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see him until the succeeding dav.
Saturday. and then the excitement oi
his feelings had SO entirely subsidized.
that he seemed TO be anxious To dis.
pose OF the subject as briefly as posi-
bic. lie spoke of the falsehood Of the
reports against Mrs. Eaton. of which
he said he had sufficient proof; and
upon my declining to discuss that ques-
ton. h~ complained Of the injustice Of
excluding her from society: referred
To The large parties given by Nessrs.
inghan and Branch, and m,.eif. and
told me that If he could have been
convinced that there was n combina
ton between those gentlemen and my.
sell 10 exclude her from society. that he
would have 'equ,re1 our designations.
Tie immediately added. that he was
entirely satisfied that there had been
mo such combination, and again refer.
rcd Ia those large parties. and To the
rumors 10 which they had given rise,
as having produced that impression.-
80 far from then suggesting that in
formation had been received from any
member OF Congress, when claimed
the right of having the names OF any
persons who had made 10 him repre-
sentation. uniavorable To my conduct,
he still referred To the thousand ru-
mnrs which had reached him as the
origin OF such impression which had
been made upon hs mind. lie Sh0wed
me no popcr-spoke 70 me of none-n.
4 IN f.. IL p y A
hersdff'r require. BY his declaration
that he did not intend To press the re
QUESTION which he had made through
Col. Johnson. ! considered the object
OF the interview to be 10 captain 10 me
he mo,iueS under ichich he had acted.
and 10 announce tie change Of his de
termination. lie accompanied this
with expressions Of personal Kindness,
which | thought were intended to
sooihe the feelings which he must have
been conscious of having excited
Still thought il improper for me long
er To remain in the Cabinet. Admit
ting that sufficient atonement had been
made for the indignity offered bv the
message sent through Col. Johnson.
there was perpetual liability TO the
recurrence Of similar ou,rages be.
lIeved it therefore to be my duty to re
tire. My friends thought otherwise,
and nv own sense of what the inter
ests OF Georgia at that particular crisis
required, induced me to repress my
feelings.
When at subsequent period. the
controversy occurred between the Pre-
sident and Vice President, I thought
| saw in this. the evidence of an int,s
ton again to agitate the question.
which byathe agency Of the personal
friends OF General Jackson, had been
before happily repres.cd. The con
neotion Of Mr.. Crarfprd with this con
trovcr.y. and ny 9s<n citation IN Gen.
Jackson, forbade me 10 take any part
in it,-and ! siudiously avoided all
interference, except to deprecate Mr..
Calhoun's publication. I left Wash
inston on the fourth day of April. one
day after Msjor Eaton had anuouuc cd
10 the President his determination to
resign. according to the statement in
his Maj. Eaton's) letter of resigna-
tion. and not the slightest iutimaiion
was given to me Of the intended change
in the Cabinet. But when saw the
correspondence between the President
and the several Heads Of Departments,
I could not doubt for 4 moment how,
and by whom. the dissolution had been
produced. did not feel at liberty TO
express my views generally. until my
return to Washington should enable
me 10 dissolve my connection with
the President; but 20 n few friends
who had the right 10 understand nv
actual position, 1 stated the utter ion o.
possibility of my continuance in the
Cabinet. unless the President could
place the retirement Of my colleagues
on other grounds than those which ]
believed 10 have oocssioned IL, and
such az ! could approve. In full view
Of the speedy dissolution of all con.
ncction between the Presiden, and my
sclf. availcd myself &C the occasion
afforded nv The kindness Of nv fellow
citizens of Savannah, to DO an act III
justice 10 his public conduct, on a
question vitality interesting To the PEG.
pie at Georgia " there he any man
who is incapable Of understanding
or Il approaching the motive which
prompted this act. ! cannot envy hi.
feelings. and will not attempt 10 en-.
tighten his understanding. returned
to this city. had cousersstiSn wiil
the President. of which the prominent
points afc adycried Co in my letter nj
resignation which immediately follow
cd u. and having brought up the public
business. Which was ~ arfear, retlrec
from office.
While these occurrences we're "
progress. MAJOR Eaton Addressed q