Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-07-07
MIR. INGnAM Az HOME.

MIR iNeH.s Was met, on the o5th ultimo, at
the county line Of Bucks county. by large num-
Der oi his fellow citizens, and escorted home A
public dinner was provided, and an address deli
vered t. him by committee, TO which br replied
At some length We copy u,e closing scene from
the Doylcstown Democrat.
When Mr.. Ingham had concluded.
JudgeFox rose, land addressing Mr.. Ing
nam, said. that many Of his fellow citi
Zens present, had a great desire To
know the facts connected with the at
tempt to assassinate him be fore he left
Washington. and as there was much
anxiety TO possess correct information
on the subject. he requested him To
relate TO his friends assembled. such
facts. az would enable them TO disse-
inmate correct information on this in
teresting subject.
MIR. Ingham IN reply, observed. that
he could not refuse to comply with the
request, but he would much rather.
for the character Of the government
and the nation. that he had the power
tn bury the whole transaction in obi
Won. This vas not now practicable.
and he would state the material facts
as infinitely and briefly as he could.
On Friday evening, the seventeenth,
about ten O'Clock. received a note
from MIR. Eaton, by the hands Of MIR.
Randolph, then chief clerk in the War
Department., demanding an avowaI OF
d''avowal Of a publication in a news
paper, without any other connexion
with the paper being suggested, than
that II was supposed TO be friendly To
me, and was Published in the city
where ] resided. | could nor doubt
that such demand was prelude to a
wanton and premeditated quarrel, and
although did not understand whether
Vt was the focf stated in the paper. viz:
that my family had refused To associ.
ate with bis, or the authority 10 pub
li>h, which was called upon to dis
avow; | chose to avoid n prolonged
correspondence. and gave him my an.
swer IN each alternative. You have
probably seen the correspondence, and
| need not he more particular. On
the same day that my note was deliv
cred, ] received challenge, viz: about
three o'clock, by the hands Of Mr..
Randolph, the chief tlerk. now Act
Iue Secretary of War. Having com
pany To dinner, and until late in the
evening, | sent no answer that night;
the next morning. Sunday, the same
MIR. Randolph in,rudcd himself into
my room. and threatened personal ,io.
lenCe % did not answer the note. |
informed him that ! should take nv
own time To- do IL. and showed him
the door. On the following morning
| replied 10 Mr.. Eaion's note, and
went To- take leave Of some of nv
friends ~ the city. which occupied me
all after one o'clock. On NY return
10 my lodgings, learned hat MIR.
Eaton had been at the Treasury DE.
paftmeht ~ The morning. inuair.sg
when would be az the Office. aud
that he also inquired Tor the Trea.ut.
er's room and went into II, aud that
he bad spent part 0f bis tune, s,nt =
about ten O'Clock. IN the lower rnsm
of the Treasury Department. occupied
by tie Register and Ireasaret,and TIA,
he bad been seen ~ company viii
those officers, snd had been for Tie
greater pat 81 the time Stationed in a
grocery store about hal square from.
my lodgings, during Wh,ch Sc Wa &C
casionally visited by Nc Randolph.
and ~ Mr. Nankleck, another clerk