Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1839-02-09

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The oppointment 1t The time was resisted
by Mr.. Van Buren,, Mr.. Wright, Mr. Cam
breIling, andintruth the whob Democratic
party from New York. Co,fdiug in Mr..
Swartout's honesty and capacity, and he
had reputation iorboth, andJeeply attach
ed to him as = man, Gen. jackson made
the appointment, and il waspopular with
the whole mercantile community Of New
York then, and become daily more so.---
Under the Bank deposi,e System he awaited
himself Of the facilities tousepuhlic money
TO engage in the speculaliqs Of the day
balanced his ACCOUNTS regularly and bid
defiance to detection, as lo,g as he held the
Office. Throughout all this he was zeal
ously sustained by the merchants of New
York and SO much 90, that haopenly iden-
titled himself with them in ,lfir resistance
to the admiuislratidn, presiding at the
Conservative meeting and icnouncing the
administration aud its measures, lavishing
his money to carry the New York cleo
tons, &c. Not being re-appsinied, his de-
falcation is discovered, and an attempt
made by Bell, Wise, and Prentiss, and
John @. Adams 10 hold Mr.. Van Buren, Fer
sponeibie tor il. Next follows w M Price
the District Aitorsey, and associate Of Mr..
Swartout Mr.. Plice deuies that ne is,a
defaulter, concede that hsis, could any hu-
man vigilance have prevented an attorney
from disappearing the situation Of bonds
I in his hands for collection, and Tor time
misleading the government. Next comes
Gen. Gratiot. Years gone BY, Gen Gratiot
was employd as engineer, 10 superlntend
the erection Of certain public works and 70
disburse the money. tits now discovered
]by the vigilance Of Mr. Van Burel's adj.
ministration that he applied portion Of Il
to his own use, and this is now charged
to the present administration, and this
gallant soldier is tainted for the style in
which he lived by Reuben ". Whtaey's
Madisonian. Gen. Gratiot was a warm
friend to the administration Of John G.
Adams. Next Came RrhoRs Of detalca-
Itions. Gen. Cass, Gen. Jesup and Mr. C.
A. Harris--the account, u these gentle
men have been examined|and they balance
to cent. Here then ID one democratic
District Attorney, who has yielded to the
credit sy stem, dashed md specialized be.
4 yond his means; nevertheless the present
short session is destined 10 lie consumed by
Bell, Wise and Pren,iss in Trades against
deiaulters, and BY John @. Adams in his
insane attacks on the institutions Of the
country.
i Committees Of investgation--long and
langry debates intended 10 deceive, not to
Ienligh,en the people, will be the order Of
the day. Investigation, and by such men
Bell supported Gen. Jackson until 1884,
when bis morbid jealousy of Polk a secret
junior with the bank fed him to get up
3sthe White farce" Since he has renn,ae4
Led and denounced oil biz. gwn cunduc'
ana vo,rs from l52U 10 1854. Totally
incapable Of managing his own money
matters, or even understanding them, he
is admirably qualified for the task he az
fects 10 seek. Wise is common disturb.
Ter Of the peace ard nothing could SO much
distress him as 10 grant hin plenary pow
er to ransack every office in the govern
ment and thus shut his mouth and expose
his ignorance, and deprive him Of an OPP
|portunity oftalking forptect We in this
quarter know how well Mr.. Premises hab-
Its fl him for an examination Of smusly
records. This daring, Meckless trio un-
dervalue public intelligence, and 1910 win
cousign them to obscuriy. We cntreat
the people to look back over The admins
I,rations Of Monroe and Madison, and there
will be found two defalcakions for che I'M
der Aadrew Jackson or 1lr. Van Buren,
Mr.. Van Buren, is not merely rigid, but
like the Indians tree " 50 straight that he
leans back ontotoc Int.
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