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desire through the medium of your paper take brs
zee OF a published letter Of the Hon. JoRs c. SrEseKr
not Try OF War, dated the 18th Of October last and ad
Secret Mr. LEWIS X. FAULKNER and Others. in which ART
dressed to ges and mpuatons upon the late Cabinet
contained Oh. -hich n member.
M IrLkk, OF >ity which obiges this couse,
Irsgrei the neces OF controversy, bu, from senss
engage in 1t IN no spin and the history
what Is due TO my own eI. cha, '-usr. II contains IN
the transactions referred TO in
following passages:
ain proof of the absence Of all , interested or am
oinous motives on the part Of the Pres. IN mo course
"meh MS CONVICTIONS Of duty prompted Wy 40" advert
70 iact Iohg known TO me- which has been ulsaied
ne newspapers OF the day. vouchcd for BY essi one
ing editor stated By Representative in Cong sss from
Massachusetts, in speech lately delivered at ~ouy
port upon authority and hitherto not denied Th, fact
IS that previous returning the second bank hill % CO.,
grss with his objections, full view of tie ss,u, 10 n,
MADE upon hn and with the purpose Of removing all Gauss
oil agitation as well as TO himself %
Putanons the President submitted to his then ,b,n., W.
tner ne should, IN the then about In he
congress announce resolution to retire from public life
a e oil the existing and that against hi,
doing so all the members of the Cabinet hrn 80
tested on the ground that such annunciaon ould no,
nave the effect to produce peace quiet but would on
change the direction of faction that no one had ,h -
expect such step from him. he had not bern eisc.5
PRESIDENT and no obligation existed that should inerpos.
any oaIer between him and direct vote of the Peopls
I'm connexon, and yet contrast with the preceding
anoner TACT OF an extraordinary character which though
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Is shadowed IN letter of Mr.. Ewings in the statement
oy him OF proposition having made 10 the Pres;dsn,
mat the majority who had passed the first bank bill would
consent 70 postpone the second the next session Of "
gess iney could receive the meantime ,t
no hostile movement would be made on the part of the Pa
suent Inc full meaning OF this statement has now been
developed by the declaration of OF Congress that
message was carried from the Wing leaders in Copor.,.
to the President the effect that he would not
disturb any members OF his then Cabinet in the
o. er oices the second bank bill should be pos.poned
he answer TO such proposition may be easily Conceived
me effect OF that proposition prove the idenrv Of
the members Of the Cabinet whose places were sesd In
jeopardy with the hostile member of Congress- and il The
design was 10 Preeipitate matters il most sectus
on VIII require no aid TO determine which of the ae
tors IN these exhibited lofty patriotism
ana wch eShced any ienaey for place desire pow
e These fsets are full of instruction. and furnish kew
to many mysterious transactions"
10 the statement, and mputations made in the abov,
as / can A'
shall endeayor to abstain from all persons. or insmpe
rate remarks Ii IS my object assa others bur 10
hdicae my own conduct and to do that by calm state
ment Of facts.
The irst of the foregoing paragraphs of Mr. Spencer.
er relates to the advice stated have been given bv ali
the members of the Cabinet hen present, AZ csy,,n
meeting which the President is said II have sDbn.5 g.
question ne should in the message the Veto % hs
second bank billy then about be transmitted 10 Cono,.
announce resolution to retire from public life al tn: CT.
praton of the existing term"
80 Tar as that paragraph might be considered as mpca
ing me- Is unnecessary should than that VIVA
nor present nj the Cabinet meeting referred to- and have no
personal knowledge OF opinions which may have been
OF aanee gwen by members Of the Cabinet who
Mr. BADGE appear from y s shssBF send md ,s.
Tor publication with this received friend IN. Ho
T. Ewing dated the 9th instant and written in renl =,
bref note of NINE calling his attention to the Letter NJ NJ
SPoneer, "nieh had then seen Ia the newspapers. Mr.
