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rttriarat aootainctl m lltU cxtmat ia ant
1 r T rieaUraliofi r BaMla by f mci
1 trautnniK i tab four wiah to rrmxx
ufrboly toUietublisIia trader 1 1 na-
f ik'mj rU la (It Buhliai to Uii aot.
Sr, yaur obedt aeraat, '
;.V. M.VCPHEESU3I B1K&BKU
. - iMr uU I";
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' ilf. tflalfto Mr. Barrfca'1 "
,w . .. . trathinfton, Jul) 80, 1S31 .":
-Tour wotm ol h nnrntor will be riwn
oth prani la rct'ercna la lh
w abash it treuli, to do to but jouiaa
. .l . j 1 r: - m v...' :tr Ik
iC . piit(r ; &UW VIII prrni wc9
-, W9y t ho the froaaj oa hieb I
it othonied to lay that " ru wn we(.
iul tba cbarre Imnlintinc i)t Pmi
;W aot la au ached, to him, and that
mi-kM cxalioitelf ttealarcd that b din
tae Mtrpaa Imputed to him. 1 - -th
rat branah of thi atataatnt, -which
tlHcng diractW taaootrorert, I hT ta
i tka anakiaa anaMcai drclaraliaa ol
mm, to vhieh ho aaratUat tb Praaident
hHiaimtd aoah reouiaitioo,' aud that
.; Raaide tbb, I haaa hefor ma,
wd writin j of tb Preudeat, iba klenti
r, vhioh ha ied to jparaelf, and Matara,
ltd InrUaia, and wliioh praaeoted tb av
! h Ibougbt k kit dot to utaiH la ra
I ha airnttae which affeeted Ut ttai
aharaater of fali Cabinet. Tit aouria
t ihongU froper the to adopt, va pia
n intummiioa tivenhlra bf aewral meat
otjrran, ihowlnr that srabinaUoB bad
nd Into, in vhtck yoBraeirand tb other
atard trees aoBeoned, to (litgrae
i1m,audoMC hit diamiaaioa from lb
AIVr prefatory terhal explanation ot
niflduoii.r th itrtriear, the Preuden't
I to ear, that If it vera tra that yoa had
aauna of vhieh ho toolte. h felt him
J oa to make tu lrulmiioo ahkh lie
oo from bi vrHtan roecanraoduttv m
) aij that H,a. uaing iii ova wetU,
It unjust in htelr, htajh;hlr diaretpeet
)-(tbaj Preiideut) -and veil ealegl.ted
Vte hjrraony of my Cnhiaet. 'fb
ipoit which thik epmioa i foondeo. are
illy tlea.; . ifc not chum the rixM 1
i m rtny manner, in fa iotrrttie relation
to interfmrfif ay member j my Ca-
ria w n mwmt attempied it,"
r.) - ? ' :vf ' .: 'H . j. . f,-';v ;1. -.hv '
eone!ua.m of (hi tawe naner. after re
in tb dreamiuneeato -which he wltfaed
itir attention, ha xye. a the reanlt of the
Therefore hate I Ktehl (Mm interview,
'jw-i if there it dny truth in the report that
l entered tnlojhe combitiativ charged, It
'tier Eaton fteitt mv Cabinet.that 1 feet
rnHg and meutt offered re ifelf,(ttid ir
ueter ikat -will he centUtrred if. " . ,.' j
I the ground on which thia matter
jy the Preaidenf, ia hie .hteriaw,. with;
i beginning of the difflcul tlea..' And from
eabaolute aaaereratioa of ,CoU Jolintoa,
r my statement,' thai you w well
t th Preiident ditelaimad all right to In
d dirtatfj the' aneiaj. intvreoiirte of the
ny member of tha tttltiadtf hijeefi
L Cy'i. f i ''' :'-s,t"':' , '
am htaor warrantad a faawmft W that
elt,' had deelarad that' th -Pveaident
d toyoo any riiiprition A th aort, will
m the eiiraot vhkh 1 rnak fi-oiaa aW
ir ow how Wefore1 . Arte tree jjito
)nvratioo td jroor ob, held, with CoU
(the teoor of which yoo iaiorm mito
1 between yott and htm, ) ytwt mka thla
irk m retMioa t b Pi eMdentr
inietr'aic fww mr'tlnl by the
.tome fern dave after ...i tit. I frankly
l any difpuUioi prett'iuch a rejui-
-MT if Lui Jjhwoue' l-wia aiaalTj-m. 1 ,h "a WTT U o-ala
L pea ik, nblMi. I Kara a ..jd ik a A"o-ey GoneraL amk yur eharae-
lia, tbb;oii, Ihall tvatWrr tyU boead b;tef . '"''y reninf ta, ooch a
u una a7" aiara-nTig rrau Kiay frota any ear
rvtpoadeaaje, aak tbal raiHnuaa, aot to publadl
aay attieamtt at tha taaiwavioa a hirh muntl
bvtveva fwra, Mraara. Branobj and tugbaa) and
ayaeI4 waul atiaii ha bad a rrwaooabia tlaae
torepty U anytrttrr.. I told Tntt, M tb aa
tie, tbal an dtipartur (rata th andantaadnr,
which oat auiboritd by that geMUtnaa, wowQ
abaott ee from kj obiglam. -1 mill adhere It
thaev, and ton tint mytetf, at mrerat, with
repealing, a refvrat to tbMef hch yoa ant
nun mum "4i aware, not M taw a awca
rrtutaitioe, .Jto, air, it ia oipoaaba to tx-
that fwi eowU bate ktead te mcS a
reitiaiiteet it -ami ned yuf aetf rtpeet for-
rot yottr anuthraj honor, and hunblr bowed
ta a
ift o tUiTi la j .otatsrn-'us.
