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Vam TtUgraph \i published every Sa-
MACON, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1831.
Vol. V—No. 32.
Mulberry Street, we«t side.
Dollars a year.it paid in ad-
Jl-Spollaiw. if not paid before the
° a , Subscribers living at a distance
,’jll eases to pay in advance
sheriff sales.
nsrJRY SAMS.
P n 'be fast Tuesday in October next,
Wv ILL be sold at the court house, in Macilon-
» T oiigh, Ileury county, hetweeu tlie usual
hours of sale,
Lot of Land No. 16 in the twelfth district
MONTHLY NOTICES.
0t 'l-fnmt v*agreeable to an order of the
ftiSSof Bibb wuaty,»illi«gf° r ordinary pur-
r iml No. 73, imho 81I1 District of
01 mine within a mHe and a half of Colum-
■ Bly '- Vnfthe orphans of John flamlin, late of
W Leased, old for their benefit. Terms
ntj.decrasco, cHAKLES ji'CARDIL,
JJT- Guardian.
. ntm-icr.it will publish the above till day of
' July l 4 _
: gold, on Monday, the 89th day of Au-
liest at the late residence of Henry
massed, in Fayette county,
l ,eperishable Property of the said H- n-
V totaled, consisting of Howes, Cattle, Hogs,
1' Tools household and kitchen Furniture,
Lufor the benefit of the heirs and creditors.
I" i. known on the day of side.
P te k " DAVID KITE, adm'or. '
SARAH KITE, adm’rx.
„Tii^ld, at Juckson, Butts county, on
Tuesday, the Cth day of September nest.
* | iVnnerty belonging to the Estate of Ovid
a.rra«ed. consisting of one Horse and Gig
;S>. ermine CASE,
Adm'or
iff l)(Tsoid, on Tlmrsday, the 15th day of
JVeptember nest, nt the late residence ot Uo-
LJ late of Fayette county deceased,
LrunisuA uli: PHOPEH t y
inc to his estate, consisting of Horses, Mules,
-■ ,,, Hoes, household and kitchen Furni-
Utensils, and a very estensivo assort-
carpenter'- Tools. Terms, 12 months credit
icontinue from day to day until all is sold.
NANCY TUCKER, adm’rx.
lt.T. M TUCKER. ) „
FINLEY G. STEW ART, \ adm ors ' 1
tube sold, on Saturday, the 3d day of Sep
teobrr nest, at the residence of Mr. Luke
J; is Jimes county, Ga.
I REMAIN HER of the Personal Property of
Siamcsi. deceased, consisting of a RiHe Gun,
1 Blanket—sold for the benefit of the heirs
on. SAMUEL CHAPMAN,
i) ft 31 adm'or.
KSONS indebted to the Estate of Hubert Tuck-
, late 01 Fayette county, deceased, are re-
.w make immediate payment; mid those hav-
lasttiiesaid Estate will present themanthenti-
otk law requires, within the time prescribed,
NANCY TUCKER, adm’rx.
1! T. M. TUCKER, t.
FINLEY G. STEWART, J
all levied on as the
bimigk
july 30 31
property
THOMAS J. JOHNSON,
deputy sheriff.
BUSTS SALES.
On the first Tuesday in September next.
'ILL he sold at the court-house in Jackson,
Butts county, between tke lawful hours of
sale, the following Property, viz:
202 1*2 acres of Land, morn or loss, known
by Lot No. 16 in the first district of formerly Henry
now Butts county, and the south half of-Lot No. 17
in the first district of formerly Henry now Butts coun
ty containing 101 1-4 acres more or less,and a negro
man named J nek GO or 70 years of age-all levied on
as the property of Hugh Hamit to satisfy sundry Fi.
Fas. issued from a justice's court of Monroe county
in favor of Thomas W. Goode vs. II Himil nnd Si
meon Hamil nnd William Reevs, and others issued
from a justice's court of said county in lavor of E.
