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- REMARKS of Mrr POINUEXTER,
4 of (h original friend of Genl. Jack-
POlSDEXTHl rose, nTwuJ,
thac an a War of several war k from 111
JVnate, orcasioned by indisposition, had
ho u inCirmtd, tVca the cause 'of
.immo dly"m"lhaf foal actioo of lli Sea
a, on tin nomination.
He regretted the circumstance, and
evefi now tlmt he we enabled lo resume
th discharge of bis dutiei, ba crtuld but
ill rfiuittbt kittd iwlulgf wejf tha 8en.
aff, it pHitponioi? qu"tiw a'ftia ac.
cou'm, by pffTt f hi, a invwtigata
K.rliiiiiMicirtta iHwiinoa to public cofifi-
i utiiiuch m the dclicata atata of
! hal h wnuld tA permit him in entwr
at ar; into I ha iritiintaratlin lica
whirl Had been tdvtirtod o in the re
t,Mrli .f the hmorabla Sainton who had
prrr-wW hiw the debat . : T-r-
Sir, d MrrPi!iiTa, I have rian
to iK rf'nn aa unpWmt, but an impera
tive iluty, from which 1 caww withdraw
witu aubjeeting my avuivea to miwron
eeptinfl. 'or iniarepreaentati'm, in relation
my vote on the quetion nnw lof re the
Soiiata. Having nothing to ain by the
jeji c'i' t nonunatum, and nothing
to hopv ahould it .be . cwhW" J, I can
ri Ur PretuiUiii. no other aolicitute on
the aulyect, than that ahich ariaea from
atnie of ihf aclemn duty which I owe to
aiy country, and an ardent desire to pre
arrve the honor and dignify of the Ameri
can m.ple, free fro tba Ui f -thai
ati.ral turoituda add vici&u hitrifrue,
h,rh catvr the corruDt eoveniine.nta of'
tu pe with infamy aud dwjjrace. .Por
Ujih purpoae, and for no other purpose
vlatrver, perwrnal or potaital cUrnrtar,
(acta which have been detailed to me by
men U the lirtt rank in the nntkwi, in'd
h icb J lit . lx und Id , Ix-lir vvuntil- .
teaUktei by at ulruca at ill wtorf Jmpmiinr,
hi whole coarie ' u nwikai by p ayW
(nmatic tinaue of dark and utikJird tntrfyptc
which, in it cOnMourncea," atpt into
chsot the clrments of that patriotic band
who fought the , battle, and gained the
tideodid victory in which placed ea
the brow of the hero of New Orleaiia the
civic-wreath W rthii 'jrrttefut foontry.
Diactrding all perMonJ conaije ration, ior
I have neither revenge nor politicaTaapi
ratiorj to (ratify, and if 1 bad, they would
hot enter tliene wall, to influaoce piy de
liberalioni in mattere (national concern,
I uk only tfaeiighM oi truth; 16 gtiiJe hk-
to a decixian whkh shall accord with
trkl end impartial justice, and eceure to
me the approbation of ap enlightened peo
ple, and what ie still more precious, the
mihts of ao approving conacienca.
I ft, then, the friends of the aominee deem
the information which I have received, and
on which, for the preeeut, I mut rely, io
If curate prWaceptible of lautisfaetury j.
planation, I invite them, I urge them, in
jtwticc to thi-ir friend, to rescue him from
every ahade of suspicion which mar be
cast o bim by 'the apjieintnieol of a com
rnittee, tl.be choaem by ! tbit- bunoralle
body, who shall be charged with the duty
of collecting all the tentimoay which can
.Jjfltldiiped, eitheribm.5W''rAM"m
inee, and making (aitnrii report or it to
the Senate f and if the result emiutd- be
such as to safiafy wry mind that the nom
inee is innocent of the unworthy conduct
which has been ascribed to hi in, my vote
will be given in rkvw of hit nomination,
with mora real pleasure than I can fee! ie
obeying the dictates of duty," by denying lo
hire my support. To Buck a committee I
am authorised to furnish the names of sev
era) gentlemen, high io the cxailaaaee of
i
I Uve emkavored lb inform myself, by , the country, who are ready to testify on
oatn, it required, to all the facta which
thy have authorited ma to communicate
to taa Sanata av the praaeat aetaswai, in a
much more enlarged and satisfactory man
uer, than it is in my power to ftive to thorn.
