Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-08-01

could not ofhefwise r~tdnfus foir ffWpn-
suances agaialf nabi'catioh Of what you
then deemed n conn IenIisi conversations. with
the authority leged hy ,bs Glahs To publish
your denial oil lie sfsism-nt alluded IN al
/ isas. slihnnt previous interchange II rscoi-
leelion- bets cen all the parties concerned. !
III MOI. however, concnr with you IL the o.
pinipu mat thPre was a1y Obligation OF
secrecy imposed Oh M. or those associated
| With ne % b. itnplied tfon the friendly charae-
ter " tie conversation referred 10. ina com
| muaica All ~ tna1s to me W YOU that ny con-
nnn,ncs IN oilire would depend upon the CON
scot OF nv family, % risii Mrs. Eaton and in
vilr her IN their large psftirs, conaiiered a,
The tiu-. though no, 80 iniendrd by yon, IN
/ ia ustufs oHrasivs Il could no., therefore,
carry mdh u tins con6ipniisl obligation which
belonged TO the usual Intercourse OF friendship.
| I REGARDED ihe PROPAGATION A. w0nn Ing TO my
! feelings, and had determined TO resign my
oniee even after you Informed me thai Gen.
| Jackson had changed his ground, from which
was only dissua ted bY the earnest reinon-
.trances Of he ffen Is I consulted. who urged,
among other considerations, tha although my
personal respect for The President might bs i'm
paired, ny services IA the Department, were
for the country, and while II was faithfully
served, | could not be unisihful 10 the Admin
| iuraion A ptouosirion thns disposed 81
could be regarded AS any hing rather than
! imposing nu obligation Of friendly confidence.
! Bu dud an additional reason tor publieaion
! growing out of your ie.t'T; its Hpparenl dIss-
| greemrut from my statement, anu us hdhi"nl'
! ,o,y suggestions could uoi iaIl, waenever The
Who'll" matter shall he brough' our. which is
inevitable in the present stare ot the public
mind, 10 eIpo.e ne 10 the imputauon of hav-
ing shrunk from doing what duty to my own
! character, il not TO the country, seemed to de-
| Inand. cannot therefore scco,d III your desire
! hal no publication shall be made, any more
lhan eau ia The views OF In Oh igatiUn OF se-
Grey winch you have suggested. would
prefer. however, TO accompany he pub ical'on
! with that Of your letter OF the 3 IN ullmo. but
not having received any IN imaiion OF you
wishes on thai subj ct, II will require some de-
| Liberation 10 determine what Is most proper to
bs done IN this particular. can assure You
that this detorninatlon will ba exclusively
governed by desire TO do what, under all
circumstances, may appear most likely TO
meet yolr own wishes. have now tniy Ia
aid That IL maklng the statements OF thtse con
versalions, / have relied not merely On T..
| indrliblc impressions made on my memory,
but on memoranda put on paper ~ tue time.
! | have not the slightest recollection al ANY note
of your having sdveried any fact o. cream.
! stance alleged 10y Gpnrral Jlck.on or ,o1rself,
as eydeace of anknd feeIng lot, much less
/
on the par, OF Mr.. Branch, 1r. Befiien, or nt-
| SCI, or II any wani nj harmon, IN the Cn0.-
net other lhan mo simple an1 isolated tact hat
our tamili. did nol visit Mr.. Eaton and lnvite
| her 10 ther parties. NJT have | any note o.
recollection III any propus,l,1n made Ivy yoa
| TO ne individually. Or JVinlls with tue other
! gpDllrm n, as IA means OF removing the alleged
diIfculr, =. other than lhat oar families sn0nla
Walt M .. Eaton, aud invite her 10 ihrl.
L.. Int 4 4
that my settlement will call TO mad matter,
which may have escaped your Ieco lection, aud
satisfy ynnr judgment thai, whdteV my
have been the nature oi youT instructions /
could mol have understood them diIefeuify
from whal have.
have the honor to be, very respectfully
| youi obedIeut servant.
Sd, INGHAN.
Hon. RICHARD NJ. JoHssor
rurre fnllaws Mr. Ingham'. Statement
winch WAS nseTied III the las. uginIanl
The public will now, think, he at no loss TO
determine upon the Irue state OF the facts OF
this case. M. lugham's very full statement
is taken rem notes made at the time and
winch were shown TO me shortly after they
we're made. In repeated convei sa,ipns win
alf Branch, our recoltcIIons were found TO
ePhSui. ile Transaction Was OF "A nature cal.
cnlated 10 awakea all my attention, and 10 i'm
press It'th indelioIy upon my memory. /
CLAIM no bruef, therefore, from any supposed
'mperlecton OF this faculty, and expect 10 be
believed, because | speak the truth
In relation 10 the statement thai the psner
drawn up III the hanl-~:itlng oil the President
was shown to N, the dtntal OF WHICH most
exphcul, repeat. # charity Is 10 perform ne,
molly "ihce !" reeonc'i,hg these conn ct,ng az
sefno"s, II Is muih more easy To believe ina,
The ncmofy ol the President may have f,ile :
on this occasion. tie saw and copyrrseu win
various persons ON TINS SUBJECT, and has 10 rely
upon his memory for the f,ct Of having shown
this paper TO d Hsrent individuals EAh NJ
th9Se iadiuidadLS rs required OniY 10 sneak fo,
IhmSey, ihe nature oi the Transaction was s,Ica
that II could not have escaped the recoll,clion
of either OF them,
II was impossible if such paper had been
} shewn, not 10 have demanded, aud to have np,
sesefed /" me demand u have The names OF the
persons, on whose information the rron,si,in,
WAS made. No one would have consented :,
have the cnndi lons on which H.. sbo,ld cn,,n
ne IN oiilce prescribed 10 him. on the ground ~
the cOmpmaIon, the evidence OF winch rest,
on mere rninor. An inquiry must have bee,
the cost qucnce aud the Transaction could mn
, oniy nor nave been forgotten by he purdes, bu
would thus have been known To Others
"oaa h9' myself have retained my Office /
"o'''e'' hi'ei sach paper was exhibited I,
ma. VIII NOT question tue intention of IN.
, fies'dent 10 have snew0 tins paper 10 me moi
ms belief that he did so but that he did m
do so, rs certain. Those who know me wi,
not doubt the sincelity Of this declaration. an,
All impartial community viii, trust, perC is,
80 - ---'-'~ - - "~A- -d, ~.'i.~. L. ",
my Character, or the cIrcums ances ot IN,
" n' Tor tue belief OF Intentional mis-
teprcsehtauon Oh my part.
A, any rate, have discharged INV duty
nv oear6g THIS testimony 10 the ran
{ Noo" 10 what II subjects me but RELY ma
." me a'scernment and the integrity OF m,
: cohnffymrn, anh " III ab de the resnl,
: JOHN MACPHERSON BERRJEN