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Circumstanced beyond my control ha*.
Kantly coq-ectud, from Uio nnturo of my reply If
the complumt hud been of a combination to “(virt
Major JJaton from ojfire, and not to exclude hinfam
ily from soriety, the rotorence to the*** evening par
ties would have boon id!**: nnd my declaration that
I would not permit the President to control the lo
cal intercourse «if myself nnd family, would have
been instantly met by an explanation, which would
have removed the iioprevsion from the minds of
Messrs. Branch and Ingham, and myself. Vet we
all parted with Col. Johnson, with a clear convic
tion that such a proposition had Heon made, and
foeling os we all dui, that >ui indignity had b< n of
fer* d to uy there was. as l believe, no difference
of opinion between us us to the course we ought to
pursue, if tins proposition should bo avowed and
pressed by the I*r«'M*f»*nt.
This conversation took place on Wednesday
evening, and the rumor of our intended removal
Hp* eddy became general. On the mic***.*eding*lay,
th personal friend* ol General Jackson inturjiosed.
sod lie was awakened to a sense of the impropri
ety of jiis projected course. It was then according
Col. Johns
th** paper spr.Uen ofb;
prepared. My two<’
with the President oi
and us .Mr. Ingham’*
that
*nt,
Sir: I
i which y
L'nite
ting to
uuth*
Wariiinotox, lHth June,
« eived to-day your note of last night,
mi rail mv attention t<> an article in the
tes Telegraph of the 17th instant, r«*la-
iiur w ife— and «lesiring to know whether 1
lion or disavow* that statement, you add,
ition vve have sustained towards each oth-
rizes me to demand un inunediute uu-
*• to!;
t the t
. pro:
under the nece - ,ity of presenting inyselfto v nr
notice. I assert no claim to your attention, wh Ii
does not belong equally to every free citi/.eu ofthe
Hepuhlic. But 1 ask, and, 1 fo«*l tliutl liav a rigid
to expert, your candid consideration of this ad
dress. Its subject is one of awakening inf*r. st to
us all. The position in which 1 find myself has
nothing inviting in it. - ftis'one which l liavc not
fiought, hut which has been forced |upon me, and
one in which I am called upon to vindicate not
myself merely, but tho cause of truth, and the be-t
arid dearest interests of the community, at a Imyrd
to which fatuity alone cffuftl he ins* n aide.
The misrepresentations ol apuhi.c -urm 1, j
fessing to speak the lorTuaee oit 1 “ r • •* *■ nt *
the United States, and published under hi? < ,
have presented to me the alternative, < t - I *
ting to an imputation, alike dishorn . il*i** m-d ; 1
founded in fact, or of mooting the is i:«* win. !i
been tendered to me umlor the nil' -r* d f
of that high officer. Ifldonot :diriiiUr*»in t. ; ,
equal strife, it is because 1 have a coni':.I
which has never wavered, in tlm into! r once
countrymen, a firm and iinshalo n rdi.Mu o in
justice’of that tribunal, who: • high pr«*r. iv* it i •
at all times, nnd under all circuui.stanccs,to v nnlic
a*: t!. p r ' ° f, ftruth.
I have studiously abstained from any fofort to 1
excite public teelmg m rcluti'm to Hi'* *m •iuii-i*i
ofthe late Cabinet. I have folt that the qm : turn
longed alone to the American People. l’er. ual-
ly 1 have not been disposed to deny tlm right ol
the President to exorcise his own fr« will, a < y* !1
in the change, ns in the original e lection oi hi
Cabinet; nnd with a perfect sen- e ofthe .1 .
of my own situation, 1 woiilH have rn :■» i'll tin.*-- ,
a reluctant w itness in the inv« . ti .e: u<diL*i
es which led to the re.-ent * v< ' . Il v.: ; :: t i: >
ever enough that lahouldsuhinitinyrelftoliis \ ill,
although the principle by whi< h *i w. nvov.tnll;.
regulated, could linve no application to mo ; for tin.**
I have unhesitatingly done. But I h; v I n re
quired silently to wi’uk SS the « ut; • mi r>
tation of occurren*' • which t!u* p»i!i!:o v • v ■ • • II
aware niubt haye cum'.-under ir' ^ 1 v . *i : i. ; .
to he publicly vouct ‘ d os authority f . that ' In h
mm-d.rectlv* in conflict wi a my - "f
trhth—and’finally he cniedto vimlic:. • . own
claim to veracitv. assailed i* is umi- r lli d
authority ofthe President of tin- > mi- * S * »r
to submit to an imputation v. hicli no lioiiorahh- man
may bear. I mistake the cliarartv "1 tin- Ameri
can People, if they would reuiiiro t hi . 1 .-up total
ly ignorant ot my own. il, und'-r any *'ircm tan ■
1 could yiekito it. If, in the ti.ee nf this r< at
coinmunitv, the cause of truth can he p •.~T-.to*l
by the arm of power, at least the privilege of vin
dicating it, hIi»11 not bo tamely yurreiid* red in mv
person. I will how to the *1- ■ : u ofiny «• unlrv -
men—hut whatever that decisem in \y i , tin? IutIi
consolation of having faithfully «li.-*« I* d i . du
ty to them, and to myself, slia 11 not he tuk< *
turn
The disengenuoui aud unmanly : u':• -u*.n • .
my desire to remain in the Cabinet ot (« r r
Jackson, notwithstaniliiig the «»ccurr**nc« ; • h
produced mj n t it,
adverting hniefly the origin of my ■
witli it and to the circumstances whicli nuhi ■ - 1 i’
continuance.
If was without any solicitation on my part, < r, so
far as I know or believe, on tho part of any pf n y
friends,that I was invited to accept the «»lVre «.f
Attorney General of tho United State*. The-
svexe cwcumstances, temporary in their nature, hut
null strongly operative, which rendered it not *b*-
onrable to inc. 1 felt, however, that I was called to
to him on that
communication ofthe Pr».-sident** wishes to nu*.
