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i'l NORTH CAROLINA SENTINEL, AND NEWBERN COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL AND LITERARY INTELLIGENCER. 4 it- r ! ' I, : f .v ... . i i . . . a. cxnn a trine aoinei was oreaniza, lnaicanons i Failing in the attempt to prevent my aPP'"; those secret views which Mr. Berrien now openly avows, dissuade or rather deter me from accepting Mr- branc 1 fo manifegt tbemseIves The motive was not ap wasmade the instrument of piece of secret management, ,wg u iuffieMnt evident that there was a having in iew the tame result. - . : g , design t0 put a ban on roy family, and render my It was suggested to the President after the to t at Washington disaeble to me. "This was rangementf the Cabinet was mane in- . Q( led y influence and importance wr entertained objections against "iiniaff in . roniWr.d on .o n of mv colleague. C fice Department.- It was knownina i n . De- federacies were formed, arid efforts made to awaken pre- disposed t0; gratify bim, oy po . . .. Tfl countenance to confederates, and to nich on prtment. j if e could ao -em,, iaken in con- aid their effort! old slander, were revived, and new ones Others previously -, - . ' aov circum; circulated. Families coming to the city, were beset on an TArill. iMo means wmtu i.i""- i.exion with my known repugnance, unaer aoy crcuu. fl!J !";.Hake the labors of that Department, pleasure and discontent, and at the end of fifteen months, come out and maintain that to be true, which before had i i : ?. ; i , been given up as ihisc uiu incorrect, iiupicssiou. v for mv self, I can say, and do truly say, that I never ut tered," or brought to the consideration of the President, any complaint in reference to myself. I was always con tent to keep the redress of my own wrongs aud injuries in my own hands, and to ask the aid and assistance of no one, in or or out of power .. No intimation was ever had by me that Col;? Johnson intended to make such in quiry ; nor did I know that he had made it. The lofty sense of honor entertained bv General Jackson wouia never permit him lojcoinpromit the honor of his friends ! two davs before, fcad required him fco humble himself to Baltimore, I obtained lor him $2,600. me like the meanest slave, ana naq noi atoneu ir n i prrniium '-. piwmuiy, u amir: circulates nis abnse i. : r mkAca lii.linii; mora s.n i( mo 1 hVP n note W h 5 Ml IV 9 c nrotlH mr.,1 j . Accent the menia " a "5 v- " '." V : v:"m v " . P" by much eulisted in mi favor, that he would not listen to rea- me. ou which I was endorser, aad which has been in my son? Impossible ! Had Mr- Branch felt an indignity . possession several years, the whole, or a part of which bad been offered him, he would have replied to.the Pre- still remains unpaid. . To my exertions and zeal in his sident " Sir yoor insulting message through Colonel j behalf as most of the Senate of the United States' can Johnson must be first explained, before 1 cn avail my- j testify, is be indebted for his success as public printer, the self of vour friendlv mediation." By his whole conduct, annual receipts of which appointment at this time are not ho .hw.i thHt iieeuteiiainea no sucn leenng, ana m is a sneer iUnc..,o ridr1.k .h u--" ha, o compromedmineind vet l.Ud h. Z&1.TSZZSZ ,hem7w W'rf.. ta rSXul XaCiZ.-r ""? 'I- V,S .h0ri.y o x.or. cor,f sy Mr. Branch declared that the President Might place 1 trate" and force the President to separate me from his tnai in a mite win it- . . i L m I m m mm n . n w wn n 11 1 it nr. irrix r null ill 11 uu i I ill I in 11. iiiiirr K n T . i Airnwncrc .f-;. - TT' " knnroedt. h; d fienublic opinion concentrated, and would dent, establ Pj he nlacinr of Mr McLean in either of the De- speedily correct itfe evi." . . . . ,1 hisProfe.sin . ... ... . ti i . - ..l. ;,nnnpninnfl. i never comniameu ni i cmioTiei Jnh io us, as ne roigm cnoose 10 wniui i i Lei nre nm ue uiw-- -- . . 'nartments assigned r- (tl. nr -. d..i net.. n.n..tmuii agsenteu. JUC iijr , uu i vti uuitr uriai ihkhiji ;wero then considered open to re-assignment, according to the will of the President. The result was Mr. M'Lean yas arranged to the War Depaftoient, Mr. Branch to the PorOffice, and myself to the Navy Department. This did not meet the obiect. Mr. Branch made nrvex- L; -t,J iA'tRf.At'.aa onA a uA J..'... AriiKi,o'whn nrnnosed I and VlSl'erS ifi -lJ t- . .rl f I i larirp t Ifie cnangei iue original arrangement was resioicu. f J I suspected no 6thery4ban a fair and honest motive in all this; but we. are now informed, through the expos my behalf from Messrs. Ingham, Branch and Berrien But why reason about it ? If the disavowal ot the rresi- ished even by his accusers, who so lateiv were - m r i. :u friends if to confront wr. orancu wuu - - I mh MwATAn lal Kir a nsou. ana wnicn aioue h11"1" " " declarntion that he (Mr. Branch) was entirely satisfied itiih. nceorlinn of Co onel Johnson, tnat ne nan no au- ing.or thority to communicate any such thing did notcommu ind of ,Vicate i', and so informed the parties at the time if all - jtionstecently made in the Telegraph, that all Mr.orac ! movements originated in the " advice" of 'jcertain 1 per I sonal, political and long tried frien.ls of the President, : given with a view, as is now expressly stated, " to ttmovt me from the Cabinet At lenerth the Cabinet-was toruieu Mr. Berrien ex I V. ..w. . . nir uith mo nr mv (ami v. It ls( any one, lor not assui.i6 " -- j -j -- the ri-ht overy man, and of every woman.to visit whom v,i-.t To see my nouse n leu whm unwii'in u;a;irc constrained to call bv the comma ..Mnlp'ver he'desire.l bv me. Hanndv. I was ihi he not sufficient to Drove the falsity of the statements never dependent on such authority for friends, associates, which thest gentlemen, in their malignity , have so reck- jUnratro uhAn m w rlnnro tvora nrtPn at I looo 