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

been thus embodied, DAT the succeed
inc session Mr.. Calhoun's friends held
meetings for the purpose Of addressing
you to remove Major Eaton. ."-Three
things are necessary to be proved to-
maintain this charge and bring It home
TO me. lst. That Mr.. Calhoun had a
class Of friends distinct from yours. Cd.
That they held such meetings, And Sd,
That was privy to, and gave AID or
countenance to the measure As to the
first. | know Of no such class. As to the
second, know ofno such meeting. Ana
thirdly, |, Of course could have given It
no aid or countcnance. IL, however,
there was such meeting, its character
and objects must be subjects for proof; &
lift did address you, tho names must
show that It would seem only to have
been a conspiracy ofyour own friends to
persuade your head in opposition to your
heart. BE this as il may, you have my
denial of all knowledge OF it; and my de-
mand for proof on this point cannot be e.
vaded.
Then '.Nr. Van Bwren was dcnonced!
When? 10 what manner' And by
whom! And how am to be responsible
for it, 1t is true did not enter into the
views Of those who were generally sup
posed to constitute your confidential
political council, by eXerting myself to
promote him for the succession; nor did |
follow the supposed changes in your
mind, as to the propricty of using your
power to promote the election Of your
successor; but I gave to Mr.. Van Buren
fair and just support in all Of his ofllc-
ial acts, which were presented for my
cooperation; nor have his personal
friends the slightest ground to complain
of nv treatment to them. cannot, how
ever, be responsible for what others said
Of him; nv relation to you or to him, did
not require that ! should bear so unrea-
sonable burden; nor was it your Gus.
tom to hold him, or any other of your
friends accountable for the dcnunciations
against me, which were so carefully laid
on your table dav after day. If such n
rule had been adopted, it ought, at least,
to have been made known, that each
have the opportunity OF sharing its bcne-
fits.
The next charge in order is thus an
nounced' arrangements were made III
Congress to embarrass the measures of
the administration in that body" beg
leave to require, as matter OF obvious
justice, that the particular object oithese
imputed arrangements be specified; by
whom they were made; and what motive
has the alleged actors to cmbarrass the
administration? And, lastly, at what
point was | connected with them, what
act Of this nature was done, or advice Civ
en- by me, and what motive could have
for embarrassing the measures of the adj
mnistration with which ! was connected!
1t does not belong to the human mind to
act without motive e,-even jealousy itself
will not believe all the evil it hears ofthc
object Of its suspicious, unless the evil
dence be corroboratcd by the appearance
of some rational motive to control their
actions. In this case, can imagine
none. 1t remains, therefore, for you to
show how this charge can be made TO
reach me- Here | leave it with my I'M
qualified denial, whatever form or shape
it may assume.
"The Calhoun Telegraph, and Ing
ham Sentinel evinced their disaflection. "
Again demand the evidence. Let the
columns of these papers be examined for
the fact Of their disaticction. The for
mer was deemed the paper OF the Admin
tration, and the only al tIclc which, up to
that period, have heard Of having been
ascribed to such feeling, the editor says
was dictated, in substance from your own
lips, and approved in form by you before
public alton. AS to the latter, have had
no political correspondence with its edit
ors from the time Of my appointment to
that of my removal. Those gentlemen
land none who know them will doubt
their word) will bear me out in this dec
laration. admit that ] regard them AZ
my personal friends. They have long
conducted in the capital of Pennsylvania,
the leading paper Of the political party
with which | have always been connec-
ted. They are men Of tried moral and
political integrity. Had been engaged
in any of the purposes thus attributed to
me, 1t is scarcely possible that | should
not have corresponded with them, and
some others of their editorial brethren in
Pennsylvania, or elsewhere, on these
subjects. All are now at liberty to pub
lish whatever have written in respect
TO this or any other matter contained in
your charges.
Next "The appointment Of Mr.. Bald
win was denounced" This from you is
most unexpected, to whom it must be well
known that, in all your conversations on
that subject, whatever my preference
might have been, refused to say any
thing to depress Mr.. Baldwin, and it is