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VOLUME 2—XO. 2. MILLEDGEVILLE, GV. THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1831. WHOLE! NUMBfSK 54. EDITED BY j. G. POLIIILIj & j. a. cuthbert. —op l sinS is published every Saturday at TTIRTT. DOLLARS ' njjnuin, in advauce, or FOUR, if not paid before the end of the U r Tin 1 Oifire is on V:<\ ue Street, opposite McCombs’ Tavern. J A !l ADVERTISEMENTS published at the usual rates. N H. Each Citation by the Clerks of tlie Courts of Orlimrv that Aoplicatioii has been made for Letters of Administration, must be published THIRTY DAYS at least. * Notire by Evecutors and Administrators for Debtors and C'redi- fhrs to render In their accounts, must be published SIX WEEKS. Sales of Neemes by Executors .and Administrators must be ad- ^Titised SIXTY DAY ei before the day of sale. Sales of personal property (except negroes) of testate and intes- fate, estates hi' Executors and Administrators, must be advertised TORTY DAYS. Applications hv Executors. Administrators and Guardians to the ron rt of Ordinary for leave to sell Land, must be published FOL K MONTHS. Applications by Executors and Administrators for Letters Dismis- T*>ry, must be published HX MONTHS. Applicatlonslior Foreclosure of Morttrarrcs on real estate must be Advertised once a month for SIX MONTHS. - 'Sales of real estate by Executors, Administrators and Guardians, .must he published SIXTY DAYS before the day of sale. These rales must be made at the court house door between the hours ol 10 'in the morning and 4 in the afternoon. No sale from nay to day is •Valid, unless so expressed in the advertisement. Orders of C ourt of Ordinary, (accompanied with a copy or t.ic Oond, or agreement) to make titles to land, must lie advertised 'THREE MONTHS at least. . . . _ Sheriff’s Sales under executions regularly granted by the courts, fnu-t l«e advertised THIRTY DAYS—under mortgage executions, HlXTY DAYS—sales of perishable property under order of C ourt, I jnust he advertised, generally, TEN DAYS before the day of sale. All orders for Advertisements will be punctually attended to. -.•All letters directed to this Office, or the Editors, must be poet- jiaid, to entitle tliem to attention. MILLEDGEYILLI? MASONIC HALL “HOW OH YEYER.’’ O N tlie oO h «iay of the present month, the Fifth and 'an dAy’s Drawing of the MILLEDGEVILLE MASONIC HALL LVfTERY will take place, after depositing_the following capital Prizes, viz: 1 PRIZE OF $30,000, 1 1,000, 1 46 900, 1 44 800, 1 44 700, 1 44 600, 1 fafa 500, 1 64 400, 1 44 300, 1 * 44 200, POLITICAL* LETTER TO MR. INGHAM. mere force of example, not less valuable to the cause of human liberty and happiness throughout the world. Thiswork, so far as it depends on the Treasury department, has low been committed, his own motives, it might seem impit/per fo. a now to anticipate tlie explanation, which, as none is above the reach of public opinion, he wiii no-doubt think it his to make of these transactions to the Sir : A number of your democratic republican I. trust to abler hands, and I devoutly hope it may American people. But if it be thought .that l have - — * —*’— - 1 : * 11 incurred any responsibility in th $ proceeding, I have only to say, let tlie facts be invcstjgateil, r.nd. the veil which now envelopes this matter in sc n.vch, mystery be completely removed. If all is rigid; tlie public mind will be satisfied; if any thing is wrong* the people only, who are sovereign in such cases at least, can appiy the remedy. It is the boast cf our system that none are above the power or beneath the protection of this tribunal. Upon their intelli gence and virtue depends tlie maintainance of all the preservative principles of our government. Is is their sawed duty, as well as right, to scrutinize the acts, and scan the motives of all who arc con- fellow-citizens of Bucks county, learning that you tueet with the attention and success it so well de- were expected to return among them this day, have serves. assembled for the purpose of giving you a cordial •* * n *ue desire to discharge with fidelity to tlie welcome home. " j country, and satisfaction to those more immedi- Regretting, as we do, the existence of that in- ately concerned and under the pressure ol great auspicious influence, whatever it may be, that has i anxiety to prepare for the high objects I have just caused you to leave ihe elevated station which you j referred to, I have not mingled in the partizan have filled with so much advantage to the public i operations which, whether intended for good and honor to yourself, we heartily