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and twenty-five cents per volume.
racn volume to contain 52 numbers. i , . r i: j .
Mn ! . c i .u i . to notice them. 1 did not ner-
I he object of both these works! . . . . 1
will be, to place a cheap newspaper-,1 nt ,,,C tIme lhat 1,0 wus
within the reach of every citizen; and,-1"11 u)r 1,10 frankness or nature
at the same time, to make it d-u' ly of my communication, though 1
Each volume to contain 52 numbers.
interesting hy giving important ndor-; afterwards learned that he had
motion, suited to the avocations of ' become offended with, and had
those lor whom it is intended e discar(Ied f , j cquaint.
admit lhat it is our desire lhat thev . r , . . . ,
shall find their way to the fireside of:anco several of his old and best
every honest citizen; and we are re- j friends who had used the like
solved to do all in our power to make 1 freedom of speech on this sub
them worthy of such favor. The ject. My remonstrances, it is
Register will contain a due proportion j jai0wn, were without effect, and
of political matter, and in addition to m ! .tl r .. r...
r . Mai. L.aton Wits soon after lor-
m tiirirsnpni.,1 nUMfi t,A ,i. in ?,
designates, il will" embody important; War. lie fore this was done,
siate papers, in a convenient form for however, 1 made an appeal to
preservation. The public mind has; Maj. Eaton himself, and with
been much excited on the subject and I out rescrvc disclosed mvappre
with a view to embody in a com lens-1 n . . -. V .
,. , , ,,, ,. ... ...hensions to h in, adding lhat 1
ed torm, an authentic account thereof, ... i i
the fust numbers will contain the cor-i not pretend to intimate that
respoudence between Gen. Jackson
and Mr. Calhoun; which will be fol
lowed up by the publications explain
ing the cause of the dissolution of the
late cabinet: thus embodying a mass
of interesting history upon that sub
ject, in a pamphlet form. As it is
expected that many village ami neigh
borhood clubs will be formed for their
circulation, we intend to publish a
large edition of the first numbers.
Our subscribers and agents are re-
pectfuliy desired to promote the ob-j,IU U1" uul ''"7 "".w
ject of this address, and editors with j much Gen. Jackson had been
whom wc exchange, are requested to ' distressed by the calumnies and
give it an insertion in their respec- j ill reports which had been for
tive papers. When they take into jmerly circulated against Mrs.
cons.derauon lheextraeXpenseincur-jJackson:that 8- the dontll
red by us in lurmshmur them there- , . . , , ,
ports and proceeding of Congress, of t!.,at lady, those reports had
the request will not appear unreason-1 subsided and would soon be
aoie. i ne lavor win be recmrocated
if desired.
DUFF GREEN.
August S.
Just Published,
At this Office, (with additional notes)
a second edition of the
Patriotic Discourse,
DELIVERED BY THE
Rev. JOSHUA LAWRENCE,
At the Old Church in Tarboro' X C.
on Sunday, 41 h July, 1630.
ALSO,
The North-Carolina Whig's
For the Kehukee Association.
Price, 10 cents single or, l per doz.
From the Hatifax Advocate.
GOV. BRANCH'S STATEMENT.
Enfield, August 22d, 1831.
Dear Sir: Of the causes which
led to the dissolution of the late
Cabinet, I have never entertain
ed a doubt. I will briefly state
the reasons I have for my opini
on, and leave you to judge of
thm as well or ill founded.
Before the President had nomi
nated Maj. Eaton for the War
Department, and while the sub
ject might be supposed to be
under consideration, I tool; the
liberty of stating to Gen. Jack-,
son candidly my reasons for
believing the selection would
be unpopular and unfortunate.
I reminded the President that
he knew I was the friend of
Major Eaton, and jMsonalhf
preferred him to either of the
others proposed for his cabinet,
and of course, nothing I should
say on the subject, ought to be
construed into an intention to
injure him, Maj. Eaton, but on
the contrary to save him from
infinite vexation and annoyance,
which it was too plain, were in
store for him, if he took a seat
in the cabinet under the circum
stances in which he was placed.
The President admitted that
charges had been made against
the character of Mrs. Eaton,
but insisted on it they were
slanders, and that he ought not
i mall v appointed Secretary of
there was the least truth in
these reports, but if utterly
false, they would still have an
effect on the President's peace
and quiet, as ho must know
what use the opposition would
make of it: that I believed it
was impossible, he could be
willing to subject Gen. Jackson
to such a state of things: that
i. - i,i . i r, i
. neara or no more: mat uen.
Jackson knew the same kind of
reports and imputations had
prevailed with respect to Mrs.
Eaton: lhat if he, Major Ea
ton, entered into the cabinet,
the enemies of the President
would not fail to make a handle
of it, and thus revive in the Ge
neral's bosom, recollections
which could not but be painful
and distressing, and which
could not fail to disturb the
tranquillity and usefulness of
his administration. My re
marks were received apparent
ly with the same kindness and
courtesy which characterised
my manner; but they, no doubt,
laid the foundation of that hos
tility which afterwards became
active and unextinguishahle.