1 did not fi*-e him until the sm .-er,lm ; dav,'(S: t-
urday,)and then the excitement of his h elm: slu.d
so entirely subsided, that he j-vnvd to mo to ho
anxious to dispose ofthe subject :i> hr; fly i - p*
sihle. He spoke ofthe falsehood nf tin* rejwrts
against .Mrs. Katun, of whieh In* said lit* lind snfli-
cient proof; and upon my deeliiiing in discuss that
question, lie complained ofthe inju.-4icc of exclu
ding her from society: referred to the large purlicj
given by Messrs. Inghnin and Branch, and myself,
and told me if he could have been convinced tlr 1
there was a combination betw een those gentlemen
and myself to exclude her from society, that lie
would liav.* required ourresignutioiw. 'lie imme
diately added, that he was entirely satisfied that
there’hud been no such comhinati.ui. and again re
ferred to tliosy large parties, and
which they had given
i»rs t
mpr
i tiiCi
ition had he
if Congress, who
the
representations unfavorable t<vnay i
ref«*rrcd to the thousand rumors vvl
ed him as the origin ofsucli impre--
been made upon liis mind. //< .*:/.<
To tins inquiry preferred aj u matter of right,
ami presented in the firm «>f a deinnnd, my answer
must he brief, it consist* in th** simple denial of
the claim which you assert. I cannot recognize
your right to interrogate me,concerning the state
ments .if the Telegraph, «t ot any other public
journal, which nr** made without mv agenuy. A'«»n
might with enunl propriety M*li*ct*an article from
anv new<paper in the I nu,n, f..r the purpose of
putting me to the quest ion—nnd if the * hiim which
you assert lie well fluinded, I might he rc*|iiired at
ny person aggri**ve*l to give my
th, in relation t-* the various state-
din any of the journals, in which
iimcc to be mentioned. Much a
•e, eunuot he admitted f.»r a mo
tile instance of i
coufessioii i f fin
ghl.
•d froi
i th.
elutio
igl.t,
acli oilier, or
io demand pro
n*.y otlier
L*ntcd by your
sustained tow.
source, to make th*
note, 1 am not quite sure, I oking to tlic position
in which wo stand before the public, that I i nn ac
quit myself to the community or to myself for t!e-
clinin r to answer your inquiry.
in the progress of tiioso i vi nts v hicli have nt
I.*ii' th r<»- ulted in tho «Iih. •lutimi of the Cabinet,
tation ims he
(dated t
voke
> tiny
• •n th
rily pursued a course 1
vour inquiry, might *e
icss to avow. Hucli u
nor to de
oncy fr»»m that dim
-use of propriety pres
etenninati.il, 1 iiavi
which u refusal
i to indicate .
iin.st
trhirh hr ♦<*hnU hrrraOtr *v noire.
ti*)ii that he did not inteftd to pres
which lie lied made through < 'ol. .1
u mi
ld he
and delusive in rela-
i therelor** I have the
to enter upon such u
■ot arquieaco in your
t to demand it, it seems to me that you have
inking the inquiry, imposed upon me the obli-
>n to do so, from u just consideration of what I
to myself ami to the public. I h ive then to
il up to lite time ol y»ur UMuiiu^v,
n to the public. AJti
t unadccled reluct
iject, and certainly
rd thf
oi.je
'/fives under irhich b had >• U /,
nour.r* the change ofhi* dt terminal ion. He accom
panied this with expressions of personal kindness,
which 1 thought were intended to soothe the teei
ng* which he must have been conscious of having
xcited. Still 1 thought it was improper f«>r me
>nj*er to remain in the Cabinet. Admitting that
.imek-nt atonement had been made for the indig
nity offered by tlie met)sage sent through Col.
Johnson, there was o perpetual liability to tho re
currence of similar outrage. 1 believed it, there
fore, to he uiy duty to r -t ir**. My I Vi- uJ thought
aud my own House of what the interests
ntxnat particular * risi*» I' qulred, imlu-
- P« -• 1 >
various forms, been presented to the public, ami
was ignorant of Mr*. Katon'a relation to the soci
ety ot tins place, i invepieu your iimiulioii u»
he present at your wedding, tli**iet;»re, with no *lis-
trin»t of the propriety of my doing so, other than
that which resulted from my own situation at that
period. You are yourself no doubt uwure how
much that event, nnd your subsequent introduc
tion into the (Minuet, made these rumors the sub
ject of conversation. I could not longer continue
in ignorance of that which v.as publicly out! gen
erally spoken of, and it consequently became nc-
ce- - iry for me, embarrassed as the question was,
bv the official relation in which vve stood to each
other, to determine upon my hitur-' conduct. «ln
doing this, it did not scorn to mo to hi* uecesdlry,
to decide upon the truth or fiil.seliojd ».f the state-
When at a
dent, 1 1 hougiit 1
tenti
i the
J Vft
;lcnee of nn in-
ngain to agitate tiic <]ti**stiiin whieh bv tin*
ofthe personal friends of Gen. Jackson,
i*i befire happily repressed. The connec-
Mr. Cmw lord v\itli this controversy, and my
lation to (ion. Jack*oil, forbade me to take
oil v
of ill*
111(1 1
once
nideil all inter-
.* .Mr. CallK.uifspuh-
April, c
ter of i
f the
Katp
let.
inet. But when 1 suv
tween the Presidi nt an
pertinents, 1 could not'
and by whom, the dissa
l did i.ui 1 v I at lib* i ‘-
orally, until my return t-
I me to disolve my comic
hut to a fuw fri -nds v\ hi
my actual position, 1 ut
he slightest intimation
e in tin Cab-
• corn-- ■ -lid -iici he-
ofl)
>t for a moment how,
n had been produced.
had the
*d th
ul 1 pi
p in the Cabinet, unless th*
ice the retirement of my (.'<>!
