Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-07-27
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From the clobo, of July ~.
Mr. BeTTien to Mn. Blair.

WAsHINeToN, July 20, 1881.
SIR: Your note of yesterday was rscsi.. ID undsr ci,
eutnssanies which prevented my immediate at,eni,on
10 il. reply TO il now TO sorrect the rsapprebe,
sion into which you have been led and whicb bv m.
publicity, which you have given to il, il calculated o
mislead The public.
exhac. from your noe III. following sentence:
My col. was at orce TO clear the skiSs of The
President from shsree, which you are W, n
ough not TO be ara'hed o him; for You Rave as an.
dersand explicitly declared, hat he disclaind 90 Won
a. Tie time when you in communication win
Col Johnson, any design Ike that imputed 10 him
make ih's aton Tor the pu-po'e Of sayif TO vow
that you have been entirely misinformsd-iba, the
contained 10 this 10 not warranted bv
any declaration made by [nr;1 and ,tlI as.unioS
II TO 6a your wish 10 represent this after truly IN he
public, am under The necessity Of asking you TO Give
publicity to this note.
1 an, yefy respectfully, Sir vour obedpnt s.rv,,
JOHN MACPHERSON BERRIEN
To FRANCIS p. BLAIR Esq T. i,or Of the Globe
Mr.. Berrien to Mr.. Blair
WASHINGTON, july 20, 1891
, SIR; your noie o Ibis morning will be given imDs.
dlstey TO the press 10 reference 10 the subis.t Of
which u treats, you do me bu, justice when YOU ,,y
.nst 'oish to represent this n'ofAr truly TO the
p"ohe You viii print me, theSsfore, brief 10
show ms grourd on which fel, myself authorised IN
say that 'yoI Uere tosH doare" that the sharre i'm
Peatirg the President, DOT 10 be attached 40 Rim
aud 'ha' you had yourse esp,sitly declared that he
oi'eiaimed the purpose imputed TO him.
AZ TO the FIRST branch Of this ea'sme A. which Won do
MOI seem directly TO conttovsf hav. to surp5rt me
The positive written declaration OF Col Jobn,on in beb
he says that the Presieni aitcauy dselni,n,d .u,h
feq1'itioo, asd that he told you 49, B,s,dss this
bavo before me, In the hand wring of the
ths idenusai paper, which he reed to your,eU and
Me'sT' bf aoch aud lDshsn, and whsb pre,ented IN.
altitude that he thought his duty 10 assume In Ill
ZION 10 the circumstances which effected tn, ba,nonv
snd character OF his Cabinet. The course which h.
thought proper then adopt, was on into,
ma'ion given bin by several members OF Consrsss
showing that combination bad been entered into IN
which yourself and the oiber gentlemen pAmed ,v.,.
eoDct ined TO disgrace Eaion ard cosree b dis
u ssion TON the Cabinet Alter predatory verbal an
panation OF the reasons inducing the ne,yi.o, An,
PRESIDENT proceeded TO say, hstt wers true that yon
mad taken the sourse OF which he Spoks he sIt him
sell called on 10 make the declaration which he rs,d
70 You from HE written meinoran dum, in which h.
says that ws', using hs own words, 600, onlv nm
Jut 10 seh, but highly disfespseifnI to me- 0bs pre-
drnD "snd we'll calculated TO destroy the harmon n,
my Cabinet The grounds upon which ibis opinion il
founded, are substantially these. NJ 10 n,i claim
me right to Interfere, in any manner in the dom,
Ieleons or personal intercourse Of any me bsr l mo
Cspine',nor bsve in any manner stie mpted H. BE m
La tue eo9eIusitn OF tbs pap
me circumstances 10 which he wished 10 cali vo, az
ien'on no says, az Ina result Of the mater Iereloye
mace fought This tnferOieU, TO assure Vot If fbeys is
nynuh IN the report that you haze entered into m,
combination charged 10 drive bojor Eaton from mn
Caoinef mt IJeeI tt an indignfg and insult ofF,r.
dered Of F." ~ S""S'-
Thi, " the ground on which iis matter was ,Is,ed
oy me Resident in bis in eryisw with you in M = he.
ginnins OF the d fieuIties And from H. and the ab,o
iute ess vsraioD Of Col johnson, consider M ,s,s
men, Una, you tCCH dcGTe that The PIE sid nj dl,
eiamed a right 10 10 eriers and dictate The social in
,reouIss 81 The family Of any msmbss Of ,ke Csb,pst
10 % yell 1suankS