The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-01-06

from the Executive.
phrase .wi,hout any examination II used similar
Expression think must have said without any P0eT
examination, have employed some qualifying epi'he'
OF the sort However that may b., considering me eis-
cums,anees under which the printed report was PUBLISH
ed and having had any hand in It's preparuton suu
feel myself bound, without any recollection o na
ing used that particular expression, 10 assume as hs'
particularly as the majority Of the com nulee'
uniting the main matter Of The speech, sought tns
the controversy turn upon the literal =
expression .;.,., ro,or, i
Again, 10 the second pars ph Of The printer %
am made TO saw that the executive majority ~ wy
Honse pass each bill forthwith without. snu
far as depends ufon them m ", no ~ The uso,;
a. ~ h con,fnee though il is 10 be observed, that u
M reference 10 their proceedings, but relates wholly
20 tho action Of the tloase.
frh, a.nrrsson as il stands IN the printed report
am very certsin never could have used. could not
have ssid Inc bills passed the House without alteration,
for an who heard me must have known the contrary.
might ia ali probability have SAID that the executive
majority in the House pass each bill forthwith so ar as
dfnepds uror them without alteration and without de-
bate This might have said--but in this case as IN
me other feeling 10 responsibility for tho precise pra-
seoory Of the printed report, did not think !, necessary
10 sustain against the committee, aud thus 10 form ah
issue so far certainly related 10 their proceedings
wholly lmmaerial
Let us now compare together those portions OF my
statement in the House ard Of the printed report which
relate TO the Resolution respecting National BANK In
my statement in the House SAID, WHAT did say ~
the meeting was, that the petitions on the subject OF
bank had not been read in tho committee, and made
a suggestion TO the origin Of the Resolution re-
ported
The printed report reads ss follows:
"a resolution was introduced into tho House from
the Committee Of Ways and Means. declaring that
inexpedient TO charters National Bank You may feel
some interest TO know how that rcsoiaton got up
Twill tellyou. Yoaw reeellect that there were only
two opposition members on the committee. The ma
iory lcoad do nothing for the people, aud the minority
could do nothing except TO repou the doings OF their
in the committee aud the House TO their mas
tiers, the people; and this, at least for one, am re-
solved to do. Very many petitions from almost al me
States, sent TO Congress Tor the establishment OF
National Bank these petitions as they were present
cd by mutual understanding. were referred TO the
Committee Of WAYS aud Means. and suffered TO lic on
The table till the Whole should come IN, when as we
supposed, theJ 10 he taken up and considered
So the matter stood when the last day but one on
which that committee sat the chairman, without pre-
face or explanation introduced the above resolution II
opposed by opposition member the other being
absent and the chairman asked, what had become
Of the petitions They yet lay npon tho table but the
majority passed the resolution without opening read
ing one OF them. The resolution was sent in, and by
the help Of the previous question: forced through
the House, No douh, be entertained that this re-
solution down from the Executive IN the precise
form in which il passed was great and most
least they have the right to petition, II they have no
other; and yet 10 time OF the greatest anxiety, when
it Of the most vital Importance tha the views OF The
people should be communicated 10 their representatives,
here successful attempt on the part Of tho Exc
cu,iye. of this intercourse; prere, the voice
of the people from being heard to cree! barrier be-
tween the people and their constituents
Let any examine the above sentence and see If
contains any material allegation, except, Tint The
solution passed rHho The petitions bcing real anil The
suggestion that The resolution ilseif from, The Ere
tntee.
think every body who has favored me so far as to
read the foregoing remarks, must be perfectly satisfied
that in what stated in the House INTENDED to sustain
and tina. did sustain the whole substance the entire
spirit Of the printed report II is clear from their
plies that the members Of the committee so have
understood mo. The chairman Of the committee, as
reported in the Globe, says his reply, that he was
entirely willing submit the whole as il stood.
that the members speech published and denied,
the statement Of the majority and the explanations and
disavowals made should all go forth, and that the
House and the country should decide upon the conduct
of the member from Massachise. 81
Mr. Anterior, another member OF the committee, ac-
cordng to the report OF his remarks in the lntelgencer,
inquiries, 8 What my surprise seeing tho report
Of speech delivered by him. d. e. Mr. Fletcherl and
with which Mr.. Aherton understood him to acklow-
ledge himself satisfied denooncng the members Of the
committee in the severest terms |" Any one who will
read the report of Mr. Athcrtons remarks viii see that
he proceeded throughout the superstition that the
printed report OF my speech manifested by to DO
substantially correct.
Mr. AthcIton in his remarks in the House as well as
the article OF the majority of the committee accused me
of having said that the bills reported by The committee
reported word for word, letter for letter,
for comma Just they from the Secretary Of the
Treasury" When Mr.. Anterior made this assertion,
exclaimed :" never said So" Nor did l ; nor does
the printed report say any such thing 1t merely says
that the President and heads Of Departments, originate
every thing put every thing into the precise shape they
wish, WORD for word, letter for letter. for com
ma That Is they draw the bills in detail to snit
themselves. ain sorry TO learn that this exclamation,
al never said SO, has been construed TO that
used those words in any connection denial
which had no intention to make. Ny denial extended
only the unounded application to the committee of
what had asserted only OF the executive
Mr.. Jones, Called in the In,eligeucer, Mr. Crag,)
the only other person who responded TO my remarks,
inquired If disavowcd the extracts from my speech
contained in the Globe 10 which replied Yes;
the report of my speech made without authority
from me-" By this intended, and could have intend
cd, nothing more than what have already said, wit,
that nasnuch the extracts referred TO- were derived
from report which had not revised nor seen ill it
was printed did not choose hold myself responsible
for the particular pascology Of those extracts, but pre-
ferred to place the matter upon the statement had
made to the House And It is sufficiently clear that
Mr. Jones understood me- FOR he saws as rcportcd in
the Intelgeuccr, "Yet it now appears that while ho
O.e the member from Massachusetts was holding out
to his colleagues the appearance Of those feelings which
gentlemen Should cherish towards his companions on
committee, he was then hunting up materials
Jor that personal charge Msr reputation rhich he
admits he made The charge which | admitted that |
made certainly could not at the same time have dis
claimed having made
This member Of the committee as well as the others
who replied TO inc, nduged in series Of remarks of
character personally adronve Any reply TO these re-
marks would have led to mere personal alteration
The motives and the feelings which would induce me