Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-03
10 General AlrNtspta iluSrru
~ BericH Insurer 10 M "aioas CHIT
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WAslINGr ooh July, lS3l
SIT: Your notr ct yesletdaIs date was he.
Tweed To NJ by ~. II lntrr.
will waive at this time any observalon On
the language and style oi ihHt notr, OF upnn
any statement not necessarily connected with
your present demand Nh,ch II cont,inf, make
Two exceptions 10 this waiver, aud rcmaik,
hfs'i that ~ yopr account ol the interview be.
tween ms, on ths uGcn ton oi tendetlng to me
the ullicc of Attorney General, You hase omli-
ted Ia STATE, tint Nndr communICuuhn kvas con
hhed 10 That stgh pc ut that neither the
names OF the members ii tn Chbnet, nor the
pilaeiples on wlch General Jackson Intended
10 administer the Government, we've inenuons
Ell 10 ne. hui Ihai Tor tn Sc md al other mat
tefs whtCumfght Influence my decision upon the
luvIh'inn winch had been given TO me-, was
referred 10 the President hlmscl' G1' the
occasion To add also, with ~ reference 10
yoar present demand, however, that DO not
a qaiesce in Your incorporation Of hat SEA.
ence IN my address 10 the InbIlr, III Which u
Is sihtei that the huuunciatIou of the name
oi thu Chbln 81 mri % tne Z" 10 present ~
'osupcrabir bar 10 my acceptance OF the Ihcr,
Nhlch 1T ben tn tered IN M
Aud now, Sir, " II reply - tho residue Of
your npie. fon ,cst the demand winch yoa
have mad, Is "ntrIstan =, upol tn allren-
ton. that hive gtch cuunlennncc anh sanc-
ion to what you i,nnmrnatr thr hase ,landeIs,
which have bern ITopdghiei against YOU II
your domestic relali ms. and you say that ihls
has been dOae In n,Y address 10 tue public, by
speaking of these Iumors rs evils viii Ii pre-.
senIed al insnprrablt bar 10 my ntaring the
Cabinet and stating TINT my assent was ii.
nally gwen under tue persuasion thai the Irrs-
ldent wnr Il seed !, See mud cTTel the rvll
Inc wiong thrn OF winch yph complain, con.
4lsts ~ my having ated Ia the pubic, ~ yod
,npposr, thaf Your introduction ntp thr tibl-
Mt was an evil. n co.'s qlrnca Of The rrports
winch were ~ circulation IN relation 10 your
family, aud that for this nHnse had hesitatcd
u take a place IN II, and had finally ncqaesceA
under a belief that this evil would be speedily
removed. state the ground which You have
laken thus distinctly, moi for The purpose ol
discussing ~ W Il you. but that . the Am II
can People,, To whom you refer as arbiicfs Of
he propficty oil our cond G., may re enabled
at once 10 see the principle on winch yoi rrst
your CLAIM 10 demand ~ i,iac ion RON mr anu
having done THIS. viii proceed to esiio n 10
you why vii not nov repy 10 il,
You took an cary occasion after NV Icturn
10 tins place 10 MAKE the demand w0lch gave
rise 10 nur iorn#r correspondence. Ina was
a demand foi the aVnw | OF dislyD.nl VI a
.isiemfn', tbatmy ldmilt had refused TO as
soctalr witt ypus. met THIS hy TIE nvOwll
Wh ii va Ill Tor sfdle ! the occasion On
NiuCt. had gwen this refusal, an5 tho drter-
mination winch hat expressed 10 leave The
Gdlun I, raj let han yteld - Il. ibid my
self ready at that tine to answer aay inst de
mand winch ton shout make upol m, found.
u.inn Tins refusal, ~ tnr avpwdl oi u. \ ~
~ ide none On tue 90 llrary, after having my
answer iour days ~ yonr pus-r,stun-- ,itrr
has,og, ~ You ell me. gl,sn 10 til nnd
elm Constitution, ynn replipd 10 II III The
,pIut Of peace, aud terminated ihr corrrs-
ponden,c ~ n NOTE, wfltlen ~ the same spr-
4. Up 70 thai period yonr cIaIm- upon mr.
WI, then, ii nm eud. once that ntht, itc let.
,er ol Col ,arl johnson, tie interpretations
OF pnper pn1lBnei under lhe eye ot IN Pee
81 ieal, nni baaily statement n tflnhIn TO
myself pers onally, nave cpmPr led mc 10 AZ.
peal 10 the pabic. Lat appeal Is 10" pend
lng l. places me ia a new pos ton, an in-
poses upun uie new uutIes. Under ne alleged
anth ,nt, OF tie Pr.-,drni of tne Uutad 2.htes,
an issue has been IcndrfeI H. nv the DECISION
pi winch - vitality important to my own chiral-
Ter aud t. tue pu ttlC Inleres. II Is Il tuch 1,
moment and nnrT suCn circumstances, tIht
your demand Is presented t. M. lhe Anpr
ican people, 10 y hDm you app""l, will n"I iall
10 perceive and 10 not both The uuie aud thu
circumstance, under Whtch Il - ma L.. My
answer IS, thai nave hIgher duties % perform
b ia 10 myself anI 10 TIN county. thiH ans
which your Il mani, eY,n cIuCgdmg II 10 he
nghtlni, (on whien SUBJECT express no oplo-
ION. } can tuppse | " II not be divorced hon,
The luliment of these duties. When that pun
pose sod nav he acuo n,lrsne1 | WI at.
tend 10 yorr demand, WIN dispo,Ison pTomp,-
~ 10 rrpar any "rjng vince may nave In'
lllclej.
am, ST. your ublt. servant
j.. MACPHERSON BERldEN.