Liberty advocate., 1838-06-16

THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY IN
TRouBLE.-A resolution was passed on the
3rd April, by Congress, calling upon the
President for information relative to the
introduction Of foreign PauPers, Some
days previous to the Gath ult, reports on
the subject from the Secretary OF State
and the Secretary Of the Treasury we're
transmitted with message from the Pre-
sident. The whole budget was ordered
TO be printed, as usual, without reading
They came up for consideration before the
House, on the Gath ult., when they were
found to contain matter that occasloned
considerable excitement among the mem
bers. We derive the particulars from the
Baltimore Patriot.-Ndt. Cour.
@The Secretary Of the Treasury has
thought proper to communicate not only
letters received at the department from
our Consuls in different foreign ports, and
from the Mayor Of the city Of Baltimore,
but also two extracts from a newspaper
published in the city of N. York, called the
Truth Teller, both under date OF June gath,
1887. One ofthese is headed "Atien Pas
seneers-7He Ne,c Common Council--Das-
tardls Conduct"-and abounds with the
coarsest vituperation of Mr.. CLARE, the
Mayor, and Messrs. Brueen, Patterson
and Merit, members of the Common
Council. The other, (of similar charac-
,er.) is a letter addressed to Mr.. Clark,
and signed ''Patrick Henry"
| AS soon as the Journal was read this
morning, Mr.. Hoffman rose, and drew the
attention of the House 10 this extraordlna-
rv communication. Instead ofpresentlng
only the information required, the Pfesi,
dents message (he said) was accompanied
with extracts from paper ola most violent
partizan character, containing ll6ellous
aspersions OF the character of the Mayor
. and several members ofthe Common Coun-
Gil, all of them citizens held IN the highest
a respect and estimation.
{ these ephemeral ebullitions Of maign-
ty have been rescued from the obscurlty
which would have been their destiny, and
received the seal Of the Executives ap-
J, probation, and presented here to be recor-
i ded with the proceedings Of this House"
IS Much feeling prevailed and two or three
T Intellectual motions were made. All parties
d concurred in condemning the procedure.
L. On the 25th, the correspondent otthe
lr Patriot writes
u = "President VAN BuREN has taken the
i earliest opportunity to disavow all knowl'
.. edge of the Objectionable papers which
:, we're communicated from the Treasury
or Department along with his message In re-
De latiion to Foreign Paupers, and itglves me
70 Measure TO say that he is entirely exono'
ID rated from blame in the proceeding Inc
10 whole fault lies upon Mr.. Woodbury..
70 am informed that when Mr.. VAN bu'
"A rem was informed of the character OF the
,g articles which had been communicated, ne
70 appeared exceedingly mortified, and imme'
70 diately gave Mr.. Woodbury. to know, that
20 he must explain how they came to be sent,
=. and declared he would never transmit to
e Congress, any paper from that Depart,
g. ment without having every part OF II read
X to him.
90 Immediately after the journal was read
n this morning, the Presidents son appear
4 ed at the bar, with Message, transmit
le ting the explanation of the Secretary
10 The message, it givas me ? leasure tc
" saw. is honorable to Mr.. Van Buren as
gentleman. He says that If ne had beer
aware of the character of the obJectlona
= :. Bile extracts, they should not have beer
=, communicated: and asks leave TO withdraw
4. them.
=, "r The Sccrctary's explanation, however
= is far from satisfactory. The substance
:. - of his apology is that these offensive arrtl
~ cles were sent by persons who took an IN
10 10 terest in the subject, and were placed OF
=, the files of the Department with other pa
: pers in relation to foreign paupers; ant
~ that when the call was made for the lntor
~ NATION, all the papers on the files wer
~ ~ communicated. The Secretary does nc
~ ~ cast single word Of dsapprobatlon upo
~ ,hem. but refers 10 them rather IN an ea
n. tenuating manner. :, .,,
- Mr.. Hoffman, Mr.. Calhoun, Mr.. Siose
" and Mr.. Menilee assaiied in strong term
al the conduct ofthe Secretary, IN orderin
nv these lbellous extracts TO be filed IN In
Treasury Department.
Mr.. Harlan, Of Kentucky, demonstrate
that Mr.. Woodbury. was perfectly awar
= Of the character Of the extracts, oy Pr
lnu y, senting the original number OF the NE Ne'
mt York aTruth Teller" with the ioIlowin
an an endorsement in Mr.. Woodburysown nan
org writing! e'Let Mr.. Rodman sse ta'S 0''
+; napers as to importation cf paHpeTs.''
- / will say moro Of this business " N
next. The Select COMMITTEES have bee
discharged fromthe cOnsiderationol thes ,e
Iibellous papers They have been take
/. from ,hs files Of the house-and rcturne
q he President. The clerk will Procuur
= reorint Of the documents relative toto