rounds than those on w hich I be
honed it, and such :i“ I could np
of tlie speedv <lis*>lution of all
u tlie President and myself, 1
, .. . -i - . i iililf of tho. occasion afforded by tlie
4eci<lc upon thn qiw.tinii «l my •»' | ,.,v IMI w-ritiz . 1' S/ivnansili, to /!.)
merely a’ »n imlivi/linl, but ■> a mluseii, »uil ( #|) a |if JM . Cul ,| llot . „ ,,
iliy interesting to the people of Gem
incapable of uu
n*l to have occ
re. In full vie-
uection h»*tw *
led
pnnn
* particu
ed l
daily as a citizen of Georgia. On ceri
ides of general policy, smnn of which w
lirly interesting to the p**-iple »>i tin t . v -•
view* comrhunie.-ttcd to in-- l»> tie l‘i
in accordance with my own: and I t**lt it t
duty not to vvi'hltold any n^ntai ■ w-|iicli
give to carry them into eflbct. The „
ofthe name* ofthe intonded Cabinets-
however, to present an insuperald** bar i*» my n--.
ceptance ofthe office winch was t'-ndci'd t*. me.
) thought I foresaw clearly the <-viN which have
too ohvioiiHly resulted f-oin the selection. A stran
ger to Gen. Jaekson, I could not with propriety
discuss these objections w ith him. I know, more
over, that Hiwne of hi** confidential friends lind
faithfully discharged their duty to him nnd to the
country, by a frank communication of them. In
this state of things, I sought the counsel of tho-
around me. To a gentleman high in t!u*contidenc«-
of the President, ami to a di-tui niiMcd «:: : i « l
T^Wk:i Slat**, 1 - ihinilt* d tin* inquiry, v ■ * ..
with tins view »»t the Cabinet wlii« h th*? 1 * r* .* it!
had selected, 1 could with propri* ty )». «*. n -mem- j
her of it. The former expn* -• d hi * *1 ded * u-1
viction.founded on a long and intiftnte ku-> \
ofthe President's character, that In- would ! urn- If,
edily see, and correct the evil. Tho Iptt
If tie
iding
prompt* 4
I return
ting the
<*t envy his ferdim
hteu hi* umlerst
lie huai
red it, and lu
fro
. Ms
rotjV answer. Perhaps I have waited long enough
f>r mv reply, according to the memorandum
vvli'i’Ii I have of it, was dated on the 7th instant.
But it is not tins c ircumstance which ho* deter-
inmod me. Col. Johnson lias furnished to the ed
itor of the Globe a statement full or otherwise, of
whut passed between Messrs. Branch and Ingham
aii-J myself & himself oil the occasion s«> often rc-
fetred to. Kxtracts from this statement are
ut.*d to do me injustice. This is done, to he
sure, without th** authority of ('ol. Johnson, hut
he lias furnished the means which arc: thus impro
perly used, and 1 have no alternative hut to give
the correspondence, or submit to continued nua-
r« prr*. nintioti. I puhlir«li ('ol. John*on’s letler,
as ail act of justice to him, that the public may he
in full postrsMon of liis stut<*iii(*iit. My reply 1 »l
lows; and after this tin* letter and statement ot
Mr. Ingham, to whom, a* v\ril us to Mr. Brniu-h. 1
forwarded h copy uf (’->!. Johnson's letter. I'n in
Mr. Brunch 1 Jnve rec**ived no reply—owing, an
I suppose, to his absence from home,
i Won./ it. M. Johnson to Musrs. lkrrim and
Ingham.
Gar at Ct *.- -so. .‘With J<»-\ 1*11.
Gentlemen : Tin* Telegraph has alluded to Rome
communication made to you by a member of Con
gress, authorized by tin* President—the substance
of winch is, that the Prepidrnt wi**ln*d to coeicr a
social intercourse between vour lauiili* s ami .Mrs.
Kuton. 1 see th * Globe denies it. I luvi* th.sight
it bare ly possible that the ttlluxion could Li* inadt-
to me, because if 1 had ever communicated such
uu idea, I should have done the most palpable,
gross, and wanton injustice to the President; for he
disclaimed, on ull occasions, any right, or de-ire,
or intention, to regulate the private or social inter
course of his Cabinet. The President had been
induced to believe that u part of his Cabinet had
entered into j deep laid scheme to drive Major
Katon from his Cabinet, and of this lie **ompl lined.
1 did not believe it, and, <• the mutu-.l liiend of
nil con- , rued, 7/, ,y.,; ,/ tvit I sh *ul.l h ive tin- j ' -'»**'
ojjprirtunilv to conv« i>t* with that portion <.f In-j !i 1 ' ' u * 1
Cabinet bclhre he had nn interview witu them, and j !j‘ '' w ‘\ '. ‘
ho acquiesced —and the interview’ winch 1 hud j i, ia „
Mv rsniembriiicc of this can varss* ion iRtnorcover
nlirmsd by « rceollfction of wlxt ..ccurr^d on nit
hubssquRnt int»:rvii*w with tliR Presid* nt, in w he-h
a particular rsfcr**n* R *. sr mads to i* Wh«n In*
•poks of r eoinbinstion b»tw»en Mt-wr*. In^bsin
• n-t Hrsncli and myr«*)f, to nx- lud** Mrs P. I'roin
•ocisty, 1 rlnini-d, >h mattsr < f right, to know the
i smm of ths iHT-oim by v* hum aur-ii • repicRsnlation
had l>«*sn niaJu. Hr it.J tli» impr«*siou had bren
derived tioin * ariutis ruunus whlrii l.sd r.-icbed
loin . tpokr of the ptrtiei which lisd b-en givMI bv
tho*iM gent'em-n and ni\neif. to whieh Mrs 11, had
i, t been iuv ited and added that the reports apiin«i
h«r were foul cnluuiutcs I rein mHiraled s^ainai
his h iving adopted nn opinion duln.-noiable to any
member of his ("nhiliet <>n mere r'un »r. but esprem-
ly decliueil tu disruM I lie qm-ktion ofthe truth or
falselioorl of the reports to whicijlm had referred -
telling him, dial, without undertaking to de.ide
whether triit* or tiilse, it was mv purpose merely to
roiif.-rm to theg.-iier«| sense of the . omninuity r »(
which I hid becomes niember ; and 1 lint I could
imt b« induct d to rhnnge my deterininslmn. The
d. - isioii uf tlie Pr. ai.l.-iil uoi to pursue tins matter
further, 1 illidersluod St die lime to hive been pro
duced uy th# repn sentad iiis of s ,m* ul'his moet in
tioi .t.* person tl friends.
