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tairdy re ad prod questionable by the peculiar cir •cumstunc<s, and by the manner in which it is done. If Mr. Ingham hud reason to believe that hivfcould substantiate an offence of so aggravated' a-character on those criminated by hint, was it "not his duty to have remained and to have con-' fronted the accused ? If he had no ground to make •uch accusation, what apology will he offer to the public for directing, like the flying Parthian,a poisoned arrow at the individuals who had never injured or intended to injure him, and whom it is evident be feared to encounter face to face, and tvait the result of an investigation ? -Ao/e.—Mr. Ingham left the city at 4 o’clock, -A. M. The letter was received by the President, through the post office, at 8 o’clock, A. M. June 22, 1831. Messrs. Col Campbell, Treasuer; Major Smith, Register ; Dr Randolph, Acting Secretary of War; and Major Lewis, 2d Auditor — Gentlemen : T have this moment received the enclosed letter from Mr Ingham, dated the 21st instant,and having immediately, on its receipt, sent to ask an interview with him, I find that he left the city before it reached me. I wish you to state to me it you, or either of you, have had any agency or participation, and, if any, to what ex tent, in the alleged misconduct imputed in his letter, herewith enclosed. I surely have been deceived in your characters if you are capable of so far forgetting the respon sibilities of your stations as to participate in the reprehensible conduct charged. To the serious charges contained in Mr Ingham’s letter, which gave me the first information that I have had up on the subject of his difficulties, l wish you to give a prompt and explicit ausw or. Respectfully, ANDREW JACKSON. IVashington, June 22,1831. Sib : I have had the honor to receive your Corn tunica tion of this day, -enclosing a copy of a let sir to you from the late Secretary of the Treasury ofthefflst inst. complaining of an attempt to Way-lay him on the part of certain officers of the government, for the purpose of assassination, ami charging m# with being in their company, amt my room in the Treasury with being alternately oc cupied with other officers as a rendezvous for them while lying in wait. It might perhaps he Sufficient for the purpose for which you have re ferred this communication to me, for me to apply to tin:-charges against me, a simple and unquali fied denial. They are entirely destitute of the least foundation in truth; but to show you more -clearly how far 1 was from aiding or participa ting in .any thing connected with this matter complajped of, 1 will beg your permission to add <he following circumstances. Thu late Secretary of War, Major Eaton, never consulted me upon the subject of his controversy with Mr Ingham, nor did I even see him on the day in question, .except in an accidental meeting of a few min utes. T never saw the corresponence between them until it appeared in the Telegraph; and al though 1 had heard that a correspondence was going on which might result iu a personal con rlict, Idid not believe it was likely to take place on that day, or even that Washington was to be ’the scene of it. Trusting that these facts and explanations will "be entirely satisfactory to you, 1 cannot withhold the expression of my astonishment, that charges so wholly uncalled for and groundless, should have been made against me by a gentleman with whom 1 never had the least cause of quarrel, and With whom my official intercourse, since my en trance into the Treasury, had uniformity been of the most friendly character. I certainly had no idea of arming against him, or of interfering jtn his dispute with Major Eaton. ] have the honor to remain your most obedient servant, JOHN CAMPBELL. The President ol the U States. Major Lcu-is to the Prcidcni. * Washington, '2-id Jane, 1831. Sir : Your letter of this morning has this mo jtrent been received, and iu reply I have to say that the efiarge made against me by Mr Ingham, *jf having been engaged in a conspiracy against him, is devoid of truth. Ifthere were any'’ such conspiracy against him, as all edged in his letter Jfo you of yesterday, it was entirely unknown to me. 1 arrived at my office on monday mornino-, 20th instant about half past eight o’clock, and •never left the building until