Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-08-03

re Of HeaUeIl. that every a'e5aoA of
.arded. or tending tn connece me IN any ons ,Jt
.anr long list ofincidents' WIN uessh 10 'nsa
Jus - e,nh,rrass your administration, or WIN
-ou Of the imputed designs, is destitute OF
ID! S.Jox or shade of truth. might close this
IL s. ,his communication here, by insisting, as
o. . ri5ht TO do, upon the production vi the
i "as # these imputed plots ans eonspirac'es'
agency in them; or that as anact o! sheer
~v W The charges should be withdrawn as OPEN
thcv have been made. But | canoot per-
y. wy.Slf to rest upon this ground alone, how
~" "sr aoliJ aud imnOveahle il mast De. 1 must,
s.,(ore. call your attention TO some OF the most
,;nont nojnts, and demand the proofs more
";sc.IIy On what ground ain charged With
! Limo :. no sourer than | got the commission
g, ~ my pocket, joined Mr.. Calhoun friends
M aaT,rt 10 Dive Mai Eaton out OF the Cabinet
- where is the evidence that MIR. Calhoun rad
'"" &C friends who were not as deyOtedty
"'! r.;o,is. or that any object was entertained,
'.h c,nl, be beneficial to him and injurious 10
nr that any persons under that desiSna-
I ,.,o ioiped to drive Major Eaton oat OF the ga
- And lastly, where Is the Evidence 1t
- ,int existed. that was priry to, or an
-" ;ts If the iso!a al circumstance OF the
49, ,%,,,I Of nv family. with my appreciation, to
's" as;a,s with that Uf Major Eaton. b. deemed
dc oC this charge, freely admit that tact;
-, rnn psr(rcily we'll know. whatever appear
,,ce circumstances now compel You 10 give ~
.S., ,I" soe cause for this refusal was based IN
- h,lisf If the society in which she had always
,ysd as 10 the character OF his wife. and not IN
,,r feeling Of hostility or even unS'nohess 10
s,r II was. however, known TO me, that TWO
=. .,-,s gentlemen whom had never heard de-
.;.o,ted by their personal attachment to any po-
,,sr,! man other than yourself; and WHO were
.,oyo 10 be among your best friends, did remon-
s,rate to sou against The appointment OF Mayor
E,,no to a seat 10 your Cabinet; and also heard
4 .sa, ,bav cotemnoraneonsly, or at least two oil
4 .1',, m,1s known 10 him al. they had said TO
& 90, Their names are known ia you. and they
.on hs,r testimony to this fact. Two OF these
Il osn,pmen. the only ones OF whose purpose had
sur LnowIcdre at the time, viii. # their memo
d ~,cs ser,e. for know them to be Incapable OF
risrsoresentaton, testify, that 50 f.;r trom en-
cnur,S,ns their views, endeavoretl 70 reconcise
,bsm TO the appointment Of Maj. Eaton. will
No, now brine their names before the public, bat
~ win if desired, furnish them to YOU, that you
nav satisfy Yourself Of the fragrant Injustice you
ave dane me 10 this respect But, in addition
q, this what motive had to desire to drive Ma
var Eaton mt of the Cahnets We had been tor
several years, personally intimate aud friendly.
r. had formed favorable opinion Of his dispusi-
ton and general character; and, notwithstanding
al that has sacegfred, my opinion. as to these
qualities at that time, is unchanged. In the a6-
,eoce Of motive, in the absence of facts and cir
cumstances, nav, in the face Of facts now tender
ed to YOU, what is there in the re!arion between
The highest officer of the Goveensaent and the
humblsst citizen which can Justly pfeelade the
latter from the right of demanding i'n a charge
so injurOus to him shall be either ps7sed on re-
iracted? 1t should nov be paderst0od that this
charge, thus shown to be mere phantgIn. is made
the "head and front u ny edendfng,' and the
main point upon Shlch my reputation is as
sailed. You have prOfessed to regard my con-
duct in this particular, as bearing an implied
INSULT to Yourself, which imagined insult has
been fostered in your breast up to the present
moments and constantly cherished, withits predis-
posing influence to give form and substance to
every other shadow which jealousy and suspicion
could cOntriye, or credullty could be prevailed
upon to embrace.
What are these shadows which have been thus
embodied? at The SUccee;i.. session, Mr..
CdIko,0a's friends heid meei;ap< 'or the purpose
ofd9,irsssing you 10 rem0rs n :. eaton" Three
things are necessary to be proved to maintain this
charge aud 5rIug Il home To me. lst. That MIR.
Il Calhoun had class of friends distinct from
YOURS, 81. That thev held such meetings. And.
81 Sd, That was privy to, and gave aid or coun-
!euauce to the measure. As to the first, know
ol no such class. As to the second, / know Of
no UGH meeting. And thirdly, I, Of course,
could have given it no aid or countenance. II,
however, there was such meeting, its character
and objects must be subjects fol proof; and if it
dld address you, the names must show that il
voaId seem only to have been conspiracy OF
& Your own friends TO persuade your head in opPo-
N'iion to your heart. Be this as Il may, you have
& my denial OF all knowledge of 1t; and INV de-
"and tor proof on this point cannot be evaded.
Then " .Hr. Fa, Btrsn scas dcnOamced'!-
= "henF In what manner3 And by whom? And
how am responsible for its tits true did not
& enter into the views Of those who we're generally
n Supposed to constitute your confidential toitical
council, by exerting myself to promote him for
n ne succession: nor did follow the supposed
"sa5es Ia your mind, Is to the propriety Of US
'h5 your power TO promote the election of your
successor; but gave 10 Mr., Van Buren, fair
-au gust support in all his official acts, which
.ee presented for my cooperation; uor have