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male, any more than CO. in the views Of The
ohiis .,iCn of secrecy ~Lieh yoa have s"g
ges,,d. would PIE fer, hn~eser. tn accom-.
pant ,h~ public ,.Sn Nth that 90 .onr letter
OF the SO,h ulii,.o. and not Ia, ing Tee ciyod
any intmAiion OF our ~ iSL,s on it~t subject.
"a VIII require some dcl,beiation Ia determine
What is most proper Ia be done ia this patti.
GUAR. Z Can sssars you that this deter NINA
ton will be exclusively governed by desire
tn 10 what. under all circumstances. may al.
pear must likely TO meet your an wishes
have nov only tn add, that in making the
stAtenenis at these conversations reied not
merely OH the in,lsl.ble IMPRESSION. made on
my meuoty. bot on meniofands put ga papri
at the um~. have not the slightest recoi.
irc,.or. or any note VI your having s.lver,ed
'o Any fact ar circu,us,ancc alleged 10y Gen
Jackson or yourself, AZ evidence OF unkiud
feeling Tor. much less hostility TO, or conspi.
racy against Major Eaton OF The part Of MIR
branch, hr benien, or myself, or u any
want ~ harmony in the Cabinet other than
The SIMPLE and isolated fact. that our families
dad no, visit Mrs Eaton AMI invite her -
their parties. Nor have any note or rrcoi.
lection OF any proposition made by ou TO me
individually or jointly with the other gentle.
men, AS means of removing the alleged dit.
hcult.es. other than that our families should
'.s,, Irs. Eaton. Iui invite her to thei. large
parties. cannot tut persuade nay sell that n,v
statement viii call To mind matters which
m~y have escaped your recollc ction, and So.
tsiy your judgement that, whatever may
have been tho Datuic Of your restrictions, I
Nntlll have ,inirt tI.. az D..
from What have.
+ have the honor to be. very respectfully,
, your obi sSIv'i, =. ID iNciIAM
Hon RirnARp ". JouSsoS.
Mr. iseHAA's Statement, n cry If .s,ich .sqs
eHo'eSed ia his Lner 10 Coz JouSsox
On Wcdnc s,l.v, the eth ii January, 1852.
Col Johnson of kcnuI,ky, waited on me iu ,,.,.
Treasury Department, and after some pr iiininar,
conversation, ia which lac expressed lis srta, re-
grct that nay family, aud that of MIR. Brnn,h and
\ MIR. Bcrricn, did not visit MIR. Eaton hc said
that II hsd been subject of grc, ~, i,emcnt i'll,
the President, Who had come Ia the a, ,crmina-
ton of having harmony ia his Cabin, b, some
! accommodation "a this matter. lie, Col. johnson
was the friend of ~ al. and hal nov come at tc
request 81 the President to whether ,i,v ding
could bc doLc Who thpuet that when our l,lics
gave parties they ought To- invite Mrs. Eaton and
IS they hail never returned her call, If they would
leave tc first card, and opeu formal intercourse
ia that Nay, tic President ouid hc st sled, but
nnlcss something MAS done of this naiurc nc had
no doubt, indeed he knew, that the President Was
resolved 10 have harmony. and would prv'sbl,
remove Mr.. Branch, Mr.. B,r,icn, and my self
replied IN Col. johnson, that in all matters Of
official business, or having any ciun there
! with, j considered myself bound u maintain At.
open, frank, and harmonious intercourse viii,
;hr gentlemen Was associated with Tint the
fres!deut la'i night To expect the cKcr,ion OF
ny best faculties, and te employment OF my
huiT, Ia tlir public service. As TO the family @.