17 ha7flnlPii hPtnrP lilt niIUIIC 111CU muutu it uui v- irrii narripc." nnri at vnrml ral a 1 mp frienrtfl. Willi hIipvpfl inoufrii one arose iiuiu uic ucau . . . . . I : . ... . . -i . ' A 11 M rv m a nifoe nrk hearts and hannv faces, who evinced bv their Kv their conduct at tnat uuie, mv timr5uc .i,a....v. rmnlr1 and nnpn (( m Panni thnt Ihpv ramp i f their own i ted that nothin? had been required of them, which, as is volition and not thrnno-h hone of reward, or fear of Dun- now asserted, thev considered dishonorable. If they had iehmen:. Ii is true I did not meet some of mv colleaeus. believe! so if. after conversing with the President, they or their families, nor some of their associates of trie; same th. .tight lie had exacted of them that to which, as ho-ora noliticat stamn: but I met ladies and Fontlemeo Qiu'e as. I r o resnertahle. and enuattv as apreeable. If. as IS true, 1 and mv family were not invited to the houses of Messrs. ruei hl men thev Could not contorm. inev should nave imme diaielv tendered their resignations. To suppose they could lo otherwise, is to presume tha for the sake of ot tiiev were willioer tarnelv to submit to the indignity Lressi; savs that he entered it only because he expected Ingham, Branch and Berrien, so neither were they invited fic tney were w.llmg tamely to suomu to me """ if President himself would speedily see and correct to mine, and in this we were eq ial ; and neither, as I con- and outrage" of which they now complain. I hr ugh Ihe evir of my appotn.ment ; and thai he clearly fore- ceiVe, had a right to complain the concealments by which they imposed themse.ves on Uw the evils which have resulted from the selection." Mr. Berrien.s family never did refuse to visit wi(h mine, the President, their conduct towards me, and espccai.v i llis declaration is no doubt true. No prophets foresee for they never had the opportunity. Custom required Mr. Ingham's notebook, in which, being a connoentMi ' Vutu re events, so precisely and so certainly, as those,ho when they came to the city, being last in their arriva', advjser and in one t-ense a part of his family, he noted L.,;-. Ji,Jmn. in their own control, are determined to that we should first call ofhem. if we desired tlirir ac- down, if he is to be believed, the free, the private and ta- .-.?- ------ - -- ---- : I - ; ... .. , ... n A .r,.f. o.i:i .-.rpcpn t rmaaartr na avi i c no m nci navt i iiiq in w o rto rvii t txrp roior 1 1 ni ran I miiidi luii v rvi nniiuiia wi i iir iloiviviii ? t rnrme tbeui to pass foreseen the means through which their correction ;was 'to be brought about. He must have foreseen, that he tmvd his associate friends intended to use the influence land consequence whtfch office gave, to accomplish their expectations the persecution of myfamily the attempt to degrade me, and all the arts which subsequently itUey have employed to procure my removal. How could so much be foreseen, if it had not been pre etenrnined? ISoirophecy could have been so confi dently relied on, if it had not been resolved, by a cabal of the President's pretended " friends," with a.viwfocon How ridiculous does this single fact render Mr. Ber- spectacles of human degradation at whicn nonoiau e riens publication, which he has set forth with such gi ave minds would revolt ; yet, 1 cannot suppose mat mey wou u formality. He has ascertained the sense of society here, remain in the Cabinet, under a consciousness m he savs,. .and lie conformed to it in this matter, when in thy might be exposed to the same indignity, involving fact'he never had an opportunity to conform to, or depart their personal honor, and the honour of their families trom it. maintained that the rreicieni inreuieueu iu it is uneuy nupussiuic umi Sr,ic,.,cu -i-r j dismiss him. because he would not compel his family to visit where hp did not choose thev should, when in fact they never had an opportunity to visit there. Through out, he presents me and my family as craving the society of his, which he haughtily refused, when, in fact the first, rntSnl nnhhr nrnninn lht I nml mv fami v should, be the natural and the usual advance, on OUT part, HHQ ne proscribed 'from intercourse, witb that portion of society J ver been made. 1 overwhich they and their families had, or could have in iluence. f jNot a doubt is left on my mind, that before the nomination of the Cabinet to iUe Senate, jthe meaus of operating on public opinion, and forcing the President to exclude. me, Vere devised, arranged, and fixed upon, by und with the knowledge and approbation of Messrs. Ing- , haiii and j Berrien, if not of.. Mr-. Branch'; and the means to be employed under lheir boastedsense,of honor an honor which in their bosoms inspired an earnest desire to transmit to their children, "an unsullied, good name" were; the abuse and slander of a mother "with1 two inno cent daughters, whose good name was blejnded. with hers, and in attacks upon my integrity and honor. ! Did they ). Tasonkhemselves into the belief, that the inheritance of T' a parent's good name, wasof no value, oly as it regard ed their children ; and that whether, others lived or pe rished, wks not material, if they and theirs were safe. Did I merit suchcourse of treatment from Mr. Berrien ? We had served together for several yeirk in the Senate of the United States. He was invited to, and present at my marriage, six. or eight weeks before. We were in ba bitsjif tliiiVy friendly intercourse, on my part, and free and unrestrained, and, ras 1 supposed, eq tally so on, his. He nrofessed to be mv friend, and such I thought him. Was it honorable, then, and was it ju?t, to hide, from me t fall the et?i7" which he "foresaw" arfd buffer rae to run t lil Infill unnn inoTtriratttc 'rl!ftiiiit!i i fthmild II r not '.'A. tio: n. xwr Ail mo 1 'i nrtl 1 ' ilia An ' r- t ' ' imf t llm P n A- IHil.. w ij