin-
ions Of the members Of the cabinet had
been asked, or that, whether ! approved
of il or not, the task Of removing the De-
posites would be imposed upon me, with
out enquiry by Congress.
When entered upon my official du-
ties, and found, much 10 my surprise that
the measure was determined upon, and
that ! would be expected to carry il into
execution, my charitable conclusion was,
that, as really accorded with the Pre-
sident in opposing the United States
Bank, he had no doubt of my readiness
to act in this case with him. He lancied,
indeed, that my hostility was so unQual-
fled, that | would assail that institution
after the manner Of Indian warfare, and
it was on this point that all our difficult
ties arose.
When went into Office, ] supposed
that l was to be the agent of the coun-
try, and not the mere instrument of the
Chief Magistrate. IcontempIated some
changes, which | hoped would be bene-
fetal to the country, and felt indignant
when ] found that measures were to be
pressed upon me, useful only to those
who prey upon its vitals; an Indignation,
which, l confess, was increased by the
circumstance, that the duty prepared for
me, was announced not by those who
had been selected by the President as
most worthy to be his constitutional ad-
visers, but by irresponsible persons, who
possessed the confidence, if not the
places, properly belonging TO them.
- l desire that il may be, here
borne in mind, that notwithstanding the
occurrences connected with my removal
from Office, actually desired to avoid
even complaint. l regarded the Presi-
dent Us the victim of unworthy inAuen-
ces and unhappy passions; and therefore,
as we'll as on the public account, ] was
desirous of preventing any angry public
discussion, or any exhibition Of my Of
fetal relations with the President. To
this end, l wrote letter to the Presi-
dents Secretary, on the 9th Of Septem-
ber, complaining Of the course Of the
official paper in relation to me. In this
letter, l say, 81 do not deprecate such
course for my own sa e: IL it is desira
BILE that our relations should be placed
before the public eye, am ready. But
il seems to me that, in such conflicts, the
public reputation suffers, and that injury
and insult have been administered to me
in such quantity as to demand no further
aid OF that kind" sc. Notwithstanding
thus appeal, it will be found on reference
to the file Of the official paper, that vile
insinuations were subsequently made re-
specting my motives for resisting the
President. Yet out Of respect for ou,
institutions, / forbore TO repel imputations
upon my character for nearly five months;
and if l shall now mention any facts
which under ordinary circumstances, il
might be improper TO state, | hope it will
be remembered, that l do so, not under
the influence OF resentment, but IN self.
defence. Parts Of my correspondence
and conversations have been used, in or.
der TO iniuse foul suspicious respecting
me; and l now barely show that am mo-
the only accused or suspected person
but that ! share the fate Of all who vii
not sacrifice their principles, not at the
feet of the President, but at those Of mel
who govern the country through the in
strumentality Of his passions and preju
dices.
--- My commission bore the dat'
of May 29,h, 1888, and on the 3Oth,
reached Washington. After waiting up
on the President, on the next day, l wen
to the Treasury Department, and tool
the oath Of office on the st Of june
On the evening Of that day, MIR. ReubeI
NJ. Whitney called upon me at my lodg
ings, at the desire, as he said, of tn
!, President, to mae known to me wha
had been done, and what was to be done
in relation to the United States Bank -
He stated, that the President had con
cluded to take upon himself the responsi
bility of directing the Secretary Of tn
Treasury to remove the public deposte
from that BAN, and TO transfer them
State Banks; that he had asked the men,
bers OF the cabinet, to give him their opiu
/, ions on the subject; that the Presider
had said, "Mr. fancy and Mr.. Barr
had come out like men for the removal !;
that Mr.. M'Lane had given long opiu
(, ion against it; that Mr. Cass was SUI
4 posed to be against it, but had given u
= written opinions; and that Mr.. WOOD
bury' had given an opinion which wa
eyes" and "no; that the PresideI
would make the act his own, by addre,
sing paper or order to the Secretary {
the Treasury that Mr.. Amos Kendall
who was high in the Presidents conf
dencc, was now preparing that pape,
that there had been delay owing to III