The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-09-30
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GISTLENES: Doubts have been attempt
ed to be cast upon the correctness Of Mr..
Ewings statement in relation 10 The part
taken BY the President in getting up the
Fiscal Corporation Bill, BY arguing that
there was an improperly in making il
whicloughttode deprive itofcredit. There
are circumstances in this case distinguish
ing il fsnm all others that recollecl Of the
kind. II grows out of matter Of official
business, transacted between high public
funciionaries, and is of public and general
concern. The public and open conduci
Of one Of these high funciionaries is in
direct opposition to what the other had,
by his express direction and authority,
affirmed a. 10 his intentions and purposes.
There can, | humbly submit, be no
serious question in such case upon the
point of personal propriey, when the
injured party seeks 10 vindicaie his honor
by disclosing the truth. The obligations
arising out of confidential relations, in
private or public affairs, are founded in
mutual trust. He that disregards his own
confidential pledges and engagements can,
not allege the obligation Of confidence, il
the same Transaction, against the nalura
right Of sell-deience belonging 10 The in
jured party. For any hing that can ere
be known to the contrary, il may have
been the object of the original pledge Of
engagement to sacrifice those who trusted
aud wese inisled by il. For these rea.
sons, 4 do not hesitate to furnish, for pub
LEGATION, the accompanying statement,
which contains all the facts and circum.
stances within my knowledge, that occur
10 me as being material, connected with
the subject Of difference. | do this as an
act Of justice not only 10 Mr.. Ewing, who
requested it, bat to myself and the Pub
lie.
avail myself Of this occasion to say
! that thsSe, at no time, rega-igta differ.
ence Of opinion between the President an,
myself in relation to Bank, howeyel
important the subject, as sufficient Of itsel
to justify resignation ofthe office which
/. | lately held in the Executive Adininisira
lion Of the Government. Nor was It be,
cause the President thought proper tc
tritle with or mislead his Cabinet, as there
is but too much reason 10 believe he in.
tended 10 do, in the affair of the last Fls-
cal Bank Bill, ,ha, l resigned my place
There were other, and some oflhem pre-
existing causes, for such course, which
many will regard as sufficient Of them.
selves; and which could not have been
overlooked. But it was possible TO ex'
plain Oh remove them, and therefore they
were not promptly acted upon. The last
act of the President, however, was con-
elusive of the true character Of all the
other occurrences or circumstances which
had previously awakened curiosity or ex-
cited distrust.
shall, at my leisure, state the rca-
sons more at large which impelled me to
the course which have thought proper
to adopt, and at the same time furnish a
narrative of all the causes, SO far as they
fell under my observation, which have
resulted in the separation of Mr.. Tyler
from the party which brought him into
power, and the breaking up of the Wing
Adminis;r ltion.
| am, respectfully, your obcdient SER
want, JOHN BELL.
Mcssrs. GALES & SEAroY.