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His suggestions seemed TO me 10 convey The
idea ihatthe Wings. the Cabinet included cared
little about measures. IL we could clear the va,
! for the suecession.n
/ Mr.: Ewing statement makes Il proper that I
khoeld PLACE upon record The f0lowing facls which
are communicated to you. thai they may be used q
Nbesdeemed expedient 10 yindieation 81 the Presi.
dents motives. and establishing his consistency Ii
yeloips the BAnkbill.
/ ! was - Annapolis whea heard 81 Gen. Harri
sons death, aud there heard that an effort would B,
made 10 induce the President to commit himself no
49, candidate IN 1874. had been, for man,
yraFs NJ rersonsl and political friend. and deter
nasu, = possible. 10 preveut his doing 50, and i'm
5sui.seiy came tosWashiDgton for thai purpose.
ss q; on him early ID the morning of the day ate
Eli NJ, -, 80 oandshisn writing bis inaugural.
IS IL - I'D snd The purpose u my Vi
lie said that he had converted With some rra..,.
who advised him TO declare ia his Inaugural that j,
would not Sc candidate and he Showed me nara
graph TO that effect, whieh he had Just written say
ing. that his desire Was if possible towilhdraw ID,
question Of The currency from The vortex of party
and HAT lie had been persuaded that such declafa
ton would eonciiaIe the cooperation Of the seyers
| aspirants
| told him that ! was deeply interested and ex
tremeiy DESTROYS to obtaip early and saislactor,
adjustment The currency, aid that Igwas because
apprehended that the effect Of suctNa declaration
4
ted, that was opposed TO his makiag il.
urged that 50 far from giving strength to his Adj
minIstration, and enabling him TO accomplish the
measure he 50 much desired il WOULD Be taken IS q
plea OF weaknesslhat II would be the signal for an
organization Of parties IN reference To the next cleo
,foHthst one party would rally for National Bank,
and the other against itsnd that AS he was alike op-
posed 70 the Bank one side and the Sub rteasu-
~ on the other, aud had made up his opinion that
congress nag 40 power 70 incorporste an old-fash-
toned b~nk that pc might expect to be compelled TO
veto she 3ahk bli bteause The political leaders on
bAh Nyts were regardless of the public Interests,
and would II possible keep the Bank que s,ion omen
Tor the PURPOSE ofpoIitcsl sgtstidn--thst iu that
event, state ofslhfngs might arise which would
make 4 indispensable that he should become cam
didate.
urged that the one term principle did not apply
TO him, as he had not been elected President and,
that Il were otherwise the question Of the success
sion was not before him. and was due TO himself
and 90 the country that he should reserve himself UNI
VI he was called upon 10 express AL opinion-that
The declaration. II then ade, mig impair his in
Huence-that, falitig to Sopeliste the support Of
both parties. It would certainly ALLEVIATE both unless
he himself became the hartisan Of ole Of the polii-
cal asprans, the effectof which would De- test his
Administration by The popularity OF one Of the can
dldates, instead OF placing 4 its oRn inertia He
replied that he hadthe subject under confederation
that he of the Iaetious tendency OF exist
ing party arrangements, ghd that The question was,
whether such adeearatiop then made, would enable
him 70 setre the question of me currency and dc-
cs'nphsh an Harmonious Gdmaisfrati0n Of The Gov-
eTnrneJak His words were ssIf can -do This nv
ambition will be salishedlp He said that there was
much force III The suggestions had made; that lie
would reflect on them, and asked me 10 call again
did call the next day. when found him TRANSCRIPT
ing the Inaugural. he painted 81 the paragraph in
question, and saw THAT he Han cRossxD IN wiTH
his PAN. These are the facts. ! give them without
comment You can use them as gu think proper
Your obedientservant,
(signsd,l DUFF GREEN.
Hon. A. r. UPsHuR.
MExfco, January goth, ls43
Ny Dear Sir Mr. Sou,hallh has delivered me
your message, requesting that should stateslhe
SUBSTANCE of conversation which passed be-
tween Us in your rooms al Browns Hotel before
the Inauguration Of GeneralHarrison.
You will have already received letter from
me on that subject, which | had eelt il my duly
to address 70 you befofeIreceiyed yonr me ssage.
| should have done this before, but ftom peeu-'
liar circumstances and considerations, which will
occur 70 all. You very we'll know, sir, that
whilst you0seemed to hesitate as to offering Ime
tins mission, which had been rendered to me BY
GeneTal Harrison on the third day after hisin-
auguralion, that made no professions Of friend
ship 70 you,- and doubt not that even now,
my motives ia doing this simple acl OF justice TO
you, will be misrep:esenleds During the garious,
consultations as 10 the gentlemen Who were 10
constitute the cabinet Of General Harrison, the
name Of The most intimate friend thai have ia
tie world, Col. VIM G. Preston, was presented
TO Gen, Harrison BY most Of The Wings Of the
South, for. The Navy Department Verymany of
the most distinguished OF the WING party, know
ms The close intimacy between Col Preston and
myself, came 10 me and said ihat il Col. Preston
was taken from The Senae, that the vete. on the
Bank question would SINE 10 a lie, and that you
would certainly g.e your casting vote, as Vice
President, agalsst such an institution there
fore, called spon you in company iriih Mr. Borss,
Of Yirgisiu, and introduced the subject Of
BanIs SO as 70 draw from you your opinions.
ard thus remove the only objection which had
been, or could be made TO the appoin,mentof
Col. Preston, ahhoughl knew that he did not,
desire The appointment, and would not have ac-
ceptedft, unless il had been rendered under such
cifcHnstances as would have left him no wish 10
reiuseht. ] was nevertheless anxious hiatt il
should be rendered him, and that he might lhus
have an opportunity Of putting down The only
imPniation with which malice had ever touched
his name HE desire Of Office.
Whilst could not have voted for Bank nv.
self, from constitutional scruples, | have meyer
doubted the benehcent effects of such an insii-
iutlon- therefore, 10 asomewhat long CONVEX
sation with you. presented many Of the argu-
menis which were used by Ihe advocates Of the
conslihiionaliiy of such an irfsfiiulon can
not nov repeat all thai You said, bull know that
a very positive conviction was left upon nv
mind that you would vote against Bank, and
50 satd % Att RoTTs tOkea we ixft yowr room. Il
do remember that you sstd that, IL il became
your duty as President Of The Senate, 10 decide
the question, that you would Ie-exmanine il with
out prejudice from former opinions or present
party associations ! Immediately. called upon
Col. Preston, and communicated 10 him all that
had passed between you and myself, and ;old
him that IL be intended 10 vote for Bank thai
thought ne ought 10 consider very deliberately
whether, IN such state Of thiogs, il would be
proper for him TO leave We Senate. He imme-
dlalely, 5s was informed, authorized friend
to say 10 General Harrison that he begged
place 10 the Cabinet miebt,not be offered him.
On my return from Washington, and after
the death Of General Harrison, and when il was
matter % general speculation what course You
would take on the Bank question, ia all my CON
versations with my friends, | ;eld Them of this
conversation and expressed The opinion thai you
would not sanction az act establishing a Bank
without important notifications, which sin
cersly hoped would be conceded BY the Wing
party.
am. dear sir, Win sincere respec, and a.
TEEN. vonr friend and obi servant, A
{Signed,l WADDY THOMPSON.
] Ws also lay before The public ibis portion Or
q note. addfessed ID the President BY MIR Web
ster. Il sreiers 10 The Fiscal Agency bill, %
which il has been asserted that the President Tas
especially committed: