Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-03

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! 'taiethe motives 10 that Conduct. had as mani.
! tt nigh 20 avnw il. nm quite sur, on ,e-
| l"ctnn that public opiui>n would not have
! olrrAied the sccepi an. Q ui 4 cnll 50 utterly
Igtonndless, Whatever the circumstances under
which was made
! Bot Mr.. Eaton al another difficulty 10 con
t'"d wuh. lie had already made aud waved
demand Tor an offence which II il was one,
Certainly includes This Surely, II it was often
siVe 10 speak OF The relations Of has fam ly To
t'c CO nmlnity Of Washington, as m avil,
"h'cn was likely II embarrnss the oper atoms
- the cabinet, 1t Whs much more SO 10 declare
thai ich mad been nv own view of the sub
lrct-ihat had refused 10 permit my family 60
associate with hi>-=ind tina had declared MY
heieimin 'tion To retire from oihcr, rsriler Ihlu
10 submit 10 such n requis,tinu. iei II tn,
declaration, Nj. L ,ton had previously summit
ted, aud after considering il Tor several DAYS,
hhd wilhdtHwn the peremptory demand winch
ne had made npon me ~ June las, wtta an ~
p'esSoa OF his qualification nj the res ii Of that
! correspondence. Nts bound thus to await
! the ebb aud low oil lbs rcsrntmrnis. or Of MS
Z ilspos ton I" indulge diem 10 conform my
NCd 10 the ltfl humors OF a man, whose par,
poses we're thus absurd aud vazhlArng do
no' mean 10 Say, hit wolll regulate my
conduct by che reqalsttnns OF ANY arbitrary
80 lc ui holor, WHEN these cnnnicled win NV
o"" sehse OF prnprnt bit asset, without
Tear oil coniradic ion, tpal evrn according 10
The maslns of thai code, 10 which he bal hp-
tenied. Nj. T. Iton had forfeited NIL claim 10
cal upon M, by his previous submission 10 that
which he had treated as an ohrncr, aud for
"h' h he had received ~ Htonemcnt
/ The itnts selected ~ Mr.. Eoon tor making
this second demau5. coupled with the refusal
| to receive The answer, which was Transmitted
10 him, furnish, however, the most con elusive
evidence OF the real spirit in walch tiat call
was mld" and Prove, whatever mIEIt have
0een the hopes OF hpse vino had counsrlled
or counlenancci THIS proceeding, that, "uh
ann, Il was mere hratado. The wrong OF
which NJ Eaton complained IN his note ui the
I'm June, was avo"ed, and nnhtoned foi. la
tpis posture of things, he wal nnul my APP
peal 10 the pnbliG had placed me in \ stlnatio ,
which, unn ! could dlsenedge myself, vol B
necessarily prevent me from turning ASIDE TO
! answer any minor clam. Undcr the all re
authority Of the Pre.ldent of the UnIeh ttc,
| an lssle bad been teuItrGi 10 and to ced npon
ne. Called TO speak the truth, hat pledged
myself 10 a statement Of facts ia the face ot tho
Anrfican people, from the support OF wucn
could mol suter mystit 10 be dlVrrte1 by
any other consideration. III redemp ION OF
inat pie lge was due t. the pubic, wnose deCi-
| ,on had been com fellrd To Invutr--dni to
my Own honor L was impossible 20 tproser
ny whom, aud III what pntIcnlars, that
statement would be aSssaited , aud II was nv
driy 10 be at my pot, and in readiness 10
defend il. unier such circumstance, To
have tuned aslAeto answer tae c.ui ot NJ.
Eaton won'd, | am nov satisfied, have sn3.
ice c me 10 unl.ersti rrprob ilion, \ shot
timp M sht prDlabiy suiii -. - coahe mn l.
Gtfl my dn,y 10 thu public "A tn, mater bot
until il was pHrtprned, II was nv hrst d"tN,
Il is impossible 10 believe thHt Nj. Eaton could
have been inscnsible To thest considerations
lie was on the spot deeply ihl"res'ei IN the
occurrences OF lhe day an atiiV' agenl ~
producing moat OF then. lie chose ms precise
p0iai Of tilis 10 present his aecom deIadJd
! lie did more lis lrienh, VIM u prcsnmrd 10
have acted ~ conformity to his mLfncllOns
refused 10 receive an ansNef. whi:h, far irom
declining his cal, gaUc him the most distinct
issuance ihai il O0tlM be promptly dteaded
IL, As soun as the Il ties IN winch vas men
engaged had bcen fluff I'D aud " tn Il khuA-
ledge of tbs fact, Mr.. Eat1n, tecNlrss Of
the exposure winch awaled hun, Ia asserted
ia the face of lr4ih, that had summed fesp'"-
sihIlitY.
Ii the Circumstances in which stool he
fore the nublic did act Imruse upon bin al
imperative obligation 10 a''stIn t'om mn
king his cal At such a moment, stu The as
surGace iUit,ct lpas altered 10 him, mas one ,oHch
II braae man utkpig honorable CONT a. cbU!d
not hare rfjilSed. Inc refusal 10 accept - Wa
therefore, pAtpabe eVa5loa vi 'ho COMBAT
he affected 10 invite.
Tue snrt, whlrh WINS manifested by the
mere la I II making thiS G'ia uJ, "Gdcr such
Icircam.tan was { calculated, huNevor, Il"
produce feelings which cold M 81 the mo-
meut rsprpss. Connecting Il Wit tHr Repeated
alta - Of the govern neat pres, saw IN It a
o. Il, h..t ~
u,y lie. | iolked IA yun the immrdhte "grut
ia ms naHstc inn, aud was resolved 10 dtsar-
pnln The hopes 81 Its contf.ver'. In The wa
dication OF truth aud my uwn honor, I II
that had thr power 10 do so, aud pfe,sei ~
an unseen hand, thought hat the IN ment
had arrived VIII u had become necessary 10
exert II. The question 10 be decided Wa,
whether a system Of l,Nless violence should
pr vail ancnpckcd, the zeal OF the nnitJndl
government Ia thr face of the American pco'
pie 1t was my misfortune 10 be called 10
test that question, with such man, aud under
such circumstances, but il was not my fault.
sent accordingly Tor n gentleman Ia whom
had conGdenc aud COMMUNICATED 10 INN
the vie. vi the course which II became heaGs-
sary fer me to pufcue. ills femOnsIIances a.
edinSi II were instant aud decided. Atrr Z
tree conversation Oh the subject, II was agreed
to refer Mr.. Edton's uote, conhdenlially, to
CERTAIN gentlemen, who were men Io6ed, TO-
gpther with my owl view OF the matter, and
with il the question, whether could with pro.
prlety accept his call. They answered, stating
that lhey had carefully peruseh my note, AlT.
Ealon's, and the com ,uunicallon referred to
by hnn m, former adJIess,) aud then added,
" We cannol perceive any just cause Tor the
call now made on you and under any cIcun-
sancrs it IS our decided opinina that IN The
pr-,eni state Of the controversy, IN " hIGh sou