Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-03-12
President Grant'g arst Me.gage.

President Grant transmitted the fol-
lowing Message to the Senate on Sat
urday:
''To the Senate Of the United States:
'sSince the nomination and confirma-
ton of Alex. T. Stewart, to the Office of
Secretary of the Treasury, I find that
the eighth section of the the act of Con-
gress, approved September 2, 1889, pro-
Vides as follows, to-wit:
d" And be it further enacted that no
person appointed to any Office instituted
by this act shall, directly or indirectly,
be concerned or interested in carrying
on business of trade or commerce, or be
owner, in whole or in part, of any sea
vessel, or purchase by himself or an
other in trust for him, any public lands
or other public property, or be concern
ed in the purchase or disposal of any
public securities of any State or of the
United States, or take or apply to his
own use any emo1ument or gain for
negotiating or transacting any bus
mess in the said department other than
what shall be allowed by law; and if
any person shall offend against any of
the prohibitions of this act, he shall be
deemed guilty of high misdemeanor
and forfeit to the United States the
penalty of 50 600, and shall upon con
Viction, be removed from office and for
ever thereafter be incapable of holding
any Office under the United States.
81 Provided, That if any other person
than a public prosecutor shall give IN
formation of any such ofense upon
which prosecution and conviction
shall be had, oue-halfs the aforesaid
penalty of So, 600, when recovered, shall
be for the use ofthe person giving such
information.' so
''In view of these provisions and the
fact that Mr.. Stewart has been unani-
7
would ask that he be exempted, by
joint resolution of the two Houses of
Congress, from the operations of the
same. U. S. GRANT.
washington, D. c., March, 6, 1861"
The following is the copy Of a letter
written by Alex. T: Stewart to J. 7.
Sprague, of Memphis, Tennessee, dated
New York, April 20. 1861. under threat
of repudiation if Mr.. Stewart should
not declare against. the q. S. Govern
ment:
q. DEAR SIR: Your letter requesting to
know whether or not had offered a
million of dollars to the government
for the purposes of the war, and at the
same time informing me that neither
yourself ner your friends would pay
their debts to the firm as they matured,
has been received. The intention not
to pay seems to be universal in the
the fact tBat it does not arise from ina
bilityi but whatever may be your de-
termination, and that OF others. in the
South, it shall not change nay course. /
Ali that have of position and wealth
owe to the free institutions of The
United States,- under which, in common |
with all others, North and South, pro-
lection to life, liberty, aud property, |
nave been enjoyed in the fullest man
hSr. Ihe Government to which these
blessings are due, calls upon her citi-
Zens to protect the capital of the Union |
from threatened assault, and although |
the offer 10 which you refer has not in |
terms been made by me, yet dedicate
all that have, and will, if need, NV
life, to the service of the country for to |
that country am bound by the strong
est ties of affection and duty. I had
hoped that Tennessee would be loyal to
the Constitution; but, however exten-
siYe may be secession or repudtators, as
long as there are any to uphold the
sovereignty of the United States, |
shall be with them, supporting the
flag. -.