Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-07-15

'imr, this was never intended 10 have been sleged by
The sdai.soos, eauivoea ,ions aud psipahls r,s.r-
vaoos In their letter., abundant proof Of all the
material taa's asserted by me, SO far as they
sefnrc; hu' III any Jorb n.aos 1, honld be observ
ed, mat my Letter OF the FL" wa .ddre.ei to you
peeiaty IS Chief Magistrate Of the District OF Columbia
IN which e-Pacy yur poweis mus, be aTpl. 10 direct
tho proper othc OF the Gov. rnment 20 Institute a
gs inv. iKa ION c his iran.seiiou before tribunal
having power TO examLe and compel tho attendance OF
witnesses whenever nis shah b. done, I will, wi h.
out delay return TO the seat OF aud
all tue aud In my pow ,ueh fcer The diss huge
oil bis duty. IL must, however. be ti.netiy und.r
STOOD that The Investigation shall b. gin with the pin
e'PAs, aud before utnsh list OF ihs wi'ne..es that
an a"ur.oec OF protection shs bs given iho,e who
hold tfhces that they ihall suffer injury in
quenee OF giving ,esnony. This h.. become necessary
~ reason OF the -c'sra"n OF Mr. Esana, The broth
u-aw OF Mr.. EucD, that Z" h Pr.rid. nj would turn
every clerk out Of office VIII, took my part in thi.
ousInes, anu OF o'h-r hc'' which have since come
TO my knowledge. Although d, not assume that thi,
tc'arston was authorized by you, yet |, nd pc
TO justice hat no apprvhrn OF this nature should
rest on the minds OF wtnesse'.
have tho honor TO b., very resp. c,fuy. yours &c.
/ ID. INGHAM.
l From Globe Of July H.
IL WEI be remt mbered 'hn We sonnet time ego densd
mat ANY member oil Congress wa, authorized by The
President TO Inform M,ssrs. Inghsm, B ,,rirr, and
Branch. NJ Chat IL was bis dsternina IN 20 remove
them from Office Il they reiu ed 10 compel their FAM
lies TO associate with that OF M j,r T.. @,"rn Thi
was pronounced an tqrivocal GENIAL and Col Johnson
IRON Kentucky, was pointed out, in lo,sr., az III
momoer OF Congress making this communication to
moss gentlemen, aud upon his chsIac story wa.
lpo2,sated as entitled 10 cred, al houkh enpha.
ucaliy son,r addicted 10 the Globs.
we now declare, " Thou, q.sl 6o alton, that Colonel
Johnson never did maks such tcn Mcssr.
oghim, 'rr n, aud Branch, as that i pltsd TO Linn
W he assured those gentlemsu on The contrary tina,
ne f,s'id'n' 1id moi require social intercourse DO
tween the amilies Of the members OF be Cali ct and
IN" rs expressly Unclaimed 'ny such pre,en-ion.
From the samo.
IhE LAST pEMoNsrRATIoN
he her Lit ri Item
10 ne Pie'idenf. He Gotsrot give tn. note 10 which
Purpcri to b. are'p'n'c. Nor docs he wait 10 70.
GIVE an answer, 30 anxious IL he TO max. somet ing
o. IL m piracy Hs Put'hsi hi, letter a. ones tina
The pubic may soc his il iogoess return ny. with.
our d'sy to 'ho SEAT OF Government, TO have legal
investga ivn Of Il IL before tribune bsv
ing power 10 examine and compel the attendance OF
wi'n.S,."r
He could 10, wait hs arrival of the mai which would
oi"g MN intelligence Of tho Pi e,d,n.. return to IN,
cHy, hrsausc he knew that il would also btirs him The
| hPy' wi'ich was in s.c', 'Ae way him when hr
u,nefed his letter to the public. Whether his leuer
ndn o-en received or not by the Preside nt-whs thor
me response required by il weud make date pub.
hca,ion proper not, he did wait to consider Mr.
