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xoravvgnrc, CT. wEi)Nia:lm‘*ir, SEPTEMBER 22, 1841.
OFFICE WEST SIDE THE BRIDGE—-OVER I-1OYT.’S STORE:
P111 Ill 1) e r 45.
THE NTORIVALK GA
.1 IS PUBLISHED
EVERY \VEDN‘ESDAY MORNING,
B Y
Jfames Bi-Zceai, Jr.
Zia '1' '1" E
..._..l_,‘,
POETRY.
Front the New I-Iavcrz Palladi-ttni.
MARY AT T HE SEPULCHRE
The shades of night still lingered on the'ttiount
And silence fell o'er temple. vale and foam,
As Mary sought the distant ol_ive shade.
MISCEIITLANEOUS.
From the 1\’ul2'o7iaf lrttelligcncer.
V
lJt.llZ we are forced to acl(no\vledge it’ in {hi
focts. Of all possible faults, the
Tire .-frltronlag-c of I)i,sa(l«i;amgg-g___ 1, ;
«'1 S-"id twill. says otic of otir liveliest writers,
world a man’s greatest merits are in his do.
most
_ LE'l"l‘f«lRS OF RESIGNATION.
The following Letters ofthe Secretary ofthe
tcasury and the Attorney General, resigning
C‘
s
%
rir respective trusts. have been placed in our
iids for publication:
with Ihft-ssrs. Berrien and Sergeant, who
professed to come in behalf of the Whigs of
the two Houses to endeavor to strike out
some measure which would be generally
acceptable. That you had your doubts about
the propriety ofconversiug with them your-
self and thought it more proper that you
should commune with them through your
hand rather than approve it. After this new
resolution was taken, you asked and earnest-
ly urged that the members of vour Cabintt
to postpone the bill ; but you would neither
give yourself, iior sufferthem to give, any as-
surance ofyour future course, i case ofsuch '
postponement. By souieof us, and I was
myself one, the t--flbrt was made ‘to gratify
WASI'iING1‘0N, Sept. 11.
Slit : Circumstances have occurred in the
ursc of your Administration, and chiefly
the exercise by you of the Veto Power,
hich constrain me to believe that my long-
'contit'iua:'ice in office as a member ofyour
abinet will be neither agreeable to you,
Whet'e_sculpiurtd low, the Saviour’s tomb was
made,
In tnournful beauty her long radient hair,
Dislicvefd played upon the m"mlDf.I Dir.
While loveliness.in mild tnajestic grace,
Hung like a veil upon her pensive face.
And o’er';-,lier shrouded fortn. so fair and briglit,
Shed anfiuneartlilypharni of gentle light.
precious. andthat which should be most on re-
ftilly cultivated. is‘ impurlcnce It isa for.
tune in itself. Next comes silliness. If you
are only a little weak in the upper story, yoi
need not fear; you are a‘made man. Yoi
have two sons——brothers and cousins, as tl;
case may be. One is full of courage, acti
your wishes, in the only way in which it
could be done with propriety; that is by ob-
taining the general concurrence of the Whig
Members of_thc two Houses in the postpone-
ment. It failed, as I have reason to bcleive
bccaus'e you would give no assurrence that
the delay was not sought as a means and oc-
TE RSM OF‘ SUBSCRIPTON.
Village and Mail Subscribers 552 per acuum,
payable in ad-vance.
Subscribers who live out of the Carrieri’sdistrict
_and call atthe Office for thcirpapers, $1 50
in acl-uancc -'-at the end ofilie year. 332 00
constitutional advisers. You expressed; :i
wish that the whole subject should be post.
poned till the next session of Congress. You
spoke of the delay in the Senate ofthe con-
sideration ofyour veto message, and express-
ed anxiety as to the tone and temper which
Companies of sit. or more, receiving their pa-
pers by mail,.if$1 50, payable to act’vancc.
RATES OF ADVE R'f‘ISli‘~lG.
the debate would flSFllll'1€.
