Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-09-19
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ones on otc.iate FaTes eena'e to Ne city, were be-
ingenuity could invent. malice make us, of ,,.ni
nnu'Ndsio give tone To public sen nnent-"ro ,aL 80
concentrate" and ioTce the President to separate me- G
his councils Hope gave the assurance that in i Mn
white he wonid see public opinion concentrated and
wouid 'speedIy correct the Evil '
Lei me not be misunderstood 1 nevcr co,,,,,,,od ,s
any one, Tor not as>ocaiiug with me or my family In
is the right OF every man, and of every woman to vs,
whom they pcasc. To house 6lr, ,,;,h ,,,,iI
tms reluctant listers constrained to ran Inv ,bs ro
"a"d az power could never be desired by me Happily.
was nevef dependent On such auhErl,y for friends
associates aud visitors Always, when my doors 49,,
orcn, 'large parties" and social calls me, f,;snIs
wh cordial hearts and happy faces, who by their
frank aud drmeanur that they came of ,l.r CO.,
vo'ion, aud through hope OF reward or fear of nun
'shmrnr II true did not meet of my colleagues
:" lheir families, of their of the same
poirica s'amp but met ladies and gentlemen oui,. as
Respectable, and equally agreeable IT, as is true,
aud family not invited To the houses of Mess
ngnam Branch and Berren neither were they invited
10 mine, aud IN Tins equal; and neither as
CONCEIVE, had a right to complain
MI 'icrten's family did refuse visit mine
-, 'hey never had the opportunity. Custom required
M"t" .ney came to The CITY, beng last in their arrival
mat we should hr>, cali Them desired their &C
quan'ance; hut did call
ti"w rirt"us does tins single fact render Mr. Berens
Pu lcaton which I've has furf such grave for.
maiy lie hal ascertaned the of society here he
saws, AID CONFIRMED Tins matter when in fact he
nVe' haa "A" opportunity to conform depar; il,
He maintains that the President threatened TO disnss
hn, because he would compel his family to VISIT
where he did not choose they should when in fact they
never had an opportunity visit there Throughout he
presents and my family craving the society of his
which lee haush,y refused when, III fact the first the
natural and The usual advance, part had never
been made.
1t will he seem then, tina, had the President sc, on, n
regulate the intercourse of society," direct its socaS
reai'ons he ought TO have hegun with me- no, Mr. Ber-
rien He must have threatened d,mi,, me- if dcs
not compel my family srsi to call on his aud leave card
what force MIR. BeTrien under such circumstances Ia
force his family upon us The President certainly ought
hrs 10 nave forced us to give hem opportunity 10 de-
cine our acquaintance. To force together unwilling
people, and particularly begin the wrong persons,
would indeed appear an odd aud strange procedure
In the autumn OF 1929, attacks began to be made
In Whispers, my integrity. II said had construed
with my wiies first huspaud, MIR Tnberlake TO deraud
HE government of large oi money Other at,enpt,
10 get rid of me, having failed was now 10 he presented
is being IN default 10 the government, through fraud
pracused on it, Mr. Tmbetlake had been a Pu1er i'm
me navy and this charge was based upon reported de
clefcy IN ms accounts with the public: and on p,rate
letter ef mine detained in The 4th Auditors office show
ing that on my suggestions he had em,,ed money TO me-
Copies OF ny P'Unte confidential letters him. had been
taken from tho office, that might not escape through
dppree'ded Indulgence and avor part of Mr. Ken
Dan, Na'lfIs Were considered well arranged and the
proof cor.ee 10 show, that this delinquency wholly
"ccasinIed by Temiiiances of money me, and which
was yet IN my possession. Such the whispers cir
c"iated through The society of tls place. But close
ves'tgation, which occupied time, shove that Mr.
lmnbeslake's account han been deprived, through a
series Of shocking frauds of credits to the amount of
tom 1000, that justly he was largely cred
tor not debtor, To the Government. Blu; with mulia
ied books-absacs of accounts missing and the invan
tory gone from the department his family only an
peal under all the circumstances sto the Justice and
honor OF the country, for redress.
'H'S helu It's open day ana nlidnignt found
of whisper this subject received from son.e malp
namt being, who subscribed himself Iago, tho following
note:
''Sir, have written letter to MI Kendall about the
''honey that paid for ONeal's houses. You know hat
81 mean Revenge is sweet, aud have you in my powe
land VIII roast you, and broll you and bake you;
'hepe you may long live 10 prolong my pleasure. Lay
mot the hauerng JUNCTION to your SOUL that you
escape me- would not that death, any evil thing,
should take you from my grasp for half The world"
VINO the writer of this henGish is, have never
asceIta'ed. cannot my thoughts on am enemy so
he he, h.,r
should find epose in death Yet it in character with
the acts of those whose forecast pointed means,
by winch the evil OF my seleot0n as member of the
ahnet, was 10 be made apparent, and the President
forced "speed'!v to 81 the evil if could We
neeu driven rom all respectable society had fixed upon
me collision aud fraud, ming the funds of the
Governments then would Tie Cabinet have been relieved
Of my presence, and the prophecy of Mr. EeIen cuul-
pie,cy fulfilled
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