Dut I mutt be permitted to remark, that if
this invitation is declined by the friends of
Mr. Van Buren, my vote must be recor
ded igninst his nomination, confiding, as I
ll tKe means within mv reach, oi ine
Win and circumstance touching the mcr-
iU fr he indvidusiwo..nwinatioa is
e under consideration. I have adopted
ti rcurse the more readily, because it
wn I undrtand, oa a previous day, re
er'nniended by honorable 5enatirs, in fa
vor "f'the nominee, in pr-ferenca to a
fit: and f irmal invftirmti n H a enmrnit-
ad freely 0jileniiMjjneawire,4Nwmec. is a rootaw-holr eveWofihe fmijtv oi
uI w.l. national nolicWe -principles political friendship when aa.M bv iU
rlrLPr"f fi, '! -,h ",n,,ra intnjp.cjjpfaimbitipuf tonlrant,;
which thef-.pl, Rl,6ht terf tha claims of But Sir, the trowns of a d.linnnent friend,
the dmiairalioo to their conftdenca and clothe, with the panoplf of power, 'a re
eupoorU - Every lUg wa involved in hnantent and brmleas, when tha Inten.le4
o-mpiarHi imr ertamly, tn ortfer fo eatch irtim u nrotetied by tha mild radianre of
DlO Dra4aa ffenhitlapf mnfft 4a MfliuA t - & 1 .1 . it f r i i
,. . . I r- """""' i inui, aim ins snitia oi imp 'nnnaoie aoo-
4.rjtioo it might set, and to Worm lo or. The President invited this gentleman
u ovrrwnei.ning .ir.mience. ITie south, to a private aiklienrv, U the pun" T
. . , ""T,-M v,"iTrr maajng mown to him tne .new. arrange,
iioa.waa ar.tWd, gattered, or Mreqfrard arniti on which he had determined. . He
ICCftrdiag t la thermometer, which reg- commenced with an air oj dipl.nnatie cau.
ulte-l the k Jiiical atmoaphere around the lion, and studied precision.- Sir ! sab-
walls bf the palace. The monopolists and mi t to you two latent, which I have re-
olltce buulers nfeived aviuranres tosatia- eaived rV..m IK. au-i.. .n,l
y.hVr u,n!'7! wj.h epccUtioiM,ltho.- Secretary of War, iwaignin thrir ra- ajtractam and pwscriplion on every hijk
ami the utnie;sof tha J American Bys- Upective ofTices, and ak for then) vour a
lem were adopted and repudiated accar- rious eonsi,lerBtio.w Sir," replied the
ding to calculations founded on a well ar- astoniiihed Secretary I am i plain maa
ranged scale ot political profit and M. and vour friend. Our imerrourse ht
AneflSirtto restore r the ancient usage betnof long dnration, ead J hi know that
of cabinet councils, made by a few of the diplomacy is no part of my cheracter or
most devoted friend of General Jackson, yours -be so gowd. therefore, as to tell
ass replied with intlignation, and the me frankly, what you iatond, and what
friendly interposition falnely ascribed to Vou desire of me.".' "TJien, Bir, I will 10-
p'rsmal hotitilitv, to a particular member l4rni you that I mean to reorganitt my.
of lis cabinet. These aentleinee have ev. eabinet." Very wall. Sir. I hone voe
wm profit by the change. I have not
been vour friend Cr the ake if nflico, and
I wish on It to" to informed whether my
conduct ,wnile in' your cabinef was satis
factory to you." Sir," aaid the Presi
dent, " I have no fault to find with vou."
and
blvinhingly thrown ..bf.Cjre,.ihft. world, the
ijnriil(iiil who appropriated Jheni to hinj-rfbr!j;jifi7uaracrfc.';ilitt.iiiJu-tt
of,
the oflice which he resigned, he should
(Mlhwith he created, r.ovoy Extraordinary
nd Milliliter Plenipotentiary to the court
Ot St Jaine. An-t yet the fct ia etb
lished, by the conversation I have quoted,
nd strongly corroborated by tha letter of
the rremdoot, in which ho reluctantly ac
(sptl the resignaJioB.. ,t-l'L...
.jMr, President, I caa view this nornina
tioo ia; no otbef Ii glit, than the result of
a systematic course of political gambling
and intrigue, originating in personal am-
bitin, and prosocuted with unrelenting
le n( the Sennte, ahich been oropoaed ; (, jD the honorable sources from which
bv an h'MKirable Senator from Mai n, 'Mr. my information is derived. I forbear to i
Hoi.wm. Mr. Van Buren has leen long dwelt oo the novel and extraordinary
in 'the public eyr, has 6!led high and im- character of the instructions given br Mr.
(KiruiDt polifieol stations end the influ-; Van Buren to Mr. McLane, our late Mia
ence of hi puMitf eorriuvruMY t) traced rti-r toXondocu on the subject of ooeninr
in every prtnient of the government. , the Wost India Trade." The-Yiewi pre-
,a i I a..i .'I i. ;
sented ot me nature and character or these
rmdrwetiona,- by - other gent lemew, 'leave
ma oothiag to add but the expression oi
my deep regret that, under any cireum
stance, the Secretary" of &ate, acting,
either under the influence of his own pas
sions or prejudices or by; ttraHnslructioni
of the President, should deem it compati
ble with the dignity of his station, or the
elevated character of hi country, to. ap
proarb the throne of a foreign monarch in
tha etvle. of supplicatian. aLrw favors on
the rHV, and the statements of persons of! hc liumiliatiiig assurance that the party
Mfti staKtioir an'i responsituiity, wnose to whicn ne Deionred, exercising the pow
er since been looked on with distrust
suspicion by the President.
lliue protected from all interference on
the part of hi associate in - power, - and
from public animadversion, Mr. Von Bu
rsa shaped his course tn suit the crisis.
keepieg-steadily in view his ultimate ele- J" With this assurance' sill the1 S. cn?tu
vstiou to thefirsf office fatno'gift of a free yrrtTam 'f.iitXif r6ur'aTr.w"me'to7n
people, t Possessed, as ha wa. of the on-1 " 0 is to "bewour Sec re I irf of
limited 'confidence of Gen. Jaiksoo, ho Stater " At r. -Livinj;ston,n was the re.
very soon found free acceae to his oar, and P'y- ' vTlio i to take the Treasury De-
by appropriate advances, led him into et- partmentT' " Mr. McLane, now Minis-
cesses, and errors, fatal to the tranquility England . Wb" will occupy the
of the country, without affiirding the Nvy Department T ufr Woodbury.''
slighiest evidence that he, in any manner, M And pray, Sir, who is to replace Mr.
participated in producing the results McLane in England f, Mr. Van .Bur-
which he anxiisuly desired to aacomplish. nN eu the conversation ended.
The prescriptive policy, pushed, ta it was, The infereuce which is inseparable froili
to sitremities wjiicn -the public interest these disclosure, immt be obvious to every
did m4 seem lo require, and far beyond man whose mind is in search oftrutli; and
the practice of any other chief magistrate, whose judgjneut ia free from the malign
has btu uuivaraaiiy attributed Uv. lhed iafluewew'1 of prejurltce my6mmr-j
vice and influence of Mr. Van Buren "Thi finger of a diaciplin intriguer
This system, combined with the whole yisIU. in all tha ,.,u. -..jS
patrouaie of the government, was, as fiir I dismiss nsnirnl.r nn,h-i. f .w:
a practicable, placed at his discretion, to ei, from aa early perioafter the inaugu
ameoth the way to the ulterior object of ntifn of Ueueral Wk uuttl it wa. ef.
w m,uum um- oiinseu aimom tbctbd . W J MU JTho object cannot be
the sole adviaer orifto- Presiaent dunna I mitaln i.iuJ mfrhim J .i .
irs of his aoiaiaistration, I searealv miKimd L. u:. i ....
and every one who stood tn hi way wu posef desiirnatmi MrrTanirQri5
minded (tntesmaa in the aaliow" who rs-
fused to subscribe to the articles of (kith
dictated bv Wit nominee, and prescribed,
as a test, by which the patronage of the
Government ahould be dispensed through
out this widely extended country. . The
succession to the Presidential chair, mud
be aectired to thi court favorite,' and the
means to accomplisk this) end,. wsra these
impressions, I sbouH jo guilty-of a gross
dirclection of duty to the people, , to the
President, and my own Conscience, by ad
vising' and consenting to tail nomination.
I beg to be informed of the necessity of so
much haste in despatching a minister to
London. No negocieHiona were pemliuj
which required the presence oft minister,
with full powers, at that court; ""Paglaiid
was repreaenivu ne uj a vnar a ai
law.": VTe bad IT diplomatic Igenf there
of. equal gradeand eurety the relations
between the wo nations might have been
suirered tofeirsiin in this equitable con
dition uuiil the annual meeting 'tf Coo
greaewhr-n the advice and consent of the
Senate could have been asked, before the
punlic chest had been opened for.!ho.,out-
Wit and salary of a ininiteri " The cireum-
stanfea connected with tins uiiuoceisary
precipitancy renders il 'obnoxious . W the
strongeel objection and warrants the
conclusion tint it waa designed to operate
on thw aetranef the Senate, their deUb
eraliima on this ooniination. 1 cannot
enbject my opinione-lo the -control of a
,T;-iv r
W hclhrr. lhcrefore, his previous acts en
title Vm to the confidence a tha Senate
and t' the nation, is a question which
tti .eMtieinsn must determine fwr Jiim-aHK.-and
I claim fr .irysetf the - humble
p-'vi-ri-e of prrsentii'.t a concise summary
; 'ground i wir h I hope to justify
I ' !, W Inch 1 i lull i'. i l bound to jrive
.. . nomination. The evidence to
whi h 1 shall rel', and which" has opera
ted on fov judj.nent in this cae,1 drawn
from-lhe histary -of the wassinr eyenwot
roaue w ic tne powar or eioculivo oe. successor of the present Chief M-eistrate
ssn.savem w lliu HWI W Wit I ff 1X11 ATM VnlfsftOl ' SB Ihsatt mm n UAUJ i.
? P Mn preMiir' 8ir.wl'canwerecon-
hr4 and eocond officer of this govern' elle)hr prompt 'and unliesitatiiig atiewer,
ment the peostratton of those noble and pven by the President to each inquiry re-
h.gh-indsdfncnds t wbos unaravsring laiuigtu tlia iadivWuais who were toeoih-
exertions, and lofly. eloquence, Oeneral bom taa newuhinet hmttd ti,.n iA .
Jackson must feel himself indebted fr hje 1 suueerted sod exnlicit amriewwentJiiirmMh ndeorruptiom. at tho hazard of incur-1 sisted upon M a matter of justira to ouf
. a I a( T . i r . i I n .a i.. x. u. ..T 11 11 . f. r i ? . v . , . ,
success Ul Uio laio contest ior in rresi-l nm mature rfn lw.. . IU. t-J .s i f uwwMigiB.. im uiiw ,u ci CWWirV. U WU'TKWUM V fllracted tn ' " r-
dency , and fiaally, the dissolution of the consulutioui with thoea - whose rTsMiticaH Pwer tnA wrget right,'? I will fearlessly J consider hie - wo. rGtnnir.n as' justly TrfTk
eabinoL and the conaeatMnl nominsiinn nf 1 i....-- , . and tsilhfulhf discham the trust re nosed I attailnhU far" taa lmsriut tm 'ah '-"-lZZ:..
... , vpHiium us was ui;uyirava 10 ISKS on : . , ' " , . , ,. i " vni
Mr. Van Buren at Minister to the Court
ail
ittrthe
jnterity and veracity uo one would pre- j
ani.K t doubt, when their liamea ahall be
diw!.s('d."
. . .Sir, il wlnowo toaU who-hava looked
iati the political movomentsofthe various
prt,es, which hsve coutendud f.r power,
.witmithe-laat five or sLxyearthat Mr.
Vs-i Iluren entered rtie lists as the friaiwi
f i-ieral Jackson, lng aOer the coin-tn-Ttment
of the administration of Ptesi
sldiit Aoams. Prior tn that event, Ro had
lent liis" influence to a candidate between
whom and Genl. Jackson tliere existed
tho most rfeatllv hostility. The adininis
tration of M r. Adam bad no rhfirmt r
Mr. Van Buren, an( nfter due delibera
tion, and a "judiewtrt estimate of the
" 'preli Me results,' 'Wnecahietlie'' advocate
fGen. Jackson for tha Prssidencv,-in
opftoskioa to the incumbent whose - pres
pects for re-election wre overcast with
dsihf-svl uncertainty, and from whom lie
ould rjrVct no. favors, either for himself
..$rjja.l;ie
brouiiht mt.i the stock of political Influ
ence then operatinff : on the - Presidential
nlection, was supposed to give him a claim
to the hiiih st distinction, in the event of
the successful termination- of the struggle.
Accordingly, he was placed by Gen.
