The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-09-21

until every means was tried, and every mono
had failed of carrying oct the true pnrcin'c,
upon which the mighty movement was found.
cd that elevated him and you to power.
This bill, framed and fashioned ACCORDING %
your own suggestions in the initiation Of WHICH
and another member of your Cabinet were
made by you the agents and negocia'ors, was
passed by large majorlies through both Houses
OF Congress. aud sent 10 you, and YOU rejected
1t. Important as was the part which had taken
al your request. in the origiHa'ion Of this bill,
ana deeply as was committed for your action
upon II, you never consulted me on the subject
oil ne veto message. Ycu did not even refer
10 II IN conversation, and the first notice had of
lis con:cnts was derived from rumor.
And 10 me, at least, you have done noibiur
10 wipe away the personal indigci,y urisiue out
The act. | gathered it Is true. from your con.
versation, shortly after the bill had passed the
House, that you had a strong purpose to reject
il BAT nothing was said like softcning or apu-
ogy 10 me, either in reference 10 myself Or to
those with whom had Communicated at Your
request and even the name of The Corporation
which was not only agreed by you, but espc-
cialy changed 10 meet your expressed wishes
Is made the subject of your criticism.
Different men might view this transaction in
d fhrent points of light. but under these cir
cumstnnces. as Il matter of personal honor, il
would be hard for me 10 remain of YOUR counsel
to seal my lips and leave unexplained and M
disclosed. where lies in this transaction the
departure from strdighfui wardness and candor.
in md f.
ment which You gave TO this bill in it's inccp.
ton, and explaining and excusing your violent
hostility towards it, you throw into your Veto
Message an lnterrogatory equivalent 10 an as
scrIIon that il was such bill as YOU had alrcad,,
declared could not receive YOUR sanction. SucI.
IS III. obvious effect of The first irtrro.-,,,ry
clause ON tic second page Ii has al the force
OF an assertion without lis open fairness.
hav- met ard reluted this, the necessary infer.
ence from your language, in my preceding
statement, the correctLeSs of which YOU am
sure, ysu will not call in question.
Your veto to the first bill YOU rest OF cons,i-
iuiioaal ground and tic high convictions of
conscience; and no maa, in my opinion had 4
right 10 question your sincerity. so sail. ard
so acted, Tor through all he cont S, ani coils.
ion That rose out Of that act, YOU had my r
he:ence and spppo.i. But hnw is it with fcs-
pect TO this The sahj.cr of Bank /, nos
new YOU; II is more than twenty wears tia,
You have made il an object Of consideration
aHj o! study. especially in lis coanexion with
trio constitutional powers Of tie General Gov
ernmcnl. You therefore. conid rot be. and
you were not, taken unprcparcd on tbs ores-
ton. The bill which | reported to Conr!cs,.
with your appreciation. at the commencement
OF the session, had the CLAUSE r,lai.rc n a4c,.
cicS, and the power TO dc;.l in cAcn:rrr+. -
strongly d. ieloprd. rs Tic orc yuu haze to,y
rejected, an, cquI.,l without t., asst! If l.,
Sia'cS. You referred eSpcc;a " and with -.
prVbalcl. H. the r,1.s.. : C;vS arcr. In 81
conv' r>aiiOG led n il. IL fafi.,,,.ii, ST SAT-
on saGcIIorcd /, in tits pslicrl,r b.fl as H..
tailed above. And 70 dIuhl " IS .ircvu at..
on he sUlJ.ci by you, in my hrar'ng. Or wirhia
my k;-o" lcige, uni! lie Ice n r.. Bots
caIGe 20 your harGs. Soon ci'rr rca u Ib,,
lei or, you threw ou strong iriina;ipii, Ib,, ycl
would veto the bin If it :crc ro, ,,as.p,u,d.
That letter did and 90 most unro ,.yo.;l,v
condemn, ba; ii did Lot fret he constitutions
nifty Of the bill, OF ius'ify YOU in rejecting it on
HAT ground; It could o.ly aG.ci jhe oxD.ci-
'ncy Of your action; aud, w!.a;, ver vou clav
nov believe as 10 tie Sciupi.s cx.s;;u- In Su;i-
mind, in this AID in Kindred source there Is
'irong ground to -lirva 'tcy have tir:r origin.
II be right in this, and | doubt not am,
acre is great public mcclure demanded bv
ilc country, passed upon and approved By the
Representative of the States and the p~oplc, re.
leclcd by You as Prtsdrlt on grounds having
10 origin in conscience and 90 reference Ia the
pubic good TIE r'jeci.o. Of THIS measure,
'OO continues the purse with tire svcrI in liz.
ha.d, Of II" Exccu'iyc. frim which sc s'rove
Ia wrcst it in the contest uAich clcYaieI vonr
Dr"dr cessor and YOU 20 power. cannot alan,
lon the principles Cor which during ali ny 20.
itical Career. have Struggled e-pcc;aIy
cannot be one of the instruments By which the
Executive g:elds ihcse combined, accumulated
md dangerous powers.
These. sir, a:c thn reasons for .'.c importart
'tcp which have fri il uly duty to take, and
submit them as It's Justification.
am, very respectfully, Yours,
r. EWING.
To The PcrsIrFNT