R. Goodrich hearer vs. H. Hamil and S. Hamil, and
others issued from the superior court of said county
jn favor of Keland Tyner and others vs. II. Hamil.
The above land is well improved for farming.
202 1-2 acres o! Lund, more or less, known
as Lot No 103 in the first district of formerly Henry
now Butts county—levied on as the property of John
H. Malphns to satisfy a Fi. Fa. issued from a justice’s
court of Liberty county in favor of John Aldridge-
levied on and returned to me by a bniliO'.
july 18 31 R. W. BARENESS, deputy sheriff
Also, will be sold as abort, on the first Tuesday in Oc
tober next,
202 1-2 acres of Lat.d, known as Lot No.
75 in the first district of originally Henry now But's
county: levied an as the property of John /If. Oeren-
porl, by virtue of a mortgage Fi. Fa from Butts supe
rior court in favor of Ambrose Edwards vs said John
M. Devcnnort—property pointed out in said mortgage
JOSEPH SUMMERLIN, sheriff.
july 30 31
raorraoE sales.
On the first Tuesday in September next,
W ILL be sold between the usual hours of sale
before the Court House at Forsyth, RIou-
roc county, the following property to wit:
One Negro Woman, named Biddy, twenty-
one years of age. and her Child, four months old—all
levied on as the property of William A Moore, to sa
tisfy sundry small Fi. Fas. in favor of William Mnxey
and others vs. said Moore—levy made by a constable.
202 1-2 acres of Land, being Lot No. 40
in the fourteenth district of Monroe county—levied
«y
JASPER SUPERIOR COURT, OCT. TERM, 1830.
A. & E. Wood, assignees i
„ _ v » > Rule Ki Si for to foreclose
wYml ) a Mortgage.
H *he petition of Asa Wood & Ezekiel Wood,
.Merchants, tradingin partnership under the name
and firm of A. & E. Wood assignees of Horatio N
Spencer, shewing in Court that Simeon Durham oi>
the 87th of March 1888, mortgaged to said II. N.
Spencer a lot of Land, containing one acre, wit's the
appurtenances thereto belonging in the town of Hills
boro in said county, hounded on the cast, and south
by premises of Cuthhcrt Reese, on the north by pre
mises of Asa E Stratton, and on the west by premises
of Ambrose Niles, on which lot so'mortgaggd there is
a two story building occupied as n Tavern; one store
house and various out houses on said lot, to secure the
payment of one thousand dollars on the first day of
May 1830, which mortgage was assigned by saia H
N. Spencer, to said A. & E. Wood, on the 15th A
pril 1828, and remains unpaid, and said A. &E. Wood
praying forcc'osure of the same; on motion therefore,
it is Ordered, that said Simeon Durham, pay into this
court the principal, interest, and cost, due on said
mortgage within twelve months after this time, in de
fault of which the equity of redemption in the mort
gaged premises will, by order of this court be- forever
barred and foreclosed; And it is further ordered, that
this rule be published once a month from this time for
twelve months hereafter, or served on said Simeon
Durham nr his special agent, nt least six months pre
vious thereto.
LATE CABINET.
minutes of Court,
net. 86, 1830-
e copy ta
JOHN HILL, clerfe.
12m 44
fcoRtilA—Hulls County.
FhERUAS Matthew Gaston applies to me for
| letters ot administration on the estate of
|huir.a. late of said county, deceased,
:t art Atreforc, to cite and udmonish nil anil
rtkeiindredand creditors of said deceased.
p/nji'Mirnl my afire, within thetinie prtscrib-
‘m.to sbiw cause if any they can, tchy letters
mlndim should not be grunted him.
ssailor my hum!, tliii25tii July, 1831.
JOHN M COUP, c. c. t
kUILi IA—Cay lie t aunty.
IIIDtlAS, Charles A. Dickson applies to me
I for letters of administration on the estate ot
m Echols, late of said comity, deceased,
v, ere therefore, to rite and admonish all and sha
M United and creditors of said deceased, to be
gar at ay off te, within thetinie prescribed by
'uc cause if any Ihty hare why said letters
-I be granted.
|n coder mv hand, this 7th July. 1831.
