Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-27

w hetueu service, IN The contest m which he W
then engise with his present confidential organ II
the Senate, whom he then thought Illuminated be
yond recovery, by the performance OF an act, tina
re resigned his seat in the Senate rather than per
form himself, and those who have heard me src,l
OF the President, Up 10 the moment that has hna
action on the bank bill riveiIed the conviction OF
: my mind that all had seen and heard had mon
meaning in It than had been disposed to aserb,
to It, will sustain the d. ,51on of gh- sincerity
my attachncnt 10 HIM, md &c public prrfs
scanned, would prove my disposition t. supeoa
MIN The separation was painful one 10 me; / 4,
when all doubt was removed from my mind, Mher
the veil was fairly drawn al C. INDUCED the ex
preston OF in0lgnH ton tet, conVcrs,ton $ we
as E my ettcTs and ali iLe let'oss written al thai
time and since, 10y our ro.itlea, friends re copied
and scat TO the PreS'C ~ tIs nrnler, he ,snu Z
probably tEd that tbs indignation h'd a., .acn
con NED to me.
la all that have said in the letter published this
morning, and IN ali that | say here 'esire It to be
distinctly Understood tina, stok. then, rs srcal;
now, for myself, and n self alone. I an rot Ir :
willing, Uu' feel s,le, TO bear the whole response
oiliiy on my own shoulders; and say, e.nphali-
cay, that tn bank bill referred 10 IN the postscrp,
oil my letter, which thought would pass, and to
which no stock would be subscribed, "hut wor 3
serve to tasten him. was not the bill now before
/ the HouS' II was no other than The bill sent to
/ Congress by n" Secretary q the Treasury and
which was understood, hnoi known to be- a CaLi-
net measure; one 10 which We had reason 10 beliers
| ne stood ce-ply committed to every member Of his
/
stood deeply committed TO Congress and the coun-
try. In proof OF this, the same evening that IL q
/ letter was written, at meeting Of the Wings,
submitted NroPosItion that the Executive plan
as Submitted by MIR. Ewing, should be taken up
and adopted, precisely asst came 10 US, that no
pse,ext should be offered for Veto regardn s II as
matter OF some importance 10 obtain lis Signature
TO OIli Incorporating bank and n the stock was
not taken, as believed II would not be, that hiv-
I ING him headed" ~ signature TO his own bill.
re could afterwards build ~ such bank upon its
knundauon as would answer me purposes OF the ma
guon.l Butss far from this proposition emanatInc
iSom Mr.. Cay, as has been charged, that genIls-
man was a. far IS know any thin- of his oppions
3 opposed TO any farther effort at concis,iou; anu
has since declared IN the Senate that II could not
meet his sanction bat he would throw no obstacle
m the way If his friends desired it. This WAS the
"hscrt.sSS lsgtSgiiCs frlUd' lha. was proposed 10
Nc pTactIsel on u. Pres dent, 20 give I'm chauc
10 sign his own "nCAeuy Sul,n that would nave
thrown HIM rs much ouI Of favor with the opposI-
uen, as his veto had thrown him in. \ wonderful
mares nest, truly, that they have discovered. But
what condition are We mi What confidence Is
manifested 10 our President when the hopes of one
party, and the apPrehensons Of the other arc that
he Is 10 We eryel from his duty TO the nation by
me puohesIon Of private .e;;er predicting that
lie was to ''b= headed vet g'
Ths proposition was ilvoraJy received and
would Prool-.y have been adopted as ,..c hes, thing
eff us, bultor = communication subs quentIy made
from sewers! quarters, which created as much sur
I
Mr. EwInS's ni. had not only come 10 US a. a cab
met measure and understood 70 he q surrender Of
much, from hIs i!sIrg IIshcG friends ~ the q bne, 10
Concinte The President, out be had 10 his CONVEX
sations with many members OF Congress endsav-
orcd 20 prevail on them for the brIl; and on
the preceding Friday aug. 49, when the Whr
dc tsntion from Oniu, waited ON the President 10
inform him Of the wishes OF; their constituents ana
OF the ,ia,s OF the pubic mind IN OaI' hs STATED 10
t1sW GiGc iV thai hs tS0iHi hare SiEHfd Nr Eriu'y
. h. II fruIf
toe imagined was our surpsse TO learn from different
sources, that Mr. Tyler had afterwards SAID he
would not sign Mr. Egn.'s bIl II Il did pass rs Al the
time he sal. he would, he had never read this bIl.