mi iiinb &iv .iiu uj I ikjow I'ii, iiui ii v- . ruies ofTtl.ie President" merely ,"as JMr. Branch states, but hts( j fiiejnds his personal, political,' and long tried .friends,' aye, even those, whom, he had selected as mem- ' bers of ,his Cabinet, viewpd my selection as ah evil, und intended To use it to distract -his councils, embarrass his administration, and provide for a kuccessor? Had Mr. Berrien frankly informed me, that he and his associates considered my appointment " an insuperable bar" to their .acceptance, an issue';ould at once been tendered. I should have desired the President to excuse me, and gi ven himlmy reasons, -and then, for the sake of harmony, , Ire would have discharged either me or theml But all waSfConceajed from me, and only against the probable i course oLf th'e opposition The enemies of the President, was jl, advised and warned. I was not taught to expect, jvat in lugham, Branch aud Berrien, I should find these Very enemies, who were smiling upon him, and me, wth unqualified professions of devotion and friendship. - Againstjtheir assaults, it was hence impossible to guard. Again, ask, .was it just or honorable in Mr. Berrien en tertaining the views which he has recently a vowed,to con ceal them from ?me, aiid thus lead me blindly forward, upon a mine which he knew was prepared for my des triiction? . ' . i ' However he may excuse jiimself for his practised con ealment towards me, yet'w"as be bound in duty to the President and to the country, to communicate his views .frankly; and fully to him. s He knew the importance, nay absolute necessity, of entire harmony in the Cabinet, and that thd views of. the President, in relation to the refor mation of the government, and home interests of the .ouhry could not be accomplished without it. Mr. Ber rien knew, thai tbeJPresident had a' right to expect u,nity . ai feeling and action amongst those whom he had selected n his counsellors; aod that injustice to himself, and to the people who had elected him, he would ot knowingly constitute a Cabinet of disordant materials. Yet "clearly foreseeing all the evils which have resulted" he concealed "his feelings 'and his views, and suffered a Cabinet to be , formed, between whose friendly association, and cordial ' co-operation , there was an "insuperable bar ' which he j clearly! saw ; but -which the President did not. By this Ticealment, and want of candor, he suffered his friend and benefactor to be led into error, iu the very first step of his Administration, and which,' in common with other enemies, he is now attempting io wield to -his destruction. On j whom; ought the responsibility of organizing such a Cabinet to rest? On the coni'tng friend, -wlio, judging ' hf men! hv their n'rofeslions. se1pt1 . t Vine a B- . ; " -"- ' J , r . uwp O 119 UICUI f f .hers whom be believed to be friendly to each other; and devoted. to the success of his administration; or to those deceitful individuals, who;4 foreseeing all the evils which have resolted, kept them concealed from the President. and entered his Cabinet only because they expected such discord and division to arise, that "public sentiment would concentrate' upon one of their colleagues, and force his removal. The questions so gravely raised and discussed in the public newspapers about visiting leaving a card, and in vitations to " large parlies 'or small ones, in this city, It will he sen. then, that had the President set out to repulaie the. intercourse of societvL and to direct it social O y 5 relations, he ought to have begiin w ith me, not Mr. Ber rien. He must have threatened to dismiss me if I did not compel my family first to call on his and leaved a card What! force Mr. Berrien under such circumstances, to force his family upon us ! The President certainly ought first to have forced us tti sive thm an opportunity In de , j - cline our acquaintance. To force together unwilling peo pie, and particularly to begin with the wrong person, would indeed appear an odd and strange procedure In the autumn of 1829. new attacks Ix ean to be made in whishers. on mv intetrritv. It whs said I had C"ii - M J J "I - - spired with my wife's first husband, Mr Timb-rlaket defraud the government of large sums of money. Other attempts to get nd of me, having failed, I was now' to be presented as being in the default to the government, throush fraud practised on it. Mr. Timbe'rlake had been a purser in the Navy4and this charge was based upbn a reported deficiency in his accounts with the public; aud on a private letter of mine detained in the 4th A iditor's office, showing that on raj' suggestion, he had rem-t'ed money to me. ; Copies of my private confidential letters to him, had been tak-n from the office, that I might not escape through apprehended indulgence and favor, the part of Mr, Kendall. Matters were considered well ar ranged, and the proof complete to show, 'that this delin quency was wholly occasioned by remittances of money io me, and which was vet in mv possession . 5iich were the whispers circulated through the society of this place But a close investigation, which occupied sone tim showed that Mr. Titnberlake's account had bee . d prived, through a series of shocking frauds, of credits' to the amount of from 12 to $20,000, and that justiy he was largely a creditor, not a debtor, to the government. But with mutilated books abstract of accounts missing, and the inventory gone from the Department, his family can only appeal, under all the circumstances, to the justice and honor of the country, for redress While slander held its open day, and midnight round of whisper on tins subject, I received from some, malignant being, who subscribed himself lago, thr following note "Sir: I have written a letter to Mr. Kendall about the "money he paid (or O'Neal houses. Jfou know hat I " mean. Revenge is sweet, and I have you in my power "and I will roast you, and boil you, and bake you; and I ' hope you may live to prolong my pleasure. Lay not "the flattering unction to your soul, that you can escape "me. I would not that death or any evil thing should u take you from my grasp for half the world. ' -. Who the writer of this fiendish note is, I have never as certainea.. 