& FARMERS’ JOVRNAli
AND 1’
EVKKV WATIJKDAY BV THOMAS J. ll01/r0N....CII~ARIX> I’TI-:, ME« KI,E.‘VB> Rti COtlxVi Yt NORTil-C AROLINA.
I WILL TK4CM tOU T^PHCRCK TIIK BOWCLH Or TH« EAKTM AND BKINO OUT rKOM THK CAVERNS Or THE MOt'riTAINK, METALS WHICH WILL OlVt 8TRENUTH TO OUR HAWUB AWI> BUBJCCT ALL ***** *****
\(>L. IV.
SATLUIIAV, JANLT VRV 4, 1831,
THE
j from all rt-8(>CGt for any pa^it aHauruoc*, a
Iliiion*’ A Fariiiors’ Journal , letter No. 2, wliich i pensotially prasonted ing aiiil eiijoiaing me to sxfcute iny duty
/ II,led ami |>ubl>»hel every S«tiird»y nioriiiiijf tu the President ou tbe 2ist of September, j according to law, and autliorming me to
,t 7W j according to iny protrtise of September, hold my ofric* at v»ur pleabure.
*of U?r!.V n'lth^! Ta"« , "as coutumeliously sent back to me in 1 2. A copy „f the oath of office, wherein
rIjLr» »t thrcud or the ypjf. No p»per will | 3, mtimatmg the existence of I solemnly pledged myself to execute the
^ jt-conllnued until »n Rrre»raKC8 are p*id. ■
at lilt' opfion ‘he Uditoi.
»n\n{TlSKMKNTS w ill be inncrted «t Fifty
Ctrji (H r U'0‘ cxcetdins ‘iO liucn,) tor
ihf first luntrlion, and 25 ccnt» for i»ch »uc.
wtefc—or $1 for three wetkt, for one
unite. A liJxrol itixaMiiit will be nia(tc to those
X ajvrrtiit' by the year. CTOn all adrcr-
,*ifcnini» coiniiiunicaUd Sir piblieation, the
imiiibcf ofin»erlion» luuat be iioud on the mar-
.mol ll>*«n*f'u»crii>t,or they will be continued
Svil forbid, and charged accordingly.
i'tjVUconiiiiuniiatwoa to the Editor must come
*f^(t>:f^tnpe,or tin y way not be attended to.
,Wr. i'.xiPOHf.
i K\Udtlphia Conimttcial IntrlligrncrT.
TO rm: rFori-K of tiik i'. statfa
ftlUtc Cithtns.— 1 auni>uuf«-d on the
uliiii.n. that, at an early day I w .iuld
i*n .-.ir tt. fore you. at least to repel imputa-
U|)-.ii my character, coiitamed in
, u )licdti"i) 111 OI»be, the uffictul pji-
»r il l'll' K\''utive, III'the prtTt'ding day.
ll ihc ciiluimiuHiw Httack reterred to hud
j'jbrt'i .)b\Hiiisly s.tnrtioQ. d by the Pre#i-
^■ii.ifihi* Lulled Stuleti, »u« h is the char-
run-t irtr tiowsj)aiK*r under his protection,
inj I ilioulii luil ha»e lelt myself tailed up-
I IH.IICI' It.
In addro'HHt you, I have hesitnted be
improp«-r imputations in mine. No. 2, cal- j trust committed to niP, with fidelity,
ling my attention t««my asriuraoce of July 3. A copy of the IGth section of the law
22, and inquiring^bether 1 concurred tn chartering the Bank of the United States,
removing the de^ioaites. From this letter, whereby the discretion to discontinue thede-
No. 3, It must be evident that when it was p«>8ite of the public money in that Hank, was
written, my dismissul whs not then deemed , committed to the Secretary of the Truusu-
justitiable, on grounds subsequently wiggest-' r> r- ...
ed ; lor when the President wrote it, he knew ; 4. An extract from your letter to nio of j and after wh*t has since occurred, to do
that I refused to resign; he knew the con- the 2(itli June, wherein you promts*'not to [juiiist ' ' ' ‘ ' '' ' '
teota f>i th« letter deemed oUeiistve, and yet
unless I would consent t» remove the depos-
ites, on your final decision; it may also be
true that I should then lifcve put it to the
test, and it is also true, that under a well
arounded assurance, that your liank plan,
the only uno then embodied in the instruc
tion drawn up by me for your agent, would
be, as it proved, abortive, that I’ur this and
other cnuttes, you would b® content, I did
(jtate my williinfness to retire, if 1 could not
concur with you.
