The New Hampshire Gazette

THE MISSIONARIES.
From the Journal of Commerce, we make the following extract from the Report of the American Board of Missions :
" A memorial to the President of the United States was prepared by the counsel for the prisoners in their behalf, praying him to interpose his authority for enforcing the decision of the Court. But after consultation it was deemed inexpedient to present it in the present stage of the case.' It was also, after consultation with the friends of the Board and of the Indians, in Congress, deemed inexpedient to petition that body on the subject during their last session
Now, why did they not apply to the President to interpose? We are told explicitly that "after consultation it was deemed inexpedient" to present the memorial "In The Present Stage of The Case." NOR Would they make any application to Congress upon the subject. The reason of this is obvious.
The Board of American Missions, upon Consultation with the counsel of the prisoners, ascertained that it was a case still pending, and within the cognizance of the courts, and that the President could not, without violating the rights of the Courts, and all the principles of the Constitution "interpose his authority for enforcing the decisions of the Court." And they furthermore ascertained from their counsel, that for the same reason, both branches of Congress, united with the Executive, could not interfere with a question pending between the Courts.
Upon what pretence does Mr. Clay in person, as well as the opposition prints, beginning with the Bank Gazette, charge the President with failing in his duty to the missionaries, when even their own counsel declare that he could not properly be asked to interpose in their behalf? The whole system on which the unprincipled partizans of the Bank and Mr. Clay act, is a tissue of deception.— 'They know that the President cannot rightfully move in this business, and yet they pretend he can. They know that the Board of Missions have expressly declined addressing a memorial to the President ; and yet, the scrupulous, highminded opposition, brave actually forged and published a letter signed with the name of the President responding to this call, which the Board of Missions declare was never made on him.
Worse and worse.—The National Intelligencer quotes the testimony of Stephen Simpson! to prove that the President had told him, that "he would, if elected, resign and go home, satisfied to have the approbation of the people and contented to leave the government in the hands of a true friend, like Mr. Van Buren." This evidence, stamped with Falsehood upon its very face, but which the Intelligencer, nevertheless, has the hardihood to place before its readers as entitled to credit, is nailed to the counter by the fact mentioned by the Globe, that Simpson "has never been in the presence of Gen. Jackson since Mr. Van Buren was looked to as a candidate for the Vice presidency." We are surprised that any respectable paper would defile its columns with any thing emanating from so foul and corrupt a source. The very name of the witness is associated with every thing that is false, faithless and dishonorable.— Winchester Virginian.