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Of Virginia, and the ac, hy which " vas done.
Won shs..eteris- n dangerous aud alarming as
sumption 81 po~ er, On the part OF the Prcs'tcnt.
m.nfcsiipg disposition Ia extend bis Official su-
tboriy be, ood its just aud proper limits In these
opinions, we'll ~ ,hosc &C Kindred Clearwater,
expressed by thr RESOLUTIONS of The General A.
sembiy, pos ONLY do not concur, but entirely dis
sent FROM do not deem IL pscdiui. - osild
bc proper n this time, and IN this form. 20 en-
ter into the discussion &C these grave aud impor-
tHnt subjects; nor shall Httsmla TO trpe. oai the
causes Which have produced the r,lr and distrvss
of which you speak. and under which the country
10 suffering, but of one thing avn quite SURF, and
that IL. that the prescott state of things has neither
bern caused by the removal Of the public money
from The Bank Of the United STATES, aw By ,fe
course pursued by the Executive ards that in
stitution. Tb~y arr, probably. Hiuibut.bis "a
other causes, more Immediately connected With
the Bank ITSELF, both before and since the rvmov-
| al took place.
In rclstioo To that part &c our letter which can
only bc rrgar,tcd n n eensnrc upon the eopduc,
and motives of the President al tive u. States, |
have bat single remark To male, and IL 10 this
that if the public conduct of any man ever pre-
sen,r'i pledge FOE sincerity of motive and purity
OF patriotism, that pledge 10 TO Ice found IN the
un~nycring principles and conduct Of the pre- scn,
Chief Magistrate; than whom, a more faithful
and disintcrrsset vo'sry, Public libevty sevei
had. and in whose civil magistraey the Constitu-
ton and mon al his country have been justly
gariesi ~ the only basis which the public lber-
" could safely rest. ! must BE- excused, tir.re-
fore, for ~itlholding my assent from the ern surt
which has beeu cast upon this distinguished and
venerable citizen! Ia receiving, however, ~
do, the Resolutions of the. General Assembly 81
my native State. With the high respeet that slus
to them, and giving Go them the consideration
they merit, must be- permitted tn ,loub, ~hete,
they exposes the public voice 81 Virginia, indeed
\ ] think II more than probable (if what learn be
tr,ae) that the General Assembly have mistake t
ri
important snbjeci which has arisen since lis mem
beers were elected, and in rviston 10 which the
deliberate wishes Of their constituents have mol
been fully made known. That, however, is .
matter Tor the Legislature aud their immediate
constituents
In declining to comply (ss I shall respectfully
dol with the reque,t which the General Assem-.
bly, have addressed to me, As one Of the Reprc.
ssntatives OF Virginia in the national councils
beg % Co be understood that do not mean Go call
in question the right OF instruction. either on thu
part OF the Legislature Co Senators, the People
90 their representniivea-far FROM il. r.-ysrd
this right as the vital prneipe Of free inssi,u
azEa2a iughiy important TO the security and
Ipcg.ecuoa OF The State Governments; and Ions
~ The Federal tvoyerumept shall be ster,-c
BY repre sentatyes, chosen by the unbiased voice
OF majority OF the People, and subject TO theis
instruction, liberty will be enjoyed in ts highest
degree. Acknowledging this right, my conduct
shall be las u has ever been regulated by it, but
IA the absence VI instructions from a majority oi
those Who have hooored me with their confidence
shall feel my self nj liberty TO discharge my do
ties, IN the manner that ] think right, aud hes,
calculated to promote the safety, honor, and pros
perity Of my country
am, air, very respectfully, your obesIient SER
want, ANDREW STEVENSON
10 Gov. J. FLoIB, Of Virginia.
The reptile. Of Mes,rs. Beaie. PISTON, Loyal,
and Chinn, to the Governor, on the same subject,
are similar in substance to MIR. Stevenson's let
ter. The representative from this district, Col.
Lucas. in his reply to the Governor, simply &C
kno~ledges the receipt of the Governors CON-
munieAiion. vi,hou, any expression Of opinion il
relation 10 il.