Jacktwa at the heed of hi constitutional
advisers, preferring him to other distin
cTuishod fftntlemen. whose sunnort was of
longer duration, and, to eay the least,
3ualy efficient, and whose talents, would
bear an advaatageoua comparison Vitb the
tnostTBntirhter.ed mteameTii in the world;
Th'Js prrmcted and flattered, wielding, as
be didrthe' Executive arm of tho nation.
prniit me to ask what was tli conduct of
Mr. Van Buren. then SecretarV of the
iVpartment If State77Wtt ,,,e hno' 9"
relfareof the country, or jthe purity of its
baracter,-bjcts nearest to 'hie heart1
Was his mind free from the bias of undisl
JOirtlined ambition : W was he exclusively
wan, or of the honor of hi venera
W chief; nd of the tntogrity ofthe partf
hjfA.JrrogM itim.lntck frftfl. inM
, ar er; these grave quetJtis by any tniig
..vl.H h.jhlls wuhin the fftupeofroy persoti
koowledge but if Ujaxt b truib
era of government, were better entitled to
his lender mercies than their predecessor
in office, who, it seems, had been miiltv of
the crime .of demaorlui, under, color. if
right from his Majesty, concessions in fa
vor oi American commerce which a
mors enlightened administration recently
brought into power Ty an overwhelming
majority ot tho peopje were ready to a ban
don as unfounded " pretentions." .akich
an appeal was unnecessary, and uh worth v
of a statesman representing the interests
and honor of a great and powerful nation
-.1 .
iii us intercourse wun loreign rowers, sua
merits the reproof of this honorable body
as an mtea I part ofthe Executive. But,
Mr. President, what is the history of the
conduct- of Mr Vaij Buren itT'fefvreiice to
his intercourse with the Chief Magistrate,
and those associated -with firm la the ad
ministration at the seaf of the National
Government ? He entered the councils of
President Jucksou with sullen reserve on
his brow, under which he concealed al
his opinions on the great questions which
aritated the nation, tin seized on cir.
I subjects of great and absorbing interest 'j '? bf Lnrrt rndi?" V"l2 Mrtinf the righu of Grear triUXiJC
Thai rttiiiifrv. f nkt tli Tu j, , tion of the moral feeling olthe poople whol in, and particularly for omirtin? . --
ii sr. !j---.-crrry-i I'.r' J t..-t ,. . - , .-.. l - i , .. .""--
I J.,BT.C iir,x rrnucninee ,pui in po-i ty known to every owe acnuainted with thai ""H "T,m"J-t wep in ms shibsm y laeart vf raiV?-
session of a communication- tracing with I nolitickl movement at the u.i nf th. A... 1 ,na errec ." mnuence lutaient of July 1515. JI vaairect4 t -i --.-;-
greai ewwitaneea, ane 1 Mya no doul ac- iioMCbvemi(,a'any oniwcord that I v Vmummg juortmaiiaiswmeni apeak' anf cwyirfenci 6T the rospeciiva) T
i-ui.iuij, iu umui rans w oy inr. iibttoiirejihan a year preccedinf the np4 1 , 1 r u j ww wuoni in ajmut
Van Buren to productb rupture between turn of tho late i cabinet." bo consultations1 r'h followiag ia lh. letter, referred to wtration of this Giernment is now com.
tion into office, novel in their character in
ihi-oujitrVr but familiar at tha Court of
LnmU-'the 'Fifteenth, in . France, i and of
Charles the Second otLngland, hy means
of which, he c'pntrived to "ride upon the
whirlwind, and direct the storm," and to
render the credulous and confiding chief,
whose-weaknew "he nattered", ind whose
of Gen. Jackson frara otTic at the etpira--. ,4" ,
tion of the first four years of his term of '
arnicc, and who hud endcanored ta coo.. .
Sinuate their designs by ' traJucin "
tiaraetn f eAatte an4 tirtuotn If '.
Ma. On remarking u Mr. Van B iren, ' TA
thai I tliought la had mnnaped ael t
C'ass unsrratrfied throuni the fienr ordeal,
e laughingly replied, fea, lh, aner
for some two or three niont'ia tha . a
proach of trouble, and -that a.diasulutioa
pf ilia' Cabinet mutt eosue -tho- material . V" '"
pf which it was composed being toe lie. p-"' .
t ordant to eontinue together in harmony
y-and to as mytrtl thought it better -t
to retire In time Inowiag that if 14 t ,
the wayJha rest, aunt fUlow.H X i-
- These, I believe, Sir, if not the verf
expressions, ' are at least, the sabstaoea of.
mr. vaa Durtiu remaru o roe. I must i.
