The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-09-29

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"a "a AEr. SreFriaIy FsnWars. 'nis'ra'so .
hin Il ne turpose e ~ Eisil sad Il 80
risenn.tsares u ihs CSC. ilsdlsrlsnse
aay participation - rrsi,y II making
oul he Lies a lhass 10 Ne sfraih'sd snd
rrmnssd. and ssid thai he shanehi 4
Z. .nmuairslrA 10 lhr PRS arni uhsi !
hsd 10 him, he -.rld bs satisfied siah -
Frn uhsi | ernsrisvsi - hs he s'sissl
ding. II he preslEsha's haoss. spirs
kendsd I night be dsnard sn intr'ss.
bnt The SerIe ary's sssuEsree Irn OWED
this suspirian iron m ninG On he ! =
/ arerdsd Il he Prssldsnl's snie ehsmNsT
for several hours. and 6hsliy sss sbilG-
ID IL retire ~llh. " hasihf IN iLieisss ":
One Of the Prssid, ME S.ns 10 uhnn ]
was personally knaan. buI sho = he
l'me Mas nhkrosR ~ me. - ! haze SIRE
learned, mel me near The frnlt deer.
msde ! renewed tiiaTi b see The Pfss'-
a. nj in The a'lsrnnnr. bur The servant even
refused Ia cary nv csTd IN be master,
ssyirg that he dared nj % do q.
Onapp'yine for sdmis.ion m The mern.
ing q. he 5,h. The perier n lie door. sh"
knew NE. said could nai see The Pct
sidenl. - he . engaged wiki The Sc
rrr.sty of STATE; | said would wait u'i
The SrrreiaT, had gone. He lhrn ssksf
me IL | had mi received lstlsfF | an
swerrd in he meg, i've. lie then said
one had been forwarded 10 ne. | Urged
an admission. saying lha, nv eusiness sas
N SEQ Ire President The servant then
absences 10 the Too, Of the. Stairs and seem
ed 10 announce me 20 some one abosr. ]
wsniap stairs. found M me ihtre. snd The
door closed. After Knocking aud reeei'-
ing no answer. | sesisd 1yseli on the
only char in Iha passage. and femainrd
there Tor mnie than an h"nr; several per'
sens whom dlh mol know, in the mean
time passing in and cui Of The Presidents
room. went into the snis-ehlDber oP-
| 1 o.lie. and dire ed the ssrsani 10 say
10 The President ,h.l was there and
would ~aiI his pleasure. After remain
ing some time lnngsr I'LL The hour for re-
c,iving visitors had expired. Wa admit
ted To ILe President. whom ! found in
conversation with an individual whom !
learned 10 be cne oi The Sutf,ags Agents
from Rhode Island. On his retiring. l
remarked iu the P,e.ideni that nv ohjee,
VAS, ~ my leuers iniimsted, 10 haze .
personal conference with him IN relation
Il his recen, requisiiion On ne. He SAID
he must decline any conference.-the wish
ed his request complied silh--iI vas not
an order. IL vas surprised" ssld he,
- hat you dsmurrsd." In . very guar.
sed and respectful manner. replied that
could not conscIentiously do What he
desired, saying in .uhsisncs what | had
before said 10 the Secretary Of the Trss-
sury. that The individuals he directed me
10 semove had been faithful and sueniive
oiTicsrs-,hs. | and my sureiies we're re-
sponsihle for the conduct nj those | ap-
painted, and ihsI | knew very few of
those he desired me 10 sppoin', and thai
had no confidence in those did know.
The President lheu said With CREST vehe
mence, "Ths, sir, you know 40 man Of
honor you oughtIo do" | answered firm.
ly and respectfully. i" Mr.. President. |
sanno, ~ithda~ from nv duty" | then
handed 10 him and requested him u read
a very seurri'ous. abusive and prrfsns let.
ter. (ioo improper in lie language 10 inssr'-
ed here signed " John Griffith. No. 2.
Strawberry ST." one Of The person whom
] was directed to appoint asking him il be
thought person Who would write such a
letter was worthy ef hi, cnnhdenee. lie
read il. or appeared 10 read j.. and return.
ed il without aremark. lie then asked
me abruptly how m,ny men there we're
belonging TO the PhiIadelphis custom-
House. Ny reply was, Including
lab"urers, sbou, one hundred" How
many al them" SAID he, "sre Clay men!"
| ans wered th'i none 10 nv knowledge
had avnwed themselves such, for that
| had followed bis instructions in err
joining silence on oil political topics.
| Conserving II tine 10 withdraw. rose.
took HE Ia he remaining seated and
remarked that this wa' probably the last
time We should meet, that should ever
BE- mindful Of The Kindness he had manr>
tested in appointing mr. N oilirs. aud Iha,
! should never entertain vinIi"tire feel
ings low ards him lie made M repIv. not
even the acknowledgment which ordlna.
~ courtesy to nne So much his senior
would dictate, and rsl'rd.
On my return to PhiIadtlph;a. | found
on my desk the following letter. Signed
"R. Tyler. p. Secretary" whlrh no
d"ubt was the same v hich the porter al
the Presilent's House -rcke ~. II has
no date, but 10 post marked May Sd.
Dear Sir-The President has received
your letter on the ..bjsr, of removals
contemplated in the Custom iluuse q,
Philsdelphis,
lie beg. me to sag 10 you. that he en-
tertains the hIghes consideration fur
! Yourself, bu, that he rhlnk. the public
s'rrIce requires that those removals
should take rl,ce.
lie therefore has ordered me tn saw 10
you that he desIres the renui.uIen lie