Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-06-19
4)cltttral.
From the .Nddisonian.
DEFENCE OF THE PRESIDENT


We give 10 the public the following statement mad,
by the President last year upon the appearance o Mr.,
Ewing, letter, aud which would then have bson pub
lishe tot the direct admission OF the fact by Mr
Ewing IN his letter Mi W cb,cr. certificate Is appen-
ded 10 II:
ln the public controversies which hsvc grown out of
the exercise Of the etc al the last OF Con
press the President OF The United States has entirely
lurborne iron taking any personal part Rtasms CON
nected With tho office which ha holds. aud The character
wheh he wishes To- maintain before the country, have
strained HIM from such interference. Nof due, he
consider IT 10 be becoming ~ Inn 10 prisoua
" into oI explanations. counter Statements OF
contradictions. whh an, al those gcnilsnon Who have
addressed HE public published .Iat-u,nis relative 10
those occurrences.
I Is not l., be- supposed however that ls should see
without pam, tuputaIons oi The piusscst natives made
AGAINST hun regard to Tho Of his 4ttntlun
al plwer in ne lauyug the tno bills Tor creating I,ns
al Fiscal Agency. Placing high value whatever
degree of respect, and confidence he may have ohfdued
IN ihe OF public lIe. not n wv .han one. hc
trusts thai he ma, least be rc.ard hy his epuulymrn
as haviua acted the occasion rcireh 49, with houc,
iposes aud from conscientious cuuvcuuns aul II has
hcrn supp 1scd that the statement of one Tact Incapable
Of DENIAL doubt. might bea sufficient 10 the
unjust and Injurious mpntations which have been
spatnel, heapcd upon him AMI that u.s. that when about
to send the last Veto Message to Congress, he asked
The member, OF his then existing Cabinet ave hun
their frank oplaiuns, "hrherh would be- Productive al
peace harmony, and the public good, II he should make
known at thr solnr time H,ti h. ,cuuM not be caid
date for election 10 the Presidency saying thai he nas
acting only hS houes conytcIs and long cherished
opinions comp He'd hm 10 ac, that he deeply
concerned ar aux lous Ia fulfil the wishes aud ,Apcca
ton, oi his friends To the utmost OF his power aud that
M considerations pcrs nal lmsrlf. except those 81
honor aud conscience. should stand the Wy ii an,
sacrifice which he might be called 10 mahc=thal
love oi rilire aud Impulse al ambition did could
.rlnale hlm IN the performance 81 What hc thought 81
lmperasea duty and HAT hc willing and r,ady To-
adopt the which he had suggested II advs
ed. Although mol conenrlna, As Is well known IN The
veto message yst all tho members PRESENT conculttd
decidedly IN upnlun against measure like that which
the President had mentioned. They observed that
body had rghi call Inn r an, such declaration:
that he had into the Presidency hy succe>sIon
aud han night To stand betoe thr people, iar ihctf ia
favor, on his merits. like any other citizen; mud
that surh proof Of the sincerity and honesty 81 h4 pnr
pose could be necessary the people would udgr
after all of the u his conduct by other cun,lrl
Itons aud finally, that s,rp ui that hnd Their
OPINION quite AZ likely tocTrae new embarrassment.
Ia Afford new facilities IN carrying on the Government
II is nj recollcctcd that all Tho Heads Of Departments
present at this conversation. 1t Is helesed that
Mt. nll"ndrn was not present and II IL donhiud
whether Mr. Badger was Bnt Mr., Webster. Mr.. Ew-
ng Mr. Bell. aud Mr.. Granger present and can
lot iIl remember the abn.e
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