I ei but tlr) txie.f t etrff
Cittr i" tSe K:-V.c. . lUt 1
re. 11t lha oibm udilv arHwe wbaa
uua im Bukrana win a a loaar araetaary.
Your aeat v Cerent ia to lattor of tuu
Ma CJUoWbitJi yoaaay Mm row
At you haft published aa MMrprt, J
la git th aorreantadaae atta )
ta
VI "j. taloo, altitli yoaaay iam yowr poem ttlott.
pimiitiiea a exa-ert, yoa art boamt
to git th orrepiadeae att be tore that ia
daue, ttwtety aaay f at that yoa hat eatiraly
DUtaadarttaod the ozpreaakM which yew hate
qonird -thataiKiaiuierof aa mtrntioa tearett
a rctjuiiiticm, is a wbally ddSeraol thing, from de
nial of tr bating mud Jt end that ia atieg
tbit a(pretsira, 1 could not ha had atluaioa to
"a wnuewdeaUratioa "wbiehl had beter etea
r board of. . . V- ' ., . ', ., v- ;
You wiJl pereeire tlien, Sir, that yoa art whol
ly oiiaaatamed m all the polata of yooa Mat eon ml,
eaecpt br a dvcUrwiinn a hich yoo admit that yne
havfeeed whbooi ttithority, and which' will he
mrt if becimieiHtoeuary. At a tudiful joar
alitt,yoa will, of court, aria th ooaaaioa to
eorreci yowr enwt yoa can, no doobt, da tbia,
ia relation fa the paper ea which ym hare placed
eomueb rtlitnoe. by a direct appeal to tit Preth
oVnt, who will wot, I think, auiborrta the atate
meat, that that, paper vat Orer atunm to aie.
Huwater thic mat be, I bear tblt teatimony to
the truth. NettW mrkine eoo rarer nr.- wur
aaeking political effect, I (ml myaririd a poaitioa,
m wniea t matt euuer peak, or aticnuy perma
the, public to be milled, : I here a autRcient tent
of what at due t theto, wot to hitrnd myteU on
wajled upon their Hot c -Bad th eoatriouineai
ol what owe to my Mil, will aot porroo m to
hrmk from th pertoraaaae of my doty, - M
nm, Tery retpecuuiiy, oir, your ebeoiest
v 3S. MACPMERSOji BEftEIEK.v
T yraoott Pf Btair E. '. ' . , . , I
V-'V.T Eiitrfiht QMkn Ml
XJ'rj:..Vtifia nfftBerrfea';?';'
oa htte alhtjloa td the wrktm rieehv
il to ytMt hf the Prrtident, which en
' .I-U ,1 ... vFiink Vila
uhepoinu pretested by'wt, in theet-
ed m your latt note, IJ.eI myaeil fully
Kj the doaantentiiry erideoce, which
efir fwi and I ltot.w will altoeon-
' folly tindioating the-ntsfnjeut which!
! Uaving that Juatified myaelf.'yda
vt me to awaqlud &y Mrreepjondeitee
'ir,Torobdieataamni, V"-
Mr Rerrian to Mr. !Bllr.'- :
irathmrtttt. 8tith Jitlv. Ml.
t Ian tbia moment received your ante,
' mine of tliia date, i 1 make nn apolu-
uiuiinstliia eorrraiionnene, althouirii
with to eoachide it. becaiiae it will
' nniieratooil, that it ictn your character
ojoornalitt. and not a aa individual.
yoo i esercitwaright, therefore,
tl Editor ot a publia juui-nul, you can
"'priety whlihold, when lelaim the m
'"f note In Uie came paper wrncn won.
own eontir.unioatioato the pulilin. , '
th quoUtion from yoar bote of jet-
'1 object wat af once to clear the tklrts
-nueut at a ohare, vhieh you are well
aot to be attached to nimi tor f ou
mrierttand, declared that ha AtMm
at ilia time when ton ware ia eomma-
iat
Silt Tottr laat letter watreeeiteif lata at bight,
when the Glob was mart uo for the ureia. To
git it inaertion with th orceapoadetie which
preceded it, rendered it neeettary that I ahoold
defer the whole antil thic day, and aubatitatf
aoter matter, previoaaiy act op, lor my paper.
i Without adrertinr to tb aneeial nleadinr al
ymr latter, (ia which, being on lawyer, I bat
a akHLl I come at once to th point.' low take
Ictae again with me, hy declaring 'that no nch
paper tu that quoted A viae too ever readt yen
erthewn letotjer tboken of it ." Aootou
iuruieraay,iuiai ju rretiueni wiu an, yttt
lit, cuihwixethe ttntement that that paper teat
ever Aum fyu,', tv' V ; V.v
Wben th atateoTent which I matje, predi.
