Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-10-11
NEW YORK 6ORArsrorDsroH.
Nav YORK. OoronrR 8. 1915.

NEW YORK, OCTOBER 3, lS45.
said, in my last that the springing of mine
under the city could not have astonshed the people
of Washington more than the sudden return home
of General JACKSON. He had outstrpped the mail
in his journey, and no letter or newspaper had
heralded his movements. The universal inquiry |
there, as well as every where else, was, what has |
brought the President back Mr.. Duane asked |
the question of Mr.. McLane. Mr.. McLane asked
it Of Mr.. Duane. The Cabinet were ignorant. All
that was known was the fact that the President
was back. Surmises were rife but when it was
known that Mr.. VAN buren, had returned with him, |
those who knew the Generals phoba on the subject
of removing the Deposites feared the worst. What
was surmised soon became reality.
Mr.. Van Buren, was himself the first to announce |
to the members of the Cabinet what the President
had returned for, and that he himself had yielded
to the measure. All that passed between Mr.. Van
Buren, and his friends on that occasion cannot be
known; but il is known that from that day the ties
of friendship which had bound him and Mr.. Nc
Lane together were severed, and from that inter-
view, it has always been understood, dated Mr.. Nc
Lanes determination to quit the Cabinet. No man
| in the Cabinet commanded more Of Gen. Jackson's
sincere regard and respect than Mr.. McLane. Gen.
Jackson did not hesitate to say himself, and to
declare that nothing gave him more pain than to
find Mr.. McLane differing from him in opinion.
| No man had more uniformly Landed Mr.. McLane
than Mr.. Van Buren,; but the iron will Of General
Jackson must be gratifed, and, whoever else might
be crushed by resisting it, Mr.. Van Buren, meant to
stand out OF the way, and sacrifice principle and
previously-setded opinions and friends rather than
| leopard the good opinion OF Gen. Jackson.
/ 1t was stated in the Executive organ at the time
| that Mr.. Duane was the only member of the Cabi-
net opposed to the removal Of the deposites and
a conspiracy was formed, in which Mr.. McLane
had reason to believe Mr.. Van Buren, was concern
| ed, to draw him into acquescence in the cor
rectness of that statement, which would have been
not only atvariance with the TRUTH butfase to his own
honor, and to his colleague, Mr. Duane. OF this act
of infdeliy the part of his trusted and intimate
friend, Mr.. McIIane has never made any secret any
more than of the fact that it had placed between
them an impossible barrier to all future friendly Or
even personal intercourse. Henceforth a non-in-
tercourse ensued between these sworn friends which
no subsequent attempt Of the Vice President could
overcome. OF their absolute alienation the public
is not now to be informed. On any, if there be
any, who may deny the substantial accuracy
of this explanation, be the burden of showing the
true cause Of the rupture between them. But this
will not be authoritatively denied.
There was one man in Washington whom the
Presidents sudden return filled with regret but not
with dismay who was deeply interested in the
cause of his return who learned the cause with
sorrow, but with unfinching firmness and resolu-
ton. That man William j. Duane Secretary
of the Treasury. Long before his appointment to
| the Treasury, he had been intimate with Mr.. Nc
Lane. They were, Of course, much together while
the President absent and could not fail to have
conversed much on thegrea question of that time, the
removal OF the deposites. They perfectly agreed in
| sentiment; believed the measure unlawful, an in |
fraction of the Constitution and in every respect
wrong and disastrous.
Mr.. Duane formed his opinion on principle, and
in his first interview with him. Gen. Jackson dis
covered, to his utter amusement that new and
unforeseen obstacle had arisen to the accomplish
ment Of his purpose. STILL he would not believe
that Mr.. Duane would persist Mr.. Van Buren,
sought an interview with Mr.. Duane, and was not
slow in perceiving that the President had calculated
without his host, when he supposed he had got an
incumbent in the Treasury who would do his bid
ding. need not detail at present all that followed.
Mr.. Duane could neither be coaxed nor driven from
the position he had assumed. Gen. Jackson tried
| both expedienis in vain. He told him, in one of
his communications, that if he would yield to his
wishes it would be Of The happiesf days of his
life. But Mr.. Duane stood by his principles and
fell by them. He was elected from Office and Mr.. |
fancy, who was then Attorney General, was put in |
his place. He obeyed the Presidents order, and
removed the deposites. He was afterwards reward
ed with the place of Chief Justice of the United
States, which he still holds.
n WoIu duout DudHc IL Is all Olu dudge,
The fewer praise in this world the better"
Mr.. Duane, it is believed, is an exception. His
frmness-his unbending adherence to what he con-
sidered his official duty and principle: his resistance
of the seductive influence of power and patronage
his refusal to listen to the personal and per-
severing entreaties of Gen. Jackson, have placed
him. in the opinion of his friends, as much above all
praise as he is above the need of it." He has earn
ed by his integrity the reputation of an honest man
and the day will come, it is hoped, when his coun-
trymen will do him justice.
Little is doing in the stock and money market |
Things are fiat. Investments, to a greater extent
than is usual at this season, are making in bonds
and mortgages. CALM OBSERVER.
New York, OCTOBER 8, Is45.
| remarked in late letter that Mr. McLANE
our Minister to the Court Of st. James, did not
appear to apprehend any serious difficulty in the
adjustment of our affairs. On this subject, am
led to believe, misunderstanding pervades the
community. 1t seems to be generally thought that
the Oregon negotiation has been transferred from
Washington to London, and that to Mr.. McLANE
the discussion of this question has, in a special
manner been submitted. Now, have reason to
think that this opinion is unfounded, and that the
instructions, in reference to Oregon, are only such
as would necessarily be given new foreign Minis
ter. What change, in reference to this subject the
President may deem expedient, will probably de-
pend on the communications received from Mr.
McLANE and the state of the negotiation at Wash
inpton.