Mr. Eaton, l felt an obligation not TO sav any
thing u agS,atc the difficulties hic he aLorctl
under. but tn observe total silence an, neutrality
ia relation 10 the rcp1its about his wife and to in
cuiratc the same course Ia nav family and A
any other repre- sensations had bceu made 10 the
President they were false Having pre- seribed Ia
myself this rule. and always acted upon il, I
lad dooe all that the President had "A right to ex
pee'. Tha, the society Of Washington was iibcr-
ally organized there Was but one circle, into
~hicl, every person Of respectable character dis
posed to bc social was readily admitted, without
ref,rVucc 10 the circumstance of birth fortune or
station, which Separated in many other places
l hat lac had no right To exert official power TO
regulate ats social intercourse. That Mrs Eaton
Lsd never bccu received by the society here, and
II did not become us Ia force her upon il that
my family ha,, Their, fore associated with her
ahd they had done 10 Nth NV Appreciation and
that the President ought not for the sake of his
own Character, To- interfere al such matters hut
u he chose 10 exert his power force my family
To visit ANY body they did uot choose IN visit h,.
was i"terfs ring with that which belonged To me
ana no human power should regulate the 81 ;iaI
Intercourse OF my family by means Of official or
any other power which could resist III 4 could
submit 90 such CONTROL should Do, unv orthy of
iny station, aud would de-pse Iuy sclf Tia, il
a"s cu.iDcLtly due to the character If the Prrs-
dent to have IL known that hc did not interfere in
sieii matters, and thHt the course IA had pursued
~Ls pIeserNatiye Of hIs honor and political stand
ing Ind taken my ground mature refce-
ton, ~ to what WAS duc 10 iny family, To my
friends, and to the Administration, without any
prejudice against Major Eaton or La. if,- and
had fully determined not 10 change il, Whatever
might bc thc consequence.
Cod. j. s0id that lac had been rcauca,rd by The
PrcsidcIi to have a conversation ~i,', the Stcrc
tsfy 81 the Navy, aud the Attorney General also;
but, from what had said, hc supposed IL would
be Of no avail The President had tyt.rc,s-d n
hop dat our fatnilIes wOuld have been willing q,
invite Mrs Eaton 10 their LANCE parties To give
'ie appearance 81 an os,ensilie nicsr addin,
that Ia was 50 much excited that Ic Was lake
roaring lion. lie hal jIsl heard tl.at the lady Of
loseign minister had joined in the eon.piiar,
! against Mrs. Eaton, and be had sworn that D.,
would sud her and her h'vl,snd home II he could
act put an cad q such doiugs rrplis,I that !,
eouil hardly b. possible the, the Pr,.sidcn, con-
tcmpiaiet sueh step. Col. j. replied. that hc cr,
family dad and again remarked u,at "a seemed In
Dc useless Tot him to see MIR Hsuneh and Nc
be1ien. ltld liza that each II US Lad TAN en-
'"''r s"nrsa', upon our own views 81 protrie,y
~h'cit concert aud that e ought not To eonsid.r
nee a. answering for any bot myse!f he ti,ru
r. opposed tiiat should meet him AZ MIR Ii..ueb'.
and 'n'itc Mr.. BeriicB, tlst evening 1T o'clock.
which Was agreed a.. Col. j. came a. n,y bou,s.
abou' q, anil - went up 90 Nj Defsien's, having
hrd sent for Mr.. HraDeis. o., our uss 4, Mr.
briiief,'s, Col J. rmatkcd that thu Presidelt
had Informed Lin tia, lee would ju,it. NJ
IrHrcb, Mr.. BTic'i, and my elf "a f,., h,n, 49,,
The hr1t Friday, uh'n he you'll iuf,lrn us nth.
wrocnec oI Dr. fiy, 81 h,s discrimination. aud
% y e aid ut agTte 10 cOtepis sith his wisLcs Le
Would expect "a u scnd 90 one O., sigrst.o,,s 49,
; y y orr ARRIVAL Il Mr B~rrien's. CDl. j. rrucw-
80 w" SUBJECT 10 prcsrnee ~ hfn and GOV H,,nel
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