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

euHeI uIeCuy Ny WI. inSnaH VI uiS iticnue.
This gentleman had seen the effects Of the
Morgan excitement. and he fancied that if
the public Indignation could be excited by
the killing of poor man like Morgan, that
to conspire against and alarm to extremity
an Ex Secretary of the Treasury. was much
more heinous offence, and would create an
excitement intellectually greater. Mr.. Ing
ham seems, however, to have forgotten one
thing. The conspiracy against Morgan was
no fiction. We shall see rhat proof Mr.. Ing
ham iciH be able TO bring IN support Of his aJ
duciion. We suspect, like Mr. Calhoun's
plot, of which it may be considered an act,
that it will be susceptible Of no proof and
that the public must take denial for confes.
sion.
WAsuINaToN, June %, 1881.
Sir-I received your letter OF the 2lst, at
Q o'clock on the 22d, through the City Post
Office, charging several officers Of the Gov.
ernment with conspiracy to assassinate you.
They we're Immediately furnished by me with
copy of your letter; and herewith enclose,
| for your information, copies Of the replies
which they have given, denying the charges
preferred against them by you. A copy Of my
letter is also enclosed. am, very respect.
fully, your obedent servant.
ANDREW JACKSON.
S. D. Ingham, Esq.
p. l would have prexffSfd that this
matter should have been examihea into face
to face, and for that purpose sent my mes
senger for you, but was informed you had
left the city at A o'clock, A. NJ.
New HopE. June 30, 1881.
To the President Of the u. S.
Sr-I had the honor TO receive, by way of
Doylestown, your letter of the Odd inst. with
enclosures, viz. copies Of circular letter from
you to the acting Secretary of War, Trea.
surer of the United States, Register and Sc
cond Auditor Of the Treasury, and of their
respective answers--the copy ofyour circular
being in print, the others had also seen in
the newspapers some days before your letter
reached me.
In your letter to me above referred to, you
speak OF my having charged several officers
OF the government with u conspiracy, and
state that they have denied the charges pre-.
ferred against them by me. ] must be per-
mitted to say, that have not charged those
officers with any specific offence in the form
suggested by you. | have stated that the
late Secretary of War and acting Secretary
Of War were lying in wait for the purpose OF
making an assault upon me on my way to the
Office, as believed, with an attempt to assas.
between my lodgings and the Office, and the
rooms of the Treasurer and Register were
alternately occupied by them as places of rem.
devious while so employed. further stated
that the Treasurer, Register and Second Au.
ditor were in their company. also stated
that the principal persons thus engaged, viz.
Eaton and Randolph, with recruited force,
threatened an assault on the dwelling I re
sided in, the same night, until late hour, and
| now state that this threatening was CONT.
nued until late hour on the following night.
The officers who have denied the charge as
framed by you, admit having been in his com.
pany with Mr.. Eaton during the time referred
to, but they deny having been in his company
the whole time; this was never intended 10
have been alledged by me. Tho admissions,
equvocations, and palpablc reservations in
their letters, are abundant proof of all the
material facts alleged by me, $50 far as they
are concerned; but if any doubt remains It
should be observed that my letter Of the
2lst was addressed to you especially as Chief
Magistrate Of the District Of Columbia, in
which capacity your power must be ample to
direct the proper officer Of the Government
10 institute legal investigation of this trans.
action, before tribunal having power TO ex
anime and compel the attendance of wit.
nesses. Whenever this shall be done, will
without delay, return to the seat of govern.
ment and render all the aid in my power to
ouch officer in discharge Of his duty. 1t must
however be distinctly understood, that the in.
vestigation shall begin with the principals,
and before furnish a list of the witnesses,
that on assurance Of protection will be given
to those who hold Offices that they shall suf.
fer no injury in consequence of giving testi.
mony. This has become necessary in conse.
quence of the declaration Of Mr.. Evans, the
brother.in law Of Mr.. Eaton, that the "Pre.
sdent would turn every clerk out of office
who took any part in the business" and of
other facts which have come to my know.
ledge. Although do not assume that this
declaration was authorised by you, yet is in.
dispensable to justice that no apprehensions
OF this nature rest on the minds Of the wit
nesses.
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
your obcdient servant, S. ID. INGHAM.
WASHINGTON, July 7, 1881.
SIR-The President on his return to. day,
from the Rip Raps, has received your letter
OF the 3Oth ult. reply to your renewed call
upon him, "as Chief Magistrate of the Dis.
trct of Columbia am directed to inform
you, that he does not consider the fact Of
certain officers shaving been in company
with Major Eaton," during office hours, and
in their offices, where it is their duty to be,
and where every individual has right to 60,
as supporting the charge that those offices
were used "as places OF rendezvous" by a
party lying In wait TO assassinate you; nor as
constituting "probablc cause" to Justify the
subsection Of citizens Of fair character, all
solemnly denying your impuations, to ar.
raignment before a court Of crimina! iurs.
diction: That it" legal investigation Of this
transaction before tribunal having power to
examine and compel the attendance of wit.
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