Il Is not 20 Se wogde.ej At, that this annuneis'nr
created something more than surprise with Us: this
thought rather exceeded Mr. Van Buren, and Ilr
tolnsettS army olll, which the President recon-
menucd IN DtC-nJe ard never saw until Aprif
following, for re army Ou was strera slbIel; o.
discussion before Congress much less for ten wee Ks
IS the INK HI'l had ltcn,r B.. re were inf.rn.e
that he hac then read The SsSretary's bill and found
that II contained some pT1ys!on about dscouutius
\ against which he haC committed himself IN his veto
message and therefore he could not sign that
This was new, Ifuoi graUe constitutional obIcc-
/ ton, raised by Uc President on the dscouniing
! power, 10 the seton OF COng,gss after saving m
| MS message OF June lst:
! ITO your then, WHO have come more directly
! from the body OF OGr common Constituents, sub
mt the entire question: las the State banks the
Treasury, and the United States Bauk,) "a,
Oe,t quaEed 10 give foil exposition OF their shes
ard opinions | shat! be really 10 concur wiki ven
IN the adoption Of such system as Won may Promise
rcseTvlng 10 myself the Ultimate power OF rciectsu,
| any measure winch may Ia any manner conf e. with
the Constitution, otherwise leopard the PROSPER.
F. ty OF the country power which could not part
! with u would, bat which | viii not believe any
! act OF yOuES Wi Cd. IE-o acquisition"
IL Is tliS dEcuun.Lg p0V ~ then. lhat is 10 form
eliher Constitutional OBJECTION or is 10 leopard the
prosperity oil Inc country, although the country IT,
| self dem nds Il.
THIS communication give q new direction 10 our
views, and the object has zen 90 perfect % bI. cv
actiy 90 accordance v th the ews OF the President.
freed i.om all the objections ,hs. he has made ~,
ther constitutional or otherwise as far as they could
be undcrst0rd: such D OIL Jas been famed and .
now before the House '.r frou beng perfect
~ Itself, cfha s. yu, yet ne JLaiy- Il answer man
good purposes a0u which, .rOu cvs-y nunri-
PIE yet advanced by hr., he De- found 10 s,.n, b.
mari ny pred c'IOn: bs wt!t MT sign ii, - -gI
AXE graf pleasure, have ne do. Dr. in psh.,. %.
icro-s the face again .h what has been irlm.I 80
/ suit his peculiar views. Captain Ts'.r" don,
mean 20 give " the power uIt .n. union yE the
sword snc tic 4rse "i.. luuti- ulm with unit F..
MS secured ms ultimate object Captain. Tyl,,
, VIII take great pride 100 shOy ~ that he IL. not STA
be heated" even by signing his own bills II i, Is Ia
: lose aim he aver 1i tho iocO-iu.Us.
3 whist is the prCs.n. condition OF things which
has coniut u.e4 20 the forfeiture oil nv inf ..r-,
% IN him as Wig Pics DEM? One Of Inc r,c.r,,s
u
pJneuLs IN the I--- contest was he rprg,s,, al o.
urJ'inC the control oi The purse from the Ean4 ,b
o Yields Tie sNO.u. TINS was our s,H0n. onir ..I,r
: a'j strong 1rg ImCn. aga.nst the oipus sui Too
u ury; end Jet within the FIRST four mont afrrr ,I
% Wing President assumes the robes If Office Ir b.,
j. his own Ucr, Wilde the tank bull s before rpg I'
ms signature, repeats the su1-Treasury bill: REM.
the state bans SYSTEM signs a bill uy,lonz ue
S loan Di twelve millions Of dollars, Nv which Elm
Treasury IS 10 Doc filled; is ready to sign the g,sut
D pi., which raises millions more, and rejects Oh. bI
providing Tor TIE sois.kacpirg and disgurssment o
b. the puH.i' r vcr ng-whCh is demanded rv . mi,
Iouly of the Repressf tlt vcs oftho pso1.s sgrr-i
= the entire vote ct Virginia and South Carol.s7 uni
y itd, the $50 states tOm which the prarIu1' or4g
= slron comes. BY this cour7c he revive. ifs sr, d
a bSyi winch pfs.aI the infancy OF the c.urfrv
% and has been imperative from 1891 10 he pre.rn
r PERIOD, md "rs ~ %. shines who lucTi..'.. AM
r mr.ciir bic rr the present condition o.. he conn
s .ry, ana which, o. practicable, su. suHieefstrr uuy
y i- money 20 he dscIa'i.I end COrul. oil tic Ey
b, lcutge LsUHum 20. ol tho Government, ly ohio
. al. the pr..-sso. gi .he rruy on This subject I.y
!. oesn condemned, end tas PRINCIPLES sarr feed Ia
- "h!.h lhcY c'nLendcis sul upon which they cam
~ INTO rYwcf uuI more particularly So when the Pee
e sIden' hImss. Iicr these circumstance rr r..
IS ials 90 racomrsrd my p tyr the Gus ody a. IN
% puo ic money and hs crnHjsnts. friend and org4
B, ~ the senate earnestly rn'roais Conyre.s tr nd
rs lourn without au effort i0 pass any Other law n
The subject, hrr1usn na dgy a1ug ars ahou, In Is
ie believe tbC dgg-ilyg are 10 hand. but. r,rrT,
r chat might not make % the less incumbent on t,,n
gfess u take care Of tho public m0usy-sursI
nj. madness AMI not reason rCIsns.
%. These are the Circumstances under which O..
m pecied That em To hold my peace, for fear Of oil.
70 pleasing hs Majesty and am 20 He rated G,- /,
ne. :. O al % H..# Hrlf HF... rr