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*•» •»% % FEDERAL IM. DOMESTIC. , From the United States Telegraph. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. The various misrepresentations in relation to the re tirement of this gentleman from the cabinet which have been circulated liere and elsewhere, render it proper to give publicity to the. following correspondence. It is cal culated, we think, to throw light on the transaction ol which it constitutes a part. Washington', \5!h June, 1831. Sir.r I herewith tender to you my resignation of the office of Attorney General of the United States. Two considerations restrained me from taking this step at the moment when yotir communication to the Secretary of the Treasury, announcing your determination to re-or- appeare in a paper which professes to he friendly to you, and is brought forth under your immediate eye. I desire to know of you, whether or not you sanction, or disavow it. The relation we have sustained towards each other authorizes me de mand an immediate answer. Very respectfully. J. H. EATON. J. D. Ingham, Esq. characters through life with “lying in wait to assassinate him;” that he should, by a direct communication, call up on the President to interpose his authority ujxm the oc casion, and then leave die city liimself before the infor mation he gave could reach the Chief Magistrate, to whom he appealed to redress the imputed wrongs. Mr. Ingham was liimself the only accuser and witness to whom the President could refer, to make good die charges a- gainst the public officers; and it was very extraordinary that he should make an investigation necessary', and abandon the city- before die individuals charged could have an opportunity of convincing him, by proving the real state of facts, how much he had wronged them in his sus picions. But was it respectful to the President to make allega tions which, if true, involved the dismission of several of the prominent officers ip the Departments,.without-ena- blinghim to ascertain the faetson which it was necessary to predicate his conduct? Mr. Inttham iaew, from the course heid by the President towards the officers engag ed in the affair of honor in Pennsylvania, that lie woul Reply. Washington, 18th June, 1831. Sir: I have not been able to ascertain, from your note of last evening, whether it is the publication referred to by you, or the fact stated in the Tele- ganize your cabinet, first met my eye. There w as noth- graph, which you desire to know whether I have ing in the retirement of die Secretaries of State and ot i s aac ti on ed or will disavow. If it be the first you War, or in the distinct and personal considerations which demand k ig loo absurd lo merit an answer. If they had assigned for this me^iue, w in l ma e t o -, .t bg t} ie lagt, y OU may find authority for the same . gatory upon, or even proper for me to adopt a similar Philadelphia naner about the first of Anril noL tolerate violence on the part of those connected with course. Such a step, with any reference to that occur- j [ act m a . * iuiaaeipma papei, anoux ine nrst oi April ^ Govcrninent over whic £ lie ided alld tJiat he rence, could only become so, on my part, as an act of j last, which is deemed to be quite as friendly to you j WOidd feel lliinsdf bound tQ prosecnte an ’ investigation conformity to your will. You had felt this, and had an- as the Telegraph may be to me. \\ hen VOU have j nto ,] ie c p ar g e made by him. Mr. Ingham was appriz- nounced your wishes to die Secretaries of the Treasury ; settled such accounts With your particular friends, it J ed t j iat Major Eaton had ceased toaefas a public officer and of the Navy, respectively Lt - J - T ! a similar communication wishes and opinions when 1 determined to tion was presented In i.>< <. ' M ‘“ 1 , what all the inhabitants of this city know, and per- tut the moment of mv departure riom Hus place, witn ine ■ ’ . * performance of certain public duties which were ye* un- haps halt tne people ot the United States belic\e finished, and my report concerning.which you did not ex- to be true. I am, sir, respectfully yours, &.c. S'. I). INGHAM. John H. Eaton, Esq. ham’s residence as is charged by him; was I ai med at any time during the hours mentioned, naving no ap prehension of dangerjfrom Mr. Ingham, or those * friends,' 1 who he says surrounded liim. Aiajor Eaton was a- lone when he sought an interview with Air.Ingham, at will be shewn by die certificates of two respectable indi viduals. Yours, respectfully, P. G. RANDOLPH. pect to receive until iny return. 