Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-04-11

h1 can either ma eIially help. or materially in.
jute our friend Van Buren,"
what fellow citizens, do you suppose wa,
the response Of the Secretary to such a letter
leNer which no honest man among uou would
hale written with respect" or receivod ,,bo,,,
lrFIt The same member Of Congress, renders
itnto English thus; Dear Billy. lJho,s +.
fol never intended 10 turn him out ! onr1
4 lked about it to gull the people, and max.
tenn think was honest. He shall be retained
until after the election, and rs much oncer ..
t' may be useful to the party" az
The following is the literal letter of the e..
rctary:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
September 7, 1886
SIR Your letter Of the 3lst u!tno ia rece;yod
and am happy TO inform you that Mr., Snencor,.
eNp!anatiGns nave been such that he will probably
am, very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
LEVI WOODBURY..
Secretary Of the Trcosyry
Honorable WILLIAM HcNDR1cYs,
Madison, Indiana
lie 'cdS retained He is yet rctained-ond III.
respects OF the Secretary and the Receiver.
are doubtless as reciprocal and sincere as MANY
other paper professions BY which great, and
even an intelligent people, have been so LONG
ana SO shaneIully imposed upon.
mere is one more circumstance deyslo,.d
nv nus document, 10 which We invite attention
Inc Secretary, in his letter OF the 23d Of Nav
10 Vol. Spencer tells him "that any neglec, or
HauehIoE TO these requirements, THAT is. TO
.ePoSne monthly returns thereof, unless sa,,,.
ioctorlIy accounted for, will require Of me. from
sense OF official duty, that you be- repor,ed IN
The President, with recommendation thu, Won
be removed from Office
NOW, IN connexion with this extract, read the
following letter from Col. Spencer. written ms,
upon inc eve of the Presidential election, and
ABOUT SIX weeks after the correspondence be.
tween hendricks and the Secretary
REcErvER's OFrlcC,
Fort Wayne, October 81, 1896
DIX Inns IS to inform you that have forwarded
70 the deposite bank hundred and four thousand
aoorS' IN silver, there to remain until Tarirs Nth
'HC goa ana paper money.
Ny democratic friends think that Iouol, nm, I,
sHls ntn after re hodo election for President. on
me ~ loremJsr which hare concluded 10 a,rai,.
H'I Sha Isdre on that crsning or the ner! morning.
70 opposite. r'h aRMe funds on hand up 10 that time
| Shai! write yon again before | leave. The sales
are rapd; mostly paid ir gold and silver. Nv
tnaT'efy report Will be forwarded by next mail,
sooner only for the want of help in the Office
Hereafter, think can get NV reports off, with
OUT 'huch delay, after the close of the month an,
quarter.
am yours, respectfully.
JOHN SPENCER, Receiver.
Hon. LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary Of the Treasury
hat think you Of this? The repeated ,n>
I'nc''on oil the Secretary had been, Ina, at the
end OF each month ne should deposie the
Pnnl' money in hand and if he failed 10 do so,
"n"oW good ercuSe, he should be removed from
'Ihce. WeI!,-he fails TO make his deposite
II october, not by accidents or necessity, but
voluntarily ; and sends, in advance. his excuse
10 The Secretary. What is that excuse Itis
mat his democratic friends thought he ought not
10 'saoe until after the election for President in
DINER words, that his duty TO the party was par.
amount 10 his Official duty; that his Obligations
10 Hr, Van Buren, (the candidate for he Presi.
len - were greater than his obligations to the
coUn'ry, IN whose service he was al least nom-
noIy employed.
Accordingly, he neglected his mos, importer,
duties Tor many days, that he might use in -
election that political influence Of which thu
honorable Mr.. Hendricks speaks with SO much
JUNCTION.
Inc Secretary receives this excuse; recog.
nIses It's suiiciency, By not recommending his
removal from office, as he had promised 10 do,
IN case the reason should not be satisfactory:
and has thus convicted himself Of entertaining
AMI practising the Prohjga,e doctrine tina, in
reference IN cctons by an Office holder is no,
only JuStiEltO'e, bu! involves higher degree of
obligation than the mere performance Of ofIic At
aul! II was not merely to exercise his cleo.
I'VE IrRhchlse as citizen that Spencer violated
The injunction OF the Department; this right he
could nave exercised whore his duty cullel
HIM, us well as at Fort Wayne. But that would
not do; he had influence at the latter place.
"Acn It was important to tho party he should
EXERCISE. Having thus violated his solemn
oinc'aL Obligations, for the purpose Of assisting
Mr.. Van Buren INTO the presidential chair, !:
was Of course no more than fair that the Pres,-
dent should return the favor. He did return
1t. lie continued Col. Spencer in Office; and
thus, al the same time, exhibited his gratitude.
violated his duty, and prosli.uted his high sta
ton. This, fellow citizens, is bu, specimen
Of that corrupt reciprocity OF service whch
constitutes the ligature that binds together, like
the Siamese twins the Executive and the Office.
holders.
the document from which We have made tho
foregoing extracts is public record, and was
furnished TO the Senate al the time when Mr..
Van buren was President Of that body. or
course, he cannot plead ignorance Of lis con.
tests le', in the face Of the report Of West;
Of the prolligate letter OF Hendricks; Of tho
shameless avowal Of the receiver himselrthat
he neglected paramount duties Of his office for
The purpose Of exercising his influence at the
elect ion. i'm face of all This tho pro,i.lor, -.