The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-06-29
TUESDAY. June %

, TUESDAY, June %.
In the SENATE, the bill TO revive and'extend
to the 4th July. 1914, the charters of certain
Banks of the District of Columbia was passed.
! The bill of appropriation for the present Ses.
sion passed the Senate.
In the House, Mr.. Cost Johnson, chairman
of the committee on Public Lands, reported
bill to appropriate for a limited time the pro-
ceeds OF The public lands, and granting lands TO
certain States.' Referred to the committee of
the whole on the state of the Union, and order
ed printed.
! Mr.. Pope moved to reconsider the vote on
the motion passed yesterday to refer 10 the
committee ofw ways and means the bill for the
repeal of the SubTreasury. After debate
of some length and interest, the vote was re-
considered, and the bill referred to the select
committee on the currency.
A message was received from the President
of the United States, enclosing corresPon-
dence between himself and the committee sent
here, in behalf of tie citizens ofCinciunati, for
the purpose of removing with the consent of
the family the mortal remains of the late
President. The message and documents were
sent 10 the select committee on that portion Of
the Presidents message which relates 10 the
family of Presiden. Harrison.
We give the reply Of the President 10 the
Committee:
WASHINGTON, June II, 1S4l.
GENTLEMEN: Your letter of the 10Th was
duly handed me, and lose no time in rcspon.
ding to the feelings and sentiments watch you
have expressed for yourselves and those you
represent, and which you have correctly ascri.
bed to me in regard TO the lamented death of
the late President. AS a citizen respect him.
as patriot honored him, as a friend he was
near and dear TO me that the people Of Gin
cnnati should desire to keep watch over his
remains by eutombing them near their city, is
both natural and becoming that the entire
West where SO many evidences Of his public
usefulness are 10 be found, should unite 10 the
same wish, was to have been expected and
that the surviving soldiers of his many battles
led on by him to victory and TO glory, should
sigh to perform the last melancholy duties to
the remains of their old commander, is fully IN
consonance with the promptings OF a noble and
generous sympathy. | could cot, II was au'
thorizsd 10 do so, oppose myself to their wish
es.
| might find something to urge on behalf OF
his native State, in my knowledge of his con-
tinued attachment to her through the whole Pc
riod of his useful life-in the claims OF his rela-
tives there, whose desire it would be that The
mortal remains of the ilustrious son should
sleep under the same turf with those of his
distinguished father. one of the sigLers OF the
Declaration of IndepenieDce-ln the wish OF
the citizens of his native county 10 claim all
that is now left of him for whom they so lately
cast their almost unanimous sutfrage-to say
nothing of my own feelings, allied as | am BY
blood, to many of mis- near relatives, aid with
our names so closely associated and much con-
nected with the late exciting political CONTEXT
these considerations might present some rea-
sonable ground for opposing your wishes
But the assent which has been given by his
respected widow and nearest relatives 10 the
request of the people Of Cincinnati, admits OF
no opposition on my part, neither In my IndI
;vdual nor official character.
shall feel it to be my duty, however, to
submit our correspondence 10 the two Houses
of Congress now in session; but anticipating
no effort from that quarter TO thwart the wishes
expressed by yourselves in consonance with
those of the widow and nearest relatives of The
late President, | readily promise you my CO
operation towards enabling you tofulfil the
sacred trust which brought you to this city.
| tender to each Of you, gentlemen, my cor
dial salu,ations- JOHN TYLER.
To J. BURNETT, J. C. WRIGHT, and others Of
the committee.