eated vpoft Cul. Johnann'a' letter, u iny
poached In your aocond note," I made the
appeal o the Preeident which tou aeem to
think I oneht-no to make. r. He immediatelv
pot into my hand tb original memorandum
wbicn h wrote and wbich he rtad to Mettr
Branch, Inirham and younelfi and I am nw
eipreisly authoriied to ttate agairi, that in
the interview referred to to toy 'note and in
your own letter, quoted therein, hi held in hi
ttndnd read 4e yd th paper fro vhieh J
hate riven th extract; which ' jou cay vat
never read, ahawn or apnfctn of to ou. .f ad
I am authoriiedfurther t or, that tf yew wilt
call en the f netident, he vfll again exhibit and
read, I boa IAj arvtRoi Hecvmrn. It . Wat
prepared bf - him In . contemplation that the
mtereiew mignt lead to an immediate dino
Iuiion of hi cabinet, and wai in tended hy
liim to record the baai be ataumed in doing
an act which intvlved hi owv cbawcteir and
the iiiterefla nf the conir. The ptprr thu
prepared by the rrenaeht, waaeommunicat
ed af the lime to aeveral Of hi friends, whom
h consulted pn the occaaipft.; And , th nib
t anee of the contermtiim which nreeeded
and toimwea, ine ' communication, wat aho
immediately reducrd W writing, and ennnee
trd wrth tb dttcume nt read to ywt, that no-
thmijmiplit be lelt to rtcoilrctmn, if circum
ttatice at a remote period ahould make t ie
(erence to t .tteeeseary y h rerard to i-tt
tranaactlon aa recorded; arid vouched hy the
concurrent teatimotiy of thuer conautted on
$,hr;wat,t-"fttflva;
mail1 fhemor may bT treaoheroua wlien
the man himcrina h'ieat. . j' am' willing to
belife thii;ource. Tou have innocent,
ly ' forgotten the- declaration miiie by the
Pretident, which atand auihenticattd, aa
have fold you, aa well aa the commu nication of
tl? am purport made to tod by Colonel
- . , m .i. . . i .... ' '
- i am oqiiRva to reiy on inii nwi mtrf
of a fact rat hey (ban tin. youf memory, rape,'
ciallr" when t f44 ihli poiie proof confirm
in the .ilatement ol IJok Johnton, that the.
Pretident diackimed any'fig-lil or dttire to
Interfere with th private ataociationa otou
it or your lamny, anja that yon tcnem w-,"-'
I neit quuieu tour awn wnurn auaiintion
eonfirmine Uie atatemrnt'of CoU Johntonand
the written teeoefNf the Prewdent, In the
followinff Worda "In the inter iew to which
I wa invited br the Prraident tome few duyi
af'erwaida, u'fier Col. Jubnaon'a viait,)
frankly expreaaed to him my Viewa on the
ubject, and he ditctatmed any diipoaition to
etiMag it re nee I the nn wfc h ia-
aatied yoo, wmt!pliu'i ivrJ m rrrrw ' It
ia taapoable rhat yoa omthl bury aneh an
inaqh, pmfeai ta be the friend of the rY-.
deaf, mak tow apeech that ywtt d'd repeat lr
w Oerr, bad wow that yon are oat of i
ofnee, tiiacloa a fact which would eeaj year
own aham.' No, W, wo awch prrowtiua
wa ever made to ton, rod had aa caw to
camptaWi of lb aideat, you eulojriaed him
tta pwbtia a ad net rat, and yew wouVI Jtaee
rladly aated a Attoniev General to the end
ofbia ad-niniatration,e y jt arm iavW
Nrtwiaw - .
But the evetmetanee onder which the
harmony of th rate Cabin. wit restored,
repel the Ulerence, .which yoi wilt hat it,
tn your latt a ate, that the. extract froa yoir
ltor to Major IUt on, leave open in th am
hietity of It xpreaaian,' Front the moment
tb at yoa denied tothe Preiident Any f)artci-palM-t
i th political combination to drivw
tlajar Eaton from the Cabinev the naual
courteaiet were renewed among; it member
wnnout any aaaoctauon between their rpee
tiv familir. . Major Raion wotibl hav been
rahtetant to rroeive vicitera, driven into hit
door by the power of the Pretident, they
eould poatibly have been to aubmit foanoh
tyranny and def-radation Hi hmue tu
hronrred brth" who -were won- tn moot
reipectsMo people of tliecity by the moat
honorable fnmiliea viaitlng annually here, and
by thoae from abroad, mott ' diatiiiruiihed by
ttation. To thj cayety and reenectahitity of
partiet thu attended, the appearance , of
peranni thna eonttrained hy the an' horny of
tne Eiecutive, if it could bat been exerted
for eneh purpoaa, would have added notltinr
It eould have aervod no narpoce to hare x
acted such requisition a that now imputed.
to the injury of the President: To have fore.
