The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-02


within their limits The President cannot and viii
not approve Of any bill that does not contain such
provision II the Wing party, therefore, rally with
Mr.. Clay, they postpone all chance Of Bank unit
'hey can elect Mr.. Clay, President Whereas if they
elect members TO the mex, Congress who concur with
tue PRESIDENT that is better to adjust this question
now by such charter will enable the Bank by the
consent Of the States to locate iIs branches in the
ota'es, they may obtain Bank two years sooner
There Is but one other alternative. Let the Wing
party IN Congress reirace their steps, and by passing
such an act the President consistently approve
adjust this question at the next session
present these views that the People, the honest,
Woodworking, industrious People, the log cabin and
hard cider men, who elected Tippecanoe and Tyler
too, may the alternatives before them-lhat they
may see that, whatever may be the purposes and
bnations Of political leaders hatever may be the
pledges given in caucuses, they have nothing to gain
by continuing this conhicthey will be compelled to
pay all the costs of the effort to Mr. Clay into the
Presidency on this new hobby.
One word upon one other point, and have done.
Mr. Ewing tells that the second bill was submitted
TO the President and received his sanction and that
he requested Mr.. Webster and himself TO prepare
written arguments in favor of its constitutionalty,
and that before these arguments prepared, Mr..
Botts's letter published, and that the President
having made up his mind that he would not sign the
BILL requested his cabinet to procure its posponement
He tells us that he (Mr. Ewing) made il a condition
to this posponement that the President should pledge
himself to his future course and that the postpone
ment should receive the appreciation Of the Wing
caucus /! He tells us that the Senate refused to
postpone the bill because the Wing members of the
two Houses refused to give their consent, and that
that consent withheld because the President would
give no pledge that the postponement was not sought
as means and occasion for hostile Increment"
We not left to conjecture what Mr. Ewing in
tended by " hostile movement" As have said Mr.
Clay had denounced the President-he had said that
part of the Presidents Cabinet had excused them
selves to him by saying hat the Presidents Veto
in opposition to their unanimous advice Mr.. Bolts
had declared that u new bill would be gotten up in
caucus for the express purpose of committing and
dsgracing the President. Messrs. Wise, Gimer, and
Profit, in reply to Mr.. Clay had denounced the Ca
bnet, and called for reorganization, and his anci-
pated reorganization was the anticipated hostile
movement" The President would not pledge him
self and therefore his Cabinet united with Mr.. Clay
and the caucus who denounced the President, and
concocted in caucus those which have since
developed themselves and of which the resignation of
the Cabinet and the nomination of Mr.. Clay is part.
1t is therefore manifest that the resignation of the
Cabinet not occasion ed by the second Veto, but
was the result of the political movement connected
with the succession which have resulted in the at
temps to rally the Wing party for the election of Mr.
Clay in 1874
Upon the single point raised by the declaration,
that the second bill had been submitted to the Presi-
dent and approved by him, will add, that if it be
true, it does not follow that his Veto wrong In
the progress of the BILL after it had been submitted to
him and before it passed, he became satisfied that il
would be interpreted to grant the power of " local dis
counts which, in his opinion would establish branch
es Of the Bank without the of the States and
which he believed TO be palpable violation OF the
Constitution which he had sworn to protect and de-
tend" And il should be borne in mind that after all,
his duty was made to depend upon the construction
which the charter would receive from others. Under
one state of things, when he had confidence in his
Cabinet, and in the majority in Congsess, he
full construction, under the earnest desire to har-
tioh'So Win Ppiiti'ai WHeH unueI tnc nos
tile movements" Of Mr.. Clay and his partisans in
Congress, he might feel il his duty to withdraw his
assent, and insist upon delay until he could bring
around him Cabinet in whom he can repose
confidence and whom he may consult in the respon-
sble duties Of his position.
1t is not enough that the Cabinet should be able and
enlightened statesmen--they should have the personal
confidence of the President. We have seen that his
Cal met consultations, which have always heretofore
been held the most sacred of all confidence had been
betrayed to Mr.. Clay, and made the occasion for
unmered denuncation We have Mr. Ewing
and now MIR. Badger, coming forward and making
the confidential conversations of the President the ba
sis Of like denuncation 1t is matter of surprise that
under such circumstances he whose respect for the
high office he fills and whose regard for the people
whose Chief Magistrate he is forbid reply to such
imputaons should call TO his Cabinet persons Of his
own selection, on whose principles and honor he
could rely, and with whom he could confer without
apprehension that confidential consultations would
be betrayed to political rival and made the basis of
bitter personal and political denunciaion OF the
late Cabinet, who know how constantly and abori-
ousy the President has been occupied in other duties,
he had right to expect this would be conceded to
him, and | greatly mistake the good of the
American people if they do not rally around him, and
by sustaining him, stimulate him and those who come
after him. honestly and earlessly to protect and de
Jend the Constitution in despite of all the purposes
of faction, and all the secret nirgues of the secret
caucuses and secret combinations, who rely on the
money power" to make Mr.. Clay the next President
True WING.
| P. s. The above written before the publication
of Mr. Bells statement. The reader will that
MIR. Bell confirms the view have taken. Mr.. Bell
speaking Of the conversation in Cabinet, on the 18th
says