Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-04-30

reduced only -, 5,057 ,527 while the public dc
posltes had been esscned - 93j,5 ,5GS.
H IL the chpspIrators could have succeeded
II breaking the bank, or either of its branch
es, before the meeting OF Congress, the cause
oi the iemoval of the depositcs would M
doubt have been ascrlbed To It's insolvency
as suggested by General Jackson's message
IN lS:j3. AS, how ever such an event conl,
not be accomplished. "A contrlry course was
II pursued, und the bank as before stated, Wa,
accused of beng too strong ~ the subse
quent Presidential message IN 1888 and the
cause assigned for the removal al the de
| postes was based on the ground that Tho
bank used its funds for electloneering pur
/ poses.
II After Congress had risen on the 4lh o
/ March, 1889, the President had obtained
report from set Of men who were Gale,
"gOrernmem directors" of he Bank Of IN
UHHed States, but who IN fact weIe govern
meni spies, and whose appointments wer,
dependent on the Federal Executive. Thcs,
men reported To General Jackson and th,
Kitchen Cabinet that the bank had place,
IT'S whole capital at the disposal Of lis presl
dent, TO he I'm the language Of The message
4" employed IN sustaining he poiiiicai pOtcey o.
The Bunk" Now II appears that The whoi,
foundation for this charge, was simply to be
found in the fact. that about II coo dollars
per year had been recently expended by or
der of the directors Of the bank, IN cicula.
ting documents calculated 10 conntCract the
aspersions Of the enemies Of the bank, and Ia
convey printed information 10 The people at
large, with regard To lis management.
Al the next meeting of Congress, so cx.
aspCratcd were the cunsPralors at the re.
peatcd defeats they had met with in their
several attacks Oh the L. States bank. that
Mr.. Benton on the Gth of January, 1891.
moved in the Senate Of the United States,
|" that Nicholas BlddIe be summoned 10 mp
pear at the bar of the Senate, then aud there
10 be examined on oath, touching the causes
%! the late curlallmcnt Of debts due to the
Bank Of the United States, and the manner
Of conducting said establishment (; also to b.
then and there examined, on ohih, touching
the application of the moneys of the bank to
cleclIonccring and political objects" Instead,
however, Of ilc Senate passing this rcsolu
tlon, that body resolved on the 25tlI Of March,
1881. "That the ,sldrnt in the late execu-
tive proceeding IN relation to the public rove
nuc, has assumed upon himself authority and
power not conferred by tho constitution and
law, but in the dcrogGlion of both" THIS j.
the resolution which Mr. Benton, the great
cIpuHger," pledged himself to have erased
by the Efforts and lntrguCs of himself and
coadJu,ors of tho Kitchen Cabinet and by the
help of 'puJiic opi,ion' manufactured by their
own methods hitherto described IN several
OF the foregoing numbers, ana also aided by
the new doctrine Of the right Of instruction.
vehcmcnty urged about this Time by the con
'pIrat0rs, Mr.. Benton nt last succeeded in
getting vote Of the Senate, to have black
Inc drawn aronnd the record on the journals |
# the Senate, and Inserting the word seq
'unSed" across the original entry.
The writer has some whore read Of an IN.
endiuTy ~ ancient tunes who burned some
amons temple, (ncrhaps the temple of Diana
i Ephesus) and who when on trial for the
rlme, was asked his reason for committing
he act His reply was, that he did it in or.
cr To lnmortaIize his name-whercupon
ccrec was passed that /, should hcnceforth
e considered a capital crime for any citizen
D mention bis namc, and 10 be punishable
With death. 1t II probable that the name Of
his lnccndiary has been brought down to pos
Gritty more on account of the penalty attach /,
d 10 the mentioning of it in ancient tines,
han on account of The heinous act hc CON.
IT the writer Is not much mlsta.
ZEN, the names Of General Jackson aud Tho
mas H. Benton will both live longer in tho
nnals Of history on account of the black
mes that are drawn around this record than
'om any other cause.
The writer finds that neither the limits he
as marked out for this closing number, nor
Ie time he can spare from business, will permit
Is entering into the details Of the progress
the censpralors from the removal OF the
cposlts 10 this time-and he trusts his rea-
crs VIII pass over any imporfectlons in this
nd in previous numbers, more particularly
nc latter ones. lie feels confident that they
MI pardon any slight mistakes or inpericc.
Ons when he assures them, that the time he
as been able To devote to their compilation, /
as not admitted, in some instances, even of
second reading, after having been hastily / I
rtten, while his mind has been distracted q
pm the subject by arduous daily attention
business, winch could not well be dispensed q
h. Should any farmer, mechanic, ,labornG .
m, or any other individual be disposed to r
ubt the truth Of the facts that have been f
lted by the writer in my of the previous i
lie requests they will with :
I'D coming to a conclusion, with regard To a
cir reality, until they have had an opportu- ,
~ 10 examine the public and other docu- +
ents referred TO for MemseireS without the :
tervcntion of any lice-hoder, cxpcctant.
other interested person. The writer is =
II conscious OF having inserted any thing, :
a .fact that he does not himself believe 10 7,
truc-and as improbable as many state
cnts may appear he believes much stranger ,
lngs might be said of the mon who now b
ntrOl the destinlcs of this country, and still \ /
/ depart from truth. "Trrth is strange, +
anger linn felton," In the winters of 1880, n
81 and 1882, the writer passed few weeks =
Washington, and then thought that he /
tlnclly comprohended the position Of the ),
esdcn', and the nature of those who con- II
He'd his movements. From as far back as !,
year 1874, a short time after the removal
the deposits, ii IS well known TO many Of I!
! friends Of the writer, both at home and %
road, that he has never ceased to warn
I'm OF a conspiracy existing at Washing. b
J, OF gigantic magnitude, aud planned by c
ordinary mlnds-,hr object Of which was .,
destroy, not only the Unncd States Bank, !,
oil other banking institutions IN the cOun- 6I
that they could not render subservient to I 4,
'lr views. lie has ever stated from about L 4
time the deposits were removed, that II . I,
5 intended by the conspirators TO control n,
elections of the country. by means of the D,
post banks--cach Of which was To be II ~
dc 10 assume the same position as the q,
'chanlcs' aud Farmers bank had done in ,h
hands OF the rcgrncy-aud that these d.. n,