ed Ule wile Ol the Secretary of War, wpon
that portion .of society wb'C's was iinwiltinit
to receive her, could hv added nothing to
Aefremitttion. It ia rWlCtiloua to imnute to
the failure of such a design; the ditolutn of
tne lata, ijaoinet. .Tfpu, i tuinTt, mutt know
that this step was the -result jof tb diversity
of political Views, which attached the he
parixei in the Cabinet to different divisions of
the new patties which became apparent in the
iscention, between the President and Vice
President. .- This produced, in the then state
of the .Cabinet, combination in Cohtrress.
calculated to -defeat the most salutary mea
aores of the administration, ? Ia tbe opposU
tion which showed itself, with retard to the
Turkish negociaiion; the member of the Cati
binet favorable to the new born opposition.
were exptwtely exempted in the tlenilnfcia
tions of those memberaof the Senate,' wbo
then came out and diteloaed.' for the - firat
time, theif hoatility to the President and a part
or hi cabinet. ' tuat a , wiab to tnn Malor
Eaton and his family inlo society here, bad nc4
influence in prodocmr the dissolution of the
cabinet IS apparent from the Tact that l
operated to consign them and him to privacy!
The want ' of the harmony raaential .to the
prem audi a reqninition.'
ith Col. Johnaoa, any design like tl
'tdtohim. .' . i
remark which 1 have to make upon
inn, with relerenee to your observation,
teem to aontrovart the Brat branch
'nent. ii the Wlowinri ' " '
ertioq tht I Wa Dell tnearw, that the
"oat th President, to which yoa refer
t ot to be atuched to him, was node
reef unoa bttir Unrlrnlnnifmr. that I
'itply declared, that ha (the Preiident)
ff nn nch detign. - When, there
" ywo, that aueh a atatement was not
-i )' aay declaration ever made by me
"at that yoarnnderttamlinir waa nnt aor-
yoa a very broad denial (.f my hating
luowledeaaathat h'iK .. L.
V.1" dunottorni,, however, (if
Tint say that Ma disclaimer of an intention
to ore such a reouitition, lea wholly difTe
rent thing from denial of ever having- made
it..- -'."v ; v' V-fiVv'jj. " v'
. I thouebt not. In this eatet became no tucb
fequisilion had been made. Col.. Johnson
savs. lhat the President disclaimed to him
any detire to control four domestic affair, or
nrivate intercourse, end he fid vtu as. ' The
record of what the Pretident said to you, de
clarrs, that he claimed no right to interfere
"io the domestic relations of personal inter
course of any member of his Cabinets", and,
In avniaion to iiicavuic cuiiTcraaivi4 vvu oti
he "disclsimed sny disposition to press such
a i-eqiulition." wtiert no audi , requisition
bad been made by Col. Johntonj when he told
yoa the President made nonet and when yd
do not nretend be made any, either directly
ot indirect iv, t eouid nt cut ntMiersuna your
aeeiarativn, tnw cikimiiku mnj
tion to press such a requisition, aa a decla
ration that be made no tucb requisition. r
& But 1 find, in the character yea bate aV
war sustained before the - public, other con
clueive proof, that no such requisition tu
. I leet.thtr I kite ft r M to rt
p'Ct, jrnr raaJ. l r ti lmu .e of tui,
'! Irc -Ilsau'jvt it oe af twiV
eninv inlerett t tl. The O 11 (Kit
I wtuca I Ca I mtaeir kts ni.Wt n
tiuny, ia if, r It i oie wh.tS I hive fvu
-itt, bst wh.ch ht brn furcrj p
at me, bb4 on It wUicS I an calied
?oi te vindicate mjtelfrarfeijp,
bet tSe; Cause of train, ami I ha best
ns! detrwst inftrests of ihl camen
ty er hittr-l to which futility .!
vi!ij be ia-niti.- - ; - . -
The o'trepreentiiin of a pu'e
nnriiil. profain apetk ht U
fjiirC. Prrl(eBt J the United
. . . a t a o
3.'ate, anu BaMienei endrr eta ere.
pyr-vriud U rue the'elienn iv,
nf noiMmji i at in-eUiofj,'Uke
JisiifHtoraWe sod aul'iiudnl in f (,, r
f mr-rtihr the Usee vhichhi been
lnJerrd,li tne OH'I-T the ellerd u.
tborite ( that trif elEeer.; If t da tml
becAU4e htye e ctnitij fic Mli.rtt hiss
ee-r wavered, i , Hit wteJ!irice nl
mt eountryn?ii.' t8r'a anil uVmr
f' Ituce in ihe Jutiv of ih( triboual,
Wtoa hi1! preruf .tiri ii i at til Tin
fid etiler sltriroe oitan eC uiiudi-
i1t waatt? tu rrum.
'e, a 1 c ttct t
r;l tKe f ectj' if re!''
rh the iMfr.l C jc
; a :"- t'' n t
rrfy t!,e itriittiun , a
gitea to ant. I ?;r!j
gealinas. iii !' ray j
tnel, wi'H t Crm l'rf
t.
i .
i tr c- .
i r e nt t-
yr! JJ ta t: e ur-
'irr i i tv Ci-
roiil th'-mnlroterurt v -!t 1 firrd
ni.r occur. To that tle'rrfiinnion t
bv t-a 'tl edhrreU. Atwiaiig pn
erm uf Ck-erieay w'uh tj cnltetjsea.
toy efloal tnrrrt'terse wkh thtai w
neer irwenap'eil bt ilic(rd. .
