Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-26

one Of The FIRST and most powerful menarehs o
Europe
But more They were even willing IN sf
| fofd mr triumph For the sake al gettint
me away from the President, they were rad,
aud Disposed, TINT Mr.. Branch one Of III,
iriends OF whom they had made a dape and
instrument, might he dismissed. Amidst MI
TINS trade OF abuse aud insult. proviuukly NJ
Tered, merely 10 get rid of my supposed in1n.
ence. thew were vet willing to besiaw on me-
! oifce and emolument, 10 mount me on IA ui.
"mphal car, and tie their friend. NJ. Branch
10 IT'S wheels. Now. can any mHn IN his sen.
s"s tail 10 wonder, that | should decline all
ihase liberal offers. aud finally retir. from the
! Cabinet, Tor no better reason Than Is assert d
by these gentlemen. that the families OF lug
ham. Branch, and Berricn would not visit me
aud my tamiiy Truly they make me OUT n
greater patriot than am willing 10 be consid
cred. while they afford to MIR. Branch no grea,
ohns" Tor Thanksgiving to them. Their prefer
shows how little he knew OF those persons,
who. for all hi. zaal ,ani nrdor, aud maligniv
To serve them nnd their cause, we're ysi willing
TO sacrifice him 10 their ambition, and 10 theif
hurst Tor Gthce As part OF the consideration
~ getting rid Of me, they wero willing To dis
pose oi him ~ any way. and nj any sacrifice.
lhus yon perceive, my counirymen, The real
objection 10 me, as n member of the Cabinet,
aud why II WAS that Messrs ingham aud Der
f'fn entered II with concealed purposes. aud
with hypocrllienl professions. You ean per
oelvo the reason, why | aud my family have
hern so relendessly putsued by thu friends oil
Mr.. Calhoun and you perceive the origin OF
the progressive aud concerted attacks, Gfu
"pnn me, next upon Nj. Van Buren, aud last.
", upon the Prusideni, that the one might he
seat 10 Hnssia. the other q Albany, aud the
thlrd 10 The solltae OF the Hermitage. All has
originated in tue restless sprh Of Mr.. Calhoun
and his pafiisan4. aud Ia determination thai
Gen. Jackson should be President but for four
year. and thai Mr. Calhoun must aud should
be his successor.
In the winter and spring of 1929 80, Mr..
Green paper gave confirmation of the feel.
ings and plans developed IN hs conversations
with Massrs. Webster nnd Wrllrs. In Dece,n.
Der, the New York Enquirer iatnated that the
reelection Of General Jackson was desirable,
ana Vcniureh 10 suggest, that Nj. Van Buren,
might be candidate, provided he declined
Alf. Hreen sharply rcbulcd ,hn editor, for
meddlIng with the subject, nnd especially Tor
introducing the nam Of the pTOposed sacces-
Sor. Ia March, 1880, MI. Webb again intro
duG"d the subject, though III n different shape.
Tie says" We repeat, thai Gen. Jackson aud
he only, VIII bn the Candidate OF the republl
can patty ior he neat Presidency. In reply,
the Telegraph again took exception aud al
though not 80 frank and foil, rs IA the previous
eonversa ions had with Mr.. Webster aud Nh
belles, yet the article dimiy diacloses the same
designs. GrneraI Jackson must not ngain he
candidate, lest " hs dcIs should be subj cIed
Ia 10 imPuiaiIon OF selfish ends nnd eleG.
loneerlng pu,po,es." He might not think il
his duty " to sacrifice his private comforts :"
or, IN The more distinct language held 20 Mr..
Webster, 81 he ought 10 go nome" 10 the Hei-
m h.aE, fl.,a a.. IL. a
Van Buren's designs aud iutrigues, or Nj
Calhoun's claims. These could be better man.
aged, aud To happier effect, through private
arrangements, which were thcu IN progress,
though not completed. II was no, yet time
~ appeal 10 the public Tor the correction Of
" owls, winch The President could not be nude
Ia see but mat time was considered 20 be near
Al hand, aud was esdrn ly taaeOoded by The
tone Of the Telegraph.
Most Of the Presidents nominations had
been before the Senaie daring the whole win
ter, mad the public were at loss To know why
they were not disposed OF. The friends of Nj
Calhonn we're constantly pouring into the ears
OF those who were depending on thu senate
lor confirmation. exaggerated accounts OF his
strength in that body nnd The political prefer
rnces OF those III DOmInntloa were secretly
aud atfnlly sOus lat after. They pretended TO
have pollrA both Houses OF Congress, aud 10
have ascertalned thai INA lurily IN each were
his friends Mr. TIL whs rejected fram the
office nj Second ComprolIrr OF the Treasury,
aud Nj. Green paid hln VISIT OF cOndDleuce
DUNG which he sought 10 persuade hln, tbat
la bad bren sacrlliced 10 " the Eaton and
Fan Buren, influence" Olhcrs wero private.
ly warned, tId they were IN dnnger from
the same quarter. II certainly would have
beru mastery stroke OF policy il MIR
4
shire. Mr. Kendall 10 Kentucky, Mr.. Noah
to New York, aud othor IoTmcr Editors, back
10 tneIr homes, to resume tueIr professional
duufs, Impressed win the belief that fh"y had
been md'le the victims, not ot an IghdBl, Der
riep aud Branch, but al " the Eaton aud Van
Bnten iutluuuce." II was a good idea, II Il
couid haye succeeded bnt, being rather lar
fetched, II failed. Thus is il apparent, that II
Aas moi the Secretary OF War alone, thai they
desired to get rid of, but tie Secretary Of
State also. One Of the members OF Cong ess
WHO attended the preparatory meeting about
the 10Th March, for the purpose of regulating
tho Presidents Cabinet, being inqni.ed oil, il
my removal would satisfy them, answered
emphancally-" No Ne lolH be sqlisfed
0tH i.1lttng short of The removal Of HdH Bu.
rem"
But the removal Of these two unrepresened
Secretaries AT this meeting was not the only
subject probably discussed before IT, and which
Jailed OF success. The Premier General lack
son himself, more import ant parsonage than
all, he too was 10 be disposed of. And Tho bet.
Ter 10 effect II, conversations we're TO he held
with strangers visiting the city aud private
letters were TO be written. To prepare the
minds OF leading politicians al distance, 10
support the decisive moment. 1t wos not
proper, nor the proper time, openly 10 take
ground IA the new spJpers sHpping aud min