ren. In one column we find most bitter de to deny. As to Mr. McLane he might have nunciation of the tariff; deprecating its ruinous voted against the resolutions-he might have effects, and charging it with impoverishing the been opposed to condemnation by the House south, and menacing the dissolution of the Uni- upon the same ground that many others on; and in the next, high strained eulogies upon who disapproved of his conduct was opthe very individual by whose vote, and by posed to the proceeding in Congress. The whose agency, the "bill of abominations" was Globe has not said that Mr. McLane approved passed, and holding him up as the candidate for of the conduct of Gen. Jackson., Our impresthe Vice Presidency, and "nolens volens" to the sion in relation to him may be wrong; but, if Presidency. We defy inconsistency to go far- Mr. McLane approved then, he condemned ther. We will not call it hypocrisy. It is Gen. Jackson afterwards. If he was his persomething far beyond it-open, downright, sonal and political friend then, he afterwards brazen audacity. became a most active and decided opponent; and for the truth of this remark we appeal to Since the publication of our article of yes the files of the Delaware Watchman, known terday, we learn that General Houston was tak- to be his organ, inasmuch as many of its leaden in custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, about 4 ing editorial articles are attributed to his pen; o'clock on Saturday, and that he has not been and we also refer to a communication in that at the President's since that time. It may be- paper under the signature of a "citizen of Delathat he has not seen the President since the ware," which we are assured was written by publication of Mr. Stanbery's remarks. What Mr. McLane, for proof that Mr. McLane not we said in relation to the exhibition of the pis-only "openly denounced" Gen. Jackson's tol, and of the approval of Houston's conduct, conduct, but that he carried his denunciation was derived through two sources, one friendly to the public through the press. to Houston, and the other much devoted to the Will some of our subscribers in Delaware, President. Neither of the individuals can be who can obtain access to the files of the suspected of a wish to prejudice either General Watchman, do us the favor to copy and trans Jackson or Houston. We found the rumor in mit the communication signed a Citizen of circulation, we traced it to a responsible and Delaware," which was published towards the disinterested source, and gave it as a rumor, be- close of the year 1824; and, also, such extracts cause, under the circumstances, the public are from the editorial articles of that paper as go to entitled to receive well founded rumors as well prove its hostility to Gen. Jackson? We trust as facts. If these rumors are not true, it is due that some one will do it. to the individuals whom they implicate, that

they should be contradicted. It may be that The Committee on the Bank of the United there is an error as to date, or it may be that States, have aroused the indignation of sundry the whole rumor is untrue. Should we be en-editors who have come out and called upon the abled to do so, we will correctly advise our whole corps to rally in defence of the rights readers. of editors. The offence of the Committee is, that they have examined into the transactions The Globe undertakes to deny our statement of the Bank, and that, among others, the that Messrs. Forsyth, Archer, Ritchie, MeLane, accounts of editors have been examined!! To and others, who are now hugged to his bosom, us, it appears that there has been too much openly denounced the conduct of the Presi-sensibility in certain quarters. No one, it is dent in relation to the invasion of Florida, by presumed, will deny that a printer or editor is saying that Mr. McLane was a member of Con-is as much entitled to bank accommodations as gress, and "voted against each and all of the other citizens indeed from the very nature of resolutions disapproving the conduct of Gen. their business; from the difficulty of collecting Jackson in the Seminole war," and by saying subscriptions, and from the nature of the that Mr. Archer was not a member of Congress, relation which they bear to the public, they nd that Mr. Forsyth, altho' a member of the have peculiar claims to bank favors; because, committee to whom the subject was referred, although the remissness of many subscribers was sent abroad before the committee acted. tends to embarrass the profession, there are Now, this is mere evasion. We did not say many persons so honest as to pay the printer in that either of those gentlemen voted in favor advance, and a failure of the editor would cause of the resolutions disapproving of Gen. Jack-a loss to all such of the sums thus paid in son's conduct, nor did we say that either of advance. But, at the same time that an accomthem was a member of Congress. It is no an-modation to a printer may, in this way, by swer to our statement, therefore, to say that enabling him to prosecute his business, often Mr. Archer was not a member of Congress, that save to his subscribers the sums paid him in Mr. Forsyth was sent abroad before the com-advance, there is no reason why his accounts mittee reported, or that Mr. McLane voted and all the circumstances under which they against the resolutions. The question is not were created, should be exempted from that how did they vote, but did they denounce the scrutiny which it was the duty of the Bank conduct of Gen. Jackson. The reply of the Committee to make. The account of a printer Globe is a pitiful evasion. is no more sacred than the account of a mer

