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August 7, 1834
Herald Of The Times
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
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A letter from Washington claims that House of Representatives committees, particularly the Bank Committee, were formed with input from the under Cabinet and President Jackson himself, leading to members importuning for appointments shortly after a resolution.
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FROM WASHINGTON.—A letter from Washington, published in the Richmond Whig, makes the following statement, which we have good reason to deem exact.—[N. Y. Gaz.
"It is now conceded that all the important Committees of the House of Representatives, were constituted with a scrupulous regard to the wishes of the under Cabinet, and that the Bank Committee was arranged under the special advisement of the President himself. I speak with some confidence on the subject, as my information is derived from the best authority. But should the political caste of the Committee fail to establish the truth of the allegation, I would, with the utmost reliance, appeal to the fact, that at least twenty or thirty members of the House, in the course of twelve or fourteen hours after the passage of the resolution of the Committee of Ways and Means, beset the Executive mansion with unseemly importunities for appointments on this grand Inquisition of the Government. I could name individuals who waited upon General Jackson for the purpose: and I put it to any of the candid members of "the party" at the Capitol, whether Mr. Thomas, of Maryland, was not named by the President, as Chairman of the Committee."
"It is now conceded that all the important Committees of the House of Representatives, were constituted with a scrupulous regard to the wishes of the under Cabinet, and that the Bank Committee was arranged under the special advisement of the President himself. I speak with some confidence on the subject, as my information is derived from the best authority. But should the political caste of the Committee fail to establish the truth of the allegation, I would, with the utmost reliance, appeal to the fact, that at least twenty or thirty members of the House, in the course of twelve or fourteen hours after the passage of the resolution of the Committee of Ways and Means, beset the Executive mansion with unseemly importunities for appointments on this grand Inquisition of the Government. I could name individuals who waited upon General Jackson for the purpose: and I put it to any of the candid members of "the party" at the Capitol, whether Mr. Thomas, of Maryland, was not named by the President, as Chairman of the Committee."
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
House Committees
Bank Committee
President Jackson
Political Appointments
Washington Politics
What entities or persons were involved?
President Jackson
General Jackson
Mr. Thomas Of Maryland
Where did it happen?
Washington
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington
Key Persons
President Jackson
General Jackson
Mr. Thomas Of Maryland
Event Details
A letter states that House committees were formed according to under Cabinet wishes, with the Bank Committee arranged under President Jackson's advisement. Members importuned Jackson for appointments after a Ways and Means resolution, and Mr. Thomas of Maryland was named Chairman by the President.