Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-10-05

AbC w aSHhlStOH correspondent OF Tic
Baltimore Patriot says: Il fear Mr..
Webster cannot longer continue in office,
from the extraordinary and malign influ-
ences about the Precedent just now, which
laugh at the idea of his staying in Office
and threaten that in sixty days he shall 90
out. These influences are novel and Gu.
rious."
WASHINGTON, Sept. IL, ls41.
My DEAR SIR: thank you for your
kind and friendly letter.
You will have learned that Messrs. Ew-
ing, Bell, Badger, and Crttenden, have re.
signed their respective offices. Probably
NJ. Granger may feel bound to follow
the example. This occurrence can hard
ly cause you the same degree of regret
which it has oecasioned to meas they are
not only friends, but persons with whom
have had, for some time, daily official
intercourse. Icould not partake in this
movement.
1t is supposed TO be justified, I presume,
by the differences which has arisen be.
tween the Congress, upon the means of es.
tablishing proper fiscal agency, and re-
ST oring sound state of the currency,and
collateral matters, growing out of these
Offences. | regret these differences as
deeply as any man; hut have not been
able to see in what manner the resig.
nation of the cabinet was likely either
to remove or mitigate the evils produced
by them.
On the contrary, my only reliance fol
a remedy for those evils has been, and is
on TIE union, Cancellation, and persever
ance of the whole Wing party; and by
no means dispair of seeing yet accomplish
ed, by these means, all that we desire
1t may render US more patient unde
disappointment, in regardto one measure
to recollect as is justly stated by tn,
President in bis last message. low grea
number Of important measures have al
ready been successfully carried through
J hardly know when such mass of busi
ness has been despatched in single SEES
! sion of Congress.
) The annual winter session is now nea
at hand; the same Congress is again 500
! to assemble, and feeling as deeply as
! ever did, the indispensable necessity {
some suitable provision for the keeping
the public money, for aid to the operati o
of the Treasury, and to the high publ
interests of currency and exchange, an
/ am not in haste 10 believe that the part
which has now the performance, wi
not in these respects, yet fulfil the expe1
:, tations of the country. If it shall nc
e then our condition is forloin indeed. B.
G for one will not give up the hope.
Ny particular connexion with the al
ministration, however. is with another d
partment. think very humbIy ,none Ct
think more humbly, of the value of Il
services which / am able to render TO Il
public in that post. But as there is,
Of far as | know, on all subjects affecting o
foreign relations, a concurrence in OPT
c; ion between the President and myselfal
ID there is nothing 10 disturb the harnol
at ofour intercourse, have now felt it CO
a sistent with the duty which owe to /
ID country, to run the risk, by any sud-
ID or abrupt proceeding, Embarrassing i
j Executive,in regard to subjects and gu,
tons now Immediately pending,and VIII
intimately effect the preservation Of
: peace ofthe country.
10 lam dear cir, with constant regar
"a Yours &C.,
s DANIEL WEBSTER
y H. Ketchum, Esq New York
o We regret TO learn that the Hon. ]