The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-10-04
CORRESPONDENCE CONFIRMED
mr.. Eaton's reply fc Messrs. fgkam,
Branch and Berriea. Or the Disso!u-
tion Of IKE late Cabires.
TO THE PUBL
City of Warrington. Sentember. fsSi.

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| City of Warrington, September, fsSf
! Continued from our las!
| Let us see how the facts stand, it these
men speak truth. On Wednesday, the 9Th
Of January, 1890 the President, through Col.
| Johnson, threatened to dismlfs them, lf they
did not compel their families to associate with
mine, which they considered such an "indig
nifty and outrage" that they seriously thought
ef resigninq. On Thursday. the 29lh, tho
"indignity end outrage" being unatoned and
even uneS Splalned. the President wrote u nnlc
to Mr.. Branch, offering his friendly MEDIA.
tom" TO bring about what? Not social
n,ercoarsc between our families but a resto
ration Of friendly intercourse Between our
selres. In the morning of Friday, the Goth.
(for he says he will meet me ct two O'clock. J
he accepted The friendly offer. thus ack nowl.
edging that he considered the fresiden, an
impartial umpire, an unprejndiced. unexciled
aE3 lust man. in whose hands he could trust
his character and his honor ; and yet strange
to tell. on The same day. having called on the
President for some explanation about Col.
JohnSon's insulting message, he found "ihe
PRESIDENTS feelings nere too much enlisted TO
weigh any reasons which ,night be offcred!"'
Who ca believe all this ".Eost theerfaiiy."
says he, accept your friendly siediation."
What! Accept the mediation OF mar, who,
two days before, had required him to humble
himself to me like the meanest slave, aud had
not atoned for it' Accept the mediation Of
n man whose feelings were ~ much enlisted
in my favor, that he would not listen TO tea.
son? Impossible Had Mr.. Branch felt
that an indign,y had been offered him, he
would have replied to the Presidents "Sir,
your insulting message through Col. Johnson.
| hn L.ts
myself of''your friendly mediation" Ru, his
whole conduct, he showed that he entertain
ed TO such feeling, and that the whole story
about "indigniiy and outrage" is q sheer in
vention, got up pow to injurc the President.
This letter Of Mr.. Branch shows, TIM, in
addition to Col. Johnson's friendly mediation,
the President was willing to exert his own,
as friend. to heal the breach in anticipation
Of the meeting to which he invited the Sec
retarics, on Friday tho 29h. 20 declare tho
basis on which he had resolved to fix the har-
mony ofhis Cabinet. Mr.. Branch and my.
self, tho principal difficulty having arisen be.
tween us, met. as has been stated, at Mr.. Der.
mems, and adjusted our relations an,icetly
and yet this reconciliation, produced, ss i.
seen from Mr.. Branch's note, by The kind ant
friendly nierposition of the President. is req
resented TO have been Immediately preceded
by 'indgniiy and outrage" and TO have beer
succeeded by a state of feeling too much ex
cited ITO Deigk cny rcdsons tchich n.ighf b,
oGered."N How thoroughly is all this contra
dicted by Mr.. Branch's contemporaneous
note.
Private difficulties were now Mt an end,
and, as was well understood. famlipswers Ia
visit or not, according 10 their inclinaiions
In two days the "indignny and outrage"
which had been offered to these gentlemen
was forgotten, so much 30 that for fifteen
months matters glided on in toleroble hnrmo
ny. Nothing more was said or heard Of this
subject, until the President. IA he had an IN
questioned right to do, thought proper to re-.
quest their designations. Then were old
notes and memoranda FURNISHED up. and that
over which they had slept 50 long, mmed;
ately became subject OF deep aud awaken
ing interest tc the American people" The
truth is, this tTct, which is row brought cut
on the public stage, was desis ned for differ.
ent occasion. II was in Jsnuary ur februa.
ry, 1880, that they expected TO exhibit before
the public, and to unfold the tale Of threats
from the President. dismissal, and family es.
socation. and oil that. Not being dismissed,
then, as they expected, they isid aside their
prepared tale; but having At length lost their
ot'ices they bring il forth upon an occasion
which il does not III, and valnly atcrpt to
attribute the dissolution of the Cabinet To
false ground. That event they knew sp-ung
from an entirely different oause---a cnusc
which will sstisiy every impartial man when
hc comes to understand il. To account for
their removal they Offer any but the true
reason, aud ience run into all sorts Of ab
surdiiy
Shortly after this. about the Goth of March.
n preparatory meeting of few members of
Congress was held, with view to request
the President 20 remove me from the Cabinet.
Being spprised Of their design, he made re.
mark which satisfied the leaders in this move.
ment, thot to persist in their course would
serve TO expose them TO public reprobat lion,
and result in ffuitless endeavor. According.
y, the project was abandoned, or at lcas. sus.
pended.
do not impute 10 all who participated In
this preliminary step, design TO tnllr u.l
mately in a measure OF such high 5ictGIon TO
the President. Some were at iirs, mlslcd Ly
false rcprese nations. and indicted 10 believe
that his !. ice cnd comfort Ss well as the sue.
cess Of his administration, depended upon !, !;
others attended the meeting to pont ont the
improperly Of the course, and to dssusde
their friends from persisting in their design.
Now, what was the motive fn. all this ro
leDiIcss persecution Could II DO that my
wife was indeed the cnuse? Was Il merely
to exclude female from their "good socie
Tyr Was one woman so dangerous 10 pub
lie morals. and go formidable In influence and
power, as to require oil this strong array Of
Cabinet councillors combination Of mem
bers Of Ccng5c - eonfedcracy Questionable
ladies'? Was IL for that. attacks were made
upon the integrity Of her husband and honor,
truth and candof sncriacedp The idea Is
truly ridiculous She WAS lone and power
lloss Thoca ,pbo ILcI no, .or;sty sou0ht