Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-08-01

From he National httiigsaesr.
10 The PUBLIC.


Circumstances beyond my confrol have pla-
ceh me aador lhe necessity ol presenting my.
sell 10 youi noiiCe. | assert 40 claim 10 yUur
aaeniion, which dors not belong To every tee
cilKen of the Republic. but ask, aud feel
that have fight otEptet your candid con.
bldtralion Of tins address IT, subject IL one
OF awakening interest 10 US all The position
"a winch bud myself hss nothing inviting Ia
II. II 10 Que winch have not sought, but
which has been forced u,on me, and one ~
which ah called upon 10 vindiente not my
self merely, hut The cause oI truth aud the hes,
and dearest Intei ests Of the community. ut n
hazard " witch iaiuliy alone could DO insen.i-
bic
Tho mlsrcpresenIRiions OF public journal
protesting 10 speak the language OF the Presi-
dent of the United states. aud published under
his eye, have presented 10 me the alternative
of submitting 10 mn Imputalion. alike dlshon-
ordble add uniOuudcd in tact. or of meeting The
issue which has been rendered TO under the
alleged authority OF that high Ofiicer. II do
not shrink from this unequal stale, II is be.
cause have "a confluence winch has neyei wa
vered. 10 the int Ihgence oil my counirymen, u
hrm aud uHshaken IelIannee IN the justice OF
that tribunal, whose high pftroealtve II IL nj all
tines, mud under Nil CI cumslanecs, to vind-
cate the Cause OF truth.
have studiousl, ahstained from any effort
10 excite public feeling IN relation to the disso-
In ton vi the late Cabinet | have felt thai
the question oi lis propreiy WIS one, the de.
| c'slon vi winch belonged alone TO the American
People. Personally have not been disposed
10 deny the Tghl of the President 10 exercise
IshIs own Tree will, as we'll IN the change, as in
the original selection Of his Cablnei and will,
a perfect sense of Ihe delicacy Of nv own Sit
uauon, would have teen ut all tunes relnc.
tant ~iness In the investigation Of the causes
| ~ hlch led 10 the recent events. II was nrt
however enough thnt | should submit myself
| to his will, although the principle by which II
! was apOWedly regUla ed, could have no apple
/ CATION 10 me for tbs have unhrsitatingly
done. Bat have been required silently to
witness the enfire representation OF occuf.
FENCES which the public were we'll aware must
have come under my observation may, 10
he publicly youehed rs authority for mat winch
| was directly Ia conflict with my CONVICTIONS oi
! trulh-and finally 10 be called 10 Vindicale my
own clH,ln 10 yeThcIiy, assaIled as it is under
The ALI ged BufhoTIly oil the President oi the
Umted States, Or 10 submit 10 an impdiatlon
which no honorable man may heaf. mistake
the character oil tho American People, II they
" ouid require this ! am totally ignorant OF
my own, II, under any circumstances, could
yield 10 II, H. !" tho lace oil Ihis great COM
munity, the cause OF trntn Can he pto.ifaied bv
tue arm o. pONtft HI lthsi 'ur IilfhFEF VI
dicat,ng H. sh III not be tauely surrendered IA
my person. | will bow 10 the decision OF my
codntrymeu--bni whatever mat decision may
be, the high Consolation of having ialtn fully
uisLua,s.I ~ uoty ~ .aS.'I ""d ..'J ssii
.hnll mol be taken from me.
The disingenuous aud unmnnly suggestion
of INV des,r. to remain IN the Cabinei al Cen
eral Jack son, understanding the occurrences
winch produced my reluemeni, VIII be my
apology for ady.rnog btIehy 10 the origin
of nv cunnellIn WIN It, aud 10 the cirGum-
stances which induced It's continuance.
II was without any sol 'cltahon on my part,
ar SO far as know or believe, on the part oi
sny of my friends, that was invited 10
ACCEPT the office oil the Attorney peHefal ct
th. GATED states. There were circunsiances,
Temporary IN their nature. but still strongly
operative, which rendered II not desirable to
me 1 felt however, that | was called e. de-
! CT lie npon the question of any acceptance. not
merely o. All individual, but a. a ciIZeu, and
,specaly AZ IA ciilzeu OF Georgia. Ga Ger
IAN principles vi general policy, some VI
which were particularly iDtei esiing TO the peo-
! ole OF thai state, the views communicate ="
| me by tue Presdeni, we're IN accordance WIN
NV own; hnd ie.i II 10 he my duty, not 10
ynhold any assistance which could give TO
carry tnem into eject. The annunctsi,on ot
tn. names of tie intended Cabinet seemed ~
me, however, to present an iosuperabIe bar 10
my .cce ptance OF the Office which was tender
ed " we. Though, foresaw clearly tue evils
which have Too obviously resulted from ,his ss
A lection. A stranger to Gen. Jackson, could
not with propiiety discuss ttsse objections VIII
MIN. | knew. moreover, that sonfe OF M
confidential frieads had faithfully discharge
their duty TO hun, and 10 the country, w
, Ggspk somua4ss,iou VI them. IL slis- stat