Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-23

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the facts and circumstances 1t dscloses are entitled
Appeals 20 reason, rather than the inhamms.o-v
es',ys of who evidently write under tn aau-
ence Of passion, caused by personal disappointment
are those TO which the people should give heed in
crisis like this.
WASHINGTON, Sept IT,
Your friendship for Mr.. Webster, and your
sohcitudC fer his fame, induce me, who share with
YOU both these sentiments, 20 communicate some
particulars Of his during the syeDtfuI session
Just terminated, which ovincc his patriotism Judo
nent and devotion az the true interests of his
p1rty and OF the country. | shal. tell you nothing
which you do no, know already but it NAV not he
unreasonable nor useless, at such a moment ps this
20 have 10 one view, and from an eve witness i'm
FOrtant familiar facts. confess a desire 10 have II
kept constantly in the public mind, that his counses
md his wishes would have preserved uuimusircd
the integrity Of the Wing party; would have pre.
vented "a dissolution Of the cabinet, have maintain.
ed our Official relations TO the President and have
carried us through this administration and 10 the
organization Of another, undistrlcted unalienoted
and ful Of reasonable hope.
AT the commencement Of the session ns IrC,,,
MIR Webster desired 10 sec the country provids 4
with a useful bank This, Of course, was 10 he or.
pected from his whole public life and opinions As
ceTthlnng the existence Of constitutional difficulties
IN the mind Of tho President, ne assisted to have the
bill which the Secretary OF the Treasury was direc
ted 10 send 10 the Senate pr0js made as perfect
possible, consistent with those difficulties. he en-
deIvored to persuade his political and personal
friends % pass that Dl imperfect though he thought
d, and though II was he discountrnarcrd H.
introduction Of another und different one, which
there were the hest reasons To fear the Pc.
Eldcnt would not approve; he favored the nttrnpt
Of Mr. BIyes 10 restore, ty an amendment the sui
stance OF the Irc'sury prnle'; and wien thit had
been defeated, nnd the bill containing The comnro-
mise provision was sent 10 the Executive he snuobt
70 secure his Official approval IN aIl this he mani
tested that fidelity TO VIC party, dcIiclcy 10th, Pre-,
sdent, consideration Of unfortunate and uo,ot-,r,
ID rffF HUftuaFH f4rru and rFraa
cal public good, which the country expected In.
decd, from him, but could scarcely expect from on
other man.
When the purpose Of introducing another bill
alter the veto Of the hrs', was adopted IN Congress
Mr. Webster M doubt sought 10 have IL go framed
90 avoid the objections Ofthc President. and rrol
ably had mo- doubt u would receive his si-pafurr
until the Appearance Of Mr. Boits' letter From
that moment, no you collect from Mr. Ewinr's let
tCr, the President manifested great and not unuatr
raj uueasntss and anxiety, and n very strong wIsl
that the Whole matter might be laid over until it,
mex. session Mr. Webster thought this rcas1nlb .,
and cHpedlent under the circumstauceF, as did MI
Ewing, " understand his letter, and he cDnmuDi
Gated bIs opinion and his desire 10 his friends Do
Congress The bill was passed 1nd sent 10 the Pre-.
rien', and then, as Mr. Ewing tells the public, an,
n' believe The truth 20 be-, Mr. Webster submit,tt
written aud oINI Argument 20 tho President 10 Der
tuhde him 20 give 81 his sanction.
You sec, therefore, that if IN this m,uer there
bdd oecn on both sides, or on either side fauIfs
or errors, Mr. Webster did all that he could do
aI' that man could don The succession Of events
o. prevent them. Down 20 the moment when bn
adopted and declared his determination not 10 r,r,,,
from office, there WIS no one Within or without M ,
WING party who Odd not appreciate bis sound iud,.
rent, his perfect fidelity and his admirable c9unscis
have not q doubt that The sober second thought o.
t,c country will do justice 10 this determination
HIS COLLEAGUES have retired, from the same conyic
ton hat influenced that portion Of the Wings IL
Congress who have presented an address 10 th
pubhci u wit-th1t there no longer exists any hop
OF a satisfactory arrangement Of the question Of IN,
bank, under Mr. Tyler's administration. Mr.
Webster thinks The case not thus hopeless. Uoi
for another ual; and IN another sense than the,
would tNhott us
Ne, ocic malls, SOD oontra lulrnii1t i,a
llo tmrks there n yet reasonable chance that the
President anj his new Cabinet, all Wings, se'eete
Y " hig, may present such a scheme ~ shall a.
scive ths vote ol Wing Congress. You perceive
Ion hos recent louer, that he deems bank as