tfuch in my under*' ’4idiiiL r -*f the ronveraalion tt
f. rred to in your letter 1 I- -<k Ut it is the origin
nnd conliT»uinfe cause « f die distraction of the pari
Ii lias d,ii* l.-st the means of d-ong much good
Mil have efi.Tl.id Hi
to bruit il (<• d
the ulleged Wtt
rellieut IS plae-
’S ill, so fitr u
iHplIte hi- right to t
bul, fi
to do- ci
journals
siiiiout imputing t
in tbe Cabinet, m
i.d ofthe President’
ied,it is well. Id-.
< doit m lie thinks I”i
my fiiildrcn, 1 .ii
iisrspre«eiitations ot ti.s public
1 if v i hive to bequeath then,
epuiut.oii of thsir father. I car
on . ivc uls », lint set,.— of tJnogs may exiet
h n seiisi- of duty to to ■ public will compe:
i.uak. Bull hope such *ei *srg»|jcf will
isJieJ r
gilt peril a,
add, that i have alrsady rtat.*d
> I iiii.u
with you, remlted,»
derstaiidmg, ami in fact I c
atiou. \V Imtcvi rcamo fro
of a Rocial iiitercmirse, w
uvj sclintude to restore hi,
Aly object w as |m ace and frit*
b**tt
•d it a i
ship. I i
ah,nit tii
-d myself at liberty to say
d* ntial friend. I certainly should nut third;
the parties justified in repifiuitiug for publ
or newspapers, wliut any of the other partie,
without submitting such attileim ut for muti
sidions are so easily nii.sundcrvtood. ! may
re member vhat I have said myself, hut may
so easily represent what you have said, or inten- j
de*l to say. I have not nivself seen the necessity
or propriety of any allusion hi newspapers, to ourj
interview, which was among intimate and h*
He. ( --I J-diTifcoft, w se the friend of us all, and had
now c .m* at the repeat ofthe President to aaa whs-
d.er any thing could be dune: who th-.u#bt that
• ban -vur I.adi-sfave parties they ought to invito
Mrs l!»tun, sr.J as they had never returned bereall
ii do v e u;d h are the fret card arid open a formal
inter. • u.na in that w av . the Pres,dent would b« aaU
•lied, but unJeea r .m-tbing was dune of ibia naiuro
).« hud no doubt,indeed he knew, that the Preaideut
waa leawlved to have harmony, and would probably
relieve Mr Pram-h, Mr fceir.en, and myaelf. J
replied tui’ed Juliiiaou, that in all matters of official
buain* *-a, or b i. .up any connection therewith, I con-
rid.-red nt}self hound to uiBiiiluin an open, frank,
un i bsn . Jiiiuija intei <,>)ra. with the gentlemen I
wa«:i*ei. uted v-. i Ii That the Preaideut had a right
to expect tlie exertion ot my l. et facgluea. aud il.n
«*»•.u 1.• v..:- i.t i.f u.y tin tbe public terrice. Ab
i-> me j / .,!, 'dr l ilnn, I fV-lt an obligation uu
men »l i mv anv ll.'.ng to ag. av*A«* the difVn-ultiaa
w Inch In* labored umi. r but lo observe tulal silenoa
mi neutrality in rdalion to the report* about ms
wife, m d to iucuIi ati- iJicaiiine c.-urae ae to my fam
ily. and if any oilier r«*pve*e»tetii n« had been u ad*
t.) lh<* Pi • aid *nt tln-y v ere fal-e. Having preacribad
to tnv.--elI lli. rule, and Sl e uvu acted upon .1,1 had
'/-ne ali t.'iaf th>* Prceidaiit had a right to eapect—•
Thst lh'* i i.-t v <»: U &ahingtoo was liberally organi
ze!. 1 th-re w I. but <>iic circle, into Which every per
son ofi jiectible ihai i<-r.-r dieiv-eed tn he social
w ue rea , r. i liltc-J, without reference tn ti.9 nr-
cume' ore *.f Lirth. f '; um*. or station, w hick upera-
t .1 in niany oilier pit -a. Timt vve i.ud no right lo
• vert i ffii ial jiowi r 1-. leguljle its x-.i lal intercourva.
Tint Mrs I ii-iiih :.liiefirbi-i-iirreceivedhylheao-
. n-ty here, and it did uot be. cine ua to force her w-
p -n t ; tlid* my limily bid therefore not zmm-.i in led
with l -i oni they Lid lb.tie so with my approbate.*,
and tlr t the Pr. s.-l.-ut .'light not for the nuke ul his
- n character, to interfere in aneb mitlers But it
h cl -. Hi to eiert In-, pou- i \j force my lamily to
, i-it any b*'dy they did in l clnnoie to v.ait, he vvaa
,i. ... no; -- lib u i :it b ]• -i., jj t.»me Olid nu Lumatt
i i » .Id r< in.the ... rial intercourse of uir
i , by no 'i. - i < i’.i . .1 cr any other power « hick
I- lire:.,-! If ] <• w!u «-.Lc.t tn nli control I
... nnvvnrtl. . f:l' mi, lalioii. .Mil Would Uea-
ci* • ’l ’ i it vv--c.j.it-oily dusto Uiachar-
i i’ -n! n*. t.- l.i.' c it Li. >v.n U>at be did
. • :..* re in iii ;ltei i. mill ihittli* coura# h*
•d pur-
JOHN MACPlil'.ln/ON
M. Juiixfos.
u Col. Johnson.