' U'lLI,1AM M'BEIDE, c. c. o.
|l'R months after dntc application will be made
) tin- honorable Interior Court of Bibb county,
lining for Ordinary purposes, for leave to sell
"land Negroes belonging to the estate of Hen-
I, late of said couutv deceased, for the benefit
secerned. JOHN SMITH, Adm’or.
13 49
IION'l’lM afterdate, application »viH I
Motile honorable the Inferior Court ot
| county, «bile sitting tor ordinary purjmses,
h'Mo sell a part ol the Negroes willed to Wil
j.iiomvny l,_v Ids uncle William Gosaway, de-
1 tor the benefit of the heir and creditors
, JAMES GOSAWAY. Uuurdian.
[l.JSSIM
pit MONTHS after date,' application will be
finatle to the Imn. the Interior Court of Butts
I. then silting for ordinary purposes, for leave
Is Negro liirl named Lizzy, belonging to the cs
[itjCIURO Ksioiit, deceased, fertile benefit ol
esuf said estate. June 30, 1831
CALVARY F. KNIGHT, adm’or.
on ns the property of John Tuans, to satisfy sundry
l'i. Fas. for costs in favor of Thomas Grant vs. said
Towns. A. COCIIRAN, deputy sheriff.
julv 30 31
POSTPONED SALE.
Also, will be sold as above,
90 nerrs of Lmil, more or less, being part
of Lot No. 70 ill the eleventh district of Monroe coun
ty—levied on cs the property of tViley J. Harris^ to
satisfy sundry small Fi. Fas. in favor of W. Discow
vs said Hums—levy made by a constable.
' ' “ - A. COCHRAN, ' '
MONROE SUPERIOR COURT,
March Term, 1831,
Thomas T.^Napier £ Rllle Nisi for f orec i osure
Raymond Harris. ^ of a Mortgage.
U PON the petition of Thomas T Napier, shewing
that Raymond Harris, on the 5th day of May
in the year eighteen hundred and twenty seven, did
Mortgage to your petitioner the following tracts or
parcels of land to wit: L't No. sixteen in the Gill
district of Monroe county, lying on the waters of the
Tobcsotky, also the north halt of lot No. two hun
dred and fifty-s x in the. twelfth district of }I° nr °e
county, tho whole containing three hundred and one
fourth acres more or less, for the better securing this
payment of three promissory notes for six hundred
dollars each, hearing even date with said Mortgage;
and it appearing to the Court that there is now due
on said Mortgage six bundled dollars principal and
fifty four dollars interest.
It is on motion, therefore ordered, that the said
Raymond Harris do pay into the Clerk’s office of this
court the principal and interest due thereon before
the next term of this court, as in default thereof the
quity of redemption in and to said mortgaged pre
cises will be forever barred and foreclosed; and it is
further ordered, that this Rule be published once a
month from this time for six months in one of the
public Gazettes in this state, or be served personally
on the said Raymond Harris at least three months
before the next term of this court.
A true extinct from the minutes, 15th March, 1831
13 mOra WILLIAM P. HENRY, clerk.
july 30 31
deputy sheriff
CALTFBEX.L SALE.
On the first Tuesday in August next,
V*T>ll.L he sold, at the court house door, in Cemp-
\fj hellion, Campbell county, within the legal
hours of sale, the following property:
Lot of Lund No. 29 (except fifty acres on
the west side of said lot)in the ninth district of ori
ginally Coweta now Campbell counly—levied on ns
the property of Ustenl llnggct, to satisfy sundry execu
tions issued from a justice’s court in favor of Drury
Sils-ey vs Samuel Keller and said BaggcU—levied on
and returned to me by a consablc. ,
junc85 26 N. MCHOLSOI*, sheriff.
