The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-02
position in which this conduct Of Mr.. Clay and his

position In which this conduct OF Mr.. Clay and I'm
| partizans places the Bank question.
Mr.. Clay has organised his party on the ground
that they will vote for no bank charter which require.
the Of the States for the location of branches
within their limits. The President cannot and will
not approve of any bill that does not contain such q
provision. II the Wing party, therefore, rally with
Mr.. Clay, they postpone all chance of Bank until
they elect Mr.. Clay, President. Whereas if they
elect members to the next Congress who concur with
the President that il is better to adjust this question
by such charter as will enable the Bank by the
consent Of the States to locate liz branches in the
States, they may obtain Bank two years sooner
There is but one other alternative Let the Wing
party in Congress retrace their steps, and by passing
such an act as the President consistently approve,
adjust this question at the next session.
present these views that the People, the honest,
Woodworking industrious People, the log cabin and
hard cider men, who elected " Tippecanoe and Tyler
too, may see the alternatives before themthat they
may see that whatever may be the purposes and COM
binatons of political leaders hatever may be the
pledges given in caucuses they have nothing to gain
by continuing this confict-they will be compelled to
pay all the Costs of the effort to Mr. Clay into the
Presidency on this new hobby. ...... ...
One word upon one other point, and have DONE
Mr. Ewing tells that the second bill was submitted
to the President and received his sanction and that
he requested Mr.. Webster and himself 10 prepare
written arguments in favor of its constitutionaty
and that before these arguments were prepared, Mr.
Bottss letter published, and that the President
having made up his mind that he would not sign the
BILL requested his cabinet to procure its posponemen
He tells us that he (Mr. Ewing) made it a condition
to this postponement that the President should pledge
himself to his future course and that the postpone
ment should receive the appreciation of the Wing
caucusl!! He tells us that the Senate refused to
postpone the bill because the Wing members of the
two Houses refused to give their consent, and that
that consent was withheld because the President would
give no pledge that the postponement was not sought
as a means and occasion for hostile Increment"
We are not'left to conjecture what Mr. Ewing in
tended by hostile movement" As have said, Mr.
Clay had denounced the President-he had said that
part of the Presidents Cabinet had excused them
selves to him by saying hat the Presidents Veto
in opposition to their unanimous advice. Mr.. Bolts
had declared that new bill would be gotten up in
caucus for the express purpose of committing and
disgracing the President. Messrs. WISE Gilmer, and
Profit, in reply to Mr.. Clay, had denounced the Ca
bnet, and called for reorganization and his antici-
pated reorganization was the anticipated hostile
movement" The President would not pledge him
SELF and therefore his Cabinet united with Mr. Clay
and the caucus who denounced the President and
concocted in those measures which have since
developed themselves and of which the resignation of
the Cabinet and the nomination of Mr.. Clay is part
10 anita hat a az h.,
Cabinet was not occasioned by the second Veto but
was the result of the political movement connected
with the succession which have resulted in the at.
temps to rally the Wing party for the election of Mr.
Clay in 1874
Upon the single point raised by the declaration,
that the second bill had been submitted to the Presi-
dent and approved by him, will add that if it be
true, it does not follow that his Veto wrong In
the progress of the BILL after it had been submitted to
him and before it passed. he became satisfied that it
would be interpreted to grant the power of local dis
counts" which, in his opinion would establish branch
of the Bank without the consent of the States, and
which he believed to be palpable violation of the
Constitution which he had sworn to protect and de-
fend." And it should be borne in mind that after ALL
his duty made to depend upon the construction
state Of things, when he had confidence in his
Cabinet, and in the majority in Congsess, he
might have yielded a reluctant assent TO doubt
full construction, under the earnest desire to har
monise with political friends, when, under the hos
tile movements" of Mr.. Clay and his partisans in
Congress, he might feel his duty to withdraw his
assent and insist upon delay until he could bring
around him new Cabinet in whom he can repose
confidence, and whom he may consult in the respon-
sible duties of his position.
1t is not enough that the Cabinet should be able and
enlightened statesmenthey should have the personal
confidence of the President. We have seen that his
Cal met consultations, which have always heretofore
been held the most sacred of all confde nce had been
betrayed to Mr. Clay and made the occasion for most
unmerited denunciation. We have seen Mr.. Ewing
and now MIR. Badger, coming forward and making
the confidential conversations of the President the ba
sis of like denuncation. 1t is matter of surprise that
under such circumstances he whose respect for the
high Office he fills, and whose regard for the people
whose Chief Magistrate he is, forbid reply to such
mpuatons should call to his Cabinet persons of his
own selection, on whose principles and honor he
could rely, and with whom he could confer without
an apprehension that confidential consultations would
be betrayed to political rival and made the basis of
bitter personal and political denunca:ion OF the
late Cabinet, who know how constantly and labori-
ousy the President has been occupied in other duties
he had right to expect this would be conceded to
him, and greatly mistake the good sense of the
American people, if they do not rally around him, and
by sustaining him, stimulate him and those who come
after him, honestly and earlessly to protect and de-
fend" the Constitution, in despite of all the purposes
of faction, and all the secret ntrgues Of the secret
caucuses and secret combinations, who rely the
money power" to make Mr.. Clay the next President
True VINO.
P. s. The above was written before the publication
of Mr.. Bells statement, The reader will see that
Mr.. Bell confirms the view have taken. Mr.. Bell,
speaking of the conversation in Cabinet the lSth
says:
"When all the material points appear to he disposed
Of and the members present had expressed their de-