1 cannot turn my thoughts on an enemy so implacable, that he would be unwilling the roan he hated should find repose in death. Yet; it is in character with the acts of those whose forecast pointed to the means, bv which the evilj of my selection, as a member of th- Cabi net, was to be, made apparent, and the President forced "speedily to see and correct the evil.' If I could have been driven from all respectable society, or had fixed up on me collusion, and fraud, in obtaining the funds ot the uovernment.ithen would the Cabiiif-t have been relieved of my presence, and thej prophecy of Mr. Berrien com pletely fulfilled. ' - Congress had now commenced its first session after the inauguration of the President. The recommendations in his message had been received with uncommon applause. out n was soon perceived, that little, in furtherance of his views, was to be expected from some of the political gentlemen who were professing regard to the administra tion. Movements amongst some of my colleagues with others in the same political interests, indicated a disposi tion again to wage against me, a war of exclusion. Ru mours of a combination to force me from the Cabinet, at- uaiicu uic xreiiitenri attention.. He susnected that a portion of his Cabinet had enfered it. in disguise, and had fomented some of the mischief he had encountered; and accordingly determined, if it should appear that they were guilty ot such duplicity, and had combined to har- rass and drive out one of their colleagues., they should share the fate they were nrenarinff f r another. While reflecting: on the course nroner to be adouted. Col Rich ard M. Johnson called on a visit; and to him he disclosed his difficulties and intentions. Col. Johnson entertained a. better opinion of these gentlemen than to believe they narDored hostile views towards me, or had entered into a combination to expel me from the Cabinet. According J. . ne consent of the President to converse the whol c storv about " indignity and outrage ;nYTn not nn now to iniure the President. This letter of Mr. Brancn snows, mm m nuumuu i Col. Johnson's frietdly mediation, the President was wil ling to ex-rt his own, as a friend, Io hedl the breach, in anticipation of the neeting to wutumc '"'" "r.". larirs, on Friday tfce Z'JM, to oeciart- me uai w...... pe had resolved to fix the harmony 01 nis oiuci B.anch and myself, the piincipal difficulty naving tr8r between us, met, ashas ben stated, at Mr. Berrien s, and adjusted our relations amicably; and yet it is pretended 1 n .1 .r ;f coon frntn . IVIr. that this reconcmaion pruuunu, " . ; - Branch's note, by tie kind and friendly interposition of the President, is represented to have been mmediattly ...aa iL . int;riiu nd ontrare." and to have been iicicuu, ; 0'"j o - . , succeeded ny a statei reeling io mucu f.ncu ..g.. any reasons which night be offered." ! I How thoroughly is all this contradiced by Mr. Branch's contemporane ous note. I v ' Private difficulties vere now at an end, as was well un derstood, families were to visit or not, according to their inclinations. In two lays the "indignity and outrage" which had been offerel to these gentlemen was forgotten, s Jnuch so that for fifteen months matters glided on in tolerable harmony. Nothing more was 6aid or heard of this subject, until the'Pre-ident, as he had unquestioned right to do; thought pf-jper to request their resignations. Then were old notes ad memoranda burni-bed up, and that .ver Which they M l'-pt so long, immediately be cine p subject of deep ana -awaKeiung mieirsi .u American people." (te truth is, thisare which is now brought out on the pubic stage, was designed for a dine- rent- occasion It was in J muary or jeuiuary, ioow, that ihev expected to eit'iibit before the putilic. and to un fold the lale of threats t orn ihe President, dismissal, s-.na familv association. ai( all that- Not being dismissed. then, as they expected,? Hey laid aside their prepared laie b it having at length l0:t their ottices, they bring it rortn upon an occasion whci it does not fit, and vainly at tempt to attribute the dssolution of the Cabinet to a lalse ground: 1 hat event trey knew sprung trom an entirely different cause - a caus -vhtch will satisfy e ery impar- wheu he come to understand it. Jo account which they now complain, 1. must for their removal, theySffer any but the true reason, and ident had not insulted them by any hence run into all sorts .f absurdity .Shortly alter tins, arjeu tne zum 01 iarcn, a pieptia tory meeting of a few'. nembers of Congress was held, with a view to leauest te President to remove me from the Cabinet. Being apprised of their design, he ma.le a remark which satisfied jf.e leaders in this movement, that to persist in their course would serve to expose them to public reprobation, and esult in fruitless endeavor. Ac cordingly, the project as abandoned, or at least sus pended. 1 do not impute to nllho participated in this prelimi nary step, a design to iiiite ultimately in a measure of such high dictation to thePresident. Some were at first misled by false rpresenfitions, and induced to believe that his peace and comfot, as well as the success of his ndministration, dependet upon it ; others attended he meeting to point out the impropriety of the course, and to dissuade their hiendsmmi persisting in their desiern. Now, what was the rnotve fr all this relen'less perse cution ? Could it be thatirv wiie was indeed the cause ? Was it merely to excludes female from their "good so- senutive, could have submiuea memseives io sucn a nf tilings, without comnlaittt. for fifteen months. By thir c'maininir in the C ibinet so Ion? after the " indigui- tial man ...w.. .w..