Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-09-20
CABINET LETTERS.

The readers attention will be at once attracted
by the Lettes OF Mcssrs. CrIttenden, Ewing and
Webster, III abntler column--the two former Of
whom lelire, and the latter retains his seat the
Cabinc'
Mr.. Criltenden's lr,tt, IS Lri. T. but pointed lie
docs not indulge any specifications bat there IS
volume OF meaning IN his declaration. that his
longer continuance III The Cabinet would not be
"hnnolable' 10 himself.
Perhaps that declaration finds lts solution in The
more elaborate and deeply interesting letter Of 'he
Late Secretary Of The 1lcasury,-upon which we
have ntuIlcr room nor disposition this mofriag 10
Comment. Indeed, the tacis stated by Mr. Enlng
are Intensely too striking to require dword oil re
una *. They viii strike tile nation with astonish-
mrn-- md II III remain uucon'radcted, u, be ny
contrAdlcted II they be not dismoved, they ca1n9t
tail to M the reputation Of The President even
in the estimation oi those who Profit by his vac la
llun aud want oi candof What the facts i
That The President approved Of Mr.. EwIng's bull,
embracing that "odlous feature OF discounts" which
lac condemned so hafsily IN his first veto and that
even lie had not read HE tioic Of it, when he gave
ms APPROPRIATION, yet lie ha8 read those parts of H.
and discussed them, which afterwards constituted
!hc theme Of his haislest dcnunciaton That IN
der his directions, tho lat bill, passed by Congress-
and vetoed by hln, prepared, and that he
read, discussed aud sanctioned it that changes
made IN II his own suggestion to
suit his own peculiar notions and that. not
"ithstandmg all lhls he only vetoed H. bur
eHpresscdby inference his surprise that Congress
should have passed such bill, coming, as lie ale
scs, within tie scnpe OF lie objections to a Bank
operating PR SC over the Union,' laid down in hs
FIRST and crilciscs with unusual harshncss the
tile II tire bill, OF which he had himself approved
and OF lis pfuyisions, which were iuse1tel at
his own request! Il these iacls be so,--a'd no onr
rise from the perusal OF Mr. Ewings lucid state
men; without feeling convinced Of their entire
uuth,--no man, II seems to US, can defend
John Tyler. however he may be disposed 10
rejoice yer tie VETO. Why. it NAV be asked did
the President veto his own bill 4? BY what influen
ccs was this sudden aud thorough change wrought
in his oprnon Mr.. Ewing attributes ii exclusive
~ to { c celebrated Coffee House letter" written
by Nh Botts--And if this be So we have the mont.
Tying exhibition of President, influenced in his de
clsion upon great question of national concern, by
mere personal feeng,-vetong measure, not be
cause the constitution ioibids its passage and "con-
science urged HIM 10 inerpusc; but for the pnr
pose Of showing that he was not to be 'headcd" by
ms friends easily To be scduccd by his eaemies,
But, for The pi.srnt, we lolbear.
Mr. Webstcf's letter is not satisfactory to Us, and
we imagine vii hardly be to the public though i
may be 10 himself We do not see very clearly
how he, who seems to have been, next to Mr.. Ew
ing, the most active agent in framing the bin Just
Tvtocd by the President, can, any more than Mr.
Ewing, longer remain Cabinet councillor Of the
man by whom he, as well as Mr. Ewing, must ,havc
been deceived aud dupcd. 1t is possible. however
that the President may have made to lin explana,
tons and apologies which he though, proper tt
withhold from Mr.. Ewing, and thereby "wired aw =,
the personal ndlgnlty arising out of the act" Mr..
w cbser still expresses confidence in the President
We hope he may be disappointed.
+ arther developments, howsvcr, are yet doubt
less to be made, aud we await them, before we pas.
final judgment either upon President Tyler or an,
OF the o,irr actors IN tins strange, evcnla ragc-
dy."