Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-09-30

the confidence Of he Chief Msesrste In habs Of
~ and intimate intsrsour's with him. And by whom
epdeavored, with su activity whish has never .lum-
hered. 10 fan the flame Of dissord Thee have b,ep
the labor. Of press which necessarily under bi. con
troll. Who doubts tina, Ibis ree rated eaumry this cor
tiuusd menace f violence, might h,ve been sh eked
by wordl Who will que'ln hit IN. power TO dc
20, involved the obligauon TO ex.ri' E.-, what ATE
government laws ard the duties which belong 10 'be
civil magisrasy! What IL iba, high and supoelns
feeling which does not permit lie posses,or 10 to
din poab'e m.au' hiu'eIf. nor to COUNSEL or couns
nance them Ia those whose ndust he has either the
IL gal or he moral power 10 sonroll
dismiss With these rsDsrks so much OF E,'ou'. pam
phlet relates to The second Correspondence
w. N The spirit Of de,erminsion 10 n,;.r.n,.s,p,
every ,hrg connected with bi, sutj,s h. i'm pu,e.
me the violation OF personal intimacy whish be s'ys
existed before the organization OF he Cabinet and the
fact OF having contributed TO give currency to tn, re
ports against 'he character Of Mr.. E,,op II. aid. |
that. ~ Tbs Psrzan OF Mr.. Calhoun, bad iomep,ed
Tho divoos of'he Cabinet and becom. party 10 an 10
rgu., which had for Ito Office, bis expul.ion from IT,
Each Of these shcg.s 10 wholly destitute Of foundation
Isdeed the pamphlet presents 90 enirey 6c,i-
ranssc ions as they occurred, can discern no
blanco 10 hem In his statement and they will peibtp
be embarrassed In determining to whom to award ,br
credit Of exercising that degree OF ims xna,ivs power
whish wac necessary TO have eouc eivsd it,
never Wa on terms OF intimate friend chip with Mr.
Eaton This declaration IL olke duo 10 myself, aud to
those with whom have he good fo-,u stand in ha
relation have slrealy said that attended his we'd
ding DID 90 upon an appeal made 10 me as Dem'
a
Cirs um.t'ne 'oon disclosed 10 the inieeDses
which would probably be Drawn from hi, Occurrences,
AMI limited myself thereaf -r 20 aevii inter eour.s
WITH Mr.. Es 90, when met I WIS not In the bahi
o. wiring him, ether Def 70 or after his marriage
Sn had no hastily towards him, and in Iotipg 10
The sir'umsaSees 90 ofep sdv-rrd to in this conover
~, W ether before a, tho time OF his niroduc lou
into The Cabinet, eersinly INDUCED no such feeling
have before SAID. aud now repeat ,ha, my sonduc,
VII 10 there, wa. sudbury resp,ei 10 avid offence
could 40. CRAFTY tbs loo obvions ga o! the Pfedsn'
10 this matter hought any ioer o ense on his part
unfortunate for hmsei and tr h- county; but did
not seek TO II n 'me the feeling which excited ny
tho iudcree, attempt 10 control the society OF wash.
10, ton.
.osl. fact. kno,rn to be So by these among ,cho,n
tcrne, furnishes decisive answer 10 the ION
o'a continuation 10 u ,hin-i to exclude Mr.. Es'on
rom society. Its, that the question of exclusion as IL
related to the society Of Wellington generally tcas
settled before Mr. Eaton into Office Hi, mar
rage occurred in January, and duri.g ,ha and tie
susse edipg month the question had been tried md d..
,ermned by tho.e to whom il belong ed, the sommuni
those who composed the Csbinei on that subject, could
only therefore have had m obje reverse tina,
d'ci'ion-tc introduce and not to exclude had nc
part 10 this matter. wac during tina, winter 10.
Der OF the Senate, aud did enter into i.y-,pd
my family did not reach his place until tie following
summer. ! did no, believe hat. asa member OF the
Cabinet, had any thing to do with the laons Of
this eoce'y, and 10 nseiiDg myself with he com
munity as Tn individual, I sonformed myself 10 wba
appeared % me 10 be already e,ablished n relation 10
is social intercourse. Now as heretofore, Mr. Eaton
ds'rous Of placing 10 the attitude Of an aeeuser
that he may avail binseli OF tbs pubiis sympathy
which 20 many efforts have been made 10 exeite-and
now, as be'eio'ore, dselsm this tffee in form a.
