The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-06-13
WASHINGTON, May. O loo,

! y e illustrations OF Jacksonisrn /,
hendalllsm, which have endeayn..aa y
present in popular form by abr;doosa y
/ from Mr.. Duane's Narrative. has elaels
rally called down on me the ind; O aa!u
Of some Of the worthless of the Cabs Ila'laa
4 yet feed lazily at the public crib AMI WHO
gard it as their duty. NY f
! 'sTo espouse the cause by which a
and drink" 'ney HI
have only a few more points 10 :.
to on which Mr.. Duane's Narrative ,h ,ele'
additional light. On the day subsena vs'
to the meeting of the famous c ab;s
/ Council of the 18th of Septembe sOi =
President sent 10 inquire whether Tho = zoe
rotary of the Treasury had come II y. VT
cislon; and on learning that the Sec.s u'
ry would communicate his decision; o,'' ::
writing on the 2lst, the President fora. 10
ling what it would be sent his own D,,ss ss'
Secretary to say that the determiin,.n,;a's
to remove the Deposites would be osS aava
! Iy declared in the Globe of the 2OhI 'a y
vain did Mr.. Duane remonstrate aa,; y
this outrageous lndlgnlty. The annune S
alton was made. On the followino N.Y.
Mr.. Duane succeeded in obtaining 10 -!
conversation with General jackson. ~
presented him paper making known w. T.
resolution not to remove the Depos,a
nor resign. At this interview lie told,ts
President that all deIicacy had been ,s
moved by the announcement the (,IS,
and also reminded the President tba, /
(the Secretary of the Treasury was d.
tackled by all the leading papers Of ~
Administration. 1t is deserving Of no,;,s
as an illustration Of the system Of the e.
bal, that in order to prevent camor attn,
expulsion from Office, MIR. Duane was A.
sailed simultaneously in the semi.oficpI
journals at Concord, Boston, ALBANY, New
York, Trenton and Cincinnati. Kendall
stimulated many Of these attacks aid
wrote some of the articles himself, which
were afterwards transferred into the GIos
as evidences Of "pu61ac opinion!"
MIR Duane gives an account Of bis con.
versation with the President on this occa.
sion. There are some passages eminent.
ly Characteristic of General Jackson
After listening to the Secretary, he took
paper from his drawer; and said
President-"You have been all aloep
mistaken in your views! Here is 4 pa.
PER that wiH saoac your oUigatious,-th,
the Executive must protect you!'
Secretary--''L will read it, sir, if ym
wish; but cannot anticipate change d
opinion"
President-"A Secretary is merely an
Executive Agent-or Subordinate--aps
you may say so in self defence"
Secretary-"ln this case Congress col.
ters discretionary power; and Requires
reasons if exercise it. Surely this con-
templates responsibility on my part
Presideat--"1his PAPER wiH shou ga
that yonr doubts are avholly groundlesr
Again the dictatorial old man proceed.
ed thus; in reply to Mr. Duane, who hd
urged the propriety of waiting for Con
gress.
Presideat--"Hoao often hare / told you
that Congress cannot act until the depOs
its are rensoyed!"
Secretary-"I am unable to change nj
opinion at will on that point"
Pres.-"You are altogether wrongin
your opinion; and | thought Mr.. Tansy
would have convinced you that you are
Secretary--'Mr. fancy endeayoredp
prevail on me to adopt his views-bit fal
| ed.''
The sequel is known to the public
Finding that the secretary was neither 70
be led nor driven--that he disclaimed .
mould his views Of his moral and ofica
obligations according to the doctrius
which Kendall might think fit to emboF
in ''papers" for the Presidents signature
that he resisted the arguments with
which Mr.. 1aney was sent to convince
him that he was wrong--that he woua
not alter his sentiments and decision q
the will of the Executive-and that he oa
not hesitate to declare the truth that lns
efforts made to hasten the removal Of lne
Deposits originated not with patriots am
Statesmen, but in schemes to promote sen
ish and factious purposes,-and IN sD0's
that there was no hope of ever conVe's'
ing him into an instrument OF their ap'I
princpled and Aagitious designs, the -
bal ultimately prevailed on General 'aea
son to violate the most solemn assurances
that he would not interfere with the 70
dependent exercise of the discretion GOV
ferred on the Secretary by law, and toaf
fix his signature to a disingenuous an Z.
/ sultipg letter dissmisslng him from onas
/ This letter terminated all lntercouls
| whatever between the late President au
! Mr. Duane. Boston Atlas.
POSTMASTER AT LouIsvILLE.--I Inc buu
isville Journal has brought some PREV
severe charges against the Postmas's,
that city. One Of them is, that ne WIZ =.
the habit of obtaining from his s's' H.
blank receipts, signed by them . lul N n
amount of their salaries; these he Hsug :
with such sums as were coDVenlep.