, 1880-03-27


Of Wnrrel,. Hastings with tlturc confidence
than was displayed 1,y Mr. Webster when le
stood up, II, tho pride Of his nnilnhaot1, an(
Sf s @ G''rsss aM 9 iy ero Ss n Sf 'a
n.a,l OF commanding presence, with q we'll
@ hrsn, thoG!ttni @ fqrel'ea; co. s"'!rageous ss,
6rews, @ i +" gia.irans',lar brsadti. of jaWbone,
md mouth which. bespoke strong Will, Ito
stuod like sturdy Koant[llcad sentinel On
EMarl betoro tho gates, Of the Consultation.
terlltetl spreatl-gngie oratory, llla only. res
tfculntiOns were ur-atttl-tlUWn 1n0tf0n8 Of Ills
arn,s, MS II f,e was beatlng out wftl. slesge-
hammers his fnrctble ltens., Ills 1erorntion
was sublime, mil every lnya| American heart
has sttcn eclucd tic lust words,
"LtEEIsTy AND uN1oN-SDw AND FOREVER
-oNE AND 1SsErA1,AHJE1"
Mr.. Wehster's speech carefully revised by
himself. was n9t pi!bIs,li,,ea until the @,d nf
rttar 5 rss eoS a Norarn Of y wese safas fs
The debate wis continued. and 1t was the
alst ot. May before Col. pen!on, wllo, Ind
been ithe, first acfaner ot New England,
efGSt en L a to M eSEs Weste rf s So5s, sperioty S
but Gen. .1nckson praised tho speech OF
Mr.. llayne. and deemed h!s picture worthy
to occupy plnce IL the Willie 1lousc....-tluls
sos s"T oin:sss's &c e tns ffnffq s at ss s
work to defeat The. further advancement OF
Mr. Calhoun: md IIe lost 10 time IN deitlon-
enpie!i the i'resi,ie,,lai Cl,air tint the SoHti!
Carolina sluctrine Uf nullificatlon could hut
prove destructive to the Union.
Ntr. cAllinull was not nwnre nf this Intrigue,
; poIi;ey, s. lie @ organized pubite thinner on tie
nnMiscrsary nf ,1e1ferson's birthday. April IL,
1SW. When THO toastg which were to be pro-
posed were made public ~ advance, accot.l-
aS to 1e cfnst" fa w"s syoEy 1nt sGT
n'.I State-rlgl,ts il scntlmsnt,-so muel.
so tllat 4 number Of Pennsylvania tariff Dem-
0crAts declined to attcnd. md got up a din
| tic, thinner, but lie, went Into md re,,rr,i
early leaving volunteer, ,toast, which he
| had carefully prepared Mt tho White House,
ntd wlticl, fell like 4 .tamper upon those at
tho dinner, while It electrified tho North:
1.-THE FEDERAL UNION: 1T SttsT AND SHALL
DE stA1SrAtSEp!"
This, toast, WHICH could not be mfsandcr-
| stool, slowed that Ten. JAcksnn would not
ternit himself to be placed III tho attitude OF
y patron Of doctrines which could lead only
! liat tue committee OIL arrangements toned 1t
| down, so that 1t appeared itl the 1tIleinl re-
mort , 1f tho dinner, Our Federal uniol,-it
| must be preserNatl"
who Ind laboret! earnestly to l}ruak down
| Mr.. Atlnuls' Administrator, without respect
t0 It's measures, That Democratic party might
he built Mp1 which would first elect usn.
nnte successor to the Presidential CLAIR.
Ills dtsc0nlilturc was soon completed by the
publication OF . letter fron Alr. Crawford,
which informed tho President that lie l,atl,
tint *.Gen.. Jnckson should be punished In
sumo form" for his liigliuttletl military rule
III Fluntn. Van l3uren secretly famed tho
>tamess OF Gen. Juckson's indlgnatlon: antl
tcapot" 10 complete the downfall of lis
fivn..
Tho woman used rs tool By A1r. Van
Hnre1l. ts q SOMEWHAT picturesque figure III
an ts ncI1s ,,, egogfes ns Of ths cna lsr
she was known when q girl rs "1,eg'"; and
Of tavern 1t whieh Gen. jackson used TO
put up before his election to tho Presidential
skill. the dark-rel hair, and tha keen,
cestry, willie SHE was as full OF fin, frol-
ic, nntl ilirtatlon as the TYPICAL dn,nsel on tho
an't teascd by the guests Mt tho tavern, she
grew mp to By pert, piquant, and audaclous;
md Gen. jackson, who Ind always admired
lsr when sllo was q ehld, was siplighted
when llo learned. years afterwards. TINT
Ills "L1rrtE F1.tENp rEa"-
then the Widow T'imberlnke-was to be mar
red to his old co1nrade Gel.. Eaton. There
was much scAIulal ut Washington about tho
deat!l Of ller first husband nnt! ltcr marriage
epa s to iseS t. sn we Ren IL s becaa asf reslet @ TIC o
appointed Gen.. Eaton Secretary Of War.
Washington society syas horrttftd, and + soon
berainh known that Mrs. Calhoun, with tho
to- fs' {evte f er e1 q sr q sse. 5s Ea!ssI sIs
carried her jEriefs to the White House,
where Mr. Van Buren, had payer, tl!e
s%ore N a. 6y i the T teras" CT s"s tat IT the sesnda.
nlongers who had clnbltterel tho Inst years
nlIph over lis ''little frtcnu Peg"
ton, and as SECRETARY u Stnte ,so was nhlo 10
forn, an 9!l1anca with the bachelor Ministers
Of Great britain and of Russia. each Of wom
ners, balls, mud suppers was lrauguratetl nt
these three houses, and ut cnch successive
entertainment Mrs. Eaton was the llonorcd
EMest, who led tho .eonnirytiance, md occu-
Somo respectable ladies were so Shocked by
her nudaelty tint tlIoy you'd leave roetil
when she entered It. sic was openly, de-
nolnccd by ctergymen, md s'e found her;
almost my other won,all In Washington.
apparently ymsscssa conscientious or IN flon-
eos es ss,aRa r. e m RosFsy sG1 Of a he5
used ID, visit Gen. jackson every day. With, a
fresh story Of the insults pnta her. Yet she
political, sagacity, but ,wns n mere
beautiful, passionate, lnpMlslvH pMppct, held
up by len. Jncksolt, while Mr.. Van Buren,
ADnoITlY PULLED THE sTn1SGa
that directed llor movements.
Alr. cA1h0nil,. Whose wife WIS foremost
among t!tose Jat!ies who positively refused tu
assocfnte with Mrs. Eaton, SAIL to frlpl.tl oi
Guli. JneksUti's, who CtttleayDretl tn effect d
reconciliation. TINT I" The quarrcls Ut women
ltke those OF tic Mctlcs and l'ersinns, admit
tel Of ne!thor Inquiry nor exptnrati0ll." III
knew we'll, however, that 1t was no wo,nels't
quarrel, but political g.nIe of chess played
l,y ,l,ul', who were using women as tllell
pawns; md I'c lost the .Et,ne. Van J,urcr
nl,A EMton next tenlered their resignation.
~ Cablnet-Onlcers, whtcl, Gen. Jackson n.
fused It, accept; whereupon tho .Cabl,et-of
tlecra wlInAe wives declined to call OIL Mrs
Eaton resIgnet and their designations wer.
EI1'nptIy accepted: the wnolo ;111 cit; cit,
walked about With bludgeons., seckirt
"satlstactlon": dueas were tulkcl Of. oil
friendships were severed; and every frcsl
indlg,llty offered his "lfttlo friend Peg'' on