Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-07-07

iuy.st;,tiou by regular . .Llliinaiion OF witness
scs on oath. 1 had another caase for making that
communication to the President. MT Evans u
clerk in the Registers Office, who Is brotner-h
law of Mr.. Eaton's declared publicly, IN the hear
ing Of a number of persons, that If he ''wcro IN
Mr.. Eatons place, he would assassinatc me, ana
the President would turn every clerk out OF the OF
fee who took my part in this business" Mr. Barry
had EXPRESSED himself in terms of the greatest bit
terncss towards me. These, and other facts OF
which was very credibly informed, satisfied me
that a state of feeling existed among those who
sympathizng with MIR. Eato@, which was not only
deeply discrcditablo to the government but threat
encd much individual injury to some very worthy
mcn [ therefore determined TO bring the subject
to the notice OF the President, and of the public at
the same time. | have said nothing lightly which
do not believe could be proved by witnesses of un-
questionable charactcr-hut after the menace OF
Mr. Evans, they would require an assurance of
protection before they could be expected to give
voluntary statements.-Al the means for ascertain
ing the truth, ut the Presidents command The
statement l communicated to him was shown to
several persons who were the spot and witness
Sod the exalted feeling and great anxiaty which
pervuded the most sober minded people of the
city. 1t was deemed by all who saw it, Il temperate
statement of the facts. / aware that it will he
difficult to believe, that person closely con-
nectcd in feeling with the President Of the United
States, could have been permitted to lie i'll wait,
| armed with sword-cane and pistols, in the rooms
of ono of tho public buildings, for the purpose of
Il rencontre with the head of department Such
u transaction is too gross to be realized by the
American people and hence they will dsincline to
give their belief but it is impossible to resist the
force of truth If an impartial investigation of
this transaction shall ever be made, much moro
than have said will be fully proved, and whenever
such investigation shall be instituted if nay pres
encc should be deemed necessary, will, without
hesitation, attend at tho seat of government for
that purpose.
l have remarked that the note of Mr. Eaton in
Dictated predetermination for quarrel. This is
clearly proven by his Selling, pretext for it,
newspaper statement of n fact, which had been O.
torous in the city of Washington for two years
past, viz: that my family refused to psit his. This
fact he well knew could not disavow. He did not
aledge that had said any thing to tho dispar-
agement of his family; and l could not have
disavowcd the fact upon which he had prcdicated
his menace, unless l would have consented to be
bullied into 4 statement which every body knew to
be false. My reply to this was neither
more nor less than unequivocal refusal to disa.
vow the fact that my family had refused to visit
his. The guilt or innocence of his wife never was
in controversy between Mr.. Eaton and myself
He never even complained that had made any
charges against her. She has been charged by
others with offences against society, which hac
excluded her from it, long before went to Wash
lngton; and the attempt was TO compel me and my
family TO associate with woman whom Tho
respectable society of that city had deemed unwor
thy of such countenance. l resisted this attempt
and this is the complaint of Mr.. Eaton, for which
he sought my life