J 73QUR. MONTHS afterdate, application will
? be made to the honorable the Inferior Court
of Talbot county, while sitting for ordinary pur
poses, for leave to sell the real and personal estate
of James M’Carty, late of said county, deceased,
for the benefit of the heirs anu creditors.
CHARLES Al’CARTY, adm’or.
april 1G, 1831. 18
I MONTHS after date, application will be
lade to lliw Ii.mornhli: Inferior Court ot lions-
"•ly. while sitting for o/.iinury purposes, for
»sell Die real Estate ot Husky it. Blanchard,
■Mill county, deceased.
L. . Ai.I.EN B. CHASTAIN, adm'or.
I 27 . 1831 23
I'ltiniiiithsafterdatenpp Ration will be made
toe Inferior Court ni C'rawtord county, when
unrainary purposes, for leave to sell lot ot land
aanured and nineteen in thescconddistrict
Badly Houston, now Crawlord counly, for the
I,orphans ot Core Howell, deceased.
El-il? 111 II1RAM WARNEIt.Gmirdinn.
fUMONTIIS after dale, application will be
owe to the honorable the Interior Court ol
county, whj| e sitting for ordinary purposes,
e ta sell ih B rea j Hstute of Samuel Manes, dec.
%. 1831. BENJAMIN MAN ES,
• adm’or.
IV« R .P-°!L ,h * a l* er date application wild be made
tai i, . ? aral *le the Inferior court of Jasper
l.i I!’ "Ring for Ordinary purposes for leave
fcj.. Ldnte of John Murdirant, late of said
* ' cc * sc n, lor tlie benefit of the heirs nnd cred-
„JOEI. STURDIVANT, Arfm'or.
IiuilIV^ n| ter date, application will he
V 4 •? i* 10 honorable the Inferior Court of
I™',?, while sitting for ordinary pur|>oses,
L., l*){ Lot of I Juki, know n on the survey
Tii'fii; number filty niiie in the fourteenth
l 'r.!' " l l . ’nation—lor tlie benefit of the or-
*>*« Houston, deceased. June 2, 1831.
JOHNSON HOUSTON, adafor.
•numbs alter date, iipplication will he
c . * “ honorable the inferior court of
re t,,.,? ’ sitting for ordinary purposes,
iam \ii l ! v " Nagroes belonging to the estate
U “LJones cuunty, deceased.
ts JL 15 GEORGE BENNETT,
a,. Guardian of the heirs.
I n ^ ,cr npi’Rcation will be
|a r i " R honoratilii the Inferior court of
i»* ' v *'d« silting for ordinary purposes,
, tl0 , h »"«• Nfffn Man named l'rince. I>e-
l Jessy Mills, late of said caun
lalvon loi, °f the heir* and credi-
1831. BRYANT BATEMAN.
tfuVVer.
* NOUR MONTHS after date, application will be
made to the honorable the inferior court of
Fayette county, while sUting for ordinary purposes,
for leave to sell lot of land No. 21 in the eighth dis
trict of Lee county, and lot No. 76 in the sixth dis
trict of Lee county—for the benefit of the orphans of
Jckkmiah JjtootTT, deceased. May 11.1831.
82 1'ENELOTE LEGGETT, Guurdian.
S XOSR months after date application will be made
’ to Ihe honorable the-Inferior court sif Talbot
county, while sitting for Ordinary purposes, for leave
to sell a Negro Woman and child, belonging to the
estate of William Gassaway, late of Muscogee county,
deceased, for the benefit ol the heir and creditors,
may 21 JAMES GASSAW AY, Guardian.
LAMAR & CO.
H AVING relinquished the Were House Business,
improve this opportunity of returning their
sincere tbauks to their friends, tor the liberal support
exteuded to them. Tlioy have leased their Ware
Houses for a lerm of years, to Mr. James C. Morgan,
for whom they would solicit a continuance of patron
age, believing from his kuowledge of the business, he
will general satisfaction'. July 88, 1831.
WARlUIOUSE
AND
Commission Business.