,nen.h'' n's' letter wa, we understand Fub.hed be.
ior' reached tie hands Of the Pee nt-so il appear,
rem The beginning hat this private correspond. nee
was meant az an attack upon the President by Mr..
and was de'isned as address si,os a,h.r to
me pubic TIE p esiden, has. therefore, we thrk We
~ properly given him The inotr alton ne esemed to ask
hrCugh his Private Secretary, Mr. Tie, de- eIiniog any
!ur her correspondence with him. 80
The eourss which Mr.. L. CHAM has purtued towards
me Pfes4en 10 ono, whisb Think. will moi meet the
appreciation OF The public TO which he appeals Tue
r'e,'den' gave him one Of the most ti'pgushed places
IN ms aJm,rs'fa'en hecarss it was supposed to be the
wish OF Penn.yl'ania. Mr. lssbam accepted ibs
pton'men', with tho full knowledge HAT MAJOR
Eaton 10 he his eolssue No sooner 4, liz
commission safely lis pocket than h4 Joins Mr. Cal
hoIn'. friends in The effort to drive Major Elton ou'
OF he Cabinet He. in effect, tells the President tina,
ne has associated in lis eounsels individual who 10
blot upon his adwinis,ra ion. Why did not Mr. Iny.
ham 'hrk OF this before he ;ook office in sonjunc,ion
with such an icdividual.
The President, with an eley,,ion honorable. n III.
charaeer thought h TO overlook the implied insult or
Ter. 10 him'e and sought only TO reconcile the dill
cniiy IN his cabinet Ii wac made osen.iby, by those
Hsnaurgr altogether an t,r OF the females Of their
iAmI's L was said, shat with regard 10 Major Ea on
they entertained ihs beet feelings, and could unite in
perfect harmony. This was all hs President re-
CURED He was willing to t'ust 10 such pro,e stations
ou' declared ms determination 10 have union and mu-
,uai confidence among the members Of bis Cibntt;
'h': was at the Threshold OF the difficulty.
the succeeding session Of Congress- e,iugs of the
friends oil Mr. Cali oun look place with view of adj
dressing the President 10 remove Maj E,'on from his
eounseis. Mr.. Van Buren, wac next embraced in the
deDuncia'iou Arrangements were made in Congress
moarfass The mea.uea OF the admiDstr in ba,
body. The Calhoun Telegraph aud the Insham Sen,-
ne! evineed their di.af ccn The nj Of Mr.
Baldwin was denounced in advance. Remote editors
az has been proved sounded In the hope OF bring
ing them on, in oppo'on TO The election of the Pre-
.ident And, finally, MIR. Calhoun came out with
horrible plot When this issue made with bims> n,
psrsonally the President found his Cabinet divided
And an entire rr-org aniza'i0n was determined on.
Nowi'h'iahding, the Presden, could not but believe
that Mr.. Iogham had taken sides with his adyersary
ha treated him with kindness 10 The last He gave him
erecit Tor his ofh ial capacity and fidelity. He was
the Representative Of P3nnsy vsna, and was entitled
10 re'peet Penetrated with grateful feeling toward.
Pennsylvania, as The first Sa'e iha, bad in vitsd him
to the Chief Masistrscy, he was UT willing that sha
should suffer any mor6c 'tion by supporting that he
wished 10 Pu. any mark OF disgrace on Mr.. Ingbam,
by desiring him 10 retire from the Cabinet. h. here
Ore offered him position OF dignity ard trust quite
equal to hi' deserts. Mr.. Inghsm seems 10 have
thought that his 10 crest and ambition would be bet
tor promoted by warfare the Pfetident, and
ne has sought sedulgusy some pre,ex, on which T.
found it.
Whilst hus the lork on; for scms offence, the
President addressed Mr.. Ingham note on some bupi-
ness as Acting Secretary Of the Treasury" He
took exception to ihs, ard wroie le,s siebype the
ground OF his dissatisfaction. To this the Presden re-
piled in brief note, follows:
"The President, with his respects to Mr.. Ipgbam
acknowledges the cept Of his note OF The Til, which
he has this ent received is contents he has re ad
with furpriz.. Surely at no time has he 10 apy way
intended an iodigniy, or sny thing that could wear
sueh appearance 10 any genlem.n, who has been
neetd with him in the Goverr ment II ought not,
nor can II be conceived, that note hastily writer
Addressed "Acting," when II shouli have been Sec
rotary Of the IT eGsury" should be considered an in
dignity offered. or tina, il could diminish or alter the
suhoriIy under which he was transastng the duties Of
the department.
June 8, 1891"
This attempt falling, Mr.. Isghsm souxhtin snothsr
quarter, some ground Of quarrel to carry with bin 10
Psnn'Jvanis, as Of the hostility he ant
70 wage against the Administration. He writes 10 Mr.
Barry an angry letter telling him that "runor reported
that the Postmaster General Of hs assistants has
said the department. po1ess,d certain bend Of bi,
wheh would be hell up in ferTorem to kesp him quiet.
The Postmaster General, sf,sr Directing 10 rumour a,
rather vagrant witness, politely assures Mr.. Inghsm
that, so far as he wac eonserned II without founda
ton' and, ntm'ed his disbelief as to either OF his