1 was gratified to learn ■from yourself, that you had taken the same view of this subject, having postponed the communication of your wishes to me until my arrival at this place, without ex- J iecting in the mean time any communication from me. t is due to myself further to state, that, from die moment when I saw the communication referred to, I li cons ti ered my official relation to you as terminated, or as sub sisting only until my return to the city, should enable to conform to your wishes, by the formal surrender of my office, which it is the purpose of this note to make. I retire, then, Sir, with cheerfulness from the station to which your confidence had r uled me, because 1 have the consciousness of having endeavoured to discharge bs du ties with fidelity t.o yourself and to the country. Unin fluenced by those considerations which have been avowed by that portion of my colleagues who have voluntarily separa'ed themselves from you—totally ignorant of any want of harmony in your cabinet, winch git tier ha-, m ought to have impeded the operations of yonr ad am Mr. Eaton to Mr.'Ingham. IStii June. 1831. inly rendered questionable by t tie pe euliar circumstances, and by the manner in which it is done. If Air. Ingham had reason to believe that he could substantiate an offence of so aggravated a character on those criminated by him, was it not his duty to have re mained and to have confronted the accused? If he had no ground to make such accusationywl. it apology will he offer to the public for directing, like the flying Parthian, a poisoned arrow at the individuals who had never injur ed or intended to injure him, and whom it is evident he lent is returned. To injury unprovoked, you are pleased to add insult. What is the remedy? It is to indulge the expectation that, though a man he mean enough to slander, or base enough to encou rage it, he^'et may hav e bravery sufficient (o repair the wrong. In that spirit I demand of you satisfac tion for the wrong and injury you done me. Your answer must determine whether you are so far enti tled to the name and character of a 'gentleman as tration, I perform this act simply in obedience to your to be able to act like one. Very respectfullv, S. D. Ingham, Esq. J. H. EATON. Reply. Washington, 20th June, 1831. •will. 1 have not the slightest disposition to discuss the question of its propriety. It is true that in a government like ours, power is but a. trust to be used for tlie ticiicfu of those who have delegated it; and laat circumstances might exist in which the necessity of self-', hidira'inn would justify such an inquiry. The first consideration l»elongs to t hose to whom we are both and equally ac- '■ Sir: Your note of Sa.uruay, purporting to be a countable. From the influence of the second you have demand of satisfaction for injury done to you, was relieved,me by your own explicit declaration that no com- received on that day; company "prevented me from plaint affecting either my official or individual cor.duc- sending vou an immediate answer. Yesterday has at any time reached you. Mu have assured me, I morning, your brother-in-law, Dr. Randolph, intru- fnat the confidence which induced you originally "yon- deJ himself into mv room, with a threat of personal ier the appoint mental pon me, remains unshaken and an- , , ioieuce> j pcrih f iW unde rstand the part vou are post office, at 8 o’clock, A. AI. [Here follows, in t he Globe, Mr. Ingham’s letter to the President of the United States, already published.] tnm .iished, and have been pleased to express the regret . which you feel at the separation, which circims ances made to piay in me farce now acting before tne A- have, in your view of the subject, rendered uua variable. menctlil people. I am not to ue intimidated by You have kindly added the assurance of your continued ; threats, or provoked by abuse, to an , act inconsis- good wishes for my welfare. You will not, therefore,, tent with the pity and contempt winch your cell- refuse to me the gratification of expressing my earnest dition and conduct inspire •hope, that., under the influence of better counsels, your ywn and the interests of our common country may re ceive all the benefits which you have anticipated from the change of your confidential advisers. A very few days will suffice to enable me to put myoffiee in a con dition for the reception of my successor, and I will ad vise you of the fact as soon as its arrangement is com plete. lam. respectfullv. Sir, your ohcu cut serv’t. JN. A1ACPHERSON BERRIEN. To the President of the Vailed Slates. Washington, June 15, 1331. 9-ir : I hare received your letter resigning die office of Attorney General. ' In the conversation which I held with you, the day be fore yesterday, upon this subject., it was my desire to pre sent to you the considerations upon which i acted in ae- «gepting the resignation of the other meniliers of the ca!