Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-06-16

| and the testimony tue honorable PR sep
! tativs IN Cong ess who was the medium Of
c ,ulmuuics ION between The principals.
The sncre sou OF defeats IA all these demon
STATIONS oil he president and his pet Eatoo,
| chafed The General so mufh, that Ia January,
| 1880, he commissioned a mems"r of congress
TO bear message 10 inghatn, Branch aud Ber
| rlen, iogiting them 70 resgn, unless they did
forthwith make their respects TO Mrs. Eaioa.
They answ cred, that they should enter into M
siipuatOns affecting their private relations.
The uext day, the same member of cong Tess
WIS deputed u inform those gentlemen, that
ifihsy did mol Immediately surrender to the
! tpfms, they shoald be forthwith removed
/ Tire same answer VAS returned. Fortunately,
a., was then supposed, some OF the generals
political friends lnierfered, and postponed tue
separation.
Tending these events ii someho,. became
known 10 Mrs. Donels5u and Mss Eastln la
dies in the family OF the President, that Mrs
Calhoun and other ladies had declined the &C.
guaintsnce OF Mrs Eaton who on proper in
vesiIgation 10 ssjIsly themselves as TO the
motive for 80 doing, resolved TO adopt their
example This beng made known to the gem
efal, be demanded OF them their reasons Tor
sighting Mrs Eaton, when he learned for the
FIST time that Mrs. Calhoun had set the exam
pie which had been 50 generally initiated. In
tho mag ician Set his unions 10 operate upon
HIM ; aud il was not long before the scheme
for the ann hfalon OF Mr.. Calhoun was com
! pleted The president acquesced unreseryed-
ly IN the plot which has been uurdyelled Ia
s. mastery manner in the CORES pondene &c.
| With the swlftness of a lelegraphic communi-
chiion il flew to the extrsmitIes Of tue United
! Statea, and recoIled upon the author of the ma
! chinations with the force OF a lhunderbolt
~. t.l1
creed his expulsion. He, with tie secretary
| ol war fled ana TO cover their retreat, he
president has turned out lngham aud Branch
| What IS To be the fate of Berrien, n othng IS
YET certainly known. a one iinp, his resIA-
| nation was expected here but II is hoped that
| Mr.. Livingston has advised a different course
! No man could be more desirable to Inc mem
beers OF The new cabinet, and no one ought to
be more a cceptable ~ the president, than MIR.
! Rerrteu.
Now you have the whole; and if there be
any error i" the foregoing statement, let ii be
| corrected by me production oil all the docn-
mems. They are still in txisteacc. Mr. log
| ham, Mr.. Brancb, and Col. 1owson are IN
| complete possession Of the whole SUBJECT; and
II made necessary, viii not, am sure, conc cal
parlIcle.
| But. II may be asked, is this narrative worthy
OF credit and the sale allegations OF the incre-
dibi.ty OF Washington letter writer's NAV be
renewed to throw doubt upon 1t. This might
do, il The pubic were MOI already prepared 10,
the deveopements by previous statements BY
the apabe hints contained IN the recently
published letters of Mess S. Branch & Ingbsm
by the defiance of Maj. Eaton, addressed
10 EA-5ecretary Branch ; and BY the
answer Of the Washington Telegraph that
dchance. From the latter article, we
make an extract, which, as far as II goes. cor.
roboraes the statements contained in the fore
going etier--and leaves no doubt OF the nature
OF the malisn influence" which has eyercis-
ed SO desp0tc, so mischevous aud so degra-
ling Al influence over the administration. The
Telegraph says:
e" he delicacy ofthe subject, the dificultv
OF arriving al tue truth, snd usage. ref, il IN
the decision OF society, As far back as Januarv
1881, an Intellectual attempt TO regulate this
matter, ol which we may hereafter have occs
sion to speak, was made hlough dlst,ne uish
ed member OF Congress and he propriety of
the refusal OF the dismissed Secretaries Ia upr-
init the Wishes vi the Executive to Control the
conduct OF their families IN relation 10 it, was
for long time acqnesced in by tae President
himself. But the q" malign influence" at
length prevailed. By constant importantly he
has been induced 10 yield ms ot0m judgment. and
put has oWn fame, tie Interests ofihe countrn,
and Of me republican party. upon desperate
attempt 10 control tie prirate Intercourse of So
cieig.
We know that We hazard much hen we veo |
lure such statement. Many uf our readers |
unpractiSed in such inir,gues, cannot Conceive |
I4iiIpnra ,,,.hI
cons qnences.t Il shall b. our business, by thu |
republication Of well authenticated cases, TO !
snow what has been Gone IN other times and !,
IN other governments aud, ifthe spirit or our |
mohsfS u virtue has not fed, and libp,ty itself
become extinct, we will starlle INTO lie those |
recruitment energies Which are the patriots |
hope
The real question has nothing to do with |
ne guill o. innocence OF the parties. Upon |
hat We do not feel il our duty 10 form tnuch
less 10 express, an opnon. The real question |
49, sha'i Tue desire 10 force an individual upon
society control the entire Influence oi the Co
Ve'hmeht Shall the refusal of member OF
the Calumet to coerce his wie and daug hters
10 associa'e with a particular individual, be-
he'c goou cause TOR dismissal from office
o"all ne" cabinet be ofsanIzed expressly for
we purpose OF controlling society in this PAL
'chlar--dnd shall The whInI, the caprice the
mortified vanity, aud Terenge, OF an iuvii IaI
o"kno" to tue public, except by cncum.
stances winch forbid such mteIf. renee con-
FoI me administration of public aims lhls
Is 'he question which it has become the duty
oil me American people 10 examine. This is
Try"
Illus. is no longer doubtful that this great
hepnollc has been Under tue virtual sway of a
Soon IN peticoats.-Il is not necessary, in
making TINS statement to the country, that the
reputation OF Mrs Eaton be assailed Whether
sne be obnoxious to the charges which have
been made against her. is a question which
might very pronerlY enter intn The cnns;aara