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United SsaleS bad been laid before ne PEezNlent,
4 uts currently reported DAT Ne had strong OBJ
sciions % siEaing n Esellng Heen anAlsAy Iof1
az success Of he measure. a he request offcmel
u nv friends aid colleagues, called qlb lhed
President 70 express The hope thai The bill Rkhtf
receive his sppsoEai- From What was sad IL Y
reesrd q i,s provisions. inferred that The pouel
10 make LEGAL diseoanis Do promiesoTy noies form
a he chef IL rot Inc ohly efound Of ohjsclloa
ID the mind Of The President. and ] andefss6od
him 70 SAY that be was IN favcr Of Fiscal Agent
y Or deposiie, issue and exchange, and Thai !
bill 10 create a corporation with hose Pouefl
would meet his appreciation % TetuFs4ing N
my iodginst, | Informed ny friend the Boq
WIN c. Jcknspn, Of what understood 70 be :hF
Prts3ents objection 10 the hill then before him,
and or bis opinion 10 regard % az inzsitntionsuch
As have uientioasd. The next morning Mr.. Il
and myself prepared sskeIch embracing he pEil-
eiples and powers II sneh measure, made
IEo copies Of il I; one handed tohim. The other
carried 70 the Presidents. We examined =
ieeether, and il met his appreciation. The Hoq.
Ed card SianIy also conveIsed with him on l4e
subject, and. am authorized 10 say understood .
him in The same way. So entirely peEspad4r
uas that the me as0re would secure he apprt-
val Of the President lhatl did not hesiiaieto ek-
press ihis opinion 70 hose with whom colhyetsf
Cd on the subject. asceriained, however, that
HE whig members Of Congress were eensr3fs
opposed 70 il. and noiwilling 70 ofnsenauce PHI
idea 81 any new Imeasure, hoping ard esiiesipgs
the President would sign The bill We had passtE.
On the following day--the Saturday, thinks
before The frst xelo-vI infoImsdashe Presidelis
thar there was no prosper or probability of rass>
ing such bill At this intelligence be expressed
much regret Two or three days after this he
returned 10 HE Senate the bin We had passed.
with his objections. His message was under.
stood 10 Indicate very clearly that the powerlo
make local discounts formed The chief ground q
bis ebieciIou 10 he bill, and 10 convey lhelieea
thai suchih measure a. was soon after brought
forward i'd Ihe House or Representatives wohld
! be approved BY him.. This was in accortapee
with inv oun opinion from what had passedbe-
tween him end myself The Wings Of both
Houses funmediaialy took the necessary steps u
| prepare such measure as The supposed would
meet the views Of the Executive Several mem
fbers from each House we're desired 70 aci Is ?
commitlee for the purpose al ascefIalnins as
nearly as practicable, The opinions Ok lhe Pfesi7
dent. aud framing bill, il possible, which w9uld
receive he support Of The party 10 Congress- Pc
approved BY him. and meet The justezpectatons
member from each House 10 make the necessary
inquiries, The reformation which was pbIailed
led to the preparation Of the bill which was re-
ported 10 The House OF Representatives BY Mr..
Serreant,a and raised both Houses WITHOUT amend
menis, under the full impression, as IT9elieve, on
the part or The Wing members, that its ptovi-
sions wete Ia precise accordance with The spin-
/ ions of ihe President. You will, 1hefefore, per-
eeive lSst The Whs party in Congress, % far
from desiring to act precipl,aiely, or to annoy,
Evex, or 3.'headp the President, adopted every
| means id their power 10 ascertain what his opfn7
ions were, with an earnest desire TO cooperate
with him as far as . proper regard TO what IS dae
TO the Legislative and ExecutIse Departments Of
The Government would permit s
j There are other circumstances which aided ID
Heading me TO the opinion that the President
would approve the bin but, as other gentlemen
are sonbeclsd with Them, whom il hasnot beenin
\ nv DO Rer 10 consult, forbear 10 mention thefi
am with much respect and esteem, your most
THOMAS BUTLER KING
To The Hon. THoMAs EwlNo.
