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Letter frOnA JOhn bell,
Late Secretary Of Way.
WAsnIncroN. Sepi. 90. l9ll

Doubts have been Al.
tempted 10 be cast upon the correctness
Of Mr. Ewing's statement in relation &c
the part taken by the Presideol in getting
up the Fiscal Corporation Bill. by argu.
Ing ;hat there Sas an impropriety in ma.
king il which ought to deprive Il Of ere.
dit. There are circumstances in this case
6istingOishing Il from all Others that re-
collect Of the Kidd. Il grows out Of q
matter Of Official business, transacted be.
tween high public function aries. and IL Of
public and general concern. The public
and open conduct Of one Of these high
iunciionSTies 10 in direct opposition 10
what the other bad. by bis express diree.
ton and authority, affirmed as 70 bis in.
ieniions and purposes. There cat,
humbly submit. be no serious question in
such a CAGE upon the point o. personal
Proprieiy. when the injured party seeks 10
vindieSte bis honor by disclosing the
truth. The obligations arising out Of con
hdential relations. in private or public AZ.
fairs. are founded 10 muiual tTus:. He
that diSregardS bis own confidential pied
ges and engagements cannot allegs the
obligation Of confidence. in the same
TRANSACTION. against the natural right Of
selt-deience belonging 10 the injured par
ty. For any thing that can ever be known
to tie contrary. It may have been the OBJ.
Jest OF the original pledge or engagement
to sacrifice those who trusted and were
mailed by it. For these reasons, / do no;
hesitate TO furnish for publication, the &C
eomPanying statement, which contains all
the iaess and circumsianees within nv
knowledge, that occur to me AZ being ma
terial connected with the subject OF diff.
ference. ! do this a. an act Of justice
not only 10 Mr.. Ewing. who requested IL,
bot 10 myself and the Public.
avail myself OF this occasion 10 cay
that have, at no time, regarded differ
enee Of opinion between the President
and myself 10 relation TO Bank. however
imPoTisn. the subject, as sufficient Of it,
self 10 justify resignation Of the Office
which lately held in the Executive Ad.
ministrltion Of the Government. Nor
was IL because the President though pro-
per 10 iTiae With or mislead his Cabinet,
aS there is Toe much reason 10 believe be
! intended TO DO, in The affair Of The last
Fiscal Bank Bill. that resigned m place
There were other and some Of then pre-.
existing causes, for such course. which
many will regard a. sufficient Of them.
| selves and which could not have been
overlooked. But il was possibly to ex.
PLAIN or remove them. and therefore they
were not promptly acted upon. The les,
act Of the President. however, was con
elusive Of the true characle- Of ell the
other occurrences or circumstances which
had previously awakened curiosity or ex-
cited dislTust.
she'll, a, my leisure. state the reasons
more at large which impeIled me 10 the
course ] have thought proper to sdopl
end 81 the same time furnish q narrative
OF ell the causes. so FAR IS they fell unde:
my observation, which have resulted IL
The separation Of Mr. Tyler from The par.
~ which brought him into power. sod
the breaking up Of the Wing AdminiSlra,
ton.
an, respectfully. your Sbsdieni servant,
JOHN BELL.
| Messrs Gun a, Sr4Tar