Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-07-14

the best feelings, and could unite III perfect hurmo-
ny. This all the President required. He WAS
willing to trust to such protcstatons, but declared
has determination to have union, and mutual conf
dence among tho members of his Cabinet; this was
at the threshold of the difficulty.
At the succeeding session of Congress, meetings
of the friends of Mr.. Calhoun took place, with
Wow of addressing the President to remove Mai
Eaton from his counscls. Mr.. Van Buren, was
next embraced iii the dcnunciation. Arrangements
We're made iii Congress to cmbarrass the measures
ofthc administration in that body. The Calhoun
Telegraph and the Ingham Sentinel cvinccd their
dsaiection. Tho appointment of Mr. B .idwin
was denounced in advance. Remote editors, as has
been proved, sounded, in the hope Infringing
them out in opposition to the reelection Of the Pres
idcnt. An !, finally, Mr.. Calhoun came out with a
horrible plot. When this ISSUE was made with
himself, personally, the President found his Cabi-
net divided. And entire reorganization was
determined on.
Notwithstanding, the President could not but
believe that Mr. Ingham had taken sides with his
adversary, he treated him with kindness to the
last. He gave him credit for his official capacity
and fidelity. He was the Representative of Ponn-
sylvania, and entitled to respect Penetrated
with greatcful feelings towards Pennsylvania, as
the first State that had invited him to the Chief
Magisracy, he unwilling that she should suffer
any mortifcat on, by supposing that he wished to
put any mark of disgrace Mr.. Ingham, by
desiring him to retire from the Cabinet. He there
fore offered him position of dignity and trust,
have thought that his interest and ambition would
be better promoted by warfare the President
and no has sought sedulousy some pretoxt on which
to found it.
the president addressed Mr.. Ingham a note on some
business, as 'Acting the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry" He took exception to this, and wrote 4 letter.
sgnifying the ground of his dissatisfaction. To
this the President replied in brief note as fol-
| lows:
| ''The President, with his respect to Mr. Ingham
acknowledges the receipt of his note of the 7th
| which he has this moment received. Its contents
| Inc has read with surprze. Surely ut no time has
he in any way intended indignity, or any thing
| that could wear such appearance to any gentlemen
| who has been connected with him in the Govern
| ment 1t ought not, nor can it be conceived, that
note hastily wrltton, addressed "Actng," whom
| 1t Should have been "Secrefary of the Treasury"
should DO considered indignity offered, that
it could diminish alter the authority under which
| he transacting the duties Of the Department.
| June 8, 1881"
This attempt failing, Mr.. Ingham sought in u
mother quarter, some ground of quarrel to carry
with him to Pennsylvania: justification of the
hostility he meant to wage against the Admins
tration. He writes to Mr.. Barry angry letter,
telling him that ''run,or" reported that the Post
master General of his assistants, had said the
| department possessed certain bond ofhis viii CHI
| would be held up an terrOrun TO keep him quiet.
The Postmaster General, after Directing to ru-
NOR as rather a vagrant witness, politely assures
Mr.. Ingham, that, SO far as he was concerned, it
was without foundation, and intimaed his disbelief
as to either of his assistants having given any
ground for it. Mr.. Ingham again replies, and
insists that Mr.. Barry should answer for his assis.
tants Mr.. B. again, with great poteness, informed
Mr. ngham, that for the official acts of his assist
ants he admitted himsclfresponsibe, but to acts
which had no connection with the public service
his assistants themselves answerable; and
furthermore, as they stood upon perfect equality
with Mr.. Ingham and himself, it proper that Mr.
Ingham, who complained, should make the cal
upon them. Not being able to make any thing
out of this correspondence, Mr.. 1ngham gave il
up. He remained at Washington, however, and
kept up such intercourse with the Editor OF
The Telegraph, that Major Eaton felt assured he
+ was the prompter of the scurrilous attacks made
on his wife. And when the of Mr.. Ing
ham and Mr.. Berrien vouched in the Tel
egraph, Major Eaton felt it due to himself &c
make the inquiry ofeach whether the statesment.
ofthat print were Authorized by them. Mr.. Berri
en- responded decorously, and as it regarded the
indignity offered in the Telegraph disavowed il
, as having been made on his authority. The pub
lie know the rest. Mr.. Inghan refused to disa
$ avow; but added insult to that of the Teleuraph
i He refused to give honorable satisfaction, an,
: when threatened with corporal ehastsement in
stead of appealing to the civil authority TO punisl
the individual who memaced him, he called in Col
S Iowson, with squad of vounteers, and thus him
t self became throatencr of the peace.
r Mr.. lagham had now accomplished his purpose
Y lie had made a pretext, out of which he coult
S work something like justification for the oppo
ston which he moditated against the President OF
n his return to Pennsylvania Like Mr.. Calhoun, HI
made an outcry about conspiracy, and sought t.
involve the friends of the President in it as acces
s saries. Tho acting Secretary of War, the Urea
C surer the Register, the Second Auditor Thu
Fourth Auditor, the City Postmaster, Mr. Val
/, Kleek, member of the Presbyterian Church
i Mr.. Evans, member of the Methodist Church
, tho venerable Judge Overton, who had gone SOM
days bcfore to the Rip Raps, and his nephew, all
all were involved in it, either directly by Mr.. Ing
C ham or his friends. This gentleman had seen til
# effects of the Morgan excitement, and he fancie
that if the public indignation could be excited b
$ the killing of poor man like Morgan, that t
V conspire against and alarm TO extremity an Elk
, Secretary of the Treasury. much more helm
$ Gus offence, and would create excitement in
n caculably greater. Mr.. Ingham seems however
II to have forgotten thing. The conspiracy q
i gainSt Morgan lods no fiction. We shall see 1oha
D proof Mr.. Ingham toM be able to bring in supper
t Of his abduction. We suspect, like Mr. Calhoun
. plotFof which 1t may be considered act, tina
. it will be susceptible of proof, and that tn
public must take denial for confession.
f WASHINGTON, June %, 1881.
SIR l received your lie tier of the 2lst, at ocloc
on the ODD, through the City Post Office, chargin
several officers of the Government with u conspira
cy to assassinate you. They were immediatel
furnished by with copy of your letter, and
Z herewith enclose, for your information, copies
tho replies which they have given denying tn
II charges preferred against them by you. A cop
e of my lotter is also enclosed
s am very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Is S. ID. INGHAM, Esq.
i should have been examined into face to face, an
si for that uIIrnosc sent m mesEenoer Vou- I'M