The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-06-19

he Inforination ne secincu 10 ASK, tnIouSn
lis Private Secretary, Mr.. Trist, declining
my further correspondence with him.
The course which Mr.. Ingham has pursued
owards the President, is one, which we think,
will not meet the appreciation OF the public to
which he appeals. The President gave him
one of the most distinguished places in his
because it was supposed to
be the wish of Pennsylvania Mr.. lngham
accepted tho appointment, with the know
edge that Major Eaton was to be his col
league. Nc sooncr is his commission safely
pocke,edth than he joins Mr. Cahoun's friends
in the effort to drive Mr. Eaton out OF the
Cabinet-He, in effect, tells the President,
that he has associated in his counsels, an in
dividua who is a blot upon his administration.
Why did not Mr. Ingham think OF this, before
he took Office in conjunction with such an IN
dividual. st
The President, with an elevation honorable
10 his character. thought iit to overlook the
implied insult offered TO himself, and thought
only to reconcile the difficulty in his Cabinet.
1t was made ostensibly by those originating
il, altogether an affair of the females OF their
families. 1t was said, that with regard to
Moior Eaton, they entertained the best feel.
ings, aud could unite in perfect harmony.
This was all the President required. He was
willing to trust to such protestations, but dc
clared his determination to have union, and
Cabinet; this was at the threshold of the diff.
fculty.
At the succeeding session Of Congress,
meetings Of the friends of Mr.. Calhoun took
place, with view Of addressing The Pres.
dent to remove Major Eaton from his coun-
sells. Mr.. Van Buren, was next embraced in
the denunciation. Arrangements were made
in Congress to embarrass the measures of the
administration in that body. The Calhoun
Telegraph and the Ingham Sentinel evinced
their disaffection. The appointment of Mr..
Baldwin was denounced in advance. Remote
Editors, rs has been proved, were sounded,
in the hope of bringing them out in oppos.
tion to the re election Of the President. And
finally Mr.. Calhoun came out with horrible
plot. When this issue was made with him.
self personally, the President found his Cab
met divided. And an entire re organization
was determined on.
Notwithstanding the President could not
but believe that Mr.. Ingham had taken sides
with his adversary, he treated him with kind
ness to the last. lie gave him credit for his
official capacity and fidelity.-IIe was the
Representative Of Pennsylvania, and was en-.
titled to respect Penetrated with grateful
feelings towards Pennsylvania, as the first
state that had Invited him to the Chief Ma
gistracy, he was unwilling that she should
suffer any modification, by supposing that he
wished to put any mark of disgrace on Mr..
Ingham, by desiring him to retire from the
Cabinet. lie, therefore, offered him posi-
ton and trust quite equal to his deserts. Mr..
Ingham seems to have thought that his in.
terest or ambition would be better promot.
ed by a warfare on the President, and he has
sought sedulously some pretext on which to
found it.
Whilst on the look out for some offence,
the President addressed Mr.. Ingham note
on some business as ".4ciing Secretary ofhe
Treasury" He took exception to this, and
wrote letter signifying the ground of his
To this the President replied
in brief note, as follows:
"The President, with his respects to Mr.
Tngham, acknowledges the receipt of his
note of the 7th, which he has this moment
received. Its contents he has read with sur
prise. Surely at no time has he in any way
intended an indignity, or any thing that could
wear such appearance TO any gentleman, who
has been connected with him in the govern
mcnt. 1t ought not, nor can it be conceived.
that note hastily written, addressed .4ct.
ing" when it should have been Secretary OF
The Treasury" should be considered an in.
dignity offered---or that it could diminish
or alter the authority under which he was
the duties Of the Department.
"June s, 1891"
This attempt failing, Mr.. Ingham sought
in another quarter, some ground Of quarrel TO
carry with him to Pennsylvania, as a justif.
cation OF the hostility he means to wage
against the administration. lla writes to Mr..
Barry an angry letter, telling him that "ru.
NOR" reported that the Postmaster General,
or one Of his assistants had said the depart.
ment possessed certain bond Of his which
woIN be held up interrorem to keep him
quiet. The Postmaster General, after OBJ.
jecting TO rumor rs rather vagrant witness,
politely assures Mr.. Ingham, that SO far as
he was concerned, it was without foundation.
and intmated his disbelief as to either of
his assistants having given any ground for it..
Mr.. Ingham again replies, and insists that Mr..
Barry should answer for his assistants. Mr..
Barry again, with great politeness, informed
Mr.. lngham that for the official acts Of his
assistants he admitted himself responsible,
but as to acts which had no connection with
the public service, his assistants were them.
selves answerable furthermore, as they
stood upon perfect equality with Mr.. Ingham
and himself, il was proper that Mr.. Ingham,
who complained, should make the call upon
them. Not being able to make any thing out
of this correspondence, Mr.. Ingham gave it
up. He remained at Washington, however,
aad kept op ouch an intereourse with the
Editor Of the Telegraph, that Major Eaton
felt assured that he was the promptcr Of the
scurilous attack made on his wife. And when
the names Of Mr.. Ingham and Mr.. Bcrrien
were vouched in the Telegraph, Major Eaton
felt it due to himself to make the enquiry of
each, whether the statements Of that print
wnrc nnihoriznd hv them Mr. nnrrien rcs.