congratulate or ^ or evil, are usually found about tlie sources ol W E are requested to announce the name of w 1L- LIAM D. SCOGGIN, Esq. as a candidate for Sheriff of Baldwin county, at the next election for coun ty officers. Nov 6 w OPi.r.t E are authorized to announce Capt. WILLIAM F. SCOTT a candidate for Sheriff of Baldwin a* tlie ensuinsr election. July 5—mfe W E are authorized to announce Y\ 1LLIAM W T . P( )OL, Esq. as a candidate for Tax Collector of I3ald \. in county, at the ensuing election. July 7 W it. are authorised toannouncc BARKADELL P. ST L BBS, Esq. as a candidate for l ax Collec ts, or Baldwin cwunty, at the next election. June 23 W E are authorized to announce GEORGE G’ MILLER, Esq. as a candidate for Receiver of Tax Returns for Baldwin county, at the ensuing clec- tion.July 1 A SCHOOL WANTED.—A young man who has Uecn for several years employed as a Teacher of an English School, would be glad of an engagement.— Apply at this office. May It)—tf H ARGROVE & AVAL l’HALL are practicing Law ill connection. They will attend the Courts in the auiouung counties. Z. B. HARGROVE, TURMAN WALTHALL. 50—tf Covington, Newton co. June 23, 1831. - La AW KKP OUTS. T HE subscriber has ootained from some ol the Judg es, ami others a number of DECISlt INS made in Important law cases. lie expects to enlarge his Collec tion; and so soon as the subscription will authorize, to ■publish them in a plain, cheap style, in pamphlet form. The object of this undertaking is to awaken among Hie people a sense of the importance of a Court for the Correction of Errors. The Judges, Solicitors, and Members of the Bar, throughout the State, are respectfully requested to fur- cnish authentic reports. To those who may do so, ft rea sonable allowance in the price of the work w ill be made. 1’tility alone, and not profit, is the object of the under- •faking. And with this view he solicits warmly the co operation of thr Bar and Bench, llis situation as Rn editor will enable him to print the work more cheaply •than other perrons. JOHN G. POLHJLL. JMiHedgevillc, April 21, T S31. 41 N. B.—A prospectus will soon be rut. A PROCLAMATION* JSy William i*. Dcvall, Governor oj tut Tcnitory of Florida. “Bli r HEREAS it hath been duly shewn to me tliat Tv JOHN BEMBRY, late of tlie county of Leon, in this Territory, stands indicted, in the Superior Court of said county, for an assault and battery on one LIT TLETON BRYAN, with intent to kill said Bryan; and with stabbing said Bryan with a knife, and whereas, since the finding of said indictment, sab: Bryan hath died, 4Cssup]Kisi d of his wounds—And whereas, said Bembry bath fledfrom this Territory, and is now a fugitive from justice, and it appears to my satisfaction tliat the offence >s one that deserves the vigilant and rigid enforcement of the laws: Now, by virtue of the authority in me vested by law, I hereby offer a reward of TWO HUNDRED HOLLARS for the apprehension and delivery of 6aid Bembry to the sheriff ol Leon county, or bis jailor; and ell sheriffs, constables, and other peace officers, in thib Territory, are hereby required to be vigilant in the ap prehension and sale keeping of said Bembry. In testimony whereof, 1 have hereunto set my band .,,*+*+*.4 caused the seal of the snid territory to be af- *L. f4. J fixed, at Tallahnssee, this 29th day of May, fa***.*** A. D. 1831, and of the Independence of the United States, the fifty fifth year. WM. P. DUVALL, Governor of Florida J5y the Governor: James D. Westcott, Jr. Secretary of Florida. Making, in addition to fire prirrs rntr in Ihe Wheel, a most SPLENDID DRAWING, ffir richer than any which have preceded it. The ichole to be drawn in one Day! , Tlie Commissioners having fully redeemed their recent ■ pledge to hasten tlie Lottery to a conclusion, if. is confi- ! demly believed that, the present rich state of the wheel, 1 in connection with the speedy determination of the Lot tery, will invite many new adventurers to a participation of the wealth so soon to be distributed. Tickets are still sold a? t’-e nri<r : nn! j - ; ce. WHOLES $10—Shires in proportion. Address orders (post-paid, inti wnhoui delay) to RIIODOM A. GREENE, Secretary to Commissioners. Millcdgevifle, July 7ih, 1831 4-4 yOu that no one has been able to cast a shade of reproach on your moral character, official conduct, or political course. Such being the fact, we confess a strong desire for some explanation of this extraordinary measure which has shocked the public mind, and broken up the elements of party throughout the country. We now, sir as a testimony of regard for you, invite you to partake of refreshments with us, and the democratic republicans now assembled at the Bear tavern. power and patronage, I shall be excused for hav ing no leisure for such employment, even if I had had a taste for the associations of this nature, which existed at the metropolis. Nor was 1 en gaged, as has been insinuated by some who seem nected with the public service, and guard with a to speak by authority, in arranging plans for the i vigilant and jealous care against every exertion of selection of a successor to the Presidential chair.