Nlw IIore, July lBtli. 1‘31.
—I have receiv* d a sopy ol 1 our !«i|»
of the ft'ith nit. to 'Ir Barrien and myself, forrar
ded by Inin from \\ asl\ington, relating to a
friends, where the ronvcrsatiun w;
re»* rvetJ, and tor tlie object of pr
nhip. Rut it any should consul,
thou tlie great object should he, t<>
vernation correctly; for there can
mi ‘Understand t !i« |scts. For fi*:
should have ho* ,, i uitub* to myself,
of Congress, and -helirviu^ it bar-
I may have hoffn inisund*
and un- j required, through
and fiicud- ! Branch, lierrian o
r it
, so, to conform to it. Tn the winter ol*
I presume is known to you, 1 was called
upon by a gentleman, who represented hunsel
actin*/, ami who 1 doubt not did net, under the
thoritv of the* President, to express with nrc
rence to this subject the regrr t which ho foil
at the want nf harmony, or of socib! intercourse
long the members ot’ his Cabinet, and to un-
uncc his determination at afiy rate to have it.—
Messrs. Ingham and Branch were present cr this
interview. Tl • . ' was distinctly staled that
and myself had successively given v<*rvlnr*.*v
parties to which ilrs. Katon had not been incited.
were then told that on such occasions nt least
the President would expect in future a social in
tercourse between our respective families. There
various other suggestions inode during tin.**
Conversation, hut the recapitulation of them w not
rendered ncre.-sary by your inquiry. I answered
to this communication fi*r rnysajf, that I would not
permit the President, nor any oilier individual to
regulate the social intercourse of myself or fi.mi-
ly—and that if sueli a requisition v\ :is persevered
in, 1 would retire from the ofiiei.al situation whieh
I held. In tlie interview to which I w:n invil
by flie President some fuw days afterwards. I fVni
ly expressed to him my views on this suhj«*ct, r
he disclaimed any' disposition to press hiicIi a
quisil.ion. 1 am not aware that any ether occe
has occurred in which the question of an uw
poiirse between your family and mine bus l"
presented to in** or to my family.
1 aui, resprctfollv, your obedient serv't,
Jt>ll.\ MACPIIKHSON BKBRIKN
To J. 11. Katox, Ks.p
nt alluded to, 1 have felt it my duty
that perfect friendship which 1ms ever existed be*
tvv- cii us, to make known these v.e .v , , that tl e pro
per corrooliou may Ih> rftide, as a luisunde.staiui-
mg, v.)tL,nt t.«e ncceRsiiy of any formal puhli.-u-
ti.^i from either of u , and without even u ui ?lu-
siire as to whet member of Congrcsiallusion was
made.
Sincerely nnd truly yotir friend,
IH< HARD M. JOHNSON.
Me- rs. I.vukaw & JIkkrikx,
('Hi/ of Il'ushington.
jf Governor Branch hns been the
that (
'fCougreat, «*f M. asra
f«iiiili(‘R Kliould
so noticed Ills
_! publicati'in, in
• | and anothnr of
i? no motive toj oJ nl| par j
tlml iu.’e 1 j,t,o ! f.„
a the member u y^yj,,u would
V possible that t i, w parties to thstfrans.u:tion in the n-.:-asi!y of
particular king explanations, i had commenced tho pr*q»arut.
id mv s.*If, that o
1 hid
Tellrgnpli,! > vvhi-li you r.*t.*r,
• same inq»o:t in a New* \ > rk pa
late, and supposing it probable
>f the |i
i:nJ, that tlie dis-
;'X„
While tlmse occurrences were in prngr
jor Union addressed to me a lrtt. r of lik
with his first communication to Mr. Ingham, u* <
called upon mo t" sanction or dbnvow the state
ment in the H’elcgrajdi, that my family had refus
ed to associate with hi*. I answered by detailing
the conversation which had passed between my
self and Col. Johnson, and /tat* *1 that I had
Monday Morm.no, H o’clock
Sir: 1 have received yotir note of the I-th it
Stmt. It may become necessary for me t«> oft*
roinetiiing in reply. I’* r the pro ent 1 have * .
gno inent* which prevent in** from doing m* .
Uiuu to acknowledge that it tha< been received.
Very respectfully,
20th June, l*-3t. ‘ J. U. BATON.
Mr. Bkrriex.
only can
to him.
• why this letter i
i addressed
\\
r>.:>
jointli
ox, 7th July, 1t*31.
:;»Hh (lit. iiddrrMi
•If, Ins be*n «luiy r
w* of the occurred
i htiil
Mr. Inghain and i
1 have noted your
ywhich it refurs with n perfect disposition to meet
V ou in the spirit jpf fY&nkilaas and good feeling,
vvliidi is exprs.-’. ed in your letter. It is an evidence
of in) relueiancrt to engage in controverpv, thut I
hav.* ah> t .lined from ,".ng before the public, not
withstanding tiiu multiplied niisrepresentmioiis with
which the new spa purs m* tuen
to avoid »l»i* n-'cessilv— hut nsci
my control nu*/ render it indi*|i
l . s reluc tan*in the
is which you proposs.
| „ m to - nk **i wh.it *» > urrfd at the interview
whieh took place between you, Messrs. Hruueli and
Ingham, & mysolf. at my home \ - u had, as I nftor-
w..'rds underrtood, Jield previous conversations on
the same subject with one or both of those gentle-
i,„.„ but I was perfectly unprepared for the inter-
object ut my house. The impression made by your
nnnunciution waasuch a« not to be e tauy efiii- ed
n nieio >ry. You began by expre
nteichatig
elf, i
rd which OU Lit f>>
n<I by stating that tii
■iereitce. You told t
ent le
I th«
-«“
r-ntly expre
,who had.