Neither Mr. Archer, Mr. Forsyth, or Mr. chant. It stands in the same relation, and Ritchie will, we presume, authorise the Globe should be subject to the same investigation.—

The condition of the Bank can be known only stances, has been made to the proprietor of the by an investigation of its accounts-those with Washington Telegraph; if these things are printers as well as with other persons. If all is true, we say, then it will hardly be denied that right, no injury can result from the investigation; if there be any thing wrong, neither the power of the Bank nor of the press should smother the wrong.

the bank has been guilty of a most palpable and wicked attempt to purchase the influence of the press. That they are true we pretend not to assert; but such is the purport of the rumors It is said that the accounts of the editor of very current in this city-rumors believed by this press, with those of several other editors, men not apt to be mistaken or deceived in such have been examined. And we are surprised at matters-rumors not denied by those persons the sensitiveness which some of them have ex- who are said to have received the money. If the hibited, and more surprised at the attempt to stories were false, it would surely seem that those rally all the editors, as a corps, in denouncing whose characters are impugned would take the the committee for the exercise of such an trouble to deny them. A few days will proba inquisitorial power. We protest against be-bly give us the report of the committee, and coming identified with such protesters. We thus decide this interesting question." stand prepared at all times and in all places to So much of this article as relates to this press vindicate all our transactions, as well with the is false. The editor owes the Bank of the Bank as others. It is not to be presumed that United States but ten thousand dollars, which he committee will bring the accounts of in- is secured by an acceptance of the clerk of the dividuals before the public, unless there be House, and a mortgage on real estate in this something in them, which in the opinion of city, worth more than twice that sum. Having the committee makes it proper to do so. We thus, satisfactorily we trust, answered Mr. readily admit, that but for the accommodations Ritchie's inquiries, we leave him to account for which we have received from the Bank, we the manner in which his debt of $10,900 is se should have often been put to great incon-cured. Why was Mr. Ritchie so ready to speak venience. But for occasional advances, we of the rumors which relate to accounts of others would have found much difficulty in executing and silent as to his own? Does he suppose that the printing of Congress. The public money the readers of the Enquirer read no other pais deposited in the Bank, and one of the ob- per but his ? jections which we have to the institution is, that it pays no interest on the large amount of public funds which the public agents are often required to borrow; and consequently, to pay interest, not to the Government, whose money it is, but to the Bank.

Whatever accommodation we have received from the institution has been well secured, and we have never felt under greater obligation to it than we do to the butcher from whom we purchase our beef. Certain it is that all who have read this paper know that it has at all times been opposed to the renewal of its charter.

Since writing the above, we find the following in the Richmond Enquirer :

MR. VAN BUREN IN PENNSYLVANIA.
The Harrisburg Reporter says:

UNION COUNTY.