But I am not afraid to meet the verdict of
generous moo, upon iny refusal on reflection,
witb your opinion on tbe of thv de«
positea, adopt such measures in relation to
them us in my view the |>tiblic interests,
and a due execution of the laws, render
proper. If you wilt now communicate thal
information, it will confer an obligation on
Your obedient wrvant*
[SlpiedJ ANDREW JACICSON.
NO. 4.
The Secretary to the President.
Treamry Dtpartment, Sept. 21, 1838.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge
he held the correspondence open.
the receipt of your note, returning ih#
communication that I presented to you thic
wbal 1 thqn believed I never should ^ morning ; the grounds on which it is re*
inlorfero., with the imJependent #xi rcis® off^fc usT^l to Ho. If I had a frail reputation,; turned, are, that further discUMlon of the
the discretioncoriimitled to me b) (llieubtjve or had uiiy sinister purpose to answer, 1 . depositu question is unnecessary, and that
What then, 1 ask, subsequently orcured?' mentioned) law over the suhjwct. ; mi^ht lie open to censure, for a neglect of ; thefe wore imputations therein, that could
lii:«tead of treating this new indignity, the' 5. An cxtract from yourixpufiition of the iHinciilious delicacy ; hut I can liave uo ini- net bo admitted int« a correspondetire be-
returiM)finy letter, with sileiK-c, or evincing l'?tli inst. wherein you stulH that you do not pure motives, much less can I attain any ! tv^ccii the President and the bead ol a d*«
any other mode of disapprobation, I fult tliat expect me, at jour requrst. order, or dicta-; •wlfwh end; 1 barely choi«* between one partrnent.
I was on duty at a oublic pi»t, and that I tion, to dn any act which 1 may lielieve to mode of retireinetit and another; and l | Allow me respectfully to soy, that, it wai
t to sutfer It to b** taken by sur- lio lilegtil, or which my coiiecience may ' choose that mode, which I should least ot j not with a view to a further diacussion, thal
all have preferred, if 1 had not exalted aud I presented my reasfins for derlining to
act agreeably to your direction, in removmg
oui(ht not
priMe. I could not now mistake in eoiiclud* . condemn.
• ng that it was intended to in.*,ult me out ■•f| When you del
ivcred to me, on the l«lh | reJecmint; considcrutions in its favor,
iitlice, or to draw troru me some evpressimi I jnst. the exposition of your views, akiove re- | I have liesidrs, your own example do
which might form a pretext for my n-inoval ' ferrcd to, I asked jou whether 1 was to re- wot say, that alter yU had promised “ not
the deposites, but to justify my refusal; nop
was it my desire or intention that any mat*
on a minor point; so doubtful was’the Pr^Hl. 1 .«rd it a. direction, bv von to n«', to remove ' to interfere with the independent exerci^ ,er contained m my lettsr should be disre.
dent, after all, of the propriety of rem..vmg ,|,c deposites; you replied that it was y.-ur | ..f the discretion ve.trj ,n me by law, y.u | spectful or open to such a supposition; thal
an otiicerlbr not ueldmg, when desired, Hirectirm to me to remove the .le.KiMte;, but were wrong in interfering, if you realy tho t , any thing therein should be so construed.
iinprc*j>ions
, —, „ 1 exjK'ctnl, . . J
inuol H bnrl deleii«ive addr»*:»s, y'conqm- i uLserve ths as-suraiM-es j;iveu at that sir, tlint 1 reluse to carry )our directions
— — _-C" nut. II 11" ' * * IVII f » ^ 1/ y ^^1 *■
,.f.n tii^ adoption of .» general ex,iosition, j "’“ju];: ah^.uT-d fro.ir’nll Vbli*.u'- i’eVrn’ctVdTrres-ircllblly an.W^^ to you, m all your pni*rs held out an a^urance, | ,«th of office, and a copy of the law giving
^ ’ r ^ that you would “not intertere with the in- tho Secretary of the Ireasury the dtscre.
ctPJ h tMHi i^rtofthe corresfx-iid-me b.-! into ellbct. . ....
