Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-09-26

and evaded it, whom the opportunity was ,SdsI
ed to him Of gratifying hisresentment. If Tsn
ploy moment in the exposure Of his couduc, !.
is not because can derive pleasure from CONF
plating the humiliation which he has yount,,a'
sought, aud st;il less to vndicate NJ, self lrom n
Billingseate abuse, with which he has 6lIsd @ e
columns of lie Gioae. So-Ih,vc bitter wr Mr.
pose. In ihc dischargr "t nv lty a, cit;;fts"
would e&ni)t TO the American People that e..
ten Of caIumny. anal mr,uce. which ,r,y,;ls >,
the Seat OF the Na;i9nai Grvcrnmci.,. under 81
immediate view of It's slightest fnnctiop,ry ,,d;'
which his most confidential friend is the nr ,u
nent and principal actor.
Very soon after my return from Georgia in I'M.
last, when. from the tenor Of nv rcss nation
was ascertained that | would no. ioin in mo :,
tempt to conceal tie real causes of the dissolu,a,
of the late Cabinet, the movements Of the r,H,I
at this place were directed against me- didna.
feel that it was my duty To enter into an eyrc,;
ton of those CAUSES. and absained from do;,,
! so; bnt could not consent to become p,r,v :
she eIsort which was made to conceal them
by placing nv own resignation on the rronpdoft.
Presidents mere will. gave distinct n,u,a,,
| to the Misrepresentation A! that traHsaclIp ;,
| which it had been attempted to deude the osbE
At this time Mr.. Eaton, awaiting himseita pu.
!icatiou IN a paper, with which had no other ca,
nection than that OF subscriber, called unor n.
peremptorily to avOw or disavow an editorial >,
tlcie IN that paper winch asserted that my Lam
| hao relu9eu ~ ass".'a'e "l.'th as. nwMm
the mere puoHe"t"a' u Was The statement, Wild
l was cal'ea upon 10 o'sa'ow' IN terms sullcIcu
~ norup' (wi'houl any reference 10 what had jr
occurred with Mr.. lnsham,, clearly 10 udcs
what was to follow Every man will undrrs'4ld.
on reading that hote' mat Mr.. Eaton had deta |
mined to call me I" the leld' IN The event Of q,
avowai OF the statement oi which he compliance |
what other purpose could have induced ~d
demah", c'o'hea W SUCH lef'hs' iceIlahys
UNDERSTOOD u, anu siar'd the surprise Vi Ote.
on reading IN the conc''at"ry reply, shrba
thought proper 10 aduress To me. IN an,HerNr
avowal .! the offensive statement, ad.,uIdsl
yer OF his original demand.
This correspondence is before the pubic; b
moments consideration OF H. Will serve sNv
that the ooJece o. t','S faue a1' Pef'"p'ON
nand' was :" ue'e' "'c ''"''' d" exposure OIL n
truth. a'' '''a, wen a'eo'u''S I" '"e h"'Sf;t
|
Eaton to prosecute II. wheh haa distinctly as
ed the offence OF "h'th Ne complained, took r'l
hlmali shadow OF nsht. lhe'eai'er' 10 urge ~
cain upon me. by haS''S "',s "e"'a'u, ne 4
serted mat me statement was offensive u MN
by the manner 10 winch ne reIe"eu IVY nV'.
OF It's truth ne manifested his disposition 70 so
init to what he had thus treated as an agsrenN
upon his feelings, without having received o.
atonement tor 1t.
But the nature Of the offence OF which Mr. Il
ton complained, will still more conclusl'elyF~I
that this was an empty menace, conceived in "
VAN hope of detcrring me from exposing The rl I
nature Of The TRANSACTION, which was then ensst Z
ING the pub,Ic attention The statement 10 d
Telegraph was that my family had refused 'os
! socIale with his. When. in answer TO his demlr
| avowed the truth OF that statement, my oi'na
consisted in The simple. assertion OF tbs TACT
Was this ground, on which to call MAJ
mortal combat: ! had perfect right to re,'s
this association. NJ. Eaton admits IT, ad
ed no violence 10 his feelings By avOwIns ''i'
had done 81. as the terms Of his reply very ttn
" prove. Why then was the demand made
was all idle bravado. the object of which Wa
obtain such an answer. as might be perverted
his purposes. and III cyerye,ent to admo"''"
that he uas armed and in The Esd lhert'Is
was to act under the influence OF this sa''"'
caution.
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