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o. Deefotofy 81 tnS navy, onas log thot
purpose, ash Ssinall spaes y ihs NsiiOn-
al InlslligesesF.
Al tia cabiasl meeting hsla on the
18Th Of AugusI last. Che Attorney Gsas.
eel end he Posi@sslor 0ensRni being al
ssnl) the sublseio en- Ezehasgs Bank.
OF insiiipiion. was brought forward By ne
Prssideni hiinself. aud vas fully consid-
cred. InIo the particulars Of VAST passed
90 got propose noe 10 eater. II Will Be
sulheisnt - ssy that u uas than distiaat.
~ stated and uodsrsiood thal such an IN
stituli0n met the sppFobsiioa Of the PEes-
deaf add wac deemed BY him free q con.
siiluiioaal objeetioas that be desired &c
CongresS should deem u accessory 70 aet
upon the subject dsFiug the ssSsioal IhsI
sreh 81 insiitutio0 shosld be adopted By
that body. and. that the mo0bsFs Of his
Cabinet should aid in bringing about that
result sad Ressrs. Webster and Ewing
we're specially requested by the President
70 have . communicates upOa the sub
Jet With eerIain members 81 Congress.
The iaStiiuiioa tbeu spoken Of Wss to be
locAisd in the DisiFiet Of Columbia, 10 De
sushorizsd 20 establish sgsneies in the
States acd Territories with power 20 deal
"a billS Of SEehARgs bslvson the United
States sEd fSFaign countries. aad in bills
81 eHehaOgS drawn 10 o5s State o. Terri
tory and payable 10 another State or Ter
riioFy aad the exercise Of this power was
not TO dePead on aay Sssant. expressed
OF implied. Of the States within which
saeh as0neiss might bO established.
In consequences Of what passed ai this
meeiing. ] saw rush fFisndi in Congress
- deemed il proper 70 approach. and
Urged upon them the passage Of bill 70
establish sueh an Institution ,Ass0Siac them,
that did not doubt 10 would receive tie
appreciation of the President.
The bill Waa paced. a. the public know,
end Vas met by the Veto. Now, IL The
Presidenl. after the meslIeg Of the 18th
August, bad changed bic mind - 10 the
eoostiiuiionsl power Of Congress. and he'd
come TO eoubt OF deny What be had ad-
milied n that meeting. (which is the most
favorable Interpretation that can Do put
upOn his eondOct,) Il vas, in my opinion.
plain duty on bic part 20 have made
khovn 20 the Rsntlsnon CONCERNED this
change Of SsaIiment--tO have sGsrsd
them an apology fOS the unpleasant 6itua.
ton Ia Which they we're Plsesd By bic
lagsney-OE, 81 least, 10 have sofIsRsd, by
Tell explanation Of bic motives, bis 10.
tended Veto 81 q mSsSuF0 Ia promoting
the SuecssO Of which thGy, Ot his request,
bad rendered their assistance. Bot this
the President did not do. Never, from
the moment Of my leaving bic ho0ss on
the 18Th, did ho open bis lips 90 me on
the subject. II WsS oOly from the news.
papers. from FumoF, from beaFsaV. Learn.
cd that be he'd denied the constitutions.
iiy Of the proposed institution, and bad
made the most s0lsmn reservations that
ho would nSVsr approve . measure which
knew vas sOggssied BY himself, and
which bed bees, 81 bic own Inslaneo, In
'Todaesd inso COagTess. II vas still Ia
Toe PrssldsntS power. by proper state.
ment IN the n.essags eOaiaiaing bis objae.
tons to the bill. 70 have sspplisd these
oniSsiOnS aad N sOms daRFse q least 20
have repaired bis foFmsF neglect but
shea that paper came 10 BE- read, il vss
found that 20 Ter from saving frankIv that
he ooes favored aud had been wiling 20
sanetion the bin, bot had been led &c sucA
~as the Iaei) By subssquent reflection 70
adoP' different views uP0n The Subject, be
treated The measure ss oos evidently in.
eoasisisnt With bic previously expressed
opinions, and which il ought not 10 have
been supposed for q moment be could 90.
prove.
Whether this conduct Of She Praaidsnl
q SaSesPsibls Of just defence OF Fansona.
bic eBeuas IL 10 not accessory now ts IN.
quiFo. have not heard, nor can I ima.
gine any gTOaud for silhsF. Whether An
tsAPlosalion Of u hes bReu offered 40 snv
ons Of the gsnllo@sn concerned / kno9
not, but aOns vas 81 asy tine offered 10
ne and while l0FbssF 10 aake The 70.
narhs, obViouS and Painful as they are
which The Transaction suggests, declare
The convietioa that this conduct Of tho
PFesidehl, siaadi0g without known d.
ienes, excuse. o. sKplanaiioa, constituted
(h no ether reasons had sxistsdl annie
grosad FOG = Wiihdrassl from his Cabinst
! Wilbout delay.
u % scarcely RseessaFy 90 cay that I
have not supposed, had % not naw sub.
Poss: that . diGeEsass meFely bstvosn
The President and be Cahinot, either a.
70 The esasiiluiioosliiy o. the snpsdioaev
OF bank, neeosssFily iaifFposas any Is.
siacies 10 fall and cordial ea-7psy.tios
beiueen them % he gsasFaI eo6duet Of
hia hdmtnis.Faiion and therefore. dsep.
e ! regrsilsd The veto q The Gre, hiil
do hoi feel myself q liberty % retire on
thal seesuni from ny situaiion. Bet ths
ieeia ettsnding ihs limitation aBd disap.
pfoVal d The last bill made 9 ease ,oisliv
diasFeni from ihai--oaa 4 l. hsl;svsd
gilhout parallel Ia The hisloTV 81 Ger
Capinsia presenting. % say nnihi.g
mofe, measuFe smbFaeed aad thea rS.
Ppdia,ad--eaoris pFompisd nnd ihsn DE-.
lognea-~sarvicea rendered aBd thss irssf.
20 With seofa 90 nealsEL aseh 4 80.
reqaifed. b ny judamsai, upon esasi9a.
relions. private sod public. ihai tha 81.
sisl Fslsiicas suhrisiiag be.uass TIE Pc.
sideai and mysslf should be immadiaislv
dissolved
GEO p. BADGER.
WA1HHerou, Sept ia. 1870.
AT iha 8esrstsmaa that 20 e1f uir
have q rrm matte e-~-f- r..