- If thrf wet ny c-niiaiitni tww.
wuf f the aspt.e .conflict be
twe-t.v the intrmi ol Mr Calboait and
Mr. Van rj jren, hail no pen ia theia
-and ' little ia the (,n.l mea
sure of that rh racier, hsvirj or their
ojjecr 1 cfrc Major Ettnn to retire
fr.-t ib .Cn.net rt to exclude his
fatnil frera the locietj of Vaxliin(t.it.
Vue wiie (he dtd ooi sisucutej hut
no aJvatsre hJ been made oa ei.hei
idle, eii) rheir ecta.l relation seemed
therefore t fifrotsh uo jest rem . tf
SrtnK frniw Cut onerj-nl tnfe.1t HaT-tvce to either pufy. ' In this Kitu-
ot tma(, ami nuruj alter aj f(.en
puDiicweusre.nowrverongintuco, wasprrr p1(air , tt least the
nant With nolitical effecta and nrodiieed tint t. ' .
result; r-h fZ A. '77: " ?'. ti
v.i uniM Iv. ,i.v.. nt ea in . my oerson. ; I,
I hxve tgjine-ily blsined faini nj
'5"?r fo" excite paic, feeli'in; 't,rel
tjitfr lai.the diMitlaiiiHi nf the hte Us-
bint:I have fell Put the rjuettiotj of
its pr(riete Wit M the decMon ot
wntcn, cviitigedj, atone 10 toe A'nertcsn
Pt-nble. I-Vrwiioally'I ' fitee ih been
-fmpoa( 'ta-dtiy the 'riglit f the" ft .
lident to exercie.bi? ii tTre) illas
wi-ll in the claugi, in the enrini
-le-Hio f hit Cabinet; end ,wuh' ,
perfect en of the;delicei t)f mj own
i!utifn I, wrtuTd ' hae Wtnl ati all"
time a reluctant wltnen in he in vc
ligation of the cause rwhrch led to' the
recent (ttentaIt mil however e
noueh that I should jubmit roraetf to
hit, wilful el though. ;ttve i principle, t)
which it waa ae owetfi j rejuiated, could
hire oo application; t me; lor thia f
haee enhesitating't jlone. ,.'Bul V ha
beea, eqolreiJ'.ilentl 1 to M'itfie 4 4h
entire 4tnwrepreenUtioo of occurrences
which the public Were well aware mutt
have come onder mj oberatinnj' Bar,
to be pqbliclf Vouched an aothont e, for
that which wai directle in conflict with
my conviction of truth Ind Inall to
be called to vindicaif my twrM claim to
veracity, awaited u u ttndef the '
leg;tl aQthorii j 4f the I're-iilefit pf lh
United Suies, tn'ubmit ttiian 1'trf.
pu(atii4 which, !, Hoiitorable man' mv
wtiV-wwUkw thf -rhantcter of the
SmMf9f')ihni(i '; woulil fe
qtlire; .tWi : I an, Mr!!j ignofant if
ray own, under env VircHtoantel.
I cqoltl yieltjl to jtvM'Jf, iti be ;Jv$ M
thift jtreatx com inuuitjr. "the f ceane. -lot
truth can te prostrated by. the aitn of
pr,ivilgeitfjyiidi i
imeiy aunenner
arf evrftiny; ptr'y- to wh-ch Mr. Kstiwi
hxJ nm been invited,-1 received and
heard with; infinite aerprise the roes
ei-re of.CoIr Johnaoo. v t '. ' -,:
I cpuid mike, ho roiike.a te it's
v-'.W I ch trader,. for . there wa a direct hnd
repeated reference to Ihe larje parties.,
which had been then recently fiv;ft by
Mewrt Uraiich and Inhini, and y
elf. Serh a mistake, if it had been
one, -Would have been, instantly correct
ed; frwin the natur5' of reply', 'if
The complain? had ben 'of a cumbin.
i-in o tty Major EalOn from ofjict
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re.in, eccoTi!;! to .t t'.ii
liift(Msj riton') Utter cfrt
and nt tU !i;'itest litima
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ciey,, we reterence to ihe-eevenmi
partiea w iuiu nave neen idief and tnyi
declarfttion that ,1 would -aot-perintt the1
President,' to comrel ?ihe f-tiil "inter
.eonrae. of ,myael,f and faniile, wlnild !
hae been intantly tnet-bjr an ejtplanar
lionV vhieh .w.irlld haveV renitved;jhi
impresiioD froin the inin-iaf'Meisrs,
Branch and lejjham.'iad myself ; Vet
we alt parted with CoI Jolinson.' wi;h a
clear conviction that such a jwpoftion
had been madeond feeling I we all
did, that . $n Indignity hsd been offered
to ua: there wai. aa I believe, no dif.
ference of opiaiori between, us at to the
courae .we ought to purine, if thii'prop
oiitinn should be' avowed and prened
by' the .Preaident.. . '.;;- ...
