Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-09-21

a., ,,,b The Constitution. But that opinion OF
vour course on the Bill which has just been re'ut"eu
10 Congress with your second veto, do not ana cav
no, entertain. Recur to what has passed between Us
with respect 20 il and you VIII at once pe''e"' '"'
such opinion is impossible.
~, tho morning of the 10th Of August, | called at
your chamber. and found YOU preparing the first veto
message. to be despatched to the Senate. The sec
te,ary of War came in also, and you read a portion OF
of your message TO US. Ho observed that though 'he
veto would create a great sensation in Congress- yet
he thought the minds of our friends better prepared
for il than they were some days ago, and he hoped II
would be calmly received, especially as 1t did hoi smut
out all hope ola bank. To this you replied that you
really thought there ought to be no difficulty abou, IT.
that you had sufficiently indicated in your veto mes
sage wha, kind ola bank you would approve, and that
Congress might, IL they saw fit, pass such a one IN
three DAYS.
The 18th being the day for our regular Cabine, meet
ing, we all assembled, all except Messrs. Critenden
and Granger, and you told us that you had a long con-
versaiion with Messrs. Berrien and Sergeant, who pro
fessed to come in behalf of the Wings ofthe two Hous-
es to endca-or TO strike out some measure which
would be generally Unacceptable. That you had your
doubts about the ~propriety Of conversing with them
yourself, and thought it more proper that you should
commune with them through your constitutional adj
visers. You expressed a wish that the whole subject
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You spoke Of the delay in the Senate Of the considora-
ton ofyour veto message, and expressed anxiety as TO
the tone and temper which the debate would assume.
Mr. Badger said that on enquiry he was happy TO
find that the hes, temper prevailed in tho two Houses.
lie believed they were perfectly ready TO take up the
bill reported by the Secretary of the Treasury, and
pass it at once. You replied, "Talk not to me of Mr..
Ewing's bill; it contains that odious feature Of local
discounts which have repudiated in my message"
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House, having ascertained your views, will pas, a bill
in conformity to them, provided they can be satisfied
that 1t would answer the purposes OF tho Treasury, and
relieve the country" You then said, Cannot my
cabinet see that this is brought about You must
stand by me IN this emergency. Cannot you see that
a bill passes congress such as | can approve without
inconsistency" | declared again my belief tina, such
a bill might be passed. And you then said TO me,
what do you understand to be my opinions1 State
them, so that may see thai, there is no misapprehen-
sion about them"
/ then said that | understood you TO be of opinion
that Congress might charter a bank in the District of
Columbia, giving it its location here. To this YOU as
sented. That they might authorize such bank to es-
tablish Offices of discount and deposite in the several
States, with the assent of the States. To this you re-
Piled, Don't name discounts: they have been the
source oil tho most abomlnablc corruptions, and are
wholly unnecessary to enable the bank to discharge
its duties to the country and the Government"
| observed in reply that | was proposing nothing,
but simply endeavoring to state what | had understood
to be your opinion as to the powers which Congress
might constitutionally confer on a bank; that on thai,
point ! stood corrected. then proceeded to say tina,
| understood you to be of opinion that Congress nigh,
authorize such a bank to est ablish agencies in the sew
eral States, with power to deal in bills of exchange,
without the assent Of the States, to which you replied, |
"1es, If they be foreign bills, or bills drawn in one
State and payable in another, This is all the power
necessary for transmitting the public funds and regu-
lating exchanges and the currency"
Mr. Webster then expressed, in strong terms, hi,
opinion that such a charter would answer all just pur-
poses of Government and be satisfactory TO the Peo-
pie; and he declared his preference for it over any
which had been proposed, especially as it dispensed
with the assent of the States to the creation of an in
sil'ution necessary for carrying on the fiscal operations
Of Government. He examined it at some length, both
as to its constitutionality and its influence on the cur
rency and exchanges, in all which views you express
ed your concurrence, desired that such a bill should
be introduced, and especially that it should 90 into the
hands of some Of your friends, To my inquiry whcth-
er Mr. Sergeant would be agreeable to you, you repli-
ed that he would. You especially requested Mr. Web
ster and myself to communicate with Messrs Berrien
and Sergeant on the subject, to whom you said you
had promised TO address a note, but you doubted not
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satisfactory. You desired US, also, in commune a,inp
WIN those gentlemen, not to commit you personally,
lest, this being recognized as your measure. il MIGHT
be made subject of comparison to your prejudice in
the course OF discussion. You and Mr. Webster then
conversed about the particular wording of the siyte enth
fundamental article, containing the grant Of power TO
deal IN exchanges, and GU the connection in which tina,
grant should be introduced; you also spoke of, the name
OF the institution, desIr ing that that should be CHANGED
To this | objected, as it would probably be made a sinh
Ject OF HdIcdle, but you insisted that there was much
IN a name and this institution ought not to be called a
oahk' hr. Webster undertook to adapt it in tits psr.
tcular TO your wishes. Mr. Bell then observed 10 Mr.
webster and myself that we had no time to lose. that
hthls were not Immediately attended TO. another hin
less eTceptionabie, might be got up and reported. We
replied that we would lose no time. Mr. Webs,er
coldingy called on Messr. Berrien and Serre,,, j.,
media'ely' and waited on them by his aDpoio,oa,, =,
. O'Clock on the same day, and agreed upon Inc min
c'p'es oil the bill in accordance with your eyo,es.ed
wishes. And am aPprised Of the fact, ,bouoh u did
ho'occur IN my presence, that after the bin wac L.
up ana before 1t was repQyled. it was seen and cva
mined ny YOURSELF that your attention u,s .-I