Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-03-26
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On Bent i represented IL have sid recently thai
when ne Editor IF the " ashinLon Union shall have
spent The money re has made. the Wings don't p--
vide ur him. they will ~ guilty Of the b,ses ingrari.n
-tr hat That venerable organ had contributed more
ihau all tile W higs Wing If The venerable
editor continues his attacks upon Gen. Iaylor's Admin
sraion he has begun, tie Will increase this debt Of
gratitude Snch amount that they be able
10 pay it, We are impressed The with this truth.
by tile charge contained III The annexed paragraph and
the reply Of lie Misunderstanding.
From The National Integencer
The ''Unon' carries its caping against the new Adj
mnisiration Of The Government beyond all bearabe
bounds. In that paper Of Friday last, Tor example. the
ion Of its readers is called ito the moral effect OF
the fact that the appointment of Mr. Penrose to the post
Of Assistant Secretary Of The Treasury has been declared
to be not an appointment of The Administration, but one
made BY Mr. Meredith, he Secretary Of The Ireasury)
vhereat the venerable Editor expresses his horror
Of such shifting of responsibility from the Presi-
dent upon his Secretary and asks the question. "And
is This really the doctrine which is 10 be preached
mp by the Administration To which reply Yes,
REALLY The doctrine .'preached up" by the present
Administration IS that Of implicit obedience to The laws
In the very number Of the Union in which this question
is found published large the Act Of Congress
tanning the provision by which the office of Assistant Sc
cetary Of the Treasury is established, the terms Of
which are literally as follJ&s:
Sec 8. And be it further enacted, That officer
shall Be appointed in the Treasury Department, BY the
Secretary Of the Treasury, be called Assistant Secre
tay Of the Treasury whose salary shall be three thou
sand dollars per annum SC. and who shall perform all
such other duties in the office If the Secretary of the
Treasury performed by ofhis cleks,as may be
devulved him by the Secretary Of the Teasury, sc.
Under this plain and positive enactment, VIII, but the
Secretary Of the Treasury could have appointed the As
si9iant Secretary
Let the 'Union'' be re assured The last thing that
ever be- TRULY alleged against President Taylor will
be his shrinking from any responsibility that his station
devOlves upon him.
The Washington Union lately made an effort to ere
the impression hat the new Administration had cansed
lie resignation Of MEG nock Young, late chiecerh
in the Treasury Department and that worthy man vas
thus cut of account Of his political opinions. Nj
Young dssip7rs all this by letter the editor Of the
Union IN which he says that these statements are false
ana that the for his resignation, given in his
letter to Mr. Meredith, follows:
North .4hlcrica,.
The act creating the Department Of the Interior pro
vdes for The appointment Of Assistant Secretary of The
Treasury, prescrioes his duties, and specifies such al
We're heretofore performed by chief clerk, thus
virtually making the office Of the latter a subordinate
clerkship
Having been repeatedly appointed as the acting
head Of the department. by four Of the last five Pres
dents, in Of vacancies sickness, absence 0
the Secretaries, sometimes in peros Of great difficulty
and having discharged the trusts So confded me- as
DeitVe WIN tAeiF apPohtioh sellrespect ofoids my
occupying any position inferior to my one; henc,
the tender Of my resignation.
Il called to this position without solicitation or
my part and have retained it until now the request
every Secretary who succeeded the who first ap
pointed me- and would ain believe from the confidence
you have already reposcd in me- that you also ult
have made change if my ncnatons had prompted m,
to remain.
IF can be ofany service BY remaining short peri
ID il the department, it VAL give pleasure do 50
for shall not hastily forget the kind and confidential
manner have been treated By you, and shall
honor to be
Your friend McCLINTOCK YOUNG.
Hon WIN. NJ. Meredith,
Secretary Of the Treasury.