Ewing IL VIII be remembered Secretary of the Trsa
suy, member OF the Cabinet and as he sts,.
the meeting referred
FROM ms statement It further appears that the advice then
asked and given confined question Of inssrino
IN the Veto Message then Contemplated by the Prrden,
declaration Of his intention be candidate for re e.c
o 70 tne Presidency question which, presume very
e" would, on reflection differ from the advice stated by
MI Ewing TO have been given President howeysr
strongly they might have entertained the opinion that Mr.
yler ought not TO be candidate for reelection ST. hoy
ever prompt they may have thought ought to be in pub
holy announcing such a resolution.
lney might consistently enough with these opnions q.
seems 10 me- have still thought such bv
the President weud have appeared incongous and ON, u
place III Veto Message bank bill especialy after an.
omission OF 1t on other occasions which seemed more
appropriate, and that would look in this instance Ike an
unworthy ana uenuous attempt al palation and deprses
uon Of ensurs.
The most careless reader will fail to observe the wide
difference there Is between the statement OF Mr. Ewing and
that OF MI Spencer, the OF the advice given bv
the Cabinet the former confirming it. so far al least
expressed opinion, the isolated point Of the ,..o,
OF the suggested declaration in the Veto Message while thu
latter anPhes into adecision against the Presidents max
ing such declaration any in any manner-into
aecson that no one had night expect such step from
him. and that there was 'bsrTier between him and
direct vote OF the People"
My general acquaintance and association with my ,oI
leagues OF that Cabinet would not have inclined me 70 h.
ieNe mat they entertained the opinions thus n.erbsd "a ~
by Mr.. Spencer. '" 'e"
the advice given opinions expressed At IN.
sonst meeting IN question, the fact now disclosed Of INV
absence e1emps from all in respsct ~ IL ana "A.
pense with the necessity of any further re,s,D.1 -
hons on my part And here, this mater might Cor,
cu9e' But am unwilling leave this part of the ,ube.t
without reference 10 conversation once held ,ib ,L
Iesue III "hch the same question that il now
appears was submitted to his Cabinet in NV absence bee.
inc subject OF alusion do remember exactly ia
out II was only few days before my resignation II wa,
Ney pnoi regarded It as casual private conversation
ioroear now TO repeat IT, but am entirely will
ing TO do so upon any proper application In nv JUDGMENT
IL = not material TO any matter issue, and of te or no
consequence IN any respect And aude TO il not for anv
'nat attach TO It, but simply account Of the
fact OF its occurrence.
The other charge, made and intended by Mr. s,snes,
I" DC Understood, u OF much explicit grave and
personal character lie virtually the then Cabinet
~ dishonorabe "tendety" for Office and OF Alternating
through the Intervention Of the "Whg leaders in
OF IN concert with thom 10 bargain with the President 10,
their retention in office.
The charge is 50 made to involve indiscrnina,.v al,
inc mempers Of the then Cabinet including Mr. Webater
VINO remained IN Office well those being all thu ohcrs1
VINO resigned But can hardly suppose that Mr. Snsnes,
intended thus TO implicate his colleague Mr. Wsbste,
The resigned members of the Cabinet V-,e ,,,h,Li, -
only objects Of his attack In the integrity a,d ho -
NOSE gentlemen, my late colleagues in Office have ,hs
most perfect confidence but not authorized 10 sns,k
Tor mem nor shall For myself answer that 80 fer A.
concerns me- then member Of the Cabinet this b.,, A.
It's whole length and BREADTH il totally unfounded I oo
pose 10 It an absolute unqualified denial.
40 not Know, and never knew. Of any such ss.sys On
inc President as that stated BY Mr. Spencer had nethsr
set nor part IN any such nor in any device or se
taton for securing myself Continuance in ofBcs m,
me contrary had become dissatisfied with the sdmipistr,
non Of Mr. Tyler, and my consequent determination TO "a
'gn my once was svowed and known many friends now
The cause Of my retirement il truly s.t forth IN no ,..