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cot remark that while The District OF Co
lumeip - made the seat Of the prineio.
bank. It's citizens are excluded from Al
participation in Say benefit il might sl
lord. by positive prohibition Of the BAN
tom al! discounting within the District.
/ These are some OF the objections Whicl
prominently exist against details Of IN,
Pill others might be urged Of much fore,
but u would be Improbable 10 dwell On,
on Them: suffice IL 10 add, that ibi, char,
ter u designed 10 continue tor twepty
years, Without competitor. that the de-.
ieei' TO which | have allUdod being found.
ed IN The fundamental law Of the Corpc.
ration. are irrevoc able aud that II the
objections be we'll founded. IL would Do
over hazardous 10 pass the bill into =
law.
10 conclusion, / take leave most re-.
specially 10 say that have felt the mos,
anxions soiicituce 10 meet the wishes Of
Congress IN the adoption OF Fiscal A gen,
which, avoiding ell constitutional ob;ec.
IONS should harmonic conflicting opin-
Tens. AeIuaied by this feeling. / have
been ready 70 yield much. in q spirit Of
consolation. 10 the opinions Of others
and It Is with grea' pain that now feel
compelled 10 differ from Congress a second
time 20 the same session. Al the com
mencement of this session. inclined from
choice TO defer TO tho legislative will I
submitted TO Congress the prop,ietv %
adopting Fiscal Agent which without
violating the Censiilution. would sen,r,i.
the public Moneys from the Executive
control perform the operations Of the
Treasury, without being burdensone 10
me People, or iDeonvOnient. or expen.
sive 10 the Government. II is deepiy 10
be regretted that this Department Of the
Government cannot, upon constitutional
and other grounds, coccur with the lie.
gislative Department in this last measure
proposed to attain these desirable sbiecis
Owing 10 the brief space between the
period OF the death Of nv iamen,ed nre.
deeetsor, aud my own installation into
othcs, ] Was. in fact. not len time TO IRE
pare and submit definite recommenda-
ION OF my own regular messsge;and since.
my MAD has been wholly occupied In =
most ANXIOUS attempt 10 conform nv ae
ton 10 The Legislative will. Ia mi, com.
muniea.ion, | am confined by the Cous,i.
luilsn 10 my objections, simply TO this
bill, but the period OF the regular Session
Will soon arrive, when it will be nv duty
under another clause Of the Consti,ution
10 give to Congress information Of the
stale OF The URioD, and recommend 10
their confederation such measures AZ i
snail Judge necessary and sxpedisnt.' -
And mos; respectfully submit in n se;rit
OF harmony, whether the present differ.
enoes Of opinion should be pressed further
al this time, and whether The peculiarly
OF my situation does not sniille me 10 a
Postponement Of this subject 10 a more
auspIeIous period for delberation.
The two Houses Of Congress have dis
hnguished themselves at this ex,rsordina-
~ session, by the performance OF an i'm.
mense mas Of labor ct q sessoa very up.
favorable both TO health and action. and
have passed many 10 80 which I trust will
prove highly beneficial 10 the iniere,, Of
the county, and fully answer il. Jus, ex.
peeialIons. il hes been nv good iortuoe
End pleasure 70 concur with them In ali
measures, except this. and why should
COR difference oR this alone be pushed 10
exiremes' II is ny snxious desire that
they should not be. !, too, have been
buIdehed with extraordinary lsbors Of late.
and ! sincerely desire time fer deep end
deliberate reflection on this, the CREATES,
diliieuI'y Of my administration. Msy We
not now pause. until more favorable
TINE when, with the most anxious hone
That the Executive and Congress may
cordially unite. some measure Of finance
msy be deliberately adopted. Promo,iye Of
The good Of our common country.
Will take this oecasion 10 declare. that
TIE conclusions 10 which I have brought
myself are Hose Of a settled conviction
founded on my opinion. on JOS, view Of
Tie Constitution. that. IN striving o. II. I
have bceu actuaied bv no other motive
or desife than 10 uphold the institutions
.oi The county a. they have come down
70 us from tie bands Of our god like an.
eeslors; and that shall esteem rny Fort
20 sustain them. even though / perish
nore honorable ihsn 20 viz the sbplspse
oi men, By sscfihCe Of ny dvty and nv
eonseienee. JOHN TYLER.
WAsHiScToF, September o. 1871.