The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-08
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Washington.
Correspondence OF the Herald

Affairs are beginning to assume brighter and
more cheerful aspect, both in Congress and out
Members may be deaf to the voice of principle, Of
duty OF pa'riotlsm-but they cannot close their ears
against the demonstrations of the wishes and expec
tations of the people. The torrent of public opinion
which is flowing in from rhe northern, eastern, and
middle States, in favor of the general features of the
administrative fiscal plan, Is beginning produce
It's effect Congress- and the chances OF its ulti
mate establishment, with some notifications, are
hourly increasing.
| The wings have thrown of the domination of Mr..
Clay. The spell of his power is broken He stands
now, like Malay, with creese in hand, ready to
run muck against friend or foe, but rush ensures
his destruction. He may strike down few friends
who have perilled their political existence to
subserve his ambitious schemes, but he can do no
general or permanent, mischief, except to himself
Most OF the men who, at the extra session, yielded
willing, blind submission to his mandaies-who
permitted him to regulate and control every thing,
| and who obeyed his iujunctons without seek.
| ing the motive or looking to the consequences,
have rebelled against his authority, have shaken
of their allegiance, and are about prepared to do
| their duty to their constituents and the coun.
try In the Senate his effective force will not
the number has not been asceraned with precision,
but! is supposed that forty-ive will be the maxi
mum. From present indications, these men will re-
sst every measure of the administration without re-
, ference to its neutrality-suspicious. and every
, thing else. What portion OF the democrats will com.
bine with the Clay men, tor factous, ndiscrminate
opposition, remains to be'seen-enough, no doubt, TO
impede the easy action of Congress, but insufficient,
- IL J.co.
sures.
The bankrupt bill is in no danger whatever
There is unquestionable majority against it in the
House, but the Senate will consent to its repeal
Besides, the President has voice too in the matter
and i. is hardly to be supposed that he would assent
to the repeal Of measure before it has been tried
| which he had made the subject of special mes
sage to Congress.
In respect to the Land Bill, there is more doubt.
The condition Of the treasury is strong argument
in favor ofts repeal, and it is possible that this will
be made a condition precedent to granting sup
plies
Has the editor of the Courier and Enquirer been
noculated for stupidity-after having the disease,
which, by the by, is an epidemic among the Wall
street editors, in the natural way-or is he going
crazy, that he permits his Washington correspond
ent to impose upon him such known, palpable false
hoods Why, they are making his paper more rid-
culous, than Webb's former exploits in running
away from Duff Green, and getting fogged by proxy
There never was such an absurd issue of laundering
Misrepresentation ofidle conjecture, of speculation
without probability purpose Or object But it is one
two of the msstatements only that entitled to
notice.
nj a cah IN he Of ~
Mr.. Webster, by getting up an issue of veracity be-
tween the President and Mr.. Ewing, respecting the
circumstances connected with the explosion of the
late Cabinet, and calling upon the Secretary OF State
to speak the facts, is fabrication throughout, so
far as the Presidents friends are concened-a mere
shallow device of would be mischief maker, who
is powerless for good or evil. No such purpose or
design has been communicated to the President, or
entertained by any of his friends There is no wish
or expectation among the recognized friends of the
administration to sever the official connection be-
tween the President and Mr. Webster. The un.
Outstanding between them is cordial and thorough,
and their personal relations are of the freadly
and confidential nature. So much for this mss,ate-
ment.
The rigmarole about declaration of the Presi-
dent Of the consututionaliy of bank, letter Of
SreN. v an IlcHsStldeI, anu tNc connection OF
Silas Burrows with the matter, is more absurd still,
il that be possible. The facts, out Of which the
Courier's correspondent has concoc,ed such cir
cumstantial story, are as follows-Gen. Solomon
Van Rensselaer,, of Albany while in this city in
April last, had a conversation with President Tyler
on the subject Of National Bank. The General, a
dapidaed old man, never remarkable for quick
apprehension or perspicuty of mind, misunderstood
or forgot the tenor of the conversation and in let
ter 10 friend, stated his recollection Of
it, Mr. Burrows, who has been importuning the
President for Office ever since his accession to
power, obtained copy Of this letter, aud posted
to this city ia the hope of using it to extort
2 ance with his wishes. He exhibited the copy
10 the President with great afectaton of mys-
terry and secrecy. Burrows did not intimate his
belief of the accuracy of the statement, and the
President supposed the object TO be merely 10 show
how easily an old man might be mistaken, and how
exposed the President TO Misrepresentation,
even by those who had no design to do him injus
tlce or falsify the facts. On occasion has Mr..
Tyler expressed the opinion ascrbed to him by Gen.
Van Rensselaer,. The story is too absurd to gain
enc moments credence. On the question OF the
constuonality of a National Bank the President
has been consistent, uniform and decided, ever since
his first entrance into public life. He has had
doubt the subject, nor has he ever hesitated TO
avow his settled conviction that no power is vested
in Congress by the Constitution to create corpora
ton of the nature of the old monster which is now
dead and ready to be buried, al Philadelphia.
The agency Of Mr. Burrows in the publicity of
perversion Of the circumstances above related,
would be most disgracefulto any other man, and we
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creditable even to him. 1t had been understood
that his chance for public employment was pretty
good We shall see whether this little affair will