Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-10-27

Extraordinary Letter from the Hon. Leri
Woodbury.-The Portland Argus Revived
publishes the following letter from the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, TO the Hon. Albert Smith,
Member of Congress from the Cumberland
District. This letter, il will be observed from
the date, was written more than year ago.
1t seems there was symptoms of dsaffection
in the party then, which were not generally
known.-Bost. Dai. Ado
"Washington, LIST Sept 1899.
"Dear Sir-Yours of the Gath ult. was re-
ceiyed last evening. thank you sincerely
for the friendly sentiments it expresses tow
ards myself personally but must confess,
that the tone of it, and of Mr.. Haynes's letter,
which you enclosed, are such towards the Ad-
ministration, as to create much regret and
painful disappointment in respect to the boun-
dairy question.
'Wten every ,hing-even war, was hazard
ed by the President last spring for that ques.
ton; and when the whole summer has been
spent by the Secretary of State in efforts to
advance the interests Of Maine, and when all
the rest Of US have sustained the claims of
Maine as firmly, at least as the strange dem
ocrat, some of your politicians recommended
TO be special Minister to England, on this sub
! Ject-it is really discouraging, and causes
sickness al the heart, to hear the complaints
/ reiterated by our friends, of the "apparent
| apathy and unconcern OF the General Govern
ment in regard TO the North Eastern bounda-
ry." We have so many real and unavoida-
Bile troubles with our enemies at home and
abroad, that TO have these increased and aq-
gravaied by our friends makes me utterly de-
spondent.
u have now been left alone here, struggling
with embaIrassments without parallel in
our financial history, for over two months
and taking the additional burden on my shout.
ders Of advising all the other Departments in
the absence of their Heads, when cases o.
doubt, difficulty and great responsibility a.
rise-and now TO have this new source ofdis
content, danger and threatened war upon u,
reopened is more than arm able to bear. Il
is said TO be the last feather which breaks the
horses back.
# But with this heavy and additional pressure
4 when il was hoped that all was in iavorabl,
train, my exhausted frame must soon Weld.
/ will do all in my power for my friends am
the cause while here; but cannot work mir
!, acles, and neither nv mind nor my body i
made OF iron. To escape death or insanity.
(; shall leave my present situation the first mo
ment the President will consent TO il: and
2 sincerely pray, that some one from New Eng
land may succeed me, more successful an
$ able IN giving satisfaction, not only on IN
boundary question; bu, all others Of impor
c ance. This year is my eighth one in n
a Executive Department, and it is high tin
Is for roialion-not that ! love the good caus
n less, but that love principle more and n
J. wishes ofmy friends more, 10 promote bei,'
n by the services Of other men, OF different
d similar politics, the great interests OF al lea
H. some Of the States, il not all Of them.
,e 81 complain not a word. Indeed, had
re been leh 10 my own inclinaiions and jud
oil men'' J should have resigned over year sg
Bur az some OF the obstacles, then erissin