Mr. liadger said that on enquiry he was
happy to find that the best temper prevailed
eful to the country,nor honorable to myself
Do me the justice Mr. President, to be-
ieve that this conclusion has been adopted
vit_v and sense, and you say ‘ Ah, I have n
fears about liim—he can take care of M, casion for hostile movements. During this
And when amid the gardeu‘s vine clad bowers,
sesison of deep feeling and earnest exertions
Unheedcd rose the fragrance of the flowers ;
F” ‘me 5‘l‘]"-"es °f 15 ll”‘33- 3 Weeks: $1 00 And as she waited for tlieliiigcring day, Selfl' The other is a fool, or nearly s _ _ _ _ j _ , _ _
Each following insertion, 33:“; She pondered who should Hill the stone away, helpless, and silly. The qmisiion ,-S ‘,,,,_,, either capriciously, nor in any spirit of pat'- in the two Houses. He believed they were upon otir part, while we were zealously de-
iously d.-bated, i What can we do “pl, A, freling or personal hostility. but from a perfectly ready to take up the bill reported voting our talents and influence to serve and
That she might pour her myrrh and spices
sweet,
Willi tears, upon those torn and mangled feel.
That on the crur:ifixion's fearful day.
In the cold chill of marble slumber lay.
All motionless; no pulse oflife revealing,
to sustain you, the very secrets of otir Cabi-
net Council made theirappcarance in an in-
tamous paper printed in a neighboring city,
the colunns of which were daily charged
\\‘ll.lI.flal.[el‘y of yourself & foul abuse of your
Cabinet. All this I bore; for [felt that my
Executor’s anti Administrator's Notices, 1 00
Commissioner’s notices, 1 25
Guardians’ Notices, and Notices of Divorce, by
the "square. .-,
Yearly ad vertiseis, one square, 3510 per annum,
payable quarterly in advance. The priv-
by the Secretary of the Treasury, and pass
it at once. You replied, ‘Tall.’ not to me
of Mr. Ewing's bill ; it contains that odious
feature of local discounts which I have re-
pudiatcd in my message.’ I then said to
gnstiis? he has not sense enough to ,1, ensc ofclulg/, which mistaken though it may
along in the world ;’i and therefofe he g_er,_,e.l is Eyct so sincerely entertained, that I
a snug place undef gave,-nm,.m, ,, ,,o,,,,],;S_ lieerfully sacrifice to it the advantages and
ittinctions of office.
sion in the Army, or a fatliving. Ir;-italiil.
il_7/ is an excellent fault. A very irritable ‘3 f’le“5‘-‘d- ll1e“‘-f‘"'‘‘i *0 “C-“Pl tllls "3
ilegeofyearly advertisersis limited to their
own immediate business.
All casual advertisements sent to this Ofiice
But with the baud ofdcath our,'pardon scaling. ~ . _ ,
person is always treated with attention.
At length the eastern glow ofrosy light,
Began to chase the shadow ofthe night,
. . - S0
is obstinacy, and brutality. A violent rage
is an answer to every argument, a threat a
must, (o'Jinsure insertion, be accompanied
by the cash» - '
Job Printititg,
OF ALL KINDS,
MEATLY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE.
DENTAL NOTICE.
OC'l‘.A. HlLL,thankf'ulf'ortlie patronage
he has received in _liis profession during
Y
12 months past, in Norwalk, begs leave to in-
form tne public, that he still continues, ti few
doors west ofthe Bridge, in Burt-all’s Buildings,
where he will,'\_e happy at any time to see his
friends, and ft‘ swer all their calls in Dental
Surgery. ,
Iucorruptible teeth inserted from one to a
full set. Also, teeth cleansed. separated,ex-
tracted, &c., and all those diseases ofthe teeth
attended to, wliich,if suffered to continue, are
productive of so much mischief.
Refe‘rences.——Emery Bissell, M. D.: J. D.
M‘Lcan, M. D.: Hon. Thomas B. Bttler;
Hon. Benjamin lsaacs, Norwalk. Nehemiah
Perry, M. D. Ridgefield. R. B. Botsfortl. M.
D.; Doct. D. P. Knapp, Danbnry. Duct.
Howell Rodgers, Colchester, Ct. William
Witter, M. D. VVilliamantic, Ct.
November 20. 1839. 1
CABIIVET FURNITURE.
JAMES A. TINDALL
would respectfully inform the
inhabitants ofNorwalk and its
vicinity, that he has recently
opened a (IA BINET \VARE
ROOM a few doors north of
- t_, ._-...._,,-.T. Hooker’s market, where he
ntcu-l-i to \ -.«i- n hand a general assortment
~ofFURNI'1‘UR.E. manufactured of the best
in tterials, audiii the most modern style, which
he will sell on reasonable terms.
