Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-28

Branch mi Mr.. berrisp r Piled, as uhegbs'-
tsay - had doa.. ihai they "oo'3 nssrf
con.sai 10 have the sprial relations nj thsh
fsanilies controlled b, any power shs'e,sr but
ib,ir eep. Nf. gtaHeh, Ir. Befrisn, snj nv
80 I. wrHi tn sane evening 10 parry ~ Col !
To~snn'. u 5srp q repnu was rurreB' ihs' se
seff Ia be removed forthwith, OF nhch had |
90 10nbi Al the IAnrs The ns1 morning. Ioi' |
J. enme 20 ny house, and said I'M br ougbi
nrfhnps 10 have bren more franz la evening, |
snd told us positively that 'hs President bad
haally determined on our removal hon Office
peies. NC aero 4 Of cnce thai our families
should -ili, Mr. E1taa, md insiie her o mir
large parties q hat be bal nnafs up his mind
10 dssignaie Mr.. Uickius 10 ,ake charge Of The
Treasury Department. aud Mr.. Kendall TO take
charge VI the Navy Department, and would
hnd an Attorney General somsah here. oh.
served that my cOurss Has Gred, aud could not
b. changed for all lbs offices IN the Presda Ms
gilt aud II mate no more difference TO NE
han 10 any other person whom the Pfssiheni
III sign.,Fd To TAKE my place. IN the evening
Of the same day. Col. ]. called sg ain, AID ia
iormtd me that ha bad just been it'll The
Presi1gnt, y no had draunup = paper ehplhu.
.tor, OF what ha had intended aud expected oi
Us that some ~ his tennessee friends had been
with him for .eserblhours tina hi, passion had
suasded, ard he had entirely changed his
ground. tie could not INSIST on our families
wishing vi :. Ia on he only wished Us u
asslsi ia putting dOsn the slanders against her
that he htlieved her lnnoeeni, and he thought
our IA niles ought 10 i i what hey could 10 aus.
tain her. II thy coHld moi sisu hsr; 81 that he
wished 90 ace me tie nat hdv. Col j. aided
that the President had bren exceedingly excited
tor several dsgs.rut = as now perfectly calm L.
mud. Ib- next day | waited on the President
and opened The subject by stating ihs' Col.
Johnson bad Informed me thai he wished to
see M !; 10 "hfch he ss,pnied aud went INTO u
ioog arghment TO show how ian cent woman
NJ. Eaton was, and ho. much she bad been
per seCuied. aud mentioned tie uames OF a
M nbtr Of ladies no hid been acfiye IN tais
r.rsecutIon, aud nat the sdy OF foreign
munster Vas also one Of tine co.'s itaiors al
dug that bs would .snd her aud her husDse d
nom, aud teach him and bis master T. al The
wife Of me nhsT OF his cabinet vas not TO be
thus tfes'ed that MIS-. T.. was as pure aud
rhasie as Nrs Donneison's lnfa I daughter, bdt
there vas combination her among a number
OF LADIES, not those 81 the Heads of Depar
mems, % Dive her out Of society, anl 10
DIVE her hasbanl ont Of Office but he
would be cut INTO inch pirees on the rack,
before H. w01ld suffer him or bis " Ife to be IN
jnred by tter vie caiumnies that he WAS re-
solved - have harmony in his cabin.f, and
he wished Us TO JOIN IN putin. down the sian
President, that had never considered il
monument on me TO Investigate the character
of Mrs Eaton such n service did not in my |
Judgment, Come within the s,oae OF nv dn. |
ties 10 TIE g"yernmepi / belonged to soei,t " !
alone 20 drt.Imlne such matters. The power
oil the Adminlsira ion could not change the q
pinion OF the community. even II IL could be
properly used 10 control the relations of do
M site l'ie ~ any case. The sociery Of WASH
mg,oo must be the best judges Of whom il
ought 10 receive. regretted the difficulties
which MAJOR Eaton lahOred under, aud hal !
fell il 10 he my duty not to eggravate them. |
had intended at an eaily day 10 have had A !
conversation "iln him OH The subj Il, With
vie" 10 lave our SOCIAL relations drhnod but 40 |
opportunity bad offered, without volunteering !
one. aud II bad not bern done in tina, way. The |
cou's' had taken was, however, adopted With |
great care, 10 save his feelings as much as pos |
sibie. consistently wi what was due 10 nv |
ianilv ,and tne community win i. Inch we wtrr |
associated. considered the charge Of IN, !
iami'y 10 be sac'ed trust, Jeongin. exclusive.
y to myself, as member OF socIety. The nd. |
m'nisral,oa had nothing to do with it, NOR.
tbdn with hat OF any o her individual aud po- |
iiiical power cou'd not be pjo; ery ereited d.
yer their social intercourse, aud II was impor-
iant TO his reputation 10 have II understood
mat he did Hoi Interfere /" such matters. That
was not aware Of any want vi harmony IN |
'ot cdohel had not seen the slightest syInI- |
'om OF Sucb ieeliog IN its deliberations, and
wa perfectly cerrain thsl my official conduct
aad never been Innuenced 10 the slightest de
gree ny feeling OF that nature. | saw no |
round, theieiorr, loI the least change on ~,
pal N his respect. 10 which the Pnslie
pm d, IN IA changed tone, that he hau III
'ilos ca m contd' nee IN my Integrity and ca
~ ,ti me Ian, .
meht, aud oppressed TVS perfect ,st,sfac, ion, Ia
lhai respect, with my whole conduct he had
never supposed Tor moment that my official
iets Ii ~ he.n IL nIenced IN the least d,gle. NV
any uuklhd l. chngs towards Mai. Eaton anu
| ne did not mean to InsIsi Oh our families vIs-
tug MIS-. Eaton: Ht had Veen much ex lied
III some time pas, by The co nbInat on az aiDst
.ier. ana Ia .Isned Us 20 aid hun in putting
ao"n hrH slanders, adding that she was ca
Ciuded from most ui the iuVitotiuns to parties
AMI vie" n'nod, she Was insuited that the
| laay OF I0ieis" nh'nis}er uelore referred 10
hha insuited Ter ai Baron kfuueHrf's party |
remarked, tnat some injustice mig ht be done
10 that Lady on that o:Casioa : al,nougA she
might not goose to associate nth Mis-. Ia o
All no' tbMk she Int aded II nsuiG her she
| misbt nave Supposed that there was some de
Sign, not altogether respectful TO herself, IA the
Oil Of the attendance TO sopper Of the oecle-
| tary OF War, whose wife she did NOT visit Ia
stead VI thar OF the Secretary o, ), ate winch,
according 70 The usual practice, she uruuaoi,
considered herself enlued 10. was u. esent,
anu saw most OF wh 4 had hsppenel. one ey-
,aeA'5 thongh' herself aggTIesed al something
| but acieo with much dignity on the occasion
| "a" 40 dPpearanue ot Insult offered 10 Mr..
EtioA. tie iepiied hat he had been f.iIy a.
ioimtu. ana Knew all about II and bu, Ior
certain rrHsons which 10 mentioned, he would
nave sent tue foreign Minister before referred
TO, a"d ms "ht, home immed,a,eiy. Alter
som" iu'thef conversation On this aud other
nait"IS, ~ ~tIch considered the P,esldenl
as ha'iug ehtrriy waived the demand mace
'hfohgh CO. Johnson, that my family must VI
sn NJ Eala"'"S The condition Tor my iemain-
M III once, anu III winch he expIessed h,n-