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

49, ,'.,a.e ,mpressed with. Take OCCASION
.harafore. with pleasure, TO sekuoslelss lhe
fssoLne.s win which you have dsaso"ed al
agency In this neisrious business.
Respectfully, your nesi ohedien,' 49,,
I'M. BrRRIs, Esd.
w.plssroE. 23d June, 1881.
s;r-Yanr note ofycsisrdny WAS re- eFed IN
IN. eoufse OF the day. i~Asioo niue" 'n"'s
,o..b haw.yer. 10 reply 10 !, al the momen'
suu DO 50 no" 'o''"' -
tion. -. -, ..1,.a
- ,,s In ssoc,ion nr disasos the a1ftmtW
contained in publication IN the ie'egfash o'
,h., date could not ,eeogniSe your figh' 10
make thi. demand, but for the Teasnns men
TONED 10 my reply. thought u was proper :"
stsre 10 YOU what had done, IN felnlon 10
hi, matter. 10 DO this was the oniy "'9se' o.
that note.
You are quit. right, however, IN hesine
that had no sgency IN procuring the pueiea-
finn of the stalrmen NJ referred TO. AMI al
ve,,ine TO the spirit Of your last note, have
M hesitation in thus confirming The CONVICTION
which you have expressed
4 sm, respectfully.
IN MACPHERSON DERRlEN.
Toy. IL. EATON, Esq.
eho,,ly after this. received letter from
col Iohn,op, which, with my reply, feel
,n...lf bound now 10 give 10 the public.
have apxiously desired TO delay this unlil l
Ia rere,ye Col. Johpsoos answer. Perhaps
I have waited long enough Tor my reply &C
ro,dinp 10 the nemprandnm which ! have oi
:, .,as detsd on the 7th Instant. Bat it is not
,L. r;rcnn.tsnrs y hich has determined me
C.l Iobnson hs, furnished 10 the editor of the
Cioha a ,tatemen, full or othef~iss, Of what
,,ss.sa be,~een Messrs Braoch and Ingham
90 myself and h inself, on the occasion so OF
,en Ysfe,r, d 10. Extracts from this saIemrnt
are used to do ma injustice This Is dong, 10
lao snre. without the authority oil Col Johnson,
bu, he bs. furnished thn means witch are thus
imn,ope,ly used, and have no alternative bat
10 give tie correspondence, or submit to con-
,ioned mi.repres, ntalion. publish Col. J1hn-
cons Ie,,,r. as an at q, jas,Ice to bin, that
,hs oubl,c may be in full possession OF his
.,a,eneoi. NV reply follows aud after this
,La letter and stairtnrnt OF Mt In ham, 10
whom. ssxel a. TO M Branch, forwarded
a oopy III Col. John.on's Letter From Mr..
Eranrb have received no veply--owng, rs
suppose, 10 his absenee i'on home
Oaio,el r. N Johnson TO MesTs Derrien aud
,s0Lnm
GREAr CRosslSG, 30h June, 1881.
Genhemtn he Telegraph has alluded 10
some communication maize 70 you by mem
tier OF Congress, authorized by the PRESIDENT
THE snbstonce OF which, Is, that the President
wished 60 coerce n social intercourse between
YOUR families aud Ms. Eaion. ace The GloHe
denies IT, | have Thought II barely possible
,he, the .Ilu,ion could be made to me, because
IL 1 had ever comm uicated such a. idea,
should have done the mot ralpsble. gross. and
nj, In the President for he dis.
claimed, on all oeca>iont. any righi. or desire,
n, inlenlion 90 regulate the private or sacia
intercourse OF his Cabinet. The President bad
been induced TO believe that a part oil his Cab-
net had entered INTO "A deep laid scheme ia
drive Major Eaton from his Cabinet, and OF this
he eompiained. | did not believe II, md. as
.he mutual friend OF all concerned, proposed
TINT I should have the opportunity 10 universe
with tina, uottion Of his Cabinet before he had
an interview With them and he acqmesced--
and the interview which had with on, result
ted. as 1 understood 70 a better understanding
aud IA fact considered Il a reconciliation
Whatever came nom me. upon tue suhjf ot o
n social intercourse, was the suggestion OF M
soliciiude 10 restore harmony among frlents
NV object was peace and friendship. ! have
never considered myself al liberty 10 say any
thing about this interview except to discreC
and confidential friend. certainly should no
Nhlnk any ot iht pN'ts J"ei'uTu W itp'eseH
ting for public alton or newspappTs, what an,
pfthe other parties said, without submitting
such statement fo7 mutual examination ful
the plaip reason that such conversations are &C
easily Misunderstood. | may well remem be
What have SAID self, bu, may not SO easil,
represent what you have said, or intended Il
say. have not myself seen the necessity Of
propriety of any alusinn ia newspapers. To GU
interview, which was among intimate and DO.
som friends, where the conversation was fTe
and unreserved, and ior the object OF peac
and friendship. But il any should consider il
necessary, then the great object should be, I,
',e conversation correctly tor there cat
Ce no motive 10 uisuudrt stund tho Ia CO. H.
fear that aiiusiuu s,+,-'. 49, 49, do =,
myself as the member oil Congress, and belle
wing il barely posi- lie that | may have bee,
misunderstood on he particular point ellude,
10, have teit il my duty, and due TO that per
feet friendship which has ever existed betweel
us, to make known these views, thst the pro
per correction may be made, as a m,undel
standing, without, he nee essliy OF any formi
publication from ei'her Of us, aad without eve
a disclosure as TO what me,Hbcr of Congress
aliuson was made.
Sincerely and truly your friend.
RICHARD NJ. JOHNSON.
Messrs. INGHAa a. BrRRiES,
Gig Of Washington.
The absence OF Governor Branch has bee,
the only cause why TINS lr'ter was mol also 8 {
dressed 10 him.