— power, which, by weakening tlie influence of virtue CUTHBERT & POL.IIIL.L. H AVE opened their L.dW OFFICE at the Com missioner’s Hall in the market-1 louse, Milledge- ville, Georgia. One of them is always to be found there ready to attend to professional calls. They will practice in the following Counties and Cir cuits ; { BALDWIN, JONES, PUTNAM, WILKIN SOJf. 1 BIBB, MONROE, HENRY. Chatahoochie Circuit.... TALBOT. Southern Circuit | TELFAIR, .Middle Circuit WASHINGTON. Milledreville, June 23, 1831 0cmxdget Circuit... Flint Circuit., ARP* The undersigned, the father of the deceased, Littleton Bry an, will give the additional sum of one hundred and fifty tioiltrrs to the amount offered by the Governor of Flor ida for the apprehension of JOHN BEMBRY, by ■whom his son was cruelly mmdered w hile protecting the fights and property of his father. Publishers of papers in the Southern and Western States, and in Texas, friendly to tlie cause of justice will please notice this reward. MOSES BR\ AN. Tttlla! lussee, May 29, 1831. 50 $2* REIVXm " K ANAWA Y from me subscriber m AliUedgeville, on the 3d or 4th instant, a negro man by the iuuiie of JIM, about twenty-five years of age, about, six feet high, well made, light, complected, not a mulat to, but a light negro, speaks without hesitation when spo ken to, wears small whiskers, he may have on a half worn wool hat, a black silk velvet vest, with black but tons, and a new pair of shoes peculiar in their make, liav- 'ing no seam in tne upper leathers, and a blue round-about of twilled homespun. He was recently purchased of ilezekiuh Hunt, of Columbia, South Carolina, w ho said -he had purchased him of William Johnson of Euneomb county, North Carolina; he may probably attempt to re turn to North Carolina. The aUivercward will be paid for the delivery of said 'jpcirro in Milledgcville, Georgia, or tw enty dollars lor his apprehension and confinement in any safe jail in the U. States,so that I get him. MARCUS D. HUSON. Milledgeville, July 9, 1831. 1—3t The editors of the Greenville Mountaineer, S. fk* Knoxville Register, Tennessee, Columbus Enquirer, Montgomery Journal, and Huntsville Democrat, Alaba ma, will give the above two insertions and forward their accounts to the office of the Federal Union for ]>ayment. EORGIA, PULASKI COUNTY.—Whereas ^J|~ Daniel D. Sturges, administrator on the estate of Archil aid Young, deceased, applies to me for letters of dismission on said estate: These are therefore to cite and admonish, all and sin gular, the kindred and creditors ot said deceased, to be and appear at a Court of Ordinary to be held on the first Monday in January next, in and for said county, then, and there to shew cause, if any they have, why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 12th d^V of July, 1831. JOSEPH CARRUTHERS, Clerk. July 14 , 1 nn6m 53* Just Printed and for %ale at this Office, an assortment of BLANKS—embracing all of, gcnerel use in th$ Start©*. Orders attended to with "promptness;.. Jtyrij -7. NO TARIFF OF PRICES! FKEE TR ADE. H1UTHM-W IKE, LOOKING-GLASSES, kc. T HOMAS J. BARROW, &, CO. Importers, ss, Water-Street, New--York, otter for sale, the lar gest and most complete assortment of Earthen-ware, Giass, China, plain and gilt Looking-Glasses, &c. which the New-York market will afford, comprising every style and variety of the newest patterns. They return their most cordial thanks to their friends in the Southern States, for their support in the persecution now carrying on against them, for their refusal to join a combination in fixing one tariff of prices for Crockery, throughout the trade. It is mainly attributable to the influence of mu Southern friends that we have been enabled-to survive thus far, in this most trying situation ; exposed to the combined influence and capital of the whole trade, endeavoring to effect our ruin and expulsion from busi ness. We pledge ourselves to our friends to give them every satisfaction in our power as regards the quality of our goods, the excellence of our packers, and lowness of our prices for