> ^pet, and to assure you, in regard to yourself,‘as well as fp them, that they imply no dissatisfaction with the man ner in which die d ttiesof the respective departments have Uccu performed. It affords me great pleasure i.o imd that vou have not misconceived tlie charterer of those con siderations, and that you d > justice to the personal leei- iijo-swith which they are unconnected. * I will only add, that the determination to change my cabinet, was dictated by an impevi is sense of pubhc.dur ty, and a thorough, though painful conviciion, that the stewardship of powfir, with which I am clothed, called for it as a measure of justice to those who uad been aLkt invited to maintain near me the relation of conadeiviai advisers. Perceiving that the harmony in feeling so ne cessary to an efficient administration had faded, in a con- fuderaolc degree, to mark the course of this; and having assented, on this account, to the voluntary retirement of Uie Secretaries of State and War, no alternative wa.- Ipfi me but to give this assent a latitude C( .-extensive w:: b the embarrassments which it recognized, and die duty vhicti I owed to each member of the cabinet. In accenting your resignation as Attorney General, 1 take pleasure in expressing my approbation of the zeal and efficiency will', which its duties have been performed, and in assuring you that you ca ry with you my best ■Wishes for your prosperity and happiness. 1 am, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, ANDREW JACKSON. John M. Berrien, Esq. p You will please to continue to discharge the du ties of the office of Attorney General until you make a • those arrangements which you may deem necessary, which, when completed, and I am notified thereof by you, a successor will be appointed. A. J. Yours, Sir, respectfullv, S. D. INGHAM. John H. Eaton, Esq. Sir: It June 22, 1831. Messrs. C.>1. Campbell, Treasurer; Major Smith, Regis ter; Dr. Randolph, Acting Secretary of War; and Ma jor Lewis, 2d Auditor— Gentlemen: I have this moment received the inclosed letter from Mr. Ingham, dated the 21st instant, and hav ing immediately, on its receipt, sent to ask ail interview with him, I find that lie left the city before it reached me. I wish you to state to me if you, or cither of you, Lave bad any agency or participation, and, if any, to what ex tent, in the alleged misconduct imputed in liis letter, herewith enclosed. I surely have been deceived in your characters if you are capable of so far forgetting the responsibilities of your stations as to participate in the reprehensible conduct, charged. To the serious charges contained in Air. Ing- ham’s letter, which crave me the first information that 1 have had upon the subject of his difficulties, I wish you to givea prompt and explicit answer. Respectfully, ANDREW JACKSON. M. Eaten to Mr. Ingham. 20th June, 1831 vour note of this morning is received, proves that you are,quite brave enough to do a j mean action, but too great a-coward to repair it.— j Your contempt I heed not; your pity I despise. It j is such contemptible lellotvs as yourself that have set forth rumors of their own creation, and taken | them as a ground of imputation against me. I!’ that be good cause, then should you have pity of yourself, for your wife‘has not escaped them, you must know it. But no more; lieu our correspon dence closes. Nothing more will be received short of an acceptance of my demand of Saturday, and nothing more be suid by me until lace to face we meet. It is not in my nature to brook your insults, nor will they be submitted to. J. H. EATON. S. D. Ingham, Esq, Esq. Letter from the Ex-Secret any of the Treasury to the President of the United States. From the UrUM st it.Telegraph, June 22. Washington, 21st June, 1S31. To the President of the United States: Sin; Before 1 leave tire city, it seems to be due to the Government that f should perlbim the painful duty, imposed upon me by the events of tiie last forty-eight hours. It is necessary for me now to de tail the circumstances winch have convinced me of the existence of vindictive persona! hostility to me, among some of tiie officers of the Government near your person, and supposed to be in your special confidence, which lias been particularly developed Washington, June 22, ISffl. Sir: I have liad the hf.nor to receive your communica tion’of this day, enclosing a copy of a letter to you from the late Secretary of lire Treasury of the 21st inn , com plaining ot’an attempt to way-lay him on tire part of cer tain officers of the Government, for the purpose of assas sination, and charging me with being in their company, and my room in the Treasury with being alternately or- copied with other officers as a rendezvous far them while lying in wait. I might perhaps l>e sufficient for the pur pose for which you have referred f his communication v. lie, for me to apply to fire charges aga nst me, a simple t- unqualified den al. They are emirelv,destitute of the least foundation in truth; but to show_you more clearly haw far I was from aiding or particlpat’ng in anv tiling connected with diis matter complained of, I will beg yr>ui permission to add the following circiunstanccs. The ia’e Secretary ol War, Aiajor Eaton, never consulted me non the subject of his controversy w r ith Mr. Ingham, nor did i even see him on the day in question, except in an accidental meeting of a few. minutes. 