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aDde he result
There was no difference between The
Prsadsot and myself on the great ques
uons Of o0r forelgn relalious. | neI,her
loresaW then, nor experienced alter
wards, any embarrassment from such q
cause as that. And It is but an act OF
justice, which always perform with
pleasure, TO say, thai 10 the EngI.h ne
golIatIon, aud 10 other negotiations, !
found Ihs President Influenced by jusl
principles aud proper sea'imenIs; desl-
fous Of ma'uialnIng al the same lime the
honor and the peace OF the country.
Gentlemen, exception has been taken
to a note addressed by ma 10 the Edl-
tors OF the NaIioGaI InlelIigfncer Of the
18th Of September, l84l. 90 The ground
that that mole implied a censDre on my
colleagues for Iravng the Presidents
Cabinet, Bul | Intended no such re-
proach Intended, certainly. only to
speak for myself, and no, 10 reprosch
others This was the note:
"WaShngton, Sept I3, ls4l.
"To MeS~S Gales & Sea'on:
"GsAtsmea: LosI any misnpprehsn.
sion Sh0uId exist az to the teGsoCS which
have led me TO differ rom the course
pursued bv my lalN colleagues, wish to
say that | am IN ny place Fra. bs-
cause | have seen no suthclent reasons
lor the dissolution Of the ,sie Cabinet by
The voluntary acts Of lis own memtera
ii am perfectly persuaded OF The as
solu'e necessity OF an INSTITUTION under
The SulhOrl,y OF Congress. to aid reVcO
W. Rnd financial operations, aud to give
the country the blessings .! good cur
reDcy aud cheap exchanges
notwithstanding what has passed, !
have confidence that the PreNeenI will
CO operate with The Legislature IA over.
coming all difficulties in the attainment
Of these obi'cls; and ll'sto the uniun Of
the Wing parDy-6} which ] mean the
whole Wing party, ihe Wing President,
the Wing Congress. and the Wing Peo
ple-thst look Tor the realr2lron OF
our wishes. can look nOWhere else.
"ln tho second place. il had seen
reasons TO resign my Office. | should not
have done 50 without giving tn" Prcsi
dent reasonable notice, and HiIordlng
hIm time to select lhc head 10 whom
he should cOn6de tho dslcste and IN
portant affairs now pending IN this de-
partment.
Il am, gentlemen, respectfully, your
| ODE dent servant.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
Fin this there was any Ambiguity, O.
any expression not we'll CHOSEN or no
we'll considered, Candor, | think migh
have interpreted il hy smother leue
written and published about The snme
time. addressed to friend in New YorE
which ! will read:
Washington Sept II, ls4l.
my DcOr Sir: ! thank YOU for you
kind and rrend'y letter. YoU will hav,
learned that Messrs Ewing, Bell. Bad
ger and Crit'eNden have resigned ther
respective Offices Probably Mr.. Gran
ger NAV feel bound 10 follow The exam
pie. This occurrence cHn hardy caus
you the same degree OF regret which
has oCcasoned to me; as they are no
only friends, but persons with whom
have had, for some time a daily oificia
intercourse. | could not PHrlake ia thl
movement.
"It IS supposed to be justified | pre-.
sumo, by the differences which hnv
arisen between the Pres ident and Con
EresS upon tho means Of establishing
proper fscal agency, nrH restoring
sound state Of The currency. and cola
era! matters growing out Of hese ditTeI
ences | regret these differences a
deeply as eny mOn; hut have not bee
able To see in what manner the resigns
llon OF the Cabinet was likely either I
remove or mitigate the evils produce
by lhom. On the contrary, my on
reIsncs for remedy for those evil
: h as been Und is on the union, concIia
Ilon, and perseverance Of the who'll
Whig party, aud by no means despair q
seeing yet accomplished by these mean
all that we desire. It may render u
more patient under disappointment il
regard 10 one measure to recoIecl as i
Justly stated by tho President 10 his las
mrsSage. how great number Of impor
lant measures have been already sue
cesslUliy carried through. hRrdl'
know when such mass of bu'lnes, ha
been despatched in a single session G
Congress.
"The annual winter session IL no,
near at hand; ,hs same Congress is a
gain soon to assemble, and feeling a
deeply as eVOr did the indspsnasbl
necessity Of some suitable provision 70
the keeping Of the pubic money, 70
aid 10 tho operations Of the Treasure. 4