As yet, however, these imputations did not extend to the President.

His character was held sacred, and the purity of his motives was admitted by all.

Some divisions were understood to have found their way into the cabinet.

It was insinuated that between the secretaries of state and of the treasury, very serious differences had arisen; but these high personages were believed, to be equally attached to the President, who was not suspected of undue partiality to either.

If his assent to the bill for incorporating the national bank produced discontent, the opponents of that measure seemed disposed to ascribe his conduct, in that instance, to his judgment, rather than to any prepossession in favour of the party by whom it was carried.