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throughout the House !
Mr. NJ. proceeded To say that he MAD
then falr satisfied the President intended
IN return the bill, yet when saw The big
tear standing in his eye, and heard him
speak of hla mental anguish, no power on
earth would have induced blm 10 doubt
his sincerity: he then believed HIM to be
pert, CITY honest. But mark the result!
a fler the President had dried his tears,
the delegation gave him to understand
thatthey had not come there TO emOar"
rass him on the matter. They came 10
tell hlm frankly what they believed
would be the effect of the return OF The
bill upon the country generally, and up
OF their own Stale in particular: when
they accordingly did, setting forth the
injurious consequences which could not
fail TO follow,
The President heard them patiently;
& then said "gen lemen you are mistaken
you are entirely mistaken. The Only
effect it can have willsbe this: The OkPo'
sition, the Loco Focos, viii raise a shout
of triumph; but that cannot deter me
from doing nv duty. But, if | do return
this bill, you can immediately report the
bill which was proposed by Mr.. Ewing IN
The Senate, and can pass 1t IN %tbree
days: let me have that bill and Twill
promptly give my signature Mr. NJ.
understood him clearly 10 signify that
that was the bill he was in favor ot-and
fit were passed he would promptly sign
it. Mr. M. told him that that bill had
one feature 10 it which would prevent The
Wings from voting for 1T; which was,
that branches could not be EXTENDED INTO
the States without the assent OF he States:
The practical resul, Of which would he
that mont but Wing States would receive
the Bank, and the plan would effect no
. general benefit to the country. Ills re
ply was, "Why; you cannot have cyan
s inod that bill: it is not possible you can
. have made yourself acquainted with lS
. provisions" Mr.. M, told the President
that he had carefully conned the bit
b over and studied It. The President said
o 1t could not be; and thal if Mr.. M. wouid
e examine il, he would find that the Bank
G was empowered to extend branches lh''
the States with or without their consent
if it was necessary to carry out the Con
O slilulion. He spoke Of the different sec
l. lions oil the bill, and seemed IamIIIaI
; with its details. When the delegation
retired he follow ed them to the door, ant
SAID that if they had any regard for mn
o they would. in case this bill should b
D vetoed, introduce Mr. Ewing's bill pas
n it, send it to him, and he would sign 1t
There was other conversation which I'M
10 President had with other members oil III
delegation, and which is not material I
., the matter in issue, and which Mr.. M
I'd would not repeat
III This was about six O'Clock on filda'
iS evening On the Monday morning IoI
lowing, Mr.. M.'s colleague from 'b
Montgomery district (Nlr Goodt) Gale
W at the Presidents house and ound hIn
10 preparing the veto After he bad finish
If ed his business with tho President, tn
lie President said to him, | wish you to sa
g. TO the members Of the Ohio deIegalio
10 that 'when I said to them ! wouId dp
he prore and sign Mr.. Ewiog'S bill, HA
he NOT THEN READ II BILL" Thus, too, a
- tor hav,nu argued with Mr.. NJ. on III
Friday 0venIng before on the principle
'co of the bill, and referring to lis dtdereI
'is sections! Nj. M. regretted that his co
no league (Mr. Goode) was not now pr
nc sent; but ho had had Il conversation wi
lr that gentleman not three days since, al
Of he was quite sure he would confirm ev
us nv word of this statement. lie now col
an ed on his colleagues who had been pr
IT. sent, to say whether, in their IntervIe
SO with the President, The Pres idenl bad u
M discussed The provisions of Mr.. Ewing
~ bill, in its different sections, and
IL should call on his other colleague, M
w Goode) 10 say whether Tho President d
Is not afterwards tell him he had not TN
ut read the bill, He now appealed to Il
us committee 10 say whether he had not I
Sc deemed the pledge he bad given to pro-
10 the assertion he had made? Much Sc
s'' sa!ion,in the House
!" He said that from the Presidents Ia
guage it was obvious he must have rel
:" the bill for he argued on tho provision
y" of its several sections. Why was it n
~ cessary for him to say that no had n
TO- then read the biII2 Look at the fact
~ On the Saturday, instead Of accompan
w ing the member rs Of Congress in the
s' visit to the ship Delaware, as no said
" would, he remained at homo, Eve
Io' body was disappointed that he did n
ne GO. Another distinguished gentlemi
also abstainrd from going Mr., NJ "
i,"' coniccrured to aIIudo to Mr., Wise
IHA - H.,