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


'"re, cid lie consider 10 the sins his hear
ard hs ardour 81 ls patriotism, ~ ,uspsesd no, the
hire was smsns-.us any other obi c., :tan, by GU
y cordial suppT enshe him in he G ibins,, 10 h,
had dcDo 10 TIE field. "to oil tile tneasure OF his eoun
'rys sio''. Far olheiwise The t., ngs aud pur
poses OF Mss's Iugham, Branch snd Rerrin in h,
. AMI iuiiy apo.A-.
NJ, Mr. B,tr'-n 81 'd'rese to he public .sys:
mo- however to w. an bar Il, INV ~
,Se office which was enderea to mo- though, oesaw clenr,
gentleman high IN the confidence the President
suited exPes.ed his decided long
nito Knowledge Of the Presidents character that would him
peedy see and correct The evil yelded those sugse'-
writer IA .he resgrsph, OF the Ii July last. be-
.eved TO rs Mt Berrien, spsskipg IN behalf Of Mr.
lop' arr. mPkss the toll wing rama ks
Pending tho organization Of the Cabinet President
y supporters Sa, thepo were obecIn To "" Eaon &
would lead to difficulties no, likely be removed" ~"
knew KNEW ha. public sentiment would in cue me
In ne TELEGRAPH of the 2sh July, probably by the
same w,i.r, i, is kid
tho War Department tho Cabinet was announced order
20 remove tho masn influence which then threatened the
tried friends of tho President given aud wa.
cabinet tho confident hopc that tho President would
later see his error and
| These xIacs carry III /, face evi ence Of COM
mon origin IL cot psbped by the hand, they
' n'. havs ,prung from the sans couuciis--wtre sn
wrlfen with the ZANE risws and jest aud die
Gloss With tufiisisn cisafness m am i1d. b,ed
i'r ibe leg ssvsr sui az si, open attacks upon me
aod ny hue" cd, IS well a, thsir purpose Certain
gentlemen, Nho iyisd themselves tbe "psr,onal, po-
hc,, md lang tried friends OF the Pfssidsni" urd,r.
TOOK, II seems without bis knowledge or consent to
arrange AM Tx his ssbnst L. WHO hid betn his
parhcuts fticud nch associate for tweny yesrs who
hal 2dh-red 10 him h ough good Port, aud through
evil sepor, dutiog bitter tor lie Pc. So
ornoy ard whc, agMus my wi.hes was ,essted
member OF lis cab0e', 10 be aside uuwor, nv
ia hs esi IN alton OF lhs,e geniemen, ~.ocaie with
hu or 70 participate in hs eounciir. This ,e.ret cabs
Of txciufiye lends advised Mc rrieu acc-p, seai
CaNiuNf u,tfsr he tL,t
wonld ne driven 100 T.. BY III. came persons Judge
M'Laeo was strsng d 10 lhs War Department, thsie
otJsct bang expressly 10 gstrid o. They advised
Me9srs gam, aneh AID Bs,fi-r. .leave f,st
10 their hold, w5ish they did. even under alleged
indeni aud ius ~ 100, in 'he confident hope that
The = Ell ent wlud speed and corFec the evil
Without e Presidents Knowledge, aud yyi,hou, m,ne
this soha OF ''psFooa political, and long tried rend"
were 'hus eIdfsVorng to control all the cabinet
arangeCe D,, snd secretly 10 pacs around The Pfesi-
dent men OF thsir selection and stamp. II was not for
LIN TO select lis councillors :cids who were
hi' "personsi, poN,ies', add long tried riends"nen
VINO had tuppor..d him Ony when they had lot /
hope OF MI Cahoup-who had joined hi, standard
only when their favore candid re had disappe are d
from tbs scaiest, and who I'D supper ed hin as
secondary choce-your IDghams, B-rreUs, and Others
we're gov arfog,u"g becoEne his tlusive coun.
&c ors, and to thrust fom his presence unvor hy
OF hi' rust and so.h3eree, hose who had supported
bin Ter bis owe ssks- whose aitathment esmeot-
ed by ytar' OF Confidential Intercourse whose faith
and snergieS were pledged to his support, and whose
hopes were AL concentrated In ,hs success aod prog
pery of hi, administration.
MIR. Branch made the insrum mt OF ah!er h adj,
and attempted to become manager ia this busue 20,
10 his recsD, let er, he mentions call which bs ade
on me pre'hsn evious 10 my nominstion to 10 S.
cate, al which be stogan " Represented that my
lesion would be improper and Uoiotnnat-, and gave
his reasons. which appear TO have related solely my
family. f!s also std;ue he then TO advise me
gan' accepting ri G. in the cab net adniuing tba.
the charges made against my family were false bu,
representing "hai use ibe opposition would make OF
H., and 'ha' ''he enemies OF The President would no,
iail TO make h"ocle OF H." III says iha, he placed
Mr,. Jackson and Mrs Eaton The alne footing aud
desEed 10 saws The President from reeolec ions which
would be painful aud distressing" Mr.. Bran,h ha,
.reaehsroui recollection Hs kept hole book or
like bis sO-paruer, MIR JOgham, hs has accommodated
his notes 20 emergencies can put him right 10 this
affair, not dsub log his admission of the truth Of The
narration ofsc, II honor be lett him, a,h oush he may
deny the mOty6 whish feel persuaded infaenc,d
hin al the time.
Failing tte attempt TO prevent my appointment.
and 70 dssuais or rather deter from &C: ping Mr.
! Is arch was next made the ingirument oil a pecs OF
sesrei malag ement having in view the same resuI
1t vas suggested 10 tbs President after the frat arr
lraogemen' Of The Cabinet made, hat Mr.. M'Lean
entered Of cons against remaining IN the POsi Off
D-Par'msu'. was known that the President was dis
posed 10 s'aiiiy bin, by placing him IN another ID
parlmsu il rs could do with proper reg ard 10 others
previously selected Thi', il seems, taken ia eonnex.
ION with my koown Ttpugnancs, under any cirsum-
s,anses, 10 undertake the atots Of that Drsr no
turnl bed his To a. who Hihed my exclusion from
The Cabnsl OF which Uey hss'eued 10 avail hemsslysy
M'. Branch dee'hed ihai the P-esideDi might place
HIM tchere he pleased, he should be satisfied and pro-
ps 20 me that We IN uld, ii tbs President approved
~ asa nt 10 the placing Of MIR. Nj Lean ia either of the
! ID pa''fntns ssghed 10 us, as he might choose 10
which dssenisd The War, Navy and PSI on "a
Dep"'me 3's were thea con'Idsred open 10 re.assign
n,n according 20 he win Of 'he Pfssiden. The re-
sui WIS MIR Milan Ar, aOg ID 10 The War D..
Partmcni, MI Bisnch TO the Post Office and ioyseli TO
tn WY DspdfsneD'. r. il dir not meet lhs obi Ct
Mr. anch male unexpected diff -uItss aud a, The de-
ire OF hoe WHO proposed the Change the original ar
ransemcn was restored.
,u'Psci"d no other han fair AID honest motive
nlrr
10 ipn, rec<n'y made 10 the Telegraph, thai all Mr..
BtspchJ mov>nens originated in The ''adviee Of GER.
iein PeTs nal political and long tried friends of the
FTesldent," gYsa al a vilw, as 10 uow expressly
''aed, 10 rem're" me from The Cabinet.
! A. Ieng u lie Cabinet was fJrnnsd. Mr. Be,rfsn
Spr-ssy Says, ibai he entered IT, oniy b.can,s be
peced tbe Pre1iisnt hOseli would fpstdly REQ and
correct he viz o. my app n'r ut; aud that he eleaY-
" brraaw III evils which have rssuiie from tho
ll-c;i1i." HiS tetaraion T. m doubt true No pro.
pheis Sssee iuUfs events precisely and 20 ssralu
~, 50 ihoe sbo b4yng the means in ~ cir own con.
lr1i, are deIeimned 10 brig them TO p,ss Fotseeng
h. eyili, 10 tnu'i have ftesetn the mean, through
which ttei. Correction was 10 b, brought sbou'. He
must have forefeep, blthe and bs assosiae friends in
tended % usa ms nHuebcs AMI consequences which Of
bee save TO accomplish Their ezpssa,ioos-ths perse-
c"Non OF gy ahy he attempt d. grade me, and all
the a's which subsequently they have employed TO pro
cure my removal
How could so much DO ioreseeu il i, had no, been
predetermined No prophecy could have been an con
fdenuy relied II Il had not then been resolved L,
cabal Of the Presidents pretended ssfriends Win
view 10 concentrate public opinion that and nv fai
"ho"o pc proscrued from intercourse with that por.
ton Of society over which they and their families had
or could have Influence. Not doubt is le0 on nv
mind thst beoFe the nomination of the Cabinet to tho
Se"o ,"o h'oans OF operating public opinion, and
"V"s VIC iieHuent TO exclude nc, were Devised arr
ranged and hXed upon by and with the knowledge and
APPROPRIATION OF Mesrs. Iueham and Berrien, not Of
wr. bTancb AMI tie means be employed under their
boosted honor-a an honor which in their bosos
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