(»H-«lhrPi.-.ulenl and myself, which the I indicative of any , v.i li ^ inif.ed to mo by la#,” over the de|K.siteH show you u|H.n what I relied, in my coursa
otSMlp.vrs c.ns to have *-lMlleuced me i , *»• Not because I desire to fnistmte jo-.r /n.ing but actual iTnioval uf of conduct, I quoted your letter of Jun«
[“.rciiresponint'^^^ nu" i ‘^"mcLTo long‘,l!'eri'rry"’ ‘‘itb! ‘ consi»lentlj Iith ^t'ou! of llrtke'vo! .mnt’ “Ti Cer'^rju^'’ my ^refusal To
Ut :ho »:h ol December. 1S3-2, without J''>»as„.ven, uUou ^ the I nited Maten to «hi. li I l.avo uitcrlered, and I sh.iuld thus U- reply of the samo date, were wnttea, and
.,.l.c..ion on my part, I was unux,K.:- | ‘^7,„,r...^not lie or up as a weak or laithl.BS agent, who ; shewed the n.w pc.ture
which I was
I * (’i*-i«ient ; hut it was never mtunsted
willing to punish ; anrl m th»* lu^t r*-« it. the
repre*i*nt:il;vcs of tit*': people msj do »o.
7. Ueccu'M' tlii^ la>-i lloui»e o( K»"prc'C^n
tatn
lie Ijoriio in mind, that it was writlen under
t. i,.' that he desired toconcentrate in hiin 1 ^
» ‘ tl.p power to jodj:e and execute—to ab- j j pn»>r letter ajwi interctKjr'-'*,
-S t!ie discretion LMV»*n to th»- S.Tretarv j .K-casw.n tor-
» i.e Treasury—and even to nulhly ti.e 1 resiK-ct lor the Chief \la:,iMr«le,
itspll'. I never heard until alter my ; f„r myself; and I d. ny t.-.i, ui any h t. L,,,,,
ir._. .u... i.- xvas luuccuracy ot fad, with my
iknowl* d^e.
As 1 considered my removal inevitsble,
I a.ked
letter ,
the repreM!ntutiv«- ol thf iieoph*, would lie tu Jo il„ ir duty.
vuii pursu**, I had m an\ **\ lav(.n d it; on with them : and as you invited a tun ais-
ihe coiilr.irj , if 1 lm\*'err«d. I uni Milling closure of my lhMights, hy assuring mo, ia
to l>e n prove.!, but my motivts no tn.m cun your letter of the 26th of June, that you
iiid not intend to intorfer* with the inde-
• • iF.vw«« I I. iijiiur'fi* jijiu iiu*
:ifne* of ti.« I iiit.'d Slates | r..i;. ui«:ed the ►> | exercise of the discietion commit
H.hl.c mot.e^ m the Ih.nk ol lU ^ pU a-..-, in r.n ctfi... ted to
r;rv into office, that he meant to remove
t . ’,]• |xwsife.i, without turlher inquiry hv
( _r. >s, or that he had asked the opiiiion!i
(iMiv inemlsTs of the cabinet, on the siih-
the contrary, when, at'tcr havin-
t ■' rf‘l iho tfea.«ury d»'(>artui*'nl nnp|ed^>e«i
mou.ent ion;;crit.:;:: ; r.ii P'.ea-**-, in r.nciTK .. lea to m« by law over the deposifes, 1
that I iii'vcr sou;/hl, aiiti at a removal tioin op'ned myselt treely to you, against any
~. Because if. iind-r new cirf.itr ^ shall not grieve on rny i.w n a. rouiit. change of the dep^witory ; at all subsequent
, , , . eh.-m^o of de|Hs.itory oiiyht to lie ma.le. 1 ,„jselfoiien to
I considered my removal inevitsb e. ,,j,. rrprCK'otative* ol the |ief.|.le. clioser. .f w„, ,,r.rf:eed in wrestfrom the . vplanation, I have invariably dechoed to
d, in my pervuial interview, aud li> your veto m»-s- ' ' ,. ;,,p 1-rtasury the citadel in his inake that change, and 1 remain in the same
No. ti. such ord. r. as when hhown to 3 week-'* as»en.ble, and be ‘ only U- accomplish- rtsolution still.