FB I HE uiidcrignvd having leased from Lamar ft Co
J1 (heir Wure-IIouses for a term of years, ten-
ders his services to his friends and the public, in the
above business. . , ,
lie will he prepared to extend the usual facilities to
his customers, by making ndvapees on Produce stored
with him, or on Shipments to his friends in Savannah
and Charleston.
Connected w ith the Ware-Houses,are safe and ex
tensive close Storages, for the reception of any Goods
that may be consigned to him for sale or otherwise.
The situation of these Ware-Houses, as to conveni
ence and safety,.nre nol surpassed by any in the place;
should additional security he required, Insurance can
bn effected at a very low rate. The subscribers at
tention will he devoted exclusively to the above busi
ness. He therefore hopes to receive a proportion of
public patron,ige. JAMES C. MORGAN.
Macon, July 28,1831, 31
IN HENRY SUPERIOR COURT,
April Term, 1831.
Cynthia Strickland, 1
us. > Libel for a divorce.
Hilliard Strickland j
■ T appearing to tho Court by tlio return of
ilic Sheriff, that the defendant is nol to ho
found in this county, it is therefore ordered that
the said Hilliard Strickland, be and appear bt the
next Superior Court to be hold in and for said
county on the second Monday in _ October
next, then and there to answer »o said Libel,
and that this rule ho published in one of the
tinzeitcs of this circuit once a month for threo
months before tho sittinc of said Court.
A True extract from the minutes, this 11th
April, 1831. W. HARDIN, Clerk.
Notice.
S IX MONTHS after date, application will
be made to tho honorable the Court of
Ordinary of Pulaski county for dismission from
tho administration on the Estate of Solomon
Sutton jun. of which all persons concerned
will take duo notice. May 2, 1831.
JAMES P. CARRUTHERS,
19 Cm • adm'or.
Just deceived.
I ’M BA Boxes Rnisins
1 Nf 15 Barrels soft shelled Almonds
13 Barrels Luff's Crackers
G Boxes fresh Lemons
22 Drum’s Figs
2006 lbs Goshen Cheese
12 doz. jars English Pickles assorted '
140 Boxes GuavuJelly
13,000 best Cigars. For sale by
Jan 27 5 LEVI ECKLEY.
Stop the Runaway!
TTY ANAWAY, from the subscriber in Macon, on
Tueadny evening, Ihe 6lh jjltJOjt ® yellow
complected Negro Man, named GEORGE, about 5
feet 10 or 11 Inches high, and has a down look. He
is a tolerable Bather, (ind earned hu shaving tools
with him. H- will probably oltcnqrt to leave the
State, a- lie before attempted: He is quite polite,
and will probably endeavor to pass as a tree men.—
Any person tlmt will apprehend said Negro and put
him in such confinement as will enable us to get pos
session of him. shall bo liberally rewarded,
july 30 41 31 W.J.G1U8QN&CO.
GEORGIA— r.//6of County.
J OHN HALES of Captain Young’s district tolls
before James L Burks Esq- a sorrel Mare with
a blaze on her face, left hind leg white nearly to her
ham, with a saddle spot on her, about four fe*t nine
or ten inches high, and six yews old—appraised by
Daniel Owens and John Robinson to $40 dollars,
this Kith June, 1831.
A true extract from the Records,
july 30 31 WM. 8. GOSS, c. t. c.
LAFAYETTE HALIL
MACON GEORGIA •
HIS establishment has undergone considerable
Ji. repairs and is in readiness (o accommodate Boar
ders anu Travellers, at lower lhan customary rates for
this place—the House is spacious, the Slabbing excel,
lent. We have extra lots with water in them tor Dro
vers, we also have a Blacksmith’s Shop on the Inland
keep Horse-shoes and nails ready at the shortest no
tice, and any other work that may be wanting in our
line This establishment the Public may rest assured
is iiinh os will make the Travellers andtlie Boarders
comfortable—this establishment stands on Bridge
street, above the court bouse, one hundred and fifty
yards. RODGERS & Co.
