Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-09-27
POGIPIGAHa
MAJOR EATON's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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thus 'hrouga ,hi' eioJeu o'gsn ~ NJ Calhoun, W.
re po'ssssed Of the true moiss viii n ac,ra.ed IN,
k'td as,aisns T'si' plan wac that q petal Jseksor
sho I'D be Pre- dent bat Tor for v.ar, aud iha. M
C,inorn should succeed hun. The Teiesrsph " a.
ccnsid- by its T. Il omn poten tha, H.. Licaticr
10 be aud could be resisted; and that IL rest,
exclusively aid alone with him declare who anc
VINO sh ud not "ru!e overus" EHc is ol'en ui.,aket
Tor sau'e. and in bis ease il seemed qle TO have
oeen oveio ked, that the urrper of ,his
arose rsui the circumstance 'h, re oor- l.
; went W h he peosie-no, the pool. with il. tn
mon'-n', howsvsf, shat Mr.. Viu rem was sppoioteo
osere'ay OF ate, jealousy and tear atos- snI lhot
The desrA was to place around ts Pr ent a. many
Mr. Caleouh's fierds az possible, to suupieratt he
apprshepdsd and dreaded iuhuenc,; past OF witch ]
"oH srs'uhons'y wa. sup sed 10 be. Devoted, as
was said TO b., to Jatk on and the aueses Of b,
administration, my aPpon menl calculated iather;o
hwar' IMAM 10 promote ihsIr III erior desgns .,
ueomeo Necessary 30 prevent Ii; but u thgt could no.
Dc ELECTED. then adequate TO he recorded
TO- 10 get me out OF the way. All is Me. Iagham and
Mr. Is 'rrien fose,aw. Itco ct my eoIleae uey il moi
'he mTd, were IN The secret, and u-ed 'he influence
and importance which off gave them ani hslr isn-
hes. to promote and further their grsni de igo. ~
Months had rolled away, and y-, the Pref lent
had never seen and eUrreeed n evil .xoee ed
hr Van Buren,, il wac feared had gained, aud wa,
gaming go last upon esteem tha, serious app-ehen
',ons we're entertained that would fall he
'.S OF his influence. 10 al 'i,ion. /, was mag d.
Hr rather feared, that G.herai Jack .on mill sou-
sent TO a reelection, aud reasous were di.cerued
rhy Ven Buren, would d-,ire |; 40 matter Of in
'sfuh TO nun, end how, through ny iunneuce the mat
ter uihht succeed and the claim, OF Me-. .lhoun De
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renr'm ear an apprehe n'iou aud Impotence
OF longer delay arose 'Some decisive STEP, says NJ
Green, niue, be taken, or else 60 no, know what
viii be the soh'equeuee." This align ibHnenc, !"
which was oPeIst.d upon by The crafty sub'le,y Mr.
Van Buren,, must be removed, or the effect Wi, lie 10
postpone IT, Ca'houn's Slams, and drive him ino
'ement IL must be removed from the Pre- i- nj. and
to accomplish IL, 10 retire, not only from the
C'one' hui ftom Washing ton, that nigh, be a, far
distant as possible ON the Of their fruitful ope-
10 Ions. The Sscre'nry OF War not quan6 d for
,hs dn'ies ct the War Department. yet h, n ighi be
sen, 10 represent his country Of The impsr.
ah' eour'1 OF Europe. HI and his family were not Ii,
and good sosiEty for the famil of such pure hpora
b!es as losham, Braoch AMI B.uien, and yet ,hey
were to be considered quite good society," enough
che CT The hrst and most powerful o1arebs Of Europ,
but more! lhey were even willing 20 afford a
triumph. For the sake OF getting away from the
rIesiueht, 'hey were ready and disposed, that Mr.
Branch, one oil the friends OF whom they had made a
dupc and instrument, might be dismissed Amds, all
,m' TRADE OF abuse and insult previously offered,
merely TO get rid OF my supposed Influence they were
yet willing 10 bestow me office and emolument
TO mount me triumphant car and tic their friend
Mr. brsneh' 70 It's wheels Now, can any man in his
senses fail TO wonder, that should decline all these l,-
err" Oilers and finally retire from the Cabinet for no bet
ter reason than Is asserted by these gentlemen that the
families oil lngham Branch and Berren would visit
me ana my family! Truly they make out a great
er patriot than am willing be considered while the
ahod TO Me- Branch no great for uksgiving 10
them. Their proffer shows how lit lie he kne of those
persons, who for all his ZEAL aud ardor and aIignitv
70 serve them and their cause yet wiling TO sacn
ice him to their ambition, and their hirs: Tor Office
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were willing TO dispose OF him any way and at any
sacrifice Thus, you perceive, my countrymen the real
objection lone, as member of the Cabinet, and why
was That Messrs lngham and Berrien entered il with
concealed purposes, and with hypocrcal professions
You can perceive the reasons why and INV family
have been so reentles.ly pursued by the friends Of
Mr. Calhoun; and you perceive the origin of the pro-
gressve and concerted attacks upon me- XII ,ipon
Mr. an bnren' and lastly upon the President that the
one might he sent 10 Russia the other TO 4YbnuJ md
the third TO the solitude of the HTnitage All has
originated III me restless spirit of Mr.. Calhoun and his
paruzIns anu IN determination that General Jackson
should be President but for four years. and that Mr.
