Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-07-21
hi, Cabinet divided. And an entire reorga-

but believe That Mr fhShdh hdu 'aNc" 't'.'
with bis adversary, he treated him with kInd-
ness to the last lie gave hum credit Tor MS
/, Official capacity and fidelity. he was he
representative of Pennsylvania; and was en-
titled TO respect Penetrated with grateful
feelings towards Pennsylvania, as The hrst
State that had invited bIm to the Chief Ma
gistracy, he was unwilling that she should
suffer any modification, by supposlng that he
wished to put any mark Of disgrace on Mr.
Ingham, by desiring him to retire from the
Cabinet He therefore offered him position
Of dignity and trust, quite equal to his de
serts Mr.. lngham seems TO have thought
that bis interest and ambition would be bet.
ter promoted by a warfare on the President,
and he has sought sedulously some pretext
on which to- found it.
Whilst thus on the lookout for some Of.
fence, the President addressed Mr.. lnghdm
note on some business, as 's.Actulg Secre-
tarV of the Treasury" lie took exception 10
this, and wrote letter, signifying the ground
of his dissatisfaction. To this the President
replied in brief note, as follows:
"The President, with his respects to Mr..
Ingham, acknowledges the receipt oil hlsnote
of the 7ih, which he has this moment recei-
we'd Its contents he has read with suTprize
Surely at no time has he in any way intend
ed indignIty, or any thing that could wear
such appearance to any gentleman, who has
been connected with him IN the Government
IL ought not, nor can 1t be conceived, that
note hastily written, addressed ".4e!ug,"
when il should have been "!Seeretayy u the
Treasmy," should be considered an Iadignlty
offered, or that it could diii,insh or alter the
authority under which he was transacting the
duties of the department.
This attempt failing, Mr.. Tnsham sought
in another quarter, some ground OF quarrel
to carry witn him to Pennsylvania, as a JUS
tifcatlon OF the hostility he meant TO wage
agans, the Administration. lie writes TO Mr.
Barry An angry letter, telling him that ''ru-
NOR" reported that the Postmaster General,
or one of his assistants, had said the depart
ment possessed certain bond of his, which
would be held up IN teYrorom TO keep ham qui-
et The Postmaster General after Directing
10 rumor as rather asrant witness, polite
ly assures Mr. lngham, that so far as he was
concerned, it was without foundation, and
intmated his disbelief as TO either OF bis as
| sistants having given any ground for It. MIR.
ingham again replies, aud insists that Mr.
Barry should answer for his assistants.
Mr. Barry again, with great pollteness, in
| formed Mr. ingham, that for the official acts
oil his assistants he admitted himself respon-
| sible but as to acts which had no conneXion
with the public service, his assistants were
! themselves ansWerable, and furthermore, as
| they stood upon perfect equality with Mr.
| inghan and himself ii was proper that Mc
| Ingham, who complained, should make the
call upon them Not being able to make "a
nv thing out Of this correspondence, MIR Ing
| ham gave it up He remained at Washing
ton, however and kept up such an intercourse
with the Editor OF the Telegraph, that Ma
| jor Eaton felt assured he WAS the prompter
of the scurFilous attacks made on his wife
| And when the names Of Mr. lLgDam and Mr..
Bersien were vouched 10 the Telegraph, .Na-
lor Eaton ielt it due to himself TO MAKE the
euauirv Of each whether the statements Of
that print were authorized by them. Mr..
Berren responded dscorously, and as it re
garded the indignity otleredin the Telegraph,
disavowed il as having been made On hrs au
thority The public know the rest Mr..
Ingham refused 10 disavow, but added insult
to that Of tac Telegraph. lie refused TO
give honora bic satisfaction, aud when threa-
tened with corporal chastisement, instead Of
appealing TO the civil authority to punish the
individual who menaced him, he called in
Col, Towson, with a squad Of volunteers,
and thus hinsell become threatener OF the
| peace,
MIR. fngham had new accomplished bis
purpose Hc bad made pretext, out OF
| which he could work something ike a justl-
iication for the opposition which he medltated
against the President on his return to Penn
/ sylvania Like .Nr Calhoun, be made an
outcry about conspiracy, and sought to in
yolve the irenis Of the President in it as &C
cessaries. The Acting Secretary Of War,
| the Treasurer, the Register, the Second Au-
ditor the Fourth Auditor, the City Postmas-
ter, .ir. Van kleeck, member Of the Pres
byterian Church. Mr.. Evans, a Member OF
the Methodist Church, the venerable Judge
Overton, who had gone some days before to
the Rip Raps, and bis nephew, all. all were
involved in it, either directly by Mr. ingham
or his friends. This gentleman had seen the
, effects Of the Juorgan excitement, and he fam
cied that if the public Indignation could be
excited by the killing of a poor man like
! Morgan, that TO conspire against and alarm
! to extremity an Ex Secretary Of the Treasu
ry, was a much more heinous offence, and
would create an excitement incidentally
greater. Mr.. Inghsm seems. however, TO
have forgotten one thing The conspiracy
| against Morgan was no fiction. We shall
! see what proof Mr.. lngham will be able TO
( bring in support Of his abduction. We sus-
pect, like .jdr. Calhoun's plot, of which it
may be considered an act, that it will be sus-
| ceptibIa of mn pPnof and that tine Duhlic mnst