Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-10-04
MR.. BELLS STATEN ENT.
From the National LtelLigencer.
WAsHINGroN, Sept. 90, 1S4l.
To The Editors:

WAsHINaToS, Sept 90, 164l.
Gentlemen: Doubts have been attempted to be
cast uRon the correctness Of Mr. Ewings stale
men. IN relation to the part taken by the President
in geisng up the Fiscal Corporation Bill, by argu-
ing thm there was an improperly in making it
which ought TO deprive il Of credit. There are
circumstances in this Case distinguishing 1t from
all Others that reccolIect OF the kind. 1t grows
out Of the matter OF official business, transacted
between high public iunctonares, aud is OF pub
lie aud general concern. The public and open
conduct Of one OF these high iunctonarIes is in
direct opposition 10 what he other had, by his
express direction aud authority, affirmed as 10 his
lnlenIiohs and purposes. There can ! hunbiy
submit, be 80 serious question in such II upon
the point OF personal pr"pfieiy, When the injured
party seeks 10 vIndicate his honor by disclosing
the truth. The ol'ligutlUns arising Uut of con
hueilia relations, III private or pubic affairs,
founded in mutual trust He thai Lisregurts his
own coptidenilul pledges aud engagements eau
not alledge The obligation Of confidence, in The
same tratsaC on, against The natural right Of sell
defence belonging 10 the injured party. For any
Thing that can ever be known to The contrary, 1t
may have been the object OF the original pledge or
engagement to sacrifice lhose who trlIsed and
were misled by il. For these reasons, do not
hesitate to furnish, for publication, the accompa-
nylng statement, which CONTAINS all the facts aud
circumstances within my knowledge, that occur
Ject of difference. | do this as an act of Justice
not only TO Mr.. Ewing who requested il, bu, to
myself aud the Public.
laval myselfof this occasion 10 say that have,
n no time, regarded "A difference of opinion be-
tween the President aud myself in relation to
Bank, however important the subject, as sufficient
OF itself to justify resignation oi the olice which
lulrly held in the Executive Administration of
the Go, ernulent Nor was it because the Pres
lent thought proper 10 rifle with OF misleud his
Cahniet ms there is but TOO much reason to be-
eve he intended TO do, in the affair OF the last
Fiscal Bank Bill that resigned my place. There
were other, and some OF them prt-cXistng causes,
Tor such II course, which many will regard rs sutfi-
cienl Of themselves; and which could not have
been overlooked. But it was possible to explain
or remove them, and therefore they were not
promptly acted upon. The last act OF The Prcsi-
acler of all the other occurrences or ciculnstan-
ces which had previously Awakened curiosity or
| cxched dslrust.
! sila, al my leisure, Stale the reasons more at
| large which impeed 10 the course have
| bought proper TO adopt, aud ut tIe same time fur
nish narrative Of all the causes, so lar as they
! fell under my observation, which have resulted in
the separation Of MIR. Tyler from The party which
brought him into power, and the breaking up Of
the Wing Administration.
am respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN BELL.
GIr q,