Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-10-31
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the former took i'll Mrs. Ea,on's case; but, as de-
graded as l would have felt myself had sought |
power In that direction, would ppt have ccnsid |
cred the iniamy less had we adoIled the course we
did from any other motive, than Il high and sacred
regard to duty. 1t was not in fact a question of
the exclusion of one already admitted into society
but the admission of one already excluded. Before
the marriage, while sho was Mrs. Tm,berlakc she
had not been admitted into the society of Washing
ton: and the real question was, whether her mar
riage with Maj. Eaton, should opo,s the door al
ready closed her; i'll other Yoyds, whether of
hcial rank and patronage should, should not .
prove paramount 20 that eensorslip, which the sex
exercises over itself and on which, all must acnow-
ledge the purity and dignity of tho female charac-
ter mainly depend. Had the been different;
had scheme been formed to exclude Mrs. Eaton,
with political Views, il insinuated, tho folly
would have bccn ceualled only by its profligacy.
Happily for our country, this important censorship
is too high and too purs TO DO irkucnced by any po-
lt'cal considerations whatever. 1t is equally be-
yond the scope of powor, influence, to exclude
the virtuous and unsupported female from society,
rs experience has found it is TO raise the suspect
to that elevation. This point may now be con-
sldcrod settled, unless, JUDGED tho public should
permit the fruits ofthc great victory that has been
achieved, in favor of the morals of the country BY
the high minded independence and virtue of the
ladies' of W ashngton, to be lost by perverted and
false representations of the real question at issue
With the salre view and not much less errono-
ousy, Maj Eaton has given n statement of my ap-
pllcatIon to him in favor of friend for the place
oil chief clerk in the Wkr Department. He has
drawn up his statement, to make impression,
that suspended at!icial intercourse with him,
because he refused TO comply VII, nlios u
The fact is far otherwise. 1t 10y aPp ayr, at the
request of my friend, who Wa true, lnau nd
devoted friend of General jackson, and had,
suffered from his alta chmcnt to him, die present
his namo TO Maj. Eaton, and that lad no official
intercourse with him afterwards; but for very diff
! tcrent reason from what he alleges; reason which
every individual, who has even a moderate share
OF ust Hicin
bret statement of the facts will prove The al pill
cation was made, not at the early period he states
| (Which was necessary TO make the impression he
intends) when it was known he TO be appoint
| ed Secretary ofWar, but after he appointed
aud took possession of his office and if it he mate
rial, long after Mrs Calhoun had declined to return
Mrs Eitou's visit. | called at his Office day or
two before left tho city; informed him that
called at the request of my friend, simply state
my impression of his qualifications and not to urpe
his claim After had stated my Impression in my
TRENDS iavo" he told mo he was well satisfied with
his qualifications, but that he na offered the place
to another gentleman. whom he named, but in form
ing mo- at the same time, IT he should decline, nv
trend would receive the appointment. remark
ed, that the person to whom he had offered the
place perfectly qualified, and that could OF
slYta word to weaken his claim. Besides his quail
| hcatlons, his rolaton with was at least as init
mate and friendly, as his whose name | had pre-
sePtod and rs between them it coplG not posi-
! bly, he source of offence, that the former was
selected; which, all who know me, will admit
whq2 1 say the gcntlomar selected was Col
,dsden. Tho next day / received lotter
from Governor Hamilton, then member of
Congress, to whom Mai Eaton aludos as nv
friend, stating that he had made application to Mai!
tatoE IN taycr of the person for whom had IN
nied, with the favorable result of his application.
On the strength of this, as we'll as his promise to
me, wrote:;o my fflesid enclosing Gov. Hamilons
letter, and informed him he might expect the APP
pointmcnt with confidence, as | felt almost Ger
tam that Col. Gadsdcn would dccline the office.
lie dld decline; but contrary to PROMISE another per-
son was appointed, without giving any oxpa-
nation, then, or since. 1t was this breach of pro
t:ise, remaining, still unexplained, which inter
p"sed barrier on my part TO farther official inter
course between ussshd, not as Major Eaton repre-
SCI Is, tho mere refusal to grant tho .ppointmcni
which OF itself would mover have had the least eff
tect with me. 1itthcre should be any doubt as, n
the promise, or the time of the application, the
letter OF Governor Hamilton to me, and mine to
my friend both of which suppose to ba in exist"
chce, Will establish the correctness of my state
mcnt
But it seems that am te be held responsible for
the supposed fcudn of the late Cabinet and its dis
solution, because, as Mai Eaton states an ardent
TREND OF the Vice President said in 1922 that
Mag. Eaton is not the friend of Mr.. Calhoun If
wouid;;iiavc been much more satisfactory if Mai
f'iton Dad gwen the name OF this supposed friend
with the tine, place, and circumstances not onIv
TO enable him to give his statement of the occur
renee, but TO afford an opportunity of iudrinr
how far ought to be responsible 1t wonld have
beHn both TO him and me of simple Justice
winch, as far as | am concerned would have been
particularly desirable, az must object to the com
potency of Maj. Eaton and his associates to deter
mime who are, or who are not, my friends 1hey
appear particularly liable to error on this roiri
bnt short time 6lneo it was gravely charged in
an almost oticilI quarter that my friends had
meeting to cxpcl him from the Cabinet whou IL
turned out ON further disclosures that thew were all
GcnlieineE trom tho Western States .Tcnnessee
he'tucHy, and Louisiana, and devoted friends 10
"en' Jackson, actuated solely by regard for tho
success and hono< of his administrations stem n
the existence of which, was Ignorant TIL after the
meeting and of tho particulars, till disclosed by
the recent PUBLICATIONS. II TO this / add Mai
EatonS own liability 10 fall into error in dctermn
ing "ho " 2, or are uot M political frionds az di .
closed IN his itc address, it will nets am sure he
thought unreasonable, that should object to his
competency in That particular. When il was mecca.
Fary 10 hold me responsible for scones the odium
CT VIII CHI lie slows uncommon anxiety to shift TO
mo shoulders OF others, he errs. on that point in
reI4ton TO TWO OF his late associates in the admin
''tFation' Ii, IN his anxiety to impcate me- no
MISTAKES tbs political relations between Mr. Branch
and Mr. B'--ficn, and myself, gentlemen Of whose
sentiments one would GpPPosc he could not BIO p
h"fant VIC may reasonably suppose that he is equal
y!IniStakcn IN the case under considerations
Inc intcronce he would draw from Gen. Green's
course in relation to myself, can scarcely deserve
more than passing notice. Gen. Green's course
mas been ct his own CHOOSING, without an nttom,,
on my part 10 influence K;m. Such an otfcr,r,
would indeed have been perfectly idle IF ho
shonId be supposed TO be governed by base and sol
Iish views, how could influence hiim9 / had no
lhlng TO give, where Inc had much to lose On tho
cos 'Fy superstition, that he was governed bv ,
sense oil trulh and justice, attempt 10 influence