Thia convefaation tot pface on
Wednesday evening, and ihe rumor id
jtur ititeudf 'iinoa Vrwdily became
eneral. On, the aucceedinij day, the
'4efionl friends of Ceneral Jaclton ii
ierpoed,: and he was awskened to a
tense of the liBproprjetj of hi piftject
H ?oiit,iie.''t ?iwaa Ihefi'accnrdfnir'to
Cid, 'd)nttiny'talem-:tit,:to Mfi fni-
will- boWlo'the
declaration J predicated on the, information -decision (of my countrymen .bul what
.U:-l- r : lU ; . . ) : .k-'.l.SS. .. i.- .L- L!l
vtibll vvi. )fuiiiiatfd ,
epon the ground that
xuiiiingiiinicil io oic, tin urn ucvi'liiii , Hiaj uo, . llie , pllgll
1 have no uthordy to.; consolation bf . havint fthfullv Jav
hict. etablihes the fact. rhr,d 5nt 5 t.. -ika.;
use the evidence wl
Ttte testimony whi
sion, under Col. Johnson' hand, aaiishe me
thoroughly of the truth of the aatertion t
have made. snd, tliersfore, I will not admit
it to be an error ' ,our eceptitn to the use
have made of his testimony, . may be appli
cable st a censure upon my Cotirae. But I
cooiider, that eirotmttance fully jiuiify that
ciriirso, and I em - only responaiblo , to- Col.
Johnson for tnv conduct in relation to hi
letter. ' Toiir objectiim (to the authority tin"
der which 1 have acted ui" to' t ol,' Johnson's
evKlepce, does not, in the least, change the
oaUire of that evidence. ;ft ir its convincing
aa it could be irr.dee full authority to use it.
and. probably ivore so . than evidence pur
paseij' ptejut-wiii puunc ejei-itK&v'f?
von seem I thmt: that I am bound to nob
iisb, on my owh account, the eorrecpoodence
between Major Baton nd vourseH', because I
have used a part graph hiving exclusive rtf
rcooo to ihf t'reaident.v J da not think so.
I will have nothing W do with the contro,
versy' between Major: Eatorv ind yourself
Too fbv a right to bring tha' suhject before
the fMjhlic in anyVty you pU-ae, and on
iour owwreponiibinijr. will tiot hrev'ate
to print it, or ny part you may (hoote to em
body, in the discutsion Wtlb pic. ' ". : 'c'
olosed air last not to you,, by an Intima-
tiontnat it wouia conclude pur .correspond
denecv .' I did to hecauai the lau between
as depended ahogeiher ifpon. the verity t
the statements I had. made, contradicting as
sertions in I he Teterranh, for which I did not
kaow that yoir were. reMinsiblev .VhtH
vou volunteered to quettion iny s'atemeut.
I laid before youfrtnkly the ground on which
I acted). and then, in a second letiervbrought
to your view the proof on which, ss to my-
self, I was willing tu rest the iajue. But as
you serm inclined to make, through, me, an
attack on the President, and to use the cor
respondence On which you entered (certain
ly without beiiiff called for by .ny thing I
said, as 10 yourself,) at the medium of bring-
ington a general discutoon ot Uie question of
the dissolution of, the fate Ctbiuet, I shall
certainly tscr fice my iuclination to what you
consider my duty.' My reluctance to conti
nue the correspondence with you. proceeds
from no want of respect to yon. But I be
lieve the public hi sick ot tne suotectt a sa
tisfied with the dissolution of the old cabin,
stid the formation of the hew' One, and this
Induced the inclination 1 have evinced, to
spare the country the disgust of, the ditsee
tion of a subject, which it seems' willing to
bury. At all events, the progress w have i
made will be,uthcieut lor one lecture. U
you think fit, we wilt resume 'rt again. ' '-
.' .-Tours, ke.". -.y J. P. BLAIB.
Tfnm iti ttatkiikl 'fme11lgcneer. 'i
TO THE PUBLIC.
CiretimaUncea beyond my control
elf, . hH not be taken; from; ntei
' 'The dUingt-neoia arid unmanly adg
geTti6n,of mv desire Jn rem,li in he
Cabinet of Oenerat Jackton, fiotwith
undinx the uccu'nrencea : whi- h ' pio
ductid my'retirenien;,: wil tny ptr
oi?y for; ad'vrrtino; briefly to ihe origin
or -my connexion 'witrt it. and to the
rfrrumstancefc which induced ,it coir;
Ite'withtrttl nvwo)ri!riiwiii!Hi-'Wy
pirl. or, an far ,e I.knnw or believe.
or the par ! eny itif mv friendtt, thai
fttinroej.Ueoerar it he United IS'aie
There were :circumtancet.; tent porary
in iheit4! natureibut; atMl ttrona1 v onVi
relive, which rendered if net4 desirable
t.H tne I ;felt,ibnweerthi' I Was
l aneu o ucine upiirt uie queaiion i
mje acceptance. .not merely aa n n
duiduaU .bat ei , . citizen, nd -eape
rially at citizen of (JeoVgia,5 . Oiicer
tain pi inc1pie of general p'licy r ome
which were periiculary iniei cntii g l'o
ibe "peoidc ''; of that " 8iatethe views
corn-nurnicate'd'to tne by the ;Pieidcnt
were in accordance wiiU'my ovo. etnl
1 felt it to be 'w't4vy,i.''if mhK
dd Vhy aasia'ancti ht It I ould, give
tt errf then into eTTecti ff.The mnw
elation f the himef 'of.lhe .intended
Cabinet teamed to'.me, however,." ip
pretent an IntuperaUl bur to my ac
rep'ance of tthe- ffice '' WRiclj ' was ten
dered, to me I thought ,1 frea
clejrly the evil which have; too obvi'
ously resulted from this te lectiooVi; A
tiranger to, General 'Jatko, I could
not wi:a propriety dicusa tuete ohjec
tion with turn. I Knew moreover.