half past two, when 1 walked down to the United States Bank to attend to seme Bank business. Ait r seeing the Teller fif the Bank, and informing him v.hat 1 wanted Mono, 1 went to a barber’s -shop a little below Mr Strother’s Hotel. On-my return I called at the Register’s Office, a few minutes before three o’clock, where I saw, unexpectedly. Mr Eaton— it being the first time 1 had seen him since last Saturday evening. I remained in the Register’s Office about five minutes, and then walked up to my own office in. company with no other person than Mr Eaton. Mr Randolph was not there, nor did I see him any where on that day, out of the War Office until late in the evening. 1 nei ther saw nor heard of Mr Ingham while 1 was at the Treasury Department. 1 had no arms of any description about me. lain, very respectfully, Your most ob’d serv’t, YV B LEW IS. ~ ftTt. SMITH TO THE PRESIDENT. Washington, June 22 d, 1831. Sir Jn reply to yournote of to-day, enclosing <ieopy of a letter from Mr Ingham to you, bear ing dateffie 21st Inst. I beg leave to state, that the charges contained in Mr Ingham’s letter, as they relate to me, are wholly untrue. I have had no participation or agenev, whatever, in the con troversy between Major Eaton and Mr. In< r ham. J have given neither aid nor succor to Major Ea ton nor any. one for him. I have not walked with him, nor near him. I have not sought Mr. Inghaip, noy been in his neighborhood. 1 have been- unarmed -constantly, and in all respects I have been unconnected with any thing that threat ened his safety. As to the charge that my office was used for any such purposes as are named by Mr. Inghant, itis noless untrue than the-rest of the statement. Major Eaton was in my office twice, once between ten and eleven o’clock, and once about fifteen minutes before three; each time he came alone, and did not remain more than ten minutes. 1 regret, Sir, that Mr Ingham, in racking char ge* cT-such grave import, J.*d V; thought proper to rc-u.T the authority uptffi which h%based his allegation, and awaited the issue before he left the city. With the highest respect, your ob’t serv’t TL SMITH. To the President. ' > MB.'RANDOLPH TO THE PRESIDENT. Washington, 2 2d Jane , 1831. Sir: —Tn answer to your letter of this date, asking the extern of my participation in the con troversy lately passed between Mr Ingham and J/ajor Eaton, and how far lam amenable to the charges made by Mi Ingham against me, in his letter of yesterday, I have to reply, that I had no further agency in the matter than is shown in the correspondence between those gentlemen, as .pub lished in the Telegraph on Tuesday last. I was not with .Major Eaton more than ten minutes at any one lime between 9 and 3 o’clock on 3/on day, on which day the charge of a combination for the purpose of assassinating Mr Ingham is made by him against me and others. Idid not partici pate in nor did 1 know of any design to attack Mr Ingham’s residence as is charged by him; nor was I armed at any time during the hours men tioned, having no apprehension of danger from Mr Ingham, or those “ friends ” who he said sur rounded him. A/ajor Eaton was alone when he sought an interview with Mr Ingham, as will be shewn by the certificates of two respectable indi vidvals. R expect fill Iy „ you ft. PG RANDOLPH.’ The Washington Globe of the 24th inst. con tains the following letter from Mr Eaton to the editor of that paper : June 23,1831. Mr. Blair: —l owe it to myself and to the cause of truth to solicit-the favor of offering a few explanations through the Globe. A strange letter of Mr Ingham is published in your paper this morning. It charges me with a design to assassinate him; and in having organ ized a conspiracy to accomplish it. Why did I not organize this band from trie War, rather than the Treasury Department,—for most of the gen tlemen charged are of the. latter ? The public will not, I presume, give credit to such an accusa tion; coming from such a source. Wantonly in tuited, by Afr Ingham, with a view, as I believ ed? to provoke an adjustment of our difference in an honorable way, I adopted the course which ev idently seemed to be invited by my adversary; and which appeared to be the only alternative that was left tome. 1 plead not guilty to this charge of Conspiracy and meditated assassination. From the moment I perceived