The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-28

The Message--Tho WhIgst-Ms Botts' Reso-
80 pt d. Iution The Prcsident. et|


ar-, tsf Iution The President. = VIZ
r.s.- W,sHIsrros, March %, lSi2
go The Executive message, recommending the re
peao distribution law has come upon tie wings
like thunder clap. What effect, it may have upon
their action, it is difficult predict bat Its gene
raj results canaot fail TO be beneheiai an non
,-s decidedy and manly step, that will command
respect from all quarters. The asxigencies oil inc
Treasury demand the repeal. The loan bill cannot
=, be made available without il, except by payns an
Enormously and TO nation, dlsgraceiuliy nigh rate
of interest Besides, recommendation SO lnpor-
-,ant and so postiss and deofdeds It's character
,,;,l,cansear,su to- sho~ their hands,. The Btes-
dent will sooa be abe to IearaIwho are his friends
iisIiitherto many members Of Congress have eadea
yored to play doubie game, Anxious to secure
the patronage of ,he government for themselves
and their Gieads, they have protested 9Tisndship tc
the executive, while at ,the sahie time they have
been playing the game Of hts enemies This double
dealing viii now be put an end to- and sAwill show
their true colorss prtpe division of parties il
q administration and IMPOSITION, andto thfs complex
ION mastthsY come at last, IFS the extremes of the
wings and democrats aoIhbine to tHwaft aass EN-
batrahs NE ZION; honest ta of parties
viii unite and giveit' a fair support. The hones'
Il unambtious, patriotic people will never tolerate
connbihatioh IF men of adverse principles, for per
sonal or factous purposes. They will soon have
an opportunity to express their views throug the
ballot box, and we shall then wh.ther the AFRO
CANT dictaton of Mr.. Clay the one hand and the
pr0scnpiipe violence of Mr.. Benton on the OF her,
is 10 Be permitted to bear down honest, inteili-
gent and pstEoiIc adhnnistratiou, ~, -s1
o.. Hpaibraa, OF some other poet of equal dscrimina-
ton and celebrity, says, certaih guns -
~ -. t When aimed at duck pIover .s:iGiti
Bear wide and kick their owners overt's"' III
And the resolution offered by r.1Botfs in the
House Of Representatives oh TIM alling upon
the President for infor nation concerning claim of
M Ca,letf, seems TO be an instrumeaetp the Isame
deserp.9n Ths !g gym WI rresl
Mr. Beusk Ii ia iOhvieDs that esOlntiOna ct this
kind. intended TO imply censnre npi the Chief Ma
gistrate of eKesHaiSn, IF satisfactorily answered,
iIyariabFs psss sympathy MI Bots moved his
,fsolitinn with euanitest, 1t nat avow'ed parphse
Of bringing -eproach upon the Executive. II then
,iSsha be shown that the PRESIDENT has actea, not
The requirements Of law, where will the TePreach
knaw enough Of The case to eel sasisasd that
Mr. Gatst had ust, sial to NOR ,s vas a.,ewe a
might however, have been enough, to the ,psrcep-
ton Of any oahes than the most perverted under
Standing that resolution ITSELF sslS oqf Ylhreci-
ian act C6ngcess for his relief which this
AS & the ana NV xSslAels ;hroash
Mr. sBotts has eont.iyed to convey his 1al%stsmpu-
!hton; tbfy are! alt and each so evidenty gf the
g head hmo dit" school that It seems NEST strange
foLI any maureputeds sane t. endorse them:'' ,'
Let i be remembeted moreover, that ,this Isl spe.
ries of ttatipn from WHICH none can Rtnttct
themselves ifthere be found Inagnityi to thns m
snuate groundless charge. -. tIs"
THE pesyerse and cutious rings of the Ee-
soMt0n In come ctfoh with tile anlfosty knpwn to
uik bsne ata them suggest, Of thernseyest to every
camdid mind, explanations alike honorable 20 ohm
Tyler md dscreditable to those PATRIOTS who have
Soncsiysd She plan Of heading the President Of The
fwThus the mention of an Act Of Relie delay, and
interference Of the President, though studiods con
veyed in sinister iBlpntatious, nustlDpress those
whose hearts do mot like certain ultra politicians,
rnalic0usly incline tfsiEh heads win re charitable
and obviously just conception that the Preside4t has
properly, attire instance of Mr. Caieit, 1.-The shertr,
or Mistsf Apybody.eise, however high Or humble,
abe laws executed" requested the accounting off
GERS to lock into the matter, and to dp their euyin
the premises. sssi7 H., sr.si.y.' b lcs,l $, --ui
The charge Of this resolution would seem 70 i'm.
ply,that in ODE yRg this direction Of the Chlef Ma
gstrate certain accounting officers were to be
found who had pIostIaed thelr: cansclences 70 the
Executive nod. In fact his imputatio ns whole
,aspersed 10 injure the President II il CLEAR the
the Presidents order cannot draw one cent from the
Treasury; by what enlightened confederation then
s doss MI Bets nslnuAs that paid on
Tine Act of Congress which the resolution names,
s'directed" the accounting officers of the Treasury
department. to carry the 'sad allowance TO the
dit of the said Charles j.. Ca,Iett on ,ie books Of the
~ Tfeasufy." ,.tr'@,t, ~ -,
The facts unquestionably are tlst MI. Catlett,
having been merchant OF great enterprise, became
indebted on duty bonds, but his property, tobacco
defend Inc country during the lasa war, and spbse
qneniiy deemed valsaole prizes, was carried OIL by
the eheInY.lahd was thus lost captured, 81, de-
stroyed Then the ruined merchant became unable
20 pay his bonds, of which itlis said hehad before
paid into his country's treasury fnpte than halt
million If tardy justice still kept tins mana bonds
man, assuredly the President. of The United States
might, or rather was bound TO inquire why II was
so, when Congress had ordered the reliefrand the
more that he knew, Oasis understood TO be the fact)
that as John Tyler, the Legislator, he had, when
Chairman Of the Committee, to report upon the
Claim before Congress, became fully convinced Of
Gould il be lin nbwa to Mr. Bolts that other Illus
ttious presidents OF the United States had taken sim
Oilsr views of 'theirdutie II would seem co. and
that al andeyery thing just fair, or fGiona. is nm
known to the ultra wings, wherein the President is
concerned, o., 800. .-'ttt f's1-tst sal
There is one point, as appears from The resolution
IN question, upon which not only Me- Botts but ihe
majority who voted with them for its Adoption,
seem TO be'lsirangeiy unenlighte ned y Aa act of
Congress fVt the relief OF an Individual OF indlvid-
salss uniformly constitutes and specifies of litselito
what fund such payment was charged" OF ciyarge-
able This unipeIsI fact was beyond the know
ledge of the House, and ignorance is now matter
of record.
But eSossh.- and too much of this matter the
question is, no y long will the American peop.e,en-
cdure these yindicive and malicious prosecutions OF
the chef magistrate of the nationn !; - ,tsrse.G
House Of Represent tiyesT fssue az, ifren-
i-sury Notes. nnpoftsmt tCorscetionaa, The
Loan Bill Obstruction OF scsislatIon with
the design TO .sHehd Capt ashTs sshr -"
81 The tSrEAkER laid before the House tbs morning
several txeeutyen coIrlnunic atinns arlnitst which