I permitted" to eipreea my regret """
at being Ihua called on.- .Having been am m
original supporter f the prelensimii of . ' ,JiC.jf.'
tlen.. JackjMi. lo. the ,'prcaidency' and iv' u
fkithfulspproverof thcweofhiisct whicb ' 1
I deemed correct, and being now in retire. -t - -raent,!
moat wucerely-deplore the necuN v 7
fence of any. ircumstanco which could '
draw me liefore. tht pmblie ia an attitude - .-r -;
that may appear ao unfriendly Id Jh? adC:; ---- ---
aninistration.-r- But, "however annb us mt '
urn nni uijjii mwi respond. x
Call on iiiO. and duty deauoda a rnm. .
pliancewitb their, fall, mine if n. ( thw '
. T . . - A- I . rf AAA-AAA,
prurieca to reiuse. . "--
'iZmiost respectfully,
V . V Tour" obodient servsat, 1 '
SAMUEL K. CLKM EXT.:
Hon. G. PoiNiTE.
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Mr. CLAYTON, of Delaware, said, ha
rose wider a d-p sense ofthe respoiwibilU . I
ty which ba owed to tha Senate and the ;', "
country on this question. - H9 0Wf)(j ,t t9 , -himself,
to the people whose repreaeata :
live he was, and to the body of which ho '
waa a member, to state briefly the ground ;Tf?
upou which he should render a vote, with.- -
holding his advice to tie ProtiJer.t lonrnk "'TJX'
.
... ";
'- .
thia appointment.
arl asree. aaid Mr. Ckf-with -r
premature movement on the part of the from Maryland, (M.r. Chambens) in t!i)
executive. Sir, f am aware, Uiat for this 1 view, which he has taken of tha ihatrueV
irolependeiit exercise of my beet judgment, twna given lythel lat tJceretary i4 grata) xr-r -
I shaB be denouncd"by the preaa, as the to oor Miuiater at tha Court cSt. Jjiint'ss V Zi-
partisan of a eornpetifnr for the Presiden- J consider tfaaa late negotiation reepectiiif 'JX"'-'"
tialchaifi I spurn ' tW Imputatiohl" At the Wrt India trade with the feiitrsVrie. " TH"
my-tme-oi , t-aaya-nm-i!iopei rron.as thrTnc"Bnffi1irftlng : to our naiiuo.
froiii the smilel,' still less 16 four', from the al pride, that ha occurred in the annsS'
rmsmanT any mawtn tviwer. T honor the I nf mir itmlnmaeti. Tl. f;,.:.i.. I :K
man whose heart ie pure ; , whose actions with instruction . to fawn and beg a a -through
rife exhibit tueid proof that he ial boon, at the fontstoot. of A foreiirn nnem."
honest in the cause of human liberty ? but, j Uat a were entitled lo as a right, and te
waen i an mvoaea w giva sanction j aixindiitr tad oenonnce, ai uuletiabl pre,
to dark intrigue, VdiiieaTmaaageiiient tensionsH what had been alwava beCre in. f
Oen. Jackson and laoae honorable men I were held, and but a formal intercourse : 7 Mr p
mittsd," to lay before Europe tha'ataie of
partlfl IA this country, and lo oeuradw
WASMIMCTOll CITT. JAW. 21. i ftM.
.- Sit : I have the honor to acknowledge n1 H2MH the farmer AWioiars.' V
tha receipt ofyour note, bearing date this twna,- of. our GoyeraneiitV' 'Juriiig 'hicl U.C i "
morning, II was this momeut liahdsd fi u.vrT-qjDBweq upon, ... ea.,...; .
me, and although it is by no mcaai desir. ttn7 nJ uncotiditi-mally withdrawing al jf . , .
abl to aland ia tho atHtude--of a public wlaim for jusUc. that -country A t ;" -: f
snimer of snv man holiW a Xnh nd lie waa iota, in s.i list anew, td press upe
T .1 . i . . I ner T art Y lha ail . I A a! . J . . . : J
care- responsible station in the government, yet, l ,
I n.,Hni.Ue aV ...ft..a uai.. I IH1 IT U 1 UllUUUIal M IMUIM. ff fM' Wl mM- ?