We are informed by a letter from a friend in Union county, that the democratic meeting, started by the Hon. George Kremer, for the purpose of sending delegates to the Baltimore Convention, resulted in the rejection of that project, by a majority of three-fourths of the meeting, which is represented as having been rather a small one. "So mote it be," as the editor of the Inquirer would say. It gives us no small satisfaction to discover, that the demo. crats of Union county, are preparing to lend all "Two or three journals have undertaken to their strength in support of the union of the argue the abstract question of the right of the party. In every other section of the State, the bank to discount the notes of editors, as well as project of sending delegates to the Baltimore those of any other applicants for pecuniary ac- Convention and settling another electoral ticket, commodations, provided good security were giv. is viewed in its proper light, and condemned; en. It will be remembered, however, that it is and we should be sorry, indeed, to see our this very point, the neglecting to take good se- friends in Union, mistake the policy of the curity, which constitutes the most important fea-party so far, as to listen for a moment, to any ture in the rumors in circulation. If it is true project of disunion, when every movement of that $52,800 have been lent on notes at two our political opponents, points so strongly to and three years, to the two proprietors of the the necessity of preserving our harmony and Courier & Enquirer, with no better security strength. We are much mistaken in the sterthan their two names, one as drawer, and the ling democracy of the ninth congressional disother as endorser ;-if it is true that $25,000 trict, if it does not speak in a voice of thunder, have been lent to the proprietors of the Na- against all attempts at disorganization, whether tional Intelligencer, upon their note at a long by open enemies or pretended friends. date, endorsed by an irresponsible person, (a

clerk in their office,) those same individuals al The Globe denies that Mr. Kendall copied the time of the discount, owing a large sum on Governor Poindexter's letter to the late Secre notes which had been placed among "debts tary of the Navy. The present Secretary has bad and doubtful;" if it is true that a discount said that it was not copied by him, or any of to a large amount, and under similar circum- his clerks. By whom then was it copied? Who

is it that is thus permitted to examine and copy ri, 3. Total-302. The original publication afthe records of the Departments without the firms that there is a law which requires that the knowledge of those who are charged with them? appointments shall be apportioned to each State For ourselves we consider the publishing of in conformity to the number of their respective the letter as an immaterial matter; but not so Representatives and Senators in Congress.— the fact that unknown individuals have access There is no such law, and it will be seen that, to the records and files of the public depart-if such were the law, the statement of the Globe ments, without the knowledge of those in whose that the appointment of young May prevented custody they are. If unknown individuals can the appointment of young Adams, is not true. thus obtain access to the files of the Depart- At the time of yonng May's appointment, there ments, what is to prevent such as may be so was not a single applicant from the State of disposed, from taking important vouchers from Mississippi; and an inspection of the blue-book the files? Who can doubt that he who would shows that the statement of the Globe is wholly tell a falsehood to answer party purposes, untrue.

would, for money, steal important vouchers

from the files? If the papers in the charge of The Globe of Monday undertakes to comthe Department are thus loosely kept, the re- pliment Mr. Plummer, of Mississippi, by sayputation of no man is safe. What officer willing that he has opposed himself to the course'

feel secure hereafter?

of Governor Poindexter, and that he has been

Again. We presume that Gov. Poindexter for some days past engaged in a war "of genedoes not care for the publication of his letter.ral abuse" upon the opposition. We have unHe is not the man to conceal from his constitu- derstood, that no sooner had the matter relative' ents, or any one else, what he has done. It is to Major Lewis's fraud upon the U. States been the falsehood which accompanies the publica- referred to the committee of which Mr. Plummer tion-it is the assertion that he had prejudiced is a member, than the kitchen cabinet set their the rights of his constituents, and that, by re- machinery into motion for the purpose of whipcommending young Mr. May, he had prevent-ping him into the harness. He was assailed here ed the appointment of young Adams, the son by the most flattering attentions; at a distance he of the late Senator. was charged with having deserted the adminisThe Globe asserts that Judge Ellis applied tration. We have not heard all Mr. Plummer's at "the department, in person, in behalf of remarks; they have not been published, and young Adams, and was told that the place was we do not pretend to know what he has said, occupied by Mr. Poindexter's protege." We but we have much mistaken his character, if have no authority for denying this assertion but the Globe has any authority for its statement, or our confident belief of its falsehood; but we if he feels flattered at the character of "genechallenge the Globe to make the assertion upon ral" abuse attributed to him. Mr. Plummer is the authority of either Mr. Woodbury or Judge disposed to sustain the administration. Ellis. We deny its truth, and challenge the shall be slow to believe that he has become the proof. victim of the arts of Lewis, Kendall, & Co.