that Mr Ingham was incapable of act ing as became a man, 1 resolved to pursue that course, which was suited to the character of one who had sought difficulties, and shuned all hon orable accountability. I harbored no design upon the heart of one who had shown himself so heart less. Having ascertained that bis sensibilities were to be found only upon the surface, I meant to make the proper application. On the 19th 1 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. My note of the 2‘Hhalso advised him of my intention. Accord ingly it appeared matter of duty for me, to dis solve all connection \\ ith the administration of the Government. How then can 3/r Ingham sup pose, thatl would involve those gentlemen in a disgraceful conspiracy .against him; —orie-in which, as public officers, they could not engage even if inclination had sanctioned! Their own characters are a sufficient answer to the accusa tion, unaided by their positive denial of its truth. I did endeavor to meet 3/r Ingham, and to settle our difference. Unattended by any one, I sought after, and awaited his appearance, during the ac customed hours for business, openly and at pla ces where he daily passed to his office. He Was not to be found ! passed by, hut at no time stop ped at, or attempted to enter his house nor to be siege it by day or by night. 1 offer no statement here that is not susceptible of the clearest proof. 3/y note of the 20th was written with indig nant feelings, and under strong exeitement; hence the reason why any reference was made to a female. I regret it; although the letter was a mere private notice to 3/r-Ingham, and was so in tended. By me, it never was designed to meet, nor ever would have met the public eye. Respectfully, Ac. .1 H EATON. Intermit Improvement. For the Macon .Advertiser. Vo the Citizens ofthe Central and Western Counties. The commissioners, in whom are vested the chartered rights and priveliges, of establishing the Brunswick Rail-Road Company, have, thus far, succeeded iu the disposal of their stock far beyond their most sanguine expectations.—Com plete success, in a speedy disposal of the balance and a commencement of the work, is confidently relied upon; and, also, that the stock will be found more lucrative and valuable than the stock of any Bank in the United States. ... We need only advert to a few prominent points to prove the certainty of such a result. From authentic documents, we learn that eigh ty thousand bales of cotton, will have descended the Altaniaha to Darieu tlie present year:—Tire freight and distance of which fo the Brunswick Rail-Road, will be no more than to Darien :—But when reshipped from Darien to Savannah, there is. an extra freight and charges of ©50,000 on the said 80,000 bales of cotton, and ©40,000, must and will have been paid for lack freight, insur ance, wharfage, drayage, storage and commis sions, on goods, salt, iron, Ac. from Savannah to Darien the present year. This amount is now paid, by the growers of cotton and otiier consumers in the central and western counties, to get their cotton from Darien to an export market, after it has arrived at Darien: and to get their goods, salt, iron, Ac. from Sa vannah to Darien. This ©90,000 comes out of the ( and other consumers, which is en tirely independent of the freight down and up the Altamalia, the Ocmulgce and the Oconee. Now, ii we can do the same business for the people, on our Rail-Road to Brunswick, for ©15,000, and do it better, as to the order oi their eotton and packages of goods in return —and do it with greater dispatch,—and at the same time pay all out expenses and cleat a nett profit, or divi dend, of 12) per-cent per-annum, on our capital stock, of ©OO,OOO, can there he any Aoukt ,of its success and great public benafits to tlie people and the state ? Our Rail-Road, with an extensive wharf and Ware-House at each <**'•— Lncomotiv? Engine of Iff Imrse power, 13 cars, (to fore; 3 gnr.gs of 3 each) and every thing in complete operation, will not cost over ©60,04)0, and being constructed of Live Oak and Cypres, (both of which materials are near at hand in abundance, and cheap,) will .last thirty years, with very little repairs after the first ten years. . Our expenses per annum, for fuel, Enginere, cierks, laborers, Ac. to load and unload-the cars in the Ware Houses on each end