Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-08-27

ton ana It's friends, anu lneT ucIdlCdtloHS
countenanced or winked at? AS you, sir,
and Mr. Van Buren, haze tongues, l hope
you will speak out, and tell the ,vholc truth,
and nothing but the truth, in relation to this
matter. When you say that the Admins
tration 'sternlv sets its face against these
evils and their authors, it is in my humble
opinion, conclusive evidence, that "a flood
of decentralization rest, upon some other
place, than upon some States
You cannot but be sensible, that the
conduct of the administration relative to
defauters and defalc cations as well as its
profigate expenditure of the public money
are known by every Intelligent freemen in
these United States, and when you attempt
to palm off upon the public as truth, many
ofthe statements in your address, II appears
to me, that "CONTEMPT FOR THE
PEOPLE," must lie "at the bottom of this
whole scheme of electioneering." Not sat-
isfied with contempt you must add TO that,
insult. You say, that pure morality is true
democracy, of course the converse OF the
proposition must be true, that true democ.
racy is pure morality. suppose by true
democracy you only mean firm and un-
wavering support of Mr.. Van Buren,, so
that according to your ideas OF morality, it
can be found NO where in the union but
among the friends and adherents of the
present administration. Thus in effect YOU
| have set yourself up to be Judge of morals,
and taken it upon you TO condemn, as I'M
| moral majority of the people ofthis I'm
ion. |, sir, for one. go to the Bible for my
code of morals, and shall permit no man TO
be my moral law-giver and Judge neth-
er the dictator nor governor OF my c0ns
science.
In YOUR letter Of resignation you say,
''lt has not been your fortune to grow rich
while in Office" by which l suppose you
would have it understood, that you are, in
reality poor, and need the aid Of your friends
to enable you to gain a decent support
How this can be, | am at loss to conceive.
ceived all your salary as Post Master Gem
eral, the sum of thirty thousand doAars.-
1t appears to me that any man possessed OF
a common share of economy, and not in the
habit of INDUCING in any species of extrav-
agance, would hardly spend Si1 thousand
dollars per annuan. You say, your sub
SCI iption list exceeds 80, O0O," and if so,
think you are in fair way to improve your
| finances, as that amount of copies sold,
would, | should think, yield you a net in
come offfieen thousand dollars, unless tho
Charge surplus" which you say "has been
printed, and which suppose you order
| ed in expectation of a great sale, should re-
main unsold, and consequently, greatly in
crease your expense to the publisher
However, i'll thought you were really poor
would enclose you small remittance as
an act of benevoleace, not in pay for Ertra
Globes.
have resigned my office, and the last
official act shall perform, will be to frank
this letter for your personal bencft, and if |
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON TO the
Office of President, shall feel as happy as
goa did whcn goa resigned, which You say
was 'the happiest day OF your life" Your
address shall throw among the loose pa
pers of the office with which it will go TO
my successor; how he will be inclined to
use it, cannot tell, but | can assure you,
that Sub-Treasury Bills, Standing Armies,
and Extra Globes are in poor demand in
the vicinity of this office, and willmeet with
a very limited sale, although you offer to
to receive in Payment Bank Notes al ten
per cent discount. You and Nh Van Buren,
handle Bank Notes d! Why did you not
require the real Simon pure yellow boys?
| suppose your policy in offering to receive
Bank Notes in pay for Extra Globes was
to induce the people to believe you were
not opposed to Banks, and because these
could be transmitted through The Mail free
of erpense.
| hope you will not suppose | am per-
sonally unfriendly to you, for can assure
you am moi, and to convince you of my
sincerity, as you say yon are very much
annoyed at Washington by Wing guns
will endeavor to aid you and Mr.. Van Blu
rem in a speedy removal from the Capitol,
| by doing all | can to elect General Harri-
son, who as he was not afraid of British
guns, will, presume, be not much troub-
led by few rounds from the Wings.
| will now close this communication, by
wishing you and Mr. Van Buren, a safe
! and happy retreat from Washington, and
hoping that in the retirement of pirate life
you will enjoy that peace and quiet salts
faction, without the remorse OF conscience
which every true patriot must feel, when
he sees his country recovering from that
distress and ruin, in which by his ncom-
potency, and inadvertence, he had uniniens
tionaly aided in plnnging her.
With all proper esteem,
| | subscribe myself yours,