The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-09-21
MR.. WEBsTER's LETTER.

We publish the following Letter addressed by
the Hon. Daniel Webster to gentleman in New
York, announcing his reasons for remaining, tempo
rarily, in the office of Secretary of State.
Washington, Sept IL, 1S4l.
My Dear Sir--I thank you for your kind and
friendly letter.
You will have learned that M essrs Ewing Bell,
Badger and Crtenden have resigned their
respective offices Probably NJ, Granger may
feel bound to follow their example. This
currence can hardly cause you the degree of
regret which it has occasioned me; they not
only friends, but persons with whom have had,
for time, daily official intercourse. could
not partake in this movement.
1t is supposed TO be justified, presume, by the diff
ferences VIII ch have arisen between the President
and Congress, upon the of establishing prop
err fiscal agency, ard restoring sound currency; a.
collateral matters growing out of these differences
regret these differences as deeply anyman; hut
have not been able TO see in what manner the res
ignation of theCabnet was likely either to remove
or mitigate the evils produced by them.
On the contrary, my only reliance for remedy
for these evils has been, and Isl on the union, con-
caton and perseverance Of tho whole Wing par
ty, and by no means, despair of seeing yet accom-
plished by these means, all that desire. It may
render more patient under disappointment in
gard to ono measure to recollect, as Justly stated
by the President in his last message, how great
number of important measures had already been car
ried through. hardly know when such a mass of
business has been despatched IN single OF
Congress
The annual winter session is now near at hand;
the same Congress is again soon TO assemble, and
feeling deeply as ever did, the indispensable
necessity of some suitable provision for the keeping
of the public money for aid to the operation Of the
Treasury and to the high public interests of the
currency and exchange, am not in haste to be-
Ieve that the party which has how the predcmin-
ance, will not in all these respects, yet fulfill the
expectations OF the country. Fit shall not then
our condition is iororn indeed.-But for one Twill
not give up the hope.
My particular connection with the AdmInistra.
ton, however is with another Department. think
very humbly--none can think more humby -of
the value Of the services which am able to render
to the public, in that post. But there is, far
as know, on all subjects affecting our foreign
lations concurrence in opinion between the Pres
idcnt and myself; and there is nothing to dis
turb the harmony of our intercourse, have not
felt it consistent with the duty which l owe to the
country, to run the risk, by any sudden or abrupt
OF embarrassing the Executive, in
gard to subjects and questions now Immediately
pendng and which intimately affect the preserva
ton of the peace of the country.
am, dear sir, with constant regard,
Yours, &c. &c.
DANL. WEBSTER.
II. Keichum, Esq New York.
LETTER OF MR. WEBSTER TO THE EDIT
ORS OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENT
GER.
WAsHINGToN, September 13, lS4l.
To Messrs Gale &. Seaton
Gentlemen Lest any misrepresentation should
exist as TO the reasons which have led me TO diff
fer from the course pursued by my late colleagues,
wish to say that remain IN my place, first, be-
cause have seen su fiji cent reason for the disso
luton of the late Cabinet, by the voluntary act off
lts own members.
am perfectly pc rsuaded oft the absolute necessi
ty of an institution, under the authority CT Con
press TO aid revenue and financial operations, and
% give the country The blessings OF good curren
cy and cheap exchanges.
Notwithstanding what has passed, have conf
dence that the President will co operate with the
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