New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-09-23
POSTSCRIPT.
By this Earnings Southern Jail.

q The following Letter from Hon. JoHy
BELL Is addressed 70 the Editors Of ,ae National
Inte!ligencer, in which paper it was published
YESTERDAY.
GENTLEMEN: Boubts have been attempted TO
be cast upon the correctness OF MIR EwISe &
statement in relation to the part taken by the Pre-
,ideat in getting up the Fiscal Corporation Bill.
by arguing thai there Improperly II max
i1r h,ch ougsi TO deprive 1t OF credi; There all
are circumstances in this case d.tingus 1t ro
others tina; recoIlec: OF the kind. Il grows OUT
OF matter Of official business transacted between
nigh public frnctionarie, and Is OF ublic End gen
er.l concern The aublic aad open conduct OF
one of thsee high fanctionares Is in direc;ioppos-
ton 10 what the other had, By nj. express direc-
ton and authority, affirmed as 10 hi, intentions and
purposes. There can, humby submit. be Sc
riors question in such case upon Inc point o..
personal propriety, VIXEN the injured party seeks
to indicate his honor by disclosing the truth
The Obligations arising out Il confidential relations
in private or public affairs, are founded in mutra!
trust. He tlat disrcgards Ms own conndenua!
pledges and engagements cannot ailege the obi
cation OF confidence. IN the sane transaction.
against the natural right OF seli.deierce belonging
70 the injured party. For any thing iha; can ever
be known 10 the contrary. II may have been the oo-
iec OF the original pledge or engagement to sacri-
ice those who trusted and were nlisled By It For
these reasons do hesitate 70 furnish for pub
LEGATION me accompanying statement. which con-
tain, all the facts and circumstances within my
knowledge that occur TO me as being material.
connected with the subiec, OF difference do TINS
as an act of justice not Only 10 Mr. Ewing, who
requested it, bur 10 myself and the public.
avail myself of this occasion to say that have,
al no time regarded difference Of opinion between
the President and myself in relation to Bank.
however important the subject. a. sufficient OF II.
self 20 Justify a resignation OF The Office which |
lately held in the Executive Administration ct the
Government Nor was il because the President
thought proper tc tri,ic with nslead MS Cahi-
not. as there j. too much reason to believe he IN
tended 10 do in the affair OF the late FISCAL Bank
bill, that resigned M place. There were other,
and some of them pre--xist!ng causes Tor Snch a
course. which many viii regard sufficient ottber'-
.elycs; and which could not have oeen or'rlooNed.
But il was possible 10 exp.ain or remove therl-
and therefore they not promptly acted upon.
The last act OF tine President. however. was con-
elusive OF the true character o. all the other occur'
rences or circumstances which had previously
awakened curiosity or excited dIstrust.
shall. at nv leisure, state the rca-oEs more at
LARGE which fnpclled me to the course have
thought pro9er to adopt and at the same time fur
nish narraiive of all the causes. far as they
E. under my observation which have resulted in
the separation of Mr. TYLER from the party which
brought him into power and the breaking up Of
the Wing Administration.
am, respectfully, your obedien' servant.
JOHN BELL.