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night Be 90 perverted il ihesk report. ether By L
Iccide1t o. design rs % aeesh 10 betFay raelila-
isa nn1 ineostiSlency AZ pnfboss. whsn u ruth I
ielibef1iion and eompafirsln Of cpinions we're
ne very obieels 81 he meeting. To ihese eir-
sumslauees, N cnnnexion rilh he dtelarntion
npoa which I have been qtsstioned, have Of
Ien rsferrrd q The tefedae; ID belFye Of IN m
iufed nan not have fniedI uppn Ill p-eFer 81 |
rssions. 10 pesnI COL ihe nifugs OF = eontess q |
which he adesniages are I'll on one SIDE, mas I
much a. sheFs Is every opportunity .or aIissk, /
and none fsr ssfepee.
Believing hat he above centains 4 fuil an
,uef s he g6es,ion propounde3 10 your note 81
rke aaaof Apsil, enciosrd u me in he Hon. Mr..
Aassnf letter Of the 3eth,
am respectfully, yeuFs.
Ths Hon Taen.s Ewrsa. ofoAioi
Lake no ercrpfion whkteyef 10 the course \
vh5eh Mr. MsiIary has se4n tit 10 pntsps in tins
Fhatiti AID / ean have 40 controversy vim him, !
ether asso rae 81 oPinioE, L i the denial and
defence Of tlie President y and through him,
rhich alone propose 10 consider and reply 70.
Add his denIaidoss BOT present nix distinct and
aehnie issues upeE nsy of ell Of the facts eon-
iained 10 myleiief, which one v BE- i deeirOus
of establishing she nnlh and q Puiting down
fslsehccd wsaId choose n make or e meet
The presidsn; says that fthe ehafges Of false
hood and pef6dy which were made against him
in your lmy] letter Of resignation are hem
selves falsesf An Examination Of that letter
(which here tepublllhsIwiiI shos that Il mo-
where cottsins III sHs,the charge ofeither false
hood Or per6dy- IL the change be found. then
II IS only Is 80 inference from plain and SIM
pie narrative Of facts, each one Of aNhich. q De-
MED. might Ae proper subject Of lnvfsligation
1.T1k. o.sskIsrt sufsSe The charae
Of ..Ialsehoca and pefH4yn against hun fIom
hose facts. and lhen AYERS Ihatlht charge which
he Ia so infefred is itself false, wiIoat directly
denying ssngis fId OF the. sggrsgais 81 Jasii,
from which snch ehsIges 10 bis opinion, is necss-
rsarily inJttreS >ta '.f
hui he inference drawn b. he President from
The whole transaction detailed ID that letter is
probably just can 81 no means accpse him
II chaTaeiefzing in terms 100 strong ~ bearing
upon himself, if az that is therein charged ibe
true must therefore lake his denial Of ihe m
fsytncs 10 extend to sonls of The facts from which
il issdrawn ADD, as am not advised what par
iieulsr one he spulss, am constrained 70 con
slider il ps extending tc eH therefore present
10 ihe pubic such proofs a. are ia my possession,
% sustain centrally the statements contained IN
my lelief Of Iesigns Con.
And, 4Isi, i publish ths statement Of the Hon.
Mr., King, oflieoTgia, (sarnshed atmy 'reqaest.)
10 show that this very Plan OF fiscal CofPofa-
lion had heeg considered and approved BY the
Prrsident~many days before twas inside The
subiee. OF cabinet consultssioE. This statement
establishes conclusiyely, what Averin my let
Ter, namely, that The important provision which
| gave power 10 lie corporation 70 establish agen-
cies "a The States without their consent was not
new concepton--an immature thought ot the
Presidents On the day when, in the Cabinet
council, ~ requested Mr.. Webster and myself
10 get bill containing that principle introduced
| into lbs House. He had before THAI time con-
sidefed and approved II -
/ publish The statements Of vi Berrien and
j Mr.. Sergeant. which show thaA they held, on
the Hlsih Of August, conversation. with the
! rIesideDlon this very subject, and were 70 re-
| ceiye a written communications from MN upon
Lii. The statement, Of Mr.. Berricn shows that
Nj. Webster called on him on The same day,
and professsd TO give 10 him orally what The
President had promised 10 Communicates in writ
ing apd that Mr.. Webster .hen gays assurance.
