Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-09-23

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was of yaue only i,regarded their children; and
that whether others lived peiished was not material
II they and theirs sale.
Did merit such course OF treatment from MIR. Per-
rien We had served together Tor several years in the
Senate OF the United States. lie Invited to- and
was present at my marriage, ix eight weeks before.
We were IN habits OF daily tiiendly intercourse; my
part Tree and unresa aimed, ard, as supposed, equally
SO ON his He protested to tic my freud, and such
thought him Was It honorable, then--was il lust
to bde from me all the 'euiS' which hc foresG,c -
and sun, bindy upon inc Nrcahle difficult.
tesl Should lac no, have warned me, that not the cop.
posi- ion' no, "lhe enemies OF the Presidcnt' merely
rs Mr. Branch states, but his friends --'shs personal
political, and longtried frends"- ave- oven those
whom he had selected members Of his Cabinet view
Ell my selection as evil, and intended TO use il 10 dis
tract his councils, cmbarrass his administrations and pro-
vide for successor Had MIR. Benien frankly inform.
cd me- that he and his associates considered my appoint
ment ian insuperable bar their ptance an issue
would at once have been rendered. should have desired
the ifesitento excuse me, and given him my reasons,
and then, Tor the sake OF harmony, he would have dis
charged either M or them. But ell concealed
from ne, aud only against the probable course OF
the opposition the enemies oil the President-was
advised aud warned 1 not aueht 10 expect that
in Inghsm, Branch and Bertien should find these We
ry enemies, who were smiling upon him ard me- with
unquahhed professions ct devotion and friendship A.
gast their assaults, IL was hence impossible 10 guard
Again, ask, was il just honorable in Mr. Berren
entertaining the views which he has recently avowed 10
conceal them from me, and thus lead me bndly forward
upon mine which he knew prepared TOR nv de-
struc;ion?
Hswerer he nay excuse himself Tor hi. prac,icsd
10
The President and 90 he country 10 somn,iuics To- b
views irsTkiy aud iuy 20 hin. He knew tho impo?,
snce nay sbsoine necessity of es ire hsrUo in The
Calumet, AMI 'ha' tie views OF the President 10 rsl..
iion to She reform a.on o the government, aud home
interests oil Me eonn,ty, csuld be accomplished
wi,h.ui a. MIR. b rfen knew ,bs the Pse,ide u, h d
ghi TO expect Unity OF feeling and asi,n amones.
those whom he had selssed ss his scunq.l!ur,; and
that IL is'ire 10 him'eii, aid 10 The people who had
elected hn, he NO. Is not Knowingly cons,i,nl4 eabi
NJ, o, Srootdan' sera's. YET" clearly Joreseeing
all the trits tohich haze resulted" he Concealed he
ieeuos' and his Views, and suffered cab ne, TO be
formsd, be'wet whose ir,sncIy association ard cor
dial co cpsra,ioa, Shere was an .ins,tufraJIe ban
which ne sssly :; but wb,h hs Presiden, DID cot.
BY this nett AID want OF cand,t ha ,n6r..
MS friend nd btneiac or 10 be led into error in IN.
very n ststep OF ia Sdnntra ion, End which In c,n
mon with other enemies, he srow auenpl,ns 10 WILD
70 M desiusnoo; oawhem eush, The responsibility
OF ofgsnzin2 such cabinet 10 rect? the conf lin
frieLd, VITO jutg"g OF men by their profes,io,y 80
leetd those as us men bsrs whom be believed 10 ba
lferdiy to each other aud devoted 10 sbe suc.es. a
his sdmuisfsiioF; 10 hoye dcceitu IL yidnajs ,obo
foreseeiog all the evils which have resulsed kept
concealed from The President aud catered his eabn,,
ouiy because they expected such discord sid fiy ion
10 atbe, that public sentiment tcould eoncen,ate''
upon one OF their colleagues, and lofcs bis removal?
ice quf snons 80 gravey raised and dicussed L. the
Puohc newspapers about vi'ag-lesyng a card and
Invitations o large parties" all ones ia hi, q.
nno bu, appear ma'tsrs OF derson 10 th- Amereap
people. Who salls upon is neis hbcr or invite. btu,
to ca, and dfck wi him, Ard who doss noi. ia az
Ter oil 70 concern 10 the people; and hem mus,
r ar io'eoiu' hat sa'esmcn aud Cabinet eoup or.
