Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-01-10
a LETTER FROM Mr. BERRIEN

TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.
from the beginning OF the present month b,ve boo,,
confined TO my and for the greater part of that tim
tony bed by bilious and nlammatorv fcverJ am SIN
so, though my fever has nteitted. My physician had
cccmed IL necessary to deny to intercourse with nv
friends and to keep from whatever nigh produce ex
ehSnI. Inns system is at length relaxed, and letters
from "aslngton, which received TODAY and vester
day. nave announced to the fact that have been dur
lumny ~ anu '''"s Ca
certain degree of credence has been attained for ~
caumny by resoring TO the despieabe arifce of givn
I T ana carry circulation TO extract from tho
speech delivered by at Miedgevle-and bv the s,n
preston OF that part of il, which would entircIv ba
changed the character Of the published extract have
not Inc physical ability for Iahoed yipdicaton.
occasion called for il; which think it does not sbaIbe
onei Tor my case simply stated may have erred in
estimate OF what is just LIBERAL and maennnmous in re
o 10 pohtlcal adyersary-but incapable of truck
ling to any man. " A
Preaced the ausion the dissolution of the Cabinet
Dy me decaraon certainly complimentary to the Pre-
,h 'hat my retirement from the public service was
the result OF dictated by my own sense of du,y
III reference 10 TINS event, used this languagca lust
sense what is due the cause of public
moalso your most sacred righsto the sanctitv Of do
mesc e-and to those household affections which const
ue at once the charm and safeguard society win for
Old me 10 retrace step which have taken-to alter
sentiment which have avowed" I stood boe,ra ~
company by this declaration the very act of
every statement contained in my addresses TO the pub
nc-re-esabshDg their posions-r,- tcir CO.
uments-and renewing the declaration of my determine
uoh 10 yield nothing in relation TO either Now LET onv
man ask himself, tchdf the statements made me- sey
enfs expressed The pe,cs exhibited by these addrescs
10th
remember that had Just re0sserted them in their ,cboJe
ertent and then let him make one further reflection f
hSd been my object TO conciliate the President what
ouIu nave tempted me thus deliberately 10 throw in his
Ce hese offensive addresses which, far from propitia-
lng' must necessarily have oxaspcratcd him.
Having thus announced to my assembled FELLOW ctizcns
hat e relations which the events of the summer had
created between the President and myself were TO remain
unchanged; having established, supposed an nsupc-
rdOie barrier between us, thought had placed myself
III Posuon to dsclaim for myselfa any private complaints
vi personal fcsentments and my determine
C 10 give continued support to those of his adj
ImnistraIon, in which had heretofore concurred
houSht could do this without the possibility Of heinz
able to the imputaon of having been influenced bv anS
unworthy motive I'm this was deceived was riebi
however, and fearessly appeal the public 10 review
ITS decision free 10 confess that Inc cnnvicton \;
deeply humatingthat any portion of the American nso
PIE even though originally msled by the narbIed pnbIi
cauon oil my address, should have fallen into such an err
ror do not speak to the mere parzan; but 10 those
VINO nave honsSily fallen into this error would saw that
went TO ml1edgeyc, not seeking, but decEnine Of
hce mat resisted the repeated urgcnces of much re-
Pectco friends on this subject while there aud have con-
uhued ana snail continue do So under sense of ms,
Guy 10 myself and with proper regard to what owe TO
ne S,a'e mad, therefore, motive for this mcanness
WI" aad mat, since my return to Georgia and especial
'cdgcvllc, my views in relation 10 the Preside nj
nave been freely expressed, and that have neither
yielded nor been required to yield any thing on this sub
gect My political associates, who were assembled A
medgeye, will sustain this statement Of facts wbent
shall meet their eye,