New-York tribune., 1841-09-28
MR.. WEBsTER's POSITION.
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did no, consider difference Of opinion q 70
tho charter Of National Bank, sufficient yea
son FOR dissolying th- ties be:wean him, aud the
President. Mr.. Badgers letter TO the Editors OF
the National In.ellig-nccr which has appeared
since nv last communication ~as written. contains
this sen,eace: l, ) scarcely nee essary 70 say
that have not supposed and do not now suppose,
iat difference merely between the President and
his Cabinet either as to tia constuonaliiy or the
expedicacy Of bank, necessarily intetPoses any
obstacle 20 full and cordial cooperation between
them in the general conduct OF the administrator
and therefore deeply as regretted the veto oi the
first BILL did TO, feel myself Liberty to retire on
that accoun, from ny situation
According 20 the statements OF both Mr. Ewing
and Mr. Badger, they retired ne, on accoun; OF
any difference Of opinion between the PTesden;
and them on questions OF public policy. but be
cause of personal indigniry offered them by the
President Mr.. Badger does not employ the term
personal indignity he places his resignation
.. on the facts attending the initiation and disaP-
proval Of ,he las, bin" r. then, there lad been
no opinion expressed By the President as to the
last BILL before it passed the House OF Representa-
,ives and the Senate, and be had returned it with
objections. both Mr. Ewing and Mr.. Badger, asd,
il is presumed. all the other neabers of the Cabi
net would have retained their places, and there
would have been no open rupture OF the Wing
party. shall examine somewhat aitentively, bye
and hive the character and extent OF the personal
iadigni,y said to have lcen offered by the Presi-
dent and for the present, for the sake Of argument,
will allow that there indigniiy Intended.
and will farther ADM; that the President secretly
desired to &c, rid Of his Cabinet These admis-
sions probably do injustice to the President, but
they make as strong case in favor Of resignation
as can be claimed by Mr.. Ewing, MIR. Badger and
their friesds. Assuming these facts, ought there
TO have been dissolution Of the Cabinet by the
voluntary act of its own members This is
grave question and ought to be consi dcEed with
mind pnwarpel BY party zeal.
We have already seen that the heads of the ES-
ecutvc Departments are officers under the Const-
tuition ard the law are the servants OF the people
and no; OF the President. and therefore understand
the constitutional duties and responsibilities that
deyolye apon them. We shall now see that the
members Of this Cabinet were under other and very
peculiar responsibilities. These gentlemen
nominated BY President Harrison, approved by the
Senate and their appointments ratified by the gen.
raj, almost unanimous appreciation of the great
party that brought the new Administration into
powsr. They were cmphaticaly the Representa-
tives OF ,ha, party then powerful and unbroken
Prcsidcn, Tyler, upon the decease Of his predeces-
sor, succeeded to the Executive chair, and imme-
dia,ely upon tie happening Of this event, every
where the wish was expressed--iu private CONVEX
sa,ious, through The press, and in public meetings,
tha, the Cabine, should be retained Great and
universal was the JOY VIXEN it was asceriaincd tia;
President Tyler had acted in accordance with puy-
lie sentiment on this subject.
Now with great dcference ass, could it have
been expected that the Members Of this Cabpe;.
such men. would have vouniai lily quit their posts.
surrendered their trusts, upon any slight ground
for any reason cxcep, this one, tina, they could no
longer serve their Country or their Party ad,aa-
taseou,ly-serve them either by doins positive
geoi or preventing evil The President offers an
ndi.ni,y to them the President is the servant OF
the People they are servants Of The People one
seryan, offers an indigni;y 10 another servant and
The servant insulted has the appreciation Of his
master: Why, therefore. should he qui, that mas
;ers scryicel There is no exsggera,ion, fancy's
sketch in this statement; the great body Of the
People was with the Cabiaei, and would have
NAMED with them 50 long as they had perseverei
in moderate firm. and digsifcd manner to dis
charge their Constitutional duties. Decided and
firm maioriiies in both Houses OF Congress were
with them. AID would have sustained them in
every proper measure Under these ci-curn-
stances, in opposition TO the wish OF ;he Senate
and the House OF Representatives, would ;he
Presiden, have removed this Cabinet, although he
secretly and strongly desired tia, remoyal' Give
British Minister the support of reliable MAORI
ties in the Houses OF Lord. .nd Commons. how
much ;aiuk YOU he would care FOR the appreciation
OF The Mag If my memory does no, deceive me.
the illustrious Lord Chatham whca Prime Minister
OF England, was the object Of his Soyeregn's nalis
nsni hatred; bu, he hal the Country with him. and
/ Ike did not surrenderthe Great Seals-aot he. Such
was no, the way ihat this great discharged le
trust rrposed in him: lie had SO learned hi, pub
lie duties
One would have though, that the Members Of
General Harrison's Cabinet, coming into power
under circumstances Of peculiar iniercs; and 20
,oriesv; whose accession to power was cheered BY
the appreciation of millions Of freenen, would