Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1841-09-28

ceeded that | understood YOU 10 be of opinion that
Congress might authorize such Bank to establish
agencies in the several States. with power to deal
n bills # exchange. without the assent of the
States. to which you replied. Yes If they be for
ign bills or bills drawn IN State and payable in
another This j. all the power necessary for trans
hitting the public funds and regulating exchanges
and the currency.
Mr. ebster then expressed, in strong terms. his
opinion that such charter would answer all Just
purposes of Government and be satisfactory to the
people and he declared his preference for II over
any which had been proposed, especially : IT DIS
pensed TIA the assent of the States TO the creation
OF institution necessary for carrying the fiscal
operations of Ciovernment. lie examined II at some
length, both 10 It's consltutionallly and It's nilu-
ence on the currency and exchanges, IN all which
views you expressed your concurrence, desired that
such bill should be introduced, and especially that
u should 90 INTO the hands of of your friends.
10 my inquiry whether Mr.. Sergeant would be
agreeable 10 you, you replied that be would. You
especially requested Mr.. Webster and myself TO
communicate with Messrs. Berrlen and Sergeant
the subject, to whom you sad you had promised 10
address note. but you doubted not that this per-
sonal communication would be equally satisfactory.
you desired Us, also, IN communicating with those
gentlemen not TO commit YOU personally. lest, this
beng zed as your measure 1t might be made
suolect OF comparison to your prejudice IN the
course of discussion. You and Mr.. Webster then
about the particular wording OF the 10th
fundamental Article, containing the grant OF power
deal IN exchanges, and Of he connection IA which
that grant should be introduced you also spoke OF
the OF the institutions desiring that that should
be changed. TO this | objected, IT would proba-
by be made subject OF ridicule, but you insisted
that there was much IN "A name. and tins instltu-
ton ought not To be called bank. Mr.. W eb>ier
undertooh to adapt 1t IN tins particular your wishes
Mr.. Bell then observed to Mr.. cbster and myself
that We had no time 10 lose that IT tins were not
Immediately attended To, another bill, lees accept
able, might be got up and reported We replied
that we would lose 10 time. Mr.. Webster ac-
cordingy called Messrs. Berrlen aud Sergeant
Immedi at ly, and | waited on them by his appoint
ment at o'clock on the same day and agreed up
on the principles OF the bill IN accordance with
your expressed wishes. And | appraised of the
fact, though II did not occur IN my presence, that
after the bill was drawn up, and before IT was
ported, 1T wac seen and examined by yourself: that
your attention was especially called to the 10th fun
damental article that ON full examination you con-
CURED III lts PROVISIONS that at the same time It's
name modified to meet your approba-
ton and the bill was reported and passed, IN all
essential particulars II was when II came through
your hands
You asked Mr.. Webster and myself each TO pre-
pare and present you an argument touching the con-
stltutonaty of the bill and before those arguments
could be prepared and read by you, you declared As
| heard aud believe, to gentlemen, members OF the
House, that you would oil your right hand rather
than approve II. After this new resolution was
taken, you asked and earnestly urged the members
OF your Cabinet To postpone the bill but you would
neither give yourself, nor suffer them to give, any
OF your future course OF such post
ponement. by some OF us, and | was myself one.
the effort made to crafty your wishes, IN the
only way winch IT could be done with prOprletl !;
tha is, by obtaining the general concurrence OF the
" hig members of the two Houses II the post pOne
ment. Ii failed, as | have reason to believe, be-
cause you would give no assurance that the delay
was not sought means and occasion for hostile
movements. During tins season Oi deep feeling and
earnest eXertOn upon our part, while we were zeal
ous y devOtiDg our talents and influence To serve
and sustain you, the very secrets OF our Cabinet
councils made their appearance IN an infamous pa
per printed IN neighbOrlng city, the columns of
which daily charged with hattery OF yourself
and foul abuse OF your Cabinet. All this l
Tor felt that my services, 50 long as they could
avail, were due 10 the natOn-to that great and
magnanimous people whose surages elevated your
predecessor TO the station you now nil, and whose
united voices approved his act when he summoned
around hun, To be his counseors and felt that
VIVA. cue to MS memory, the lnlunctions
which he left IN his last dying words, aud To the
people, whose servants were, had not all been
performed until every means was tried, and every
hope had alled OF carrying out the true principles,
upon which the mighty movement was founded that
elevated HIM and you To power.
Tins bill, framed and fashioned according to your
own suggestions, IN The initiation OF which and
another member of your Cabinet were made by you
the agents and the negOtators, passed by large
maortIes through the two Houses OF Congress, and
sent to you, and you rejected 1t. Important was
the part which | had taken, al your request IN
the orIglnatIon OF this bill ana deeply | was
committed for your action upon 1t, you never con-
suited me on the subject OF the veto message on
did not even refer 10 1t IN conversation, and the
first notice had OF It's contents was derived from
And 10 me, at least, you have done nothing to
wipe away the personal md gnty arising out OF the
act. gathered, it is true, from your conversation,
shortly alter the bill had passed the House, that
you had strong purpose 10 reject IT but nothing
was SAID Ike sOltenng or apology TO me, either IN
reference to myself or those " It'll whom had com
muncated at your request and who had acted them
selves, and induced the Two Houses to act upon the
faith ot that communication. And, strange > 1t
may seem, the veto message attacks especial
manner the very provisions which were inserted at
your request and the OF the corpora
ton, winch was not only agreed to by you, but es-
pecldIly changed - meet your expressed siies Is
made the subject OF your criticism. Different men
might view THIS transaction IN different points OF
gut, but. Under these circumstances as matter of
personal honor, 1t would be hard for remain
OF your counsel, to seal my lips and leave Uuex-
planned and undlsclosed where lies TINS transac-
the departure from Ight orwa dness and
dor. 30 far indeed from admitting the encourage
ment which you gave 10 this bill IN It's inception, and
explaining and excusng your sudden and violent
hostility towards II, yod throw INTO Your veto mes
sage nerrogatory equivalent to an assertion that
1t was such biIl "a you had already declared could
not receive your sanction. such the obvious ei-
feet oi the hfst lnterrogatory clause the second
page. Ii has all the force OF d assertion. without
It's open fairness. ] have met and refuted this the
necessary inference from your language, my pre-
cedlng statement, the correctness ot VII Oh you am
sure Will not call IN question.