Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-08-11

IL now seems. 10 Ia be thrown on me.
] have already proved that the origin
of this drama VAS but q phantom. aud
u Is demonstrated that the immediate
cause VI its catastrophe is something,
, u possible, less substantial. The his :.
tory Of the world, ! am sure, cannot
furnish such another exhibition Of pre-
posterous suspicious and imaginary
consp'racies; Of agents for espionage
and information, 10 collect and report
materials: Of such lamentabie creduli.
~ Tor their reception, and reckless te.
merity in determining matters Of high
moment OF grounds 80 baseless as have
been shewn To have pervaded Your
council chamber, almost from the first
moment you entered il, until your re-
organization was carried into effect.
| beg leave to pause here, and inquire,
if these alleged causes for the re .urga.
niZation Of your cabinet be the true
i causes. what are we To understand
from the letters Of the Secretary Of
State and Secretary of War, in which
are given their reasons for their volun.
tary resignation:
u the organization was n primary
determination Of your own. grounded up.
on the series Of OF events indie ated IN your
manifesto. and ripened into maturity by
the public alton OF the correspondence with
Mr. Calhoun. wherefore is IL that the Sc
cretary Of State gave one reason, and the
Secretary Of War another, FOE their re-
tirement, neither having the slightest re-
ference TO any Of the causes assigned? ]
will not pursue the pregnant topic further
than TO remark, tbat,ss there is an obvious
error IN the reasons given for the re organ
izat'on Of part Of the cabinet, there may
also be ono ia those given as 10 the re-
maindcr Amid so many embarrassing s.
irfcconcileable circumstances, l apprchend
the public will be ready TO conclude that
the true reason has within II something
so revolving TO the moral sense Of the A.
mcrican people, that IL cannot be sp-
preached; hence the labored and incon-
gruous explanations which have been at.
tempted.
My great offence, as alleged at this cri
SIS. 1t seems vas, 10 having taken sides
with your adversariss," which. suppose,
also embraces my associates who were in
vited 10 resign but IL Is added. that be-
ing a representative Of Pennsylvania, I
was entitled 10 respect" and was there
fore "treated with kindness 20 the last"
and. in the next line. the public are told
that you gave me credi, for my capacity
and fidelity The kind treatment and re
spect were not. however. for these quail
ties, but because you were UNIV Hing that
Pennsylvania should suppose you wish
&c to put at mark Of disgrace upon me"
] am, indeed, gratiied at finding that I
owe to my native state, rather than TO
your sincerity, the kindness and rcspe ct"
with which was said TO be treated But
TO what feeling am to attribute your ties
t,mony to my capacity and .tideiity?" If
that testimony was sincere, what becomes
Of the black catalogue OF previous plot.
and base designs portraye in your eIpsse?
u the notsincere, y on have promulgated TO
the American people. whose Chief Magis.
tratc you are, under your own hand. that
which You did not believe! Which alterna-
tive shall choose in pursuing this discus
sion' icannot make choice. and will drop
the curtain. leaving 70 the historian Of this
part Of your life 10 seek for other lights
to solve this paradox, or inv oke a patriotic
tear to blot out the record Of it, II now
appears certain, however, that ! was re-
tanned IN office mos, reluctantly. noiwiih.
standing my capacity and fdeiify," mere
ly because you were unwilling 10 mortify
Pennsylvania by letting her suppose that
you wished To- put "a mark OF Disgrace"
upon me. ] now perfectly comprehend
tins enumeration IN another poin' Of view,
u Identifies the declaration. which, from
time to time, emanated from those who
were alleged to be in your special con
fidence. and TO have constituted YOUR most
influential council. IL wss declared by
those persons that ] had no share in yonr
h.f L. II. A
pretext TO remove me. and that You had
endeayored in vain, by "courfly hints. -
to let me know thar you wished me 90 re.
sign, and relieve you from the response.
bility Of the act to all Of which. ~ is
added. ! was utterly insensible. tits also
evident from ibisadmission, that, although
was, during this period. laboring with
The most intense assidui.y for tho country.
and Tor ihe benefit Of your fame. that YOU
were seekIng. with scarcely less dilige zee,
Tor some preteHt which would enable YOU
to encounter with safety. the political
hazard of notifying Pennsylvania Ivy
putting "a mark OF Disgrace" on me {,
iurtber appears that. while these things
were doing, the persons above referred
To, we're carrying their warfare against
me into the papers of Pennsyivanis. One
OF them, al least, was conducting the in.
fluence OF your name into the elections Of
that State. TO the disadvantage and iniu
~ Of one Of your own politieA al friends. aud
for no other reason than because he wa
my personal as we'll az political friend (
and TO be an enemy of mine. and Of ihc !
standardization Of my native State. was
known TO be the direct passport Ia the "a I
ror Of tbs council say. while ibes, and
many other such things, which I might
disclose without ,iolsting the rule have
pIescribed. were daily ~ work, You treat. 4
ed me with kindness 10 the lastil" Ire /
posed on your imputed frsnkness snd .ln- 4