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POLITICAL.

From the National inteiIi scnccr cf the i6h
COX. JOHNSON 70 MIR BERKIEN.
The following copy 81 a 4; ;cr iron, Col. JouS-
soS 10 Nh. BERHiry has been forwarded 10
Tor publication ~ Coi johnson:
OAKLAND, (Ky.) JULY Goth, 1881.
Deur Sir: Your favour Of the eth
los,ant has been received. End that
YOU understood ne TO say, that the
President wouli at least expect the IN
,tdtion at mrs. Eaton when YOU gave
large and general parties. The Pre-
sidrnt never did directly or indirectly
express or intimate such an experta
ti'm. lie Informed me HAT he hal
been induced to believe that n part al
his cabinet hal entered into \ comb
nation TO dive Major Eaton from il,
by excluding Jim and his family from
society; that lac had been also Inform
ed that the successive parties 10 which
you alludc was link IN the chain
that attempts had been made even up
on foreign Ministers 20 cxclGdc Najor
Ea;0n AID Ia, family from their par
ties: that such stste of things rave
him great distress: that he was deter
mined az all hazards to have harmony
IN his cabinet. lie lien read paper
containing the principles upon which
he intended 90 act. In nv converse
ton with you. referred 30 this rapcr.
No doubt II Is no" III existence. IL
hisclaimcd oil Intentions, ou lie part Of
The President. to.egUi4ie. in aus man
ncr whatever. the private or social IN
tercoUrsc ct the mcmbcIs Of his cab,-
net. rs a mutual friend called un-
on you, and, as peace maker, my
object WAS to make the above commit
uication IN the most delicate manucr
possible. Durin. our eou,crsaiipr,
IN the anxiety Of my heart 10 serve my
friend and NY country. il wa. alone,
upon my own responslbi,ity, who made
The suggestion OF proposition. or ra-
thcr inquiry, whether YOU could not,
at thuSe large prunilscuUus parties. in
wife Major Eaton and his family. From
the total social non intercourse Of The
members of the Cabinet, the want al
harmony WAS Inferred. more than from
any other circumstance; aHi my de-
sire was To remedy that evil by tic
suggestion or inquiry which | made.
IL would have Ucca aa absolute. ua-
qualified. and total MISREPRESENTATION
of hi> views, II had represented tie
Pfesiden, A. makIug ans yu,l demand.
! gu viii therefore receive Lat vCu
have Fallen INTO Toe misiakc at sup
posing tha, attiba,ed 10 him wlat
was the spontaneous, sole. and indie
pendent suggestion Of NY oWn mind.
| have had no agency i'm bringing any
part OF Ogr Cnbv crsatinn bcfugc lie
public. / am happy IN the recollection
that nv voluntary eXertions 90 restore
harmony TO ancient tIendship, Tor the
fine being. was not una,al.ng. by con
ycrsai,ons and mutual explanations,
between some Of the pariie.. and ihar
] have had no agency m prGdGc,a- tie
recent separation. lIaviu. now cox
rectrd your mlsanprehensi0n &C what
| did say III MY cnd.avors - prevent
The di-union 81 my bosom i.ieHd.,
feel as had performed another sacred
duty. ! have dcnr IL promptly. AMI
~ the same spirit at rPace AID tteId-
<'hp. have confined mYtematk4 10
an explanation ~ what aid my.cii.
THIS Is done ~ aso.i any unpleasant
collisions which too frequently arise.
among The best e friends snd mos
honorable mer. when Efforts arc made
TO dctaIl private conversations.
am, dear sir, YOURS. respectfully,
u. ~. JOHNSON
IIou. = MstTEfnso~ DfRHtrs.