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

ity but from oi duty which, mistaken thongh
may bets vet sincerely entertained that cheer
iu, sacrifice to II the advantages aud distinctions
Of office.
BE pleased, therefore, to accept this ms my iesie
nation OF the oilirc OF Attorney General OF the Un'.
ted States
Yer. respectfully yours. &c. .......
Tnr rnts,pnsr.
TnrAsuny DEPARTMENT, Sept. H. 1911
| SIN: After the mos, calm aud careful consne, J.
Ion, and viewing The subject IN all the aspects in
which II presents i,set 10 my mind, have tome TO
The conclusion thai ough, no longc, TO remain a
member Of your Cabinet. therefore resign the
Office OF Sec,cnr, Of The Treasury, aud beg you 10
accept this nv my letter OF ,esignal'on.
To avoid inisund ersandn Z, distinctly declare
that do considers Difference of opinion ast" the
charter OF National Bank II sufficient reason for
dissolsing the ties winch have existed between us.
Though look upon that measure as one Of vas,
~ pofance 10 the prosperity Of the country, aud
though | should have deeply dcporrd you,
inability nnwiingness 10 accord IT 10 tho wishes
OF the People and The States, so uncquisocally ex
pressed through their Representatives, sui. upon
ihi', and this alone, unconnrctcd with other control
ling ciicumst should not bnye felt bound To
| resign the place which hold in your Adn,nistra-
ton But those controlling circumstances do exist
and | will, in my own jusufca,ion place them 10
| come xion before you.
IL is but jnsi 10 YOU TO say that the bill which
was returned with your objections on the 10Th "i
August, did never, ~ lis progress, rs lar as know
or believe. receive any time either your express
or implied assent. So lar as thai bill was known to
me, or as was consulted upon II, endcavO,cd to
bring It's provisions az nearly M possible IN accor-
dance with what understood TO be your views, aud
rather h0ped than cr,'ected your approval. / knew
The extent To which you were commted ON the
question. knew the perlinacny with which you
adhered to your expressed opinions, aud dreaded
from the first the most disastrous cons qnencrs,
| when the project Of COMPROMISE which ! presented
NJ an early day was rejected.
Ii ~ equally matter OF justice TO You and To my
self 10 say that the bill which reported 10 the two
h.. uses Of Congress At the commencement of the
session, 10 obedience 10 their call was modified so
to your appreciation. You may not II Is
t,ue have read the bill throughout. and examined
every part of il; hut the 10Th fundamental a,ticlc,
which became the contested question ofprinc'plc.
was freely discussed between u, and II "as under
stood aud untqnlyocally sanctioned by yourself.
The last clause ~ the bill, also which contained
reservation ipo"er IN Congress. was iosrited on
the oh of june in your presence, aud with your up
proba though YOU nj Que tune told mr. lliai,
giving your ncl,on 10 the ball. you would ace N.
pany II with IN explanation of your understanding
OF that first clause.
In ils condition of Ih,ngs though greatly re-
gretled your veto o ht bill as u passed the iSo
Houses Of Congo ID though | foresaw the ex-
ci,ement and ag,tauoO which it would produce
among the People, yet considering the changes
which the bill had Undergone IN IT'S passage, aud
lis variance from the one YOU had agreed To
sanction, | could not find IN that act enough 10
disturb the confidential relations winch exisied
between us. was disposed To attribute ,h. ACT,
raueht with mischief rs II Was, to pure x honorable
motives, and 10 CONSCIENTIOUS convection on y"ut
p,r iba, the bill, in some OF ils provisions Lonhi:t
ed with the Constitution. But that opinion Of your
course on the bill which has just been returned TO
4 =. .,,h pcnuh vgtn / lI nj nd
not entertain. Kccur to what has passed between
us wnh respect TO H. and GU will al once perceive
that such opinion lsimposslble.
On the mon ming the 16 h Of August, called al
your chamber, and found you preparing the first
J veto message, 10 be despatched 10 the Senate. The
Secretary OF War came in also, and you read po'
ton of The message lilo observed that, though
the veto would create great sensation ia Congress,
vet he thought the minds Of our friends better pre-
patrd for il than they were some days ago. and he
! hpcd II would be calmly received, especially rs II
did mol sbu, out all bupe OF bank. To this you
replled tina, you really thought there ought 10 be n"
difficulty ab il; that you had sufficiently od'ca-
Ted IN your vrto message what KIND Of a bank you
would approve, and thar Congress might, II they
saw f., pass such a one 10 tn ce days.
The lSh being The day for our regular Cabinet
meeting we assembled, AL except Messrs CRITrES-
prn Il GRANGER, aud you told us that you had had
a long C nversaion with MesTs. BERtIEN and SEA
arAsr who foicssed 10 Come 10 behai oil the wings
! al The - Houses to enueavOT 10 strlkc
measure v hch would be generally acceptable
That you had your doubts about the Propriety Of
conyersluv WIN them yourself, and thought II more
| p,op,r that YOU should commune with them through
your con s,lulunal advisers You expressed W 'sl
that the whole subject should be postponed I'LL The
next session OF Congress. You spoke ollhe della,
m he Senate Of the consideration of your veto mes
sage aud expr' ssed Anxiety as 10 the tone ant
te,nper winch The debate would assume.
Mi, BADGER said that on inquiry he was happy Il
find that the best temper prevailed IN he Two H"us
es He /, lieved they were perfectly ready 10 tak'
up the bill reported by the Secretary Of The rieasu
~, and pass II at once. You repi d, Talk not Il
me Of Mr.. Ewing's bIl; il contains that odious lea
ture of local discounts which have repudiated I,
,, INV message Then said 10 you, Il have 10 douO'
s,I, that the House, having asce'taned your views
will pass bill N conformity TO them, provided the
can be satisfied thai 1t would answer the purposes
the Treasury. *, elleve the county, You then said
'Caunot my Cabinet see that this Is brough, about
You uust stand by me in this emergency. Can"o
YOU see that u bill passes Congress such as l CA
approve wilhou, inconsistency declared agar
NV belief that such bill might be passed. An
YOU then sad to me, What do you UNDERSTAND
to be my opinions! State them. so that ma
. see iha,there is misapprehcnsion about Them
+ I then said understood you TO be OF opinion tina
Cn,ore.s m,p IN charter Bauk in the District 1