Norwalk. April 27, 18-10. 2
flabin-at E*‘m=riitnre.
ES TABLISHJTIENT.
THE subscriber having taken the
_ shop of W.A. Barlow. a few rods east
'7 of the Bri-ige,vvislies to call the at-
., teniion of the public to his establisli-
' inent where he itttciids keeping a
general assortment of articlesiu his line-—sucli
as Bureaus, Mahogany and Cherry Tables,
Stands, \Vork Tables and Washstauds, French
and common Bedsteds, &c.
Also, a large assortment of Chairs, Maple,
Fancy W'insor, &. Kitchen, Boston Rockers, (Sac.
F
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And Mary slow approach’d with trembling awe
Where the gray rock just deeply rent she saw,
And the dark sepulcbre’s inclosing stone
From its low cliisel’d doorlalready thrown,
And looking she saw no sleeper there,
But empty shroud and linen placed with care.
Ah I who can paint the agonizing tliroe
That rent herspiri; in that hour of we !
And as slielingercd weeping by the door.
And felt that all of LIFE and HOPE was o’er,
Two shining fortns appeared to her relief,
And gently asked the reason of her grief.
She answered, they have -borne my Lord away.
Tbeii turned aside. in fearfuluess to pray ;
But scarcely gained the garden’sdeepest shade.
Ere CHms'r. himself, her trembling footsteps
stay’d,
st1re.way to obtain a favor. Iti2pe7'1-iizence,
‘U0: '3 V‘-‘l',\’ Well. though dangerous at times.
Luckily, insolent, people possess a wonder.
when not.
qualities ?
than dignified and reserved. Goodness 0
heart does no: exactly injure its owner, bu
it makes him contemptible.
be suspected.
which no mercy is shown, that which no
And said, Why. woman. weepest ‘lion alone?
Nor knew she then that voice oflieavenly tone,
‘But still replied, ifye have borne him hence.
Oh tell me where, that Imay hear him thence,
And with those precious gums and spices rare,
Another final resting place prepare. '
Then Jesus, turning, looked on her.witli love.
Saying——‘- Mary. weep not. for I rise above”
“ My Saviour and my God ! Oh art thou here?
Myjoy is full—l can no longer fear.”
Then kneeling down in ecstacy of love.
She felt the bliss of perfect ones above.
Roxbury. Conn. June 25,1841.
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Q/Oflf ! Coal ! !
AT THE OLD VVELL LANDING.
HE subscribers offer for sale at lowest mar-
ket prices. _a cargo of lliebnst quality of
PEACH ORCHARD S(}I:lUYLKlLL
COAL. Those persons who wish to get their
supply at the lowest sttmmer prices will do
well to taketlie advantage of the low prices of
freights early in the season, as _it is probable
he prices of coal will’advance in consequence
0 the high price of freight in the fall.
Old _\Vell. Aug 3. L dc’. J R PECK.
dlarpct Room
432 Pear-I St. N. Y.
A. «S: E. S. HIGGINS.
MPORTERS, Manufacturers and whole
sale and retail Dealers, in Carpctings, Oil
Cloths. &c. have always on hand, Royal VVil
ton, Brusscls.'l‘hrcc ’ly.DoubloSiipei, Super-.
finc,f*‘itic Irigratn, Venetian Hall and Stair
Car ieting. Tat.-‘re, anal f‘iano Covers. 'i':irke\-',
Tufted. Brussels and ‘Will-‘Jll llcartii 1)-.ilgS,
Druggcts Baizes, fvixzttiiigs, Iltoutid, t.‘\’J.l and
Flat Stair Rods. 56c. 63c.
-2:
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an insult to all who do not possess it.
wonder, then, that faults abound, \Vl1(!n'll](‘\
are a passport to wealth, to consideration S:
to happiness !