Calhoun must and should be his successor.
In 'hs winter and spring of 1929 80 Mr.. Green's
paper gave confirmation Of III fsrlings and plans de.
veIcped in his conversations With NJ sssrs w b.,er and
Welles. In D.e,mte-, the New York Enquirer int
mated that the re'eiec on o. Gan Jackson was ,sts
bic, and venursd 20 suggest, tina. Mr. An Bnsen mis-
4 DC eah1ioae, PROVIDED he declined. M. Grsrn
sharply rebrks ID the for dlug with The ,ub-
jec' and especially Tor ioToducg The lsme Of the pro
ssed successor. la March, 1890 Mr. Webb again in.
Produced the gu co. though in d II rsni shape He
says "We repeai, that Gen. Jsckson and he only vii
De me c'nd,dh'e OF the repnbcan party for the X
Presidency. In reply, the Telegraph ae ain took ex
cspion; and although frank and foli, as in N.
previous converse oni had With Mr. Wsbrer and Mr.
Welss, ye' the ariels dimly disclose, The sam. d. :
signs General ia kson mus lot gain bs candidate
le "his acis Should be sutjecied 10 the impu,aon
sc n ends and IL etioneering purposes" ii migss
no ih II his du to sacrifice hi, private conf IRIS
or in The more di'nst lsngu'gs b ID 10 Mr. W.bt,r
che ought 90 60 homs" 10 The Hermitage There /
10 tn article, nothing OF Mr.. vn Buren,. gn, and
III
better maosged and 10 happier ef.ei through p,ya,
arrange which were then in ogres, thoug h q
completed. II was not ye. inns 10 appeal to Oh. puh-
lie ior ibe soTrec ion oil "evl', which tn, Pre,id
could not DO m de 10 Sc; but that time was c5nsd r..
ed 20 bs neat al hand, aud was evieuty by
the tone Of the Telegraph. '
Most OF the p ,dens noHin lions bad be, n betore
ihe Sente dufIns ths whole win err, add ths pub !
were At loss to know Why 'hey no, dispoed o,
The friends Of Nj Caihonn were constantly poroy in
10 the cd Of those who d, pending on IN. T.
ate Tor eoDbrma iop, exaggerated his
ia that bojj aud he poiiUcai pr,fsrsnces of fho,s i'm
nomination, were fecreiiy and arfuy sou sbt an r.
| They pretended to hvs piled blth houses of Co
eTess aud TO have tanned that mi ofiy in ga
were bis friends M. Hlll rel cled rom ,be of.
ico OF sond Comp rolisr o. The Treasurv and NJ,
Green poj bro visit OF con oeacs du,ng which he
sought To PERSUADE hin, dirt he bsd be 4aottcsd
10 "ihe Ia on aud Pan Buren, influence" Oihsr,
were privately warned ,tha' hey dang er tom
The same quarter. f. eer,aihly would have been
ma'teIy stroke OF pI sy il NJ. Hill so,l have bssn
sent 10 New Hampsbire, MIR X Mall O X niuckS
Mr.. Noah TO Nav York. and other former Ed oss la
10 Their homes to re'ume their pfsfea dus, Ina.
preS'ed III he To- lief, Ina, they had been he yias
mol Of an Inghdm, BsTrien and Branch But Of sTbs
Eaton an Van Bufsn itn renee" [ was a good idea
l. h could have succeeded; ba being ra her
go, ial ed. Thu, Is apParen', hat was no, the
Sec etary OF Wat alone, thai they dested Ia get I ~
bul he Secretary Of ale also. Ole Of The nepbf r.
OF CoDHsoss, who attended the preparatory fo-eunz
about he 70 OF March, Tor The purpose Of regulating
the Pr<sdents Csbine,, ing enq ised q, II NY reno
val would s@'iHy them, answered sspbs1cdij: .VO;i
ne oiH be satisfied toih nothing short IF The removal
Of Pan Buren, -
Bus the renev ! OF ibsss two unrepreseoted Sscrs.
tste5 al thi mesung, was not the only subjssi pro-
baby dssused befoe IL, and whith lailed OF sueee,
>, The PREMIER neral Jackson bm1slf, more i'm scr
tsn persoDSge than al, he TOO bs disposed of
aud the better 10 effect n, generations were 70 b,
held with sraogsfs whiting 'hs siy add piivais l,t.
tiers 20 be written, 20 prepare the m n5s Of le al.
a ing roll ions at dftaDss. aopport IN.