Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-04-21
wAsarxorox, April l2, 1881.

WAsurSerox, April l2, 1881.
DER ST., A. IS s.crst,rv
80, y,s received last evening. could IN
- - ~ ,bat no circumstance had arisen to IN.
's,u ,bs' relations which have. tor two years,
,nh,;s,ed between US, and that they might nave
'o0,;oped through the period during which IL
o.r h. nv lot to remain charged with the au-
.;a: ,rN;cb the partiality OF my countrymen mas
"0o.ad pnou me. But the reasons YOU present
$50 sn strong that, with proper regard for them'
: r,noot ask you, on my own account, To remain
n tie Cabinet.
lam ware Of the difficulties YOU have had to
.,at,,J With. and of the benefits which have re-
,,sJ 10 the affairs Of your country, from your
.ontioueL zeal IN the arduous tasks to which you
ave been subjected. To say that deeply re-
re 10 loose you.is but feebly to express my ieei'
ays on the occasion.
Nbsn called by nv country to the station,
u,i,b Io,cuoy. il was not without deep SENSE
4 n. arduous responsibilities, and strong dis
.,n,t Of myself. that / obeyed the call; but,
besred by the consciousness that no other mo-
I'VE actuated me-, than u desire To guard her IN
interests, and 60 place her upsa the hrm ground
Of tho.e great principles which, by the "isest
,,d purest Of our patriots, have been deemed
essential to her prosperity, ventured upon ihe
,rust assigned me. did this IN the conhdent
hope Of finding the support OF advisers, able anu
true: who. having aside every thing but desire
10 gye new yigor To The vital principles oil our
Union, would look with a single eye to the best
means of efecting this paramount object. In
You, this hope has been realized to the utmost
In the most difficult aud trying moments OF my
administration, Ihave always found YOU sincere,
able and eaicient-anxious at all times to afford
me every aid.
Hhowsyer, from circumstances in your juds-
nent sufficient to make it necessary, the official
. Ties sabsistlng between US must be severed, can
Ouly say that this necessity is deeply lamented
bsme. | part with you only because you yourself
lave requested me to do So, aud have sustained
that reqest by reasons strong enough To command
ny assent. | cannot, however, allow the seper-
l,Oa to take place. without expressing the hope.
aa, this retirement from public affairs is but
temporary; & that If, in any other station, the 60
yernnent should have occasion Tor services tas
value Of which has been 50 sensibly felt by me,
oly consent will not be wanting.
U the state of things to which you advert,
al but be fully aware, look upon 1t with sor-
mT, aud regret it the more, because one OF ITS
aseGeCts is to disturb the harmony OF my caDi-
@L 1t is. however, but an instance OF one OF
be evils 70 which free governments must ever
ei4bs. The only remedy for these evils, as
hey arise, lies in the intelligence and public spi-
iOl our common constituents. They will cor
eet h,m-aud IN this there is abundant conso-
attn lcannOt quit this subject without ad-
nag That with the best opportunities Tor o0serv:
~ aud Judging. have seen in you no other de-
VeMan to muye quietly on in the path OF your
dlces and to promote the harmonious conduct
"p1N'ic affairs. lion this point YOU have had
@encounter detraction. 1t Is but another proof
u@e utter lusufhciency Of innocence and worth
"Sie'd from such assaults.
be assured that the interest YOU express in
'!aaPPness is most heartily reciprocated-that
ny most Cordial feelings accompany YOU, and
Sa' am, very sincerely ,your friend.
ANDREW JACKSON.
RS Its understood thar you are 10 continue
4" once uaul your successor is. appointed
MARTIN VAN BcSKN,
Secretary of State.
-.T;SEN%t
appointments by the President.-David Por
'ol Pennsylvania. to he Charge dAffaires Of
ne United States at the Sublime Porte.
William Carroll, Of ST Helena, to be Consu
Helena
., 1eorge F. Brown, of Virginia, to be Consular
numerical Agent Of the United States at Al
!, iaomas B. Marshall. Of Tennessee. to b
rarsaal Of the United States for the Westerr
DsuSt OF Tennessee, vice Robert Purdy, de
s Edmund Christian. of Virginia, to be Marsha
IN; we United States for the Eastern District
csaa, vice John Pegram, deceased.
or TeoTse Strobel, Of Pennsylvania, to be Consu
~ NE United States for the Port of Bordeaux
rance vice Daniel Strobel, resigned.
t"Onas Irwin, OF Pennsylvania, to be Judge o
~s = States for the Western District of Penn