Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-02

Wa HSorrE, Ap il 20ih, 1881.
Sis-Laie las' evening | had the honor To
receive your l,tcr Of TIM, date. ,-nuerlng ,our
resignation Of the office Of Secretary -uf the
Nav. When the rrslgnhtIons Of Ih Secretary
of Stair an1 Secretary OF Wa' were rendered
considered tilly the the ien-ons oiirfsd, bnd
! all tie circumstances connrct>d With the sab-
| lect. ter mature defamation, | concluded
| TO accept thnse irsIgnaiion.. But hen tins
CONCLUSION was come TO, II was arcompar lrd
NJ h conviction that musI entirely renew.
! my cah'net. IL, members had been invited
Uy me 10 he stations they occu.ied---ii had
! Gene together III great harmony, aud a.
"a uuli. Under the circumstances IN wblch
! | found myself. could moi bat pcIee,ve
| the ptoprieh OF selecting a caslu.t com
posed OF entirely new materials, rs being cal
uldrd, ~ tbs respect at iegs 10 Cua,-
! mand public confidence and .tIsf, pubh,
oploio". Neither could | be insrns,Oc 10 the
iasi That, Ia permit two oul, To retire. would
be 10 afford t9om l'% Must misconceptions
aud malignant misrepresentation con.etuIng
the nhnnce oil then pai icaid Ireseuce upon
the conduct al pusiIc affairs. Justice 10 I'd IN
l',duais whose public spi,h had INN, lied
thrn 10 iendrr their ieeignsuon-, also ,. qnlrrd
thru, III my opinion, the der isian WHICH | havc
stat II. However paiiIal 10 ny onu feelings,
IT beoane necessary thai shoDld irankl,
make known 10 , ou uy view Oithc Whole suo.
ject
In accepting Of yon' resignation, it's with
great IltasuIe that benr Its lmnny Ia tie H.
trgtity aud zeal with which you aye managed
the concerns Ut tnr Navy. In your d scnnigr
OF al tue dulits of vow, uilice, o.,i ~hI,h
have any coulrol, nave been inlly satisfied
aud IA your retIrt inedt sou carr, with YOU
NY heA, wishes ior your prosperity anu ia lpt
meas.
Il is expected tina, you will continue To DIS
p charge The duties OF our Office unuI d suec,s
sDr IS appointed.
| have the honor 20 be, with 9Th great res
peel. YOU most OF. dient s-Ivsnt
ASDHkN JACKSON.
JoHS BRANCH.
oecrery OF the Navy.
We have, as yet, no Other Information Of tb.
caus, ot this eApIos. OF the Mmisn, thal
" hat are furnished by the leltes winch hav
, psssed between The several high iuncu marie
~ht 90 op"sed !, aud The P,rs,drn. l. ~
tang further 10 boIu, disulos d IN regard I,
NO shall Iake up the subject on the ev,Jenc.
: no" before Us, aud examine It's bearings b,
/. whal hghi NJ have, though II be very dIu
one,
lhe PennsJ isanil Inquirer OF Saturd.,
states, Oh lie auth'1.ty vi letter " Iroh n rr.
be tue ne" Secretary OF the Navy. W. doab
II, but do 40, undertake To d ny n. The samt
/ pHI eT states, that d" l-te,s rom the Wasbus,
Ton ro"vry The gtatii, ing iaie .ligeucr tnat Tar
! Hon. James Buchanan OF Penn, t,an,a, Is IN,
; newly app IN ed Attorney q neral" If thi.
he coirrc, hl ingrncr, il "ould seem that VI,
BeFTItnS piece has been vacated wGhou, IA,
lie we, as, owing o ms distance iiom the Gu,
lie cannoi have bren heard from siace the rev,
luton IN The Cabinei. We can hardly think
, however, thai less Ger moay IL l.ss coui,
/ he has been used with him than " ith Mr. Ing
= ham Al d Mr.. u -dneh. Aud here a single :,
Dnc'ion ubtruies ,,s,H uneatd for, and " IL
have ''nt that these two grn,leintn, in con
t s-niug 10 remain IA office Until th-h success
I sors come III. have saemn either mote philoso
'hy "i temper than ever we susIeeted hem ui
, or more exclusive regard for The public int, 1.
. est thip political adversaTies " ould he dispo.
sed 10 allow them credit foi. In IN ir place s
lew men would have consented patlrafiy 10 4.
"au the arrival OF those whom they have bee -
1np'ac.d 10 make roam foi. We have come
10 The CONCLUSION, from ih,s circuumsiance.
! lha. WAT pasrsa ~ the priya,e conferences