! MEMORANDUM BY Mr.. BERRlRN.
comply with the request Of the Hoe; kis
Ewing, 81 making the fSss9rins 1 .'a'elit1s :
7 Whsn The bill for the estabshmentof 6sea
agent, which had been reported BY Mr.. Clay haf
been returned with the veto of the President,
was requested 10 unite with Mr., Sergeant in pre-
pairing and reporting bill 70 establish = BAnI
on the basis Of the project submitted 10 lhs Sena
BY MI. Ewing, or such other. bill rive qeheTet
Eeould become law The alternative ahihoTit.
was given expressly with view TO enable US L
asceTIain with more precision than was found i
The veto message, in what particular torTh hi
President would feel authorized 10 approve suel
bill, and the whole power was conferred AM
received in spirit Of cancellation to The Execu
i've and from an earnest desire on-the part eth
lmaJofity in Congress to cooperate wiihthe Pre-
sident Ia The adoption Of some fiscal agelt, vhifl
should meet the wishes and wants Of The COUP
Try. Mr. Sergeant and waited on the PresideRl
and Al my request, Mr.. VIM. c. pawsoh accom-
panied Be. ~
a Il is not proposed to detail the particulars 9
the conversation at this interview, unless j. shal
Be desired BY some one who has The authority Q
. lthe President for asking H. Il suf6cet 10 stat
lis result. The President, referring % bis vel
! message, expressed himself in favor 81 fsea
agent Invested Of the discouniing power, and lin
, lied 10 dealing 10 bills Of exchange other iha
, those drawn by enc citizen of State upon aDe
, lher citizen Of the same State. He declared hi
+ determination 10 confer with his Cabinet on u
, Question whether The assent OF the States ough
\ 10 Be- required in the establishment Of the ager
eies 10 be employed BY The eeIporstion. and ais
As 10 Ihs proprelysof holding with Us that infol
!, NAL communicated. promising 10 inform ps {
The result BY note to be sent 10 the course 81 ID
: lday. 10 the-course Of the same day hr Wef
sler came 10 the Capitol with Instructions, ns
STATED. 10 communicate 10 me yefoallY the de,eI
mination Of The President, he, CHE President
, believing thai that mode ofccmmnnic4non soul
! be equally acceptable with The written one chic
. had been promised. He proceeded y ssais ID.
The President would approve bill fof NE ssial
, llshnient Of . fiscal agency limited lpdealiag
foreign bills of exchange. And 10 the 9uesto
!, whether be would require that the assent u u
ISiaies should be obtained for the esia bishnens
!. the agencies TO be employed BY Iheq oEpaEsila'
he Answered .est BE- seea;s,esa = 9 tn sor
), lklfaukt menf then made with Mr.. Wt6.,I- q q
eeited Mr. Ewing and Mr.. Sergea 4 - ssIy ibds
ines Al Ave o'clock Of The same afternoon. The
"details Of the bill subsequently, introduced by Mr.
Sergeant were then and there agreed upop. in
lccnformi,y with the views Of the PresidenS. a,
communicated TO me b MIR. Webster and re.
peaied BY Mr. Ewing. and IN reply % The iines
lion also proposedby Mr.. Ewing. whether Ihs
PresidehtYw would require the assent Of the Sahies
TO The establishment Of the agencies. BE DIR
/ ETlnel likewise replied 10 the negative: The
skeichllhqt arranged was committed "a Mr.. Ser
geanS who prepared from il The hilll whicA be
subsequently introduced 10 the House or REPRE-
sentatfvss, copy Of which was. as anderslood
from Mr.. Sergeant before 10 1oducineif, seHi TO
Mr. Webster. TO be BY him submitie6 % The Pre-
sident. This vas The same bill which subse-
qtensiy passed beth Houses Of Congress, and
whiek was returned BY The President with his
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