Virtue itself offends, when coupled with
forbidding manners ; and some virtues may
be urged to such excess, or brought forwai'il
so unseasonably as to discourage and repel
those who observe and who are acted upon
by them, instead of exciting an inclination to
imitate and adopt them. For instance, if 3
f.ither’s economy degenerate into a minute 6.:
Wistnir parsiiiionv. it is odds btit the son,
enemy to all rules of order and frugality. If
a fathcr’s piety be morosc, rigorous, and
I
ingcd with melancholy, perpetually break-
ing in upon the recreation of his family. and
surfcitingthcm with the language of religion
on all occasions, there is a danger lest the,
s
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ble life; dz turns out. when he mixes with the;
world, a character of levity or dissoluteness.
on carry from home with him a Settled preg.
utlice against seriousness and religion, ah
nconsistent with every plan of a pleasura-
cinnatti letter in the Comm»-rcial Advertiseti,
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against the Abolitiouists.
he riots were renewed on Saturday evening;
icing at this time not against the negroes, but
The writer says-
Inst evening the mob again assembled,
ful instinct ;» they manage their failing with
infinite art; they know exactly as to time,
place and person,‘ when to employ it and
But if it is of service to have
faults, what a disadvantage to have good
Dignity makes you a hundred
enemies. It is better to be fatniliar and mean,
El
_ Impartiality
makes a hermit of you ; to be impartial is toll
But of all virtues, that to
1.
sons all happiness, that which is never par-
doned, is delicacy——a fatal merit, which isl
N thong
who has sulT'ercd under it, acts out at sworn.
TI-IE Fiour AT CI.\'ClNi\'A'I‘l.—FrHm it Cin,-~
latcd on Sunday the 5th inst,‘ it appears that.
which he will endeavor to sell as cheap as any
one in the trade.
Prompt personal attention will at all times be
paid to repairing and jobbinc.
Jonson P. VVRIGIIT.
Norwalk, April 9, 1S4I..
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Also, an assortment ofEtigli.-“ti and Ariicricoii
loor Oil Clotli.from to 2-‘1l'ec.t witle.
The citizens of Norwalk and its vicinity in
want ofany article in the Carpet. line, will here
rid inducements, such as cheapness, large and
arioiis assortments, which are found in but few
stablislinienlsofthekind.
New York, Sept. 22d, I840. 45
I I ' 0
’ Tobacco Efactory
HE subscriberhaving made new arrange-
ments in the business of manufacturing
Tobacco, and by a connection, as agent, with
the old established house of John Mullen ('55 Co.
acquired increased facilities for conducting it
successfully. is now prepared to execute all or-
dcrs promptly, and to supply merchants and
others throughout the country with first rate arti-
cles on the most reasonable terms. He has
constantly on hand at the factory, near the resi-
dence of John D. Lounsbiiry, Esq. first and
second qualities of Chewing Tobacco. smoking
ii
Norwalk.
PEASES CL./1RIFIED;§'IIOAR—
.IIOUND CANDY.
E}ECOMMENDED by onrzfntost popular
3- Physicichs for the specify alloying of
Coughs, checking Colds. and abating Iiif1atna-
ons in the Lungs anti Throat.
-For sale by EDWIN LocKwooi),',,Agcnt for
Aug. 10:11 18-11.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY ss.
Norwalk, September 9th. A. D. 1841.
UON the Petition ofthe Fairfield Cotinty
do, together with sniiffaud cigars, and other
articles in theline. Those who have heretofore
patrouised the establishment wi‘.l find its repu-
tation more than sustained; and those who may
be induced to do so, will be better served than
at any similar one in the county. Orders re-
spectfully solicited. D. F. Bi~:'r'rs, Agent.
Norwalk. July. 19th. 1841.
Smrfil and Tobacco
MRS G §Miller’s Smoking and Chewiur
. Tobacco, by the gross—SnufT by the jag
at wholesale prices. by T L & J R PECIL
Old Well. Aua 4. 1341.
NEW
TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT
THE subscriber would respectfully inform
- his friends and the public in general, that
be has opened" a shop over the store of Wm. 82.
B. Lockwood, recently occupied by,~M. Banks,
where he would be happy to receive all orders
in his line. He feels confident in saying from
the experience he has had in New York as a
Cutter, that whoever will favor him with their
custom can depend on having their work manu-
Norvva.lk. April 20. JOSEPH E. Conxim 23
TAILORING. -
HE subscriber would notifythe public that
he has taken the shop formerly occdpied
W. Raymond, a few rods west ofthe
Bridge, where he will be found ready to attend
to any business in his line. Gillie? “Om ‘he Old
customers ofthe establishment, or from 30)‘ Olh‘
ers who may see fit to give him their patronage
and encouracgment. MORRIS R. QUIN'1‘ARD-
Norwalk.,Marcli 1st 1841.