cosh cr city acceptances; and in return, solicit from them a continuance of their patronage, and- particularly request those who have influence with their friends to exert it in our behalf, as we trust the cause is one they are. all interested in, and much benefit will ac crue to us from ihc-ir friendly acts in this w ay. It has been said, the Combination was broken up. As it re gards prices, this is true, and all, we think, friends or foe- will all aver that we have effected this cliangfe; but we do assure our friends, tliat at no period since we com menced our system of unshackled prices were w-e in grear- er want of assistance than at the present moment. Thr combination of men are leaving no means untried for ef fecting our ruin, that they may revive the old system; ou: credit and character are assailed in every shape, our im portations waylaid and stopped in every instance when threats are sufficient to intimidate the manufacturers from supplying us.—In fine, no vexation or trouble which the malice of men could devise, has been neglected in this strug gle to subdue us. W e once more call upon every friend of a free trade to come up to our support, and pledge our selves to give them no cause to repent of t heir liberality. T. J. EARROW T , kCn. 88* AVater-Strect, above Old Slip July 14 2t PROPOSALS For pullishing at Gainesville, H Li county, Georgia, a week ly neicspaper, to he entitled the GAINESVILLE ADVERTISER. Devoted to Intelligence...Commerce...Agriculture...Science....Sound Principles, aiul the perpetual Union of the .States. I T is not designed by the subscriber to make any pa rade as to the principles of the. Gainesville Adver tiser. It is sufficient to say that, its political principles will be based upon what he conceives the true Jefferson ian creed, as understood by Drayton, Livingston, Madi son and the friends of the Union in the South—the per petuation and stability of which Union will be its grand end and aim. . . . While the subscriber thus announces his political faith, it. will be his exertion to conduct the Press in the spirit of that, forbearance and liberality* not. inconsistent with in tegrity of principle, and inflexibility of purpose. CONDITIONS. The Gainesville Advert iser will be printed upon a me dium sheet, at $2 50, payable in advance, or jjt3 50 at the end of each year. Advertisement s will be inserted at the usual rates. The Advertiser will be issued so soon ns the patronage will warrant—of which the undersigned has flattering assurances. The exertions of his friends are respectfully solicited. N. B. JUHAN. Communications to the undersigned, must for the pre sent, be directed to Milledgcville, post-paid. N. B J. April 7 INFORMATION WANTED. A YOUNG GENTLEMAN who now resides in Lincolnton, Georgia, is particularly desirous of ob taining information relative, to to the place of residence of W 7 1LLIAM DOUGHTY, who removed some years ago from Gates county, State of North Carolina, to some where in Georgia.—A line aodressed to the Post-Master in Lincolnton, giving the necessary information will be thankfully received. April 23 Samuel Smith Francis Baird' John Buckmao Wm. Purdy Samuel Kinsey Jesse Johnson Joseph D. Murray John Davis Joseph Scarborough Win. McHenry Lewis S. Coryell John Hart W. F. Swift Henry Chapman Wm. Smith Andrew Heller Samuel Daniel ^7. T. Rogers Jonathan Delaney Joseph P. Wilkinson Joseph Morrison Moses Armstrong* C. Blackfan Joseph Archambault Michael Dech Daniel Y. Harman Wm. Carr Joseph Dunn Charles E. Du Bois Charles H. Mathews Wm. H. Powell M. H. Snvder Isaac W. James Philip Trumboweri My correspondence with you, my friends, limited as it was, will ^>ear strong negative testimony at least to this fact; but if it he not satisfactory, I take this occasion to absolve every person to whom I have written a letter, from the date of my ap pointment to that of my removal, from every obli gation of confidence on that subject, which is usu ally deemed to belong to private correspondence, tliat the proofs of this charge may be given to the world, if any exist. You must not suppose that I am about to pour out complaints for private griefs. 1 have no pri vate griefs. Mj"judgment has never wavered for a moment. as to the course which duty and honor 1 and patriotism, may impair the moral energies of on republican system. Entertaining these vievA, but for the reasons I liave mentioned, I would unhesita tingly have responded to your request, and commu nicated to you, while time and strength permuted, all the lights which I possess as to th<Twhole subject. But I am the more reconciled to declining a com pliance with your wishes, seeing that so man) chan nels are open for communication between the people and their agents, through which they may have direct access in this case to the responsible agent.