Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-08-18
TIE VKRG.ENiAy.
LYNCHBuRG. AUG. IL, 1881.
COL. JoHNsor's STATEMENT.


Ber,ier. the dispute b.t~sen them would have
been narrowed down TO the simple question
OF ereditiiiy; md the people would only have
bren called upon TO decide which of the par
ties they would believe. But il viii be seen /,
from the colonei's letter TO Mr Insh.n. cons
tanned in this mornings paper. that ne sobstnn-
tally confirms every material portion the
statemsat ofIhe Elk Secretaries, willis; be at
temprs 10 vary the complexion OF some OF the
main acts, aUd 10 raise q cloud of dnst by
cuniradietng IL ia ono or lao Insignificant aud
une,se0iial particulars. J. IL matter of very
GtIe cous, onpnca whether Col. Johnson called
ON Mr.. ineham, or MIR |. On the Colonel.
! when they yisi cd DIR. Beuren--ani vet tn
| Colonel i, very rart,cnar in setting this IT,
Aug matter right whilst he my st6es aud o.
scures, ia a maze Of words, the two main aad
esse ntiai facts involved IL tho di CUSTOM
which afe.-lsi, aolteiher Gen Jackson ,Uas pri-
! ug 10 his ilteTrieD 0iih The remored Secretaries.
aud 2diy, uhetter, in that ,nierrieW " The regu-
tation Of htir pripdie aud socidt intercourse"
| Uas The authorized theme Of c0nperSdti0R. We
think the affirmative of each OF these PROPOSE
ton, is clearly deducible even from Col John.
| sons letter, and we shall pndeavor, hy strip
ping his statement Of i;s surplussee OF words.
| to condemn hun out OF his own mouth.
! LIST Wss the President appraised OF the IN.
terview and did he sanction u J
We are willing 10 admit hat the President
! ~ r. L
,crsew with Messrs Iughsm, Branch and Der.
rien-bu u Is equally clear that he readily nc.
! quiesced in II when the idea was suggested TO
him, from the circumstance, stated by Col.
johnson, that he deferred hs Own Intended
| consultation with hose gentlrmen wa days.
in order that Cot. Johnson nigh, have an
| opportunity TO converse with them Again
| the President made 10 Col. johnson, h
statement oil his specific complaint against
! those gGa!lenen. and declared his deieIniaa
! ton 10 dismiss them from Office" il he should
| fad III that specific compi ONT " as founded
| ia truth. And farther still Col johnson
| Tells ", thai at the expiration OF these Two
| dsys, he " made his report 10 The Presdenf'
of The result Of that interview. A / Ihesr
facts clearly shVw. that, although Col. JOHN.
sou might not have been rs5usaed' TO see
and converse with the Ex.Src,etaries. YET he
was an accredited aud authorized nego!iaior--
cause OF compliant, md his ultima um---.ih
thnt. having fulfilled tts embassy, he made
| regular report OF his proceedings, and OF the
result OF his ne got iaiiop, 70 has principal. II is
obyion., therefore. from the CoIones own
| showing, that his visit 10, and compensation
With, The EA-Seeretar,es was authorized by
| the President, with Wow 10 The adoption of
uiteror measures.
| 2Ily. In the interview which took place be-
tween the Presidents aubassadnr g. the refrac.
tor, members OF his Cabin.i did the " rneuls ton
| OF their private and social inter course" form
| the theme OF congcrsstion-tne basis of neg o.
titaion
| We have seen above. that the President had
entered specific complaint" against the
dismissed Secretaries, TO Col Johnson pre-.
vious to his departure on his embassy of reco n
| citation. " lhe compliant made by Gea.
Jack son, (says Mr. Johnsnn) against this par
of his Cabnet WAS spec,6c,--lhat he va. in 8.
ormtd aud induced 10 believe that Meu ,cere
uaug their influence 10 haze Mni. Eaton and
his family excluded from. all respectable circttsi
for the pntpose Of deg adi.g him ad dsivine
him tfom Office" How. then, we ask could
the Colonel have Patterned his embassy, II
| Il
specific complaint - And what was me
design Of the P,sslde,t in referring 10 IT, ifh.
did not Intend 10 make it n subject OF tn.
qury But sgain- Col. Johnson says al
(rhe Presideht) pr opposed no mode of accom-.
mudstion or satisfaction but dtclai ed expressly
that If such was the fact, he would dismiss the u,
from office" II iph1t gas the tdci I Why
! certainly VI il WAS the fact, " that they were
using their ii fuence TO have Maj. Eaton aud
his family excluded from all respectable cir.
Giles" Is not this the very charge made b.
MIR. tnghsm, and sustained by Msssrs Brave,
e aud Ber,ieh, except that il is couchsd in di.
e ferent sngua sc but the force OF this sdms-
. sion, SO unlucklly made by the Coionel, ia
sought 10 be evaded by another declara tiyu
!, in his statement, TO wit the assertion i6at
1.-The Pre- sident dsClaiiued tho right TO nser-
& fee with the social relations OF the mem,
bers Of the Cabinet" Now, this may be
true, and yet the force OF the stcusa
}. ton gslnsi The President viii remain unim.
paired, Taking the whole subject in csnnec
lion, il il clear that the President reason ed and
expressed himself after this manner: These
three mcmbers of my Cabinet will neither
invite Mrs Eaton 10 their I'arles nor associate
l. with her elsewhere know that have no
right TO dictate to them whom they sail yisit
orwuh Whom they shall associate, aud shall
n not therefore attempt TO force them into meh-