1 never saw he correspondence iaetween them until it appeared in the Telegraph; and although I had heard that a correspon dence was going on which might result in a personal con- fl’ct, I did not beireve it was likely to take place on that day, or even that "Washington was to be the scene of j\ Trusting that the re facts and explanations, will be en- iredv sa’i factory to you, I cannot withhold the expres- s on of my astonishment, that charges so wholly uncalled lor and groundless, should have been made against me by a gentleman with whom I never had the least cause of quarrel, and with v.!-< m my official intercourse, since my entrance into the. Treasury, had uniformly lieen of the most friendly chara. r. I certainly had no idea of arming a list mm, or ■f interfering in any way in his dispute ith a ajor Eaton. 1 have t lie honor to rei; a n your most nbedien* servant JOHN CAMPBELL. Tire President cf the U. States. Major Lewis to the President. "Vashjngton, 221, June, TS3t. Sir: Your letter of tins morning ha? this moment been ' Washington, June 22, 1931. Sir: In conformity to the suggestion contained in my no'e of the 15th instant, I have to inform you that the arrangements necessary to put the office of the Attorney General in a condition for the reception of my successor ore now complete. The misrepresentations which arc circulated in flic newspapers on the subject of my retirement from office, make it proper that this correspondence should be su mit- tbd to the public, as an act of justice both to you and to ruyself. *■ I am, respectfully, Sir, vour obedient servant, JN. MACPHERSON BERRIEN. To the President of the United Stales. Washington, June 22, 1S31. Sir* Your note of this day is received, advising ine, “in conformity to the suggestions contained in my (your) note of the 15th instant, I (you) have to inform you (me) ihal the arrangements necessary to put the office of the' At torney General in a condition for the reception of my successor are now complete.” For reasons assigned in your note, you further observe witnm tiie last two weeks, ami iias finally displayed itse.it'm an attempt to way -my me on my way to the office yesterday, as I have reason to believe, for the purpose of assassination. If you have not already been apprised of these movements you may pemaps be surprised to learn that the persons concerned in them are die ’ate Secretary of War, and acting Secretary of War; and that the Second Auditor of tr:-' IYeasun, liojx •:* of the Treasu ry, and tne Treasurer of the United Sis in fiieir company ; and that the Treasurer’s and Register’s rooms, in tne lover r>a:t of tiie building ol’ uie Treasury Department; and also a grocery store between my lodgings md tiie office, were al ternately occupied as Their rendezvous while lying in wait: the former allording the best opportunity lor observing my approacn. Apprised of these movements on my return from taking leave of some ol’ inv friends, I found myself obliged to arm, and accompanied by my son and some other friends, I re paired to the office, to finish the businesss of the day, after tvliich I returned to mv lodging in the same company. It is proper to state, that the prin cipal persons who had thus been employed for se veral hours, retired from trie Department soon after I entered iny room, and that I received no molesta tion from them, either at mv mg: ess or egress. But having recruited an additional force in tiie evening, they paraded until a late hour on the streets near iny lodgings, heavily armed, threatening an assault ou the dwelling I reside in. .k •received and in reply 1 have to say ' hat the charge made wains! me by Mr. In rham, of having been emuvred in a v.jispiracy against him, is devoid of trutlu If there were any such conspiracy against him, as allered in his letter to you of yesterday, it was entirely unknown to me. I arrived a' my offire on Monday morning - , 20th insf. nr half past eiglu o’clock, and never left the building until about half at ier two, when I walked down to the United States Bank to attend to some Bank business.— after seeing the Teller of the Bank, and informing him- M hat 1 wanted done. I went to a barber’s shop a little be low Mi. Strother’s Hotel. On my ret dm I called a* the Register’s < -ffice, a few minutes before three o’clock, where I saw, unexpectedly, Mr. Eaton—it being tire first ime I had seen him since last Saturday evening, nlos, "I tuained in the Register’s office a' then walked up to my own offi other person than Mr. Eaton. Mr. Randolph w as not tlu re, nor did I see him any where on that day, out of the W ar < .ffice, until late in the evtning. I neither saw no?