of the Road, ought 'not to cost $>7500; hut we will put them all down at that sum,and then leave the Compa ny $7500 per-annum: to jfoclare a dividend of 121 per-ceutupon their c.ipjd stock. This can be done by charging only 10 cents per-bale, on 80,000 bales, over the Rail-Road (of only 11 miles and 19 chains in length) or more j properly, from one Ware House, or wharf, to the other; and by charging in proportion, for the Rail | Hoad drayage, on the merchandize from Bruns wick, bound for the interior; together with the ! income of passengers, Ac. Ac. In this case, it will be observed that there will j be no charge, by the Company, of wharfage, dray [ age. storage ami commissions, for receiving mid 1 forwarding from one end of the Rail-Road to the 1 other; ail of which, the planter, the merchant and j the consumers, bow have to pay in Darien an 1 Sa vannah; besides the extra freight and insurance, back and forth between those two places. If we we£! to charge the same rates that are now charged iu Darien and Savannah —that is, wharfage, drayage, storage and commissions, for receiving and forwarding each way, then we would make more than 121 per-eeut nett dividend for our stock holders, and charge no freight at all. — We have said nothing-übout mending and repudr ing in Savannah, which ou many lots average 10 cent per bale. But suppose that, instead of wharfage, storage, insurance and commissions, we charge only 10 cents per bale from the Ahamaha (directly op posite of Darien) to Brunswick the first year, and the second, advance to 15 cents per bate, and on the back freight in proportion ?—Our stock would then produce a nett dividend of 25 per cent pec annum — the limit of our charter. Our expenses will be no more the second year than the first:—But, if, from the increase of cot ton and consumption, in the Macon and Milledge viile markets, which must result from the rapid increase of population and the disappearance of the forest in the inferior, it should he. found that the ratio of 15 cen ts per bale, and the buck freight in proportion, would over run the limit of the charter, then, it will necessarily continue to los seti the charge upon out llail-Koad, each way, in order to keep our nett dividend steady and per manent, within 25 per-cent per annum. Tlie only question necessary to prove the above result, is this : —Can the northern Schooners, Sloops, steam, or other boats, do all the business for the people and mer chants of these central and western counties, from Darien to Savannah and back, for ©15,000 per annum, clear of wharfage, drayage, storage, in surance and commissions ? , If they cannot, then Brunswick will Irrve the 1 decided preference for an exporting and import ing market, upon the centre of the sea-coast of Georgia. By the route of our Rail-Road, Brunswick will be within one hour as near to Macon and Milledge yille (by river navigation) as Darien, and at all times sate and certain : and vve can remove 20H0 bales of cotton per day, from one end of our Rail lioad to the other, and at the same time an equal number of car loads of goods, Ac, back to the Altamalia, to be shipped on boats into the interior; and that too, without wharfage, drayage, storage, insurance, orcommissions, between the wharf at Brunswick and the wharf at the Altamalia. The above outlines are intended only to illus trate the benefits that must result to the stock holders of our Rail-Read, without entering into the miuutia of the general benefits, which will follow in their-train, to the agricultural and com mercial interests of the great mass of the people ot these central and western counties, who, in comparison to their present tratnelcd and tributu ryconditiwi, will soon-find an incalculable change for the better; and in a few years, the great natu ral advantages of Brunswick and our Rail-Road, will give to every thing around—new life—new prospects, and a tar more flourishing and nappy era t.o the Planter, the merchant, the me chanic and the people of the suite at large. The long and erroneous expenditures, drawn from the public Treasury, to gratify sectional en thusiasts, upon the subject ot internal improve ments in our state; and especially the delay of fixing upon the most proper outlet for tire export market of these central and western counties, has been the primary cause of keeping