The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-08-03
FURTHER DISCLOSURES


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Alter SO long time, we have the eyd.nc
furnished by the actors themselves. that the r,
ports of the disgracefu scenes, which if WAS a.;
had taken place in Gen. Jacksons Cabinet b,
teen him and his Secretaries. were true. mo-
withstanding the positive denials thereof bv III
Administration papers.
The Washington Telegraph recently stated
tnat' during last winter, the President require
through the agency Of a member of Coprres,
OF Secretaries lngham and Branch. and of tn
Attorney General, Berrien, that their CamiIio
should maintain social intercourse with tim In
"y OF the Secretary Of War. as the cord;,;o
tof retaining the offices they held Suhse
quent facts have shewn that Colonel John
son OF Kentucky was the member of Conpres
alluded to. The " Globe" Immediately denie,
that Gen. Jackson had made any such requisi
ton, and, after abiding to a report in circuIa
lion, that Mr.. Berren had letter irom Col
Johnson which sustained the assertion of the
Telegraph, published some garblcd extracts
from letter of Col. Johnson in the POSSESSION
OF the Editor Of the Globe, which would lead
10 contrary inference. Hereupon. Mr. Ber-
rlcn addressed letter to the Editor Of the
Globe, informing him that he had letter from
Col. johnson, stating the object and motives of
the interview alluded to, and suggesting The
ProPriety OF comparing their recollectons of
! The Oh
casion, SO that, if any occasion should arise for
publishing any thing on the subject. it might
be correctly reported; that, acquiescinr in the
proPrlety Of this suggestion he had communi.
Gated to Col. Johnson a statement oCtb,t con
versation, "as 1t was very distinctly impressed on
his memory that sufficient time had not elans-
ed toreceive the Colonels answer, and that tilI
that was received he did not feel at Ibertv to
make any publication on the subject. He suo-
gested to the Editor of the Globe the proprie.
ty OF abstaining from any partial and imperfect
statements of the conversation at the intsrv;ey
IN question, as such statements were calculated
10 mIslead the public mind. and as the true ac-
count oiit must speedily be laid before the pub.
lie.
In the course of his reply to this letter, the
Editor of the G lobe said;
" My sole object was, at once, TO clear the
skirts OF the President of charge which Won
are wen aware ought not to be attached tn hin, q.
for you have, as | understand explicitly declar.
ed that he dtSctdimed to you, a. the time when
you were IN communication with Col Johnson,
any design like that now imputed to him"
MIR. Bertien replied to this note by declaring
that the Editor ofthe Globe was in,irely misin
formed, and that the statement made in the
ABOVE extract was not warranted by any declar-
alton ever made by him. In reply to this let
ter of MIR. B., the Editor of the Globe aroued
that the President never had made the reoui
stion imputed to him, and, to sustain his argu.
ment, made quotations from paper ain the
hand writing of the President" which he said
was read by him at the interview Mr.. Berrien
replied to this that he had no knowledge of any
such paper; that nothing of the kind was ever
read to bin, shewn to him, or spoken of 10 him,
that, if it had been, he should not now have
had occasion to be engaged in this controversy :;
thereby intmating, that, had it beer read to
him, he should have Immediately resigned his
office. To this the editor of the Globe made a
long reply, couched in very offensive terms, the
consequence of which was, to produce the APP
peal to the public which follows. 1t should be
understood that the correspondence above
spoken of was published in the Globe as fast
as it took place.
TO THE PUBLIC.
Circumstances beyond my control have placed
me under the necessity of presenting myselfto your
notice. assert no claim 10 your attention, which
does not belong equally to every free citizen Of he
Republic. But ask, and, feel that have right
J to expect your candid consideration of this ad-
dress. Its subject is one of awakening interest o
US all. The position in which find myself has
nothing inviting in it. 1t is one which have not
sought, but which has been forced upon me, and
one in which am called upon to indicate not
myself merely, but the cause Of truth, and the best
and dearest interests of the community, at a haz-
ard to which faulty alone could be insensibe.
The Misrepresentation of public journal. pro-
Tossing to speak the language of the President of
| the United States, and published under his eve,
have presented TO me the alternative ofsubmittiuq
10 an lmputation, alike dishonorable and unfuu nd.
ed IN fact or OF meeting the issue which has been
rendered to under the alleged authority of that
high officer. II do not shrink from this UNEQUAL
strle, IL is because nave confidence, which has
never wavered in the intelligence of my country.
men, firm and mistaken reliance in the Justice oil
that tribunal, whose high prerogatve is tall times
and under all circumstances, to vindcate the cause
Of truth.
have studously abstained from any effort to ex-
cite public feeling in relation to the dissolution oil
the late Cabinet have felt that the question Of
its proproiy was one, the decision of which be.
longed alone to the American People. Personally
have not been disposed to deny the right of the
President to exercise his own free will in the
change, as in the original selection of his Cabinet
and with perfect sense of the delicacy of my owr
situation, would have been at all times a rcluc
ant witness in the investigation of the causes which
led to the recent events 1t was not, however
enough that should subm> myself to his will, al
though the principle by which it was avowedly reg
nlated, could have no application to me; for this
have unhesitatingly done. But | have beer requir
ed silently to witness the entire misrepresentation
OF occurrences which the public were well aware
must have come under my observation nay, to be
publicly vouched as authority for that which wa
directly in conflict with my convictions of truth
and finally to be called to indicate nv own claim