- heard of Air. Ingham while I was at the Treasury De partment. I had no arms of any description about me. I am, very respectfully, A our obedient servant, W. B. LEWIS. Saturday evening. I re- amt five inutes, an! in company with no “make it proper that this correspondence should be sub mitted to the public, as an act of justice both to i Mr. Smith to*'ie President. Washington, June 22d, 1831. Sir:—In reply to vour note of to-day, enclosing a copy of a letter from Air. Ingham to you, bearing date the 21st insi. 1 beg leave to sia‘e, that the charges contained in Air. Ingham’s letter as tar as they relate to me, are wholly untrue. I have had no participation or agency, whatever, m the controversy between Aiajor Eaton and Mr. Ingiiam. 1 have given neither aid nor succour to ! Major Eaton, nor any one for him. I have not walked with him nor near him. 1 have not sought Air. Ingham, nor been m Ins neighborhood. I have been unarmed constantly, and in all respects I have been unconnected with any thing that threatened his safety. As to tiie ilarge tnat my office was used for any such purposes as milting cfessary. 1 am, respectfully. Your obedient servant, ANDREW JACKSON. Jrhn M. Berrien, Esq. * Mr. Eaton tq^Mr: Ingham. Friday Wgi are named by Air. Ingiiam, it is not less untrue than the statement. Aiajor Eaton was in my office I not. present these facts to your notice for the you and j purpose of invoking your protection. So far as an myself Tam sure I can have no objection to your sub- j individual may rely on his own personal efforts, I; ^Vnfthe ms milting them as you propose, as you behove this to be ne- am willing to meet this peril; and against an assault; tndcC} ’ on ^ between ten and eleven o’clock, and 'once a by lumbers I have founa an ample assurance | !>out fif»een niinu-es before three; each time he came a- of protection, in the generous tender of personal lone, and did not remain more than ten minutes, service from the citizens of Warshin, ton. But they • 1 regret, sir, that*Air. Ingham, in making charges of are communicated to you as the Chief Magistrate 1 such grave inport, had not thought proper to refer to the of the United States, and most especially of the aufhoryy upon which he based .his allegations, and await- From the United States Telegraph. - Before Air. Eaton was appointed Secretary cf Vv"ar, certamjadies had refused to associate with his wife. Al ter it was understood that he was selected, and before his name was announced, he was informed dint his elevation would work no change in her iavor; and was auvised not to provoke the consequences. He then protested that a refusal to associate with his family would not be cause of personal difference with - ny one. By degrees he found his power increased. He obtained control of the Presi dent’s will, and made an acquiescence with his demand the condition upon which his colleagues were to remain in office. They refused—the cabinet was dissolved; and the Philadelphia Inquirer, devoted to Mr. Eaton, and the favored press of Aiajor Lew is, charged as a justification for the removal of her husband, that Airs. Ingham had refused to associate with Airs. Eaton. Aiany weeks thereafter the same fact is stated in the Telegraph; Alaj. Eaton then demanded of Air. Ingham to disavow the fact, under pain of being held personally responsible, and by way of provocation, slanders Mr. Ingham’s wife. Thus in the same breath, and in fact in the same nore, declaring that Air. Ingham was unfit to associate with a virtuous woman, and challenging her husband because she had re fused to associate with Air. Eaton!! But the Globe asserts that the wisdom of the Presi dent never was more clearly exhibited than in removing every discontented feeling from liis councils. Had the President acted with the firmness and proper regard for his own character, which his own fame and the interests of his country required, he would have silenced the “ma lign influence” at once. It was in his power to have hush ed the rising storm by restricting it to the domestic fire side of his favorites. But he lias adopted ail tlieir feelings and passions, and by yielding to their control, be come, we fear, irretrievably their victim. What had Mr. Ingham, Air. Branch, or Air. Berrien, done to provoke the private animosity of Air. Eaton. Nothing. We defy the ingenuity and the invention of the Globe to point to a single act, with the single exception that they refused to compel their families to visit Airs. Eaton. Tliev had not slandered Airs. E. They had not insulted Air. Eaton. They had no private animosity against Air. Eaton. On the contrary, they sympaffiised for his mis fortune. Why then is it now pretendeddhat Air. Eaton’s private animosities were good cause i ra dissolution of the cabinet? Is not this an admission that Airs. Eaton’s influence has dissolved the cabinet? FROM THE GLOBE, OF JUNE 21. We give below a letter addressed to us by Major Ea ton, intended to meet the charges made by Air. Ingham, which we published yesterday. The feelings developed