The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-27
FOREIGN Influence at WASHINGTON.

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The letters of the English bankers, the Roths,
childs Earrings, &c, 10 the President and Mr. Sec
ton of the old maxim that " the borrower is always
the slave of the LENDER The publication of the
letters has excited the deepest Indignation through
ont the country. Mr. Webster, is forwarding his
extracts from this correspondence to the Senate
Git is probable that the most innocent part of was
kept back O-says that " the letters not appear
ing to require any answers, none have been given;
hut is he sure that the people will think they
needed no answer that such an understandable in
reference with the government of this country
needed no rebuke' Why did Joshua Bates write
letters to Daniel Webster in reetion to the debt of
the State of MiSsssippi' lie must have been
aware that neither Mr. Webster, President Tyler,
nor any other otliccrofthe general government had
any constitutional right 10 do any thing 10 cause the
payment of the State debts; and, if he was not
aware of this, Mr. Webster surely ought to have
undoceyed him on so important point ought to
have informed him that his communications could
be, with proprety, or with any hope of useful eff
feet, addressed only to the authorities of the in
deblcd States. But Mr. Bates knew that Daniel
Wchscr,as the great federal cxpounder ofthe Con
slilulion, was skiilul in evadng the painest pro-
visions of that insrumcnt-and that, although he
might moi be in favor, at the present time, of the
direct payment of the State debts by the general
government, he would be in favor of distributing
the revenues of the general government to the in
dehled States, for the purpose of paying those
debts. These are some of the reasons which gave
rise to this novel correspondence between English
stock obbcrs and the highest officers of the United
States, Now let the people mark how much sue
cess has already attended The plans OF these foreign
gentlemen. They at first strovc to obtain direct
assumption oflhe State debts by the general gov
crnmcnl; but the federal leaders, however DESTROYS
they might have been to promote this measure
were well aware that public sentiment could not at
once be made TO sanction so papablc violation of
the Constitution, and they therefore resolved to do
indirectly what they had not the boIdness openly
to tlcmpt-rhcy pissed law TO borrow Sl2,-
600 900 on the credit of the United States (Which
of course, will throw very profitable job into the
hands Of the stock obbing iricnds,) and now at the
same session of Congress, they are cndeayoring TO
pass another law distributing the proceeds of the
public andsthr surplus created by the 5 l2, 900
iuprn al tnV ar IN tl,n In
aid them in paying their debts! II is by such po-
lnicn lcscrdcmai in that the Webster and Tyler nd
ninisIraon hope 10 blind the American people,
hat they may not mark their subserviency TO their
foreign matters
One of the money articles Of the .Nsm York
HcrGH contains the following remarks on this sub
isct;- Boston Post.
President TYLER has submitted to the Senate
variety Of letters from Europeans and others, in
nlipn To the condulon Of our State sccurlllcS IL
,nong.l them are letters from the RolhSrhids,
Jo>iva Bgies. Hope x Co., and others 1t is quite
amusing to notice the coaNing style of these epls
ties. RohSchlIds complain of the default of In
diana, and like their prototypes in Wall street,
make often aIlusiou 10 50 our house," which by the
way il rather more modest than "my house. -
Hope & Co, complain of the default of Florida
aud Mississippi Joshua Bates complains of Miss
issippi, aud ON behalf of his English friends, HE
REQUESTS NJ Secretary Jiebstcr 10 present a
memorial 10 Pre,ijch Tyier, anil 10 do MI ia
his p0wcr 10 induce the naugty Mississppians TO
comply with their engagements. The memorial is
as follows
.Nto York, May ~, 1871.
Sir; By request Of The parties interested, beg
10 enclose the copy of memorial that | have re-
cei,ed, signed by the pIopIelors of Mississippi
stock in London addressed 10 the Governor of that
Stale. am requested to dcslcre You will be so
kind as TO lay the same before the President, and