Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-08-25

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pressed, that he bad been misinfermed
as to the combination and conspiracy
| L informed him of your uuequivocatl
and positive denial of the fact, and com.
| municated every thing which transpired
between us calculated TO satisfy bis
mind on the subject. II was this report
Of nine that gave him satisfaction, and
changed bis feelings and determination
not his ground as you nave supposed;
ne bad no ground to change. He had
assumed noue except that which have
stated; nor did | make use of such an
expression to you that he bad changed
his ground 1t is true that inforned
you that the President was very much
excited, but 80 not now recollect the
| precise language used 10 convey my
idea OF that excitemeut. ] presume
you had the advantage of your private
memoranda, when you say compared
him TO a roaring Lien,
You attribute to me another declara
ton which never made that On eur
! way to Nr Berrien's stated that the
| President had informed me that he
would invite Mr.. Branch, Mr. Berfien.
and yourself, 10 meet him on the mex.
Friday. when he would inform you o.
bis determination in the presence Of DR.
! Ely. inever received or communicated
such an idea.
The paragraph is substantially cor.
rect when that part in reference TO DIR
Ely 10 expunged
II is true. in some Of cur various con
gersstions, the mare of Or. Ely was
mentioned. but in connection with ano
ther part OF the subject The President
Informed NE thai when the rumors a
gainst Mai Baton and his family had
been opened to bin by DR. Ely, he had
invited the accusors TO make good their
charges, and that they had lailed--this
is the substance Of that part # our een-
versation in which Doctor Ely's name
was mentioned Again; you say call
ed at yourshouse about O'clock, when
we walked 10 Mr. Berrien's The fac.
is that you called for me a my lodgings
about that time, by previous appoint
Dent. This is a mistake in a aadtisr of
fact of no great importance, except 10
= show how easily We forget Ii we thus
differ in matters of fact, how much
more liable TO differ as to woods; ard
still more as to the time, manner, and
circumstances ia which these words
have been introduced, and still more as
} to the precise meaning the speaker wish
es to convey to the bearer!
Having thought itimportant to me N o.
rand0m our conversation, would it net
have given additional proof Of your
! friendship aad confidenoe ard would it
not have been an act of justice 10 me,
to have furnished e'e vito H., so far a
| was concerned that might have cor
rected, II necessary, any erroneous im.
pressions which my conversations may
have made upon your fhe witness in
court ia often misunderstood by lawyers
and Jury, and as often called upon to
correct the mistake and to explain his
meaning, and you have gained little
in your desire 10 be accurate, so far as
! am concerned, by failing to prs ent
me with your private memoranda; aud
if now furnished, dare think that |
might put different construction upon
] your ewn notes.
Again: YOU are incorrect in suppn
siog that informed YOU that the Presi-
dent requested NE TO converse WITH on
. and your colleagues II was nv o"a
proposition; aud in this you viii fnd !
am supported BY S>r. Barrien. Nor
did ever say that your families had
not returned the cell Of MIS- Eaton;
and that if thew would leave The first
card, and open 'nrmal intercourse ia
that way, the Pre- SIDE mt would be salts
fed. Such an idea never entered my
mind; for never did know the precise
Fl manner in which the social non inter
y course existed between your families.
whether cards had ever passed from
eithes or not; and sure am, that the
President and myself never bad any
conversation on the subject From
FIRST to last my efforts were put forth
to reconcile the parties concerned;
they were for the time being successful.
| have never claimed any merit for
what did: | felt happy, however, that
was in any way instrumental in pro-
longing the political relations which
have had no agency, and which deep.
ly regretted Having thus acted, to
nv great modification I find nvsalf