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

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| observed in reply ,ha, | wa, proposing neshiss.,
but simply endeavoring 10 state that had under: 8
stood 10 be Jour opsn'on rs 10 The powers s~he16l
Congress might eonstiiuti,ns,fy confer on . bsnti
thai on that point stood corrected / then psv<
cecded 10 say thai understood ,o' be 6i 0finoa
that Congress might auilofiEe suti INK 10 es.ab.
lish agencies in the several States. with power IA
deal in bills Of exchange, without the assent III Inc
States, To which you replied. Yes II hey be foreign
hs, or Bills drawn in one State tyable in another.
That IL all ths power necessary for Transmitting the
public funds and regulating cxchanges and the cur
rcucy.'
Mr. WEBSTER then expressed. in stfong tss6isj
his opnion that such charter wond ansm g, all Just
purposes Of Government and De satisfactory tn tfIS
People; aud declared his preference for il over sot
which had been proposed. especially disue need
with the assent Of the States 10 the creation u an ~.
siution necessary for carrying the fiscal opey.:
hons oi Government. lie examined NJ 80 ne length
both aslo lis consiutonalny aud It's ,L1uence on
the currency and exchanges, ~ all winch views you
expressed your concurrence desired that such bill
should be introduced. aud especially that should al
lnio III hanis If some Of you, Jrieads. To Inv in
qni,y whether Mr.. SERGEANT wouid be agreeable
To you. 70" replied that lie would You especia,v
uqncsled Mr.. WEBSTER and ,s,self 10 counmuui.
cate with Mrssrs. BERRiEN and SERGEANT IN the
subject, 10 whom you sad you had promised 10 .,i.
dress note but you doubted not that this perso M,
communication would be eqn,Ily satisfactory. You
desired u.s. also, ~ communicating wnh tfUse Gen.
"n"' uo' ~ you lest HIS being
recognised as your measure II mi. lit be made sub
JfcI OF comparison 10 your PREJUDICE in the course
81 discussion. You aud Nh. WEBSTER then con.
'r'scd about the particular wording IL the ION fun.
d'ncna' article. containing the grant of power IN
deal IN exchanges, aud Of the come jou in which
that grant should be introduced; you aiso spoke of
me name Of the insiiiutiJn desiring thai that .i,.uL
be changed To this oh ecied, rs Il would probably
be made subject Of rdculc bu, you insisted thg,
'hre was much ~ name, aud this ,nst,t ution ought
nut In In 1I,I Had NJ
10 adapt 1t IN this particular to you, wishes. Nj.
BELL then observed to Mr.. WrB,TER and mys,n
IN" we i"d no time 10 Lose that II this we're not
,mmed'aely attended To. another bill. less accep,a.
Die, might be got up and reported We replied that
we would lose time. Mr.. WtpsTya acco,d;n,i,
called on Messrs. BERRIEN and SERGEANT ,mmed;.
"lely' aud waited Oh them by his appointment NJ
O'clock on the same day, aud agreed upon The prisy.
ciles Of the bill in accordance with YOUR extre.rep
wishes. And am apprTset Of The fart, though il
dd nor occur IN my presence, thai afier tho bill
was drawn up and before II was reported il was seen
and examined by yourself: thai your attention waa
specially called oihe 10 h fundamental article that
on iull examination you ed In It's prov isops:
Nat II the same time It's name mOd,6 ID a. To
meet your approbat ton: aud The bill WAS sepOr,eh
and passed, ~ all essential parc ulars 10 il WAS when
II came throug h Your hands.
You asked Mr.. WEBSTER and my self eat b % pye.
pare and present you an argument uchin the con
slhu''ooay oi the bill and before those arg unssats
as heard aud believe, To gen,Irnen, Membe,s of
The House, that you would of your right band
rather than approve II. After tins new resolutions
was i"ken you asked aud earnestly urged the menn-
be's OF yon' 'ao'"et to postpone the b'lI but you
would neither give YOURSELF nor suffer them 10 rive.
any assurance vi yonr future course, in case IL sucl
pos'ponemcni. By some II us. and l was mysen
one we e'"'l was made TO PrAiiiy yonr wishes, in
The only way IN which II could be done with propvj.
ETY. that is. by Obtaining The general coocu v,enes
olI he h. ~.
ro,iponem"nt. 1t failed, Us have reason 10 believe.
because yon would give no assurance that tho DELAY
WAS MOI sought as means aud occasion for hostile
movements During ms season OF deep feeling and
earnest exertion upon part, while we were neal.
osly d,v"t'pg our talents and influence o serve and
sustain YOU the very secrets Of our Cabinet conn
clls made theiI appearance IN an Infamous papsg
printed IN u DeighbOrlng city. the columns of which
were daily Charged with battery Of yourself and foul
abuse Of your Cabinet. All this bots for felt
that my services, so long az they could avail were
due to the nalion-to thai great and Hi. eoauimOus
People whose snirages elevated yonr pre.s cessor 10
the station which you now ell, and whose united az
voices approved his act wbea he su umoaed Us ~
round HIM, 10 be his cOunsr llors; and ] cit that
what was due 10 his memory. 10 tho in notions
which he iet us IN his last dying words, AL to the
People. whose servants were, had MOI all been
performed until every means was tired, and every
hope had failed Of carrying out the tue principles
upon which the mighty movement was founded that
elevated him and you To power.
THIS bill, framed and fashioned according 10 your
own suggestions, IN the imitation Of which and
another member Of your Cabinet wrie N ade by you
the agents and the uegoiator, was passed by large
majoulies through The two Houses of Congress, AMI
seu' TO you, and you rejected Il. Important rs was
the part winch mad taken, al your request, in tho
orIg,na,ion OF this bill and d. cpiy as ! was com.
mItted Tor yout action upon u, y0u Lever consul.
ted me on The subject 81 the veto message. You
did even refer TO II III conversation, and the
first notice had of its contents was derived from
tun0r.
Aud to me, al least you have done nothing TO
wipe away the personal lndgniiy sing out Of the
gathered, il is true, from your c"nversalioD,
shortly after the bill had passed The House, that
YOU had strong purpose to reject Il: but nothing
said like soiieniDg or apology 10 me, either in
reference 10 myself or TO those with whom had
communicated at your rquest, an who had acted
themselves and induced tue Two Houses TO act upon
the ial,h Of that communication. And, strange as
1t may seem, the Veto Message attacks in IN ~spe-
caI manner The very provisions which were inserted
81 your request; aud even the Of the cuTr0ga.
,ion winch was not only agreed 10 BY you, but es-
pecialy changed TO meet your expressed wishes, 10
made the subject ofyour criticism. Different men
mig HI view tins TRANSACTION IN different points Oi light
but, under these circumstances. as matter IL per
sonai homo II would be hard for me 10 remain Of
YOUR counsel, 10 seal my lips aud leave unexplained
and unJ.sclosed where lies in this sAnsaclion tbs
departure from s,ra ghiforw ardness and canior Sc
Ear indeed from adnn,ing The encourage ment which
YOU gave 10 this bill IN It's inception. aud explaining
and excusng your sudden and violent hostility to-
ward. ii, you throw into your Veo Message sn 10
IL .ftneh that "A