Litchfield enquirer., 1831-08-04
TWE ENQUIRER.
T-TTCHT7ELD, AUGUST q ass1-
CADTNET DISCLOSURES.


 of the Jackson party at Washington. the Globe and inc TeIegrapb, have beea carrying on spirited war fare against each other much amusement ot the lOokers on," but without any very manifeSs adyen- tsge beiug obtained by either. Tue suhect matter in dispo,e was the essaIign i.neaee' is Washingsoad which broke Sp the late Cabinet. In the course cf ,ha controversy between ,hesg doughty chs'npiots ahe Telegraph asserted that che President, through Col. Richard NJ. Johnson of Kentpcky and sn person , some of the men,hers of the ate cabinet, had nss- led that the other Secretaries should associate wit the family of the Secretary of War upon atleast op pareaty friendly terms in order to the hazno"y oi ms cabinet, and that this was to he made condition ot their continuance in office. This was sOuily denied t,y the Globe. And the Globe spoke as having autho- ri,y directly from inc President and insucif manner as to- leave no doubt that such was the fact. Things thus standing, and the Telegraph and Globe being d- rectly at issue, the namSo Berrien, late Attorney General was brought into .tte controversy by the Globe to snbstantiats what it had asserted. He im- mediaely addressed letter to e editor of the Globe, dated 18th July, from which, tlasa pretty full history of the affair may be given. wo make the following exhacts:--
 In an SF,cle under the eiscriai head your paper ofthis morning, which had l6latioD to controversy
  IObserve the following gelnarks:-A -5S
 q At this point, should have dropped the conro- yersy, hntw have undeFstood that it is reported to give countenance the contradicted statement ot the Telegraph, that Mr. Berrien has ret eved letter from Col. Johnson, which shows that we had no warrant for the denial we made as to him. We take the lib- ery, therefore, ofquopg from the letter of Col John son. which we have kH express declaration, that the President did not make the exaction of the members of his Cabinet charged by the Telegraph. The Col.
 .sHe General Jackson) never authorised me to re- qure social intercourse, Sc. &c. He always dis claimed it; told the parties ac." These are the Hts does not satisfy, must refer Inc parties mnk ing charge. io ll,e witness called by ;hem."
 The reference thus made to me, renders il pecessa- ", that sIould submit the following observations to the public, aAd have accordingly to ask that you will give them place in your paper. s
 have notadtlorised he repogt of which you speak, and would have told you soy without hesiiation if yoH had iRlmaied its existence to me-. That such n course 6ld have been more conformae the views ofCol JohDson infer from the following consdera-
 Ihaye letcr from that gentleman, in which, aser sating his object, and motives ia seaAiB the inter- view, which with the approbation of ihs President, he proceeds to rcmart thai he has not himseh seen the necessity proprety, Of any alusion in newspapers othis interview and adds, that any should considei it necessaFy then the great object should be to state the conyefsaton correctly, for which purpose, his views were made known that letter, in order that any misunderstanding night be corrected Acquiesc-
 
 communicated to Col Johnson, Il statement of the conversaon referred to, as t was very distinctly in pressed upon my memory-ant sufficient time has not yet elapsed, believe, to authorize t0 expect an answer instle regular course of maiI. However this may be. have not received any. 9f. ~ M Mir. Berrien proceeds to advise bol tle cbe and Telegraph to dssis, from making far,hss partial and imperfect s.aiements, as the dslnsiap produced by tbem must De speedily corrcetetiby S sOhos Hueh.. To tIis letter, Mr.. Blair oflhs Globe replies the day, jnsis,ag upon his own version of the mauer.. Mir. Berrien replies on the 2Oth, and says-
 x Textraci from your note the following sentence: sole object was, at once, clear the skirts of the President from the charge, which you are well understands explicitly declared, that he disciais ed to you, at the time when you were in conlMnnicat iiot with Col Johaso, any design Ike tha, now ini- ' make this quotation for the p1rposesof saying to you, that you have been entirely misui0rmed-yhat the satcnsnt contained tn this extract Is not warrant- cd by any declaration ever made by me.
 Mir. Blair on iIs same day replies to Dr. Berrien, and says, the ehafge duplicating the Presidentough, .ns. to he attached u him, and goeson--s 4
 ~ have before me, i the hand writing of tbs Presi- dent, the identical paper which he read 10 yourself and Messrs Brunch and lnglaln, and which present. et ahe attitude that he tloaght his duty to assume iN relation b tho crcumstances which affected ihe harmony and eharacsor of his Cabinet. The course tca on nfarmaio1 given hin, by saveral relbers of Cangress, showing That a combination had .heen en- tered into in which yourself other gentlemen Manlea were concerned. difgface Maj Eaton, and eoerfe his dsinssion from tho Cabinet AtieT pfa- iatory yveFbal expanaon of the reasons Inducing the interview, the Prssideht proceeded to any, ihat if it were true that yoO had taken the conFse ofwhich he smoke, he felt himself called upon make the decla- raons which he read to you from his written memo randuin, h which 10 says that it was, using his words Not only unjust ia ilse6 but highlyhdisre. speettni to me the Paesiden md we'll calc1l 10 upon which this opinion e founed, aro sehsiantaly these. do not taim the reht. t6 iasegsrs, ia aay aaer, Afhe aomssfic sxfngioRs yes0aaI isrcoUsse efsaHy msm6sF 0fMy catinsh Aor haps s aay manasr attenspted I, drc.s dfc. " In the conclusion ofth same paper, afier rscapu- lating the circumsapces to which hs wished to call yonr aentinDs he says, As the Fes0t 0islhe matter, | Tsrstoss hgvs is iassyvie.s 0 assssSs yca ftfre any trath in the report kaf ySn hare entered into shs combination charep driBe Maj ssS Cabiaft, thas esf is id Rlity and to wyss and $ e charaetss that ssi s cchssdsrsa He proceeds to tell Mr. Berrs6 that he was war. Taa,sa having said that he himself had declared iha the President disclaimed my disposoa pf ahs kind imputed to him. To ths Mfr. Befrien repliesa. some l0ngth. One pHFagraph we quO,ss--
 ss -Four assertion that was soeH abare, ihat the charge against the Presidenk ~ which you rsssrresl, oughnot to bs attached to him. Was ssdae eapressiy deeased, that he (lhe Presideni) st1ed so sps nny seh dssigR When, therefore. to| yo1, that such a slnsemenf not warranted by eeinfalion ever made by me, and of course that x6uf andersiandasI was aot eorrecs gave you very broad deaI of ms hasing spca knowlsdse ss that which you had impu-