Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-26

are to be supplied at all. "From this" saws the
4 Globe, speaking of the designations sit is inferred
that new organization of the Cabinet is to take
place. AL the Secretaries have resigned, and vet
it is only Inferred that their places are to be filled
lagan! The President indeed, intimates in the post
i script to his letter to Mr. Van buren,, that new
Secretary of State will be appointed; but whether
he designs To fill the other Cabinet Offices having
experinced the evils of having many counsclors he
means to be his own Cabinet, question which we
are LEFT without the means OF setting. AS ven
cradle monitor at Richmond would say'-'.Nous ger
ronS."
Since writing the above, we find that The Tele-
graph ntima:es, on sufficient authority, no doubt
that Mr.. IHGHAM and MIR. BaANCH were requested
by the President to resign.
Rumor very confidently asserts that the new Ca
binet will in part be formed as follows.
Mr.. LIVINGSTON, Secretary of State.
MIR LANE, of Delaware, Secretary ofthe 1'rea-
sury
Mr.. WHIrE. of Tennessee, Secretary Of War
Mr WOODBURY., of New Hampshire, Secretary
of the Navy,
! 1t is understood that Mr.. BARRY PJst-mas,er
General rendered his resignation Also ba that the
President prevailed on him to remain in Office.
! Thus we find that on the spot, close observers
express doubts of that Observation-Disclosures is claim 10
by the Secretary. The Enquirer of yesterday assu-
ming that dslnterestedness to be genuine, has given
the Secretarya most magnificent puff! Placed alto
gether in false position in the Cabinet-situated
much like Lord Chatham in that Of George ILL.,, who
complained that he was responsible for measures
which he was not allowed to controul-(he like sIr.
Van Buren, standing in the estimate of the country as
The ministry with nothing to gain by remaining, and
nothing to lose, except the salary and possibly,
much to gain by retiring, the step which Mr. Van Bu
rem has taken, IS an argument of special patriotism
or disnterestedness, but Of much discretion and po
Dtcal tact He has struck stroke, bold in uoncep-
ton and telcitous in the selection of the time-one
which, disinterested and patriotic in appearance at
least may captvate and elevate him with the mu til
tude and which hardly car by ar ..-s ef Affairs,
leave bin ii worse condition than that from which
it rescued him-the principal responsibility for the
acts of ministry, divided and unpopular, and that
odium which belongs TO the character and station
of the favorite-whether Princes or Presidents Mr.
Van Burens deserves comparison with that of
the Ten Thousand from Persia, or Moreaus through
the Black Forest.
The Journal says
If Mr. Eaton sent in his resignation on the 9Th ult
why kept secret until the Goth
IT Mr.. Van Buren, sent in his RESIGNATION on tho
l lth, why was it kept back until the Goth?
| Were not both these designations actually sent in
the 18th, and afterwards were not the RESERVATIONS
of Mr.. Ingham and Mr. Berrien obtained from themp
Did not the result of the New York Charter Elec-
tons influence the movement of Mr. Van Buren, lem
derng his resignation, and dispose Gen jackson to
receive it?
We give it one of the ondits of the hour, that
the new Cabinet will consist Of
Mr.. LIVINGSTON, Secretary of State.
Mr.. MCLEAN, Secretary of the Treasury,
Mr.. H. L. WHITE, Secretary of War
OR Secretary of the Navy.
Mr.. WOODBURY.,
~ Phe National Intellgencer OF Thursday uiyes
the following in postscript.
Late last evening after paper was prepared for
press were favored with copies of the following
correspondence between the PRESIDENT and the
SECRETARY OF WAR. Mr. Eaton, it seems took
the lead in resignng. HIS letter is less ambiguous
than that of Mr. Van Buren,, but it abstains from any
allusion the probable causes which really induced
his retirement and to which public opinion naturally
attributes the breaking up of the Cabinet These
doubtless were freely communicated by him. in the
conversation with the President 10 which he refers
WASHINGTON Cry, 18th April, 1881.
DEAR SIR:--Four days ago I communicated TO
you my desire to relinqush The duties of the War
Department, and now take occasion to repeat tho
request which was then made. / am not disposed
by any sudden withdrawal to interrupt or retafd the
business of the office. a short time will be sufTi-
cient, hope, to enable you direct your attention
towards person, in whose capacity industry
and friendly disposition, you may have confidence
to assist in the complicated and aborious duties of
your administration. Two or three weeks PERKINS,
less, may be sufficient for the purpose.
In coming to this conclusion candor demands Of
tertained towards you-from no MISUNDERSTANDING
between U.s. on any ,ubjec nor from any diminution,
on my part, of that friendship and confidence which
has ever been reposed IN you.
| entered your Cabinet as is we'll known TO YOU,
contrary to my wishes; and having nothing TO
desire, either it regards myself or friends have
ever since cherished determination 10 avail myself
of the frat favorable moment after vcur Admits
tralion should be in successful operation to retire
1t occurs to me, that the time 10 now at hand when
may do So with proprcly, and in proper respect
to YOU Looking to the present state Of thnrs-io
the course of your Administration, which, beino
fairly developed, is before the people, for approval
or condemna'iUD-I cannot consider the step am
taking objectionable that il is one the tendency
IF which be affect injury course Of policy
by you already 0dvanlag sously commenced, and
which hope will bc carried out to the benefit and
advancement 0f the people.
rendering my sincere wishes for yohr prosrefly
oudshappness ard or your successful efforts in the
caGse of your country,
| am, very truly, your friend,
!. II EATON.
To AyDEEw JacEsoN,
President OF the q. Stltcs.