Letters Addressed To The People Of The United States

Author : William John Duane
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334784798
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book Letters, Addressed to the People of the United States, in Vindication of His Conduct (Classic Reprint) written by William John Duane and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Letters, Addressed to the People of the United States, in Vindication of His Conduct It was necessary to notice this but, even on that occasion, I did not become an assailant; nor did I invite the people to look upon the stage, much less behind the scenes, where their dearest rights and interests are sported with by incognito performers. On the contrary, I merely published a brief defensive address, so little indicative of resentment, that it was pronounced, even by dispassionate men, as reprehensibly mild. Several grave questions, connected with my case, have long been discussed, not only in congress, but throughout the coun try. The instructions given to the President's agent for making inquiries as to state banks, are before the senate of the United States; and in my own defence, I ought to give some respecting them. Doubts have been expressed on the body, whether there had been due foresight and w the evils that now exist; and it is due to myself should show, that in this respect, as well as in others, I did my duty. In September last, the President appealed to the people, by publishing his reasons for directing a removal of the public de posites; and as soon as congress assembled, my successor in the treasury department presented a statement in relation to his agency in removing them. It seems, therefore, to be a duty to myself, if not to the public, to present, in detail, my reasons for resisting the President; and, at least his friends cannot complain of my appealing to the people, since in doing so I barely imitate his own example. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.