Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1841-09-28


with your APPRECIATION though you NJ one time told
me that IN giving your sanction 10 the bill. YOU
would accompany it with an explanation If your
Outstanding that last clause On turning To this
last clause. we find il reads thus
SEC. %. and BE- a further enacted. That Con
gress reserves the right To limit extend the time
for which the said corporation may discount notes
bills of exchange. and 10 pass all laws which NAV
be necessary to carry effect the provisions of
this Act according 10 the true intent and meaning
thereof: and 1t shall not be deemed any infringe
ment of the privileges conferred By tins Act. for
Congress to direct the placing of Offices Of discount
and deposite IN any such places may be necessa-
~ and proper for the collection. safe keeping and
disbursement of the public revenue"
There j. nothing in this section which asserts the
power Of Congress to establish branches without the
assent Of the States. Its whole bearing upon the
covers of the Bnnk.-not the States. And so the
President doubtless understood A.. But lest some
hidden meaning might be concealed under II. ike
that which Mr.. Ewing has now brought TO the
face, the President said TO HIM that I'm giving his
sanction 10 the BILL he would accompany II with
explanation OF has understanding OF that last clause.
This section certainly looks ike attempt To-
trap the President and shows that. conscious of It's
equivocal and ambiguous expression, he was deter
mined. in giving IT his signature. to explain how he
understood IT. 1t is far To suppose that he meant
TO negative such nterpreat on of II as would al
low II 10 be invested into an authority To establish
branches of the bank without the permission of the
States.
Nothing more is necessary to show that Ewing is
not witness to be depended upon. H. evidently
man who makes rash and random assertions. VINO
easily forgeis what he has himself done. and may
therefore easily forget what he and others have
said. We do not suppose that he has committed an
Intentional falsehood IN thus msstatng his own pro-
lect for nobody would do that "A case where the
exposure and reiHtatIon l. easy and so close at
hand but he has proved himself 10 have no regard
10 accuracy, and made his story IN other re-
spects OF very uncertain credit, to say the least.
One thing. however, is pretty apparent-namely,
that the whole cabinet concurred IN conspiracy 10
manpuvre Mr.. Tyler into giving his appreciation to
bank OF discounts without knowing t-Nir. " eb-
stcr amongst the rest. When Mr.. Tyler stated
his decided hostility to bank of discounts. and his
Willingness To consent TO bank empowered to deal
only IN exchanges, Webster, according TO the mar
ratlve OF Ewing. SEXES immediately the idea.
declares II To be the very thing - better than the
other kind OF bank-and employed his eloquent voice
Tor considerable time IN pointing out rs exceenc
es to Mr.. Tyler. Mr.. Webster aud Mr. Ewing ac-
cordngy employ Mr.. Sergeant to introduce IN the
House ot Representatives bill creating bank,
which, under the pretence OF dealing IN exchanges
allows the latitude OF local discounts with
little variation of form only. This bill Mr.. Tyler
was expected TO be 'nsincere enough 10 sign. Now
1t nigh; well be that Mr.. Tyler before looking
carefully INTO the question, expressed general
terms ms appreciation of bank authorized to deal
IN exchanges but certainly any conversation of
this sort with his cabinet. would not Justify hun IN
approving a scheme when he contrived
to make him, IN effect, assent TO what he had
just rejected.
There is no doubt that Mr. Tyler understands the
bank question much better than he did at the
commencement OF the special session. In the course
OF ais imitation he may have fallen into mistakes,
and iD-coniidenta conversation he may have utter
Ell opinions which he afterwards saw reason to re-
Ipg Nan 81. l..4
crude oplnion-ought To have bound a man VINO SAW
the truth clearly at last, aud reloice thaf they
were not allowed to bind nim. THIS proolbiy was
the secret of the dii ufy which his IAOinct had m
managing hln. NJ one Time he nl- hi have thou Int
he to agree tneln tlu l,Ia.s "a
winch he afterwards perceived them - l 80 tn
wrong. The nation certainly owes n.gi rs fhanNs
tor having the firmness To hold AS lit .ll more
enlightened opinion.
Mr. Webster has written two letters snlch we
publish to-day - IN winch he tens the coun-
try that he sees reason TO resign hiS place.
Ii Mr.. Ewings story be true, there 10 abundant
reason why he should resign. According 10 that
story, Mr.. Tyler on the one hand behaved with bad
iath to his cabinet; while on the other hand his
cabinet were attempting to cajoe ham INTO the very
measure to which he avowed the greatest repug-
There was treachery on both sides Take
either part OF Mr.. Ewmgs story for true, and we do
not see how Mr. Webster can remain IN the Cabl-
net.
In all that we have SAID we have made no allu-
sion TO the mdecency of which Mr.. Ewing has been
guilty, revealing the private conversations of the
Cabinet. There may be cases IN which such u dis
closure may become necessary, but this IS not one
of them. The public knew very well that Mr. Ew-
ing had sufficient reason for not remaining IN the
Cabinet without any such violation OF confidence.
IL Is true that he seeks to himself by aeg-
my that the secrets OF the Cabinet previous ly
allowed by Mr.. Tyler to get into the newspa pers.
neither THIS constitutes any apology, our readers
viii Judge for themselves.
Meantime, the influence of new advisers is evi-
dent. Mr. Barker, the able Comptroller of the
Treasury, appointed by Mr.. Van Buren,, has been
restored to his place. One two instances of the
same kind we learn have occurred. and 1t is under
stood, that removals for opInIOns sake will
De allowed to take place.
As Congress about to adjourn, on Monday the
friends OF Mr.. Clay the Senate had opportuni-
ty OF manIiesting their spite towards Mr. Tyler.
Mr.. Boul~are, personal friend OF the ice Presi-
dent, was nominated as Charge d .lfawes to Ma.
Pies. lie narrowly escaped rejection the deci
ed friends OF Clay voting against him and he was
confirmed only by the votes of the democratic mem
bers aided by those of few others Just enough Ia
make majority, who were not vet quite prepa red
Tor that entire separation from Mr. Tyler which
must shortly take place In another Instance Mr.
iylers candidate WAS rejected. Richard Adams
VINO found Mr. Bots letter to the Richmond G. If &c
House lying on the table, and read by every body
and who took cory of II which sent 10 Wash
ington, was nominated by Ir. Tyler to some in.
dian Agency. The wings the Senate voted
against INN the nomination thrown out ; and
the party was avenged.
1--WE know says that very moral Journal, the
National lntellgencer, .we know. II Is true tia,
the President had, in times past, in both branches
OF Congress, by ms speeches and votes, declared
his personal convection OF the unconstitutionaly o
a National Bank. But we hattered ourselves thai