Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-09-23

fiendskip towards the President whom he rescsuz,
n "m.dieioi" seeking with almost parental solie
'nde 20 heal the vision amongst the me mSers Of he
cabinet. and anxious for the restoration OF mony
Surely In wiring the, letter, which ms conclude. by
posed. hal the PRECEDENT had just offered him an inds
nifty; or il 60 |, only p-oves bcw hyt rite he
is Al that time, VIC d not speak As nuoh parade |
As he max OF his ndly slinys
M h IN, very rtvsrse OF all that ,he nam, Of
tiend to7veys; and knowing II "a did would not
permit him TO seem 10 be what he no.. bad re-
fused to return he SITUATIONS, end declined all inter-
course, rx.sp, when we INST at the President. i
never complained Of MIR. Branch, az be asrerts In h
letter TO The pubi' was be who complained, if a,
AL complaint made. IIis Latter 10 M,
thanEs him for bis Cfer 10 act M. dator in our
dsrcpce, peaks OF his good feelings towerd, nc and
Willingness 10 meet me a, two O'clock that day
havs dcuht i, was his professions OF rjend,bio and
Kindness towards me, made TO tho Pfesds MT, which
Induced him TO become Mr Bransb's media or In this
business Ga receiving the letter. he closed /, 10 me
and expressed wish IL al good could be
an between ~ An interview took place, at the room
OF ,he Acon-y General. at wbish Major Barry and
Mr. Berren were present.
Ii was here that NJ Bsaneh, in The NJ ,bs,e
& ntemen expressed friendship for nue., and in the
alrorgs terms declared that he did not en,ertsn an
unkint feeling towards ne, and wished Re bad gla.
IN his boson,, through which his every ihorght could
be read Ill spoSe Of the r-n,erc.ur,e between
our families, aud said he bad The Obi sor
90 free association; but that he could moi control bic
promptly ausWered, hat did no, desi>e his or any
ter family 10 visit mine, excsp, With their wn free
ensen aud that IL was NY desire eur families should
and proper We sho3k hGEd', ard parted az trends
Mr.. Bs'rlen affected much astartion al tLis recon.
ciiiaon, ard pretended 20 hail the harbnger OF
ia ure harmony aud good will I say pretended be
cause under all the circumstances of recent disclosure
he felt not what he said he did II was only adding
another and another fold 10 that cloak of hypocrisy in
which he had wrapped HIMSELF from the first formation
of the cabinet
Such were the incidents of Friday the Goth of Janu-
ay 1850, the moment when, their TO
the public disclose, they were writing under sense of
Outro Tho thraa
OF Col. johnson, borne TO them fro the President
Whelo then was the lofty dignity of Mr.. Berren and
Mt Branch that the could declare how pie ased he
was al me reconciliation made and the other protest
the good feelings which he entertained for mel
Ia ia roe no" th> facts stand, II ihese m'n sperk
tuib. On w edoeiday, the 9Th Of January 1880 the
Pfefiisn through Col. J1hnsoD threatened 10 dismiss
item, they did got compel ihs: families 10 as.ccae
with mine. which they considered such an ''iodigny
ADJ outrage that they seriously thon sht
o. Thwsday, tbs 2S,h, ,hs "ndigni'y and Outrage"
being una'oued, end even unexplained The Pre.ien,
T'o,s note Io Nj. Bfanch, cf,rng his friendly me-
dIdfton" TO bring ahout-whai? No social intercourse
between our tdmilesbut restoration of friendly in
iercourse between ourelUes. In the morning OF FRI
cay ne ~ D. Qor he's ays he will meet a, two
osl9tk he accepted chs friendly OFFER thus acknowl
tdGirg that he considered The President an impartial
emf ire; an unprejudcsd, uneseied aud ius mar: in
whose hSnd' be could ifus his character and h hon.
OF; and YET strange 10 tell, on the day, havirg
called on the Presid nj for somo exclamation sbout
Co'onel John'on's insulting message, be found "the
Presidenfs feelings too much enlisted 10 welsh
any reasons which might be 6fisFed' /! Who San
believe sill THE ".Nost cheerftAy" saws he "I &C.
ectPt Jorr your friendly mediation" What! Accept
rue ne diauon OF man who DAYS before bad re-.
CURED BIN 10 humble himself 10 me like he meapest
slave, and bad rot a,cned for il Accept he mediation
Of man whose feelings wero much enlisted in nv
tavor TIA, he would not listen 10 reasonl Impos,ble
Had Mr. Branch telt that ndigniiy bad been offr-
ed him, he would would have piled 10 tho President
Sic youf Insulting message through CO... J3hnson,
Gus bs hrst explained, before avail my SELF of you
friendly medson." BY his whole conduct, he show.