— I have only to add, that as to myself personally, 1 ' neitherseek nor avoid the scrutiny—if done at all, it t should he on public account, and the object should REPLY. J\Iy Friends and Fellovc-Citizens : It is impossible not to feel deeply sensible of this manifestation of your kindness. It has been my good fortune to have been long connected with you in all the various relations of social and polit ical life. I am indebted to the generous confi dence of my fellow-citizens ol' the congressional district, and especially of my native county, for all the numerous public employments in which I have been engaged lor the greater part of the last twen ty-five years: I have received from them, and from you in common with them, innumerable favors which can never be repaid, hut from the overflow ings of a grateful heart; but this scene imposes a deeper obligation than all the rest: it is impossible to find language to express my feelings. I can, therefore, only return to you my sincere tlxinks, and assure you that it will ever be remembered with the most profound and unwavering gratitude. From the kind partiality with which you have con templated and spoken of my public services, I can only offer you additional thanks. Between us, the heart and not the tongue is the organ of communi cation, and it speaks its feelings best, in silence. When I resigned the trust which the citizens of this district last-conferred upon me, to engage in another of greater hazzard and responsibility; you wisely permitted me to enter upon the new scene of probation, without indulging or exciting expect ations—you felt as I did, the undertaking was haz- zardoas, and you sympathised in my anxiety for the consequence. It was known that the depart ment committed to my care, had recently been charged with heavy additional duties and respon sibilities, in which a vast amount of the active cap ital of the country was closely connected ; that the laws lor the execution of these duties were de fective in efficiency, and obnoxious for their rigor; that jealousy and hostility had sprung up in *he various sections of the Union, as well in regard to the disposition of the public lands; as the great and disturbing question of impost revenue; that the Treasury department was the point of contact, in fact, the battle ground of these contending and ex cited interests. It become me not to say how this duly has been executed. I can only assure you, that every faculty of my mind has been constantly devoted to my official duty; that for the last two years the midnight watch has seldom found my eyes closed insieep; not eniragcil in the dissipa tion of the gay metropolis ; but alone, in the dry, arduous, and severe investigation of the various subjects presented for decision. You will excuse me for thus alluding to matters so personal to my self. I could not have done it, but tor the peculiar relation which exists between you and me, and the .persuasions that you had been informed of the same facts, through other channels; public sentiment having done me more than justice in these respects. It had also cheered me with the hope, that the confidence thus kindly reposed, might have been' employed in promoting other and higher objects of public good, in which I was zealously engaged.— It ought not to be disguised, that the final extin guishment of the public debt, which is very near at hand, will present a new crisis in the affairs of our country. The public mind should therefore be fa miliarized to it, and preperation, made in advance lor the event. To continue permanently upon the people, taxes equal to ten million of dollars, the amount of t he present sinking fund, more than will prescribed, in the relation I bore to the President j he the public interest. W hen this is undertaker, Go<t ami other members of the administration ; and sus- : forbid tliat I should interpose any obstacle to a cxru- tained by an approving conscience as well as many . tiny in which the purity and integrity of public men evidences of public opinion, and most especially by j are to he called in question. Unless these virtues your generous and kind countenance on this occa- are cherished, this beautiful fabric of Government sion, 1 should be unfaithful to mv own character will soon become a melancholy ruin, and the exe- anda heartless ingrate, il’I could entertain, much ! crationsof millions yet uni torn