IUIUUUUCU U A WltniUVC UUTJC inTtUfir T ----- - -- , - v w
1 ja 1 ! -1. - J at. a . .a aa .
wno nan acMpica m invitation to become kspt up between the PresiMenf ami three
members of his political family. I for. of hjs constitutional advisers ! It cannot,
rJf..l-JJK b Hj'P.WW.:wiH,rotJo denied,' that
cause of tlw peculiar matters ofkchtt the Hecsetarvof St.te k.t ILmJj'
treaty ht hold myself wdy to deliver to occupy the first place ui the coufidence
it, with Jhe name vf the.kuthoj-o any. and alicctiona of tlie Chief Magistrate,
comrofee of iftvestigation which toay be The only rational conclusion, therefore.
wu.mj iu eiiucnc on inni to which I can hnng my miud.after a can
subject. I hare also receiyed, from a gen-j ml and impartial examination pf this whol
unman now in wis city, a statement oi a
onveuation held with tho late Secretary
of State, after he had aurrended the seals
! 1' I t i a . '
oi nines, wnicn l ueg leave lo Wy on the Isween waa to be made of all thnM h I nfmv rlutv
tawe.M ihe iactsit detailaare intimately influence he. dreaded, -"appealed an
eoanected with those transactions whirKK. i..j,.."..i i.j .t. i . . i , n: . i :r l heifired. ahd'U tre.t m.hJ
... . I " . " " W . l W W V.i.l , "" 'Am AA A), Al , . " . V w . . . A) . A . w , , .
iibvo wLupisM au 'gv snare oi me pua 1 but
tie attention, and which, rWret'tOf say.
hsve never been explained in a manner tc
satisfy the nwal feeling of the'cwntrf.tmi ni.nt hiin.lZnv Mmark arhiek maw fcav lma in.jJ the insolence) and asicaam of Hi 'British
tJt th writer of thia communication, 1 1 self ia a situation atUl more coramandiair vertentlv made to a friend. '.-' h i ministry, until the eontemptiU booa watt
have very little personal knowledge ; but 1 in tha nuhlia ee. an! h.it. .A.m.ut.A .ft.r ha X,.,..; rJ lul I M eranted.T and the national Vharacte
he haa the nwot respectable testimonials j aouelerate the connimation of his ulterior eons' first Cabinet, while th Ex-Secret. fltualiy deerraded. Let him take .hit.
of his goed character and conduct, Wid. J U. .swStatJii&yajii.Bufaway
am informed, hni been favorably known asjt.ua in island t f MrIYiiTiilEi
from tho Court of SU James, I saw him. "'f0, Ine. vour" .". James, again to
Being then the Editor of a paper support- ""V M oegrade us n t .
e
subject, is, that the Secretary of Sut, of your inquiry, a being "Jnaof-hr-amall p?wwa. autiject had tairingty.T. v,
I prior to, kit own voluntary resignation, ! dejjree of importance, f do not feel my-1 wIllw, w".,c "c.hed Aryoad-thw ?
I had not Only aiu-eHainnH tlial 1 1 avlfst lihartv I ft ahrink (mm th Ai nr k fit or A I immediate question under discussion. Sir. ' -
. or withhold from in hnmira. tn munwer ma as ho ti ordered to dov t-
sh be luduced "to bend the kmc to Baali torial ca)ciiytany inforroatidu iwbich.I miVj ,n ft-jri"- regrettedVV.'.
b- but bad organized li-new cabinet, and may be in possession of, touching, tlie sub- nd olrcited, lad tmiJi.
7i Enough last notteaat, had taken especial ! ject of hia inquiry. Nevertheles, fc". '- MUilH
to care to open an avenue, through which heigreMbatl am thus called upon toiapeat ro? "" f repelling witk 'digtur .
ue eauor i a journal -laewr-1 oiH; Sirr-the t ma M WhKl.""lh;i J.rai:r
cumstances which pre-exwred hia indue-'nenoiy to the present administration of hra, ma.le is yery remarkable J jt preceed.
the government, ror 'myself;-I do not Uj the publication ofthe modest oVofn
doubt the verity of hi statement, and sub-1 aiclotter of resignation! in which the Sec-
inn ii, wmiwi comfneni, io mose wno ae. rctarv of state attemntsto mvstifV (he rao.
sea which had operated on hi rnind, in
surrendering the high trust to which he
had been called by the President, r He
artfully seeks, fu thai anomabmsVommuni-
the sympathies of the
sire information on the matters to which
it relate.
Mr. President, in addition to the unbrok
en current of testimony to which I have
already adverted, th6ing most clearly the 1 cation, . to excite
niiuiiees ha nourished, aubservient-toitbul means employed by the late Sectetary I American weenie bv nretended aelfimma.
all his jnirpoeesv twrsonal and
IJik plan of operation were ahrouded in learned fame of General Jackson to the ad- patriotism. . He retired to the shades of
darkness and mystery, and executed by Jvancement of bis own ambitions projects, jpiwlfyr, to disentangle 0iO administra.
