The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-02


charges against the personal honor and political M
isgri,y of the President is 10 be found IN Mr. Bells
letter, and in Mr. Bolts speech. Every one with
whom we have conversed seems to think that II Mr..
Bell will only write another letter of similar chaiac-
ter TO that which he has lately addressed to the public
that the most indubtabe and straightforward evidence
will be furnished by this gentleman that the President
is entirely guiiless Of all charges preferred against
him. Certainly he declares emphatically that the
President said, in Cabinet council, ne would NO
yer sign any bill which gave to the Institution,
either openly by construction, the power OF dis
counting. Now the very first objection urged by the
President in his Veto message to the Fiscal Corpora
ton is that the Institution would have the ability to
deal in discounts of the very worst character. 30
much for Mr.. Bells letter. fs 60
When we come to refer to Mr.. Bolts speech, we
find the most conclusive proof furnished by this per-
son. that the President was never committed to the
bill reported by the committee of the lower House
and passed in three days by that body He furnishes
the written proof circumstances and facts can't lie
though men msy) that the President, with his own
hand wrote amendment TO the BILL (see the latter
part of his specify recognizing the assent principle
which to have been incorporated IN the bill when
before the House, but which Withdrawn from the
gentlemans hands in which il was placed for that
purpose, prsuious to the passage Of the bill. The
adoption of this amendment was of course, with the
President sine qua non to his approval of the bl
If so, and the amendment Withdrawn before it
was offered, and no such recognition of the assent
principle appeared in the BILL how ii be urged that
the President was ever committed to the bill which
parsed through Congress. This is argumentum ad
absurdum. II lis an absurdity to attempt to sustain
such position. The truth of the matter is that the
President desiring maintain the union of the party
determined tQgve the scheme mature consideration,
with anxious desire to sign such BILL if possible,
which, however, on examination, he found he could
not either in conscience or judgment do; and these
operated by different causes have entirely mis-
understood wilfully misrepresented the President.
In any event, they have made charges which they
have failed to make good by furnishing satisfactory
testimony of their truth. Does not justice demand
that punishment should be visited on them Let them
remember I" that curses come home to most" Before
long, the thunders of an indignant people in
teligence and virtue they have despsed-will burst
upon their heads. We have not the gift of seeing
into uturity but will dare to prophecy that
every man who has been engaged in this conspiracy
against the peace of mind the honor and political
putation of an innoeent and honest man, will find in
the retrbutiVe breath of the people, in the deserved
contempt and detestation in which they must, and
will sink, just though awful punishment for their
crimes. .a s A REP PUBLICAN.