The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-13
so1REsPONDENCE OF THE PILOT.


The official paper of this morning will make
von acquainted with the resignation OF the Fost-
master General rendered to the President yes
terdav, and accepted, after successor shall nave
been appointed. MIR. Kendall gives ms reasons
in card which appears in the official Ihey
-. nom;nal reasons, however, for no man Will
t,el;sxc that the Postmaster General leaves the
Postofice Department for the editorship OF the
Globe for no other or no better reason than the
moor one, that indisposition prompts the change
Of duties. There is something of mental anguish
as well as bodily pain, which has Promp'co .ne
change which has been made. MIR. kendaL Is
eot nopular in the Department, or with the con-
tractors, and in many cases has done many .lins'
IN iniure Mr. Van Buren,, not from an unirieholy
disposition towards him, but from Madam
thony way of discharging the duties OF his ofhce'
Mr.. Kendall, you will observe, goes into the
Globe until the November contest, when, Mr.
Van Buren, being successful, he goes to SPAN Tor
his health of course, and hence again the present
plea of indispositon. But it is not probable that
MIR. Van Buren, will be reelected. 1t is hardly
possible, therefore, either that MIR. Eaton should
he recalled or that MIR. Kendall should take his
place.
There is however, much dissatisfaction with the min
lister TO span and this has shown tselfn the Bill which
has lust passed Houses of Congress- TO provide
for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government
The aupropration is diminished in the Bill from thai OF
a minister TO that of Charge. If this hint does not have
its effect Mr. Eaton viii probably receive stronger one
which will be better understood New events are daily
developing themselves in this queer city. Even the
cohesive power of public plumber is losing its potency
The people are separating themselves from the spoilers
Yours.
In the Senate resolution was introduced, calling on
the committee of Military Affairs 10 enquire into the eN-
pediency of making grant of land the State of New
York. aid that State in making rail road between the
waters of lakes Ontario and Champlan, and possibly
with the St. Lawrence river, and how far such road
would facilitate the transportation of mails, munitions
of war, &c, &c.
bill was reported, authorizing experiments 10 be
made to test the comparative value of vessels
a system of harbor defence.
BANKRUPT BILL.
This bill came up to day, when Mr.. Wall addressed
the Senate great length against the bin reported from
the committee of the Judiciary, and in favor of his sub
sttue, which embraces banks well as persons and
renders it compulsory instead OF voluntary. He was
folowedby Mir. Clayton who denied the power of Con-
sress to touch banks they the creatures of the
states. If the power once conceded by Congress
to declare of bankruptcy against these corpora
tons step would be 10 make other declarations
then it would be declared bankrupt, and hence all
those institutions belonging to the States would be i'm
medately the power Of the government, and no cor
poration in the country would be safe He had never
been noisy advocate of State rights; but if there was
any Senator here who would give his vote for such
measure he have stronger powers of political d
aestion than he, Mr.. c., had.
Mr. Clayton then went into long constitutional ar |
gusaent prove the entire imcompetency of Congress
to make any such law, and the mpocy of such step,
if could would stop the circulation of an i'm
mense of money, and thereby check the business
ofthe country Mr. c. was going on with his argument
when this letter sent