Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-06-19

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tsiRntl) DUFF GREEN
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Ma MOO Jatuafy 2Oh, 1913
My Dam SIR: Mr. Snuilall h,a dchvcfrl ne
your message. requesting thai | should state the sub
stance ol a eensrsa"n which passed between Us III
your tupu,s al Buwus lOt,l before the Iusutunltln of
General llalfsnn.
You Will have already received a letter ttum me On
that subject which had tell my duty to sddn-s H.,
N"u hrl"l. fecrred ,ouf message should have dom,
Tins before. hui r'm peculiar ccnmsis aui co.ldn
Iaions. Which will occur to all hon yer, we'll know
sill. that whilst fau seemed Ia hesitate uilsnpp
ns mission. winch had been rendered me lay Genefd
llIrr~on on the ihd day allcf his intusluatlpn that
made no professions Of friendship Ia and doubt
not that even nov my motives dlup hs -lnpir ac
ct justice Il Yum " be Disappeared putuI lie "a
nous consultations az to the gentlemen who were h
stliuo the abnc Of General HARRISON tlr uame ., tlc
most ultimate lueud that have IN the world. CD Wm
{, Preston, was represented 10 Grn. ltusou b, mo,l
81 the ing. al The south. if The Navy Department
Very many ii Tie most dniagnstad ul the W H., pr
", knowing the close intimacy h'lw,,n Cot Preston
and myself, eau, To me aud sand that II Cot Preston
was taken fom the Senate that he vulr on the Bank
quesII Would com" tea lie. and hat Nu would
certainly gvo ,uut eating sor. rs \ ice President,
ptInsi such institution. therefore callrd upun WI
~ company ,rith Mn. Boris n Iuguna and INTRO
uut'd lhr HulJ#t III B1nk. NJ A. 10 draw tom yuu
your opinions, aud thus remove the only olDrCuu hlc
had BEEN OF could he made Ia tho appointment oi to
Preston. although knew thai he did desire tn, up
Pomf'n 1. and would not have accepted II, unless il had
been rudered under such circumstances as would have
lett hlm no wish Ia rriuso It. war nevertheless maj
aus thai shunibr tcudrrcd hun and that he ln2h thu,
have IN oppo'luli, at putting down the unl, npugilln
with when malice had oyct oeched h, name the do
slte of Office.
Whilst | could not have voted Tor Bank myself
from constitutional scruples have never doubted III,
bcnclrcnt ELECTS al such institution therefore Ia
asomcwha Long conversation with YOU pr s-ned many
II the Arguments which USED by thu advocates al
the consliiniionalty " such institution cannoi raa
repeat all that You sand, bui know that very positive
conviction mas lrtl upon my mlnd ihayou would VOTE
Ralnst Bank and 81 sad Ia Mn Borrt ,rhcn he let
UoiU room. do rumcmlcr that You SAID that, II bt
came your duty President OF the Scnitr de- ida
the question, that yUu wuLll examine II without pre-
rdca n'm l9mef opinions nf PreseH patty associations
Immediately called upon Col. Preston aud comiunni
Gated Ia HIM all that had ragsd bttwrc y"u aud myself
and told him that II he intended 10 vote ur iian. thai
thought he onsh To consider very dtbrrlt,y Mhcthef
IN auc sialc 81 thugs. II would BE- proper fr hnn
leave the senate. Ito T." medaies as va- INF nn,a
'uhnf2ed freud Ia 10 Cen Harrison that he beg
scd place IN the Cabinet might not br offered hun.
On my ieiutn from Washlipron and AMER the d.sfl
ii Gen. lltrls',n and when was matter II rrnrf,
speculation wha course You would take the ilJnk
question III all my conversations with my hlrnd Il told
them o this conyrrsatun aud eNprrsscd tho opinion thai
You would not sanction act establishing ljant with
oui Important notifications. which | sincerely hop.d
would be conceded by the Wing parry.
am, dear sir, with sincere respect and cs'ccm,