y
30 TIN rg. But even these have been rendered a.
some poiabce devel pr ihe motives OF mer NJ
ascoun'ms Tor tven's Of higher importance. Abd ia
Mii view Is It, tha'l am aboaI n:rsiuce sue tonic
and beg to be parconed Tor d.ipg
Arer my mari &c, in January, 1929. my wife aud
myself visited Philadelphia, ant were a6s nj from
Wa'ticg'oo two weeks. Amongst those VITO bsc
ta ed IN our absence 10 vi.i and pay u, the
songrs'uls'ions were Mr. and ME-. Calhoun The
caras mad been lett. citi.s leaving at re Shbo,
house, card-a small pisss OF pasleboa,d with IN
name upon i.-is called visit, Nh long Afterwards
we called at Mr. Celhouh's dgiDg to return the civil
W. Al ef sendIug Ia our nsmes, were invited or
70 'oe Wee Presidsn's parlor, where Mp Chan,
was siene' and received " with mueb politen-.. :
We sFen short iiGe, quite sgreeabIy and lock our
leave. Are'warGs, these calls vera nj ranss,%d on
eWer side -rhis was shOsi time before Twas uo-
oetsoeu "ho "Suid compose the Catn-t OF Gen JACK
- " 800
Another tFifng incident is WORTHY Of n,te When
Was ssser'sn.d certainly that would be s. C eta,y
o. Wa' Mf; Calhoun re qnessd the appointment OF one
VI US ,ieiuS IS my Chiei Clerk. To aUolher genle-
man who made the same reques, made a nromisa N
comply win MIR. ColhouL's wishes Consideration,
rot thought o: al the time, Induced me 10 chang. ry
determination; la quenee OF which deslioed 70
MAKE he appointment, and senl an exoaoa,i.p 10 ,br
eenheman; TO whom had given The promise NJns
was 'Hs'en 10 MT Calhoun, for was atsed and 70
him TO promise TAD been made Ffom ira, inc he
neSe GU al IN sT'ourse win cfisia well as pri
Soou tf;er ,he Csbine, was o,gan;z,a inu..,;o, =,
'h'se secret we've, which Mr.. Berrisn row onsnl,
aVow, o'gan 10 manifes, hemselves Ths motive was
OF apPas ~, yet Is L sieDiIy eyid,o, ,t H.
was Sr'beU de'iSn TO pm ban on ny family snd
rsnder ny portion al w ,shnglou disagree able 70 me-
az was 20 DO promoted ny sli The ifnnence and i'm
por'snre which h'gh saion conferred on some of ms
eUtagu''' 'oaiederaeiss we're flTmed, and sflris
maze 80 awaken pftjudisss. To give csuntenancs 90
he cohiedera'es ami to aid their Efforts, old slande,,
Were revived, AID nav circulated F.milos rnr,
reg 10 'oe Guy, w9fe hese the wsy and oa ~.
arig9i. M geens "h CO ihgenuily could invent or
malice make use e. were st un7ird Ia eiv. 80 ~
PuOus sanuua"n--"to max H Concentrate aud IT,
"e fit Sdeb' 10 operate from IIs council H,o
gave Zoe asenlancs lbai in a little hi. he o,ji ~
res, che evii.' 'I''N''S GU
Lei me not be msundefs;oo5 / never cou,l,iooa
OF any ore Tor not assosating wi me oc nv is,,v
IL Is the uEht oil evety man, and nj evsyv co..
N'sh "Doh 'hry please. To soc nv hcUae 6is1 ,gi,
uh"iHbB " reIbciGut alters, constrained 10 es l
we Rou inshG Of power, could never bs ds.irad b,, 30
ii"fP y wa, never aep tden' 90 suoh authority for
i'7Hdt' assoc See ard visiieTs. A'wsys WIN IN,
dcorS were epsE, - a'ge pardss end al social aIIs
mtt hiends, With ccrdSi hearts and baDs fac, NJ
eVheed bY heir rank and open deHnearof Ust ,bs.
~onIe " 'nhF own Vo' n, and not throu+ IA tooa NJ
reward, OT ieir OF ppui bmeDt |, ia ,,us al
meet some OF ny cole gues or tbeir 4 ,;,, ~ ~
some ol hei' assOtIdes 81 The same political sa h,
Hei iddief and sendemsD quite a. gegpset,II me
eqnaDy ss grseabIf. l. as IL true, I and nv hriIv
wefe hoi 'hrl,ed 10 The bouses CT Aiessrs Jrsbas:'
SUu bs'ren'f 20 rel her were they invited 10
h,ne' aho I'D u' We we're equal: and neiLera,Ic NJ
ceiye, b ID riRht 10 conpIsi5 '' =" en-
MI ID 'trehs famiy mover did fefuse IN vt,i, ,,;,n
m'De' 'or ihey nsver had he opportunity Cns,o,
Wucn hey c.me 10 The atty, btlns LAST IN IA cir
arrival, 'ha vs. fhou'd f. 81 call on ,h.,n I, &c ds
'he,r atqua'n'fnc,; but we never did .aiI '''eu
now TlnleulOus GUes ihi single fact r.vd,r NJ r..
~" PuU"eauOh, which he has set firth uyi,h ut
f!aVs Iorma'ily He htd ascsriaiptd he ,,n's ~ ~.
p ns's' ne says enj ecn'ormed 10 Il 10 bs matt,
To- o. d6pau from ~. He msiosG,a ,bAt H. u, ''In
'nf'aientd 70 disBss him, besause bs yyo,,Lt 49,, ~