Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-11-23

cooperate with tie Legislature in over.
coming all difficulties In the attainment OF
these objects; and it is TO The union OF the
Wing pariy-by which mean the whole
Wing party, the Wing President, the
Wing Congress. and the Wing People
thar look ior the realization of our wish.
es. can look no whtre else.
In the second place, il had seen rea-
sons to resign my office, | should not have
done 50 without giving The President rea-
sonabie notice, and afFording hi..:. Time 10
select the head 10 whom ac should con.
ilde the ds!,cate and important affairs
COW pending IN this department.
! am, Gentlemen, respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
TSigned.l DANIEL WEBSTER.
lin this there was any ambiguity, or
any expressions not well chosen, or not
well considered, candor, think, might
have interpreted il. by another letter
written and Published about the same
time, addrt ssed to a friend, in New York,
which will reat--
WASHINGTON, Sep. III, ls41.
My dear Sir,--l thank you Tor your
kind ano friendly letter.
You will have learned that Mess. Ew-
ing, Bell, Badger and Cflttenden have
resigned their respective offices. Proba-
Bile, Mr.. Granger may feel bound TO FOL
low the example. This occurrence can
hardly cause you the same degree OF re-
greet which it has occasioned TO me; as
they are not only friends, but persons,
18th whom ! have had for some time, a
daily official intercourse. | could not
pariake in this movement.
1t is supposed to be justified, presume,
By tho differences which nave tlanspired
between the President and Congress, upon
the means OF establishing proper fiscal
agency, and restoring sound state OF
The currency, and oolltt,ral matters,
growing out Of iht Sc diff, rnces. regret
these differences as deeply as any man;
but have not been able to see IN what
manner the resignation of the Cabinet
was likely either to remove or nit gate The
evils produced by them. Ga The contra.
nv. my only reliance for a remedy Tor
those evils has been, and is, on the union,
cancellation and perseverance OF tue whole
Wing party. and by no means despair
OF seeing yet accomplished, by these
means all that we desire. 1t may render
us more patient under disappointment IN
regard to one measure, TO recoliect, as
is Justly stated by the President IN ms
last message, how great number OF I'M
pottan; measures have been olreacv sue.
cesfuliy carried through. | hardly know
when such mass OF business has been
despatched in single session ofCongress.
The annual winter session is now near
at hand; the same Congress is again soon
to assemble, and feeling as deeply as ]
ever did, the indispensable necessity Of
some suitable provision for the keeping Of
the public money, for aid TO the operation
ofthe Treasury, and 10 the high public
interest OF currency and exchanges, am
not in haste TO believe that The party,
which has now the performance, will
not, in all these respects, yet fulfil the
expectations of the country. IT 1t shall
not, then our condition is forlorn indeed.
But for one, will not give up the hope.
My particular connection with the ad-
minisiration, however, is with another
department. Think very humbly--none
can think more humbly-of the value Of
the services which am able to render to
the public, in that post. But as there is,
so far as know, on all subjects affect
ing our foreign relations, concurrence
in opinion between the President and my.
self; and as there is nothing to disturb
the harmony of our intercourse, have
not felt it consistent with the duty which
owe to the country, TO run the risk, by
any sudden or abrupt proceeding, OF en-
barassng the Executive, in regard oil the
subjects and questions, now Immediately
pending, and which Intimately affect the
preservation oil the peace of the country.
am, Dear, Sir, with constant regard,
Yours, &c. &c.
[Signed] DAN'L. WEBSTER.
II. KETCHUM, Esq.
Gentlemen, it must have been obvious
to all that my remaining in the cabinet Of
the President, Notwithstanding the person.
sonal good will between US, after the sep
aration between him and the great body
OF the Wings, mus; be inconvenient and
unpleasant to both. My retirement there
fore was the necessary consequence OF po-
litical occurrences, and am not, | think,
called on TO say more.
hope have not extended these re-
marks beyond the purpose which pro-
posed; and close them by repeating the
declaration made by me, in another place,
last year, that | am a Wing, Massachu.
sets Wing, Faneuil Hall Wing, and
none shall have the power, now or hereat-
ter. to deprive me Of the position in which