60 mat ne entertained no such feeling snd that the
whole story ao'u. "ndignity and outrage" Is sheer
invention, col up now to ibjure The Pre.ideat.
This lester OF Mr.. Branch shows, that in addlIon IN
Col Jshnson's friendly medation ib4 Pfesiden was
wiling 10 exert his OVID, ariend 10 h al ike breach
II anticipation Of the meeting 10 which h, ic ytsd The
ereisries on Friday the 20 h. declare the basi. on
"hic1 he lad resolved 10 The harmony cfhi. CAbice
Mt Branch and myself, the principal diff gully having
arisen between ne, met as bas been stated, at Mr. Ber-
rishs and adjusted our reaions ameaby; and vel this
reecnGiiauon produced, az l. seen from hf Bfsnch's
note, by the KIDD and friendly in.Gposn of The Pre-
siden is represented 10 have been Immediately pre
cedtd by 'ndigni,y and outrage" and 10 have been
succeeded oy state OF feeling Too much excited Ito
Ue'Sh any reasons tohich might be o6ered.Lr' H5w
thoroughly is all ibis contIadieied b, MIR Bianch's
COO ten pofaOeous mole.
pfiva,e difficulties were a. an end, and a, was
wen understood, families 10 vsit OF not according
TO their i0ainaonS. Ia days The .'indispi,y and
outage" viii bad been offered 10 these gentlemen
wac i0rg1'n, much 20 ibat for fifteen m on ,hs az
'e's guided on In 'olefa; ls harmcny. Nothing moe
vas sald or heard of this subject, until the Preden,
% ne had an uoqueslioned fgtt 10 DO thought proper
w issisbai0D9. Then old and
burnished up, and hal which ,hey had
81 pt 90 long ediaely became suSec Of deem and
'a~sEeLlng interest 10 she American people The
rum -, this farce. whish is brous hit out on the
public Stage, was designed for different ocssson II
was Ia January or February, $780, that they ex-
peeled to exhibit before The public AMI 10 unfold
hs tale OF ihseAs from the President, di,miss, ard
family association, and all that Not bsng di.msssd,
heo' "a hey expsed, they laid aside iAtir
aie; out having at length lost their cses, hey bring
u forth upon an occasion which does mol aud vain
~ attempt 10 attribute tue dissolution Of the Cabinet
20 'ais' gonnd' Taa' avent they knew spfung from
eh fh'He!y oiheTsnt cause-a which will ga lisy
every impartial man when no comes 10 understand H.
10 aseouIt for their removal they offer any bu the
true reason, and hence inO all sorIs # absprditv
Shortly altar h's, lbsut he 20.h O. Marsh a pre-
Psrs'o'y meeting OF iew members Of Congress was
held wish view 10 request the Pre- ent "a remove
me from toe Ca inc. b ling applied OF thei, design
ne nade remark welsh sAtisi ID tbs leader, in In.
movement, ina, 20 persist in ID course would serve 10
expose them 10 Pnbc reprob Son cod result In fruit
Ie's ehdssVor' Aeeo,dingy the p;cjset abandon.
ed, o! at ltas, suSienlsd.
do tiTpu'e 10 all who participated in This prslim-
nary SEP dtsgn o Unite ultimately in a measure OF
sn'h nigh dciaion TO ibe Pfesdsnt. Some wsre e.,
nTt med by false representations and induced 10 ke-
heVo iha his peace aud eHiJri well the sueresp
o. hs Naturalization, pended, upon IL ohers
'e meeting TO point GU, The i'm; opsie'y Of the conr,e
md to cssuade their ffsnJ1 from pefsisiins 10 their
SesEn.
Nov what was tie motive 70. al ,. ,.I.n,,.s. cer.
ecu lon: Could be thai my vile wao indeed the
saus'! Was u merely TO exsluis female from heir
good soeis'Jf Was one woman so dang sTons 10 pub
s morals, sni 90 formidable In ir6Uenee add power
IS - require al 'ais sfons array Of Cabinot counsel
iors-eombinacn d M mb'ts OF Coneress-sontsdeta.
fy OF asbieDa5le adsS? Wa il for hat aUasks ",
made upon !be integrity OF her husband. an honor
roth' ard casdor sacrihset The idea is truly rdisu-
!ou'' She was lone shd powsrless. Those who liked
her society," soUgh II; and those who did rot, ksp,
away. Neither she nor her husband en,er-d i,i, q.