well % IN fact Ths ss upon me for he adduc ion OF
Pc IL, therefor. merely idle AN not even respon-
sibIe TO- the in,roduc ion OF Mrs. Eion name In 10 thu
| discussions be'weenu.. Tina, done or einaIly nv
| MIR. Ea'on bins-lf T5e demand which he made up
on me, on the l7'b June drew from ma the '.men
contained IN ny note OF the succeeding d'y and IL
Mr. Eaton who brought that e,poDde nee before the
pubic by giving IT, or an extract from il, to the f IL
tor Of the Glob. by whom that extract wa. pubsh.d
rendered Isl he snti,o
correspondence 50 far as con eetned tn -refore
10 Mr. Eaton him'e'f, who has drawn into discussion
betw' on u.s. the question Of MR.. E,ions relation 10
The 'osiey OF Washington, and The iuwors soneersins
her.
have brief remark to make on Mr. Ea.on's state.
nen' 81 The Interview which took phase between Mr.
Branch and himself 10 my ofiire. bad agency 10
producing that intervt,e, and not, think, advise
hat II was contemplated, until very short time b, fo
The psri.s met. was grtthed nv Termination of il
which did not interrupt tie off :,a intercourse ,hs
soneerned but believe nobody thought, for myself
certainly did not that any explanation which ven
here, was calculated TO fee lings of
hos lily, II any such existed. The exprfs io~ of u.b
ieeing as 10 ascribed 10 me, would therefore have
been utterly iDeonsisteDt with the aston. fdyer,
to this subject however for the purpose of sta ing III.
strong impression which rests upon my mind that there
is a mistake to the time OF ito csurenee no,w,b
Standing the abduction Of Mr.. Bianeh's letter ILen
no note OF this Transaction, and sanuot therefore
with po'iivs ness but my belief is tina, which have
| its iroe footing.
Mr. Eaton has made laborsd effort 10 attribute the
dissolution OF The late Cabinet 10 The ngues Of The par
tisan, OF MIR. Calhoun, rather than the feeling Which
had been excited by tho attempt to control he soc, al
intercsnrse Of Washington. That effort 10 vain TIL
public judgment that suit is believed 20 be ire
voeably hxed However, utder the influence of va,i-
Gus motives, men may dfH 10 the character of the
ac', among The vast ma jiy OF the American p.ople
there arc few, believe, who doubt that m
and myself might hav- retained places ia the Cab
net, ", consistently with our sense OF propreiy, we
could have taken different view Of that subject
The shsrge that was at any time tho partisan Of Mr.
Calhoun, 10 utte' ly destitute OF foundation NJ Es on
csnoo, iDpu,e to mo any act expression wi ch will
give The slightest souD'eDsnse 10 this assertion In the
soDies OF 1925. my wishes ope DIV avowed and
measures OF the admit isratoD hieh then came into
power arc more espesa y 10 relation TO the interests
ct Geo gs, placed me In The opposition 10 that admins,
aiicn, and aimed during Inc contest which
suseeeded. entered the Cabinet in 1929 ss Tho DO.
litsa' friend oil Gen. Ja with every dispo te
fulfil the dulles which that relation pre- eribed but
with no elaine upon him Individual and without
believing that had insured any obIR atioD as such
ON ihS fact OF bsving been called there These duties
however, In ibe view h,b took OF them, indepep.
deny CT AL Other considerations, were suffeent 10
preeinte me from bsrg the partisan Of aby man. On
The contrary, underworld unormIy o ineulcste the
Propriety Of sosainink from all sgaicn OF The cues.
,ior, VITO shouli be the SUCCESSION OF Con Jsek on
This exposition OF my particular views would b. en,ir
y n Important 10 The publis, aud would not have he,
presented TO 'her boce, liza contrary course had no,
been unruIy Dpu cd 10 me, Tor the lu'p,s- of con
cealirg rom ht hs real caus,s Of the dissolution of
the late Cabinet
10 next IMPUTED 10 me, . act Of altitude 10
heod and be nefastoI that omitted to sommuuieste
70 Gen. Jscktop my objections 10 The set elton of his
Cabinet. The ind gbspi fseDg which susb a ebsrge |
would bs herwiso calculated 10 excite /, rtpye,s,d bv
It's sb'urdiy. L. IL due 10 Gen. JAek,on also 10 .s,e
my entire eonvis ion that has resolved DO coun,e.
nance rom bim-ibat 10 ibis ibstaLce al least Mr. E.
on has drawn at short sigh, and upon his own rs,our
ees. have already SAID and II /. now s,fisi.n,lv