-- B - a ty and outrage" of conclude that the Pres dishonorable and improper requisitions, or rise that they loved their offiVes better thun their htmor, and that their present violence is caused only by the loss of them. But, in n ation to Mr. Branch, I have something even better than Mr. Ingham's note-book, to prove what actu-. ally were his fV elings towards the President at'and about the very time when this pretended indignity of Colonel Johnson was offered. It is a letter addressed by Mr- Rranh in tUt Prdpnt in hii own hand writinr. on the 29th Jammrv.. 1830. and which on the same day was in closed to me, in the hope that a leconciliation might take place between us. Agreeably, to Mr. Ingham's note-book. it was on " Wednesday the 27th day of January, ISdU, that this alledged "indignity and outrage" was offered. Of course this letter was written but two days after, and on thf identical day when Mr. Branch, fueling " himelf deeply afflicted at the communica'ion made to him by Colonel Johnson, called, as he states, to see the President ; and when, as he savs. " the President's feelings were too much enlisted to weigt. any reasons which' miht be of fered." . And we e Mr. Branciiisaeelings too much unlis ted ' to weigh any reasons?" VVas he. as we sire told was the case with all three of the gentlemen, indignant at the iutrage 1 Let the letter speak for itself, and show how deeply, and how like an insulted and wounded. man he could write at this instant of excitement, when honor and fet-line, throuerh the instrumental'! v of Colonel J. din- son lis- ciety ?" Was one w omari (j dangerous to public morals, cannot peoplei but appear matters of derisioriV to the American Who calif upon his neighbor, or invites him to v eat And drink with him, .and who does not, is a matter of no concern to the people; and to them, it must appear ridiculous, that statesmen and Cabinet counsellors, have thought it necessary 16 disturb them with matters so tri- uiog. But even these have been rendered ot some im portance, as developing the motives of men, and account ogfarj events of higher importance. And in this view is . that I am about to introduce such a topic, and beg to be pardoned for - UUt?i&Z?3V TJ my- our unit M i-i '"ivu",,JL''",,,, ,Q -. v.Binniin . 1 I 1 1 cities lpavln . T ivrui nau ueru teji niece of Dastebnt '-"Y ur 8 ooose, a carct-a smai I tc - ,n name uoon it. is called a ton two wi. ;,r,ain "e auseui iruui hmu abseXB't those who had called in - ."im nay , ,h. . 1 were Mr. ere iu visit. loun s ooi iong atterward. 'n.ir..' :-::. ' " at wr. A;am ing in our m it's parlor, v iiteness. We spent a she-rt ti ".I much po- !rtd.rW to ret K. w call ; a r o ....... viTiiiiy. i in. j' 1 we were invited unto-the Vi, n er"na?g n OMr names Mrs. Calhonn: waalone. nA ;.?Vaeal 8 Parlor, where lore with them as a friend, that by Ascertaining the suspicions entertained to be incorrect, be might relieve them from the imputation. He .i . took our leave. Afterward .hI'J1 ,.4l,r Rablr, and ed on either side. This was a sh7. .s J??0 rPl' Jackson. Another trifling incident is worthy of note iri, 4ts ascertained certainly that I would be slcrelI ti Mi, Minuuu requesieu tue appointment of vl. .rwil'V" -rm J anomer gentleman who made the same request, I road a promise tacomi with Mr. Calhoun's wishes. Considerations not thought of at he time, induced me to change my deterrainatioa io consequence of which, I declined to make the appoint ment,, ana sent an explanation .to ine gentleman: to whom I hadigiven the promise, fiuue wat offered to Mr. Cal- noun, tor none was ashed, and to him no promise had f j Menjmaae.. irora tbat time he broke off ail inter c?irsa ith me, official as well av privafe.- , imputation. lie had no ntKsr a.,hnrW nr iurmitnn .1 .l:.. r. . ' "J r uiis. ine mission was of his own Peking ; be was actuated solely by a desire to mainUm nrmony ; and ii he could, to be of service to these eentl emen. AVhetner ne spoke upon politicsreligion philosophyladie's ...0, ..,,.,,, iu targe parties or small social or po itical intercburse--alt, all was upon his on responsibi d ' j v 8 Qwn authritv. Through him the President made; no -proposition, do requisition, and no tnreat. r or myselt t know nothing of it It is a little remarkable, that tlemeo, in their publisned statements, speak of any pro position as coming directly from the President, which was considered at all insulting, or improper. Though they insist, that Col. Johnson was authorized to threaten, and did threaten them ; yet not one pretends, that directly the President insinuated any thing of the kind to either ' It is strange, passing strange," that Col. Johnson, a man of known integrity and honor, should -ieny this strange that when they met the President, he breathed to them nothing like it and yet stranger still, that in defiance of these proofs, and uiese circumstances, they (till insist, thatithey were insulted! Who now will wonder that the Cabinet was changed, or who ma'utain that it ought to have been longer continued ? No sooner had Mr. Branch stated, that Col. Johnson had threatened their dismissal, than it was ipronfptly- denied by the President, woo said he would fort wih send for Col. Johnson i and for that Purpose called a servant Why did the messenger, noi 5 Mr-Branch explains !. It is unnecessary to send itk r Johnson ; for your word is sufficient." And ny nat word not cummiint Then. Mr. Branch re Jed U as true old it, no doubt, t his colffagnes and rn. lu"lWim before the public boldly to assert as Pen was given up as a mKtike-an entire mis- nflrr-Jj .l ine,r P Content with the explanation . U0Be convinced of the