will, while‘the page less express, a sentiment of private grief. Although of history lasts, lie poured out on the heads of thofl^ stripped of the attractions of power, and exiled from who shall have contributed to its destruction, the public service by tlie Chief Magistrate, for I When Mr. Ingham had concluded, Judge Fort- whose character you and 1 had entertained so high > rose, and addressing Mr. Ingham, said, that many an opinion—lo be thus met and greeted by such a j of his fellow citizens present, had a great desire to crowd of my fellow-citizens, among whom I see,-know the facts connected with the attempt to ns* attended by their sons, tlie companions of my child-! sassinate him before he left Washington, ami na hood, the associates, friends, and confulants of my ! there was much anxiety to possess correct informal- riper years, and more than all these, some venera-I tion on the subject, he requested him to relate to hie relics of the revolution, of whom God be praisUdj I his friends assembled, such facts, as would er> there are yet a few among uf-—I say, such a meet- j able them to disseminate correct information o» ing as this, is a reward infinitely more valuable than tfie possession of any favor in the power of the Cliiet’ Magistrate to confer. But even without these consolatory evidences of the good opinion of those, whose good opinion I value more than all tlie world beside, because you know me best,—I say without these, I would be deeply mortified if any friend of mine should suppose that I was an object of sympathy for private grief. On the con trary, I regard the moment in which my separa tion from the public service was determined on, as the most propitious moment of my life ; and al though it might now be difficult to persuade those who partake deeply of the prevailing passion for office, of the sincerity of this declaration, yet I per fectly know that the time will come, when it will be readily believed. A3 to pecuniary loss, (if am think of this) much less labor than I should have bestowed on official business, well directed, will easily {procure something more than a hare sub sistence, which all know is scarcely afforded by the salaries at W ashington,—I can have no cause of resentment therefore on this account. It will not be thought profanity, I hope, to say that the Presi dent is but a mortal; subject to all tfie infirmities incident to human nature: his' displeasure or de nunciation is not directed by an omnicient eye, nor do they carry with them political or corporeal death—And even, as he suggested in his corres pondence with me of the 20tli of April last, I was intended as a sacrifice to propitiate public opinion for others whom he loved, and whom it severely threatened, that of itself is not good cause for resent ment. It was not the ancient custom even in idol atrous sacrifice to select the worst of the flock for those purposes. But whatever may have been the motive for my removal, I shall enjoy the effect, and I feel like a mariner who has safely returned from a long, toilsome, and somewhat perilous voyage, to receive the joyous greetings of iiis old compan ions and friends. Among the American people, the public judg ment alone can. fix lasting disrepute on a public man. There is too much independence in the press, for truth to be successfully perverted, or the public mind to he permanently deceived by the arts of the servile and mercenary part of that body.— I cannot he mistaken however, in the indications I have seen, that whatever may have been the motive for dissolving the cabinet, that object is not deemed to have been fully accomplished by it; and :t is very apparent tliat a corps editorial has been organised, ready to let off their poisoned shafts at whomsoever, and whenever directed by the mas ter of the signals. Some of these, perhaps too ea ger for the chase, or perhaps in obedience to some private signal, have some time since commenced their attacks upon me. I could not mistake their connexion, but I heed them not. The foremost of our temporal duties is that which we owe to our country, and with this guide for a polar star, whoev er makes careful observations can never mistake life wav. The treatment I am to receive from the be required for the current expenses of the govern-! corps I have adverted to, will depend not upon the ment, will, I most conscientiously believe, hazzard characl C 1 EORGIA, WARE COUNTY.