Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-07-28

is thus far all the realization of its ALARMING throat
enings. Is this the pop-gun which is to dernolisl
Bcrrlem, Ingham and Brancl-thosc men whom
the Hero himself, appointed Attorney General
Secretaries of the Treasury and Navy, and whose
integrity and ability, he has, within three months
! complimented in the most uncquivocal manner
Vaia is the expectation. The Globe may brnn
Col Johnson i'll collision with Mcssrs. Derrien and
lngham, and sacrifice him; but undoubtedly tho
evidence of those two gentlemen will stand i'm.
movable. After the article from the Globe, fol-
lows one from the Telegraph, TO which we like
wise invite attention.:
From The GloGe
"Mr. Bcrrien having answered our last letter by
an appeal to the public, do choose to permi,
HIM 10 escape reply by changing his address We
betere any other to which lie may choose TO carry
his appeal. IL seems that he had been preparing
for some time TO make issue with some antapo
ms, and having chosen his man. we think he has
no fight to dismiss him.
In his letter to Col. Johnson, dated the 18th july
shortly after hisresgnation, he suys-s.IC without
nputing to me the alleged want OF harmony i'm the
Cabinet, my retirement is placed on the ground OF
the PRESIDENTS MERE WILL. far rs | am concern
ed, 1t is we'll do not dispute his right TO exercise
tat he thinks fit; but for the sake of INV children
VIII not submit 10 the continued msrepresent;
tons Of the public Journals" What public
lie Journal first asserted that the President sought
to impose Messrs. Berrien, Branch, and
lngham, the condition of submitting their
family affairs to his control, as the price
OF their continuance in their empoyments1-
What public Journal after having ANNOYED the ears
OF the people for months with The clamDr of the
malign influence, at last called on Col Johnson TO
prove the assertions that it made? Was it not the
Telegraph, and has it given again and again the
version which Mr.. Berrien now gives us, of the dis
solution of the Cabinet! And let us ask who prompt
ed that press, which is known to be the organ of
the dlsatfcctcd portion of the late Cabinet! The
pfompters Were Messrs. Berricn and Inrham They
were closeted repeatedly with this Editor while en-
gagged in proPagating their version of the transac
ton, and preparing the public mind for the recep-
ton of their own account of it. He was continu-
ally admonIshing the public by the signs of his Tc-
legraph that these gentlemen would presently
come out to make good the charge which he was so
soLcitous to establish against the President. They
have at last come ont to make good, by their own
evidence, their own accusation, which they them
solves preferred through their organ the telegraph
They the plaintiffs in this case-the Editor of
the Telegraph their attorney, and Col. Johnson was
the witness upon whose testimony they were to re-
cover damages-upon his evidence they have been
nonsuitedm And what next?
Mr.. Berrien now takes the case out of the hands
OF his attorney, Mr.. Green, undertakes to file his
own declaration, and plead his own cause in the
opposition columns of the leading Clay newspaper
and by most uniustfable stratagcm, brings in
witnesses to defeat their own evidence by impeach
ing the verucity of the individual whom they have
called as witness-one whom they admitted to be
Il common friend, impartial and disinterested-im-
medlate!y and personally conversant with all the
Observation-Disclosures with the private views
entertained by the President the subject, and the
umpire who so successfully interEosed to settle the
difficulties and reconcile the dsagrecing members
of the Cabinet. After the Telegraph had reitera
ted the statement frequently, and vouched it by
intlmating that lIs allegations would be sustained
by the three EX-SecretaricS, he then ventured to
point to member Of Congress, as having pressed
the demand on these gentlemen by the authority
of the President 1t is not improbable that the
managers of this business, persuaded themselves
that the formidable array Of three to one, would
prevent Col Johnson from disavowing the agency
imputed to linn. Mr. Berrien himself cndeavorcd
to defeat the effect of the contradiction in the
Globe by insisting that IL unauthorized; and at
the moment that he attempted to peach the vera
city of the Editor of this print for making his
statement contradicting III the name of Col John
son, the assertion Of the Telegraph in relation TO
that gentleman, Mr.. Be rcn had in his own hands
letter from Col. Johnson, which justified, in the
utmost latitude, the declaration on our side In
that letter, COL ohnson SAYS:
''rhe Telegraph has alluded to some communi-
cation made to you by Member of Congress, au-
thorizcd by the President-thc substance of which
is that tie President wished to social inter
course between your families and Mrs. Eaton | see
the Globe denies it. have thought it barely pcs
if had ever communicated such all idea, should
have done the most palpable, gross, and wunton
injustice to the President; for he dscaimcd on all
OCCASIONS any right, desire, intention, to reg
ulate the private Social intercourse of his Cabinet
The President had been induced to believe that a
part of his Cabinet had entered into deep laid
scheme to drive Major Eaton + ON his Cabinet and
of this ne complained | did not believe it, and as
the mutual friend of all concerned, promised that
| should have the opportunity to converse with
that portion of his Cabinet before he had an inter
view with them, and he acquiesccd-and the inter
view which / had with you, resulted, ] under
stood, in better understanding, and in fact
considered it reconciliation. Whatever came
from me, upon the subject of Il social intercourse
was the suggestion of my sOiichude to restore har-
meny among friends"
And what do they bring to repc this voluntary,
explicit and impartial testimony of the disintcres
cd witness produced? Nothing but their own UNI
supported assertions five may be allowed to call that
an assertion Of charge which does in effect abso
luely disprove it, originally made The charge
as put forth in the Telegraph, June, 1881, under
the eye of some of those who have now stepped
forward to assume the responsibility is thus speci
fed: He" the President, put his own fame, the
interests of the country, and the Republican party,
upon desperate attempt TO control the private in
tcrcoursc of society"
How is this charge sustained? Do either of the
individuals, who have become visible as the authors
ever pretended TO assert right to control the pri-
vatc intercourse of society," Let us see.
Me-. Bcrricn says, in his letter 10 Major Eaton
that the President "discIdimcd my disposii0n to
press such rcquisHi0n"
MT IxGn,u saws, ~ considcrcd thc President MS
haring entirely raired The demand made Drough
Col. Johnson"
Mn. BRANcH's declaration, upon this subject, in
his letter TO Mr. Berrcn, is withheld by tho latter.