. Posvr OFFICE, Norwalk Aug. 1841.
HE Mail for New York. and Wesler
closes at Sg o‘clock. forenoon. and at
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by George
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Bank, shewing that on the 23d and 2-lth
days ofAugust, A.D. 1841, Dan’l S. Bartram, a
Constable ofthe town of'NorWalk. in said county,
by virtue oftwo writs of attachment duly issued
by Time. T‘. Merwin, Esq. a Justice of the
Peace for said county, and returnable before the
Superior Courtto be holdeu at Danbury, within
and for said county, on the -lib Ttiesday of Sep-
tember. 1841, in favor of said Bank, against
David S. Knight, late of said Norwalk, now
abscoiided out of this state to parts unknown,
attached asthe property of said Knight, a certain
Sloop, called “Citizen,” a sloop rigged Sail-
Boal, and a Bay Mare, which said property, the
said officer now holds in his custody ; and
further shewing that said property is in its nature
perishable. and that the custody and.preserva-
tion ofthe same will be expensive, and praying
for an order of sale. pursuant to the provisions of
a certain statute law of this state entitled “An
act respecting sales of personal property attach-
ed”—as by said petition, dated September 6th,
1841, will more fully appear :-
‘ It is Ordered,
That the said David S. Knight appear at my
dwelling house in Ridgefield, in said county
on the 27th day of iris ant September, at 11
o’clock, A. M". then and there to show cause if
any he‘ has, why the prayer of said petition
should not be granted; and that notice of this
order be given to the said David S. Knight by
publishing a copy thereof,,attested by the said
Daniel S. Bartram, for two sticcessive weeks
previous to the said 27th day of September in
the Norwalk Gazette.
Dated at Norwalk this 9th day of September,
1841. HARVEY SMITH.
A Commissioner for the County ofFairfield.
The foregoing is a true copy of the original
order of notice. Attest, D. S. BARTRAM,
but their fury was directed against the aboli-
tionists, and in the very face of the authori-
ties, and in spite ofthe military force under
aruzs, they tore open the ofiice of the Eman-
cipator, (the abolition paper) destroyed the
types, and dragged the press piece meal to
the river, for the purpose of drowning it,
which they did tnost effectually. Thence
they went to the house of Mr Burnet, who
is well known here as a most fanatical abo-
litionist, and destroyed the whole interior of
his house leaving only the walls standing.—-
They lll(G\VlS€_P1’l(1t‘€lVOl‘€d to destry one ott
two-churches, whose members were ltnoivii
to be favorable to the catisc of abolition, but
were prevented by the presence of the sold:
iers and a strong civic force. Large num
bers of the rioters are injail, but not atenth
part of those actively engaged in this most
daring riot; the authorities seem afraid tit
act with the decision called for by the citi-
cnmstanccs, and men look at each otheil
wondering what will be the end.
afraidthere willbe new and fearful scene
of violence to night. A
have. ever seen, whether in Englaad or iri‘
this country 1 have never beheld more coo
determination.
colored people will be forced to leave th
city, and it will be well if they escape wit
no greater evil.
[at
In all the mobs
Undoubtedly many of tli
A ludicrous circumstance mingles oddl
with the other features of this riot. All 011;‘
barbers being colored men, there are it
means of getting shaved this morning as l-
sual, and the lamentations of the bearded ar
loud and grievous, the knights of the raz
being penned up like sheep.
Singular Disaster.--The Lennox (Mas,
Eagle gives an account of a remarkable ott-
currence on the line of the Great Westc;)n
Rail-road last week. A few miles west f
the summit the track passes over a swam
which has been filled up with dirt, and was
supposed to perfectly firm and secure. About
15 minutesaftc-rtbe evening-train had crossetl
this swamp on Thursday last, tbetrack sud-
denly sttnk down in the water toithe depth
of from twenty to thirty feet, for the length
of about 100 feet. It is most fortunate that
the disaster did not occur while the train was
passing over this portion ofthe track, as few
ofthe passengers could have escaped. Itlis
supposed that although a very large quan-
tity of the dirt has been tliroivn into the
Constable of Norwalk.
o'clock, P. M. CHAS. ISAACS, P. M.
sivanfp, ‘no, bottom has yet been reached.
resignation ofthe ofiicegof Attorney Gen-
oftlie United States. Very respective-
yours, &c. J. J. CRI'l"I‘ENDE1\'.
nr. PRESIDENT. '
______E___
; 'l‘iii:.\sui-.Y I)!-JI’AIi.'l‘l\1}~1t\"l‘, Sept. 11, 18-11.
