Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-07
Treasurer Commonwso,,h
Correspondence OF the n. Y. Com. Ad,.,,,..,

80, N'"N"roN, DHC. j, 1871,
The President and Cabinet keen THAR
crets about the hscaty that is TO be rrcrn,n..asI
WINE AT men oi sense know very wei th,, ,Lss,
nre only three things that con happen To N. -; -
Ieasnry, or money trading institution win
powers sufficient to make the stock s,l.,hI. - ~
purse aud sword. The last we haye.. d. ,.. wy
mas ooen rejected; what then7
.. hno'hef crptrimsH2 Alas for the patient cn
Wo ou' twelve years more Of qunckory7 In,
ue'th symptoms are on 1t now.
our eorrcsaontcnt Is in error upon this po,,, ~,
% TO know that toward the close OF tbe late ..s
ol Tnehu becGuic apparent that tho public t,.ss'.
" h De i,it wthin the power President murS 4.
~, zen ~ IN. hn'ls oiGcn IicS-on AMI OF Nc Va,
p, ~ UNI the passag" ofthc sub-rrcasIry law pr
iyictlonk measures to diycst himself Of the nn,r
zen. Jacksnn controlled the purse w,s law ~ when
go ~ gu iis'snI removal over every officer of tb
,he laws thrn gave the Pc tirnt an iir.G ut'on.
brnsnT ~. c's SS~st was eluiched by tyranny-by
- slfN "incers inu
VI" 1Iihc Executive nu twas not =, win prc.tyy,
ca The rondust Of Jackson and On ihS
Inuieaiei Gbo'e Y csicnt Tyler emf in per
~ tn w" ONCE oithe Treasurer, Mt Seidon mi go,
~ nun i 4stney ssto the cOurs, he should pnrsns SM
with Io ,"e PRESIDENT II Will have nothing TO do
- 80, pl"ue money You are tho Treasurer ana xc,,
,u hn TO DC removed. tell yon this dsnciy Tia, yom
%@n a,c To be hcld strictly responsible ir ,b ~
rsoTIL inIs AM for tue performance Of your nty "a
r1poplen aud ihe public, will q, once p.Tri Our eSh
S"or - Com. ilr. " '"e purse 10 that Of the
"Hh due difference to the veteran of the Com.
mere al Advertiser, the public can perceive no such
'h'ns' There is no difference whatever in princiol.
W IN TACT between the conduct of Gen Jackson and
y" ly'er-Ihe union Of sword and purse is as tho
to"sn ana absolute now as il ever was during the
nc po'ic reign of the Olj uero-True. bu, few will
e''er'a'n Tears OF sword in the hands of the Cant.
Out an English Statesman has observed that n full
purse IN the hands of child or a simpIeton, NAV
prove as corrupuns rs in the hands of n s,pncious
Statesman. The promise Of the Captein not 10 r..
move the treasurer u.s. 1t will be observed, all that
Is relied upon 10y the Commercial to distinguish the
conduct Of the Captain from that of the Old Gene
rat ms promise cannot by any fair construction,
alter the principle, or divtst the Executive Of
the enn'roul over the officers of the Trcasury-tbat
Is, suppos'ng II to bc adhered to in good f,i,h-Lu,
what reliance can be placed on the word Of the Can
talni In the Log Cabin in this city. rrior TO tho
election, he denounced the appointment Of Mr. Sci.
Den IN the very strongest terms and dccla,.d in
substance, that his removal was one of the frs,
reforms, which the honour and interests of the nco
pie would demand Of the Wing Administration,
And now, iorsooth, with cap in hand, he is Copnd
making set-speech to MIR Treasurer Selden. M.
surfing him Of the stable tenure by which he holds
MS once What faith cnn the public place in the
word of such promssr2 B1til has been surmi.ed.
and we believe truly, that MIR Selden is retained
Tor very different reason from that assigned by tic
Commercial lie, IN company with some half do.
zen others, is retained in Office as sort of peds.
for the good behaviour OF the Richmond Junto.
lCt- The Locos in running candidate yester-
day, Tor Speaker, were guilty OF a Jllnder-which.
according To French ethics is enuiynl,nt IN N r,;,,.