Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-08-04

The first was revised by your particular friend. a
every expression VIII CHI he thot liable to such inter
probation was erased at his sugges ION; and LONG
after the letters were wrii ten you had nim nj -,
your Willingness tn receive Mr.. Calhoun, a.
usual, and invite him tn your table If he wonl,
leave card for you. l know through the same
channel OF common friendship, tn at he Objected
to an attempt at reconciliation without exolano
ton, which should remove the cause of the Diff p
ence; adding, that his honor and integrity had
been i,npugned, and, until this matter was ex.
planned, there would be no ccidolity in Your in
tercourse, and that he could not subm,, To an os-
tensibe reconciliation with one who pefsever,d
IN maintainlng such untouaded aspersions against
his character.
You were willing TO be rcconcilcd after all h..
offence contained In the correspondence was fal-
~ before You: consequently the spoken If
.'made with (yourse0 personally" must hav,
oeen made by the publ catinn, not by he matter
OF the correspondence. THIS could not be chang
ed by It's transfer to the p-in'c's ink. The Who'll
ani9uty of this " horrible plot'' is therefore dis
played in the act of publishing tie corrcsp, n
dence. From this cans'' alonr,u would seem iha,
you found (your, cabinet divided. and de- e-mne,I
on IT'S reorganization. All thus il now placed n,
my door, las the consumma ion of an accunIul TIN ~
series OF plots and coEspira. les of which INV let
Ter OF the 2l.t nit. is considered an act. can
not confetti, myself with merely r. qncstnu the
proofs OF my connection with this aff,lr but mus
DE permitted to demand how, " her, and on " ha
points, were the cabinet divided, either by tn
matter at the correspondence, or The public ,tion
oins Was II, or any measure connected there
with, ever brought before the ca bnet, or introduc
sa into their deliberations? Was any act of the
Soyernnent influenced by it, or could any one
oe made To depend ON the speculative opip,uus If
she cabinet members, as The proprlety of having
enlightenment IN possession of The public IA her
than confined TO the desks of MIR Calhe un am.
yoursciir Yei such is the alledged f"undat,on III
ahe horrible plot which compelled you 10 dieter
mHe on an entire re-orsauiz { IN flyour) G.. hi
NET" The responsibility IF which, IT now seems
Is To be mainly thrown on me. ! have already
proved that the origin OF this drama was bur a
phantom. and 1t is demonstrated that the i-,m,.
dia'e cause ut its chtastro he sonnet hing If pos
eibl", less substantial. The H., tory If he world
am sure. cannot III nish such anui her exhibition
OF preposter'us suspicious and una pinary consu,-
RACES; at agents TOR espionage ard Ipti.rms:ion
10 collect and report material If such l.mcn a
Ole credulitv for their reception, and reckless ;e-
merty IN determining matters OF high moment on
grounds SD baseess As have been thus shewn 10
have pervaded your counc i chamber, almost ON
Inc hrst moment you On cred until your re-
organization was carried into eff c. | beg leave
To pause here. end inquire, If these al eped can
ces Ter the re-organlZation of your cab nc, b.,
the rue causes Wha' are we 40 understand frou,
the letter of the Secretary o. = a,e and Seq
rotary of War, IN which u YEN their reasons
for their Voluntary rcsignsti u.
~ the reorganization was n primary ,'eterm;-
nation OF our own. grounded nunu rh,. s,r,rs nj
events indicated III your manifesto and r,ncp
ed into maturity by The publication of the COR
respondencc with Mr.. Calhoun wherefore &c
It. that the Secretary of State gave one reason.
and the Secretary IF War another, for their
retirement, nel her having the slightest refer
encr 20 any of the causes you have ass,oncd3
will no pursue the pregnant tnpic further than
TO remark, that, there is an obvious error in
the reasons given for the reorganization of a
part of the Cabinet, there may also be one in
Shose given as 10 the remainder Amid SO ma
ny embarrassing and irrecnncllabe inconsistent
ces. | apprehend the public will be ready tn
cone lide that the true reason has within i
something deemed revolving to the moral
sense of The American people, that it cannot be
approached; and hence the labored and ,ncon-
gFuous explanations which have been attempted
Remainder IN our nertl