I iii": After the most careful consideration
., viewing the subject in». all the aspects in
iiich it presents it self to my mind, I have
ie to the conclusion that I ought no lon-
.' to remain a member of your Cabinet. 1
' refore resign the office of Secreta_ry ofthe
rcasury, and beg you to accept tlits as my
‘etter of resiguation.f _ o
i To avoid tnistinderstanding, I distinctly
teclare tli:it I do not consider a difference of
inion asito tl‘e charter ofa National Batik
a sufficient reason for dissolving the ties
_:\\’liich have "existed between us. '1‘hql1gh I
.-look upon that measure as one of vast impor-
tance to the prosperity of the country, and
h I should have deeply deplored your
inability or unwillingness to accord it to the
wishes of the people and the State-_s, as une-
iquivocallvfexprcssed through their Repre-
-$L'l'll:1llV€‘S., still. upon this and this alone, uti-
iconnectctl with other controling circumstan-
lccs, 1 should have felt bound to resign the
Ki-,ilace which I hold in your administration.
But those controling circumstances do exist
'ustification, place
I
iantll will in my own j
you, ‘I have no dotibt, sii,that the House,
having ascertained your views, will pass a
bill in conformity to them, provided they can
be satisfied that it would answer the purpo-
scrviccs, so long as they could avail, were
due to the nation—to that great and magna-
ntmious people whose suflragcs elevated our
scs ofthe 'I‘r.-asury‘,land relieve the country.
You then said, ‘Cannot
predecessor to the station which you now fill
and whose united voiccsapprovcd his act
nvy cabinet see
when be summoned us around hiin,to be his
ltheni in connection before you. _
it It is btit just'to you to say that the hill
;;\Vl)lClI first passed the two Houses. of Con.
,’gress, and which was returns-d with your
,‘ol.jections on the l6th of August, did never
‘in ita*])t'Ugi'c-ac, no for n_c I l.'nn\\' fil‘ bL‘llL‘\'t‘_,
receive at any time either your express or
limplied assent. So far as that bill was
iknown to me, or I was consulted upon it, I
"i-iitleavorctl to bring its provisions as nearly
as possible in accordance with whatI under-
, stood tofbe your views, and rather /iopcrf than
;c.z‘pct:te(l your approval. I kncwthe extent
jto which fyou were committed cu the ques-
tion. I know the pcrtinacity with which
,you adhered to your expressed opinions, and
l dreaded from the first the most dc-structive
lconsequenccs, when the project ofcomprom-
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ise which I presented at an early day was
rejected.
It is equally a matter of justice to you do
to myselfto say that the bill which I report-
ed to the two Houses of Congress at the
. commencement of the session, in obedience
to their call, was modified so as to meet your.
approbation. You may not, it is true, have
read the bill throughout, and examined every
part ofit; but the 16th fundamental article,
which became the contested question of prin-
ciple, was freely discussed between us, and
it was understood 3.-. unequivocally sanctioned
by yourself The last clause in the bill, al-
so, which contained a reservation of power
in Congress, was inserted on the 9th offlltiiie
in your presence, and withyour approba-
tion ; though you at one time told me that,
in giving your sanctiontothe bill, you would
accompany it with an explanation of your
understanding ofthat first clause.
In this condition ofthings, though I great-
ly regretted your veto on the bill as it pass-
ed the twoiHouscs of Congress, and though
‘I foresaw the excitement and agitation which
it would produce among the People, yet con-
sidering tbc changes which the bill had tin.
dergone in its passage, and its variance from
the one you had agreed to sanction, I could
not find in that act enonghto disturb the
confidential relations which existed between
us. I was disposed to attribute this act,
fraught with mischief as it was, to pure and
honorable motives, and to a conscientious
conviction on your that the bill, in some of
its provisions, conflicted with, the Constitu-
tion. But thatopiriion of your course on the
bill which has just been returned to”Con-
gress with your second Veto, f do not and
cannot entertain. Recur to what has pass-
ed between us with respect to it, and you
will at once perceive that such opinion is
impossible.
