The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-04

Secretary sherman TOOK leave TINS alter
noon Of the officers and employees Of the
Treasury Department, who had Assem-.
bed In his room, In the following words,
In reply 10 those addressed 10 him by AS.
sistant Secretary, French: ...
Mr.. Acting SECRETARY FRENCH AND
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: ! have received
this mark Of your appreciation and kind.
ness with more emotion than is usual with
me. feel that we have served together
during four years Of important and exact
ing labor. During that time l have no
doubt that In my intercourse with you
have not always been what you
here certify / have been. l have
no doubt l have often been abrupt and
impatient and perhaps have not been OBJ
servant Of oil the courtesies and kindness
that men ought 10 exercise In their inter-
course with each other. Still we have
been engaged In the performance Of great
and important duties, where decision was
necessary and promptness Indispensable.
Now, leaving you 10 be transferred 10
another sphere OF duty l feel that l
have no enemy I wish to punish,
but that all are friends whom
would be glad TO reward, Most Of you
have been here longer than have. Many
OF you are Indispensable 10 the public ser.
vice. The head OF this department may
change, may come and go, and yet there
are men whom now address who could
mot be spared from The public service and
from this department as readily as any
secretary who might be named. Your
duties are extremely important TO the
safety Of the public money. The public In
erests all depend Upon the exactness
with which the accounts are kept, and
various duties Of subordinates are observed
and performed sign no paper OF import
anCe. The great body oi the duties Of this
department are pertormedby you. II ID
only here and there when new questions
arise or when important policies are 10 be
pursued that the Secretary of the Treasury
performs the important funCtlons. You
have the custody and the control Of the
collection and disbursement Of The public
revenuas.
Upon your Judgment all accounts are
passed. BY your fidelity oil public money
IA preserved; and, therefore, 10 you more
than 10 me properly comes the credit ol
Inc pefiofmahCe OF the duties OF this de,
| pnttmbut. i hul buAuAlul tuhti Wuuuul
any loss and without grave violation oI
duty, you, and perhaps ! also, have per
formed our duty to the best Of our abili
Ties, and with satisfactory success. Oul
country 10 now prosperous. Four yeatL
ago her financial condition was one o.
gloom aud dependency. We found oui
paper money below par, We found thI
public credit impaired ID oil the matketI
ol the world; but by your asenCy aud b.
the favorable course Of events, and mort
than all, by The blessings Of Divine Proyi
dence, We now find the publ,
credit unexampled among the na
lions oi the world. We hnt
| ihe public money oil at par with gold colt
and ID the custody oi the Treasurer ant
his subordinales. We find account
inp officers pursuing their duties evenll
and exactly without reptoach or cfitl
cism. Now, gentlemen, / can say nj
more. When | leave you / desire 10 hAv
the kindly fecollections and friendship 9
you all. / will be glad 10 shake hand
with any who desire 10 do 90,
Sherman was very much affected, AM
] hia concluding tematks were broken AM
at times almost inaudible, Many officer
with whom Sherman has been int tlmatel
/. associated we're also deeply affected.
/ The Executive Departments will o.
. close tomorrow, inauguration day being
legal holiday Ia the Dlstrlet