I ence ID ,uch 4 measure, which man Of truth
could not have given II be had not reserved lroin
the President The very commission which aver
j in nv later lhat he AMI myself did on that day
i receive The statements of both Mr.. BefTisr
ana NJ. Seteean: show that met them in con-
,ullation % The same day. and confirmed the as
| surances given them BY Mr.. Webster
/ And Ireeubiish, 10 eonnexien with my leilel
\ or resignation, the statements Of Aessrs. Bel
i and nsdeee, who were present and took part u
The Cabinet council on The 18Th Of August. d.
\ This, that, by q omparison of heir sialsmsnt
with d inc, side BY side, the public may see HOY
fully aud eatirely they sustain my narrative 9
al thatoechrred there on that day u.
stated 10 my letter ~ matter Of iniorma
ton, mot of personal knowledge, that siler m
bin 10 Incorporate Fiscal Corporation va
] drawn up ~ Mr.. sergsaHt, and before u vas r.
ported TO the House, twas seen, examined, an.
; approved BY the President Thai u was 20
f kai nor aud hare no, shadow Of doubt but
As il did not lake place 10 my presence, ! eouls
! moi positively aver il. Mr.. Bell states ihatfn ou
conferences on The 18Th the President expressed I
i wish 10 see and examine the bill Alter u SHOULD
be prepared and before il should be reported :
The statements OF Messrs Bernen and Sergean
. show hat copy Of The bill was accordingly sen
{ BY Mr.. Sergeant 10 Mr. Webster, 70 be7by big
submilledlto The President On the morning Q
: the 5lh September, Mr.. Webster Informed m
llha, be aid take copy OF The bill 10 The Presi
: dent, who xanined H. and, after aE amendment
: or the title, approved il; aud understand ina
he stated ihe same thing abou, the same lime
three other gentlemen, members Of the Senate
I This Is The evidence on which lresi my bth4 Q
the fact.
III independently OF all exirinsic evidence,
would REQUIRE some ereduli:y To- Believe that ~
y oe. The ak members cf the Cabinet should .
!. once have resigned their stations, eleyatsd an
desirable Is hey were, ariheai any sufficient eaas
, / Iii much more reasonable 10 suppose that the
: would enaure too much than TOO IilIle, ard feig
: an apology fer retaining rather han for resigr
: Ling cfIiee. AID vhosoeyer seeks for any olhe
: motive FOR our resignation Than lhatgiFen ;
: ourselves must seek in vain. In cannot Be sur
pesei thai eilheEofl rs was in pursuit Of highs
-,frrlnss r . ~ ltnl ~ -
n fny liiittt Oureonrss u-r.-,.efii,e,ns ~.
esuss ~, asoas paln, Va We resigned when v.
fIconld ae dpneef retain them wiikont dishsnsr
Z nru alone Of the retiring members or The
4 Cabinet was epnsirainsd 10 some form "a make
I public the Transaction. j conveyed The assu.
4 RANGES Of the President 10 M4sxrs. Befrien and
Sergeant, who spoke aad acted npon The faith 81
those ASSURANCES, which we're broken aluos; As
soon a. made Hae IIrcsigned silently, i Or
those genllemeh who nfded III nv represents
lioHs, muss have been implicated ID q fslsehood /:
forthe President. 10 bis veto message, indirectly
denies he aushorily under which / acted. And
nop his adherenls have The 'front.' 10 say ,hat 1
hetsay bis eon6dsnee, when re-shfm that az.
ihorilys and stale he eireumslances and he Ian
gusge 10 which il was given
deny ihat cab5nei eonsultalions are entitled
. ene claim Of 46solats secrecy, for which the
Plesideai and his sdhersnts confend. Ma.ters
winch eeeaf here ought not to Be lightly or wan
soniy exposed; but % sutEcienf occasion they
are n subjects Of disclosure AID comment Il
mas eeea ne constant practice, for ths last two
hundred years, 50 10 deal with ihem ii l.ke Rnp-
1sh House Of Commons. ana MAJ aer.rr1;n., :.