The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-16

COMMUNICATED.
MR.. EwINC's LETTER To THE PREsI-
DENT--THE BETRAYAL OF CABIN EFT
SECRETS.
This notorious letter has we believe excited the
universal Indignation and contempt Of the we'll think
ing community. 1t is possibly the first time that
any individual occupying conspicuous position either
in or out Of Congress- has made more virulent
personal attack the honor and reputation of any
Chief Magistrate; and unquestionaby the only occa.
sion in which any American Cabinet Minister has
ever in letter Of resignation OF office, thought pro-
per to make such communication medium of low
abuse of an attempt to offer personal indignty
the chief Executive officer Of the Union. 1t does
appear to that there other person in the Union
this Ex Secretary Of the Treasury (perhaps VIC
might name other individual who could have at
tanned, either by honest practices by hypocrisy and
intrigue, TO the distinguished position he has
joyed, who would have had the indeicacy and the
insoence to make letter Of resignation Vehcle
for foul attack. And why has this attnck been
made land what the grounds upon which The
case is made to rest to prove the perfdy the part
of the President towards Mr.. Ewing and the Wbig
party 2 To show that" great public measure, de-
manded by the country, passed upon and approved
by the representatives Of the States and the people
has been rejected by the President grounds having
origin in conscience and reference TO the pub
lie good" What the grounds upon which MIR
Ewing makes these charges-whch, if true, should
consgn, and would consign, the character of JOHN
TYLER to eternal infamy, and which should subject
President TO Impeachment trial. and disgracetul
forfeiture of the proudest office in the world Z
he att il mad tn AT
when examined has no consistency or strength, and
which yields beneath the feet of him who ,reas it and
eudes his despairing, though fendsh grasp until he
sinks into miry grave of filth and dishonor-upon
ground which nobody would think of hazarding him
self on, unless occupied by whom God has de-
,ermined to destroy led to this dangerous position
by the nscrutable commands of His providence.
Let analyse little, that the subject may be
fairly presented.
First: The President is represented as declaring
10 the Secretary Of War and to the Secretary Of the
Treasury the morning Of the 10th of August, tina,
he had sufficiently indicated in his Veto Message
what kind of Bank bill he would sign and Mr.
Ewing wishes to produce the impression that the
President in that conversation, much confessed
that the Bank he had /" Swallowed forth" in his Veto
Message, or what was called the Compromise Bank
Bill, was this very Exchange Bonk bill reported by
the Congressional Committee under caucus dictaon,
Gas admitted, and PASSED through the House in
three or four days after its inception but in vain
does the Elk Secretary endeavor to produce this
vc,ion in the minds Of others What does the President
say in that messsge2 He holds language equivalent
TO this-"I will sign no Bank bill which is to incorpo
rate institution TO operate per SC over the States
Now, is this Exchange Bank corporate institution
to operate per the States 2 II SO, how can it
be urged in the face Of language just quoted that the
President intended in his first message, 10 SHADOW
forth" such a Bank this 1t is absurd-it lie 10
presume that the President die not understand the
force of the direct language used above, and that he
could not perceive that the Fiscal corporation" ope
rated per sc the States 1t does appear to that
IT the honorable Ex- Secretary had have heard the
first Veto Message with disposition to understand
the intention Of the President in respect TO Bank,
instead of looking the message with the feelings of
casuist for the purpose ofpresuming ameaning here
and forcing meaning there that he could not posi-
bly, have fallen into the unhappy mistakes into which
a muddy brain and malicious spirit have led him.
Second: The next meeting of the Cabinet is said
TO have occurred on the 18th of the month"; and
conversations which occurred there between the Pre-
sldent and members oil MS Capnet are maue tue text
for the rest of the argument. We have read and
read Mr. Ewings letter relating to this part of the
subject, and it is in vain that have endea-
yored to catch any fixed ideas Of the subject-m
ter The President is made to say such incongruous
things and the differences from the familiar language
used on that occasion by the Chief Magistrate, are
many of them forced, and the general impression
produced by the attempted porraiture of events ef
fervescent and distinct, that defy any one, after
perusng this part Of the letter. to assert that he has
any distinct ideas the subject The impression
which Mr. Ewing wishes to produceis, that the Presi-
dent ioas committed by his opn deeds and pords
10 the Fiscal Corporation" bill. Now, suppose that
the President, in familiar. conversation with his poll
ticai friends LAS Mr. Ewing asserts himself up 10 this
period 10 have bsen, .and BIutus is an hon rable
man,") urged on by exceeding anxiety to conform
his views and wishes those Of Congress as all who
know him and have seen him can asseyerate TO have
been his feelings on this point, and in addition, the
subject being FIRST presented to his mind on that day,
for no one we presume, had ever thought Of an Err
caange Bank before,) and greatly influenced in his
consideration of the bearing and character Of such
institution by affirmative arguments from the ds,in
pushed nellects and eloquent tongues Of the men by
whom he was urrounded-supposing that on that