New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13
THE BLIND cHAPLAINS REMNIScENcES
HIS TALES OF THE INFLrENcr or THE FAMol+
MAuGE EATON.
MAIiE EATON

HI- TALES OF THE INFLrENcT OF THE IAM''7
MApGE EATON.
From The St Louis Giohc-D'wocrat
The Methodist Episcopal ministers r',,n'H
raS-od a hearty vote Of ~ 'nNs 10 m''I
lain Mnburn Of the United states S'h"''
FOR an addl, IS which ne gave them I.i,AI'S.,a'.
Of the Senate before the civil war. Ih''' mSS
ample reason for this Vot" o. THANKS nv
Methodist ministers FOR years. Probah.N, nav
not heard anything 50 spicy "a TINS dddIe9. "'
pr Milhuru. Although a Hllnd man. 'T. MI
burn has managed. during ms MY !'hIS }"
WASHINGTON 10 see a good many things h"l""
the surface Of political life which ar" not re
corded IN the histories. He has hIs own "pIh-
ions and expresses th'm. concerning S'N''"'
great events Of tn Nations lif".
Part Of his talk was scm-humorous account
Of the influence of the famous MrS. i-H'"''
whom the women Of Genera Jack~ons Cabinet
ostracizcd Her revenge Oh Mrs. ChIh"uh.
said Ir NlhUrn was the defeat Of John {.
Calhoun for the Presidency believe j. = az
houn had been elected President aii'r "'n''"'
jackson that thrr" would have h''t ~ 49,,
sion and IN. Ciyn War would haN' "'h
aNertcd lie was not elected h'.aus" o. M"It'
Eaton You may talk about nfE'r Ih 'n'
brush Iic when there D. going L. '' t""'''
lut II there Is woman 10 The brush I.' I D.
always a great deal Wois' Nh Eaton i"',"''
kept Ia, boarding house where 4" noun ''
ms meals Mrs. Eaton Was "a N'f} "'"Hu'".
,.,,,,su ,,.hn had l..I tn. NIf. 90 another man.
and married Genera Eaton after there h'A i''h
a great deal - unpleasant talk ah""i h'I. '''.
oral Eaton a Tor or Idt h-''ii 'i.'.''
. Jackson's own Wif" had been H~-"u"d >" man
clousIy mat when every "u' Ma dlNI "~'' 10
treat Mr. Eaton co'dN iE' fi'~Ih' h' ~ I'l'
thiz.d vIil her Aud Mr. Eaton ais" hhd ih'
gift ~ gdb. and was very tuidiI'. Jh' r-''n
.Snole.d her cause. ana ordered 'h' Nlf'- "i "''
tn, Cabinet officers To- treat h'f as ono ~ 'i'i"
selves But tn, women had wills ~ thor OVID
and though Mr. lat"u was lovely woman"
. sh, Was cut uv this ON, and that one MI
. Calhoun would have nothing g. O." with ny ana
calhoun followed las WIf'- example
"Nadgc Eaton al this uW' Wa~ keeping ID
little account 81 IN" Nay she va received ~
the won. "a. and tn nam - '\"ft "h' "H'
snuhl,d her was put down ou hey blacklist
Ana CaIh.uu.s wa 'het' lu larr" I'ii'
FINALLY Jackson said. TO ~. victor belong tn
suuils' This phrase ought not 2" hHN" tn ht
meaning that j. sometime gwen {" u 81. N0'i 70
meant 10 NiudIcat" ms N.f" li' dismissed
scores II Office holders hocauso iho' had spoken
against ms wife That was th" way mat 'h'
spois belonged to thu victor MI Eaton ~,
invited to tho Presidents h"uS-. ana Witi"i
f;,niiiarly with h.s family iut Mrs calhoun
left WASHINGTON rather than r',o@n.z" hcr I'M.
outcome Of u an was mat calhoun I"A'I' 80
hopes were blasted. and Van EEf'n Nh" was
q widowcr and had treated Nj Eaton WIN
STUDIED rolItcurss cam into power ia cal
tn. bind chaplain was favorally disposed
toward the much talked about WIt' ~ Genera.
JACKSON she was sand br Mlhufu 'on" 90
the Iovcncst women cod ever Grated Ms.
Eaton's life was traced by Dr MlhUrn beyond
JackSou's Administration. and De gave an anu So
ing account Of her littlc speech al the r'c'I-
ton given 10y Mrs. Polk when POLK was Pr"si-
dent This was during Dr MHtuu's nrst term
As chaplain of Congress ana h' himself heard
the cutting remarks Of Mrs Eaton. "Sh" had
, been IN Spain with her husband for eight years.
SAID Or VI burn. and Ga coming back I"
Washington she decided 10 call on Mrs POLK
and see how -hc Vuuld ho treated II vas Il
pub ic reception day. A. COON "a sh" came
within sight Of Mr. Pok Mr.. Eaton saw That
Mrs POLK was not going to recognize h"r l'ut
she paid no sttcntlon. n" ku' ~ u great many
. Of the representatives. Of foreign countries. ana
she stood smiling and boNInC t. all. Sh" sta
, toned herself near Ms. Po!k ana smiled most
, graciously. ana whenever any one salul"d Mrs
Polk that person received "A greeting III return
from Ms Eaton.
'Prcscnty Mrs. Eaton hcgan 1" talk {" c:cry-
body in general. What a wonderful country
Door common people had opportunity To re-
cciNc all the different representative p""pI" 81
various fore ign countries, Just a Sn' ana
, Mrs Po'k were receiving them that day. And
she and Mrs. Polk. she said. came from the very
uoorcSt walks Of life. Mrs. POLK there. Sh" said
who was receiving 50 beautifully. was only the
: daughter Of a tavern keeper. VITO used To cn.
terrain tn" droVorS on their way from Nashville
to Huntsville Ala. And she herself. Mrs. Eaton
was the daughter Of poor Irish boarding hous"
keeper After this brilliant littl, speech tho ac-
, complishcd Mrs. Eaton trippcd down the steps
Of the White House. never to return.
NO NEED or SPEADING AIfhELN.