The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-08-03
WHOLE NO. 3O44.


the social intercourse of myself q, c;,.
r mat II such requistion was n.rso'y I "a: :
WouIo retire from the official situation -
neiu. In ihe interview to which was ;nv;, =
oy the PRESIDENT some few DAYS afterwards r
frankly expressed to him my views ON thi. snh-
Ject' ana ne olsciaimed any disposition to pres.
ouch lequis'ion' am not aware that snv
o'ner OCCASION mas occurred in which the cues
."'n o. an intercourse between your family and
'''''e nds oeeh presented to me or to my family.
am respectfully, pour obeient servant.
J JOHN MACPHERSON BERRIEy.
/ To J. II. Eaton, Esq.
! r., MONDAY MoRNING, o'clock.
! Sir: L have received your note of the Ia,b
instant. IL may become necessary for me to
I offer something in reply. For the nresent
have engagements which prevent me from do
ing more than TO Acknowledge that il has been
| 'e, nn.T 800, Very respectfully,
MIR. Berrien. i.
Sir; l have not had leisure to reply L. Won,
ie'ter of The 18th until to-day. 1t inyotysd
nat'e~ which it beloved me TO give full ana
calm consideration to. That has been given.
ielt lndFsrnsed to believe that these attacks
VI ueh' Ufeen could be authorized by you, or
were maze under Your sanction. Your decIa-
ration IS evidence of The correctness of what
was before impressed with. take occasion.
therefore, with pleasure, 10 acknovIedoe the
irankness with which you have disayowed an
agency in this nefarious business.
Respectfully, your most obedient,
}. NJ. Berrien, Esq. J.a.EAros,
WAsHINGToE, 23d June, 1881.
Sr-four note of Yesterday was received in
the course of the day. was too much indus
posed however, to reply to it at the moment.
and do SO now merely to prevent mlsconception.
In your note of the 18th instant you called
upon me to sanction or dsavow the statement
contained IN publication in the Telegraph of
That date. Icould not recognize YOUR riyht to
make this demand, but for the reasons men,
toned IN my reply, thought it was proper tn
state to you what had done, in relation TO the
matter. To do this was the only object of that
note.
You are quite right. however, in believing
that had no agency in procuring the publica-
tl"n OF The statement referred to. And advert
ing to the spirit of your last note, have no hes
talion In thus confirming the conviction which
you have expressed.
| am respectfully,
in. MACPHERSON BERRIEN.
To J. H. Eaton, Esq.
shortly after this, received letter from
Col johnson, which, with my reply, feel my
sell bound now TO give 10 the public have
anxiously desired to delay this until could re-
ceive Col. JOhnson's answer Perhaps have
waited long enough for my reply, according
to the memorandum which have of it, was
dated on the 9TH INST But it is not this cir
cumstance which has determined me. Col
InhnS..n hae furnished TO the editor of the
GInbe, statement full or otherwise, Of what
passed between Messrs. Branch and Ingham
and myself and himself, on the occasion so of.
ten referred 10. Extracts from this statement
are used to 30 me injustice. This is done, 10
be sure, without the authority of Col Johnson,
but he has furnished the means which are thus
improperly used, and have no alternative but
to give the correspondence, or submit to con-
linued misrepresentation. publish Col john
sons letter, an act of Justice to him. that the
public NAV be in full possession of his state
nent of Mr. lngnam, to whom, as we'll as to
Nr Branch, forwarded a copy OF Col. John.
IONS letter. From Mr.. Branch | have receiv-
I'd no repy-owing, as suppose, to his absence
rom home.
Co.. r. NJ Johnson to .ncsSrS. Berrien and Ing
ham.
GREAT CRossING, Both June, 1881.
Gentlemen: The Telegraph has alluded to
some communication made to you by mem
Der OF Congress, authorized by the President
The substance Of which is, that the President
wished to coerce social intercourse between
your families and Mrs Eaton. see the Globe
denies it, have thought it barely possible
that the allusIon could be made to me, because
it had ever communicated such an idea, |
should have done the most pa lpable, gross, and
wanton I'M ustice TO the President for he dis
claimed, on all occasions, any right, or desire,
or intention, TO regulate the private or social
intercourse of his Cabinet The President had
been induced to believe that part of his Cabi-
net had entered into deep laid scheme to drive
Major Eaton from his Cabinet, and of this he
complained. did not believe it, and, as the
mutual friend OF all concerned, proposed that
i should nave the opportunity to converse with
that portion of his Cabinet before he had an in
terview with them, and he acquiesced-and the
interview which had with you, resulted, as /
understood, IN better understanding, and i'm
Tact considered 1t a reconciliation. Whatev-
er came from me upon the subject of a social
intercourse, was tho suggestions of mn solicit
tude TO restore harmony among friends NV
object was peace and friendship. have never
considered myself at liberty to say anv thing
about this interview, except to a discreet and
CONFIDENTIAL friend. certainly should not think
any of the parties justified in representing for
publication or newspapers, what any of the 9TH
er parties said, without submitting such state
ment for mutual examination for The plain
reason that such conversations are so easily
misunderstood. may well remember what I
have said myself, but may not so easily repre-
sent what you have said, or intended to say.
have not myself seen the necessity or propriety
ct any alIusIon in newspapers, to our interview,
which was among intimate and bosom friends
where the conversation was free and unreserv-
ed, and for the object of peace and friendship.
But if any should consider it necessary, then
the great object should be. to state the CONVEX
sation correctly; for there can be no motive to
misunderstood the facts. For fear that allusion
should have been made to myself, as the mem
Der of Congress, and believing it barely possible
| that have been misunderstood on the particu-