ined in the originals.

The letter and report from Captain Downes which are herewith furnished
are all yet received from him bearing upon his proceedings at Quallah
Battoo; but as further intelligence may hereafter be communicated by
him, I send them for the information of the House, submitting, however,
in justice to that officer, that their contents should not be published
until he can enjoy a further opportunity of giving more full
explanations of all the circumstances under which he conducted.

ANDREW JACKSON.

WASHINGTON, _July 14, 1832_.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:

In compliance with the resolution of the House of the 17th of February
last, requesting copies of the instructions and correspondence relative
to the treaty with the Sublime Porte, together with those of the
negotiations preceding that treaty, from the year 1829, I transmit
herewith a supplemental report from the Secretary of State, with the
papers accompanying the same.

ANDREW JACKSON.

VETO MESSAGE.

WASHINGTON, _July 10, 1832_.
_To the Senate_:

The bill "to modify and continue" the act entitled "An act to
incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States" was
presented to me on the 4th July instant. Having considered it with that
solemn regard to the principles of the Constitution which the day was
calculated to inspire, and come to the conclusion that it ought not to
become a law, I herewith return it to the Senate, in which it
originated, with my objections.

A bank of the United States is in many respects convenient for the
Government and useful to the people. Entertaining this opinion, and
deeply impressed with the belief that some of the powers and privileges
possessed by the existing bank are unauthorized by the Constitution,
subversive of the rights of the States, and dangerous to the liberties
of the people, I felt it my duty at an early period of my Administration
to call the attention of Congress to the practicability of organizing an
institution combining all its advantages and obviating these objections.
I sincerely regret that in the act before me I can perceive none of
those modifications of the bank charter which are necessary, in my
opinion, to make it compatible with justice, with sound policy, or with
the Constitution of our country.

The present corporate body, denominated the president, directors, and
company of the Bank of the United States, will have existed at the