.1 iho
to the Pi
i to
spot."
ptlhtlC :
urged tho peculiar relations of (i< u-gia witli th** ^ ^
General GovciBpeM, n» pr - ntn. n rl-tnn '
.r tin*
upon inen-'t to refcm- .In- it.iiionlv lii.-l, liu.l b- n • .
given to inn. t yi-.-lde-l t-i lh m.!r"*lN - nn-111 ,
took mjr place in tlie Cabiu- t, witli a 1.11 ,i .!• ler-1 [ ^
inmation lo avoi-1 tbe colitrov/T . i i!) b 1 I .r <!
might occur. To that determination I i
ily adhered. A-aocnung <-n t rmo -I • »rt - , '
with mvcollnapuoii, my ■ > r iiiim ■-nirri* -pn j (
them win never interrupted by discord.
If there were any combination- orowm- I take
the supposed conflict lw*twc« ti thomt« r> : Mr.
Calhoun and Mr. Van Buren, I l.a*i no ;> <rt in tlftu
—and as little in the ■Opposed measures of tint
character, having tor the:r object to coerce Major
Katon to retire from th** Cabinet—«>r t.. < xclud.
his family from the society ot U astiinptou. \\ nil
mine tho* didjtot associate : hut no u lv.ince hnd
been made on either side, and their actual r km *n
seemed therefore to furaish no just ground ..fi ot
fence to either partv. In this poRtum of fixing/*,
and shortly offer 1 fiad given an • v**nutg party, •*
which Mr*. Katon bad n t h- en invit**d, 1 r<■*:• ived
ud no di*|K)bition 1
lNrfeetlyj-uUafi^
for iLui^aud i
a- united in «pch
nurnSonT'-alN w
lat winch 1 had pre
lude through Colonel
Globe has published
letter, nnd has made
rt its meaning. The
le correspondence for
ition to publish thi*
1 that it would
>t emulous of
. I
lip 1 *
vhen
by piv iujfth'
Sin:
.* of Co
and heard with infinite surpri.se the me
Johnson.
1 could make no mistake as to it« character, un
there was t» direct and repeat***l ri . mice tg t t*
itmparties,whichh lb
by Messrs. Branch and Inguam,ami my.*- Su •
a'faatik^. :f it he4 bo^n nr.^wwld ha v tbeen m
nd bjr tl»^
t,««tteibpK t*> *1*
*. whi*
him thiwxjufiLir mean* of annoyance,
hole to the public;
Friday Nimit, 17th June, 1PM
I bevc studied to disr**gar*l th'' ahti/ive
which liavp arisen through (o *lchased n
>• t!i** l’n,t**d S'ates Telegraph. I have
t- t • > wait for the full development of
I uptil
June 22*1,1*U.
Sir :*I have not had leisure to reply to pour let
ter of the iMh until to-day. Il involved matter
w hich it behoved me to give a full nnd calm con
sideration to. That littH been friven.
I felt indisposed to believe that th so attacks **f
Gen* ral Gre.-eo c«»uld he authorized by you <#r
were made unde** vour sanction. Your *ieclata-
t ion is evidence ot r tlie corivctne/.i of what I "a#
I-cioi'* impressed with. I take occasion therefore,
u tth plea-tire, to ocknoledgo the frauknes** with
%%’hich you have di.-a vowed uu agency in thi*» ne
farious htiHiin
■ lost obedient.
Ktrto
t uuprvt
In glia i
tin*
•ty
\Vu
r.*pf
t it to
! nil r
;i him tl
dent hud re*
terinmed to h
tiul) would be
v. as excited by
un attempt to
that the l'resi-
nt of hnrmony
.rough Major L iton-
n with pain the V
‘tuhersof his Cabinet—that he w&h<1u
ive lumionv, and that h;s deteriuuia-
jinnoui.ce.l to uk m the course ofthe
tided that you had in the mean time
sought this inttrview with the nppr* hation of the
President from motive* otVg .rd for all parties You
mentioned, •* aircui istancal w hi* h Is id contributed
•
urself.
fuller, 1 iijnne-
statement of the cmvarsation wine
red to , as weft us that beluceu Jm
I between tie#! Jackson anil myse
ne subject, intending, ns soot* **» they vou-
led, to send one lo him,
Upon the rscaipl of you
tidy wrote you a n« te, exjtremnng an intention to
it for tin* f urther coriipiriaon of our recollections
bre I made any determination as to the d:sp r >ai*
u of my statement. But two arL' los in the
the 11th inst., which you Lave io doubt seen,
idied rue before my letter was mailed, and arre
ted its progress. These articles, aa tar as they r*
late to tins subject, bear on theit tarn the evidenroot
having been authorised by titueral Jackson and
\ and Lava me no choice a» to the publica-
of my Rtateuiant. Th® arliclo
* of his honor and po-
> - i h..d tik-.-n my ground uu mature
■ t what \ * due t > my futoily, uiy
..*:*,! M ij-.r Baton or his wife, and hsu tufty
i-d n .t ti. .'Iinm/eil, whstevsr iiiight bs the
■ an j - >h
sed to ha vs been auth- used by you, shows that you
have also takfii a ditVerant view ot th s rua'iersinc®
your letter to me b®tors referred to w-u written 1
i ould not otherwise reconcile your remonstrance
against n publf .ition of wfiat you then dreumd a
c mfideiitial conversetmn, with tlie aulh« ntv alleged
by tho (jlobe to publish your denial r»f uiio r'.rik-
ment alluded lo ; at least, without a previous ..itvi
chaiign of our recollections bet.vcnn aft the oir
tics concerned. I do not, how
vou in the opinion that thoro sv.
lion of RHcrery imposed on me, or most: aas. - iu.--u
with me, to be implied from the fnemJly charac
ter of the conversation r«(cured to. The coinrauni-
cuti-m mad • to in® by you that my continuance t«
ofiii e would depc id up oi the cmeefit of my family
to visit Mr* ILton and invite her to tluirlarge par-
tii s, I * utiHidiTcd at the time, though in.t so inteti-
ded by you, aa in its nature offensive. It could not,
therefore, carry with it the confident is 1 obligation
w hich belongs to the usual interc* urseof friendship
I regarded the propositions as wounding to my fee
.1 had determined to raeien ir.y office, even
inform' d ms that Gen.^ Jackson had chin-
round, from which, I wae bnly dissuaded
irnCKl remonstranece of tin* friends 1 run.