—Whereas Jas. W Wan! applies to me for letters of administration on the estate of Joab Ward, late of said county, deceased: These are therefore to cite the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my office, within tlie time prescribed by law, to shew cause, if any they can, why sa>d letters should not be canted. Giuen under my hand, tliis 6th day of June, t831. DAVID J. MILLER, c. c. o. June 30 M 5t, H enry county, Georgia.—whereas Ruel Ed wards applies to me for letters of adminis tration on the estate of James Baxter, deceased: These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singu lar,-the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my office, within the time prescribed by law, to shew cause, if any they have, why said letters should not be granted. Given under mv hand, this 16th June, 1831. GUY W. SMITH, c. c, o. 50 0 the existence of this union; &. the more we disregard the complaints of those who think themselves ag grieved, the more rapidly will that great evil he hastened? What can compensate for the breaking up of a confederation, which is the highest and may he the last hope of liberty ? On the other hand, sudden and indiscriminately to reduce the im post duties to the scale of revenue for current ex penditure, would cause a scene of ruin which can not he described. I have no doubt but all these evils may be averted, and instead of multiplying an tagonist interest and exciting animosity and hatred throughout the nation, marked by geographical character of my services to the country, nor on their benefit or injury to the administration, hut upon the meekness and silence with which I shall submit to what they deem the greatest of all grievances, the loss of office. But, as they and I place a different estimate upon these thing3, and this loss is deemed to be a gain, I shall have no opportunity of making a merit of my meekness, or commending myself to their favor by their self-denying silence—ll shall, therefore, pursue "the course which duty to the country shall seem to prescribe, perfectly convinced that all patriotic minds, when fully informed as to the history of the two last years, will come to the same conclusion—until then, it is due to prudence, boundaries the mo6t dangerous of all, that meas- as well as justice, to forbear a definitive judg ures might be adopted,which would preserve every interestof the country, in the operation of which, every section would be reconciled, and which would in fact draw together the different partsTwith bonds of affection founded in mutual, personal, as. well as ment. You liave been pleased to express a strong de sire for some ‘explanation of the extraordinary measure which has shocked tlie public mind, and broken up the elements of party throughout the coun political interests. The successful adaptation of j try: 5 alluding, as I understand, to the dissolution of these measures to their end, will require not less of the cabinet. It is reasonable to suppose that there the spirit of patriotism and of compromise, than knowledge of the condition, and skill in the ar rangement of our diversified pursuits. The sys tem is complex, and simplicity can only be restor ed by slow degrees, and the time is at hand when the work should he in progress. The difficulties are great, hut they are not insurmountable, and the object is worthy of the highest effort of human intelligence. To establish more firmly the Ijonds of this union, not by physical power, hut by means of moral cements, mutual affection, and mutual in terest, is a work of the most exalted character, and when accomplished will perpetuate an undisturbed possession of our rich inherit ance, not only to our posterity, but render it at no distant day; l*y the was an adequate cause for a proceeding so uncx ampled in the annals of our country:—measures of this kind are not very uncomon in those governments wherp it is held that the Chief Magistrate “can do no wrong;” but this doctrine does not belong to our system, and it must he an extraordinary case which could render such a step expedient. Of this, however the people must be the judges in the last resort; and, before it is "drawn into a precedent Which might be used for undefined and dangerous purposes, they have a right to be fully informed.