Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-05
THE REGISTRATIONS.

From the Correspondent IF The u. s. Ga7eHe.
WAsHISGroN, April q, 1881.
The recent Change ia, or rather dissolution
Of the cabinet, is still the subject of censure
and speculation. A gentleman who va. wit,
the President day or two since, WAS inform
ed by him OF the CAUSES Of tn movement " hicf,
he had made. tie stated that, when he form.
I'd his cabinet, he rrepar, d u oct Of rules aud
regulations, 10 which he required and re, eiyed
The assent oil all the members. Oae Of these
regulations was, that whenever any member
Of the cabIne, should be brought before the
people as candidate for the pre- sibpncy he
should Leave the cahinet. One of themsmb.
having oeen named abroad as occupying that
SITUATION he had deemed Il necessary, in the
enforcement OF the laws which he had nre-
scIibed toi the government of the cabinet,ihat
a change should takr place. The President,
perhaps, tound that there was some ,fficuliy
IN getInG n portion OF the cabinet TO 90 Out m
less the whole we're reformed, and therefore he
betook hImseli 10 thr task Of RELIEVING himself
OF the whole mes. Nj lug am add Mr.
branch ohJec'ed 10 resign, uul-ss thrv sere
specially f'q rested 10 do 50. The REQUEST was
made, aud the cabinet ceased 10 exist Ii -
zen vrn aImOS. universally h re, that the let
trrs OF Nj. E'ton hn1 Mr.. Van Buren, were
anseda'ed. The friends Of Mr. Eaton, so late
~ as the III, deciar. d that ere WIS no
ground whatever tor the ,umored statements
oi changes about 10 be made in the cabinet
ye' t'e letter ~ Mr.. Eaton, tesigning his VIA
hon, b'ars dale ten day preylous 10 these
statements beng male. 1.-THE designations OF
Two o' Inc cabinet we're accepted by ihe 18th
instant, Why Was no communication of their
leiteis made 10 Nj. lesharn and Mr.. Branch
lo' week afterwards? as~i III sppea, 10 be the
Tact from the language vi Nit. iughAm'. first
communication. The exposition made nv tn.
ielt graph concerning tie effect OF Mr.. Eaton :
appointment, and tie causes Of Issat,.iactlon
mat II had mad', Is believed 10 have producpt
his resignation aud the issue Ut the chat
ter elections III Ne"-York, showing the de cav
OF Mr. Van Bure"'s influence, is supposed to
nave brought about his resignation.
"a yet ihtre is nothing known, with certain
p'cohcerning the ne" cabinet. The most pre-
o'oit Conjecture places Mr.. Livingston in the
GUAR o, me state derarmen,-Ar. Living siun,
""o"' 1ohn hand0lph abused, declaring tina,
ne would not touch him with pair OF tongs II
k"0"n that Nj. Livingston was here some
dsy since. aud that be was ciuseied " !th thu
fresnent and NJ. Van Buren, untl very late
nou', ana that when he lei lie ,i,y On ,ne
following day, the President aud III, Van I3u-
re-" accompanied ham ~ somn distance
i"ese '"s's lead 10 the be,iet tnat the
'u'hor respecting his appointment IS Cor
'e.' WI McLane, II Is generally supposed
viii succeed hlr. lag ham, and the impres,,on
Is that MIR. Hugh l.. White will come 10 ia.
war department aud Mir. E-nIun's Peter
M Woodbury., 10 the navy. 1nefe seems ia
oe no doubt entertained OF the resignation al
VT oeirlrp, as soon as Tie information Of the
course OF his colleagues shsiI have reached
w" ; "u. Is not believed terr, that he has
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