Col J gold that Jjs Jmd been requested by tbs
IVeiiideril to have n conv.rnRtiffn with the Secretary
<-*' x - •• »nd I 1 "- At* nrn»v («a*nnrs«l n Ian • 1*1.
iVoiti v. hut j h id mud, he suppoosdit would be of no
ok.nl Th* I’re-idcnt lmd expressed it hope that our
I'.iiiulii's would have been w illing to invite Mrs. Ee-
ton to their tur^r. ji.triies, to give the appearance of
an - -ten- l-le iut*:r< out »e,u!lding that Im was so much
; i-d t Ii ii t lie was like n roaring lion. lie had
he irdti .itlhe I nly «»f a foreign minister had joined
in th* - -piracy againat Mrs Eaton, and he had
h\\ urn tint he w uld s. iid h**r and her husbami huuse
if In? * -»uJtl not put an end to such doings 1 replied,
that it could hardly be pu--ihle that tin- Presidtnl
r I.templated au-’h :i ; trp Col J replied, thut he
i-it • i.l, dni; nnd .nu remarked th >t it seemed to
bo use 1* • for Inn. i*> *«.*•* Mr. Branch aud Mr B*»-
hett I 1 111 him that . n il I.f US had taken our
course, up .n our own views of propriety, w.’thout
r.i i • • r* , nnd that h« ought not U. Coiinder U>e as
-ring f.-r h*i but in. if. Me then proposed
that 1 should meot him si Mr. Branch a. and invite
Mr. Beirien, ’hat evening at 7 o'clock ; which wssa-
grci'd to C- I.J r-me to my houxe about *». and wo
./cut up to Mr. Berrtou’s. li.’ving first m-ijI for Mr.
Br.mch IdiMirv * to Mr Berrien e. Col J reo «r-
k»-d ; .it tin- ’ . •Ltii i. ii i.* lo.ed him that h#
would io. >-■ Mr i •<•••■ %Jr. Berrim, and ini self, to
in.**'! him on the unit I r.if- i . v luii lie would i form
u-, in tie* preseneo of I). Ely, *.f hn d> lertuinsLe S ;
and n we L ' •• -t agree 1 • « *. p' v w ilk Me wishes, ho
would expect us to M-.iui in our lesignations. Cpou
ur arnv ;l at Mr. l.*rr eu e, (’<•! J renewed ijj»
eul.ject in preaen* e of 1j.ui and Gor. Bmich, snd
rep-.:te*l »• ■•nt:- 1 y, In mi. 1 th-JUglit, ^I^sther
mat quslin*?dly —* l --
ling-,.
.ulted, who l
umal respect for th*
e impaired, my services in the l) ;
ho cmiulry, and while it was t n
ould m t be unfaithful to the Ad
iro:»o«ition tlm- dispo-.-d of could
tiling rather than imposing
idly .
idd.ti*
nl Vc
: groi
of i
lette
•ement fram my statement, ami its
geHtiona could n.ot fail, wheuever the
whole matter shaft he brought out, which ia inevita
ble in the present state of the public mind, to expos-
me to tho imputation * ! having shrunk :*'»»* doing
what duty
i»*h he L ] e id to me. He Old
de. J recoUect wL*tn-
er ho Mi«ntioti-*l the President » rcmoi ks as to tlie la-
u, tlnjve msnii* >*ds»"i Dr. Ely—those gentleu.erv
tvilt bolter recoiled. Mr Branch snd Mr. B* now
replied, aa i.nequivoi ally vu . usd *fou«t, that they
wt .ni neverc. :> 11* t<» Iisve ih» social relations of
ikr r fs.'rn]:es ronti . »..* In* iny p war wlia*evcr but
tne.r < wn Mr H !*, Mr ' l!«*rn-o, ainlI toys.If,
went tho same ••vouing t<* h party at Cul. 'I owsoi* s,
whert S re,'ert was eurielH tilSt We arte tolereiao*
ved forih'.v :> i-, of n hi had no doubt at tho tiino.
1 ii - next i...»*nii.g, C 1 ! J sine |o my house, and
,ini dial u« <-light perhsp# to luve leeri more frank
:.!»« ev II.ns,.d told us positively tliat llie Presi-
,f r,t had f'ii ,M j determined on « ur removal front of
fice, unleo» we e-reed tt once that our faruihoo
h : mid visit Mrs F11-11,and invite her to their largo
pa.-ti.-s . snd tint he hao made up hit mind t«* desig
nate Mr IJickir- to take charge ot tbe Treasury
Pepsi Mr. I ■ ik« chtf| e .It tho
S ivy D* j- m unit, *nd would find an Attorney (ian-
ei j| p. v. k-r-:. 1 of erved that my c. urse was fix
ed, ai d roulu nut he chang'd for oil tho offices in
th, l* . *..-l--:it’n gilt •, and ii made no move difleren* o
I.. i„- uu.ii t-. » . . otlier perUoti whom the l*ret-idont
dee , nvt- -i t'.• . pUi.**. lu tho evening Bi tha
Ci ,(’ J- • .oni. anti informed mo
Hut In* 1 id j -t I*- • n w nil the I’r-* <1-nt. who 1-ad
I , i r ©aplaiiiitory of %t hat ho had ioton*
me of his Ti nn. kmw
I, ■■II* i- en • It him f-r -evrsl hour, that
> . „ ul ,,| I?., v not ineiet "ii our faimlieo
v . ting M . Eaton; he only w itdied us to aooisiin
i-ulting d- ii t • mist her; that h^ho-
iieved her i
ought to do '
trr,
demand, I *
U no public:
adc,
ent, snd In*
sit h*
I that he
- families
her, If they ,
shed '
tlie
Col. J
tlwi? the lh. (*ent had
:e - . lut » as
. that Me
ml In
J had i
h. had i
J. M. Bf.rrii n, Ksq.
J. II. KATON.
hu. | art tn rrq
twerrvsmr tJiniliesand that >.l M-r
that he would in future expect tii
o -casioits as thnt to which you ha
to say. wii* n large or general p;i
flint’tin I should l»o invitej. J replied toy
that not having been proviomly advised nf the
a this mtervi
rd, (that i
I the
eutle
WxsiitMiTov, 2.‘b! June
li it I •
istb.