From the moment of Maj. Ea
ton's appointment, Gen. Jack
son began to Use his utmost ef
forts to bring Mrs. Eaton into
public favor and distinction.
He frequently spoke of the ne
glect Mrs. Eaton received when
she attempted to appear at pub
lic places. Ue did not fail to
intimate that it would be a most
acceptable service rendered
him, if the members of his cabi
net would aid in promoting this
object. I felt greatly embar
rassed by such appeals to my
self. It was impossible for me
lo comply with his wishes on
this point, but it was neverthe
less painful for me to say so.
In any other matter which 1
could with a proper respect for
myself and the feelings of my
family have complied with an
intimation of his desire, no one
would have done so, more
cheerfully than myself. By
way of diverting his mind, I se
veral times spoke of the diffi
culty he would experience in
attempting to regulate the inter
course of the Ladies; that they
were in matters of that kind un
controllable and omnipotent;
that he would find less difficulty
in fighting over again the Bat
tle of New-Orleans. Soon af
ter it was ascertained that Mrs.
Eaton could not be received in
to the society of the families of
the members of the cabinet,
Maj. Eaton's conduct to me
discovered an evident change in
his friendly feelings, and be
came cold, formal and repulsive.
I repeatedly threw myself into
his company, and endeavored to
assure him lhat 1 still hud the
most sincere desire to be on
friendly terms with him, and
wished for opportunities to con
vince him of the sincerity of my
professions. In this course
there was no guile no view but
that which my words fairly im
ported. I most sincerely re
gretted the state of public feel
ing towards Mrs. Eaton, but it
was not within my power td
control or soften it. It was a
sentiment resting in the breast
of the female community of
Washington City and the na
tion, which was not to be sup
pressed or obliterated. After
this, Maj. Eaton s enmity to
myself became every day more
and more apparent. 1 could
hear frequently of declarations
to this effect, and of his deter
mination to be revenged. It is
true these reports came to me
circuitously and indirectly, but
I could not, from circumstan
ces, doubt their truth.
At length came the mission
by Colonel Johnson, the sub
stance of which has already
been given to the public by
Messrs. Ingham and Berrien.
I will only add to their state
ments that I distinctly under
stood Col. Johnson to say, that
he came to us from the Presi
dent of the U. States, authori
sed by him to hold the inter
view; and unless our difficulties
in reference to Mrs. Eaton
could be adjusted, that Mr. Ing
ham, Judge Berrien and myself
must expect to retire. When
he closed his remarks, I well
recollect, rising from my seat,
and with an earnestness of man
ner which the extraordinary
character of the communication
was so well calculated to pro
duce, observed, among other
things, that no man had a rirht
to dictate to me and my family
in their domestic relations, and
that 1 would submit to no con
trol of the kind. The Colonel
undertook to reason the matter
with us, by observing that al
though it might be impractica
ble to establish intimate . and
social relations between our fa
milies and Mrs. Eaton, he could
see no reason why she should
not be invited to our large par
ties, to which every bod)' was
usually invited, Tom, Dick,
Harry, Sec. With this conces
sion, he said, the President
would be satisfied. We pro
tested against the interference
of the President in any manner
or form whatever, as it Was a
matter which did not belong to
our official connexion with him.
Soon after which, Col. Johnon
expressed his deep regret at the
failure ot his mission, aud we
separated.
I waited until Friday, a day
having intervened, in expecta
tion of hearing from the Presi
dent; but, receiving no mes
sage, I walked over, in hopes
that an opportunity would offer
to put an end to my unpleasant
state of feeling. I found the
President alone. He received
me with his wonted courtesy,
though evidently but ill at ease.
In a few minutes the all absorb
ing subject was introduced. A
mong other things, he spoke in
strong language of the purity of
Mrs. Eaton's character and the
baseness of her slanderers, and
presently mentioned a rumor
which he said had been in cir
culation of a combination to ex
clude her from society. Seve
ral parties, he said, had been
recently given; among others,
three by Mr. Ingham, Judgo
Berrien and myself, to which
she had not been invited, and
from this it was strongly infer
red that we had combined to
keep her out of society. I told
him, that so far as I was con
cerned, I believed my family
were doing no more than the
members of Congress, the citi
zens of Washington and visit
ors to the seat of government
had a right to expect from me
as a member of his cabinet. It
was certainly in accordance
with universal custom, and that
as to a combination I knew of
none; that 1 could never ac
knowledge the right of any ono
to interfere in matters affecting
the private and social arrange
ments of my family; and that be
fore I would be dictated to or
controlled in such matters, 1
icoidd abdndon his cabinet and
teas ready to do so tche never ho
desired it, and added several
other strong remarks of a simi
lar character. He assured me
in reply that he did not desire
it; that he was entirely satisfied
with the manner in which 1 had
discharged my official duty,
and that he did not claim the
right to dictate to us in our so
cial relations, but that he felt
himself bound to protect the
family of Maj. Eaton as he
would mine under similar cir
cumstances. I then informed
him that Col. Johnson had for
mally announced to Mr. Ing-