Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-04
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Jackson's orders for the removal of the de-
posts and also refused to resign. He was there
fore removed and fancy was made Secretary
of the Treasury. He Immediately ordered the
transfer of the deposits Of public revenues
from tho national banks to sundry state banks
which soon became known as the pet banks, -
but the Senate, when 1t met refused to confirm
fancy as Secretary OF the Treasury,
and Levi Woodbury. succeeded him. carry
ing out Jaekson's policy and remaining
to the end of his term. These events
had as their result the great panic OF
1887, which was brought about by the with
drawal OF deposits from the pet banks. DESTROY
ing many private fortunes and wrecking the
administration of Van Buren,. whom jackson
had made his successor. and preparing the way
for the whig victory which elected Harrison in
1910. One curious political incident of Jack
sons cabinet was the refusal of his Postmaster
General-hendal-to compel the postmastcrs
a; Charleston and elsewhere to deliver anti
slavery newspapers and other documents of
iha. character to the persons to whom they
were addressed through the mails.
Van Buren,.
Van Buren, having been Jackson's choice as
his successor it was natural that he should re-
tain NTH OF his cabinet. Levi Woodberry,
who was Jackson's last Secretary Of the
Treasury, was retained during Van Buren's
entire term; Dickerson. who was Jackson's
Secretary Of the Navy. also served q part OF
Van Buren's term so did Kendall as Postmaster
General. and 30 did Benjamin +. Butler as At
torney General
The official relations OF the first President
Harrison to his cabinet were brief Their
names were sent to the Senate on the dav of
his Inauguration, and his death occurred just
one month later. The cabinet was looked upon
obcta -
State, Ewing Secretary of the Treasury, Bell
secre.ary of War, Badger Secretary Of the
Navy, Granger Postmaster General and Crit
tendon Attorney General Those were, how
ever an eventful thirty days. at least they were
busy ones, for the pressure for offices on the
part of the victorious wings was something
tremendous. The new cabinet officers were
besieged and almost driven to 6espera-
ton. Jackson. it will be remem-
bered, removed federals. Office holders by
the thousands and filled the govern
ment service with his partisans, while
his successor. Van Buren,, who had been in his
cabinet and named By jackson for the presi-
dency had followed in his footsteps in this par
ticular. ConseT uently when the wings came
into power under Harrison they demanded
these same tactics which had been followed
by Jackson, and tina. there should be sweeping
and immediate changes and appointments of
whigs TO all offices. They brought all the
pressure known 20 politicians upon the cabinet
and through them upon the President. Hence
the month in which Mr. Harrison had official
relationship with his cabinet was busy and. in
many particulars, a distressing ono. 1t was
especially so to President Harrison. and it is
believed that the anxiety and overwork incident
to it WAS one of the causes which made him fall
an easy victim to pneumonia, which ended his
life just one month after his Inauguration.
He occupied the position long enough. how
ever, to show that he was and intended
To hn in kko fall -
the word, for during that short month
he resented in plain terms an effort by
that most distinguished man Of his party,
Henry Clay, to dictate his policy. No platform
had been adopted In the convention which
nominated him, but Clay and his friends as.
sumed that the victory was one of the old ma
tional republican policies Of a national bank,
high tariff and internal improvements Claws
course Immediately after the Inauguration
fhowed 30 plainly that he regarded the victory
a personal one and his right to dictate through
the cabinet or in person that President Harrison
felt called upon to administer = rebake to him
by saying. "You seem to forget, sir, that Ms !
who am President" Isf,+s
TYLER. We
Tyler. who succeeded to the presidency By
the death Of Harrison, found himself instantly
in peculiar and embarrassing relations with his
cabinet. His first information Of the death Of
Mr.. Harrison Was received at his home in vir-
ginia through brief letter sent him by the
Harrison cabinet. which did not, however, con-
vey to him the fact that the cabinet had already
secretly passed a voto Of "want Of conhdence'
and were planning to control him and make
him q sort Of executor With them of Harrison's
presidential estate. This being the first occa-
sion IN the history Of the country In which .
Vice President IVES called upon to assume the
duties Of President, there were no precedent
and the Harrison cabinet. - soon as Mr.. Tyler
reached Washington, tried TO convince him that