their agricul tumkand commercial condition, far, very for in tne Back ground ; hut tor which, the .people would now have boon in far more easy circumstances, and more exempt from debts, judgments, exe cutions Ac. Until the subject is settled, that Brunswick belongs to these counties, of right, as their chief emporium, the people wiii never be clear of enthralments, internal discord, and losses resulting from bankruptcies, and dilapidat ed currencies ; which go to swell the list el'oal agricultural and commercial depression. Since it uifound that the Charleston Rail-Road to Hamburg and Augusta will be completed, ma ny of our western friends arc crying out, “ what shall we do to destroy the enterprise and lawful rights cl Charleston, and save Susannah?'* We can see no harm that can result to the mass ofthe people of Georgia, by the completion of I the Charleston Rail-Roadif they should not I find itto their interest to make use of that outlet! to the sea-board, they will not use it:—but if j they should find it to promote their interests and advance their wealth, by the greater balance cf the profits ofthe tradeialling to Georgia, than to South Carolina, then it must increase the w ealth of the State; because its wealth, is, and must he composed of the wealth ofthe people. We think that such criers and enthusiasts for Savannah, had better adopt the old maxim uf “chanty begins at homo," and cry out “what shall we do to save the people of these central and western counties, from agricultural depression and commercial cupidity ? We cannot darken tiietT condition and pros pects, by opening Brunswick to their enterprise, and giving that, port, a fair triul. Can any pro ject lie adopted and carried into execution, that' can compete with our Brunswick Rail-Road, a Id , at the same time produce an equal dividend to the ! stock holders, and such extensive benefits to tlie ■ planters and merchants ofthe interior? it will ! be only 11 miles and 19 chains in length, and that * too over a hard level sur.ace, free from swamp.' creek or lagoon, and at a cost of but ©60,090, in-’' eluding two wharves; covered with fcub;7fr\> Ware Houses, of 100 feet wide bv 200 f „ , Unsnne cars and every thing eomnlct t. oll * these mistaken enthusiasts, who JL.,,'. ,J vo the state tl Georgia in a never endiu.M a nd. !“ Tolv ’ ofr„ or 3 millions of dollars, tn ‘ lcdel)t destroy the Charleston Rail-lio-? t acd vam, the city of Savannah, ever vetmiH ,!> * dollar tor the publication of their deS,? e ‘ rtel Auctions ?-i is confidently believed 7 not. ult 3 1wt 8 It is a pitty such criers do not de-1 wi:h the people, and come out wifi, 7° fair cause ol their alarm at the success n fn. iv ,ni ton Rail-Road :—The GRAND Bl’f'i<i-Ti ,l - M * es * —lt is the 3/other Bank ofthe Sfomir, that they are so anxious to save city of Savannah.” ’ JRd r “ ii. Upon this important subject it ;. ,i , nate for Georgia, that we now have the m offer the only way, by which that MaZZll U tutwn may, toe most judiciously fo. ~ v ‘ and placed beyond the reach of diWo^bT'' l^' aim tile rival commerce of that city— to the people and the Legislature turn their 7* 110,1 ;uld enterprise to Brunswick for 17 emporium of Georgia—assist us in tin* 7 ': f 11011 ol our Raid-Road, and then remove the il.unr to a far more lucrative mid permanent 7 fcibJLwrfiiSS Brunswick is central upon onr sen-board -, i as most ot the Branches of the Mother n 7 are dispersed in the con Ural and western e™ '" 1 * •hey muy a ll he preserved, also, and the 2 Insulation managed, from Brunswick, with !t harmony and prosperity to- the people Li u ©Lock holders, than by retaining the Moth* * n * tlie depression ot the agricultural a „d c uuiuitrc j wellar ot the whole state. L “ if the eastern location of Savannah, forth* duel emporium, is, ul hist, found incompetent? contend with the contiguity 0 f Charleston U wise for the state to continue to throw \ money after had, till her Treasury is exhaust and her people involved deeper and deeper ii dent .—Or m other words, is it not time, and nothing but sheer justice, that, if the liberality of the Legislature is to befurtherdrawn upon for objects ot internal improvement, that Jtirusswick should come in for the next turn of their Le vs lativepatronage and assistance? .