Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-08-18

strong and positive denias, taken with the ndinis
siOns, give forco to the lattor. The bias of
Col. Johnson's9 mind cannot be msaken and if, as
we shall show his admissions sustain tho issue,
against the President then his denias are but quail
ifcations of his admissions The point i'll issue is,
did the President re-organiZe his Cabinet because
the families of Messrs. Ingham, Branch, and Bcr-
rien, refused TO associate with Mrs. Eatonl We |
maintained tho alternatives of this proposition; the
Globe, the negative. AS illustration of the |
motivo upon which General Jackson acted as |
serted that Col. johnson, in the winter of 1890
was dcputcd to communicate to those gentlemen
the Presidents determination to romove Thorn from
Office, unless their families would consent to
ciate with Mrs. Eaton. This positively deni-
cd by the Globe, with declaration that tho Presi-
dent had, at all times, disclaimeda right to inter
fere i'll their social relations.
This then, brings US TO tho inquiry, What did
Col johnson communicate? and hero we have his
declara ton He says:
al now come TO the material point in
troversy-whether General Jackson, through
me, required OF you to invite Major Eaten
and his family to your large parties. This sugges
ton made upon my own responsibility, with
an anxious desire more cifectually to reconcile the
then existing difficulties. But Gen Jackson never
did make such rcquisition, in any manner what
ever, directly indirectly; nor dld l ever intimate
to you that he had made such demand The
complaint made by Gen. Jackson against this part
of his cabinet specific, that Inc had been inform
ed, and was induced to believe, that they were
using their influence to have Mai Eaton and his
family excluded from all respectable circles for the
purpose of degrading him, and thus drive him from
Office and that the attempt had been made even
upon tho foreign ministers, and in case had
produced the deSil ed effect. He proposed mode
of accommodation satisfaction but declared ex
pressly that if such the fact, he would dismiss
them from Office He then read to me n paper
containing the principles upon which he intended
to act, which disclamed the right interfere with
the social relations of his cabinet"
Col Johnson, 1t is true, says that General Jack
son read to him paper disclaming the right to in
tefere with the social relations OF his cabinet; but
that brings back to the inquiry did he nterfere7
Col Johnson SAYS:
'The complaint made by General Jackson
against this part of his cabinet specific, that
he had been informed, and was induced to believe,
that they were using their influence to have Major
Eaton and his family excluded from all respectable
circles for the purpose of degrading him, und thus
driving him from Office
| This, then, is the complaint. How was the Pre-
sldent induced to entertain this beliefl By the re-
fusal of the families of Messrs. Ingham Branch
and Bcrrien, TO associate with Mrs. Eaton. They
had g wen parties, and had not invited Mrs Eaton.
The fact that Mrs. f. not ut their. parties was
marked 1T became the general topic of conyersa-
ton, and led to an inquiry into the cuse as well
as the motive and effect. The partisans of Mr.. w.
Buren, sought to place it to the account of desire
to drive her husband out of Office. How was this
| to be counteracted? The offence complained of
was the exclusion of Mrs. L. from all respectable
circles and the effort to prevent this exclusion
How was that to be done7 Col. Johnson tells MS.
Tie says, that the suggestion to invite Mrs. Eaton
to thor large parties ade upon his own res
ponsbility-with view "to reconcile the then er.
iSting dtttcuitieS.' He tells us, also, that the
President had prepared paper containing the prin-
ciples upon which he intended to act and the Globe
informs us that it prepared in the contempla-
ton OF an immediate dissolution of the cabinet and
Colonel Johnson tells us that to "prcuent a RUP.
i TURE thel requested the president to postpone
calling upon those members of his cabinet till Sat
81 urday, that [hel might have the opportunity of
| TWO DAYS to converse with themn
Let us put these admissions together. The Pres
ident induced to believe that those gentlemen
were using their influence to drive Major Eaton
from office. HOWE Col Johnson gives us the an
swer-by excluding him and 'his family from al
respectable circles" This exclusion was to be pre-
vented; and how? Col. ]. tells us that he sugges
ted that Major Eaton and his family should be IN
vited to their LARGE PARTIES. Does not thi.
show that Colonel Johnson believed that the exclu
sion OF Mrs. F.. from their lnrge parties was the
e cause OF complaint, and that the way of reconcil
iaton was to invite her to those parties? Ii Ger
. | tainLy docs Col. Johnson tolls that the Presi
dent had read to him paper containing the princi
u pies upon which he intended to act. He tells u
5 that, with full knowledge of what these prnci
pies were, he undertook to reconcile the eristin,
difficulties" and how did he do it? By proposing
that they should nvite Major Eaton and his fan,i
to their LARGE PARTIES" Look to the Who'll,
letter, and it will be seen that this was the onI,
n proposition which made. If there had beer
any other proposition, would not Col Johnson VIII,
nanlfests so great desire to the President
n nave told us what that proposition was? He hac
asked Ico days 'to reconcile the then eriSiing diff
n cutfles"-lIs object was TO prevent n rupture. Th
e Giobe tells us that the paper prepared in con
t temptation OF an immediate dissolution of, tn,
cabinet Colonel Johnson admits that it was reat
to him. He told MI Ingham thereof and with tbi
knowledge of the Presidents intentions and prin
ciples, he made suggestion, the means of recon
CLING the existing difficulties. What was that sup
ges ion7
He admits it to have been proposition that Ma
Jor Eaton and his family should be invited to then
large parties Does not this then prove that Col
onel Johnson believed that Gen. Jackson required
compliance with that suggestion the terms up
on which, tho then existing difficulties" to be
Teconcited? We arrive at no other conclusion
He was so understood by the gentleman will
whom he conversed, and he will be SO understood
by the public.
why has not the paper, tanning the principles upor
which General Jackson intended act been gwen TO thu
public lfhat paper i'll show that there was any othe
cause of complaint tnan the refusal associate with Mrs
Eaton, the president ii himelf Law before
public The controversy between the Telehra nj
and GlSbe II is between the president side anc
ms late Secretary OF the Treasury, his Secretary Of tho
Navy and his Attorney General other In such
issue he it to the high office of which he is the in
cumben and TO the confidence which placed him in H. Il
Vindcate his character against the mpuatIons which
semi ohlcal statements OF the Gube have cast upon it.
butwe come back 10 the main question What die
induce the President TO dissolve his late cabinet Was
because part refused 10 associate with Mrs Eaton
me special organs Of The President that he 'scLa;1
Gu me right TO interfere 1CiM The social relations ofh cab
RET And it is insisted that that disclaimer is proc
at ne did not attempt 10 interfere; ami they insis
That, II The statement of Messrs. nghan Branch anr
beTlen ne true that then they have dsraceuDly adhered
IN ONCE for sake Its enoUmcns
Let US examine this position for moment. We adj