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Oar readers will remember, that few weeks
pfeviops 10 the laieeleciibn in New York, the
Hon. John c.. Spencer, Secretary Of Wa., adj
dressed d lenerlo Committee lwho were his
partisansD In New York, in which, among other
things, be charged The Wing Members in Con.
gress with having made a proposition 10 the Pres-5
dent lha, they would not press The second Bank
Bill a, that session, but lei Il lay over, il he
would consent 10 retain in Office, The then exist
ing Cabinet And further, that II was The Presi-i
dents intention TO have declared that be would
mol be a candidate for the Presidential chair, bat
was disspadsd thersffom BY his Cabinet, who
protested agains. his doing so.
ID our Congressional synopsis few weeks
'sincs, We noticed the course taken by Mr.. Bolts
.up6A these charges, he demanding a committee
tof investigation upon the subject. butihe House
.considered the letter Is q mere eleclioneering
paper, and would no: grant such committee.
4 This letter has, however. brought two mem
hers Of the late Cabne. into the field. the Hon.
y. J. Criuendsn and the Hon. Thomas Ewing
the former gentleman says. that so far as his
knowledge extends as regards the proposition
said to have been made by ne Wing Members
of Congress, he Is prepared to say that inr its
whole length and breadth /, is totally unfounded,
and as regards The tenacity with which Mr.
spencer desires to make il appear the Cabinet
(indisclimina,ely) bad for Office, MIR. Q. adds,
THAT in he circumstances Of his position as he
understood n no consideration could have H.
.sdueed him To- fetain>his Officer
Mr.. Ewing says thafao such proposition was
made 10 his knowledge, and believes hat no such
proposition was ever offered BY he wings as a
party. As to the chargclof advising thesC Captain
10 make declaration Of an ipiention nOt>so be
candidate, Mr.: Z. places il ia quite different
light He states that The President did speak Of
accompanying his second veto message with The
declaration before spoken OF, bat that such mem.
bars Of tho cabine, as spoke Of the matter a, ait
advised him from 50 doing on she ground OF in
eonsrui.y. there being no connection whatever
between the veto Of a Bank Bin, and deelina,
] ton o. standing aPoll for ihs Presidential chair
in ls4l--so that The difference Of opinion exist.
"a only as 10 The medium through which The in.
formation was 70 be communicated.
This last mentioned charge does not assume
% much importance as the osher, and The Stcre.
tary came as near giving fair s.assmen, a.
could hare been expected from him. The iif
ference between The two consists in This: Mr.. E
confined bis suggestion merely as TO The maiiel
Of Insertion in The Veto Message, whilst Mr., s
ampli6es !, into decision BY The Cabinet agains
the Presidents making such declaration Al an,
time o. 10 any manner whatever.
Both Of these members Of The late cabinet. q
wella he Wing Members Of Congress, court a
Investigation Of The matler--snd il sush invest
gslion i hstlluted We doubt no, but that The bar
tef spoken 81 would Be proven 70 be unfounded
and nothing more than reckless assertion, b,
one who .favned ,hs,lhFift might follos.'