■She is a better i>o. t—completely Iqd^-lorl-rd and a more heaithy’ and beautiful sire lor a large coa liiercial city, than any other South of the Cipn ot I irginhi, and as yet she h.us nqj’ec received tut dollar from thv istate, to open her great ijbtu rT advantages to the-true fiifotqst and. nroaptmr oi the people its the interior. , Extract from Lieut. -Stccktorf’s report ofth* survey ul that liar ami harbour, in.lHgti, for a N*a vy kaid, by order r f Congress—“ 22 feet at tugh’ water, on the bar, aud in the main channel toted l own ot Bruuswick, there is. water enough fur any ship that can cress the bar.”—Hence, will lie no necessity of applying to Congress for' money, to clear but the navigation and deepen ih* chamn’l, In tween the bar and the city. Every other Town ami City—plan, phA and project, of internal improvement iu the. State, byt Brunswick, have received extensive Legislativij,' and popular patronageand, so far,as tsamaali, and Darien arc concerned, they have coiitintt-di to droop and pine away, under ail the artitieijl af,d forced trade, that has been bestowed upon them, within the last ten years; and the baneful elbetij of their decline, continues to spread throughout these central ami western counties, in purport! it to their connection and tributary dependence upc.it those cities for export and import markets.. These facts cannot be denied; and would it 10, just and honest to hide them from the peop'f, when tlu'ir interests are so deeply involved!** Should not the impartial mind and public spirit of the citizens be awakened to their uwu inltrett, and the great interest of ti'.e state ? If the public money is to bo expended upon oh*, jects of internal improvements, it would seem for morn v ise, just., and Republican ; in principle and practice, to spend it for the general welfare cf the people, then tor their general depression and commercial bondage. How are the people ts 1-now and realize the great natural advantages of. ! the port of Brunswick, if that place, in purlieu \ hr, is to he forever suppressed and kept from their view ?—whilst the very bone and sinew, of their agricultural and commercial pursuits, ar* drawn into a distant channel uncongenial to their prosperity. Is it just and fair to deal thus with suchapopttc lous aud enterprising people, as those, in the vicinity, and west of the Oconee and tlie Alta-* tu all a ! , If V an Freemen still and as such, are entitled to all the rights and blessings, which the land, the livers aud the seas of bur country, offer us : aud whilst new plains and vt-ionary projects, to put down Charleston and her Rail-Road, with a hope, of keeping the dying embers of Savannah alive, yet a little longer, will only end iii rivitiag rife chains of commercial tribute and agricultural depression, upon the necks of these western free* men, we now solicit their aid and’ enterprise is the completion ofour Brynswickßail'-Koad.iiii the most rational means of opening anew and prJr in orient way, to the general prosperity and wealth of these central and western counties. We appeal, fellow citizens, to your jiresenV condition and prospects —we appeal to your im partial judgment, and to- your wtftm/*—we ap peal to your patriotism and state pride, —and ’# now solicit you to come forward and” subscribe for a portion of our Rail-Road stock, for the per* pose of promoting ycur own general lotfure. We make this appeal in the most friehdiy stfo cerity, and from principles of. the bightstregu for the prosjicrity cf the state : —Out entmptia* will cost but a small amount of money, 8‘..l? ros portion to tlie great jntblic benefits'll will 'diilun# among the people ofthe interior. Feeling, tlierefore, as Georgians should we first offer onr stock to our fellow ciutwiv, whose best interests we arc endeavoring to J ir ' r mote. _, Although wc arc sure of success abroae, }<’ it would beau unpleasantduty to ourselves and* >.* associates, to go beyond the. limits of our ova State for the balance of our stock, and be oblige* to say of our fellow Citizens, that they had ni public spirit and euterprize enough, to assist u j romoting their own lest interests ami that ol tv hdatc. A ■ this subject is one, which must continue become, more and lnoro important to the P’ V Sit' G- orgta, it is theufoio proper and nect-ssan, at this time, that it should be treated withr q ;-vl wip-'ctiaHijr p apd vt ‘ l,, i '■ ' i