The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-05-22
Correspondence Of the .Neae York DaS!g Ezp' esq
WASHINGTON, Nav 8, 1888
THE EVIL INTENTIONS OF TIE ADMIN
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WAsnIEeToE, Nav 8, 1885
THE EVIL INTENTIONS OF TIE ADMIN
ISTRATION.
EVIL, l believe, Is suPerhnous WORD, as sshu
il 10 YOU for experience has shown thai the lnlen-
lions of The Administration evi-evll continual
w. and evil only. have learnt, and believe cor
reclly that the Committee OF Flnance-ine m"jerl-
" Of that Coulmitiee-which maJorIiy Is composed
Of that most radical trio Of all the menbers OF Con
gress Messrs Wright. Benton, and Hubbard--are
discussing whether II would be best 10 report nesa-
lively upon Mr.. Clay currency resolution 10 ali the
Banks in their attempting resumption IN specie pay
ments whethsr will be wiser 10 XIII The measures
in Committee and not report al all, or whether Il
will! not be best make report corresponding win
the conservative spirit Of Mr.. Clay's resolution.
Nv opiuiou is that the frsi of these propositions
viii be agreed upon, and that the Committee VIII
report negatively upon the resolution referred 10
them by party vote This you may anticipate as
the most probable decision OF The committee The
Committee will ask 10 be discharged from the
further consideration OF the subject. and present
report TO the end that letter of the Secretary OF
the Treasury and the action Of The Postmaster zen
eral makes Mr.. Clay's resolution unnecessary
Let us briefly examine Tins state OF The case =
week since to-day Mr. Clay asked for the second
reading Of ms Resolution Mr. Virgin at once
without why or wherefore, moved liz reference 10
the Committee OF Finance. And what we've ms fea-
SONS for submitting this motion 10 ths SeHae
n by because the re "retHry al The Treasury nag
stated in & letter to the LIE Bank Convention thai
the notes of specie paving Banks would be Tece!V-
ed for public dues and because also The POSTMASTER
General wuuld allow the receipt of Bank notes ioT
Post Office dues, when the noies were receeiaeu
in specie. This was Mr. Wrghss reason, or one
Of his reasons, for proving that the Resolution o
Mr.. Clay unnecessary In contrast 10 thls pos
tive assertion, what the facts why, al HE
very time Mr. Wright enforcing ms defence oil
The Conservative opinions OF the Postmaster 0ensr-
al. find this pandai, as the trenchInan mas just
! lv called him drawing Specie ordsr upon Fesi
! Office in New York (lhe Albany Post Ofnee). ne
Albany Office, receiving the notes Of specie paying
Banks, Is PEELED make run upon the Albany
Banks and convert the notes into specie, au by Llls
4 means answer The specie draft 81 our Nahoal
Postmaster General This fact Is q most emphHuc
answer 10 the defence Of The Postmaster General
made BIZ the chairman ofthe COMMITTEES ufFlnnnce.
The Secretary of The Treasury Is no more friendly
10 the banks, to any effort INTENDED 10 ana me
Banks in their proposed resumption, than is MI
Kendall So much for one of Mr. Wright reasons
10 prove that there no necessity 10 and The
banks in the resumption of specie payments MI
/ Hamer's reason in the House for abandoning has
own resolution TO the same end Ihe latlei
Of the Secretary OF the Treasury, (promlsng to buy
no more specie than wanted,) and the endorse
ment of the Globe, enough 10 sansfy mm ina
the Government ment well to the banks,-was dis-
uosed 10 aid them in their efurls TO resume specit
Observation-Disclosures this duty OF the GoYernmen
10 help them TO regain public confidence, 10 fnlh
their obligations and all this huulbug and nonsence
And vet ar Hamer would have the country be
fieve that the nnmeaning and hypocrIuca letter OF
SeETSIdrN
friendship for the banks and great desire that iht
banks should speedily specie payments
Time has shown that the promise of ali the proml
nent officers of the Administration, are but promls
es made 10 the ear and broken 10 the hope. This
letter Abe Secretary Of the Treasury the drec
tons of the Post Master General, and the reasons
Mr. Hamer in the House for abandoning his owl
offspring and of virgins in the Senate for arguing
the virtue OF the Administration !-ails-a are bu
so many specimens of gross hypocney remlndin
one of the strong pictures drawn by the master paint
= er of the world of those
-"Outward sainted depuies,-
Whose settled visages and deliberate words
Nips youlh the head, and folhes doth enmewi-
As falcon doth the fowl-are yet as devils;
: Their filth within being cast, they would appeal
a pond as deep as hell.
e Nothing, ! assure Won, ever save this countr
from the maze OF Jaeksonism but the death OF v al
l, Burenism This is the only cure. The party Il
: power will NOT abandon their schemes until ia
people abandon them They are resolved 10 dl
: hard, and die sword IN hand not rslenting, nc
abandoning jnf little Of their enormous princ
q ples or plans. Ii was but TO day that of tn
\ most Irornipeni friends of the Administration mad
tins declaration :-Ecrrg defeat gires oOW1
q age! MIR Benton boasts openly thai he and tn
A Administrators vlll never abandon their hard mon
: ey policy Mr. Wright and MIR. Caihoun,--fh
President and the Presidents Cabinet, all repea
"a earnestly emphutcally and boldly, the thing
"a Let tbs Cloths, then, be driven from the Caplt'
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