We

But the Globe asserts that Gov. Poindexter has published Mr. Ellis's letter of the same cha- At a respectable meeting of the citizens of racter as his own; Gov. Poindexter does not Rankin county, in the town of Brandon, on the complain at the publication of his letter-he 26th iast. (it being previously understood by complains, and he has a right to complain, of public notice throughout the county) for the the manner and purpose of its publication. The purpose of expressing the sentiments of the copy was obtained in violation of a rule of the people in relation to the course pursued by our departments, and for the purpose of a false ac- Senator, George Poindexter, in the Senate of cusation before his constituents. That the party the United States, upon the subject of his vote making the charge, knew it to be untrue, ap- against Martin Van Buren, as Minister to Eng pears from the artifice of sending his calumny land. Mr. R. Davidson, Esq. was unanimously to be first published in Mississippi. Why was called to the chair, and Robert Creswell apthis done? Who does not see that it was be-pointed Secretary; after which the object of cause the slanderer knew that, if. published the meeting was briefly stated by Mr. Waterhere, it would be met and put down; and he, man. A preamble and the following resolu therefore, preferred that it should first appear tions were unanimously adopted: in Mississippi, where, he supposed, it would Resolved, That we approve and will susperform its office before it returned to its tain the course pursued by our honorable Senator, George Poindexter, not only in relation to Upon a reference to the blue-book just pub-appointments to offices in this State, but in lished, we find that of the midshipmen now in withholding his advice and consent to the noservice, there are from the State of Maine 9; N. moination of Martin Van Buren as minister to Hampshire, 8; Vermont, 5; Massachusetts, 14; England. That if the State of Mississippi is R. Island, 6; Connecticut, 7; N. York, 32; N.indebted to any man for a correct representaJersey, 19; Pennsylvania, 32; Delaware, 7; Mary-tion of her interest, in and out of Congress, it land, 30; Virginia, 61; N. Carolina, 15; South Ca-is due to George Poindexter.

source.

rolina, 15; Georgia, 10; Ohio, 7; Indiana, 0; Il- Resolved, That we have entire confidence in linois, 2; Kentucky, 10; Tennessee, 4; Missis-the patriotism and ability of our Senator, and sippi, 1; Alabama, 0; Louisiana, 5; and Missou-that we see no inconsistency in sustaining both

him and General Jackson, but that it is a contest entirely between George Poindexter and Martin Van Buren, the latter of whom from his character as a wily magician, and whose public course is directedto the single purpose of his own elevation, is unworthy the confidence of the people.

Resolved, That we concur in the nomination of Messrs. Poindexter, Ellis, and Plummer, to attend the Baltimore Convention for the purpose of nominating from the republican ranks, a Vice President.

Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet ing be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and be published.

RICHARD DAVIDSON, Chairman. ROBERT CRES WELL, Secretary. March 24, 1832.

Extract of a letter to the editor, dated

ty, Tennessee, April 9, 1831.

coun

the honesty of the former Secretary of War and 2d Auditor. I am glad to find that my representative in Congress has so much honesty that when he sees an error or fraud, will speak of it without regard to party. There is another act of Mr. Johnson's, much to be admired, that is, he has independently answered the call of the Hon. C. A. Wickliffe. Other gentlemen may be correct in declining an answer, but it seems to me, when men in high standing are charged with conspiring against an individual to put him down, and for the object of promoting the views of a man whose standing for talents and virtue are surpassed by none: I say when such base calumnies are circulated, they should be thrown back on their proper authors.

