Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-07-21
MIR. INGHAM.

Soon after the organization of the first s'Unit',
it was declared, and the declaration has been lat
terly renewed in the Pennsylvania Inquirer, that
President Jackson deceived and bued into the
appointment of Mr.. Ingham, Secretary of the
Treasury, in the following, to wit:
SAT a festioe club of the Calhoun members of
"Congress from Pennsylvania the infamous pro
'.ject conceived of thwarting the views of the
president, and of bullying him into the appoint
s.ment of SAMUEL ID. INGHAM. 1t was bold and
"desperate attempt; but upon the issue depended
'their momentary triumph, their total overthrow
."While the Intoxicating juice of the grape was
"still burning in their Ueins these ''eeven Calhoun
members from Pennsylvania" posted off to the
president demanded the appointment of Mr.. Inc
''HA1, and the rejection of Mr.. Baldwin. Their
"deniand was not acceded to- they retired TO their
'quarters collected fpe members from other States
returned to the President, passed themselves off
''as the majority of the Pennsylvania Delegation
Sin Congress, and made second demand which
'twas not acceded to. At length they declared
'that if Mr.. 1NGHAm not appointed, their
friends in the Senate would reject the nomination
'of MIR, BALDWIN, Believing that they stated moth
sing but facts, and being anxious to conform to
'.what he was crroneously led to believe the wishes
of the people of Pennsylvania, he yielded to their
"entreaties."
The Inquirer was, and is, good and true Jackson
paper. How the editor could reconcile continued
support of the Hero, to the opinion which he must
entertain Of him, if he believes the statement pub
fShed By himself, he will probably take some con.
venient opportunity to explain to the curious Con-
tinue to support him he does, with undiminished
ardor.
The Philadelphia Sentinel denies the truth of
the story in the following manner:
ait is not true, that tho members of the Penn
eylvenia delegation, any number of them, met
the day referred TO- at festiUe club, at home cor
elsewhere: that they visited the Pesdent while the
juice Of the grape was still burning III their veins
or that they ever attempted to bully Cen Jackson
into the appointment of Mr. Ingham.
'Ffhe day on which the members alluded to wait
ed on tho President, as well the hour, were de-
sIgnated by himself; and it has always been under
stood by them, that The interview sought by
the President. Certainly the whole conversation
induced tho members TO believe that the President
was much gratifed with the visit.
~ IS absolutely and unqaafedly false, that the
members referred to called upon the President
more tnan once The whole story, therefore, about
second WISH IN company with ;lembcrs from other
states, and fhird visit, at which they threatened
the President with the rejection of Mr.. Baldvvi,,s
nomination by the Senate, is most Infamous and
groundess falsehood
''Who are the that arc thus cbarood vyitt
bullying General Jackson into the appointment IF
MIR. Inghani, while the Intoxicating mic &c a.
grape was burning in their ns7 Why, Govern.
or Wolfe, General M'Kean, Mr.. Ramsey, of Cum.
berland Mr.. Fry, of Lchigh, Mr.. Forward. Of
Somerset, Mr.. Mitchell, of Centre, Judge Green.
OF Dauphin, the late D. IT. Miller, Mr.. Adams Of
Berks' and DR.. Sutherland, Of Philadelphia.
MI T., lhghan, of course, moi present. Mr..
van u"lne' OF Lycoming, though absent from in
difposiy9pl specially requested his name TO be Civ
so to the President approving the appointment
OF Mr.. Ingham thus making, If all arc included,
thirteen out of twenty members, which was the
entire number of Jackson representatives. in that
congress"