On the morning of the 16th of August, I
called at your chamber and found you pre-
paring the first veto message, to be dispatch-
ed to the Senate. The Secretary of IVar
came in also, and you read a portion ofthe
message to us. He observed that, though
the veto would create a great sensation‘ in
Congress, yet he thought the minds of our
friends better prepared for it than they were
some days ago, and he hoped it would be
calmly received, especially as it did not shut
out all hope ofa bank. 'I‘o this you replied,
that you really thought there ought to be no
difficulty about it ; that you had sufficiently
indicated in your veto message what kind of
a bank you would approve, and that Con-
gress might, if they saw fit, pass such a one
in 3 days. _
The 18th being the day for our regular
Cabinet meeting, we assembled all except
Messrs. Crittendcn and Granger, and you
told us that you had had a long conversation
by me in this emergency. Cannot you see
thata bill passes Congress such as I can
again my belief that such a bill might be
passed. And you then said to me, ' What
them, so that I may see that there is no mis-
apprehension about them.’
opinion that Congress might charter a bank
in the District of Columbia, giving its loca-
thcy might authorize such Bank to establish
offices of discount and deposite in the sev-
To this you replied, "Don't name discounts;
they have been the source of the most a-
necessary to enable the Bank to discharge
its duties to the country :52. the goveri'imcnt.”
nothing. but simply endeavoring t.o state what
I had uiidcrstood to be your ‘ opinion
constitutionally confer on a bank; that on
ithat point ISI.-)0(1 corrcctcd. I then proceed-
ion that Congrees might authorize such
lBank to establish agencies in the several
without the assent of the States , to which
tyou replied, “Yes, if they be foreign bills,
another. That is all the power necessary
for transiiiitting the public funds and regu-
l\.lr. VVebster then expressed ‘in strong
terms, his opinion thatsuch a charter would
and be satisfactory to the people; and declar-
ed his preference for it over any which had
the assent ofthe States t.o the creation of an
institution necessary for carrying on the fis-
ed it at sortie length. both as to its constitu-
tionality and its influence on the currency
1‘('SSl‘(l your concurrence, desired that such
a bill should be introduced, and especially
your friends. To my inquiry whether Mr
Sergeant would he agreeable to you, you
quested M I‘ V-ft.-bstt-t‘ and myselfto conmiti-
nicate with_Mcssrs. Berrien and Sergeant on
ised to address a note, but you doubted not
that this personal communication would be
in coiiimunicating with those gentlemen, not
to comuiit you personally, lest, this being
made a subject of comparison to your preju-
dice in the course of discussion. You and
ticular wording of the 16th fundamental
article, containing the grant of power todeal
that grant should be introduced; you also
spoke of the name of the institution, desiring
object, as it would probably be made a sub
jcct of ridicule, but you insisted that there
ought not to be called a Bank. Mr. IVeb-
ster undertook to adapt it in his particular to
Webster and myself that we had. no time to
lose; that if this were not immediately at-
be got up and reported. We replied that
we wouldlose notime. Jlfr. VVebster accor-
immediately, and I waited on them by his
appointment at 5 o’clock on the same day,
accordance with your expressed wishes-—
And Iam apprised of tbe__fact, though it did
was drawn up, and before it was reported
' was seen and examined by yourself; that
your attention was especially called to the
16th fundamental article; that on full exam-
that you at the satne time its name was so
modified asto meet your approbation; and
sential particulars, as it was when it came
through your hands.
toiprepare and present you an argument
touching the constitutionality of the bill; &
and read by you, you declared, as I heard
and believe, to gentlemen, Members of the
counsellors; and I felt that what was due to
his.memoi'y, to the injunctions which he left
us in his last dying words, and to the people
whose servants we were, had not all been
performed until every means was tried, and
every hope had failed of carrying otit the
true principles upon which the mighty
movement was founded that elevated him &.
_vou to power.
