Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-05-25

thing; II would lDlure the party u 194u
him out; he's a strong politician and
has got a great deal Of influences be
isn't cheating US, it's only the people ii
you know which side your bread IS but
tered. keep him in office
And what says honest Lew to ali TINS
Listen; here is his answer:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
September Z. 1886
Sir: Your letter of the 3lst ultimo IS
received, and | am happy to inform you
that Mr.. Spencer's explanations have
been such that he will probably continue
in Office. am, very respectfully, your
obedIent servant,
LEVI WOODBURY..
Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. WM. HESDRIcKs, Madison, md
which. being interpreted, reads.
ssDear Billy: Who's fOoll | never
intended to turn him out only talked
about it to gull the people, and make them
think | was honest. He shall be retain
ed"
Ay, and he was retained; and soo1
rendered such good service 10 his master
as well approved the sagacitv which re
fused to part with him.
He has been continued in Office by Mr.
Van Buren,. and is now receiver at Fort
WAYNE. There is one more circuua-
stance developed by this document, TO
which invite attention. The Secretary
| in his letter of the Esd of May 10 Col
Spencer, tells him sthat any neglect or
inattention to these requirements, THAT
is, to deposite monthly the money on
hand, and make monthly returns thereof
unless satisfactorily accounted for, viii
require of me, from a sense of official
duty, that you be reported TO the Presl-
dent, with a recommendation that yeu
be removed from office.
| Now, in connexion with this extract
read the following letter from Col SPen-
Ger. written Just upon the eve OF the Ere
L sidential election, and about SIX weeks
after the correspondence between Hend-
ricks and the Secretary:
REcEIvER-s OFFICs,l
Fort Wayne. October 81, 1886
Sir: This is TO inform you that | have
forwarded to the deposIte bank one hund-
red and four thousand dollars IN silver
There to remain until 1 arrfre srlfh 'Ac
gold and paper money
Mn democratic friends tkiHk that
ought not 10 Ieare until after ~ hold osEI
election for President, on the 7th NOrea
Der. rchich hare concluded TO Gsratf. aHd
, shall leare on that erening, or fAe neE'
morning, to deposite, tcith all the fHrs1'
on hand up to that time | shall write
|, YOU again before | leave The sales arr
rapid; mostly paid in gold and silver
Nv quarterly report viii he torwarde'
by newt mail. for last quarter which
, ought to have been done sooner, only 10
/ the want of help in the Office Hereaftel
) think | can get my reports of, withou
much delay, after the close OF the montE
; and quarter. | am yours respectfully
JOHN SPENCER. Rsceirer.
Hon. LEVI WooB1RY, Sec. Of the Treas
What think you of this7 The re
peated injunction of the Secretary has
been, that at the end Of each month he
should dePosite the public money II
hand; and il he failed to do 50, scitioH
good grouse, he should be removed from
office. Well. sir, he fails to make N.
ldeposites in October, not BY accident 81
necessity, but voluntarily; and sends. II
advance. his excuse 10 the Secretary
What is that excused Il Is, that MS De.
nlocratic friends thought hs ought H0f q
zeare until a fter the election for President
in other words, that his duty TO the part,
was paramount 10 his official duty; tha
his obligations to Mr.. Van Buren, (ths
candidate for the Presidency were grea
ter than his obligations to the country
! in whose service he was at least nominal
ly employed
Accordingly, he neglected his mos
important duties for many DAYS that h
might use in the election that poli5icz
influence of which the honorable Mr.
Hendricks speak with 50 much JUNCTION
The Secretary receives this excuse
recognises its sufficiency. BY not recon
mending his removal from Office as h
= had promised 70 do. IN case the reason
should not be satisfactory- and has thus
convicted himself Of entertaining ans
practising the profiigate doctrine tha
interference IN elections BY an of5ce
holder is not only Justifable, bat involve
: a higher degree Of obligation than tn
mere performance of official duty {
was not merely to exercise his electivs
franchise as a citizen that Spencer viola
ted the injunction Of the Department
this right he could have exercised wher'
his duty called him, as well as al For
Wavne. But that would not do; he IA
influence at the latter place. which 4 va
important TO the party he should exsr
else. Having thus violated his soleni
official obligations. for the purpose o
assisting Mr.. Van Buren, into the Presi
Z Dental chair, il was Of course no n0r'
: than fair that the President should -
turn the favor He did return It. n
continued Col. Spencer m once, an
thus. at the same time, exhibited N
gratitude. violated his duty, ard Prosfi
tuted his high station This. Mr. Chair
!. man, is but a specimen Of that corrup
; reciprocity OF service which constitute
the ligature that binds together, Ike ~
} Siamese twins, the Executive ard n.
{ office-holdcrs-
: Sir, the document from which I Raw.
made the foregoing extracts IS publ