The Arkansas advocate., 1836-03-04
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 22d.

ttal Johnson IS much afflicted. ffglnid has been the instrument to execute deep laid plot against Col. Johnson, which was 4slanned by dr. all Bufen and the Albany Regency. 4 short review of past events will show how unqrateful Mr. an Buren and his friends are, and how unkind and treacherous they have been to Col. Johnson. At the first session of thedast Congress, Col Johnson had more popularity than Mr. Van Buren, more personal and political friends, and could have obtained more electoral votes for the Presl- dency. Ii was at that session a select com nittee was raised to investigate the proeee- dings of the Post Office Department. Mr. Beardsley was member of this committee, and possesses more talent, tact, sagacity and management than either of the other members oi the majority, fl not more than ;sl oi them. 1 full and fir investigation would lead to n complee overthrow of Parson Brown and Mr. Barry, and could not but threaten the destruction ot the entire administration. Col
 Johnson lad boarded with Cbadieh Drown for moro than twenty years, was sponsor tor hr. Barry, and had staked his all to sustain the administration. lie was indirectly con cefned in the mail contracts, which stood in tile name of his nephew, and was in the re- eapt of of the best part O. ten thousand dol lars year in boarding few young Indians, and pretending to educate them. The com mittee was composed of seven members, of which three were fora fuh investigation, and Mr. Beardsley held the balance in his own hands. If he said open the doors Ill concur ranee with three Wings, they would have O. pened. Ihis was known here. Although Mr. beardsley was4lmown to be q warm partl- zan 1t was sad hero before he left home, ut the close of the session, that he was disposed to give the Department thorough and full examination. The committee was appointed Ut the heel os the session, and Air. Beafdsley not having given any explanation of what he meant by scarborough and full examination"
 dessrs. Barry aad Brown were greatly alar- med for the consequences. Something must be done to propitiate A1r. Van Buren, and gain the support of Mr. I}eardsley in sltstain- ing the Department. Although Mir. Stock ton had given Brown a pretty liberal supply ct wine, to heal his maiadics, and cure his siekResses, q sedentary life, and close atten- tien to business. had threatened his health not immediately to be sure, but in old age-- which was, however, sufficiently alarming, to maks a trip to the Northern Springs desi- rable, If not essential.
 Thither he went at the time Mr. Van Bu- ren had resorted there, for the purpose of quattiing the purer Saratoga.
 1t Was then and there agreed that Mir. Beardsley in the examination, would sustain the department Col Johnson would with draw from being q candidate for the Presiden- ey, and would run for Vice President. Af- ter this interview, Col Johnson was not seri- ously thought, or spoken of for President, not even by the worliies of your city. Mr Van Bnren had agreed to stand sponsor for Mr. Beardsley. lfMr. Beardsley asked q ques- tion in any way calculated to lmplicate the department duringthe whole ofthat examina- tion he can probably pointit out. have looked over tine testimony, and my recollection is, he uniformly shaped his questions, to elicit answers, to exculpate the department.-The had made the corruption of the de- pertinent so apparent, that Mir Beardsley could not withstand the conviction wrought on his own mind, when he sat down to draw up the report, and he was compelled to pass the sentence of condemnation on much he saw and heard. 8Ir. Barry afterwards com plained, that he was informed by the inajori- ty, a short time before the report was made, that nothing had appeared against the de- partment. 1t was then too late for Col John- son to place himself before the people as candidate for the Presidency, as he had been withdrawn for a period of four or five months, by his own consent. If it had not been for this withdrawal, Mir. Van Buren's nonlna- ton for the Presidency would have been doubtful, and no doubt he would have been defeated. Mir. Brown was obliged to retire after Mr. Van Buren had so efectually se- cured the influence of Col Johnson, that it could not be withdrawn.-This was mortifv- ing to Col Johnson; but inasmuch as Brown himself had published to the world, 1t was voluntary, the better to permit him to attend to his spiritual concerns, the Colonel with all due grace submitted. Having ob- tained the nomination at the Baltimore Con- vention, by the aid of Dr. Fucker, under the principle of extras, he supposed no further opposition Was to be made. In order to sat- isfy Virginia, he was i'll truth and in fact, an old Jehersonian Democrat he told her MT. Jefferson never did any act to his knowledge of which he did not approve. After this can did and disinterested declaration, Mr Ritchie saw that Col Johnson was less unexceptiona- ble than he had supposed.
 Gol Johnson from the time he declined put ting in for the highest prize, had his misgiy- ings that Mir Van Buren was not acting to- wards him with good faith. It must be rec ollected Alabama was the first state to non- mate Judge White. It has been considered of great importance, in order to make an im- pression on the South, and to secure the vote of Mr King in the Senate, that revolution should be made in Alabama. How to effect this, has been a pnzzler. MT. Van Burcn knowing that Virginia was not altogether