Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1831-10-14
MIR. EATON'S REPLY
To MEssRs. INGuAm, BRANcH s. Ben.
RIEN,
On The Dissolution ofiac lcte Cabinet.

! In order TO conclude Mr.. Eaton's reply
m Tins paper, we here pass over what &c
says farther in citation TO the course of Dutl
Hreen-hls recited letters and onyersations
gong 10 show his devotion TO The cause of
MIR. Calhoun, and his opposition 70 The re-
election of Gen. jackson
Thus, through This chosen organ of MIR.
! Calhoun, we are possessed of the true mo-
i've which actuatcd my kind assallants.
! Their plan was that Gen Jackson should he
( IlcSident but Tor four years; and that Mr..
/ Calhoun shouldsucCeedh him. The Telcorauh
was considered by lis Editor so omnip1tent
( that It's dlctation was not 10 be, and could moi
be, resisted and that it rested exclusively
and alone with him TO declare who should
and #ho should not "rule over us'' Effect
! is often mistaken for cause, and i'm this case
II seemed quite TO have been overlooked that
the former consequence of this journal, arose
I from the circumstances, that heretofore If
went with the people-nOt the people with it.
he moment, however, that Mr. Van Buren,
was appointed Secretary Of State, jealousy
and fear arose, and then the desire was 10
place around the President as many of MIR
Calhoun'S friends as possible, TO counterfeit
the apprehendcd and dreaded influence a
part otwhich most gratuitous!y was sup
posed TO be. Devoted, as was said TO be
to Gen. jackson, and the success ofhis Adj
mlnlStration, my appointment was calculat-
Z ed rather 10 thwart than TO promote theirul-
! terror designs. 1t was deemed necessary TO
prevent 1t; but if that could not be effected
l'len adequate means were TO he resorted TO
10 get me out OF Tie way. All this Mr. inr-
nam and MIR. Berrien ioresaw. Trio of nv
colleagues, If not the third, were in the Sc
cret, and used The influence and importance
which office gave them and their families IN
promote and further their grand design.
Months had rollc' away, and as Vet the
President had never seen and corrected the
evil as was expected. MIR. Van Buren,. If
was feared, had gained, and was gaining so
fast upon my esteem, that serious apprehen-
slons were entertained that would fall with
IN the vortex OF his influence In addition.
II was imagined, or rather feared, that Gen
jackson might consent TO u reelection. and
reasons were discerned why Van Buren,
would desire 1t as matter Of interest TO him.
and how, through my influence, the matter
might succeed, and the claims of Mr.. CAL
houn be deferred, and his prospects injured,
ana ne be driven into retirement Fear and
apprehension, and an Impotence of longer
delay arose. "Some decisive step,'' saws
MIR. Green, "must be taken, or else do not
know what will be the consequence" This
'mallgn influence" which was operated up-
on by the crafty subtilty of MIR. Van Buren,
must be removed, or the effect will be 10
postpone Mr.. Calhoun's claims, and drive
nm mic retirement. Ii must be removed
from the President, and to accomplish if. /
was to retire, not only from the Cabinet. but
rom w aShlngtoh, that | might be az far as
possible from the scene of their fruitful one
hos on 4 w
quallhed Tor the duties ofthe War Depart
mcnt; yet he might be sent 70 represent his
country at one of the most important courts
of Europe lie and his family were not fl
and good society for the families of such pure
honorables as lngham, Branch and Berrien
and yet they were to be considered quite
good society" enough for one orthe first and
most powerful monarchs of Europe =
W hereore all this secret, private, politi
cal arrangement Why all these CONVERSE
lions, this widespread Correspondence these
lntrgues In Congress, these preparatory
movements in open day and secret night;;'
w ny this restless jealousy, and fearful fore
hodIng OF Mr.. an Bureh-this fear that he
would induce the President 10 consent 10
e-eleclion-this apprehension that had lent
myself and my influence, TO bring about re-
sults, which were TO thwart Mr. Calhoun
and postpone his claims? WHY the affemnt
10 alarm, and TO arouse the Democracy of,
New England w therefore, disturb Mr.,
Noah tranquility with fancied tales of pIots
and lntrigues and Mr.. Richie. with crave
and oracular warning? Wherefore. in the |
circular of the 18th of March. is Ian |
guage so impressive and forebodine, and
OF such solemn and prophetic import, en-
Ployed: W bat awful event, or dread design
was a Few DAYS" about TO disclose. that
friends, on the ground that they had NEVER
BEEN DECEIVED, nor Jalse alarms been
sounded, should be implored 10 SUSPEND ibeir
opinions: Was all this note of preparation-
THIS bustle-this management-this foil bv
day, profound meditation by nipbt-tbese \
solemn warnings and doelIl cautions 10 be
The mere annunCNtion, that Mrt. I-B -,
%. ana y. Gld not interchange visits, or in
vie each other TO LARGE PARTIES at
W oshlngion; and that the President, in mar
tIal pomp and spirit, had sent the gallant
hero oi TIE Thames, The harbinger of dread
threat, u Il were not otherwise:
The question arises, why were NOT these
plans carried out at the intended time p
Why not executed Why were these de-
signs suspended, and all helptor Of prepl-
ration brouehttoa pause? Passing events
furnish The answer On the 3lst of March
the day aiier The letter 10 MIR. Richie was
written, and before The Grew DAYS" Of
waiting had expired, n UOicc from PenusyI-
raHia i'as hVTrying NroUeh The lcnd Tho
democratic members Of tie I,crislaturo or
that great State, which first had presented
General jackson, and through two contests
had sustained him were now ar1in the fret