Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-05-09

WAsnisoroN, April 30, 1873

Inc DepositeS aDd occurrences connected
herewith, | promised to give some fur
Their notices Of that instructive volume
Ofsll the ~quondam supporters Of General
Jackson who have taken the witness stand
against him, and the unprincipled crew
by whom he was, unfortunately, from first
10 last surrounded, and in great measure
controlled, there is none who possessed a
higher character for public and private
integrity and honor, purity ofllfe and con-
duct, and general Intelligence, than this
distinguished gentleman. Very few who
took the field for Gen. Jackson, whether
early or late, had a 1.-THE Of his disinteres.
tedness. Unlike Mr.. Van Buren,, who
was for Mr.. Crawford in 1524-and who
would have supported Mr.. Adams had he
condescended TO give him the mission TO
England-unllke this arch-sycophant Of
the eleventh hour, Mr.. Duane. supported
the General us early as 1928. He re-
newed his exertions in his favor ia 1923,
at great sacrifice of personal friendship
and pecuniary interest. Every thing in
his history--his repulation-his relations
to the late P~resident-hls unimpeached
and unimpeachabIe veracity--his acknow.
lodged sound sense and intelligence, CON-
oined to present him to the public as II
witness every way credible, and better
informed than any who has yet vouchsafed
to disclose his " personal knowledge
Of the persons and events referred to.
Mr.. Duane's information concerning
the CABAL to whom Gen. jackson had
gwen his confidence, was acquired at an
early period Of his brief official career
On the very day Of his ins,aIment into
Office as Had ofthe Treasury Depart
ment, he was waited upon by a gentleman
who afterwards acted as an Agent of the
Deposite Banks, from whom he learned
that tho President had determined to take
the responsibility ofdirecting the Secreta.
ny Of the Treasury to remove the Public
Deposites from the UNITED STATES BANK
to the States Banks that the President
had said MIR. fancy and Mr.. Barry had
come out like men for the removal -
that Mr.. McLane had given q long opin-
ion against it-that Mr.. Cass was suppo-
sed to be against it-that Mr.. Woodbury.
had given an opinion which pas 'yes" and
"no"-that the President would make the
act his W By addressing q paper or or
der TO Mr.. Duane-tbat "Mr. Amos Ken
dali who loas high in the Presidents conf
dence, VAS NOW PREPARING THAT Pa.
PER !!i)-which would be put forth as
the PROCLAMATION had been, and be made
a raNying point" The drift of the rest
of this gentleman's observations was to
Salty Mr.. Duane that the Executive arm
alone could be relied on, to prevent a re-
newal of the u. S. Bank Charter.
The above is a pregnant statement. We
have the fact, which has been 50 indig-
nantly denied by tho worshippers or Gen.
Jackson, here verified 10 the most distinc.
and decisive manner, that the Presiden,
was Incompetent to write the State papers
which bore his signature and further,
that a political %adventurer whose name
was made notorious by his base ingratitude
to the man who had protected him when
IN want and suffering, and by having sold
his services in abusing and eliminating
his benefactor, to DUFF GREN, for $500
per annum, was the real author Of these
State papers-of orders to the responsible
and regularly appointed Heads OF De.
partments of the Administration, whose
authority was to be all controlling anc
without appeal!
This communication surprised and NOR
tilted Mr.. Duane. He was surprised a
the condition OF affairs at the Seat of Go
vernment which ii revealed !; and mort,
fed at the low estimate of his character
The experience of oue day, however, wa'
sufficient 20 lift the veil entirely, and show
matters in their real aspect.
al had heard rumors OF the cxistenc,
of mn influence at Washington unknown
to the Constitution and the Country ;-ant
the conviction that they were we'll found
ed now became irresistible. knew tina
four out Of the six members of the las
Cabinet, and that tour of the six member
o fthe present Cabinet opposed a remova
Of the Deposites and yet their exeriion
were nullItled by individuals, whose inter
course with the President was ~clandestine
During his absence ION his Northern
tour, several ofthose individuals called O
me, and made many OF the Identical ob
servations, in the identical language use.
by himself. They represented Congress
as c%orruptlble, and the new members a
in need ofespecial guidance. They poin
ted out the Importance of n TEST question
at the opening Of the new Congress. 70
party purposes. They argued hat III
exercise Of the vETo POWER for part,
purposes must be secured that it coul(
IN no other way be so effectively attained
as by at once removing the Deposites
and that unless they were remored tn
PRESIDENT teouM be hwarted By Con
GREs - In short | felt satisfied from a
| saw and heard, that selfish and faction
views alone guided those who had infu