The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1831-04-30

which have resulted to the affairs of you
country from your continued zeal in tn.
arduous tasks to which you have beer
subjected. To say that L deeply regret
to lose you, il but feebly to express my
feelings on the occasion.
When called by my country 10 the sta
ton which ! occupy, it was not without
deep sense Of its arduous responsibilities
and strong distrust Of myself, that ] o.
beyed the call but, cheered by the con-
sciousness that no other motive actuated
me, than desire to guard her interests,
and to place her upon the firm ground Of
those great principles which, by the wis
est and purest ofour patriots, have been
deemed essential to her prosperity, ven-
|tured upon the trust assigned me. ! did
this in the confident hope OF finding the
support Of advisers, able and true who,
laying aside every thing but desire to
give new vigor to the vital principles Of
our Union, would look with q single eye
to the best means Of e6ecting this para
mount object. In you, this hope has been
realized to the utmost. In the most dif-
ficult and trying moments Of my admins
tration, have always found you sincere,
able and efficient-anxious at all times to
afford me every aid.
II, however, from circumstances in your
Judgment sufficient to make it necessary,
the official ties subsisting between Us
must be severed, lean only say that this
necessity is deeply lamented by me. /
Il part with you only because you yourself
have requested me to do so, and have sus
tanned that request by reasons strong e.
nough to command my assent. i cannot
however, allow the separation to take
place, without expressing the hope, that
this retirement from public affairs is but
temporary ; and that If, in any other sat
tion, the government should have occa-
sion for services, the value Of which has
been 50 sensibly felt by me, your consent
will not be wanting.
Ofthe state Of things to which you ad-
vert, cannot but be fully aware. look
upon it with sorrow, and regret the more,
because one Of its first effects is to dis
turb the harmony Of my cabinet. 1t is,
however, but an instance Of one Of the q
wills to which governments must ever be
liable. The only remedy for these evils,
as they ariae, lies in the intelligence and
public spirit of our common constituents.
They will correct them-and in this there
is abundant consolation. ! cannot quit
this subject without adding that with the
best opportunities for Deserving and judg-
ing, have seen in you no other desire
than to move quietly on in the path of
your duties, and to promote the harmon
ious conduct Of public affairs. If on this
point you have had to encounter detract-
ion, It is but another proof Of the utter IN
sufficiency Of innocence and worth to
shield from such assaults.
Be assured that the interest you ex-
press in my happiness is most heartily re-
ciprocated-that my most cordial feelings
accompany you, and that ! am, very sim
ccrely, your friend.
ANDREW JACKSON.
p. S. It is understood that you are
to continue in Office until your success
or is appointed.
MARIN VAN BuREN, Sec'ry Of State.
From the National lntell;gencer Of Thurs
Late last evening, after our paper was
prepared for tho press, we were favored
with copies of the following correspon-
dence between the President and Secre-
tary Of War. Mr.. Eaton it seems took
the lead in resigning. His letter is less
ambiguous than that of Mr. Van Buren,
but it abstuins from my allusion to the
probable cause which really induced his
retirement, and to which public opinion
naturally attributes the. breaking up Of
the Cabinet. These doubtless were free
ly communicated by him, in the conversa-
ton with the President to which he re-
fers.
WASHINGTON CRY, April Z, 1891.
Dear Sir:-Four days ago communi-
Gated to you my desire to relinquish the
duties ofthe War Department, and now
take occasion to repeat the request which
was then made. l nm not disposed, by
any sudden withdrawal, to interrupt, or re-
lard the business Of tho office. A short
lime will be sufficient, hope, to enable
you to direct your attention towards some
person, in whose capacity, industry and
friendly disposition, you may have conf
3ence, to assist in ito complicated and
aborious duties Of your administration.-
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