1 October C, 1830. 4l-tf
GEORGIA GOLD.
R UFUS It. SMITH hasjust received a choice lot
of JSW3QLXLY- manufactured In New
Yurk, during Ihe present sumuiei, under his own in
spection, end warranted to be of Georgia Gold—a-
mong which are, Chains, Sealsand Keys, Ear Rings.
Finger Uings, Breast Pins, Studs, <Stc. Also on hand,
a variety of FANCY ARTICLES in his line, Musid
Boxes. Silver Spoons. Percussion Pistols, Dirks, dec.
with most other articles usually fuund in a Jeweller's
store, july 23 30
' MR. BERRIEN TO MR. BLAIR.
Washington, 20th July, 1831.
Sir—I have this moment received your
note, in answer to mine of this date. I make
no apology for continuing this correspondence,
although you iutiumie a wish to conclude It* be
cause it will be readily understood, that it is in
your character as a public journalist, and not as
an individual I address you. I exercise, a
right therefore, which, as tho Editor of a pub
lic journal, you can with no propriety with
hold, when I claim the insertion of this nore in
tho same paper which conveys your cwn com
munication to the public.
I repeat the quotation from your Roto of
yesterday:—
"My solo object was ot onco to clear tho
skirts of the President of a charge, which you
are well aware ought not to be attached to him;
fur you have, as I understand, declared that he
disclaimed to you ot the time when you were
in commmunication with Col. Johnson, any
design like that now imputed to him."
The first remark which I have to mako up
on this quotation, with reference to your ob
servation, that I do not seem to controvert the
first branch of this statement, is tho follow
ing:—
Your assertion that I teas well aware, that
the charge against the President, to which you
referred, ought not to be attached to him, was
made expressly to rest upon your understand-
ing, that I had explicitly declared, that he [tho
President] disclaimed to me, any such de
sign. When -herel'oie, I told you, that such
a statement was not warranted by any decla
ration ever made by me—and of course that-
your understanding was not -correct, I gave
yiitt a very broad denial of my having any 2uch
knowledge as that which you had imputed to
mo. In more distinct terms, however, [if that
be possible,] 1 now renew that declaration. 1
have no such knckeledgt—Nay; mure, sir; I
have no knowledge of the paper, “in the hand
writing of the President,” to which you refer.
No such paper was ever read to me, or shewn
to me, or spoken of to me. If it had been I
should most certainly not now have had occa
sion to address myself to the public on this
subject, through the columns of your paper.
Having thus disposed of tlie paper to which
you refer, and shewn that this can furnish no
ground for your understanding, of what J was
or was not aware of, since, I never saw it and
its contents were not communicated to me, I ad
vert next to your suggestion, that this under
standing is warranted by Col. Johnson’s posi
tive asservation. Upon this subject, I have
already told the public, through you, that 1
consider myself bound by tho implied under
standing resulting fiom my correspondence
with that gentleman, not to publish any state
ment of tho conversation which occurred be
tween him, Messrs. Branch and Ingham and
myself* until no shall have had a reasonable
time to reply to my letter. I told you at the
same time, that any departure from this under
standing, which was authorized by that gentlo
man, would absolve mo front its obligation. 1
still adhere to this view, nnd contont myself, to
present, with repeating in reference to that of
which you suppose mo to be well aware, that J
have no such knowledge. Tho time must
speedily arrive when this forhearuaco will be
no longer nocessary.
Your next reference is to a letter of mine to
Maj. Eaton, which you say is in your possess
ion. As you have published an extract you are
hound to give tho correspondence—oven be
fore that is dono, it is very easy to see that
you Itavo entirely misunderstood the expres
sion you have .quoted—that a disclaimer of ac
intention to press a requisition, is a wholly dif
ferent thing, from a denial of ever having made
it—and that in using this expression, I could
not bavo had allusion to "a written declare
lion,” which I had never seen or heard of.
You will pcrcoivo then, sir, that you aro
wholly unsustainud in all tho points of your
statement, except by a declaration which you
admit that you Itavo used without authority,
and which will bo met if jt becomes necessary.
