The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-09-23


net meeting, We assembled, sll except MessTs
Crltienden and Granger, and you told Us that you
had had long conversation with Messrs. Bcrrien
and Sergeant, who prolessed 10 come in behalf
Of the Wings Of tho two Houses to endeayor TO
strike out some measure which would be gener
ally acceptable That yon bad your4loabts bout
tie propriety Of conversing with them yourself
aud thought II more proper that you should CON-
nune with them through your constitutional az.
yisars. You expressed wish that the whole sub
set shoald BE- postponed till the next session Of
Congress. You spoke Of the deiay in the Sen
ats Of the consideration of your veto message,
and expressed anxiety as to the tone and temper
which the debate Wonid assume.
MI Badger said hat on inquiry he was happy
to ind that this best temper prevailed in the two
HOUSES. He believed they were perfectly ready
to take up the bin reported by the Secretary Of
the Treasury ana pass It at once. Y gu replied,
Talk not to me Of Mr.. Ewing's BILL il con.
lains that odious feature Of local discounts which
have repudiated in my message" " then said
= yor. have no doubt, SIR TINT the House hay.
ing ascsttained your views, will pass bill in
conformity 20 them, provided they can be satisfied
F that i wonld answer the purposes OF the Treas
ury, and relieve the country" Y GU then said,
+" Cannot my Cabinet see that this is brought
about You must stand b. me in .his energon-
e.. Cannot yoI sec that bill passes CONG ess
such as ! can approve without Inconsistency -
| declared again my Loef that such bill might
/ oe pissed And you then said 10 ore, = " nat do
you understand 10 be my opinions State tncu
50 that ! may see that there is no nisapprehcu-
son about thou'
then said that understood you 10 he Of opn-
ION that Congress might charter bank IL the
District Of Columbia, giving it It's location here,
10 this YOU aEssnled. That they might author.
90, 80 Al i
defaste in the several States, with tine assent Of
States To this you replied, " Don't name dis
counts they have been tae source Of the most
4banaHable gouustlo,.s, I'D are wholly unaeces.
saIy to enable the bank 10 discharge its duties 10
&c country aud The Government
observed III reply, that was proposing not'i.
I ing, but simply eudeavorlng 10 stats what had
understood TO be yo1r opinion as to tie powers
which Congress Iui lat consilQtiou4ilq confer on
1 bank that OIL that poiul ! stood corrected.
then proceeded 10 say that | understood you &c
: be Of opinion that Congress might authorize such
. Uank 70 establish agencies in the several states
W.tA power = deal q LI'ls Of e&chanse, without
G Inc ascent Of thr S'.tas. 20 wLieh yoI replied
< les II they be foreign bills, Or hhls drawn q
one State and par die il another. That IS oil lht
i power necessary or transmitting the public funds
and regulating exchanges and the currency
AiF. ester Then expressed, 10 strong terms
a his opinion that such charter v 0uld answer al
q j1si purposes 81 Government and ha satisfactory
70 tss feoPir aud declared his preference for Z
O over any which had been proposed, especially a
II dispensed With tig assert Of the states 10 tn
creation Of an institution necessary for cIrtylu.
o On the fiscal operations Of Government, lie 81
AHMED il D, some length both as 70 rs cunsiitl
y ,4onaily sAd SOC uld0aca on the currency an,
. exchanged Ia ail which views you e. pressed YoG
concurrence desired That such a bll sI8lId 10 h