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Besides the reasons which advanced, as above
others occurred to me. which | did not think pro
per to suggest, but which were, in my opinion, de-
cisiye of the matter. | was wei! aware that the
President was at that time exceedingly unpopular
and believed, if be vetoed that bill, ne must be-
come an object of almost universal deteststion.
The Opposition hated him as renegade from
their party The Wings had begun to look upon
him with distrust and aversion, as one who had
betrayed them and deserted their principles. For
him, at that time and under those circumstances,
to declare soemnly in public paper that ne a'ould
or toould not be candidate for reelection would,
as thought, make him the subject of public ridi-
cue and contempt as he already was of public
indignation. My advice. therefore, was given Sc
riousy and in good faith, though did not for
moment believe bis proposition was so-no more
than believed as fact his statement that ne had
penned such declaration for insertion in his inau-
gura bur withheld it lest it should turn the bate
ries of Mr. Clay and his friends against MIR. Web
ster. His suggestion seemed to me to convey the
idea tina. the Wings, the Cabinet included, cared
little about measures if we could clear the way for
the succession.


write in haste. This paper is at your service
to return or use as YOU see fit. 1t contains the
facts as they were partly from recollection, partly
from entries in my journal.


/ am very truly, yours, T. EWING.
Hon. j. J. CRITTENDEN, Washington, D. c.