leading ttie station un.ie „ .-h..n;.. to |.h al and irre- , - ^
suc h order been given, all h.H ,e,.d to slu.ko t..e pub- ^ X> ‘
;e.isantrK>ss would date li.,en confid. iice. and promote doubt and mu- „iat in taking the pre-
the present result I am not ,1, ihe operations ol s.sriety. course, under u si.lemn sens.: of my
ed b\ a mandate, which will Ix- niy apolo-
ami unsus|iected. I was in : apology for Icaung the station under
f-> Ucf what was meditated. I fell sur-i^^^^, , ...
f; -p al the ii.telim''nce. and mortit^cntion gn,
i'. i:.e II aimer m which It was commumca-I
o I f t ,u u U I » m ! accountable. 1„. lic-.iuM- it is not s..imd policy in the Ymn.r i iwi'l .Vwrrrow ..n your account, the ('abinet ; but I'am willing to meet that
(1-1 the .3r.l of June, the President him- | the proprirty , h^al Haok., which, in thnr ,„v own. 1 have been consideration, ae well as those staled to
permit me respectfully to say, that I ant
not aware that my wilhngnese. or unwill.
ingness, to aflbrd you an opportunity to se.
lect a succeswir, could have had any inllu-
ence or bearing upon any question bffora
motivi
!:itt Mt wax not his iiitvntion to interfere
"itli th.' iri'iep nd»‘iit exereise nf the disrre-
1 cnfiitDiiied to me by law over this
rhiladplj>hii, De'^-mtH-r 2, IK'W.
AI'I’KNI'IX—>«>. I.
J'rom Ihe (Hotn oJ\ Stptt nJn r 1 ■'.'l.'l.
•• Wc are authoris*Nl to slate that the de- uiiiiniisii ,wv v..>
lilt whrn. rn the 10th July, I gave my po«ites of th«( pubhc money will li«-rhanged, "ij j;,r nation.il credit and reputa- j
■1 traiikl) and fully, as an hone>.t )>„in the Hank ot the rmted States, to the ,„a»much as, whatever may he the a- |
t'niiirl mii'n‘hould do. there was every | State Hniik'^, as s4Min as necessary arraii;;e. £),r,.ctors of the Uank of thu 1
contrf'quenti) to make them p’>lilical ma
chinery.
l.’t. Hecause t!ie whole proceeding mirt
tend to dimmish the conlidence ol the world
Vour obedient sei .ant.
W. J UI'AKH
K(». :l.
The President to the S-cretory.
W Af>iii.M.T*>>’, Si:rr. 21,
Allow me then very rc;pectfully to state,
that, uniler
f my duty, 1
y way parlici*
of the public
relinquish n
post conlVrred up*m me by the law-—and
that, without in the most remote di :.ro«
meaning any s.irt of disres>>ect to you, I
protest a;;aiiist any interference, on your
part, with powers and duties which. I be-
: lieve. wore designedly withheld from tho
Sir: After you ret.nd, I ojKiied and and committed tn the Secretary
fi iMhijt tnatf.f a|)prohiiti.iu.—Onthe con-■ „„.„ts can b«; mado for that purpise. and ^ the evil now may be birn« p,.mj >ou handed to me : I here-, 'IVeasury, the fiscal agent of th'o
I'l" . on tlif 2'Jd of July, I was asked whe- [ that it is lielieved they can be completed in ,„n,,cent |»er#ins, many of whom abn>ad, return it, as a communication whi h I
*r it « H* fii\ mtentiiiii to retii-M* to reiniive j Haliiiiu,re. Philadelphia. New \ 01 k and I w- aright to c.nfide in the law that au-| receive. Having invited the tree With fervent
Ih'- if after inquiry by an agf'iit jt„„, m timo to make the change by the In st i„ i,,. holders of etock. , u„j |\,H communicatioii of all yt>ur views. ,
wishes that your mcascrefl
(the adv.intage of your couB-
It liecauwi 1 Iwlievn that tho efforts 7s'f..re I made up a Imal opinion uis.n th. ,,v’,mJ to the honor ol yourself,
m«d«*in various quarters to hasten the re-! ,uhjcet. 1 cannot consent to enter into lur-^ ’i ui,h the utmost consideration,
aMMviiieiit wilh the calnnet. the Presi- o(' October, and jieihaps sooner, if eircum-
!• t ‘•h'.u!'! decide to remove them, a* tn. stances should render an earlier action ne-
. It “ wnuld become liis duty, in 'cessary on the part of tho Ciovermm'nt. “! "vHl'orthe (h positt s did not originate with ther dis^UH-.ion on th' question.
