Litchfield enquirer., 1831-08-25

800 by land, she arrived in safety. 10 the place of her former residence, whence she TemOv- ed some years afferwards Co this placs. Al her children nhe outlivsd ky many years. ex- cent the son with whom ahe resided, whom Providence appears fO have spared for the grateful service of sustaining and comforting her in her decreptitpde.
 The character of Mrs. Skinner is deserving If narticular notice on this occasion, ss afE0rd- ing an example worthy of imitation. To great eouanimity of temper, was added un- form spirit of piety and devOtedness to God. Her natural temperament imparted 2 cheer .fll and amiable cast to her piety, which rem dered both her religion and her society par ticularly inviting. The relation which she would sometimes give, when soliclteds ot me scenes ofsuHering through which she passed. never betrayed rePining or complaining spirit. The nercies Of God aud the kinoness s
 of her fellow men, were the most prominent
 events s,f her narration. ".The Dutch peo-
 pie, she used to say, were very kind to her.
 though they cOpld not understand her Ian
 guags." Their refusing in some instances to admit her into their houses in her sMnering flight, ahe would Incidentally notice without the least apparent resentment. They had nice harns." she said, sswith clean straw.
 where her children lodged very comfortably
 Under the inirmities Of age, she was equally an example of patience. Though decrepid and helpless for many years before her death' she appeared not to live in vain; for she was a bright illustration, as long as she remained
 with us, of the excellence and tue consoIato- " power of the religion of Christ. The path of her declining life appeared to be em'nentIy
 that of the just, which like the shining llght,I shineths more and more unto the perfect cay.
 To the inquiry put to her few hours before
 her death. if she would like to recover she
 replied, after a short pause, II think not-lf it ls the Lords will had rather go n0W." Col. Johnso,,'s Statement. t.-Having publish ed the material parts of the statements of
 Messrs. Ingham, Berrien and Branch. in re- E iation to the alledged cause of the dissolution of the late Cabinet. we now add that of Col. Johnson, on the other side, as given in let ter to MT. Ingham, dated Blue Spring, Ky. July S1st.
 | now come to the material point in contro-
 yersy---WhetheP Gen. Jackson, through me, required ofyOu to invite Maj. Eaton and his family to your large parties. This suggestion was made upon my own responsibility. with an anxious desire more effectually to reconcile the then existing difficulties. But Gen. Jack son never did make such reqnisitiOn in any
 manner whatever. directly or indirectly, nor did ever intimate to you that he had made l such demand. The complaint made by Gen. Jackson against this part of his cabinet
 was specific, that he had been informed, and was induced to believe, that they were using
 their influence to have Mai. Eaton and his fam.
 ;ly excluded from allrespectable circles, tor the purpose of degrading him, and thus drive him l from office and that the attempt had been I made even upon the foreign ministers, and in one case had produced the desired effect. He i proposed no mode of Accommodation or satis' | faction, but declared expressly that ifsuch wal 1the fact he would dismiss them from Ofiice.- 4 bFmcIpIes upon which he intended to act which disclaimed the right to interfere witt the social relations of his cabinet. Acting iL the capacity of mutual friend, and obeying
 the impulse of my own mind, can it be sup l posed that would have misrepresented any
 of the parties, and thus defeat the object
 had in view? should have considered it a
 gross violation of the ties of that friendship
 which then existed between us, to have car l ried to you such message, as that you
 should invite Maj. Eaton and his family or lany other persons, to your large or small par l ties, under a menance of fdismissal from office. When the President mentioned this charge
 of conspiracy vindicated you against it, gayeit as my opinion that he was misinfOrM- ed. To prevent a rupture, requested the President to postpone calling upon those
 members of his cabinet till Saturday, that might have the opportunity of two days to converse with them.
 When made my report to the P resident,
 Informed him that I was confirmed in my o. pinion previously expressed, that he had been
 misinfOrmed as to the combination and con- spiracy. I informed him of your unequivocal
 denial of the fact, and communicated every thing which transpired betwcsn us calculated to satisfy his mind on the subject. It was this report of mine that gave him satisfaction, and changed his feeling and determination his ground, as you have supposed with me he had no ground to change. He had as- stunned none except that which have stated {; nor did ever make use of such an expression tO you that he had changed his ground. Itis true that informed you that the President was very much excited. but ! do not now rec ollect tho precisc language used to convey my ideas Ofthat xcitement. presume you had the advantage of your private memoranda, when Isay you compared him to a roaring li- on. N
 You attribute to me another declaration which never made-that on our way to MT.
 Berrlen'sI stated that the President had in- formed me that he would invite Mir. Branch, MT. BeFrlen and yourself, to meet klm on the
 next Friday, when he would inform you of
 ms determinatiOn in the presence of Dr. Ely. never received pr c0mmnnicated such al, idea. The paragraph is substantially correct when the part in reference to Dr.. Ely is ex- punged t Is true, in some of our various