Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-21
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MR. WEBSTER AMI NR IyvISc

ltSeoms To be the general opinion tina, the IL
ton OF our Foreign Relations is a sufficient cause
tor MIR Wehster's continuance ia MIR Tyler's Cabi.
net. WHEEL or this DC true CT not we have no means
| oi knowing. Bot this we Go kuow, that in his let.
ter TO the Editors OF the National Inteiseaecr. Mr.
Webster does not assign the condition OF our For
eign Relations the sole cause of his remaining in
the post Of Secretary OF State. Ca the CONTRARY,
rom the particular phraseology Of the letter. will
be that the condition of our Foreign Relations
is Il secondary reason for the course which he has
pursued. That our readers may Judge for them.
| selves, again publish the letter:
Washington, September 10. 1871.
To hcSss'. GALEs = SEAros:
Gentlcmon:-beSt any misrepresentation should
exist, as to the reasons which have led me To dfsr
from the course pursued by my l,ic colleagues.
wish 10 say that remain IN nv place first br,,use
have seen no suifc-n, Tor the dissolution
OF the late Cabinet by the voluntary act OF its ow
members
am perfectly persuaded OF the absolute necc,.
sity OF I'm institution, under the authority of Con.
gre $ 10 and revenue and financial operations and
10 give tie country the blessings Of good currency
and cheap exchanges.
Notwithstanding what has passed, have conf.
Ienee that the President vii CO operate with the
Legislature IN overcoming all difficulties in the at.
tanment OF these objects; ami II Is TO the union of
The VIII: partv--by winch mean the whole par-
tyi the Wing President, the Wing Congress, and
the Wing PcoT.C-ihatl look tor a realization of
our wishes. | cen look no where else
In the second place, Il had seen reasons to resign
my oihc-, should not have done 81 without giving.
the PreSldea; roIsonl5,s no:icc, and afordn, hun,
time 20 select the hands To which he should cpnfJs
the delicate and important affairs now puudius IN
this Department.
am, gentlemen, respectfully,
-FOUR obcdent servant.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
In the frs, PIce, hir Webster sees "no sufF.ieu,
reason os the dissolution of tho late Cabine, by the
voluntary act Of its memJers" and "notwith,,,ni
ing what las passed" "has confidence that the
President vii cooperate with the Legislature" SC.
SC.
MIR Webster hai certainly read Mr. Ewins,s lc,.
ter before he his own; and the d.cl5r,,ior
that lie saw mo reason tor the luton OF IN, l,,
Cabinet by the voluntary act of ITS own members -
strikes US a. most extraordinary. Ii MIR Eyiny has
o. the irutn, wr do not how any member oi
ia C Calumet could remain IN it and pre>,ry,
ms oan sei-reSpec'. II &c has no, iodine truth
Mr. Webster, whose name 3 repeatedly mentioned
m Mr. bSlnS'> statement, owes Il to himself Il, Mr..
Tyler, % the cause of common honesty and to H. NJ,
country, TO come out aud show wherein II IS untru.
As ,ons as MIR Ewtug's statement remains uncon
traaIcied, - long wa. the members Of the Wbis
party believe that the members OF the late Cabinet
had no other alternative bu; resignation.
The condition Of ouI Foreign Relations may fur
nsh Mr. webster th what he considers ample iusti-
hcauon for las course. Let him assign that motive
Il lie chooses, but neither he crany one else can
persuade the people that the other members of The
C4o'he' have not pursued the only course which.
as men OF honor, Was lett 10 them.