incorrectness of r .mpresjions.these genUeroeo now assert their dis Lail.litfan riirlslv tr.rlttpn nmlpr flint. , """V " Naw Department, January 29, 1830. Dear Sir: I have received'y our note of yesterday's ' date, and do most cherfully accept your friendly medi " ation ; more, however, from a desire to give you an ad ditional evidence of the friendlv feelings which have a c " tuated my bosom towards yourself, than from a consci " ousness of having giv--n to Major Eaton just cause for the ' withdrawal of his friendship. Asa further manitesta- " tion of the frankness which I trust will ever characterize " my conduct, I agree to meet him this day at two o'clock, " in the presence of iajor Barry, at Mr. Van Burenls ' and in his presence also. ' Yours, truly, JOHN BR4NCH. " To the: President. of the United States." This letter, written directly after the indignity com plained of was offered, bears no impress of insulted feel ings ; on the. contrary, it breaths. a spirit of kindness and friendship towards the President, whom he recognizes as a " mediator," seeking with almost pa'ernal solicitude, to heal the division amongst tne members of the Cabinet, and anxious for the restoration of harmony. Surely in writiOg that letter, which he concludes by signing him self, " yours truly,' he could not have supposed, that th- President had just offered him an indignity : or if so, it only proves how great a hypocrite he is. At that time we did not speak. As much parade as he makes of his f riendly feelings entertained towards me, he as the very reverse of all that the name of friend conveys ; and know. ng it as I did, 1 would not permit him to seem to be what w i I l- i" i ie was not I nan re-usea io return nis saiuiauous, and declined all intercouse, except when we met at the Presi dent's. I never complained of Mr- Branch, as he asserts in his letter to the public It was he who complained if at all complaints weie made. His letter to the President thanks him for his offer to act as a mediator in our differ ence;; speaks of his good feelings towards me, and wil fineness to meet me at two o ciock tnai oay- i have no doubt that it was his professions of friendship and kind uess towards me, made to the President which induced him to become Mr. Branch's mediator in this business. Un receiving tne letter, tie e,ncioso u to me, ana expres sed a wish that good feelings could be restored between us. An interview took place, at the roam of the Attorney ueneral. at which major carry ana air. tserrien were present. It was here that Mr. Branch, in the presence of these . f r - l I - f .... gentlemen, expressea irienasnip lor me. ana in tne stron gest terms declared, that he did n..t entertain an unki id feeling towards rae, and wished he had a gUss jn his bo 8om, through which his every though: could be reed tie spoke of the non-intercourse between our families, and said, he had not the slightest objection to a free associa tion : but that he could not control nis. I nromntlv an swered, that I did not desire 'his or any other family to visit mine, except wun ineir own iree consent; and that it was my desire our families should, in that respect, pursue such Course as they thought fit and proper. We shook hands and parted as friends..-, Mr Berrien affected much satisfaction at this reconciliation, and pretended to hail it as the harbinger of future harmony and good will. I say pretended, because under all the circumstances of re cent disclosure, he felt not what he said he did. It was only adding another and another fold, to that cloak of hypocrisy in which he had wrapped himself, from the firt formation of the Cabinet Such were the incidents of Friday the 29th of January, 4630, he moment when, as their comtn oiications to the puidic iisclose, they were writing under the sense of deep and lasting ' indignity and outrage" at the threats of Col, Johnson, borne to them from the President Where then was the lofty dignity of Mr. Berrien and Mr. Branch, that the one could declare how pleased ihe was at th" re conciliation made, and the other protest the good feeiinns .... . -V , i m which He entertained tor mer Let us see how the facts stand, if these 'men speak truth. On Wednesday, the 27th of January, 1831, the President, through Col. Johnson, threatened to dismiss them, if they did not compel their families to associate with mine, which they considered such an " indignity and outrage," Ui at they seriously thought ot resigning. Un lnursday the28ih, the " indignity and outrage," being unatoned. and even unexplained, the President wrote a note to Mr. Branch, offering his "friendly mediation!." to bring about what? Not social intercourse between our families but restoration of friendly intercourse between ourselves In the morning of Friday, the 29th, (for he says be will meet me at two o'clock) he accepted the friendly offer, thus acknowledging that he considered the President an impartial umpire.; an unprejudiced, onezcited and jat man, in whose hands he could trust his charac er and his nonor; and yet, strange to tell, on the same day, having called on the President for some explanation about Col jonnson s insulting message, he found i " the President's feeungs uere too much enlisted to weiRh any reas wucn migut be offered"!! : Who can believe all this ? MOU CHecrtiXiW savs he. I "nttmt naur frif-nAU. m. diation." What! Accent the mediation of a man Ua than rAn Her it tlffw f tllllVA II ft - ri leap ttioii si vita s mii j Mviino. HCSC things might have been omitted, for charity aird friend, ship are secret in their operation, and should not he pro. claimed to the world ; but surely I may be permitted to mention them, not in the spirit of an ostentatious boc. rality, bat that the public may be able to appreciate the characters of my persecutors. " . . In 1829-'30, Mr. Green was a frequent visitor at tnv ' house to large parties," and to small, with his wife and daughters, and invited my wife and myself to his e, on several occasions, tendered his services and his paper in vindication of m, against the slanders and abu;e which at that time were whispered about; andasit'r(s gards one of his compurgators, on whom now he wouid rely as a good and sufficient witness ; but in- whom then he had no confidence, be placed in my hands a stntement of his own brother, tending to impeach himv What now has brought them so closely together, I know not. i only know that he-hates me beyond even the power tn extend common justice; and wherefive is it so?e. cause bad men are apt to dislike those from whom tliev have received favors. But that he should descend so far as to become the traducer of a female, because she is fl,e wife of one to whom he is under obligations, never to be repaid, is indeed strange.' ' Mark his present course His obligations of friendship certeinly are not cancelled at least to the extent that gratitude should be concerned' Without provocation on my part, and without change j the character and deportment of myself and family, be is daily dragging before the world those, i-.to wJiose so ciety he introduced his wife and daughters, and whom voluntarily he proffered lo.defend! He does not pretend that now he knows moie. than when,, with and 1 without his family, he called talked smiled, and treated us ag friends, wronged and persecuted. Was he sincere then or now ? If then sincere, how unutterable must be his depravity, in incoming the very leader of the, hand of traduceis who at present occupy the public attention! He then performed the duty of a friend and acted up to the principles of an honest man; but yielding to the political intrigues of his great leader, he hns sacrificed justice and decency, his own reputation, and the feelings of his family, to subserve the cause of that frond, who -never was his friend. This man is a fit associate of Messrs. Ingham. Branch and Berrien. He has united with them on a nefarious purpose, in th accomplishment of which, all that is "holy ia charity," exalted in honor, and sacred in truth, have been rudely outraged and trod den under foot. What object has he to attain? What purpose to answer? Surely, he cannot think that in the choice of a Chief Magistrate of this country, the Ameri can people are so debased, that femaie character and feeling, are to be made the test of elections. This man, to different persons, and in various direc tions, early disclosed the designs which actuated him, and others who were associated with) him in feeling and in interest in their conduct towards rue. I have a statement from S. P. Webster of (his city, detail ng the s'ibstance of Mr. Green's remarks to him in the - fall of 1829 ; at ihe very time when he was professing before me high consideration and great respect, and regard. Mr. Webster, in presenting the remarks made to him in IS vember. 1829, says ; repeating Mr. Green's language: " That Major Eaton, remaining in the Cabinet, was of great injury to the party that he was used by the Secre tary of State to forward his'int rested views; and if he remained in the Cabinet, the Secretary f State, who held complete influence over him, would be'able to man age the President as he pleased, and direct the acts of the government to promote his (Van Buren's) future pros, pects. ThatM.ajor Eiton ouht ! be sent Minister t Russia, or at any rate, should not remaiain the Cabinet : ami 'ht if some decisive step were not taken soon, he did not kn w whit might be the consequence. And fur ther, that the President ought not to be run a second time, i tint Mr. Van Buren was using ail his influence to prevail on him '-toirun again, and in that event, would have obtained such an influence over hirn and his friends, as to be able to command their influence at a subsequent election that General Jackson ought, to go home." (To be concluded in our next.) and so formidable in inni,ce and power, as to require all this strong: array of Cabinet counsellors combina tion of members of Congrss confederacy of fashiona ble ladies ? Was it for thk..a!tncks wpre made upon the integrity of her husband land honor, truth and candor sacrificed ? I he idea is ttly ridomous "he was lone and powerless Those wh. liked h-r society sought it ; and vho.-e who did not. ken away Neither she nor her husband, entered into cables and intrigues to the preju dice and injury of others. Their own multiplied wrongs, thny b re wiih as mui h pi lence as could be expected, from mortals endowed with h iman passions and sensi lujj'lies. A common understiNdi ig prevailed, express in relation to one family, andtrhieh was also understood in relation to others, that eacfashould seek their associates, according to their own will minfluenred and unrestrained. The motive, therefore was n to exclude us from society. It is a matter altogether twQmiall io account for the acts and the untiring zeal of so rh ay great men. Was the motive merely tcexclu ie ine from the Cabi net : Was my presence thep, dangerous to the interest ot the country, or to its insttuiions? Had 1 the power J TVTTtiWTSPTf TV "PTJ OTrt,I fTTli Ti V TVTT or ; the disposition to inlin e he one. or overthrow the other? Was it pretended thit I wanted the ability, in telligence or integrity, necenry to the management of the Department of War? O its management, there has been no complaint, while !