•• It I', contemplated, we iinderstaru., not statesmen, hut in schemes to pro- | 'I'here are nuineious imputati
to remove lit once the „,.ifHh and Inclitious purposes. letter, which cannot, with propriety,
„«w on deposit., in the Hank of Iho m a„«,„p,ed. bv (ler-! allowed to enter into a corr»^{iondence U--
, t,utU-sutler It to re„Min there J- , Jk- m the confi-1 , ween the Presid
ration, tom- p„rtrnenl. In your letter of July las*, yon ; Sir: .\llow me. with great n'Sf^*t. to
n tarv of the i rp„,nrk—“ l$ut' if. after reeeivinu the in pre«>nt to yon another view in addition to
** • .1 I I .1 . 1 I..
--and faiidour, tosupjf''“' thecoiirse.
wi.uld U‘ nenssary on his part.”
m tii\ own arcoimt. but a an act of
to ilie nutitry, I now suhj'-cted m\
'r' mill re''lin:;s to r' stramt, by tenderitig,
i i‘.fiji r to avert a present hostllo breach,
* Ti'iiri- mrMiiKh r /f my jM-t. in cas«! I 1
tml iihimatrlv concur v»ilh the Presi-
r.'jt I^^Tore niy edncurrence or rK>n- I
C'’'.-iirriMifc Was K.ade known, and whilst I
in iiiy hands the manuscript ex-
I'.'n, VIhi li was read m th** eahinet on
’ I'lh H* ptf:iiil»**r, aiid ihi ri delivered to
ti-. ilii; I'lfHideiit for my cunsiileration,
MMiialiv disnuhHed me as an 'dlKer, and
1. 'nil '1 II,c • k a man, h_y enii.iint; tli‘ dri ial
* ■ ‘1'i iii'in, heri’to appenled .Vo M.. to
•' p'i!ilisli. (l in the tiioU* of the 20ih Sep-
tf rr.
'".iilK r this, when it mii«t have lieeii
''li'.us, ti,,( ||,!c|,(.fi,Jr iitlv of «ith*’r con-
of ^ti.al vvci;-!!!, I wus abaolved
1 your obedient servant,
tions in the ' W. J. DUANE.
b' I ISO. 5.
Thn Sc'crelary to the President.
•Hideiit and the head of a de- Trxisvrij Dtixtrtnu nt Sei>t. 21. IS^.^,
rmted States, tiut u- ^uiier 111. - ...-.o ,
until It shall uraduaily withdrawn by the „„.f,,ay .Hhe Admmistr
U.U.I Tho A.,.I .1,. S..C,
this plan IS adopfd m order to prevent nil) ^ p,rcute an act in direct oppo ' t.irmation ano ii. uni.p Ka
neiessity, on the part of the H-nk of the * ^ conviction. ! shall not consider it m> duty, as a respon- 1 If I ..oderst.md your w,*h, as is to M
t inted ■Stat**H,for pressing upon the com- ^ frankness ' sihle agent .if the law, to carry into Hleet , coHectCMl from your note of Ins date,
„„.rcial cmmimily, and to enable it to af- jj' a,,d the decision that you may then make. I , which I have just now ugam perui^d. it is
ford if H think propT. the usual lacihlies that means no oisr \ , r, _ .. 1 f„r ...
to tlie m. rrhants. It is Is lieved, that, ' •
this means, the change nee.l not pr.sJucei
,„conven.en.etothec..mmerc..lconunu,^ ^
l» r
a siKhlen and h* avy call on the llank of the that 1 do n t ^ (’„hinet was made un.ler this assurance re- i lessor according to your ,
llmtcd States, so as to occasion embarrass- |i- 8i which the I |^ fo’r ce.ved from you ; and 1 hav.« not re.piested 1 ,,r„y yon .hspassionately to ConsideK
iiient to the institution or the public.” ■ charu*', and by fe g . > | p-rform any thing which voiir wnse wii. tl.er y-n .'i.i n*.t abseho me, even upon
.NO.ti. s,i relusm,. .-ou si.-i of duty did not sancti*,,.. I have merely | ...dples .d' de icaey. fmm all obhjatiw
The Secretary t,. the , | I'f „','|a’n'imge HnHici*-ntly nite'lligible. wished J;; ol^carcoL" ^enlh Or.!«,w'on7o«ri7;,.g. ]
s.«: remove .no from0.1.ce tar> to tho «lea.in .