I wait-
by .
■ that he wish
• ent i
at ia in -*t piope
ely governed hy
pillion* tt (
• t . d<> what under all oir j
} bx:id t
that Mr
reply to it at tho
In t
me to
* 17th inMant '
lli.* atain
ill«*d upon
contained
J 1
nd I r
narked t
hat 1
diamctur •It-mld I
md of i
paper of this
remark of my
• tiiy
urtIt io
In that
following
that the Secrc-
in a publication in the Telegraph ot that dat
emthi not recognize your right to make thin do-: tion on the part ot th
nmttd. hut for the r* a.*ons mentioned in my reply, ( mate intarconrso t»ei
l tlionght it was |»M|M*r to state to you wliat I had i Branch, and Ingham,
done, i» relation to this matter# To do thia wa-: J or Katon, but to expi
the only object of that note. a expfetation, that wh
You art*quite ri^ht, however, m lieffevingthat 11 ll ^* ^
had no agency in procunnjf tho publication of thc| '
statement teh-rred to. And adverting to the Kpir-
it of yotir la*t in # *, I have no hesitation in thu*
cnnliruuuj' the con urt ton which you have expres
sed. Epm, roupecifWlv,
J.V M.\( IMUiTtSON BERRIEN
ToJ. II. KvTON, Ksq.
Shortly after thn, I received a letter from Coi
Johnson, which, m itliii.yrpp!v, I foelfny.-»*lff botueii
now to give to the public, t have anxiously desi
red to delay thia until I tW*l Drew fV»l. Joha-
ithat 1
ct other thin tho
tins 1 would
ood you to disclaim any inten-
President to require an inti -
roen the familioH of Messrs,
and myself, and that ot Ma
es* with equal clearness his
E. should fo* invited— nnd it wst my pur-
1, v altogether his right to int* rteto in thi*.
The replies of the other gentlemen were,
recollection,substantially the same
me copies ot your letter to them to
Mrs. Ra
nd invite l.«
the
have I i
oto -
parties. No
•5*H* *
ch thii
Af jr own df-poHili'.n *
In *• >nxentiug to r**’
of tlixso in wn -as jm
my a;mo *»f what v .
i.v, a* thatpartlcula
r nrcrsHtinn r
I : and it is no
heed from tny i
*t»ly t» resign m
iefilled to the i
proha-
f office.
»tlie inUr* ua of Geor
ind ividutlly, or jointly witli the
other g.-ntieinco, aa a means of (amoving the alte-
• dd. L-uities, Other than that cur laimlie. should
visit Mrs. Eatou, and invit- her to (heir large par
ti,, | ratin' t but pc: mad** my.;, If that my state
ment w ill . di to mind inattera wbiclwt) ay have ee-
( sped vour recollect ion, and satisfy your yjp^ernent,
that whatever imy have been tin* nature ofy —
ut have uadorstood thvin differ-
:ntljr from what I have.
I have ilwt honor to be, very res pectfolly.yourqhe*
liert Nrnst,
lion. Rn turn M Jon <*>
ts. 1». lSliliAM.
Mr. !n
Jnhnvon of KenH'clyy, waflr 1 od me
i > i woman Mr*.
, r- en |irr*rca ed,
■ii. 1 r ladit-a v ho
■ • ii:at the Ucy
r w a rh*.» «»• of the eenapira-
, i:hi -.ni l.i r and her hns-
*i I ;n si -I lo* -liH^ter that tha
h:i r ili.net was ant to tie thus
t was a - pm* snd chaste sa
ml daughter, i»ut there ass a
,, !,. r<- an a number ot ladies, not
, .. m the fti- i <- D. , util.ents. to drive her out
, ; ,... . . . I to drive her husband out of office}
but h * \ - ’»:•* kir • ut into inch pirce* on the rack.be-
; , he - - 'i!d suffer him cr hi* wile to be injured by
th ir vile calumnies ; tl.at he wa* resolved to bare
hi uv in his • alunct, and In* wished us i«> join in
j,.,g n do . u tli« si-r.den* against Mrs. Eaton.—I
,/, . rvt-d t » tii** i'reitdent, that I had never consider
ed it iurutnh* nt on me to inxesiis/ste the churaeter
.. 1 Mrs. 1 *u;n . fct'ch * service dni not, in my j»dg-
nu-iii, com- within iho scope of my dulie* to tho
l to a cietv »!"«« to dater-
1.. .nr bin h n.alters The powtr ot the Adminiatrw*
u. :i ii not change the optuion of the^coniraunity,
c». o if it Could he properly nwd to control the xela-
1.. , , . ot domestic life m snv care. The society of
\V m'h gUm mud l>e tha t* st judge* of whom it
I regTetlad the difficnltieu which
v j r Em,,! U! red under, and hau felt jl to be my ^
dui. n-1 to a ra\atetham. 1 had intended at an *
erf/ day Jo n«ve had .i conversation with him on
tlie sitbje. t, v i h a view to have our stK.ial relation
defined, but no opportunity had offered, without vol-
unLeiit g ctie, aud .t had not been done in that
way. Tlie coura® I had taken was. however,adopt-
- (1 V nil great rare, to * >ve his teeluigs as muck a*
-ijiisiftft*• cot.; .xtrntly with wliut wae due to toy fkm..
f Mj.ssible,cot.tiaacfitly with wnmt u u uue toiuy
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