As a faithful journalist, you will of course,
seize the occasion to correct your error. You
can, no doubt, do this, in relation to tho papor
on which you have placed so much reliance, by
a direct appeal to the President, who will not,
1 think, authorize tho statement, that that paper
was ever shown to me. However this may be,
I hear this testimony to tho truth. Neither
inviting controversy, nor socking political ef
fect, 1 find myself in a position, it) which I
must either speak or silently jiermil the pub
lic to be misled. I have a sufficient'senso of
what is due to them, not to intrudo myself un
called upon their notice—and the xoiucious
ness of what I owe to my self, will not permit
me to shriuk from tho performance of my du-
«>•
I am, very respectfully, sir, your obedient
servant.
JN. MCPHERSON BERRIEN*
To Francis P. Blair, Esq.
Editor of th- Globe.
FLOUR.
FEW barrels good FLOUR, forsalehy
inly9 U9 G. CHAMPLAIN-
AO TICE.
TiffR. J. ABBOT is authorized to act as our Agent
IVB daring our obsrnee from Macon.
UjU Drtsaing over JIATS^■ill^ejitlnndeU^lo »s
22
usual.
May 28,1831
I*. JUDSON & CO.
UO WA11D JANUIIANCE COMPANY
fine York.
a NSURANCEon Cotton hence to sea ports, per
rood boats or boxes, will bo effected at a very
lowrate CHARLES DAY, Agent,
dee. 18 Cl •
MR. BLAIR TO MR. BERRIEN.
Washington, July 21,1831
Sir—Your last letter was received lato at
night, witeu tho Globe was mudo up for tho
press. To give it insertion with the corres
pondence which preceded it, rondcrod it ne
cessary that I should defer the whole until
this day, and substitute other tnatlor previous
ly set up, lor my paper.
Without adverting to tho special pleading of
your letter, [in which, being no lawyer, I Itavo
no skill] 1 cun:o at onco to the point. You
take issue again with me, by declaring "that
no such paper as that quoted by me was ever
read to [ynu] or shown to you." And you
further say that tho President "will not, you
think, authorise' ihe statement that that paper
teas ever shewn to [you.”]
When the statement which I made, pro
dicated upon Col. Johnson’s letter, was im
peached in your second note, I made tho ap
peal *to tho President which you seem to think
r al to tlie I'resident wfttcii you seem to ttiinit
ought now to make. Ho immediately put
Into my hands tbo.origiiral memorandum which
he wrote, nnd which ho read to Messrs*
Branch, Ingham and yourself;-and I am now
expr. ssly authorized to stato again, that in tho
interview referred to in my note and in your
own loner, quoted thereiu, he held in fits hand
and read to you the paper from which J have
given the extracts, which you say was never
re- d. shewn, or spoken of to you. And I an
authorised further to say, that if you will cull
on the President hr. will again exhibit and
read to you this original Document, It was
prepared by him in contemplation that the in.
terview might lead to an immediate dissolution
of his cabinet, and it was intended by him to
record tho basis he assumed in doing an act
which involved his. own character and the in
terests-of the country. The puper thus-pre
pared by the President, was communicated at
tho time to several of his friends, whom he
consulted oh the occasion. And tho substauco
of the conversation which preceded and fol
lowed tho communication, was also immediate
ly reduced to writiog, and connected with the
document road to you, that nothing might be
left to tccollectinn, if circumstances at a re
mote period should make a reference to it ne
cessary. With regard to a transaction so re
corded, and vouched by the concurrent testi
mony of those consulted on the occasion.
there can be no mistake. A man’s memory
may ho treacherous when the man himself is
honest. I am willing to believe this is your
esse. You have innocently forgotten the de
claration made by tlie President, which stands
authenticated, as 1 have told you, as well as
the communication of the same purport madete
you by Col. Johnson. .