that tome of hit confidential" friend
had faithfully discharged their doty to
him, and to the country, by a .frank
communication of them. In thii stac
of thitigi, I loughf the coahsel of those
aound me. To m centlemao bbh in
the confidence of the Pietident, and tit
ft dMtinguished citizen of m; - own
State I submitted the inquiry, whetli
er, with this view of the Cabinet which
the President, had selected, I could
with propriety become ft member of it
The former expressed his decided con
riction, fonnded on a long and inti
mate knowledge of the Preiuient'a char
nam ahaf- the paper. tpuken of by the
r.'iMiir ;oi tne uiooe wa .' jirepared
VI j; two Colleague li.dtheir inter.
Vi- W witli.the, Prefident on the UcCeed
i. iff dvFridiv'i and Mr. ttis-ham.
titem nt , maae ffomfitl( notet taken
afjht lUai prnvee, no paper u-ai tfwvtn
w nnnvn uhu occasion. uwrn to i
iuitiaan,m inc cuinuiuaiCIIUin Of lilt
Prfstdeni'a wjahes to uie, I did not tee
htm ontit, we aucceBiling tlay; isjatur
day.) and then the 'excitement of his
feelioge had fro eniirel aubsidetl,- tu
ne eennet to raeln be ennous to dm
pnae of the eobject'aS briefly 'aa nossi
b e. He' tpike of ihe falsehood of1 the
! L jr . .. , ? ..:' . Wtl m .at .
report. against airs, caton.oi which ha
Slid He had en iEcient: proof; and uduii
my declioiog; to diacus that quetiiun,
ne complained ol the Ifiiustice ot- ex
eluding her fim- tocieiyi t, 'ferret! to
the large mrtK given by Messrrlna
him anil Branch, and myself, and toid
tha) thre-Vas' a chmbiuation , between
those gentlemen ind myself to exclude
her,; from aoci'ty,; tliat-heVould bave
req-jirea pat re.ign.itlon, l He imme
dltely addi'd. that he wa entirely" iat
thai there bad been ho uch cnt
binatiohv arid again 'referred .1'' those
large, -parties, and ' l-ythe: rumo'S 'to
u.h,..u .t.. . I.. j ki.w.'-.i i
Tiin,n : f j iu gucn. rir( aa Having
prouueeu tna impressiun. f so far irom
lhen;'n!res'in- that information, liail
beei! ; rtreiveiL from any s member iii
Congress, when I -claimed -the riuhf ol
baying tne. nam- or any person wm
Ban- made Jo ftttn rrprrtpriuunns wnla'
vorabU'lo;my conduct, he Itill refvf
ted to the thuusanj fumort which had
reached him a (he o ittin f such- Un
nreittiorf whirh hsd been made unnn hi
t a - , .WW . a - ,
IPinrt, Mr tnowta me no paj)ttpnkt
id m of , ione-intimatf.(l lo 'ple ' no
ttrmi which he woufd htnnfitr rrquirt,
lV7 lli rcir.ion-inl l OKI Dot in
tend to reai Ihe requiiittion " which lie
had made through CoL-Johnson, .1 con
sidered the object of. thef interview to
bt jo explain to vie the molivti under
win en i t had Med. and to nnnounct
I' change . of hit determination?'; He
accompunied this with expressions
personal kindness, which I thouzhl
were intended to, soothe the feelinj
which he must have been conscious of
hving excited. Still I thouirlit it
improper for ma longer to remal.t in
the Cabinet. Admitting that su.'... i
atonement had been made for the in
dignity ottered by the mc'isa;;'; t
through Cof. Johnson, tlicte was a ya
petual liability to the recurrcr.cj (
similar outrage. , I believed it, t!,enj
fore, to 'be my dut to retire, f ly
friends tlinutn otherwisa, and my owr
gtven te tee of ihe i.. .r, !rd c-.i';s x
the Cibintt.- But tahea I it tv.s c-resp-mdence
between tl Prr il"t tu I
th Several Ura ls vf De; itrtmeati,
enuld not doubt for a moment how, tzl
by" whom. ? th 'diss'ilutiors 1 J trri
produceil. I did not feel al J.tierly t
exprets mt view generally, until my rt ,
tom to Washington ahoold enit!a r. a ta
dissolve my connection with the Pre .i
dent; but to ft Te frien ! w ho had the
right to tsnderstand tny actual posijioa,
I etated the Bt'.er Impntiibility of try
continuance in ti e Cabinet, uulecn Ua
President could place Ihe retirement
of my Collesgueson other jroqnds thri
those which I believed to .hav occa "
.sirtirn a VI SB B 4 WUbllVJ ipT'UvSf t
In full view. of. the Speedy disiolutiori'
of ail connection between ihe Preridecl
4nd myteir. I availed myself of the eo ,
crision afforded by tha kindness cf ia .