Major Eaton's standing was low enough be fore; his appeal to the public, last fall, contained so much incongruous matter; also the false certificate of his Rev. brother-in-law, was enough to cause every Tennessean to regret that he ever was in the city of Washington; but this GEN. GREEN-Sir: Enclosed you will receive Chickasaw treaty is still worse; for suppose the the amount due you up to the first of January reservation to belong to the Indians, (which is next, and be assured that no money is paid by not conceded,) it certainly was the duty of Mame for any necessary or luxury of life, that I jor Eaton, as one of the commissioners, to have enjoy more than that I pay to an editor who made the best purchase he could for the United has refused tens of thousands, and thrown him- States, and not suffer his brother-in-law, Wm. self on the virtue and intelligence of the peo- B. Lewis, to purchase it for the paltry sum of ple, rather than become the organ of a corrupt twenty cents per acre. party. I cannot venture an opinion who will Had any one have told me, four years ago, be the favorite candidate in this State for Vice that the present executive would have winked President, but I am constrained to believe there at such conduct, or suffered his feelings to beis too much virtue and intelligence here, to come enlisted in behalf of the most pure perthink of packing the great magician on the son on earth, so as to attempt to regulate the same ticket with General Jackson; for my part, private associations of the society at Washinghis letter of resignation as Secretary of State, ton, I should have thought it false, and I yet was of such a dark and ambigious a character believe if the old man could throw off twenty as to convince me that something was wrong years of his toilsome life, he would scorn to do about the man. It does seem to me that since what he is now daily performing. the publication of the proceedings of the Se- This is an important crisis; the collision benate on his nomination, the facts alleged are tween the General and State Governments is sufficient to convince every friend to his coun- rather alarming-I hope, shortly, to see the try that he is unworthy this confidence; it is southern and western men, of talents, filling true, his Georgia champion, (Mr. Forsyth,) important offices in the Government, divest made a labored effort in the Senate to sustain themselves of prejudices and partialities for him, but to no purpose. One assertion of the men, and in one body rally around the constitugentleman, as in his published speech, particu- tion; aad say to the General Government, we larly, arrested my attention; that is, "it is known have granted you certain privileges, and beto every well informed man in this district that yond them you cannot go. Should the GeneMr. Van Buren, by his admirable temper, his ral Government attempt to enforce the deciconciliatory manners, and unwearied exertions, tion of the Supreme Court, in the case against kept the cabinet together, long after its discord- Georgia, I give it, as my opinion, that she will ant materials were so well ascertained that its be promptly met by every friend of the constidissolution, sooner or later was a matter of tution, and told that we, the States, know our licommon speculation." berties; that we claim a jurisdiction within our We have the gentleman's word for it; I chartered limits; that we justly appreciate the should be glad of the proof; at present I attach liberty that our fathers so generously fought, about as much importance to this statement as I and bled, and procured for us; that we should do to his charge of a late Secretary repeating be unworthy the sons of freemen if we do not confidential conversations with the Chief Ma- maintain our rights against the constructive gistrate; which turned ou tot be as gross an im- powers, or usurpation of any Government. position as the Rev. F. S. Evans's false certifi- That Congress has made treaties and passed cate. laws repugnant to the constitution and liberty The Honorable Cave Johnson's remarks on of the States, I have no doubt; but what clause Mr. Everett's call respecting the Chickasaw in the constitution the venerable court could treaty, I think has opened the eyes of some of find to sustain its decision, I am not able to our Tennesseans, and caused them to doubt find; but in the articles of confederation I find

a clause, as I think, in direct opposition to wrong." Be it so; no honorable man will coin. their decision. plain that he is not deemed a fit associate of a Art. 9, and part of 4th section, the United clan, who, like Esau, are ready to sell their States, &c. shall have the right of regulating birth-right "for a mess of pottage." It may, the trade, and managing all the affairs with the however, be useful to unmask the corrupt junIndians, not members of any of the States, pro- to, who thus ransack the public offices to find vided that the legislative right of any State materials for a newspaper paragraph, and to within its own limits be not infringed or violat-show the contemptible expedient to which ed.

