Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-03-13
BALTIMORE MEMoRIALIsTs.

At very large and respectable meeting Of the
lsigners Of the Memorial to Congress, and others,
oil the city of Baltimore, favorable TO the restora-
ton Of the dcposites. convened in Monupent
S4,..-~ e- "Wednesday Afternoon, the 9th OF
March, at O'Clock, to receive the Report of the
Delegation which lately visited Washington with
the Memorial, at which Judge Brice presided,
Report was presented, with appropriate intro
ductory remarks, by VIM. Crawford, Jun. Chair
man OF the Delegation, of which the following,
being the latter part Of it, interests our general
readers the most materially:
BY an arrangement procured through the at
tenton of MIR. Heath, the delegation was ena-
bled TO visit the President. They thought il a
part OF their duty to make this visit, and TO lay
before the Chief Magistrate such information as
might exhibit to him the actual state of affairs in
this community. The time appointed for the in
tervlew was at ii o'clock on Wednesday; and
accordingly, at that time, seven Of the delega
ton repaired. with Mr.. Heath, to the residence
OF the President, where they were severally pre-
sented to him, and after a few moments, the
Chairman addressed the President:
General, you are, no doubt, aware that this
Committee has the honor to be delegated by the
citizens of Baltimore, without regard to party, 10
come TO you, sir-the fountain head-to make
known the distressing situation the currency Of
this country, and respectfully 10 ask, from you,
relief -
Relief, Sir,'--interruptcd the President, in a
tone OF excitement-'Come not to me, sir.-go &c
the Monster! Did not Nicholas Biddle come here
sir, and, on his oath, swear before a Committee
that with six millions in his vaults, he could NEE,
the wants ofthe whole peopleS And now, when
he has wrung more than ten millions from the
peope,-he sends you TO me for relief II is fol-
| ly, sir, TO talk to ANDREW JACKSON. The Co
vcrnment will not bow to the Monsterr
| Sir said the Chairman, the currency of tho
country is in a dreadful situation. The Stat,
banks have not confidence in each other; they
cannot give trade the facilities required. / hav,
recently travelled to and from the Falls of Ohio
to Baltimore, and can assure you, sir, | have
heard but one opinion on this subject We are
your friends-not politicians. | have ALWAYS
been, up 10 The present moment, decided friend
of your administration Here the President in
very angry tone OF voice interrupted the Chair
man, by saying
a Sir, you keep one-sided company. ANDREW
Jackson has fifty letters from persons, of all par
ties daily, on this subject. Sir he has more anC
, better information than you, sir-or any of you
; ANDREW JACKSON published his opinions il
september last. am surprised that YOU should
thus talk TO me, sir! 1t is folly: you would have
us, like the people of Ireland, paying tribute tc
London, that already gets large amount annual
~ from this country, extortcd from the laborine
part OF the community. The failures that are
now taxing place are amongst the stock jobbers,
brokers, and gamblers, and would to God, they
were all swept from the land!-it would be a
happy thing for the country
SIR SAID the Chairman, 'all my experience
goes 10 show that there is no money more cheer
inily paid by the merchants and people of this
country, than mterest-Bank interest-not such
interest as they now pay-say two and half per
cent-to collect single draft drawn in Balti-
more or Pittsburg.'
Sir replied the President Il had, last night
any amount Of money offered me on good securi-
ty, by gentleman from New York, at six per
cent They are, sir, men who have overtraded
that are now pressed. The real capitalists OF
the country felt the pressure last September and
october, when the monster first put the screw
down. Did not the monster draw from the South
and West, last Fall, thirty five millions? For
what, SIR; To Cypress the State Banks in your
city, Philadelphia, New York and Boston But
ANDREW JACKSON foresaw what they were a.
bout, and met them. Sir, could have destroyed
the monster in thirty days-but the President
would not do it, Not wishing to bling distress
upon the people, ANDREW JAcEsoN invited
compromise with the mammoth,-th would
have nothing TO do with me, and now, sir, Twill
have nothing to do with them. The restoration
Of the dePositcs is virtually renewal Of the
charter; one and the same thing
The Chairman snswered-'The, people, sir,
have not understood the character Of the Prcsi-