The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-03-20

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the office OF The Secretary Of the Treasury, and at
bis suggestion, We give fal contradiction To the
positive averment Of WHTNEYs journal, that the
cles upon The report OF the WISE investigating Com
milfee were written by Mr.. Ella The editor OF this
print was the author of every article alluded to in
| the Madisonian.
| The above is from the Globe Of Monday
night. Audacity!' indeed! Who SO inn
pudent as the VAMPIRE who edits the Globe
.Mendacity' too! For every error Of fact
that the editor Of the Globe can point out in
the MADIsoNIAs since its establishment, we
pledge ourself to point out score for each in
the Globe; and wiiful misrepresentation too.
So the "clerk" suggested that Mr.. Blair
should "give the contradiction that he wrote
the articles upon the report Of the inyestiga-
ting committee that have recently appeared in
the Globe. But there is no denial that this
clerk Mr. ELA) "is the Treasury scribe for
The GioJe"-that " since the suspension Of
specie payments by the banks, when his legiti-
mate duties ceased, he has been almost con-
stantly occupied in writing communications
and editorial articles for the Globe; some
lauding and putting the Secretary Of the Urea
sury; some warning against the banks and
commerce Of the country, some assailing Mr..
Rives, Mr.. Tallmadge, and the Conservatives,
and many in favor Of the Sub-treasury." No,
no denial that he has been thus occupied,
while paid out Of the public Treasury, as
charged by US; but silently acknowledged.
| SO the editor Of the Globe ",cas the author
Of epery article" 1--WE thank thee Jew' for
telling US. We throw back upon the editor of
the Globe his own words Of g audaciiy and
mendacify," and charge him with being guilty
Of both in the very paper from which we take
the above. The leading editorial begins thus;
"We intended, in this evenings semi-weekly
Globe, TO give Mr.. UNDERwooD's note TO us but il
seems this individual could not wait the first paper
which would carry his explanations TO The same sub
scribers who had received our notice of him."
| In this, there is g audacity" in the attempt
made to deceive the public. The Globe
editor would convey the idea that Monday
evenings semi-weekly was the first that would
carry 10 its readers the note Of Mr.. UNDER
WOOD, who had read the charges made against
him, which that was to explain. Mr. Under
woods note appears to have been dated the
18th, (Thursday.) Why was it not published
in Fridays semi-weekly7 Why not in Sa-
turday's daily /! which would have gone into
Mondays semi. weekly. The editor of the
Globe had not the magnanimity and honorable
feeling to do it. He was fearful lest the
antidote should prove too powerful for the
bane if il followed it too soon. He had
singled out this poor clerk las is clearly
shown by the article in the Globe Of Monday
mighty for the sacrifice. Valiant hero!
Says the editor of the Globe on Monday
night
In our opinion the accounting officers who sur
rounded Swartwout at New York, ought not TO have
been of his appointment This made them
completes and j. the fault Of the law, which gave
him their nomination" .,.."
In this, we believe there is " mendacity."
We doub, if there is any . law" which gave
Swartwout the nomination OF his clerks We
believe it to be either mere regulation or an
act Of courtesy for the heads Of bureaus, col
lectors, &c. to nominate to the Heads of De-
partmcnts for confirmation, subordinate ap.
pointments. If there is such law, we know
many instances in which it has been violated
by appointments having been made by supe-
riors, contrary to the wishes Of the interiors.
But suppose such a law to exist, then it is the
duty of the Head of the Department to in
quire into the character of those nominated,
l. L. hro
appointments are made, it is the fault of the
chief Of the Department, who supervises, and
confirms or rejects the nominations.
In his zeal to sustain Mr.. WOODBURY., the
editor of the Globe was guilty Of " audacty,"
to say the least, in his article, ,criifen By him
SELF in Friday nights Globe, in the following
"Anoher recommendation of the President was
the visoral power-a provision enabling the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, by dn unexpected visit from
his agent appointed the spot, To step into the
tom house-to count the cash on hand, and balance
the accounts to that hour-leaving the business 10
progress in advance without interruption, but bring
ing all the past under strict scrutiny as II new col
leeior had come in This would have rendered con-
cealneni impossible"
Mark the audacity! He would carry the
idea that nep Legislation was necessary to en-
able the Secretary Of the Treasury TO appoint
an agent, pay The custom house an unexpected
pisit, and count the cash on hand. The Secre-
tary of the Treasury has always had this pow
er ; and it is notorious that il used formerly to
be exercised. The Secretary Of the Treasu-
ry has always had the power to appoint an
agent to examine into the state Of any custom
house he pleased---at any moment he pleased.
II is within our knowledge, that in 1886, Mr.
WOODBURY. had the opinion given to him that
the New York custom-house was in condl-
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