Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-06-24
ALEXANDRIA, u. e.
rpJDgy MORNING. JUNE "a, 1881.


sudden and painful lndispos't''n has pre-
vented us from commenting. as we 'h'e"''u' ."
some length, upon the disgraceiui at'''u,e
the country is made II assume by the desperate
and unnr;ncinled crew in power at Washington
We can only refer our readers to Mr.. ihk"a'h
letter.
10. TO our Counfry-Uo!-lf ever SO well
inclined. any comment of ours on what io'scWs'
would BE- a mere work of supererogatlon. Inc
narties of themselves speak in language trum-
et-tofieued, their own and our country's dis
grace TO the world. 1t only remains for us 70
hold up the light for them in order that they Dc
seen, and So far to aid them III their scli-eNpose,
as eivc them clear stage and no favor
" Nat. JoHr,
From the u s. Telegraph Of last ere'mgt
We extract the following from the Globe of
this morning:
"A correspondence of private nature, b.
tween Messrs. Eaton, and lngham, appears IN
the Telegraph Of last evening. It's 10 be regret
ed that circumstances sometimes occur III the pfi-
vate relations of life. which make sucii Appeals
necessary. The merits of this controversy, IKE
all others Of private nature. we shall leave 10
the decision of the pub'ic without any comInent
from us.
I'VE arc. however, requested to state, that
the account given i'll the Telegraph OF coiicc-
ton of persons IN the Treasury Department, wlth
the view of making personal attack upon Mr..
/ Ingham, is utterly destitute Of foundation.
1--WE are further requested to state, that Ma
ior Eaton did. ,cithom any attendant wao'ener,,
seek meeting with Mr.. Ingham, having first
sent him word of his intention. III which he tail
ed. simply because the object could not lie effect
ed without violating the sanctityof aprlvate dwell
ling"
The best comment on this article is the annex.
ed letter of Mr.. lusham TO the President.
WAsH1xGToS, 21st June. 1881.
The President of The United States:
SIR: Before leave the city, 1t seems to be due
to the Government that should perform pain
full duty, imposed upon me by the events OF the
last forty-eiaht hours. 1t is not necessary for
me now to detail the circumstances which lave
convinced me of the existence of vindctlve per.
sona hostility to me among some OF the officers
of the Government near your person, and sup
posed to be in your special confidence, which has
been particularly developed within the last two
weeks, and has finally displayed itself in an at.
tempt to way-lay Inc Oh my way to the office yes
terday, as have reason to believe, for the pur-
pose of assassination. If you have not already
been appraised of these movements, you may per-
haps be surprised to learn that the persons con-
cerned in them are the late Secretary OF War
and the Acting Secretary OF War; and that the
Second Auditor Of the Treasury, Register of the
Treasury, and the Treasurer of the United States
were in their company; and that the freasurer's
and Registers rooms, in the lower part of the
building of the Treasury Department, and also
grocery store between my lodgings and the Of
flee, were alternateI yoccupied as their rendez-
vous while lying in wait; the former afording the
best opportunity for observing my approach.
/ Apprised of these movements, on my return
from taking iravc of some of my friends. found
myself obliged to arm, aud, accompanied by my
son and some other friends. repaired to the Of
fee to finish the business Of the day. alter which
| returned to my lodgings in the same company.
1t is proper to state, that the principal persons
: who had been thus employed for several hours
retired from the Department soon after entered
nv room, and that received no molestatlon from
them either at my ingress or egress. But, hay
ing recruited an additional force in the evening,
they paraded until late hour Oh the streets near
my lodgings, heavily arped, threatening an as
sault on the dwelling reside in.
do not present these facts 10 your notice for
the purpose of invoking your protection. So far
as an individual may rely on his own persona!
efforts, | am willing to meet this peril; and "a
ganst an assault by numbers, have found an
ample assurance Of protection in the generous
tender of personal service from the citizen, of
Washington. But they are communicated 10
YOU as the Chief Magistrate Of the United States,
and most especially the District of Columbia,
whose duties in maintaining good order among its
inhabitants, and protecting the officers Of the
government, in the discharge of their duties, can
not be unknown TO you.
have only to add that, far as am inform
cd, all the persons engaged in giving counte-
nance to this business, are officers ofthc Govern.
ment, except the late Secretary Of War.
have the honor to be, respectfully, vour ODE
dent servant S. ID. INGHAM
After the above was in type, the Globe was
rece;vod containing the fnIloWip additional cor.