Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-08-11

Calhoun came out with a horrible plot
When the issue was made with yourself,
YOU found your cabinet divided, and an
entire reorganization vas determined
on. Notwithstanding you believed had
taken sides with your adyersaries, you
treated me with kindness to the last, and
gave me credit for my capacity and iidel-
ity. Being the representative Of Penn
sylvania, was entitled to respect
Grateful to PENNSYLVANIA for your cleo
ton, you were unwilling to mortiiy her
by letting her suppose that you wished to
put IA mark of disgrace upon me, by de-
string Inc to retire from the cabinet
You, therefore, offered me a position
quite equal to my dcserts-but | thought
my interests and ambition would be bet
ter promoted by a warfare on you, and
sedulously sought some pretcxt on which
TO found it, As an evidence ofmy seek
ing such pretcXt, | took exception to
the form of an address in note on busi-
ness, in which you des gnated me as
Acting Secretary of the Treasury y
That, failing in this, sought in another
quarter some ground Of quarrel to carry
with me to Pennsylvania, and, as Il JUS
tifcation of the hostility meant to wage,
wrote MIR. Barry an angry letter, tel
ling him that had head one of his as
sstants had said that the Department
possessed a certain bond, which would
be held in terrorem to keep me quiet
That, not being able to make any thing
out of this correspondence, | dropped it,
but remained at Washington, and kept
up such an intercourse with the editor of
the Telegraph, that, MAJOR Eaton felt as
surcd | was the prOmpter of the scurri-
lous attacks on his wife, for which he felt
it due to himself to make demand Of
Mr.. Berrien and myself, to know whcth-
or we authorized the statement in that
print. That, when called upon, | reius-
ed to disavow, and added insult, and
when thre atened with personal violence,
instead of appealing to the civil authori-
Ity, / called in aid certain persons, and
became myself thrcatener of the peace.
That | had now accomplished my pur-
pose, and made preteXt for something
like justification in my meditated oppo-
sition to the President on my return to
PENNSYLVANIA. That | made an outcry
about a conspiracy, and sought to involve
the friends of the President in it, as ac-
ccssaries. The expose concludes with a
declaration that it will be seen what
proof will be able to bring in support of
my charges, and il will probably turn out,
like Mr.. Calhoun's plot of which it may
be considered an act; adding, that it will
be susceptible of no proof, and that the
public must take denials for confessions
1t will be perceived that these allegations
purport to give n confederation of events,
commencing with my official conneXion
with the administration, and terminating
with the day of my departure from the
seat of Government.
1t cannot be doubted, that it was in
tended by you to connect me with all the
transactions referred to in this document; /;
any other conclusion must be founded on
the extravagant supposition that / was
thus to be held responsible for the acts of
others, in which had not even an inn
piled agency. |, therefore, have a right
ito regard this expose as avowedly made
for the purpose of presenting to the pub
lie eye the series of offences which l am
alleged to have committed; that have led
to the embarrassment of your admlnlstra-
tion, and the final dissolution of your
cabinet 1t may be proper, however, to
mind, division Of the matter Of this dis
cussion into two parts, which may be de-
signatcd by tho tcrme official and unofh.
cial As to the former branch, regard
ing my duty to the country always para
mount, and its interests as requiring tina
a proper confidence IN relation to matter.
within the pale of executive council:
should be inviolably maintained as long
! as it may be even tacitly enjoined by the
/ Chief Magistrate, | shall not advert to
such matters except when they have been
introduced by you, and then found in the
papers before me. As respects unofil-
cial transactions, | shall notice at thus
time only small part Of what lies at my
disposal, and none not Immediately con-
| nected with the sub jects referred to IN
your expose. With these remarks, ]
proceed to the unpleasant task of defend
ing my character against the asperslon'
attempted to cast upon it by the Chie
Magistrate of the United States. This
has been irresstibly forced upon me a
the moment Of my retirement from pub
lie service, and when, saiiated with III
cnioyments and fortified by vivid exper
ience against its alurements, had fond
" cherished the hope of spending th,
remainder of my days in the quiet Of do
mestic life, out Of the reach of the dis
turbing conflicts of political controversy
perceive, in the first of the allege
incidents Of your expose, the bane wlic