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cooVicttOn % Yoor part that the ball, a. some o.
is ProvisiSns. eOohieied siih Ihs Constitutes.
But thai cpinion % youf eourSe % The bill which
has lasi been returned 10 Congress viii yooI
sseoad veto, DO not and eanaot snlsrtsin.-
Reeur 70 Weai has passed betwssn ~ with ~
sPeet 20 u, and yoa viii a. 0ace perceive thai
s1eh OPiniOa - inpSssibls.
On the morning Of he l6sh Of Ausast, call
ed a. yoaE chamber. and fOund yea preparing
The hrst veto message. 70 b despatched 20 the
Senate. The Secretary Of War came in also.
end you read portioa Of The message - u.s.
He observed Thai. Ihough The veto wOold create
\ great sensation 10 CongrssS. yet he thought the
rnindS 81 our friends better prepared for q than
they vers some days ago, and be hoped il would
be calmly received, especially IS II did not shu;
out all hops cf a bank. To this you replled,
thai ysu really th0ughI there OUGHT 10 Be no din.
Gully about la that you had significantly indieat-
ID IN youF veto message What kind Of a bank
yc1 would sPPFove, aad that Congress might, II
they Sav 81, pass such a enc in three days.
The 18th being he day for ouf regular Cabi-
ne; meeting, ve assembled ell except MessTs
CRiTTEHpES and GRAS0rR. and you told rs that
you had bad long conversation viih Aiessrs.
BEEEiEn and SEsorAET. who Trofessed to cone
m behalf OF the Wings Of the two Houses to en-
eeav0F 10 strike out ssme measure which would
be generally acceptable. That you had your
doubts about the pfopueiy OF converting with
them yourself, and lhoughI Il more ptoper that
constitutional advisers. You expressed q wish
that the whole subject should be postponed all
The next session pf Congress. You spoke 81 The
delay In the Senate OF TIE consideration of your
veto message, and expressed anxiety a. 60 the
'Sne ard temper which the debais would as
Sume.
Mr.. Badger said that on inquiry he vas happy
90 hnd that the best temper prevailed In thrtWO
Booses. He believed they were perfectly ready
20 take up the bill reported BY the Secretary uf
The Treasury. aud pass Il al unce You replied,
Talk not 10 me Of Mr.. Esing's bill u contains
thar Odlous feature OF local dAcouRIs which
have repodialSa in my nessaRe I then said
10 you, 4 have no doubt, ear, that the HOUSE.
having Aseertained your views, will pass a bill
"a conformity 90 them, provided they can Be sat
sized that t would answer the purposes Of The
Treasury, and relieve the eoantry.' You thea
said, Cannot my Cabinet see that this Is brought
abOuii You must STAND By me in this emef-
ReneT. Canaol you see thai q bill passes Con-
Uresk such as can approve without ineaasis-
teneyr declared again my beiisf that sueh
ball might be passed And you then said 10 ne
What do you understand 10 be my opinionsl-
State them. SC that ! may see that there Is no
misaPprehension about lhem'
thea SAID that I uhdertood you 10 be Of
opinion hat Congress might charter a bank in
the District of Columbia, giving il It's location
here To this you assenIel. That they might
authorize such bank 20 establish ofices OF dis
eount and deposile ia the several States, with
The assent Of the States To this you replied,
'Doat name DISCOUNTS; they have been the
source Of the most aboninable eouuptions aud
are wholly unneessSATy 10 enable the bank 10
discharge lis duties 10 the country aud the Gov.
erhmenL'
observed in reply that vas proposing moth
ing. bot simply eBdeaVoTihR To state what had
understood 10 bo your Opiniou a. to The powers
which Congress might e0nStituIiOnally confer on
- - -
Then preceded 20 say that undefstOod you lo
be Of opinion that Congress might authorize such
bank 10 establish agencies in he several Siatea
with power 10 deal IN bills Of exchange, ViIhOui
toe assent Of the States, to which you Feplisd,
Yes. II they be foTsigE bills, OF bills dawn in
one Stale and payable in another. That IL all
the poWeT necessary for TRANSMITTING the public
funds and regulating exchanges and The eureE-
ey.'
Me- Webster then expressed, in strong terms,
ms oPihiOn that such = charter would answer all
Just purposes Of Government and be Satisfactory
10 the People and declared his preferences Tor
Il over any which had been proposed, especially
a. II dispensed with The assent Of the States TO
the creation % 90 in1tliu:ion necessary fOg ear
Tvns on the fiscal operatioos Of GoVeFnment.--
Hs examined % a. some length, both as TO iis
cOasuianonality aud ils inhasnes on the euFfsn-
ey and exchange. 10 all which views yOu sX-
pressed your concurrence, desired that Zach
bill should be introduced, and especially that il
sh0uldg 20 into the hands Of soms OF yoaF 6.tspAs.
To my inquiry WhsIher Me. Sergeant Sould -
agreeable % you, you replied that be would -
VOC especially requested Mr.. Webster and NY
self % communicate vith Messrs. BeFTien and
Sergeant on The subject, 20 whom you said you
had promised TO address . BOie, bat you doubted
not that this perSo0al Communication would be
eq0ally satisfactory. You desired as, also 10
communicating With those gentlemen not to
L. ~.
nlzed as your measure, Sc might Be made a sub
leet OF comparison 10 Yoor prejudice Ia the
course Of discussion. You and Mr.. Webster
Thea conversed ABBOTT The particular wording 81
the 18Th funtameutal article, containing he
grant % poweT 70 deal ia exchanges. aud Of the
eonnsEioh in Which that grant should Be INTRO
duced 700 also spoke Of the name o. the insui-
iuiion, desiring that iAsi should be changed -
To this ] objected. as u would probably Be
made a subject Of fidir ole bot you assisted hat
there vas much in q name, and this insitution
ought not 10 he called . hank. Me-. Webster
undertook 20 adapt h IN this particular 20 your
wishes Mr. Bell then observed 20 Mr. Webs,sr
ane mJscll that We had no time 70 lose that u
this we're not Immediately attended to. another
bill, less acceptable, might be cot up and report
81. We replied that We would lose 40 lime
hr. Webster accordingly called on Messrs.
BeFrieu add Sergeant Immediately. and I waived
on hem By bis appointment az e'clock on he
hatu1 Jay $50 AefcGa upun the principles 81 TIE
bill N accordanes eth your expressed wishes.
And am apPused q the fact though Il dii not
occur IN ny provence, that aftsr me biii vas
drawn %, AMI before e gss reported, Il vas
aeen and Examined bv yourself. that ynur atign.
zion va specially esiied % he teih fundamen-
tal aftielf ,hat on fuii sIamiBauon you con
CARED 10 De pfovisinLs that % the sane tine
~ nams vas ~ modified asto meet your apufo-
baiion SD the bili vas reported and passed
Do aii essential nartfrulnra a. A. was whsr IA
cane thfpugh Tuuf hands
Foa sstrd W WebafeF sad ~ seif earh 81 pre-
perE aai prsuFni vnu sfEunr1f tousliaa tha roa-
siitsiionuidT n the biiii sod htfrrc thnas srgu-
naenis eluld be pFgpHrrd and red ~ you. gee De-
eisrrd ~ ! be- s1d believe. e. Fruiirulrn alrm-
hera ~ lhe Hoses, tat Yuu uoid rn ~ g0ar fighi
hand rsihrr iitufl appr0te " Aner thiu nee saaa-
iniina vaa tsteH ynn sshei ed esresiif urged fhe
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