by Air. Ingham, not only towards Aiajor Eaton, but to other officers of the Department, shews the propriety of carrying cut the re-organization even after Aiajor Eaton had resigned. The wisdom of the President was never more clearly exhibited, than in thus removing every dis contented feeling from his councils, and bringing into the cabinet, men whose public views could not be biassed by private annnusilies. June 23, 1331. Mr. Blair:—I owe it to myself and to the cause of truth to solicit the favor of offering a few explanations through the Giobe. A strange letter of Air. Ingham is published in your paner this morning. It charges me with a design to as- -assir.a’e him; and in having organized a conspiracy to accomplish it. Why did I not organize this band from ’he War, rather than tire Treasury, Department—for most of the gentlemen charged are of the latter? The public will not, I presume, give credit to such an accusa tion, coming from such a source. Wantonly insulted by Mr. Ingham, with a view, its I believed, to. provoke an adjustment of gup difference in an honorable way, I adop ted he course which evidently seemed to be invited by my adversary; and which appealed to be the only aller- narive that was left to me. I plead not guilty to this charge of conspiracy and me- dialed assassination. Freni the moment. I perceived hat Air. Ingham was incapable of acting as became a man, I resolved to pursue that course, which was suited to the character of one who had sought difficulties, and shunned ad honorable accountability. I harbored no clc- sign upon the heart of one who had shown liimself so heartless. Having ascertained that his sensibilities were 'o be found only upon the surface, I meant to make the proper appl : ca t Ion. On the 19th I notified him, that unless the call I had made upon him, was promptly and properly answered, he might expect such treatment as I thought his conduct deserved. Afv note of the 20rh also advised him of my •mention. Accordingly it appeared matter of-'duty for me, to dissolve all connection with the administration -of ihe Government. How then can Air. Ingham suppose that I would involve those gentlemen in a disgraceful con- spirary agahist him—one in which, as public officers, 'bey could not. engage even if inclination had sanctioned ? Their own characters are a sufficient answer to the accu sation, una ded by their positive denial of its truth. I did endeavor to meet Air. Ingham, and to settle our dif ference. Unattended by anyone, I sought after, and awaited liis appearance, during the accustomed hours tor business, openly and at places where he daily passed to his office. He was not to be found! 1 passed by, but at no time stopped at, or attempted to enter his house, nor 'o besiege it by day or by night. 1 offer no statement here that is not susceptible of the clearest proof. My note of the 20ih was written with indignant feel ing?, and under strong excitement; hence the reason why any reference was made to a female. 1 revret it; ah houg h the letter was a me was so intended. By me, it never was designed to meet, I nor ever would have met the public eye. Respectfully, &re. J. H. EATON. tural, horticultural and mechanical employment, at Once healthful and useful too. The tine expended in gymnastics on tiie other hand, is just so much abstracted from useful pursuits—they teach noth ing which is to be of future advantage or profit, and it will not be pretended that they can claim superiority in regard to the health and vig ur the human body. Whatever may be the opinion of a Parent on these matters, much is gained^bv giving him an opportunity of choice. He wd?o, upon the whole, prelers to educate his son under his own eye, or in the city, and upon the old plan, will indulge his preference accordingly—while the parent who dis covers greater advantages, as to body and mind, in an education in the country, and according to the more recent system, may be gratified. As a ground of encouragement, we may refer to the success which has attended the Fellenherg School, at Whitesborough, Oneida County, New York. It appears that it was begun some few years., since, it is supposed, with very limited means.— Whether it has ever had the advantage of an in structor, actually conversant with the system, we know not, for indeed until lately, it has scarcely been heard of beyoqd its immediate sphere. It commenced with six scholars only, and soon in creased to sixty, more than which number cannot be accommodated. By the practice of early risir.fr, more than the usual hours are devoted to study,, while three hours of every day are employed be tween Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Mechan ic Arts. Unpretending as was its origin, and cir- cumsffibcd as its capacity, and although pains had been taken to make known that the Institution w as filled, it is said that five hundred applicants were necessarily rejected last year, and more than fifty during the three first months of the present year- This speaks loudly in favour of the system, even upon an imperfect and inadequate trial. The Bolton Fellenherg School, so advantageous ly situated, upon a plan at once large and liberal, and under auspices which leave nothing buffer to be desired, cannot, we think, fad to receive coun tenance and pa tronage, sufficient lor a full and fair experiment.