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

dres ttan nc he slatcpent confirmed ~ nv
n''e of the srreeedink dpv. mi u wss Mr. En-
ton VII brought that corresnan lanee hsfofr
,hs pahlic, ~ eiviae Il, or m extract from il
- the l. littr Of III Gl1br, by whom TINT eY-
tract was published and IT, rem iersd u ne
+ cos sary - publish The ent..r correspondence.
/ 81 far rs ara concerned, therefore, II u Mr..
/ Eaton himself who has drawn into dissusfio,t
hrt~ ern rs the question Of Mr.. Eatnn's re la
ton - tho society of Washington, aud the ru-
! mora concerning ter.
! inv a brcf remark 10 make on Mr.. Eaton's
statement at the interview. which iook place
between NJ. Branch aud hinself ia my oiHre.
! I hal IN agency IN producing that Interview,
I srd WIS not, think. iy.sed that Il was Con-
templatfd, until very short time before ihr
paroles mt. I was grai6ei hv 'ermtnaiion
OF Il, which did not interrupt the official inter-
course Of those concerned but I bel,evs no.
! hols though for myself | certainly did not.
that my rx,laation which was given there
was ralful,tcd ~ remove fealngs o personal
/ ho iilitY, II any such eXi'iei. The expression
1 NJ such lerling asis a,crbed 10 me, would
/ therefor have heen ute " inconsistent with
! the occasion. advert TO this subject, hove
ever, = The purpose of stating the strong I'm
| precision which Iests upnu my MUD. that there
.a mistake MS u the tine II its occurrence,
Notwithstanding the abduction ai Mr.. bfanch'E
n ter kept no nnte OF thi3 I ansnotop. aud
| cannot therefore speak with posiiiveness bnt
nv heei IA thar which | hnye stafsd Mr..
Branch viii, presnm', pat til, matter on its
/ true footing.
/ Mr. Eaton has Node a lahuted cfI,ft 10 at
! irIbnie the DISSOLUTION 81 The late Calumet 10
! the mtflgnes oi thu phr,Isn4 oi Nh Calhoun.
rather than to the feelng wneh hal heen ct
cited by the attempt to Contfol the soei 4 in'efs
course OF Washington. lnat cHJu !, vain.
The public judgment on ihai subj CT Is believ-
ed 10 be rrtvoc9by hsed. However, under
the tnilnence Of sarious ninlyes, ,D"n my dli-
toI ~ 10 the ch,tHetHr of he net, among the
vast mainrity OF the Aneii rif,l peopr, iaere
are NV, hclteVf, who donht that my coll
leagues ~ myself might have ,eiained our pla-
| Crs IN the Cabinet, II, cons silently with our
sense of prop,iety, we could have taken differ
eat vieA ot thai subject
The charge that was ai my time The part.
san at MIR, Ca hun, IS utterly destitute OF
foundations. Nj Eaton cannot impnte 10 ma
any act or tXprrsstpn which will give the sigh
test cnnptonRuer To this assertion. In the COZ"
test ot 80 my wishes were openly ayowed,
AID acted upon, IN lavorui Nj. Crawford. Ihe
earliest measures of the administration, which
ihen unme into powei aud mare especially Ia
relation Ia the nterrs's of GfotRa, placed mo
~ the nppo .ltian IL that adnintsirRliDn, HnI
20 uin med lh,re during the contest which sue
ceeded. | eutcrrd the Cabinet IN 1920, ns tho
political freud OF Grn. jackson, with every dis
position ~ ml6l lha duies, which that rnla-
ton pfcarrIbed, bii with no oains upon him ng
M individual, aud without h Loving thai hal
incurred any obligation a. such, lrUn the fact
of having bern called ,liefe. Thrse dui,s
ho,v.v.t IN lin. vfo,y viii, tnnk nj t,,u, Ia,
d.nendenlh of ,1 olhes enn4i ler,tious seyera
,t,licirnt IN uteeluls me from beins TIM nn,,i-
san of any inth, o. TIE contrary, endeayor-
cd un,lnfmy to,neniene ine pr prieiy of abb
staining IRON oil hgtiiion ot The question, who Z
should b. The successpr Of den. Jcks,n. rhis
rrpositian OF NY particular views would ba en-
utely uainpprlant 10 tle public aud would
n II tayo hyru presented Il, lhnir notice If ~
contrary c1,i, 90 hal not been unlruiy mputed
H. me, Tor the purpose OF coneealing from them
Tho feni causes Of lha disipdi0n Of the Late Ca
bnef
III NEXT imputed ~ me- ns an act ingrs.
liuil6 To n " niond nad benafacior,p ihu o.
ni,leI ~ communicate 10 Gen. Jackson ny
Oh jection3 10 the sflecliun ol his Cabinet. The
indignant feeling which such n charge would
be Oiherwiso chlcelhtrh 10 eKgHe, " repIessed
hy iiG ahthrdlty. II Is due 10 ocn' Jhcksnn ais
so TO ftaIo my entfte conviction lla ~ has re-
ccivfd no connlennnco from him--'hat ~ this
instance, at least, Mr.. Eainh has drnWh ut
short sight. aud upon his own ro5on,cfs.
have a'raady shi', hhd II IL nav shiheiently
| manifest 10 the pnblc, that lheso objections, So
far is Nj. Eaton whs concerned, were mt
| merely eonm1n1ehed' not sirongIy, anu yet
Vainly urged upon Tue Pfeahrn', ny his own
personal lfIends. una ~ claim TO that relh-
ton, aud such IA communication on my part
would therefore hayf boch merely nag aotV,
could nave 40 hope al changing the cas- ne
Cabinet, wneh th1se "ho "hff bolh lhc polu'
cal aud personal friends OF The P'esident mad
made the effort All thHrJ. Inc ohly question
Tor me 10 detll9 vas "helhef conshintod hs
It wa, Il was NY d'y 10 secePt Inc once
"hIch was fe"defel 10 ne, anu nave stated,
~ ny iafmtr aisrt'', up"h "ha' hnViee, and
nndrr tae I'u enc OF wat moiVes' had ue-
| tefmned To do so.
Ihf suggestion winch We ara considering de
| mahds.boweVtr dih'feht os'dti"iioh. Zen.
Jackson Il fnwes anifd by Nj. T. ton as nv
| Jrtena AMI 6en9hol0r,' aud my Conduct IS
denounced 'or IN ai"g"d sth '"oh OF tho a.
tbs ~ncls he had 'Ight TO clam from tne IN
that character. No., as hah no acquaintance