Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-10-02
Very respectfully, yours, Sc,
j. j. CRIrTENDEN.
The President.



SIN: After the most calm and careful con
sideratioo aud viewing the subject IN all the as
poets in which it presents itself to my mind, !
have come to the conclusion that ! ought no
longer TO remain member OF your Cabinet. |
therefore resign the office of Secretary of the
Treasury, and beg you to accept this as my letter
Of resignation.
10 avoid misunderstanding, distinctly De.
clare dat do not consider difference OF opin,
ION as io the chrler Of National Bank as sui
fceul reason for d.ssoIyIng The ties which have
existed between "a. Though look upon that
measure a. one Of vast Importance TO the pros
periry Of the county and though should have
deeply deploled yout inability or unNllIfngness to
accord ID 10 the wishes Of the People and the
/ stat : 81 uncqayoraIly expressed through their
/ Repre-. eutauycs, su upon this aud this alone,
unro3 ettrd win other controlling crcumslau.
ces, should not have felt bound to resign the
/ place which hold in your Ad nnstration But
( those coJirolliog Circumstances DO exist, ana
| nllI, 10 ny own Justification, place them u con-
noct1oa bsioreyou.
/ his 1ul just TO you to sJy that the bill which
| FIST passed The two Houses of Cpngress, and
| which was returned With your objections on the
| 10th Of August did never, IN It's progress, as far
as | know or believe receive at any time either
your express o. imp led assent. SO far as thai
! bill was known 10 me, OF as ] was consulted
upon It, endeayored to bring It's provisions as
| neatly as possible IN accordance with what un.
| deIslool 10 be your views, and rather hoped than
expected your approval | knew the extent to
winch you were committed on the question.
| no, ri h ,,,t ,Ih
your expressed opinions, aud | dleaded from the
first the most disastrous consequences, When the
! project Of compromise which presented ut an
early day Was rejected.
Il is equally a matter Of justice 10 you and 70
myscIito say thai the bill which reported 10 the
two Houses OF Congress at the commencement of
the session, IN obedience % their call, was m di,
fed - as to meet your appreciation. You may
not, it's true, have read the bill throughout; and
examined every part ofit but the 10Th, tuuda.
a,enth aluce, whrh became the contested ques-
ton O. pFuclplc, was freely discussed between us
and 1t was understood aud unequyocalIy sane.
uon,d by yourself The last clause in the bI /.
also, which contained reservation Of power IN
tougless, was inserted on the OH of June. in
your prseuce aud VITA youl appreciation; though
you at one ljme told me that, N giving You,
sanction to the bill, you would accompany Il with
an explanation d your understanding of that first
clause,
atjs condition Of things though greatly re.
gre't,d your veto on the bill IS It passed The 1--WE
Houses Of Congress, and though forcsaw III.
excitement and agitation which it would produce
among the People, yet, considering the channe,
winch lhe bill had undergone in its passage, and
IFS yarIance from The one you had agtecd 10 sane
ton, could not hGd IN that acl enough 10 dts,1rl
j, the confidential relations which existed between
U.s. was disposed to attribute this act, lrauob
N,th mischief as II was, to pure and honorabl,
motives, and to a Conscientious convicugn a,
your part that the bill, in some Of its provisions
, coulllced with the Constitution. But thai on,n
ion Of your course on the bill which has usl beer
returned 10 Congress with your second Veto, d.
not and cannot entertain. Recur 10 what I'M
passed between Us with respect TO II, und YOU wI
at once perceive hat such opinion is impossible
+ On the morning OF the 9Th OF August. | Gallo
your chamber, and found YOU preparing the frs
y veto message, TO be despatched 10 lie Senate
q The Secretary Of War came in also. and yo
n read portion Of tie Message To IT,. He oil
+ served that, though the veto would create o,.,
i sensation in Congress, yet he thought the mind
- OF cur ihends better prepared ior It than the
g were some days ago, ahd he hoped it would h
calmly received, especially as il did not SHIN m
h all hope OF bank. 10 this you rcph,d. N,
you really thought there ought to b. no din
=, Guilty about 1t; that yoL had sufficiently nl,.
ed IN your veto message what kind OF a bank q.
would approve, and that Congress might. # H.
saw i pass such one in three days
The Sth being the dy fol our recua CAN
net meeting, we assembled, all exceat Nessr.
Cruenden ana Grangef,a and you told US that yo
had ong conversation with Niessrs Berrien an
Sergeant, who protested 10 come in beaalfof III
Wings of the two Houses to endeayor 10 sir Z
! out some measure which would be generally af
~ ceptabe. | bat YOU had yorr doubts aboui IN
" P'oprIety otconverSng with them Yourself. an
= thought il more proper hat you should commlp
T, with them through your constitutional adviser,
- loa expressed wish that the whole snbie,
should be postponed t the next session of tor
gross. lou spoke Of the delay in the Senate ,
The consideration Of your veto message, and q,
g pressed anxiety as to The lone and ;einter wbc
IN the debate would assume
9. Mr.. Badger said that on inquiry, he was b,n,
e 70 hnu thai The best temper prevailed IN the tu
Of Houses lie believed they Were perfectly read
to take up the bill reported by the Secretary ofU
lIeasury, and pass it at once, You renIie
"laIt not to me Of Mr.. EwHgs bin, it contain
that odious teatu OF local discounts which b,,
Iepud'ated in my message | then sand 10 va
81 have no doob sir. that the House. having y
certaIoed your views, w,II pass a bill ia coefayn
lty TO them, provided they can be satisfied TIA,
would answer the purposes Of the Treasury. ar
relieve the country" You then said. Lam
ny Cabinet see that TINS is brought about "
must stand BY me in this emergency. Gam
you see mat bill passes Congress. such rs g.
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