Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-08-01

the President had selected, | could with orc
ptleiy become n member Of H.. The forms
expressed his decided conviction. foun drd ol
a long aud intimate knowlndgs Of the Pres
dents character. that he would himself speed
soc and correct the evil. The latter urge.
me peculiar relations Of Georgia with Oh,
General Hovernmeni. rs presenting u stronl
claim upon me not TO refuse the Invitation
witch had been gwen 10 me. I yielded 10 tbes.
suggestions. and took my place IN tho Cabinet
WIN htm differentiation 20 avoid the roniro
VERSES which feared might occur. To tha
determination have steadily adhered As.
soeiaing ON terms of courtesy with my col
leagues, my Official iptercour1e with them wa,
never interrupted hy discard.
II there were any combinations growing oui
at The supposed eonilic, between tho Interests
Of Mr.. Calhoun aud Mi. Van Buren,, | had ma
part III them--end as lit1e ia tho supposed
measures OF that character, having for their
Object TO force MAJOR Eaton 20 relIre from the
Cabinet~.or TO exclude his family from the 20.
cieiy OF Washington. With mime they did no,
associate but no advapce had be,n an da ON
either side, nnd their actual rotations seemed
therefore 10 furnish no jus, ground of offence
10 either party. In this poalule of things. and
shortly after had given M evening pntty 10
which MIS- Eaton Ind not been inviled, | re-
eelved and heard with infinite surprise tho mes-
sage OF Col. Johnson
could make no mi take ms TO iis charm cier
Tor there whs direct aud repeated reference
10 the large parties which had been thrn IL.
Gently gwen by Messrs Branch mud Ingham,
and myseli Such mistake, IL IL had been
Que, would have bern Instantly corrected i,om
The nature Of my reply. II the complaint had
hcen OF combination 10 tricf MnioT Eaton
1fom oUice, aud MOI 10 exclude ms IanliiY from
S0cteiy, the Ieierenec 10 thcse evening parties
would have been idle a0d nv declaration
that would not permit the President 10 con.
Hol the local Intercourse ol myself aud ihmi-
y, would have been instantly met by an aIpa-
nation. which would have removed the i'm
preston from the minds oil Mess,s branch aud
lnghnm, anu myself fnt We all parted with
Co. Johnson, with "A clear consic ION that such
proposition had been made aud eeliug AZ we
all did that an ini,gony had been olle,cd 10
us, there was, nv brie,e. 90 difference of up,.
niou between us IN tO the course we ought 10
pursue. II this proposition should DO avowed
aud pressed by he President
lhs conversation took place ON Wcdnosdsy
evening, aud the Iunor OF our intended reno.
Vhl speedily berame general, On the succeed.
Ing day, the personal friends oil Gen Jackson
'nierposcd, and be WAS awakened 10 u sense
OF The Improperly Of his projected course. Il
"as then, according TO Col. Jobnson's siatr.
ment 10 Mr. Inghan, thu III paper spoken Of
by 'he Editor THE Globe was prepared. My
two Colleague had their interview with the
President on the succeeding day, FRIDAY and
rs Mr. Iugham'. statement, made from full
notes taken at he trps, proves, no paper pds
'omn 10 ham on that occa,ion. Owing TO ~
mistake III the communication Of tn. Presi-
dents wishes TO me, | did sot see him unIIl the
succeeding day, (3htndGy,) and then the
excitement his feelings had 80 enti,el, sobs
d,.,a.. NJ ,he ..,iec, -. '"g - be ANXIOUS 10
He spoke OF the ialsehood Of the reports against
Mrs. Eaton, Of which he sad he had sufficient
prool-and upon my declining TO discuss that
question, no complained Of the injustice Of
excluding her from socieiy--TrfeTred TO che
large parties given bJ Mesrs. Inghain aud
Branch, aud myself, snd told me IL bo could
have been convinced thai there was u comb.
nation between those gentlemen aud myself TO
exclude her from society, Thai lie would have
reauir ed our TesiguaiIons. He mmediatsly
added, that he was entirely satisfied that there
had been no such combination, and again re-
frIred 10 those large parties, and 10 the Tumors
10 which they had gwen rise. as having pfodU.
crd hat Impression. SO lar from then suggss.
ing that Information had been received from
my member OF Congress, when claimed the
righl OF having the names OF any persons who
had made 10 hlni repre- senihtoGs unIayorebe
to my conduit, he still referred 10 the thousand
funors W bieh had reached him ~ the origin
OF such impression, which had been made upon
bis mind. lie aLJWed me no paper-spoke 10
me Of none-tuiiuated 10 me no terms Uhich
he WOuld hereafter require. by his deelarS-
lIon ,hat he did mol intend 10 press the reauis-
ton winch he had made Though Col John
son, considered The object Of ibe interview 10
be 10 exDlain 10 me tie mJftres undfr Which he
gL, al Ia
determination. He accompanied inIs with
expressions OF personsl kindness, which |
thought were intended to sooihs the feelings
which, he must nave been CONSCIOUS oil having
excited. Sull thought 1t was Improper Tor
ne longer 10 remain ~ the Cabinet Omit
ing that sufficient aiOnement had been made
for The indignIty offered by the message sent
through Co. Johnson, there was perpetual
haD,i,y 10 the recurrence Of similar outrage.
| believed h, therefore, 10 be- my duty 10 rs-
tire. Ny iriends thought OF wise. and my
own sense oil what the interests OF Georgia at
that particular crisis reqIiled. induced ne to
repress my feelings.
When sta subs, qIent period, the coniro-
yeIsy occurred between the PTesidgnt aud
V.ee f'e''ae"t' lnousn' "a" 80 as"a sa . .ne
question, winch, by the agency oil the personal
friends OF Gen. Jackson. had been before hap
pilv depressed. The connection oi MI LAW
lord with this controversy and my own relation
10 Gen. Jackson, iYfbads .De 20 take any part
in II. -and | studiousiy avoided all lnieiier-
encr, exeep, to deprecate M, Caihouns pub.
lcatlon. left Washington 90 tho fourth day
Of Applique day after Major Eaton had a"-
nouuepd 10 the President his determination to
resign, acco ding to tho statement IN his (MaJ
Lal0ns) letter OF res,gnaIion, aud not the
slg hiest iulinstion was gwen 20 me OF tue
lnis uded change III tue Cabiaet' Bot when l
saw the CORE pondsnce between the Presideni
aud the several Heads OF Departments, could
not dou bt for u moment how, aud by whom
tue dissolution bad Oetu produced. | dad no,
feel al iberlyto express my views gehe'aiy,
untl my return u Washington should enable
me to dissolve my connecuon with he fiesl-
,deut but to lew trends who had 'he Iigh'
to understand NY actual position, stated tn"
utter inpossibIny oil my con'in"anee !" the
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