.UolCjWJ'yJ, 1 JH 'W.! . ovcrt''row ,a'l wb obstructed his I tion of President-' Jackson, and tQeatofB
developement of public opinion, for thej path to political power, IJeeJit toUjiiy MrmjnJiit councils! iVo sinister
and M solicit and degrade us m i
inr tha measurea ofthe adminiBtraiion. I1,M V ot tvurope, by laying before. th..
fuit ' aa was naiml iariH Inturorf In ikA . world tho etat of our domestic diflerBeea"4 .
ents which transpired, and which" were! to"-. "JT '. Briwh 'Gm
yet. to trunpirei, tailed Mr-Vn JJurenl"1"0" " "V V f w,iw? ne f . J;
who was lo take the place ef Mr. mUmy..9 cn .. T
at the Curt of St. Jamea! He replied J "-'e" wa,, 'nat.wo pretcr to recall
that le had the offer of the miesioni , but ll Mimater who m di.honored us,tojJl.
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that he was yet undecided aa to the pro-1 ,'" P"n if""1' n" raiseraoia
.i . L :. tr : j l:. ' j. I naotialion. I Jn thia mrntmA klAno -
uririv in m rruiiiir 11. i iib aiu ins irinui i - - , ? b
i rf. , o l.'ii.,'..! . :. i . .. . t . .
were of different opinions
of his leaving tlie count
there beiag aotno' arrangamonta
ut? 10 t?ve f the Senate the substance of I motives lingered In tht mind of tho ua
a conversation which took place between bought pMrot-nw miasiot to London in
accomplisliroehrofhre uTtenorieivi-.
which anew ao limit short of contro ling
and directing the destinies of the nation, the President, and a member . of hia' late I the vista but the noble sacrifice ia ma
The established practice of every prece- jeabinrt, simultaneously with its dissolution, j panimously. offered up on the altar of the
ding administration to hold cabinet couni I Sir, the distinguished gentbman who madel public good, with the reservation nf such
lWljfd,-andr
nery of politicul intrigue waa put intoaiiCf 1 above suspicion to need from Hie the eulo-1 bestow, on one, whoae merits could oiily be
irwim upcrniiun, .wiiruru iij.ir.imii .nip, w vnsimin, juiiiii. mu i.ciiouuv - iio ynrnj OI QIS iniemions I
the master mint, behind the curtain. vto jvaie, ao jusiiy mem, rus eieeiion from r, , would it be eredited by a" virtuous
-wt at . -.. -i aa . . : , j"j . ' -i --At. t - ' - . a
iioaro oi v .usunaiion artuno. , mf jcreenj mauua-wittcB. we nia nm sees me aunesj ana eniijniriied
cloth was held, where each member waa i of .nicn no fjischarjrei wilhaomucncred-
required to uqfoidiuf aQtimcaU 'clyi Uto Ujcli jjd
, that, at the vnry
L!L ....I-J " .1
in iJio ,, jpubJicaj,. party lor futara opera
tion,. Jleobserrfd that heM it nxtbua
to have $n interview with Mr. McLane
before leaving, if he should conclude to
go. On being , interrogated by me u to
tho real eausea of. tho - dissolution of the
Ca.bir whether
leged ay some of the edttora, caused by
Mrs. .hatoo, ot by a .mutawrdiswjntion
i al to tkar policy th5' condemn; tbir appointment;sw
try a that time," M "7 'l gd to efli-cl it j- and in. u
igamantsto niake "Wjr.MMAinorienn & nntor t say toi
i Jo futaraooera- -nSl,n,,; ",.. JfiU jpever ..consent Ja.s ri
peopl
1 M.. .. ... , A..Iaa . L.
i uniunui iiivoiH, niira anuiea semi- more Br me
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adrajat-setobja coorifry,Jnja ajod PtnoUo PTor?.;ior trera tm-iMi. lazbam,
amoag the heads of departments t he ah
awered, that Mr. Eaton - had no agency
in the matter, but that" it waa caused
Conduct of Mr. Calhoun and
teranow and waver, tljajt w will condehitt "
every attempt i carry' enrj fkmily "diviaVr,'
ions oeyona our own bouaahoid. " , .' .
: Mr. BROWN aai.1, that imwijlmg aB-3;
had beety t. participate) In the discuiMioov'H"
he could not,";tjustic hisawn fael..; : .
imr, and lo tithe-5 distinguished uvJiii : " ,
whose nomination as Minister ar ''?
wdaiirad tb$ teueeat l?i wjtt' ten btfcirt "-?it.?iit, itejr. l ,'. , .
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