The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-10-18


trick upon him"
" ESPONDENCE CONTINUED.
Mr.. Eaton's reply to Messrs. Lngham,
Branch and Berrien. On the Dissohl-
tion of the late Cabinet.
TO THE PUBLIC.
City of Washington, September, 1881.
APPENDIX.
Continued from our last
G.. I'D
Correspondence bei,ceen Mr. Eaton and Mr..
Berrien.
WASHINGTON CRY. Monday Morning, Ju.iy
25th, 1881.
Sir: In your letter to me Of the, 18th of
June, in reply to mine of the preceding day,
you in effect say, although denying ny right
to interrogate you,) that the atiacss made
upon me, in paper of this city, wert"with
out your agency" You volunteered the
declaration, that you did not "think neces.
sary to decide upon the truth or falsdood Of
the statements which were made," in elation
to my family leaving me to understand that
as you had formed no opinion, so neither had
you expressed one, in any wise derogatory of
me. After these explicit dsavowals as to
yourself, did not deem il proper to take. ex.
ceplion, or to hold you personally accountable,
for conforming to rumors which you may have
heard, or "to the general sense Of the com.
munity," which you so falsely assume as
pretext to injure me, and to disparage hun
dreds Of the most respectable persons in our
country, who have maintained friendly rela
tions with me and my famiy-persons in all
respects equal in standing with you, and those
who hold intercourse with you. Upon this
proof ofmy forbeaTance, forbearance which
/ ever hope to exercise, except in cases of
high emergency, you have grown bold; and
in labored article recently addressed to The
public over your signature, giving counte.
nance and sanction to the base ISLANDERS
which have been propagated against me in
my domestic relations. You speak of them
"as evils which presented an insupe rabIe bar
to your entering the Cabinet !" and that your
assent was finally given, under The persuasion
that the President would speedily see his err
ror, and by removing me, correct the evil.
This is what you intend to say, omtting at
the same time a material fact, which was
known to you, that was the identical per-
son through whom was communicated to You
the desire of the President, that you should
enter his Cabinet; and that through the same
The time private business only as a reason
why you could not, and did not. at the instant
Of the application, make prompt acce eptance
or refusal
Sir, the open attempt now made, nnprovok.
ed-one altogether uncalled for by any course
Of mine towards you-is obvious to every eye
The whole nation must perceive that your
object and purpose is to mark me with dis
lat ntat, Nc. aGr, rta Ca
so perseyered in, will, confidently believe
and hope, justify me to the American people,
and to all honorable men, in requiring of You
the reparation due TO one who so wantonly
has been abused, insulted, and injured and
! do require it.
J.H. EATON.
To JNo. MCPHERSON BERRIEN, Esq.
p. S. This letter was prepared to be de.
livered to you on Monday, but the absence of
the friend, who was expected to be the bear
er, the daily expectation Of his return, and
the difficulty of procuring one unconnected d
here with the Government, has occasoned
the delay. ]. II. L.
To this letter long argumentative reply
was returned. ! never saw it. My friend
refused to receive it, as not being a proper
and definite answer to the call. Gen. Hun
TER's letter explains what afterwards took
place. 1t is as follows:
WASHINGTON, Tuesday Eoening, Cd .4ug 1881
DEAR SIR: ! enclose to you the cores.
pondence. which has taken place between
General JoNEs and myself to whom was re-.
ferred as the friend of Mr.. BERRlEN.s
You will perceive, from the character the
transaction had assumed iG my absence, had
only one course to pursue on my return to
this City, which was TO explain the reason of
that absence, and require Of Mr.. BERRIEN, to
an explicit demand, and answer equally so.
was informed, verbally, by the General, that
his friend had taken his ground, in the re
jected communication, from which he would
not depart and that if the case of naor EA. i.
TON was pressed further at this time, it was
to be understood as declined. |, however,
thought it best to deliver my note, and await
a written reply. Gen. JoNEs' letter Of the
I'd of August, in answer TO mine Of the first
nothing other than a confirmation Of what
had been verbally declared to me the previous
eveping-and accordingly assumed upon
myself to say, as your friend, could hold no
further correspondence with him on the sub
ject. DeemiDg il unnecessary and improper
to proceed further, as ! considered the mat
YER finally closed remit it back to your
hands. In conducting this business, take
occasion to say. that | was at the place of
conference during Thursday and the next
day from 10 to 3 o'clock, leaving a note sny
ing. | should again be IN attendance on Sat
urday.
am, Sir, with great respect,
Your friend and obedient servant,
ALEXANDER HUNTER.
MAJ. JoHN II. EATON
Copy Of a letter. addressed by Gen. Hunter 10
Mr.. Berifn, ,chich he ,oas direcied TO deliv
W TO Gen. Jones, as the friend Of Mr.. Ber.
rien, dated W.
WAsHINoroN CRY, 1st August, 1884,
SIR Severe indspositon since Friday
evening last, confined me TO my bed and pre-.
vented me from conferrlng with you on the
subject of MAJOR Eaton's call Of Thursday