Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-29

vantaeP 10 the country. II was apparent, that,
IN justice To himself. he must soon he under
the necessity OF reorganizing his Ctbine and
u II could not other~ise he ACCOMPLISHED. 10
dismiss the d'saifrc,ed portion. of IL. Having
accepted, reluctantly, a place in the Cabinet, |
conrinded no longer 10 sac,iics my private
comfort, or he the occasion of Embarrassment n
10 the President. Ea,lg in April.i CON muuiea-
ted 10 him, (what in the PREVIOUS month ! had
written TO a TREND ia Philadelphia.) my wish
ana Intention 10 resien, which sh0r;ly after
executed. In my letter Ul resignation, II was
MOI necessary or proper that | should 60 into
a history OF events such as arr nov presented
! contn"d nay remarks solely to that which
concerned myself. without adyrrting IN,
or touching on, ibr conduct of others. ielt
not that any defence. or vindicafian, FOE volon.
tafily yielding my "1iGp, was necessary md
ieeiing no disposition 10 lnjnrr OF asssil others,
! iorebo'e 10 enter into detail. The same dr.
termination would have heea perseyrret IN,
hah not The hllbcral cnuiuct.of my colleague,
maze n d1ii'fent course necesSfs.
Mr.. Van Bnren taking 4 i niiar vi W of the
conhnct OF the Cabinet, ADD h. situa ion oftpr
President. CONNECTED With the peculiar CT, cam-
stances IN which he had been plac"dby his op-
pom enis, thou ,h' proper also 10 resign. Without
gong into II full explanation IN his tier oi r.
''snat'on, or naming any o his collergu"s, he
presented briefly the result o. the political in-
'rignes, which we're dividing the Cabinet, DIS
'ihctfng the party, aad which poinird t. n
chahee w the cohnciis OF the President a. ne
J Ge'S'ry aud Indispensable.
lie secret feelings and designs with which
my colleagues altered the Calumet, and winch
"h'e the't, they continued To cherisb-tls,t
" notes' at private conversations, treasured mp
tor future aud concerted usd--tae advice Of a
cer'a'n chtal, and an acquiescence in the coun-
| 81 gtVsn ~, u puttr the Cabinet. and continue
he:p Tor special purposes, outstanding
tue ,nsnperabie bar which conscience sng-
ges'en, A"n ihe " ~indignt'y and ontrag"' witch
rad been offered and borne for fifteen mon rs,
"ere aliunknoSn TO me. These were secrets
worm preserving, and they were kept closely.
ttt,snife conn fence "asrepnsa hat on beng
inioI ed that Nh. Van Bursn and myself had
'eured. the othets wouil appreciate the rio>
tvrs winch bad occaSiooed II, aud place Their
Offices AGAIN at the d,sposi'ion OF the ftesi
deni, that he might organize n new Cabinet o.
homogeneous materials, which ~nnld not be
obnoxious TO the attacks OF any OF hs profess
ing friends. and Wonl1 suffer the afhrs OF tft
couniry quietly 10 be transacted. Butthese gem
'ienen, although INV they prtierd that they
mad b en- gricvonsy " insnlied,' aud were
'oG'thntly Liable 10 a repetition oil the "oui-
idge, could see no cause why they should r.
sign. either ms il regarded heir own honor, the
qu,et of the President, or the harmony o his
Adfninistrs tion. Having gone INTO the Cabi-
net 10 produce diSord, they conld perceive no
reason why they sh Juih re ire from IL, TO req
ore harmony. What they had So long aud SO
drfrniiy desired. being aitaInrd, the exclusion
Of Mr.. VIM buren, aud myself they were more
han cgsr disposed 10 c%ontinne. Besides. they
could not see how The Glvorntn-nt could well
mo7r on without them. ard they were s,lici-
tous 10 procure some Justification, Which they
| 'Ould ltpHi ia the PpaDlp fur tIe iniury ~ h,ch
was abou, 10 result 10 the count Y at being de-
p'ised ot tletr tmportantS services Their hon
ar, and the harmony OF the administration was
quite Insufficient. They must needs place their
resignatIons solely on The viii and he r. qnes,
Of tue President, that On his shoul lers might
rest The undivided responsibility of the awful
deprivation winch the Government and the
connlfy "erein slher from their refinement.
her WISHES we're grathed, and "a desire CON-
inundated that they should resign. Thus was
the Cabinet dissolved aud thus far tue coun-
try, evidently. has sustained no injury. save in
tue disturbance aud interruptions 10 thu pub.
NC Wh'cb tue complaints aud mnfmurs oil this
dismissed anu disbanded corps has" OCCASION
ed. II, as has been stated, the President Offer
cd 'ot"o oil iDetn, Mr.. i~nghamaud Nh. Branch,
AFTER Their removal, places OF trust and honor,
'et II be st down TO his kindnf SIS, oot 10 their
merits. lie did mol then know these men. He
did not know no" incapable they wer- of pro-
perry approaching acts oi k'ndness. lie was
'SHofani they had entered his Cabinet, all
snIies aud tar pioiessions, with daggers con-
ceaieu IA ulrh ops"tn4. tie little Knew that
''ese uefs"'s' VINO we're admitted TO his famI-
mar miei course hau been taxing n0teS OF his
private conversh,ions and Tree expressions.
"hith mao uetn conhtu over between them,
hhd prepared and carefully lail away Tor in-
lure use, HE did moi in tact know tney had
been spies upon nim from the beginning ol his
Administration and that, finding themselves
deprived OF the meaos OF longer stealing into
his bosom, TO hunt out, and nore down
his thought they we're DOW ready for open, im-
p%lacabie ani ekteIminat'ng war. These things
he did not t"en know. kecent esen's haVe
disclosed them.
Nor did I comprehend the depth of the d-
signs ofthese three gentlemen. Having resign