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OF The utmost importance 10 the state 10
which the question then vas. He rseeiv.
cd the statements ] gave him with nani.
fest indifference, and alarmed me By re-.
marking that be began 10 doubt whether
he would give bis assent (as ! nnders,ood
him) TO any bank.
The next day "wednesday. 18th Au.
| gusil Vas the stated lime for the weekly
meeting Of the Cabinet with the Presi
dent. Mr.. Webster. Mr. EEiog. and my
self. went 81 ten o'clock "a the morning.
add were informed that the President " as
engaged With Messrs. BerIien, Sergeant.
end, think. Mr.. Dawson, Of Georgia
We waited until they retired, iBd the
President made hiS appearance abou.
three quarters Of an hour afterwards
Dir. Badger came in soon sfisT the Presi.
dent joined Us. hessrs. Critienden and
Changer did no: attend. The conference
which ensued was a long one-lasting
Two hours al least, according 10 my recoi.
lection. cannot preteEd 10 detail ell
that was ssid neither caA Tunder,ake 10
give The language employed by the Pies
idenl upon every point, nor Of the mem
bers OF the Cabinet. ! can only state The
substance OF what was said upon those
points which most attracted my attention.
The President commenced by stating
that be had been waited upon that nom.
ing by committee 81 Members Of Con-
gress. who desired to know his views up.
on the subject OF a bsnk-sueh q one a.
be could sanction. He had given them
no saiisfaeiion upon tina: subject, but had
informed them that be would 6rsi consult
with hiE constitutional advisers-his Cab
ihet-ihrough whom he thought il most
regular that his views should be commu.
nicatsd. He asked the opinion Of his
Cabinet upon the correctness OF the
ground he had taken Temsrking al the
same time, that the habit Of expressing
has views 10 Members OF Congress upon
subjects Of so much interest subiscied
him TO great embaTrassmeni and much
misrepresentation. That question being
disposed Of the President adveTied brief.
ly, bat without much connexion, To the
relation in which he stood to the Bank
question, and his disposition 10 90 o. far
as be could TO comply with the wishes Of
bis frieods. He spoke Of the relation that
existed between him and bis Cabinet.
and how necessary IL was that he should
have their support. Would they stand
by him lie much preferred that the
whole subject should be postponed until
the next session but il il was necessary
to act now. he thought plan might be
devised which, with their cooperation.
might be carried through. He wondereA
why the Senate continued 10 postpone
acting upon his Veto Message. which
was yet 10 be disposed Of. He supposed
It might be TO bold IL as rod over his
head and had some doubts whether il
vas proper that he should consider for.
Their upon the subject until the Senate
had decided what Ihev would do with
the bill thea before them. Some ons
present assured him that the postpone.
nent Of the question pending 10 he Seq
ale was intended 10 give time for re Gee.
ton, AID 10 prevent An inlsmpeTGie de
bale.
The President then gave the outline o.
such bank OF fseal institution % he
thought he could sanction I, was 10 b,
in the District Of Columbis, 10 have lb,
privilege Of issuing lie owe notes. re-
eeivs moneys on deposiie. and TO deal ia
bills Of exchange between the States & ID,
U States and foIeigo States. Buthe wishes
to have The opinion cfhis Cabins; upor
II. His owe consistency aud reputation
must be looked 10. He considered III
Cabinet his friends. who must siasd b'
and defend whatever he did upon the cub
/ jet. He appealed particularly to Ma
WRBsTEE Tor bis opinion upon che poin
/ OF constituency; and whether there wa
not clear cistinciion between the Oh,
, Bank Of the Tested Siaies-a bahk Of dis
count cad dsposiis-and the one be nov
thought Of proposing and whether d.
constitutional question wss NOS different
He reminded us that, 10 all be forme
speeches cod reports. be bed taken ~
ground tbai Congress had no constitution
! FL power 70 charlef q bank which had NJ
J rover Of local DISCOUNT Sir. WKBsTEi
! pointed out the Distinction between d.
! two plans IN q manner which appesrsd.s
Be saiiaaetory % him. The subtisnoe o
! what be said was, &c I UNDERWOOD bin. a
iollows Ha had q decided preference
{ ioT q bank upon the plan thea propose
; over either OF those which bad been pre
. viously spoken Of. SIC reminded iht
q i NNNAaNaA tataN W tAHA - fffENaEW NNs tIa
, ference i0r a bank Which should Do n
D stfitied 10 iis dealiagS 20 bills 81 s1chauF,
! wheo ceriain gentlemen from Ire city ,
! New York Uere present rrvtssl aeeh
before. He then thought. be did nov
tbs. q would answef 90 usolul purpose.
B One ground Of ihis preference uas. ahd
Q bad grfui weight enh him ihat zoe pa
q did uot csniemPiaie ihe consent ol th
3 States az, Oh any way or 81 any time. I'd
: cessary 90 Bee existence o. tiirieucy 10
q Tie ought iht plsn proposed 30 the COZ
j.. mehcement of ths sersion. 7eatrsIl
q kuown 81 Va. Ewtro's Oh. 3, incoher,
3 COS end obJeciiOnablr on this ground 81
b general course 81 fhmkinx o. such tui
e IjeciI jed bin % prefer ihai. ahaieV,
power this Govefnlneui asseded. a. We
o auihouzed % stttH, shoai3 Be ekefci .s
r. Independently Of State aoihodiy. cod
b ihe ipteffefeace Of ths States u
!. iboushi lheFs ceuid BE- DO daubi of 81
g c1afhfuiiorai poser l1 thafrr rueh