Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-08-31

than of any other person who happened to be pre-
sent He was. however, not the less welcome on
that account, nor was his friend. DIR. Ely. Mel
Their OF these gentlemen require Recommended
ton where they reside Mr.. Campbell is known
to be a learned, pious. and most eloquent divine.
Some short time after the party. heard. very
much to my surprise. that Maj. Eaton and some
Of his partsans were enraged with me, and threat,
ned my destruction. because MIR Campbell ana
DR.. Fly were at my house as above stated
could scarcely credit the report until it was men
toned to me BY the President, when l emphati-
cally asked him who questioned my right TO IN
vite whom pleased to my house. lie TESTIFY 3D.
served, no person: but As there was some ihisuh.
derstanding between Maj. Eaton, Mrs, r. anu
Mr.. Campbell. that he Major K thought II e.
WINGED hostility to him. At the interview ABOVE
alluded to, between Major Eaton. Judge berrieh,
Major Barry and myself, Major Eaton mentioned
the circumstances of Mr.. Campbell and DIR. Ely
being al my house on the occasion referred 10.
asked Mai. Eaton in the most frank ana trleni,
" manner, if this was his only complaint ana II
he would BE- satisfied provided | convinced Inn
that he wasin error, assuring him at the same
time. that he had no rishtto consider me as be-
ing under the Influence of unfriendly feelings
towards him; that. on the contrary. he ought to
know. nv personal attachment for him, before
the cabinet was formed; and. further, it ne could
obtain the consent of his brother-lu-law Major
Lewis, to read confidential correspondence
which passed between Major l.. and myself, III
the winter of 1927 % on this disturbing SUBJECT,
he would then be convinced of the dslntcreste'i'
ness and correctness Of my course ana oil It's en-:
tire conformity to that friendship and good Will
which had so long subsisted between us.
| might have gone further and said, that Mayor
Lewis, in the winter of 1927 90, when there
could be no unworthy motive to misiead either OF
us, considered Mrs. Eaton an unsafe associate Tor
his daughter, although he was now endcavorlng tc
induce Cen Jackson to drive me out Of the
Cabinet because would not compel my daugh
ers to associate with her. Major Eaton would
not say whether he would be satisfied Or not, and
the explanation vas withheld. But as we were
about to separate, he offered me his hand in a
more cordial manner than he had done for some
months previous. | have no doubt that Major
Eatun in rendering his resignation. stipulated tol
the dismissal of the three offensive members o
the Cabinet.
Mr.. Van Buren,. also. have reason to believe,
urged The adoption of this measure. This gen
tielnan had discovered that the three members OF
the Cabinet afterwards elected disdainpd tr
become tools to subserye his ambitious aspninss,
and he determined to leave them as little power
to defeat his Vaccinations as possible. It's salt
to be part of his character tn tolerate POLITICALLY
no one, who will not enter heart and soul into
measures for promoting his own asgrandlzement.
He had become latterly the almost sUle conhdan
and adviser Of the President. How lie obtained
this influence might be a subject Of curious ant
entertaining inquiry. But shall not pursue II
| may add. however, that amongst the mean:
employed, were the most devoted and assiduous
ate,neio. :, Mrs. Eaten, and unceasing efforts tt
bring her into notice, especially with the famile:
Of the foreign ministers.
Finally, when the President found that his eff
forts to introduce Mr. Eaton into society proved
abortiye, he became. every day, less communlca
tive, and more and more formal in his hospital
tiles, until, there could be no doubt, that, as tc
myself, an unfriendly influence had obtained al
ascendency in his private councils, and the result
shows that he had determined to sacrifice me tC
CRAFTY the feelings Of those whom l had offended,
as stated above.
NAV at some future time add to these views.
AT present take my leave with assurances oil
great respect and esteem. Yours. SC.
JOHN BRANCH.
To Edmund B. Freeman, Esq. HoifaU Iown
P. : II have not considered it necessary to no.
t,ce a charge made in the Globe, against Judge
Berrien. of suppressing material part Of let
ter which wrote to HIM, and substituting anoth.
err in its stead. If any person has been misled
by this bold accusation Of the Editor OF the Globe.
and is DESTROYS of obtaining correct information.
he has nv permission to read the whole letter al.
though 1t was not intended TO be made public.
We find the following amusing, and No doubt,
ver,abe story, 10 the Christian Index. e valua-
bic and we'll conducted religious periodical pub
Iished in this city. The tuneful congregation al
luded to ninst have been smlt deeply with the
love of song" to chant such weak and watery
'lnes:--s. The following anecdote. " says the In.
dex. was lately repeated to us. and vouched for
as trve.-A Minister met congregation IN some
remote place, and read hymn, which the people
sung When the hymn was ended, his first OBJ
servation was" Ny eyes are sore, and cannot
read.'' This it is said, they sung to the same
tune, thinking il continuation of the hymn. the
lines of which. one by one, the minister had par
6ailed out He. finding that they would 60 on
with the music, told them " That those last cords
about his sore eyes, were not 10 he sings" where
al -, inv IN fhrSo H..