Litchfield enquirer., 1831-08-11

permit the President or any other nan to regulate the saGiaI intercourse s1fsmyself or
 family-aHd that if such red sition was
 persevered in, would retire sl6m Offiee.- You expressed your regret atthe termsnftllis
 answer--and remarked that it was intiifFsE.
 ent to me in what terms it was cohve,led,
 provided the snbstnnce was retaine6~Sshlt
 that from this would not depart. lnd .f- stood yoa to tlisclailn any inteniion on the part Of the President 10 require an intimate intercourse between the families of Messrs. Branch and Ingham, and myself, and that Of Maj. Eaton but to eEprHss with equal cleaF. ness his expectation that when we gave large or general parties Mrs. F. should he invited- and it was my pufpOss tb deny altogether his right to interfere in this matter. The feplies of the other gentlemen were, according 10 s,,y recollection, substantially the same--hut | shall enclose copies of your letter to them .an,, leave them to speak fps Themselves.
 The impression MI3ikh this conversation made npon my mind lear and distinct, and 1t IS not probabletHat # could have been eiEa- ced from my menaoTgs My own disposition was instantly to resign my office. is1 Hpn- seDting to retain if, Altled u tho opinions of thosein whose jHtg 6nf had confidence, and to my sense of fWhat xas due fo the in- tcrests of Georgia. at aiiE sticnlar juncture.
 " EEMennFahcR atA tgss4 conversation lS moreover confirmed by recollection of what occurred on my subsequent interview with the President, in wllcha particular reference was made to it. When he spoke of n com bination between Messrs. Inghanl and Branch. and myself, to exclude Mrs. E.. from society, l claimed, as matter of right, 10 know the names of the persons by whom lsuGh a repre- sentation had been made. He said the i'm pression had been derived from the various rulnors which had reached him spoke of the paFties which had been given by those gentlemen and myself to which Mrs. E. had not been invited--and added, that the re- ports against her were foul calnmnies. re- moDstFated against his having adopted an O. pinioR dishOBorable t0 any member of his Cabinet, on mere runlor. hslt: expressly de- cilned tU discuss the question: of the truth or iatsehood of tho reports tO which he had re- terred-telliDg him, that,sSiihout undertaking 10 decide whether they were trne nr false, it vas my purpose merely tO conform to the general sense of thc community of which had hecome au1etnber; md that could not be induced to change that deferminati0n.-- The decision Of the President not to pursue this matter further, understood at the lime to have been produced by the representation of some of his most intimate and personal friends.
 Such is my understanding of the conyersa- ton referred to in your letter. look to il as the origin and continuing cause of the dis traction of the party, which has thus lost the means of doing much good which 1t might have rffrctedss But am not desirous to bruit it to the world. If without imRnting to me the aiiedged want of hargnony in the Cabineu. my retirement is placed on the ground of the Presidents mere will, sO far as am concern nd ss \ Ar hsn rsv { k<. exercise that as he thinks fit but, for the sake of my children, Twill net submit to the continued misreprrseniaii0ns of the public jnnrnas. The best legacy Ihaye to bequeath them is the untarnished reputation of their fla ther. can easily conceive, also, that a state of things may exist. in which sense of duty to the public will compel me to speak. But hope such an emergency will not arise.
 ought perhaps tO add, that have alrea- dy ystated to Major Eaton, the substance of this, so far asit was necessary to answer a call which he made upon me to avow pr dis avow the statement in the Telegraph, that my family had refused 10 associate with his. It was not necessary, however, to mention your name, and is was consequently not mention- ed. spoke of the interview as having been had with q a gentleman who represented him self as acting, and who ! doubt not did act under the authority ofthe President" Hav- ing now replied to your letter, will only add. that should our recolIeciions differ, ! should regret it. But that have taken great care not to put down any thing which is not dis finciIy impressed upon mine.
 am, dear sir, respectfully, yours.
 JOHN MACPHERSON BERRIEN.
 Hon. R. M. Johnson.
 MT. Iagham to Col. Johnson.