— I do not, therefore, object to your request, as im proper ; but when it is considered that the proceed ing, so far as I am concerned, was exclusively the act of thfc Pre&fccBt,' who’ alblatf Cftp perfectly explain this interesting subject. Mr. Ingham in reply, observed, that he could not refuse to comply with the request, hut he would much rather, for ihe character of the government and the nation, that he had the power to bury the whole transaction in oblivion. This was not novr practicable, and he would state the material facts as minutely and briefly as he could. On Friday evening, the seventeenth, about tert o’clock, I received a note from Mr. Eaton, by the hands of Mr. Randolph, then chief clerk in the War department, demanding an avowal or disavowal of a publication in a newspaper, without any other con nexion with the paper being suggested, than that it was supposed to he friendly to me, and was pub lished in the city where I resided, f could not doubt that such a demand was a prelude to a wanton and premeditated quarrel, and although I did not understand whether it w as the fact stated in the paper, viz: that my family had refused to associate with his, or the authority to publish,- which I was called upon to disavow: I cl ose to avoid a prolonged correspondence, r,nd gave hifn my answer in each alternative. You have proba bly seen the correspondence and T need nor he nior* particular. On tlie same day that my note was delivered, I received a challenge, viz. abort three o’clock, by the hands of Mr. Randolph, tie chirp clerk, now. acting Secretary of War.—Having company to dinner, and until iafe in the even ng, I sent no answer that night; the next morning, Sunday, the same Mr. Randolph intruded hires* l? into my room, and threatened personal violence if I did not answer the note. I informed him iliatl should take my own time to do it, and showed him the door. On ihe follow ing morning I replied to Mr. Eaton’s note, and went out to tak£ leave of some of my friends in the city, which occupied mo till after one o’clock. On my return to my lodg ings, I learned that Mr. Eaton had been at the Treasury department in the morning, inquiring when I would be at the office, and that he also in quired for the Treasurer’s room and went into it f since about ten o’clock, in the lower rooms of the Treasury department, occupied by the Register and Treasurer, and that he had been seen in com pany with those officers, and had been for the grea ter part of the time stationed in a grocery store about half a square from my lodgings, during which he was occasionally visted hv Mr. Randolph, and by a Mr. Vankleck, another clerk in the War department, who appeared to act the part of vi- dettes. From the information I received of the movements of Mr. Eaton and Mr. Rondolph, I ex pected the assault to he made by them, and pre pared myself for that purpose. Colonel N. Tow- son had been invited to my lodgings, and Went with me unarmed as a witness, and to prevent a surprise. Three other young men were in company, hut di rected to follow at some distance behind, to pre vent or resist an attack by superior numbers. My son, being the only person whose life I had any right to expose in such a conflict, was hv my side, both of us well prepared for defence. I expected the attack in the passage of the Treasury depart ment, as Mr. Eaton had not long before entered that building, and after having taken so much pain* to obtain a meeting, it was scarcely to he exp* cied that he would then avoid it, and as rrv approach could easily hav e been observed. We passed in, however, unmolested. I went into the second s:0- ry to the room I occupied, and finished wl at little business I had to close before I finally left tlie office, which had been previously fixed for that day. I learned, while in my room, that Mr. Eaton and Ma jor Lewis, whose offices were in another building, more than a quarter of a mile distant, weni out of the Treasury department in a direction towards the President’s house, where Major Lewis lived. I was also informed that they came out of' one of the_Register’s rooms. Nothing further occurred worthy of notice till evening. Soon after dark I was informed by several per sons calling in to see me, that Mr. Eaton, Mr. Ran dolph, and a Mr. Overton, the latter a clerk in Ma jor Lewis’ office, and near relative of Judge Over- ton, of Tennessee,'who was thereon a visit to the President, were seen apparently armed, passing to and fro on the street, not far from my dwelling, ahd sometimes passing my door. On one occasion, while thus passing, Mr. Eaton stopped at the door and looked into the passage; and while standing there, prudently hesitating in his purpose, a gtms- tleman in one of the lower rooms, (Mr.*——-,)w1iq resided in the house, stepped into the passage in time to see Mr. Eaton standing at the door and ro tire from it. I received many tenders of personal service for the night, one of which I accepted, and the gentleman slept in the house. Sometime he* tween ten and eleven a highly respectable fant of the ofty informed rcto that 1* met M*. Hfej