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ey large aud meriloFions class Of our cit
liens. has been psssed under e,reomsisn.
cas- which esnaos but reject the highest
honor uPOn the Representative Of many
sections OF the eo0a'ry. AZ a measure
s'sadipg alone. il might perhaps have
been desilOed 10 further delay but be
ing brought. - AZ Was. into that series Of
measnres which EeFe supposed 20 en-.
brace the scheme Of relief which che ma.
ton At large required. IL met from q wbig
Congress that supp1Ft 81 which the Chief
argnmeni and hiehssl value are derived
from the respect which every one felt TO
Be due 70 eOmprehensiTs policy. whose
scope should inelade every iRlsrlst in
the nOiioa. II IL trial for the beEe6t Of
the country and femsias 10 be altered or
improved, ~ the public wants may here
after be fOuBd TO req0ins. The import
aoes, 10 the PTessR: posture of our sGairS.
Of attending 70 the national dsfeRces sug.
Resisd The neAsuTes OF establishing a
Home Squadron, Of repairing aud ArmiuE
the FOrii6caliOns. of providing for :he de-
fence OF The Lakes; snd Of bringing the
naiion 81 large into state Of readiness
againsl hostile hggrGsaiOa-iR regard 10
which measures, - great unSRimiiy pre-
vailed IN Congress. we may safely assure
ourselves they will meet the undivided
apprObaiion Of our constituents through.
out the whole Uaion-
The rspid review. felIoW-ciiizsns. will
exhibit what We have done. What We
have failed 70 do remains 20 be told.
il Is with profound and Psignant regret
that we find ourselves called upon TO IN
woke your SI.ent'on 20 this pOint. Upon
the great end leading measure touching
this quesiiOo. our anxious endesVours 90
respond 10 the earnest prayer OF the ma
ton have been frustrated by an act as IN.
LOOKED Tor ~ il is 20 be lameated. We
gTieve 10 say 20 you that, by The ezeFcise
Of that power in the COnsiiiulion which
has ever been regarded with suspicion,
end ohen with Odium "a power which
We had hoped YES never TO be exhibited.
on thiS sabjse,, by Whig President-We
have been defeated in Iwo attempts TO
create Fiscal Hgenl, Which the Wanls Of
the county bad demonstrated 90 ua 10 the
nOst absolute form Of PrOof. TO be emf
neatly necessary and proper 10 che pre-.
SeBs emergency. Twice have We, With
the Utmost diligence and deliberaliOn, ma.
lurod q plan iOF The collection, sale keep
Jag, and diSbnrsing OF the public m0neys.
through the sgeney Of . cooperation sdapt-
ed 70 that end, aud twice has il been our
fate 10 encousteF fhe opposition Of The
President through the oppliraiion Of the
veto poser. Eha EhAreier OF that veto 10
each ease, The circumstances Ia which IL
was administered, and the grounds upon
which II has met the decided disapprObs-
lion Of your fFiehdS 10 Congress. are so6i-
eisnily apparent in the Pnblie documents
and the debates relsling TO il. This sub
jeet has acquired painful interest With
ne, and will doubtless esquire Il with you,
from the unhappy Developments with
which q 10 accompanied. We are con
strained TO say, that We end no ground 10
juaiify Us 10 the conviction that the veto
Of the President he's been iuieFposed on
this question: solely upon conscientious
aud Well-c0nSidefed opinions Of cOnsiilu.
liOnal seTUpls 90 70 his dSly in the case
presented. On the con'rhry, zoo many
proofs have been forced upon our obteI-
walton to leave us free iTom the appTehen
siO1 that the Preside5t has permitted him
self 10 be beguiled into an opinion that
by this exhibition Of his prerogaiive, he
might be able 10 divert the policy Of hii
Administration into q channel Which
should Iced 10 hev political combinations
snd accomplish results which must over.
throw The present divisions % party 10 The
country, and finally produce = state o.
/ things which ihsss Who elected him. aI
least, have never Contemplated. We have
seen. from an early period Of the session
,hat the Wing party did not enjoy th'
( confidence OF the President With NOR
| iiicbiion we have observed that his psso
eislions more ssdnlootly simed 81 free
| eommuninn with those V no have beef
busy 70 prospaie ouT purposes rather lhbr
those whose principles seemed 70 be mos
[ ideAiihed 9Th The power by which ID
was elected. We have ressou % believe
that be hss permitted himsef 20 BE- %
preached. eounSelled. aud influenced -
those who have nsnIesled least intefes
in The tuccesa Of Whig measures. Wba
we're appreciated 10 BE- bis opinions anl
desigBs have Teen freely, and even inso
leutly put forth 10 certain portions, sat
lhose NOT tie most fepuisble. Of tie pub
Io PRESS. " manner thai ought % ,,
deemed offensive 90 Die honor. 81 u eeT
iainly was 70 ths feelings Of thoss vh,
were believed 60 b. BE iiruds Do ih'
earnest rndeavor meuilesiad hg Ne msm
begs o. TIE Whis party IN CopeFrss 20 81
ceflain specifically ihe Presidents notion
10 ftieEence 20 ire dsiails Of such e bfl
lreiaiing Eiftai heent AZ would Be IKE
I lg 90 meet BIZ appfobtiIon. csc iFeqaen
chaoges 81 BE opinion aBd ihe riurait
Want 81 eont'sieBcy in his views havr
. bahsd hia best breeds. sod rendered OBJ
I hope ~ a3iasi1eut With him iufa,bie
Congress, sugiy On zoe pssaioB rslle
tpoa ihs Secfsiafy 81 ihe Trtasugy 70
iho pian oi Fiscti aesnl tbs result ,
ihis cell Was bil which va reported &
deial. With aa sggu1eni 10 itt iasof. ah
b aaE. az ue bad a night io fcRsri Is, bel
csited ~ aii az re bIii 81 Co Prpntfn
ln ltei. % wee hnoVn is couttia rGovi.
lou9 ia rels7enes io lhe atfsnl 81 ih