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follows, would lie mere Work OIL snperero-
CATION The parties Of themselves speak 10
a language trumpet tongucd, their own and
our country's disgrace TO the world IL only
remains for us to hold up the light for them
in order that they be seen, and SO far TO aid
them in their self expose, as give them
clear stage and no iavor.--.Nd. Jour.
From the u S. Telegraph Of June u.
We extract the following from the Globe
Of this morning;
"a correspondence of private nature,
between Messrs. Eaton and ingham, appears
in the Telegraph Of last evening. 1t is to
be regretted that circumstances sometimes
occur 10 the private relations Of life, which
make such appeals necessary. The merits
of this controversy, like all others OF pri-
vate nature, we shall leave 10 the decision OF
the public without any comment from US.
1--WE are, however. requested 10 state, that
the account given in the Telegraph OF col
lection Of persons in the Treasury Depart
ment, with the view of making personal
attack upon Mr.. lnsham, is utterly destitute
of foundation.
1--WE are further requested to state, that
Major Eaton did, ,oitho'a any attendant ,ciat-
epcr seek meeting with Mr. ingham, hav
ing first sent him word of his intention, in
which he f,iied, simply because the object
coold not be effected without violating the
sanctity Of a private dwelling
The best comment on this article is the
annexed Letter of Mr.. lHgham TO the Presi
dent.
WAsHiNeroN, 2lst June, 1881.
10 The President Of the u. StGtes:
SIR: Before leave the city, II seems to be
due to the Government that should perform
painful duty, imposed npon Inc by the e
vents Of the last forty eight hours. 1t is not
necessary for me now to detail the circum
| stances which have convinced me OF the ex-
istence Of vindictive personal hostility to the
among some of the officers of tbe Govern
/ ment near your person, and supposed to he
] In your special confidence, which has been
particularly developed within the last two
weeks, and has Finally displayed itself in an
attempt to way lay me on my way to the of
fee Yesterday, as | have reason 10 believe,
for the purpose CT assassination Ii ysu have
not already been apprised Of these move
ments, you may perhaps be surprised to learn
! tnat the persons concerned in them are the
! late Secretary Of War and the acting Secre-
! tary of War. and that the Second Auditor
/ Of the Treasury, Register Of the Treasury,
| aud the Treasurer OF the United States, were
10 their company: and that the Treasnrers
and Registers rooms, IN the lower part OF
the building of the Treasury Department,
! and also grocery store between my lodg-
ing and the Office, were alternately occupied
as ther rendezvous while tying in wait; the
former aftording the best opportunity for Oh
serving my approach. ApprIsed OF these
| movements, on my return from taking leave
of some of my friends, found myself obi
ged to arm. and, accompanied by my son
and two other friends repaired 10 The office,
10 finish the business OF the day, after which
| | returned to my lodgings in the same COM
! pany. II is proper TO state, that The prsnci-
| pal persons who had been thus employed for
/ several hours retired from the Department
soon after entered my room. and that re
ceived no nolestation from them either at
my ingrcss or egress. But, having recruited
an additional force in the evening, they pa
/ radcd until late hour on the streets near
NV lodgings, heavily armed, threatening an
assault on the dwelling reside in.
do not present these facts TO your notice
for the purpose of invoking your protection.
So far as an individual may rely on his own
personal Efforts, am willing TO meet this pc
ri; and against an assault by numbers, |
| have found an ample assurance Of protec-
| ton in the generous tender OF personal ser
vice from the citizens of Washington. But
they are communicated to you as the Chief
| Magistrate Of the United States, and most
especially the District of Columbia, whose
duties in maintaining good order among its
/ inhabitants, and protecting the officers Of the
! government in the discharge OF their duties,
/ cannot be unknown to you
! have only to add that, so far as | am in
formed all the persons engaged in giving
countenance TO this business, are officers of
the Government, except the late Secretary Of
War
| have the honor to be, respectfully. your
obedlent servant, ) ID lNGHAM.
fGen. jackson has addressed note to
each of the persons implicated in this dis
graceful act, to which they have returned
| answers, denying the same
M. Be,Tien AT length the formal rese
nation OF the Attorney General has appeared
The iollowlngIs the correspondence with the
President in relation thereto:-
From the L. S. Telegraph
WaJiingt0n, 18th June, 1881.
SIN: herewith tender TO you my resigna-
ton Of the Office of Attorney General of the
United States. Two considerations restrain
Ell me from taking this step at the moment
when your communication to the Secretary
Of the Treasury, announcing your determi-
nation to roorganize your ccbinet, first met
my eye. There was nothing in the retire
ment of the Secretaries Of State and OF War,
or in the distinct and personal con sideratons
which they had assigned for his measure,