—We desire it, because we believe it tends more than any other, to the advantage of the rising generation, and because its accomplishment will afford a suitable return to a fellow citizen, who has devoted mostofiiis life to the offices more grati fying to mere ambition; and many years to an ex amination of this mode of instruction, in which he is thoroughly initiated from the prosperous estab lishment of which he will derive, we trust, not less honor, and we will add, which he least considers, more individual advantage. A FATHER. i ■ 4 FEDERAL UNION. MILLEDGEVILLE, JULY 7, 18 *1. FOR GOVERNOR, WILSON LOIPKLA. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Candidates to represent Baldwin county. for the senate, GENERAL JAMES C. WATSON. FOR THE HOUSE, COL. EZEKIEL E. PARK, CAPT. WILLIAM W. CARNES. THE YEAR.—This day closes the first year's existence of the Federal Union. If our part ounce has not been as extensive as the sanguine feelings of many of our warm friends could have desired— yet we feel a debt of gratitude to our worthy pat rons, who, 5n the midst of the most malignant at tempts to impair public confidence in the purity of our motives and our devotion to tiie principles of the constitution, and to put us down in the estima tion of the good and virtuous—have clung to us, and increased our prosperity, in a manner which cheers our hearts and encourages us in our course. We congratulate them that our country lias lived through another political year—and while we would drop a tear of sympathy on the graves of those, who have gone into eternity—we tender to the sur vivors our rejoicings, to beiningled with theirs, that we have again been permitted to see the return of that day, which gave us a “rank among the nations of the earth,” and shook off the yoke of British hu miliation. In looking back upon the history of the past year, we leel much disposed to moralize, did space per- “ " It is a solemn reflection for each individual— mit. / am one year nearer to the grave! How many, in •re private notice to Mr. Ingham, and the , last .^r- have «“*•'<> "'f loD f !°"S ! it nnvnrmae ! and yet I am sjmred ! \\ hat have I done lor my self—for my family—for society? What have" I done lor my country? Above all, what have I done to secure my eternal interests, and to promote the glory and honor of that Being, from whom “coni* eth every good and every perfect gift.?” In the old world, Kings have been dethron ed, and Kings have been crowned. France, in three days, has undergone an almost bloodless rev- nment been iiofithe - . . _ has vanquished the Porte.—And Pc- done towards even an experiment qt this admirable . land contends gloriously, and thus far successfully,, mode ol instruction. / I for freedom, against the usurpations of the Auto- Aiuco has been said and written on the subject. I crat. “God send her a safe deliverance!!”—In It has been shown to he fitted lor all classes and England, the principles of reform have # taken deep FROM POULSON S AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER The Fellenherg School, at Bolton, Bucks County, Penn. It is a remarkable circumstance that here, where every pursuit, for giving health and vigor to the body no less than to the mind, and that it is pccu liarly adapted to the wants and actual condition of American society. There has prevailed lono; since a universal concurrence of opinion in all these par ticulars, and vet. it has remained little more than an untried object ofadmiration and speculation. root, and are flourishing vigorously—A British King has submitted the most important question of his Empire and of his administration, to the people. —A most manifest advance in the knowledge of the rights of man and the principles of freedom, has lieen made in the old world.—May it progress!!