Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-08-11

I eemnef erineed Their diSaBtefion. Inc an.
: fo'n'n'en' OF bdld"ih was denounced in ad.
; sanee. Remote editors as has been proved.
soefe SOUNDED, IN the hope OF bringing them oui
10 opposhipn 10 your reelection; and, fna llv
or. Calhoun came ont wiA a horrible pkoi
When The issue Ods made NTH yourself YOU
Jo9ndyonr Cabinet dirided, aud an entire re-
organisation ,cas determined on. Noiwithsan,
ding you believed tina, had taken sidts ieah
you ddrersaries you treated me with kindness
10 me idd, aud gave me credit for my capacity
aud fidelity. Being the representative OF
Penn,, lvHna l was entitled TO respect,
Grateful 10 Pennsylvania for your election,
YOU were unwilling 10 mortify her by letting
DER suppose that yoH wished TO put mark Of
Disgrace upon NE, by airing me TO refine
| from the Cabinet. You Il erefore offered m-
fositi, quite equal TO my deserts - but
thought my interest and ambition toOuld be bet
Ter promoted tya tOarfare on you, aud sedu-
lousy sought some preteAt on which 10
found it. As M evidence Of my seeking such
| a pretexi, took exception TO the form Of an
| address, in note on business, IN which you
designated me d; Acting Secretary of The
Treasury" That, failing IN this. | sought IN
another quarter some ground Of quarrel 10 car
re- Nth me 10 Pennsylvania, aud, as a justi6-
cation oil the hostility meant TO wage, Oroie
Mr. Barry an angry teller, tellisg him that I
| hediu one Oh MS tiSStsldh's nhu ShIu lnat tue
Department possessed a certain brnt, which
would he held IN teryorem TO keep me qulet.
That, moi beng able TO make any thing out
OF this correspondence, | dtopped IT, but re-
NAMED al Washing on, and kept up such an
intercourse with The editor OF the Telegraph,
/ hat Major Eaton felt assured | was the
prempleI OF the scurrilous attacks on his wife,
tor which he felt 1t de TO himself 10 make y
demand OF Mr.. Beirlen and ~, sell, to know
whether We authorizcd the statement in that
prlni. That, when called upon refused to
disavow, and added insult aud hen threaten
I'd ~ilh personal violence, instead of appealing
TO he civil au'h0riy, I called in aid certain
persons, and became myself n hrsatencr oftte
peace. That | had nav accomplished NV
| purpose aud made pretext for something
Ike a justification IN my mediialed opposIt Oh
IN the President on NY rtturn 10 Pennsylvania.
That MAGE an cutlery abnui conspiracy,
aud sought 10 Involve the friends Of The PfeSt-
dent IA n, as accesSaries. The expose con
Guides with declaration that IL will be
seen rhdt proot IUiH be able 10 bring IN sup
| por1 oJ az cha geS, aud Il Will p,ooably turn
oui, Ike ar. CdLhOun'S plot, If tehiet II may be
considered an act adding, that IT VIII be sus-
csfii5le OF no proof audihat the public must
take d. n ais Tor confession.
IL wlJ be perceived that these allegations
purport 10 give confederation Of events,
cemnfnc'ng with my official connexlon with
the administrators, and terminating with The
day oil my dtpariuie from the seat OF Govern
mtnf.
II cannot be doubted, that it was intended
by you 10 connect me with ell the transactions
re fri 10 IN this documen any other conclu-
sion must be founded on The estrayagant sup
position thai | was thus 10 be held Responsible
tor he acts Of others, in which had not even
Rt,l1 a he
10 regard this expose rs avowedly made Tor
the purpose oil presenting to the public eye the
sere, OF offences wh.ch | an alleged 10
have committed. that have led 10 the einbar, ass
menis u your admin islratloU, and the hna dis-
sotuto OF your cabinet II may be proper.
however, To observe, that | have framed IN my
own mini division OF tue matter OF this dis
cnsson m!o two parts. which may he designa-
ted 10y the terms official aud unofficial. As 10
the former branch, regarding my dny 10 The
country, always paramount, and It's interests
MS requiring THAT proper confidence IN reli.
t on 10 matters attuiu the pale OF the E.ecu-
i've conn ellis should be mvioably maintained
as long a. !, may he e EN- tdcnly enjoned by
the Chef Magistrate, shall not advert to such
matters except "hen they have been miro
duced by you, aud thfn found In the papers
be fore m. ~ Respects unofficial transactions
snail noIlce al this tIne only small pari Of
What lies al my disposal and none not Tune
diately connected Nth the subjects referred to
IN /, OR expose WIN these remarks, | pro-
coed TO the All rasant task of defending my
character against Inc asrer,lnns attempted 10
he cast upon il W the Ch,et Magistrate OF The
United states THIS mas been irresistibly
forced upon me al the moment OF my retire
ment fro II pub lie strylcr, and when, saliaied
with lis eaj1tIuenIs and oltifed By vivid Ell
peyIfnce against IT'S allurements, | had iondy
cherished Tue hope OF spending tue remainder
of my day. IN the quiet OF domestic iilr, out of
the reach OF the disturbing coufllcts oil poitica
controversy
perceiv. in the first Of the alleged Incl
dents OF your ekpuse, the bane which has pois>
oned the cup Of your happiness and which,
being thus spread before the public, must
,aInish tie page OF your history, while history
continues to cary TO future ages true sC-
count of the acts OF public meu. Having been,
for the list two ears, a close, and, Tor the
most pari, u sieut observer OF the actors in
the various scenes OF the great drama OF Stale,
in which you were the chief character. | have
carefully studi, d, not only your own, but the
characters of those around you aud cannot
easily be mistaken in The considerations which
chAract, rized your leading unofficial acts and
their bearing on the public lnteI eats. Much
less could he mistaken in the facts which
are now made the groundwork OF your impu-
taiions against me, and the evidence OF dl5cord
which Induced tie detern iaatioH to re-otganize
your Cabinet. l hesitate not to say, in the
| face of all who are implicated in the face OF
the world, nay in the face OF HedreH, that ev-
cry alleg alton made, intended, or tending 10
connect me IN any one OF your long list "t in-
clients, with design to insult you or embar-
rass your admiulstI alton, or with any other
OF tue imputed designs, IS destitute OF tue
shadow, or shade of lrutn. | might closs thus
part OF the commune alton here, by insisting,
as have right to do, upon tie production OF
the proofs OF these imputed plots and conspi.
Iacies, aad oil my agency in them OF that as
an acl OF sheer justice, the charges should be
withdrawn as openly as they haVe been made.