-tas iu my hands! I left it at least as prosperous as I fond it ! Was it susnerted thai I was not true to the Pesident, and v.uld nrnvr lalse and faithless to his adrahistration f A confidential intercourse of more ihan fiften years, the highest admi ration of his character, and he deep personal interest felt "in the success of his adtni is'.ration, were surely suf ficient to guard rae againsthat. Nothing of this sort entered into the minds of mytraducet s. They had no desire for my exclusion on a count of any suspicions en tertained, tnat i would willing! do injury to the interests of the country, its institution or to the President i Tn What then shall e look for this?;jof;i:e7 An ardent fi ierid of the Vice-President, in 18i9,in one short sentence dis closed it. I " Major Eaton is not thefrieul of Mr. Calhoun" It was this which rendeiedne unfit for the Cabinet, and for the respectable soo-iy of Messrs. Inirham, Branch and Berrien I could not, perhaps, be us. d to promos the views of Mr. Calloun, and might exert an influence to induce General Jickson to stand a second election. It was not thought tiat in mv hands the influ ence and patronage of the iVa nnortm.ni ,.i,i i, i ini iiiivnij vwuui u t in tavor ot a ucces CORRECTED EVERY TUESDAY. used tice. 3 or. f. that Ihev !id me ine. It Was not SO USed. llOr llluor nrmild hiivo Loon I, was a subject about which I spm not, and felt not. Not eveavas I solicitous for Genera Jackson aain to be se lected, except on the ground thlt his principles and the course of hls administration, wren fairly tested, should be foind in accord with the genVal sense of the people and the country. At a proper time they would deter mine this matter, and there I w,s willing to rest it, un disturbed by any private or uffici l interference of mine. But Major E .ton was not the riend of Mr. Calhoun," and this was a sufficient reason, why he should not' be permitted to enter the Cabinet, if r, be prevented ; oi for torcing him out when there. Thineffeciual attempts to exclude me. have already been atude'd to. It has been shown thatBeirien and Ineh.am. crice&lii.r deen in their own bosoms their feelings, enteret the Cabinet, under a full conviction that I presently wc,ld be excluded that .vir ainoun s family and mine, ore my appointment, interchanged civilities, and that It sought of me the ap- poiuim ni oi a ineno asUhiet Clef- ad that thereafter all private and official intercourse! ,etween us, ceased. Lei it be borne in mind,. that thericipaIs-those who oave-been act'.vely employed again me, are the Iriends . .'i mi ueoitru, niiTt partizans it it rea- any too interred, then, iht h s " h& wrought tempest," has proceeded from political desigtw Connecedith the iu.uic nupe ana expectations ot vit Calhoun ; jand this nterence 1 have it in my power tnfirm. bv the mo.i unquestionable facts. L uutl (jreen, Editor of the United Rote.' ToIao--.!. has been from the first the instrument r mi. ' ------ lv u, lw . ainouu, by whose movements he ha? soiiht to brine- his nUns into operation. To him the feelings ail plans of his party .. r "ciim uu ur rmet manager ; . s irttr, uiu now xueir puDiicorgan. Him they itj-jarc io carry on ineir nrivate coHenAnjn u: they selected to make their debut agajut me, they stand ing behind the scene with their notes memoranda, and concerted statements, to back and susjUip him. As he is men- witness ana nis inend, tneir afiat and associate they will not impeach the testimony bo-. i, a;. rt. ' lis word would be introduced by me o,. any whom he was desirous to mime. Bror Tirn. i,:' luvtiauimi icivices io mill .....5 lu ,e inenas wio DOw confide in him rr u-kil ik.,. . . f . L vuV " J el 'Qierf or DoIiCv shall necessary. Before h eSt Missouri he his " ifeand children to . -t acciaentatiy fonnd this letter, a few davi.;n amongst some old letters, not intentionally preserved, for uniu bow i nrrer conteiTeB ii io W ot any COOtequeuce. uereafter make it Id E ;r,d PeD7,Ie85' t0 mOCh he formed m and others, to he able to remove his wtf.arMl h;i,t " .! mis place, where he -had then lately r.1" -PP" o me, and statini u. noM: oorrowea lor him fourteen hundred e rrpaia in aoont fifteen maml, only recently; when he found tbeeo ..y snocKea Dy the baseaess of. empl ",mjircu J my unretarned advances potation. In difficulty here, and nressed for m 1826, applied to roe, when, th'rotizh a dlars ; part of ind the balance Of the coram ir- ar tbe means destroy my re ty. ne again nd of mine in in BEESWAX, lb. BUTTER, do. CANDLES, do. COFFEE,. do. CORN, bbl. quantity, CORN MEAL, bushel, CORDAGE, cwt. -COTTON, do. COTTON BAGGING, Hemp, yd. Flax, do FLAX, lb. - - FLOUR, Rochester, bbl. , Baltimore, do. , North Carolina, do. 17 - - 20 12 - - 12 - 2 50 14 Of) IRON, Bar, American, lb. Russia & Swedes, do. LARD, lb. - -LEATHERt-Sle, lb. Dressed, Neats do. Calf Skins, dozen, LUMBER, Flooring, l inchM. Inch boards, r do. i Scantling, -I do. "' i Square TirriWr, ; do. bhingles, Cypress, do. do. do. do. Staves, w. o. hhd. do. 15 12 8 50 50 LfO. RED OAK, Uo. w. c. bbl. Heading, hhd. do. Do. bbl. do. MOLASSES, gallon, NAILS, Cut, all sizes above 4d. lb 4d. and 3d. - do wrought, - - do NAVAL STORES, Tar, bbl. Turpentine, do. Pitch, do. Rosin, do, SpiritsTurpentine, gall. Varnish, - do. OIL, Sperm, .j - do. Whale & Porpoise, do. Linseed, - do. AINTS, Red Lead, lb. White Lead, ground in oil, cwt. JTKU V IS ION S, Baconj Hams, i Beef, ; Pork, mess Do. prinie, Do. SALT, T. Island, bushel, quantity, shot, crrpoolne'do-: SPIRITS, Brandy, French, gall. Apple Brandy,- do. Peach do. ;do. Rum, Jamaica, do. Do.'windward Isl'd do. Do. New EnglandifJo. Gin, Holland, do. Do. American, do. Whiskey, do. STEEL, German, - lb. English, blistered, do. SUGAR, Loaf,- - do. - doc - do. do. - do, do, ; - do. 5 00 5 6 8 25 1 50 22 00 12 8 8 17 1 16 7, 8 18 8 10 lb- do. bbl do. do. do, TEA, Lump, " BrowDj Imperial, Gunpowder, Hyson, Black, -x T ALLOW, - WINE, Madeira, Teneriffe i do. do. r 26 7 8 90 45 50 30 25 90 35 00 15 16 7 20 20 14 13 70 25 18 15 10 50 10 3 00 30 00 9 9 18 1 25 17 8 20 1028 . 1 00 1 50 1 12 9 11 3 1 6 7 50 55 50 75 50 40 45 50 20 80 45 25 40 35 16 10 19 16 7 60 60 50 80 8 60 '40 19 16 13 10 50 60 60 i 6 1 60 60 1 25 90 1 50 . 38 18 13 20 18 8 1 80 ; 5 I.1' F.-1 I i i III: