Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-08-13

not belong equally to every free ctzal of the Re public. But ask, and, feel that I haze right to expect, your candid consideration of tlis address-
 Its subject is one of awakening interes to us all- The position in which find myself hal nothing in-
 viting in it. It is one which have not sought but
 which bas been forced upon me, and ore in which
 am called upon to vindicate not myself merely, but the cause of truth, and the best andieares interests
 of the community, at hazard 10 witch iatuy alone
 could be nsensible
 | The misrepresentations of pullic journal, pro- fessing to speak the language of tie President of the United States, and published uber his eye have presented to me the alternative, of ubmitting 10 an
 mputatiOn alike dishonorable and ufounded in fact or of meeting the issue which has ben rendered to me under the alleged authority of hat high officer If do not shrink from this unequa strife it is be- cause have a confidence which ha never wavered, in the intelligence ofmy countrymel, firm and un- shaken reliance in the justice of thatribunal, whose high prerogave it is at all times, and under all cir cumstances, to vindicate the cause { truth.
 have studiously abstained frompny effort 10 ex- cite public feeling in relation to the dissolution of the late Cabinet l have felt that the question of it's propriety one, the decision ofwlch belonged alone to the American People. Personally have not been disposed to deny the right of the President to exercise his own free will, well the change, in the original selection of his Cabpet; and with q perfect sense of the decacy of my ryn situation, would have been at all times reuSnnt witness in the investigation of the causes whq led to the re- cent events. It was not however, enough that should submit myselfto his will, although the prin- cple by which it was avowedly tgualed could have application to me for thisi have unhesl- tatingly done. But have been reqred silently to witness the entire misrepresentation occurrences which inc public were well aware must have come under my observation; nay, to be pubicy vouched as authority for that which direcay in conflict wth my convictions of truth-and finally to be call ed tt vndicate my own claim to veraclty assled as it IS under the alleged authority of the President of the Unled States or to submit to m impuation which no honorable man may bear. mistake the character of the American People, ifthy would re- qnre this. am totally ignorant of mylwn II, un- der any circumstances, l could yield to If in the face of this great community, the cause truth can be prostrated by the arm of power, at ast the prl- vllege of yindicatng it, shall not be taey surren- dered in my person. will bow to thdecsion of my counrymen-but whatever that q lson may be, the high consolation of having fb fully dis charged my duty to them, and to myself hall not be taken from me-
 The dsingenuous and unmanly sugglon of my desire to remain in the Cabinet of Genea Jackson notwithstanding the occurrences whlchl 0duced my retirement. will be my apology for adveng briefly to the origin of my connexion with it, and to the circumstances which induced it's continu nee.
 It was without any solicitation on nls part, or, so lar as know or believe, on the part oimy of my friends that was invited to accept the flee of At torney General of the United States. There were circumstances temporary in their natue, but still strong y operative, which rendered it lt desirable to me. l felt, however, that was calld 10 decide upon the question of my acceptance, no merely as an individual, but as d citizen, and esI clally a citizen of Georgia On certain princips of gene ral policy, some of which were partcuhy interest ing to the people of that State, the viev communi- cated to me by the President, were in inaccordance with my own: and felt it to be my iuty, not to withhold any assistance which coudsye to carry them into effect. The annuncation of te names of the intended Cabinet seemed to me, JDwever, to present an insuperabe bar to my acceplnce of the office which was rendered to me. tn ght fore saw clearly the evils which have too obviously re- suited from this selection. stranger t Gen. Jack son, could not with proprety dlscuss hese objec- tions with him. 1 knew, moreover, tlat some of his confidential friends had faithfully discargeG their duty to him, and to the country, by ifnk commu- nicaton of them. In this state of things, sought the counsel of those around me. To ,lgentlenan high in the confidence of the President and to dis tinguished citizen of my own State, slbmitted the inquiry, whether with this view of he Cabinet which the President had selected l codd with pro- prlety become member of it. Th lformer ex- pressed his decided conviction, foundd on long and intimate knowledge of the PresiGhts charac- ter, that he would himself speedily see nnd correct the evil. The latter urged the pecuia felatons of Georgia with the General Govemmen ps present. ing strong claim upon me not 10 refusa the invita- ton which had been given to me. yi ded to these suggestions, and took my place in the tablnet with firm determination to avoid the conro erses which
 feared might occur. To that determ liition have steadily adhered. Associating tenso sof courtesy with my colleagues, my official inteeourse with them was never interrupted by dlscord
 If there were any combinations grlwng out of the supposed conflict between the interests of Mir Calhoun and Mir Van Buren, had no nart m them; and as little in the supposed measures oi that char acter, having for their object to coerce halor Eaton to retire from the Cabinet-or to exclude hls family from the society of Washington. Wib mine they did not associate but no advance had teen made on either side, and eir actual relation seemed there fore to furnish no nst ground Of offence to either party. In this posture of things, and lhorly after had given an evening party to winch Mrs Eaton had not been invited, received and beard with infinite surprise the message of Col Johnson
 could make no mistake as to its character for there d direct and repeated reference to the large parties, which had been then recently given by Messrs Branch and Ingham, and myself. Such mstake if il had been one, would ave been in- santly corrected, from the nature oi my reply. If the complaint had been of d combustion to ebid Mcjor Futon from c6fce, and not to e1fde h'S ami- iy from society, the reference to hesgevenlng par ties would have been idle: and my daIaration that
 would not permit the President to collro the local intercourse of myself and family, woud have been instantly met by an explanation, which would have removed the impression from the nncs of Messrs Branch and Ingham, and myself Yct we all part ed with Col. Johnson, with clear conviction that such proposition had been made, feeling as we all did, that an ndgnty had been offered to there was, believe, no difference of opinion between us as to the ought to pursue, if this proposi ton should be avowed and pressed by the Presi- dent.
 This conversation took place on W tuesday even ing and the rumor of our intended moval speedi- ly became general. On the succe ding day, the personal friends of General Jackson nterposed, and he was awakened to sense of the mpropriety of his ninctnd Iii lhpn aN .nrdnn ,nl