fellow citizens of Savannah, to do aa
act of justice - to hit public conduct, en
a queaunti yitaiiy interesting to pie pen 1
piavvi uvurzia. ,.ii mere o any mil
who ,ia incapable' of onderstanci.n', of -
ot ;appi eclating the. motive whi.h
prompted thia act, I tannot envy, his
feeling, and wilt not attempt to en-
Iprtten hit unairatantina J I ii' ir..! u
o, thia city, had a. conyerautiaa wit!'
the President,': ot which the Drominent i
poipts re adverted to in my letter cf
t aa -a i awn t intra 1 mt le irMHa...liM.la. a tl
caiHAvivti wvfiv,ii nuincuiatciT lot low
ed tt, pnrt luvmg brought op the pul'ij
ousioeis, wnicu waa in ftrrcar, ratircd
While) these- occurrences, trere It
progress, Msjor Eaton addressed to m
fe . . a i . .
ft teuer oi nice import wi; fa Erst,
communication to Mr, . Jnham lit
tailed upon ma to aaoction or disavow
thn atatement iti the Telegreph, that
lit V famil V . had rffiKofl t
With his. -I answered bT detailint tS
.inwtiM4ltiiM mjI.11. I..4 V......l L .
v. wiiii "'mil n paasru wetwi'Ct
myseir and Cd. Johnson, and state J
.L..i i t..j ;.i i . .
in.. iihii luuKGt uruii, i nr. .t n 11
ssm view to ihe President, who ImJ
disclaimed any di: position 7o rrt tl 'a
requirfl'Kiure'Vrrino to- that which I
hid ' previous! e stated to t ha vo beea
iiiriiii" i . .ill. jnnn.nn . .-,,.
, -JP - VVH yilllITI, , a IIC L.U l
tor of the Globe hat nubliithrd thia l.
tacneu eentence ei my letter, and hit .
mine, an impotent -attempt to diHtort
ita ineaning, , The uublic shall tu.'-
. .i - . . . j
eitiie wnoiecrrpotidence ror the.
selvea , I Hd no disposition to publish
una corrciijjonfience PerJcctly ttt'i
fted that it would at all time s'eak fur
itself, and nnt emulous of reputation U
be acquired in auch .controvernies, I
irf ic-niaicii uiu iiuiurroui cans whua ,
have been, made Upon me throu-S dift,
feret journal to give it to the public.
But the Editor of the Globe it in pci
session of it. and by Ihe publication cf
an isolated eytract itcmr.til5l(i n-a
injuttiee, .;i exercise I rfght. tSerefore,
which benr-a to me, when I take froa
r
. l..
n paper .which proa!
u, ami nurou in iurti
J hvyi"S In" "'e o ine rublict -;
'. 'fM T'M-y JfifhClM June, ISd.' :
Stai I have studied to dmiti-ai d lha al.n.m
slanders which have ariw-n throm h so debuwd a
soera stthc U. S.-Telegrh'.-. hav bt
eonlviit to Wiiit for the full development of H
he had to any, ami until pei-tom ot r
eharauler ahouli) be broouhl forth to e- .
VileabuMi oloi, and of mv fin:v. I
per ollhit evening ia contained the folio i
mark it my wilet It it pi-oven that lh -ta.
nr Ol tn, ti eatury and ol th Navy, a.
Attorney Gencml, n-tuted to suoci.ie w
I lilt puhlicition i.rurt in
hrtn-it to ba fi itmillv leyog
miller vi.ur buiueiliulet-v. 1 oYtii-. tn knm ,t
you, nbcthcror not you tnreiion this ute,urut
or nuavow K. i la relation wo have cu.Uimic4
towards each oilier authorises Die to denumd ut
&:)ilx-ymrf iwtpeetlully,"
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Jao. M. rtaart.
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JPathlngton, 1JA.W, t"t. ;
Bti I received to-i!ay your Bott of lant I. ' L
in which yoa call myatlr r, to an srtiuleii. il;
V btatca Telegraph , , 17lh inwglrt
ting t your lie and'dc. .nr to know -h. , ,. r
I wdl sanction or ditavnw that eunmen, yoa
dd,Mh relution w hav au-tumH towards
cactjOther, aiilborieat Dim to demand an immi- ,
rfetn aanrawaaer- i . .
iTothii inqjfry preferred at matter of r' 'V
and pretented in the form ot a (lemund, niy -
wr mutt be brief., haonaUt in tlia sim'l ...
hiat ol'tlio claim which yon atiert. I ckimi. t r
engnwe yonr riidit U interropHt me, concern -r
the autlemeutt ol the Tc-lt-jrrHph, or of any oi
public journal, which are made without inv t ii
ey. ou ini(;htirlth ciniil propiicty aJlet t
article from any wewtpapt-r in the L'.ii. u I, rV
purpoie ot pnuing m to the -inesti.n tl nt .-
cliiiia winch you sutert he well founded, 1
be re quired at th inttance ol ny rcrton v
ed to give my confeion of hrnii, in i,
uie vai-KMit tuieirienn to 00 lotuifl in n f . .
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