This framed and fashioned according to
your own suggestions, in the ininative of
which 1 and another member of your Cabi-
net were made by you the agents and tl.e
negotiators, was passed by large majorities
through the two Houses of Congress, and
sent to you, and you rejected it. Important
as was the part which 1 had taken, at your
request. in the origination of this bill, and
deeply as I was committed for your action
upon it, you never consulted me on the sub-
ject ‘ofthe veto iiiess-age. You did not even
refer to it in conversation, and the\first no-
tice I had of its contents was derived from
rumor. '
And to me, at least you have done notli-
ing to wipe away the personal indignity aris-
ing out of the act. I gathered, it is true
front your conversation,shortly after the bill
hail passed the House, that you had a strong
purpose to reject it; but nothing was said
like softening or apology to me, either in re-
ference to my selfor to those with whom I
had communicated at your request, and who
had acted themselves and induced the two
Houses to act upon t'he faith of that commit-
nication. And, strange as it my seem, the
Veto Message attacks in an especial man-
ner the very provisions which were inserted
at your request; and even the name of the
corporation, which was not only agreed to
by you, but especially changed to meet your
expressed wishes, is made the subject of your
criticism. Different men might view this
transaction in different points of light, but
under these circumstances, as a matter of
personal honor, it would be hard for me to
remain of your council, to seal my lips and
leave unexplained and undisclosed where
lies in this transaction the (lcparttire from
straight forwardness and candor. So far in-
deed from admitting the cncouragemcnt
which you gave to this bill in its inception,
and explaining and excusing your sudden CL
violent hostility lowads it, you throw into
your Veto Message an interrogatory equi-
valent to an assertion that it was such a bill
as you had alrea-:ly declared could not re-
ceive your sanction. Such is the obvious
effect of the‘ first interrogatorv clause on the
second page. It has all the’ force of an as-
sertion without its open fairness. I have
met and refuted this, the neccssa ry inference
from your language, in my preceding state-
ment, the correctness of which you, I am
sure, will not call in question.
Your veto on the first bill you rested on
constitutional ground and the high convic-
tions of conscience; and no man, in my
opinion, had a right to question your
sincerity. I so said, and I so acted, for,
through all the contest and collision that arose
otit of that act, you had my adherance and
support. But how is it with respect to this ‘.3
The subject ofa bank is not new to you ; it-
is more than 20 years since you have yiade
it an object of consideration and of study,
especially in its connexion with the consti-
tutional powers ofthe General Government.
You, therefore, could not be, and you were
not taken unprepared on this question. The
bill which I reported to Congress, with your
approbation, at the commencement of the
session, had the clause relating to agencies,
and the power to deal in exchange,as strong-
ly developed asthe one you have now reject-
ed, and equally without the assent of the
States.
You referred specially and with approba-
tion to that clause many days after, in a con-
versation held in the Department of State.
You sanctioned it in this particular bill as
detailed above. And no doubt was thrown
out on the subject by you, in my hearing or
within my knowledge, until the letter of Mr.
Botts came to your hands. Soon after the
reading of that letter, you threw out strong
intimations that you would veto that bill. if it
were not postponed. That lctter—_I did and
do most unequivocally condemn, but it did
not effecfthe constitutionality of thebill, or
justify you in rejecting it on that ground
it. could effect only the_ expadiency of your
action; and, whatever you may now believe
as to the scrttples existing in your mind, in
this and in a kindred source there is strong
ground to believe that they have their origin.
that this is lirouglit about ? You iriust stand
approve without inconsistency .7 I declared
do you understand to be my opinions ? State
I then said that I understood you to be of
tion here. To this you assented. That
eral States, with the assent of the States.-
bominable corruptioiis, and are wholly an
I observed in reply that I was proposing
as to the powers which Congress might
led to say that I understood you to be of opin-
States, with power to deal in bills ofcxcbange
lor bills drawn in one State and payable in
latiiig exchanges and the currency.”
ans\v“e‘r all just purposes for the Government
been proposed, especially as itdispenscd with
cal opt--rations ofGo\-crnment. He examin-
arid exchanges, in all which views you ex-
that it sboiild go into the hands of some of
replied that he would. You especially re-
the subject, to whom you said you had prom-
equally s'atisf:tctoi'y. You desired us, also,
recognized as your measure, it might be
Mr. \Vcbster then converscd about the par-
in exclianges,and ofthe connexion in which
that it should be changed. . To this I
was much iira name, and this institution
your wishes. Mr. Bell then observed to Mr
tended to, another bill, less acceptable, might
dingly called on Messrs. Berrien 5. Sergeant
and agreed upon the principles of the bill in
not occur in my presence, th it after the bill
it
ination you concurred in the provisions:
the bill was reported and passed, in all es-
You asked Mr. \Vebster and myselfeach
before these arguments could be prepared
House, that you would cut off your right
If I be right in this, and I doubt not lam;
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