Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-06-30


that they had not been engaged charged by Mr..
kngham All of them stated that they we're not arm
Ell, and that they were not privy attack being
neditated upon M. lngham by Major EatOn.l
IS From the baltimore Chronicle.
. Extract Of letter dafsd Washington, Jane 20.
"Oa Sunday, DR.. Randolph, now acting Secretary
Of War; and brother-in.law Of Eaton called at Mr..
l4ghaaas house, and finding him 10 his study, he ask
ed him II he intended to reply Mr.. Eatons note
Mr. Ingham told him in reply, that il was an improper
day call on such business, and that he would take
hi: own time to reply to Major Eaton. Randolph then
make you pay for hiss" when Mr. Ingham showed
him 90 the door. This morning, ME-. Iagham replied
20 Major Eatons challenge, and informed the Secre.
ne tEa,oal was perform 10 the degrading farce that
was cow playing before the American peopiaS but he
answered hin that threat or hrayado fsoan him or
sny Of hs creatures would make him do any thing n
eenssset With that pity which he felt Cor The degra.
cation. and That contempt which he entertained for
che tnotivea Of the Secretary Of War.
~, This %oroiSg, Eaton. Randolph, w: B. Lewis
Kendall, 7. L. Smith, John Campbell. and DR.. JOnes
were sean assembling at the TREASURY Department;
and y was snon ascertaned that their object to
atiack nv. ineham 40 soon 20 he came 10 his oice
messenger was p0sted in 6onlto apprize them Of his
approach. Col Towson was informed that the mob
had ceileeted. He, young Me-. Wolfe, Mr. Maginnis,
nnd several gentlemen 10 the Treasury Department
was going on. and accompanied him TO his Office. Ea.
ton and is party had posed themselves in tile Teas
Nry OMre and about the building. But lHgham enter.
sSiends. and when Eaton came - rsco"nore ."S .",S
che Iorce the enemy-nartcnlarIv the stem Connie
nance Ut the valiant ToMpoO. he declined an action
ssnsyss nromised ves,e,iav hv NJ. R.ndolrh m.
JoGes Es.oo, and Levi. sar,sd "a see ~ Pr":;as"
nn9 report the progress Of the war. ~ well AZ sl Of
She klE'ed, wounded and miss;ug"
...ssszzSse ssYRkEs RtsRTEnR::s4s.s ~
TIE Glpbe Of heath contains note from Mr.. Ea-
ton IN Tspy 10 Mr. Saghanis letter 10 the President.
AZ foossey which h will lie seen that he re,rac,s
.;..;.,..;... ...n...:,. a.. ,.J- ~ A.. 1870.
." '"s'""aso"' 's'ps'',"S '"e '"oy " MT A"s"a"'
bot Acknowledges thai he had lain in wait 10 make an
a,taek unon the person Of Mr., l. fer Inc refn.ed 70
go. ~, r. A.. t.. .e o,h.. 49,. 49,.
"s"s 0"es' I'e '"o '"Pso VI """"e' "es"' '"eEe
will doubtless be more Of this maiter.
JtNR o. 1881
Mr.. Blair II owe i, 10 myself and to the cause of
srai 10 eolici, the favor Of offering Few explanations
A strange letter Of Mr. Inaham 10 published in your
paper sais morning. II charges me with design to
ssassinale him and on having organized eonspi.
racy 10 accomplish Il. Why did no, organize this
hand from ths War. rather than the Treasury. De.
naost ar the ee0,lemem ENGAGED are Of
,he latter The nublic will nnt Dresu,Se rive ere.
Wan,oniv ;nspIsed IN Mr. Iseham. viii, viex. M
t.i;arnX A. rovnk an ndins,men, Of mar a;aarscce
in M honora6ie way. aiopted the coarss which ey;
r wy % seeafsa 10 Oe tue ""s alternative a' wal
msdased assassination. From the momsn, perc civ.
ed HAT Ne. Ingham incapable Of acting became
q man, 4 resolved 90 pursue that course, which wat
suited 70 the character Of one who had sought dlcu
es, snu snonneo Az ..o"1Iau's a t "sr
~ uSSssk" W." ~ ...,";r"I ,h", ~ ~.
";S:a.s :. go - - Gn,n5 :"iv nnon The snriacc.
s'D"Nes wS'S 70 .oe so"". ~ -! VIZ ~N0'
meat 70 Tske tue nf.pSsr ,Ss, n..,, ,. call
~ -. 49, 49, ,s.s mrrmmsiv aod nrc,eriv s,.
" S"S 49," , 49,. .,..S .r".,.as~, =. t...~h,
sWesso, ne IsM - 80" cr ,Le on,H ," f;'
mss ceno"cs deserved. wy ""'e " :"e -O s"o aus'
co nM 81 ny n'eu"o.. ,SI.1s y - srt ". - IN
.aa'ses 7. uy ~" W., .S.ns". IT,. ~. ~" ~.
ae o. 'I ne. S ;s.oI,s ". s" 80"
!ieasn 10 dsGraseful conspiracy agai.... aim-onc
IN which. 90 pGbi.c "ihcer:. tney Soed NOS eagage
even q 'scI'nas,o" had sanetoeI IneIr ow" cneIac
tiers ate snhcient answer 20 tnc u"slde0
by their positive denial o. rs ruin. dd enoeavos'
60 meet mr: i"gham, ana 10 se'ue our oansFeoee-
uaaitcAded ny any o"e, ! sought a'ter; ana awaited
his appearance, during the accustomed hSurs 1r Ds
sines oPea'y, and At places wness ne cs Ias.sI ~
"se vsncS' bAe WIS "oe =" VIC 'Ou""' ,t 80