J am obligod to rely on this teritten record
of a fact rather than on your memory, especial
ly when I find this-positive proof confirming
the statement of Col. Johnson, that the Prcsi- -
dent disclaimed any right or desire to intefero
with the private associations of yourself or your
family, nnd that you knew it.
I next quoted your own written admission,'
confirming tlie statement of Col. Johnson and
the written record of the President in the fol-
awing words—“In the interview to which I
was invited by tlie President some few days af
terwards, [after Col. Johnson’s visit,] I frank
ly expressed to biro my views on the subject,'
and he disclaimed any disposition to-press such
a requisition.” - •
You say that "a disclaimer of an intention
to press such a requisition is a wholly different
thing front denial of ever having made it.”
I thought not, in this case, because no such
requisition had been made. Cot. Johnson
says the President disclaimed to him any de
sire to control your domestic affairs, or privata
intercourse, and he told yau so. Tho record
of what the President said to yon declares, that
he claimed no right to intefero “in the dontev
xtc reruitons or personal rnjercourso of any
member of his Cabinet, and'in allusion lo tho
conversation, you say, lie “disclaimed any dis
position to press such a requisition." When
no such requisition had been made by CoL-
Johnson, when ho told you the President mado
none; and when you do not pretend he made
any, either directly or indirectly, 1 could not
hut understand your declaration, that "he dis
claimed any disposition to press such a requi
sition," as u declaration that ho made no such
requisition.
But I find, in tlie character you have always
sustained before tho public, othor conclusive
proof, that no such - requisition was ever made
of you and that you knew it. If tho President
had signified to you, diroctly or indirectly,
that he required you to compel your family to
associate with any one, contrary to their will
and yours, you would not, tia a man of honor
have waited for an invitation to resign. You
would have thrown your commission ih tho faco
of tiie President, and said lo him, “Sir, I am
no longer adviser or associate with a man who
requires ino to disgraco myself and family,
though ho ho the Preiident[nf tho U. States.”
In your public character I had n guarantee
that you would not, for the sake of your honor,
salary and emoluments, ns Attorney General
sink your character ns a mun by tamely list
ening to, -such a requisition. No, sir; it> is
impossible to believe that you could have li/9s
toned to such o requisition, dismissed your
self-respect; forgot your southern honor; ami
humbly bowed ia seeming reverence to the
man who li-id insulted yon, until politely invited
to resign! It is intpossiblo that you could bury
such an insult, profess to bo tiie friond or the
President, make tho speech that you did re
cently in Georgia, and now that you nrc out of
office, disclose a foct which would seal yonr
own shame. No, sir; no such proposition was
over mado to you; had no cause to complain
of tho Presidcm; you eulogized him in public
and private, nnd you would gladly liave acted
as Attorney Goneral to the cud of his Adminis
tration, had younot been invited to resign.
But tho circumstances under which the har-
m.iny of the late Cabinet was restored, repel
the inference, which you will havo it, iu your
last note, that tho extract from your letter to
Major Eaton, leaves open in tho ambiguousness
of its expression. From thu moment that you
pointed to the President any participation in
the political combination to drive Major Eaton
from tho Cabinet, the usual courtesies were
renewed among its members withont any
association between their respedivo families.
Major Eaton would have been as reluctant
to receivo visiters, driven into his doors by the
K ower of the President, as they could possibly
avo been to submit to such tyranny nud degra
dation. His tmuso was thronged by those who
were among thu most .respectable people of the
city—by tho most honorable families visiting
annually here, and by itioso from abroad, most
distinguished by station. To the gayety and
respectability of panics thus attended, tho
oppcaranco of persons constrained by the
authority of tho Executive, if it could have
been exerted for such a purpose, would havo
added nothing. It cuuld havo served no pur-
poso to havo exacted such a requisition as that
r.ow imputed, to the injury of the President:
To havo forced «ho wile of tho Soeretary qT ’
War, upon that portion of society which wa*
unwilling to receive her, could hare added
nothieg te 1st reputation. -XUs ridiculous ia
