Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-09-16

tiona objections, should harmonic conflicting
opinions. Actuated by this feeling, | have been
ready to yield much, in a spirit of Cancellation, to
the opinions of others. And it is with great pain
that now feel compelled to differ from Congress
| second time IN the same session At the COM
mencement of this session, inclined from choice
to defer to the Legislative will, submitted to
Congress the propriety of adopting Fiscal
Agent which, without violating the Constitution
would separate the public money from the Exec
utive control, and perform the operations of the
Treasury without being burthensome to the peo-
pie, or nconvenient or expensive to the Govern
ment. Il is deeply to be regretted that this de-
! partment of the Government canIrt, upon con-
stltutional grounds, concur with the Legislative
department in this last measure proposed to at.
tain these desirable objects. Owing to the brief
space between the period ofthe death of my la
mented predecessor and my own installation into
office, was, in fact, not left time to prepare aud
submit definite recommendation of nv own, in
my regular message and since, my mind has
been wholly occupied in most anxious attempt
to conform my action to the Legislative will
| In this communication | am confined by the
constitution TO my objections, simply TO this bill,
but the period of the regular session will soon ar
rive, when it will be my duty under another
clause of the constitution to give to Congress
information of the state of the Union, and recon-
mend to their consideration such measures as
shall judge necessary and eypedlent. And |
most respectfully submit in spirit of harmony,
whether the present difference of opinion should
be pressed farther at this time, and whether the
peculiarly of my situation does not entite me to
a postponement of this subject, to a more auspi-
cIous period for deliberation. The two Houses of
Congress have distinguished themselves at this
extraordinary session, by the performance of an
immense mass flabor, at a season very unfavor
able, both to health and action and have passed
many laws which trust will prove highly bene-
fetal to the interests of the country and fully an
swer its just expectations
II has been my good fortune and pleasure to
concur with them in all measures except this
And why should our difference on this alone be
pushed to extremes 1t is my anxious desire that
it should not be- |, too, have been burthened
with extraordinary labors of late, and I sincerely
desire time for deep and deliberate reflection on
this the greatest difficulty of my administration.
May not pause until more favorable
time, when, with the most anxious hope that Con-
gress and the Executive may cordially unite,
some measure of finance may be deliberately
adopted, promotive of the good of common
country?
| | will take this occasion to declare that the
conclusions to which | have brought myself, are
those OF a settled conviction founded in my opn-
ion on just view of the Constitution. That in
arriving at it, have been actuated by no other
motive or desire, than to uphold the institutions
of the country, they have down to us
from the hands of our God-like ancestors-and
that | shall esteem my efforts to sustain them,
even though perish, more honorable than to win
the applause of men by sacrifice ofmy duty and
my conscience. JOHN TYLER.
Washington, Sept 0. 1871.