Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-08-13

he shall have had reasonable lime reply my letter.
 told you, the time, that any departre from this derstanding, which authorized that gentleman, would absove from it's obligation still adhert this view and content myself, at present. with repeating, in retnc' that which you suppose be awre, that Ihau such kno1veage: The time speedily arrive when this forbearance will be no longer necessary
 Your reference is letter of mine Major Eaton which you say is in your possession As youave published an eatrd are bound to give the ondenee-eyer before that done it is very easy that have entire
 y misunderstood the expression which yon quoedthat
 disclaimer of an intention to pTeSs requslon wholly different thing from denial of ever having tde and that in using this expp sson could have ha ausion written decaraton, which had never seer heard of
 You will perceive then, Sir that you wholly unsustan- cd in all the points of statement exrep declaration which you admit that you have used without authority and which will be if it becomes necessary a faithful
 journalist, will of course, tze the correct You doubt, do this the pa- per which you have placed much reaee, by dr ct appeal to the President, who will not think authorize the satemen; that that per shown to ne this may be bear s testimony the truth Neither in- viting controversy, seeking political ,ec find myself in poson in which must either speak r silently per init the public to be msed. have s1fict of what is due to them imrude myself their tice and the consciousness of what tomyself will not permit me to shrink from the perormance of ny duty
 am, very respectfully, Sir, your ob't smnnt;
 To Francis P. Biair, Esq. Editor of the G Obe.
 Mr Blair to Mr Berrien.
 VaShingtpn. IHfy q, 1881.
 sr Your last Ietr was received late at gl when the Globe was made up for the press To g's iterton with that should d fer the whole until this day, and substitute other matter, previously set up, for my paper .... Gin whcb being no awyer have no sk Icomc at once to the point You take issue again with me by declaring .'tha such baer as hdt quoted 6y ne @ eper ,ead 10 tRer say President 1pW 1ot y6a thipk, dtnoriEt he ate'nent That the oaecr sh01rn 10 [you"
 When the statement which made, pedcat,d upon Col.
 ohnsous letter. impeaed in your second Eote, made the appeal the Presidntwheh you think ought to make. He immediately pl into my hands the orgi- nal memorandum which he wrote, and which lie read to M, ,sss Branch, Inghan, and yourself and am now pressy authorized to se again, that in the interview trred to in my note ard your own letter. quoted theren He HP1 HiF HAul TpHirH
 hare Siren he ehecs, which you say was never read say, tIaf / you ,p taH on e Presde de 1pi again er- hi5 aud ica yoI the original dOcument It prepar ed by him in contemplation that the interview might lead to immediate dissolution of his Cabinet, and ntend ed by him record he basis he assumed doing which b own elaracter and the interests of the country The paper thus prepared by the Prt seni commpnca ted at the time to several friends whom he consulted on the oceason And the substance of the conversation which pre- ceded and followed the communication also immediate ly reduced to wrtng and connected with the document read you, that nothing might be left recollection, if cir cumstaneeS at Tnote period shOu make reference to necessary. With regard transaction recorded, and vouched by the testimony of those consulted be treaeheruus when the is himself honest am will ling believe ts is your You have nnoeently for gotten the declaration made by the Presedt winch stands authenticated as have told you, as well as the eommulea- ton of the same purpor made to you by Col Johnson.
 am obliged rely this 1pren record of fact, rather than on your mtmory especially when find this positive proof confirming the statement of Col Johnson that the Pre- sdent Sstlaime any right or desire to interfere with the private associations of yourself or your family and ct you kHe1p H.
 next quoted your written admission, confirming the statement of Col Joson and the written record of the Pre- sidci in the fol owing words: In the interview to which invited by the President few days afterwards, laier Col lOhnsOns visit, frank expressed to him my views the subcc and he discaimed any disposition to press such q requsition."
 say that ia disclaimer of intention press such is wholly different thing from denial of ever having made it
 1 thought not in this case because such requison had been made. Colonel Johnson says, the President dis claimed him any desire control your domestic affairs, private intercourse aud he told you 5o The record of what said that he claimed right ner sin the domestic relations personal intercourse of any cmber of his Cabinet and in auson to the same such requisHion." When no such acquisition had been made by Col Johnson when he told the President made and when yoH to mol pretend he made any either d recty indirectly, could not but understand your deca raton that he diSctaimed any dsposOn O rcss such tioan N'''''' ''' ''' ''' ' '1e' f'''
 But find in the charactcryou have always sustained be- ton made of you and tdt you knep If the Pre- sident had sgnied you, directly indirectly that he quired you o compel your family associate with any contrary to their will and yOurs you would of onor have waited for an iurdtion resign would have thrown your commission in the face of the President and said to hum, Sir am longer adviser associate with man who requires me to disgrace myself and family, though he be the President ofhe United State In your public character had guarantee that you would not for the sake of your honor salary and cmoluments Attorney General, sink your character us man, by tanely listening such requisition. No Sir it is impossible to believe that you could have listened such requiston dismissed selfrespee forgot southern honor and humby bowed in seeming reverence to the man who had nsued you, until politely iHred 10 TeSign It is impossible that you could bury such an nsu prOft to be the friend of the President make the speech that you did recently in Geog and now that out of oee disclose fact which would seal your own shame No, Sir; no such proposition made to you had cause to complain of the Pre- sident eulogized him in public and private and you would have gladly acted Attorney General the end of his administration had you not been inuitcd 10 reSign
 But the circumstances under which the harmony of the late Cabinet esored repe the interference which you will have it, ill your last noe that the extract from letter
 Major Eaton, leaves open in the ambguousns of express sion From the moment that you denied the President any participation in the political combinaton to drive Mai Eaton From the Cabinet the usual among its members, without any association between tr espec tive families Major Eaton would have been reluctant to receive vsers driven into his doors by the power of the Pr sdent they could possibly have been submit such tyranny degradation His house was trongtd by those who were among the respectable people of the city, by the most honorable families visitng annually here, and by gayety and rep ctaby of parties thus attended, the ap- pearance of persons constrained by the authority of the have eXaced such reqpsition that impued the reary of War, upon that portion of society which willing receive he could have added nothing her repu taon IL is ridiculous to mpute to the failure of such de sign the dissolution of the late Cabinet. You, think know that this step the result of the diversity Of political views, which attached the trCO parties in the Cabinet diff ieren divisions of the parties which became apparent in the discussion between the President and Vice President This produeed in the Then of the Cabinet combinations in Congress, calculated defeat the sautary G the administrations In the opposition which showed it. self with regard the Turkish negotaon the members of pressy exempted in the denunciaon of those members of the Senate, who then came and dselaimed for the
 ihes hoSunts part or the CaDi- net That wish to bring Major Eaton and his family into society herc had influence producing the dissolution of he Cabinet is apparent from the fact that toperated sign them and him to privacy The fhe harmony senal the public weare however originated, preg- nant with political effects, and produced his result.
 You require of me the my declaratio predicated the information which Col Johnson commun cated mo, upon the ground that have authority the evidence which establishes the fact The testimony which have in my possession, under Col Jonsons hand satisfies thoroughly of the truth of the assertion have made and therefore will admit it be error Your exception 10 the use have made of his testimony, may be applicable eensure upon my course-But consider,
 that circumstances fully justify that sourse and only responsible Col Johnson for conduct in relation to his letter. Your objection to the authority under which have acted Col Johnsons evidence, does not, the eas change the nature of that evidence. It convincing as it could be under full authority and probably more than evidence purpoely prepared for the public eye.
 You think that am bound to publish on my own the correspondence between and