Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-07-23

think, must know that this step was the Tesul; =:
the diversity Of political views, which attachs5
the f,po parties 10 the Cabinet to different div
sions of the new parties which became appareD.
in the dissenton between the President and Viz,
President. This produced, in the then state q
the Cabinet, combinations in Congress, cacu,.
ed to defeat the most saIutary measures Of IL.
Administration. In the opposition which show.
cd itself with regard to the Turkish negotiation
the members of the Cabinet favorable to the Dew.
born oppos itlon. were expressly exempted IN the
denunciations of those members OF the Sena.
who then came out and disclosed, tor the 6H,
time, their hostility to the President and Dart
of his Cabinet. That wish to bring Major Ea.
ton and his family into society here, had no nAg.
ence in producing the dissolution OF the Cabinet!
Is apparent from the fact that it operated to con-
sign them and him to privacy. The want Of II.
harmony essential to the public welfare. however
originated. was pregnant with political eaec.,
a,.l produced this result.
Ynu require me to correct the error OF my Dc.
ciarstion. predIcated on the information whic
Col. Johnson communicated to me, upon d,
ground that have no authority 10 use tie ey.
dvnce which establishes the fact. The tesae
ny which have iu my possession, under Co.
Jlhn,nn's hand. satisfies me thoroughly Of Ii.
trutl, Of The assertion have made, and Therefore
viii not admit il to be an error. Your excer.
ton Ia the use have made Of his testmony,ms
be applicable a. censure upon my course.--Bgr
consider. that circumstances folly justify Tia.
course, and am only responsible to Col. JOtr
son for my conduct in relation to his letter You;
obje ction to the authority under which have ac,
ed as to Col Johnson's evidence. does not. III The
least change the nature Of that evidence. lisa
convincing as il could be under full authority "a
use it. and probably more so than evidence pql
posely prepared for the public eye.
| You seem TO think that am bound TO publish
on my own account, the correspondence between
Major Eaton and yourself, because have used
a paragraph having exclusive reference to the pre-
sident DO not think so. will have nOttir;
to do with the controversy between Major Eatm
and Yourself. You have right to bring that sub
ect before the public in any way you please, alt
and on your own responsibility. will not hes.
tate to print it, or any part YOU may choose Il
embody, in tie discussion with me.
closed my last note TO Won, BY an intimaior
that it would conclude our correspondence. /
did so because the issue between US depended al.
Together upon the verify Of the statements had
| mao e. COOuauictihS dsstIbohe III uIe lclesIdP'
for which did not know that You were respOns.
Bile. When you volunteered to question ny
statements, laid before you frankly the ground
on which acted; and then in a second letter
brought to your view, the proof on which. as ,'
myself, was willing to rest the issue. But az
you seem inclined to make, through me, an attack
on the President, and to use the correspondence
on which YOU entered Certainly without being
called for by any thing said, as to yourslf,) ,'
the medium Of bringing on general discussion
of the question of tue dissolution of the late Cab
net, shall certainly sacrifice my inclination TO
what you consider my duty. NJ reluctance to
continue the correspondence with you. proceed:
from no want of respect to you, but believe The
public is sick of the subject; IS satisfied with The
dissolution Of the old Cabinet, and the Formation
of the new one; and this induced the inclinatlOb
have evinced, to spare the country the dlsgus.
of the dissection Of subject, which 1t seem
willing to bury. At all events, the progress w
have made will be sufficient for one lecture. |
you think fit. we will resume it again.
Yours, &c. F. P. BLAIR