Respectfully yours,

COMMUNICATIONS, &c.

they are driven in this war of extermination, waged by the President on the independent action of his constitutional advisers. What is the stupendous case made out in the "Official" as the basis of its tirade against the Senator from To the Editor of the United States' Telegraph: Mississippi? Why, it is really too pitiful for serious animadversion, and can excite no other SIR: I have the permission of Governor Poin- emotion than ineffable disgust in the bosom of dexter, to send you for publication in the Te- every intelligent man. Two honorable Senalegraph, two letters, which have passed be. tors, on the 3d of March, 1831, recommended tween that gentleman and the Secretary of the William May, the son of one of the oldest and Navy. This correspondence, connected with the the important appointment of midshipman in most respectable citizens of Washington, for editorial paragraph in the Globe of Friday last, the navy, and the Senator from Mississippi, not discloses some of the means which have been knowing that there was a single youth in that employed by the President, to withdraw public State, whose friends and relatives desired to confidence in Mississippi from that Senator, and place him in that branch of the public service, to sustain himself against the effects of certain on that condition, and none other, consented to innovations, which he has attempted to enforce adopt the amiable son of Doctor May, and thereon the known rights of the people of that State, by increase the chances of success in his appli by the appointment of citizens of other States, cation!! These papers having been acted on by to fill offices located within her limits. the late Secretary of the Navy, were no longer

A more puerile and ridiculous effort to dis- necessary to the Department, except for the tort and magnify an innocent transaction, in-remote purpose of reference, should the friends volving nothing worthy of public consideration, of the midshipman appointed, need them on was never made by the myrmidons of this ad- some future occasion; they were, according to ministration, in the wide range of their wicked- usage, put on file, and have been clandestinely ness and folly, than the miserable wailings of copied by some unauthorized person, having the official organ, at the recommendation of access to the papers and records of the regis the Senator from Mississippi, in favor of aħ ami. tering clerk, and transmitted to a distant party able and interesting you'h to be a midshipman newspaper, bribed by the agents of the adminisin the Navy of the United States. The act, tration to promulgate calumnies to the injury founded as it was in the best feelings of the hu- of the Senator from Mississippi anong his con. man heart, and calculated to injure no one, and stituents. Such are the wicked and unprinciso entirely unimportant in its results, might pled means resorted to by the organized corps well have passed into forgetfulness, as one of around the President, to poison the public the most ordinary occurrences in the life of a mind, and sustain a cause which cannot bear the public man, meriting no particular notice, either penetrating touch of rigid and candid investigaof approbation or censure. It seems, however, tion. This transaction would not of itself be that this small matter is not permitted to remain considered of sufficient weight to attract the on the files of the Navy Department, where it attention of any one, but connected with the properly belonged, and from which it ought not purpose for which it has been promulgated by to have been taken, without the sanction of the the Government press, and the violation of the head of that department; but it is presented to sanctity of the Executive Departments, it asthe gaze of the American people by persons sumes an aspect more imposing, and ought, enjoying the confidence, and professing to therefore, to be brought before the people dispeak the opinions of the Chief Magistrate, as a vested of the false coloring which has been grave charge against a recreant Senator, who given to it in the editorial article of the Globe. has had the temerity to "love Rome more It will be seen by the letter of Mr. Woodthan Cæsar," and to obey the honest convic-bury to Senator Poindexter, that these papers, tions of his own mind, in the discharge of the taken from the files of the Department, at the high and responsible duties of his station. This head of which he has been placed by the Prewas an offence, not to be forgotten by the new sident, were copied by some person, without school of political jugglers, who pay their de his knowledge or permission; and, also, that votions at the footstool of power, and receive they were not furnished by any of his clerks. the reward of their servile adulations from the It becomes, then, a subject of serious inquiry, coffers of, the nation; and the offender must be not as it respects this trifling matter, but as it ostricised as an unworthy member of the ortho-regards the great principle of official responsidox church, whose 'confession of faith consists bility,-who is permitted to have free access of the regal maxim, that "the King can do no to the documents in the Navy Department, and