— In .Isia and Africa, the Christian religion has ad- At length, it is to he hoped, a fair experiment is j vanccd, and the Gospel continued to “be publish- about tobe made, and in our own state. The School ed.” District of Columbia, whose duties in maintaining : ^ 1C i &sue before Lo lett tiie city. good order among its inhabitants, and protecting I itli tiie highest respect, your obt. s A 1/-. tR n rs ■wr. rvt' 4-lvrv t iX v» rv pi 4 A ! . .1 n ^ A1* ^ fell. the officers of the Government in the discharge ol Ight, 17th June, 1831. Sir: I have studied to disregard the abusive slan- .... , . "ders which have arisen tlirou*Uso debased a source U.eir duUea cannot be unknown to vou. ..the column of the U. S. Telegraph. I have been liave <inl >' «’ aJa that, so far as 1 am informed, content to wait C>r the full developement of what he f P<‘ rsons en^ed in pvm ? countenance to this had to sav, until persons of responsible character business are officer* of the Government; exceptthe >e brought forth to endorse his vile abuse of: * ate secretary ol VV nr. should be me and of my family. In that paper oi^ this even ing is contained the following remark of my wife : “ It is proved that the Secretaries of Treasury, « and of the Navy, and of the Attorney General u refused to associate with her.” *This publication ■ - N-pte ♦This is not fairly quoted. "We said: “It is proved that tiie families of Secretary of rh easuiy, and if i lie Navy, and of the. Attorney General, La associate with her,—£d. Td. I have the honor to he, respectfully, Your obedient Servant. S. D. INGHAM. FROM THE GLOPE, OF UNE 2?. The gentle .aen implicated in Mr. Ingham’s letter, 'b'eli' ve insert, have furnished us -with the call made <pun them hv the Prcsidont, and the several responses • tade by each of them. It is .strange that Mr, Ingham diUkiid charge men who have borne pure aud unsullied To the Pf.esident. servt SMITH. Mr. Randolph to the President. ■ Washington, 22d June, 18J1. Sir:—In answer to your letter of this date, asking the extent, of my participation in tire controversy lately pars ed between Mr. Ingham and Major Eaton, and how far I am amenable to he charges made by Mr. Ingham against mein his letter of yesterday, I have to reply, that I had :.o further agency in the matter than is shown in the coi- respondence between those gentlemen, as published in the Telegraph on Tuesday last. I >vas not with Major Eaton more than ten minutes at any one time between V and 3 o’clock on Monday, on which day the charge of a combination for the purpose of assassinating Mr. Ingham is made by him against me and others. I did not partici pate in, rtor did I.kuow of any design to attack Mr. Ing- at Bolt®, the healthful residence of Anthony Morris, Esquire, is admirably situated for the pur pose, arul under the general superintendence of this amiable and accomplished gentleman, aided by the known skill and experience ol'a man and schol ar such as the Rev. Mr. Chaderton and B. M. Is- mar, who is practically familiar with the Fellen herg plan, with other competent teachers, we have every reasonable assurance of its success, so far as the ability bf the instructors is concerned. The comparative advantages and disadvantages of public and private education in a city and in the country, have ever found their respective ad vocates alike zealous and confident. It is yet, and perhaps will continue to be a debateable subject. It cannot be denied, however, that in a city, the temptations to pleasure and to vicious pursuits are more numerous and powerful, and that the simple and healthful aliments and the pure and wholesome air of the country deserve a decided preference. For exercises in the open fields and rural employ ments, we are beginning to substitute gymnastics, for the body confessedly requires care as well as the mind. But are these suited to the strength, the bones and muscles of boyhood? It is believed that they are not, and so thought the Greeks and Romans. It is known that they have in some in stances produced disease and deformity. On the Fellenherg plan, bodily exercise is ob tained by simple, safe aad natqiqi ajeans, agriefe- Of South America, we know comparatively but little. Revolution has succeeded revolution in ra-. pid succession, shewing an undifined notion of rights, and a most unhappy state of society. Lib erty has not been reduced to a system there.—The liberator, Simon Bolivar, to whom history alone can do justice—or perhaps, injustice—in the course of the year, has “slept with his fathers.” In “the land of the free and the home of the brave”—our own dear country—strange things too - have happened.—JWilliJication—poisonous, short lived weed—like the night-blowing Cerus—sur rounded with thorns—though not half so beautiful —in a hot-bed, hitherto more congenial to the . growth of true liberty—in a brief political night, \ unillumined by the glories of the “star-spangled | banner”—lias flourished—and faded—and pensh- i ed!—'Thus may every noxious weed of disunion per* 1 ish!—Our country has witnessed an uncommon de- l gree of party turmoil—great political agitations \ have prevailed. The South has felt the injustice and oppressions of the tariff—and yet has clung, with ardor, to the Union—though the doctrine has been openly avowed, that a separation of these States would be a political blessing. The Amerioan Cabi net has been dissolved, and the metropolis has ex hibited a scene of qonfusion, unparallelled in the history of our government.—On the bright side ot the picture, much ^individual happiness and pros-' perity have prsvafeU V[e hwenjov^ ag ......