Litchfield enquirer., 1831-08-18
ErIracIs from tRe Lstier MT. angna" 'O '"s
 fres;dent ofGke Umitcd Sta'.s

Bres;Ieuf Offke UMited Stose1
 o- ,vh.t 0r0uDd am charged with havsng
 ..,,, .coner than I got the commission sa!e .n
 ...., ,,ocLef. joined Mr. CalhOun's friends ln
 ,hs sIFort to drive Major Eaton out ot tne
 Csbinet i' [ ask where is the evidence tnat
 Mr. Calhoun has any class of friends wno
 were uoe~as devOtedly your friends; or sns1
 any obiect was entertained, which cou,o "
 beneficial to him and injurious [" you. VT
 that any person under that designation, yoln,
 ed to drive Major Eaton out ot tne CaD'ne'
 And, lastly, where is the evldence' U sucn
 moi existed, that was privy to, or an actor ID
 !t7 Tfthe isolated circumstance of the retus-
 .l of my family, with my approbatiOn, to as.
 soc;ate with that of Mai. Eaton, be deemed
 evidence of this charge, l, freely admit that fact: but you perfectly well knows whatever
 annearance circumstances now compel you 70
 q;ve if. that the sole cause for this refusal was Hased in the belief of the society in which she had always lived, as to the character of hIs
 wife, and not in any feeling of hostility or even ,mkinduess to him. It was, however, known to me. that two or three gentlemen whom had never heard designated by their personal attachment to any political man other than yourself, and who were known to be among your best friends, did remonstrate to you against the appointment of Major Eaton to a seat in your Cabinet and also heard that
 they cotetnp oraneously, or at least two Of them. made known to him all they had said to yon. Their names are known to you, and
 thev can bear testimony to thisfa Two of these gentlemen, the only ones Of whose pur. pose had any knowledge at the time, will. if their memoirs serve, for know them tO be incapable of fmisFepresentation, testlfy, that SD far from encouraging their views, endeavor- "A ~SR ed to reconcile them to the appointment of
 Nv great offence, as alledged at this crisis,
 it seems was, in having "taken sides with yotir adversafies." which, suppose, also enH-i braces my associates who were invited to re- sign; but, it is added, that being . represent ative of Pennsylv I was q entitled to res pect," and was therefore t' treated with klnd- ness to the last" and, in the next line, the pulp lie are told that you gave me credit for my capacity aad fidelity. The kind treatment ana respect were not. however, for these qualities but because you were unwilling that Pennsyl- vania should suppose you wished to put a mark of disgrace upon me-" am, indeed, gratifled at finding that I owe to my native state, rather than ito your insincerity, the {" kindness andrespeci's with which I was said to be treated. But towbat feeling am to at- tribute your testimony to my "cGpdcity aud fdel;ty !" If that testimony was sincere, what becomes of the black catalogue of previous plots and base designs portrayed in your ex- pose? If be not sincere. you have promul. gated to the American people, whose Chief Magistrate you are, under your own hand, that which you did not believe Which alter native shall choose in pursuing this discus sion cannot make choice, and will drop the curtain, leaving to the historian of this part of your life to seek for other lights to sOlye the paradox, or invoke a patriotic tear to blot out the record of it. It DOW appears certain however, that was retained in office most re lnctanfIy. notwithstanding my " c1Pacity and rdelsiy," merely because you were unwilling to mortify Pennsylvania by letting her. sup pose that you wished to put "a mark of dis grace" upon me. I now perfectly compre- hend this annunciatl0n in another point of view. It identifies the declarations which, from time to time, emanatcd from those who were alledged to be in your special confidence. and to have constituted your most Influential council. It was declared by those persons that had no share in your confidence, that you would be glad of a pretext to remove me, and that you had cndeavored in vain, hy courtly hints," to let me know that you wished me to resign, aud relieve you from the responsibility of the act to all of which, it was added, was utterly insensible. It is al- SO evident from this admission, that although I was during all this period, laboring with tho most intense assiduity for the country, and for the benefit of your fame, that you were seeking, with scarcely less diligence, for some pretext which would enable you to encounter, with safety, the political hazard of mortifying Pennsylvania by putting {" a mark of disgrace" on me. 1t further appears that, while these things were doing, the persons, above refer- red to, were carrying their warfare against me into the papers OE Pennsylvania. One of them. at least was conducting the einAuence Of your name into the elections in that State, to the disadvantage and injury of one of your own political friends. and for no other reason than because he was my personal as well as political friend {; and to be an enemy of mine, and of the administration of my native State, was known to Dc the direct passport to the favor of this council. say. while these and many other such things, which I might dis close without violating the rule haze pre- scribed, were daily at work, you !" treated me with kindness to the last !r'I reposed on | your urimputed frankness and sincerity, \ ,Ersating l the maIign influence" which surrounded you | with silent indifference. determining that it was not less due to your character than to mine that should not seem to give credit to the assumed authenticity of acts SO discredit- able to your fame, and that should expect from yourself alone the only information np- on which I, could act in such case, not in- deed in "couFtIy hints," but in the honorable ingenuousness os republican ffankness and simplicity. It is now proved, by the dOcu-