Western Statesman, Volume 2, Number 19, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 22 July 1831 — Page 1
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I laws for the execution of these duties wre do- ' mined on, as the most propitious moment of my When Mr. Ingham had concluded, Judge ii letu r tu llmt e!., i i. I feetiv in clheiency, and obnoxious fur their life; and although it might now he difficult to Fox rose, and addressing .Mr. Ingham, said, such that I cm.' I iit, r
rior That joalou-ly and hostility had sprung persuade thoc who partake deeply nf the pre- that many of his follow citizens present, had a up in various sections of the union, as well in vailing passion for oilicc, ot the sincerity of this great desire to know the fact, connrctod with
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TV o nOLLNH an l) V It l Y CFV t s p.-r yer, r-iy- as the t.reat iind dutiii bing (piestioii of iiiij'Oit will come, wheu it will he readily believed. Washington, nn J as there was much anxiety tVi'himi .ir. t...i " !!,h",,',dhj!1VVm(i' eveim; that tLe treasury department was th As to pecuniary loss, (if any think of this) to posses correct information on the subject, !?" till Lmmrnlu'it'wiinKVirJw'il far u.l"ti"t' i'-- j point of contact, in fact, the battle ground of much less labor than 1 should have bestowed he relucted him to rclato to his friends a-soinb-mm. , the.e contending and excited interests. It bo- on official business, well directed, will easily led, such facts, as would enable them to d:.-
tsi. h rrrtur th. .r r.i.-r-iv i.riTat.-,.o-t inut r0llBS me mt tJ s;, v 10 w t k is d n ty I. a bet n procure something more than a bare subsis- 9emiuate correct information ua tL
PUT uii' ivnlli', Br 11 win ec mean oi iiimi -u..-..-- - - I i li l i .r i i i l . ,J.K 1 I executed. I can only a-ure you, that every tence, which nil know is scarcely allorded by ; ing subject No na.xi iH t.e rl.-c .i.nmi. .hntm. all jmanc" rr j i,,.-u!t 0t" Uly mind has been const mil v di vo- the salaries at Washington. 1 can have no j .Mr. ln-li
laitl .n.n -s nt t'u- ..io..m 1. 1 n.- i ii.'i.r; ; an.i a latum
to ii.itt .1 ,!e..no
ii:i'ki', i I.. i ..it r. .1 i Hi w i-nc i - m nt.
Loli i I ' Oi S .( a r net.t I.. ,t..-l ..l!ll. j t 1)V Kit I I 1". M l".N I S inserted at the UM.d rates. r-r - t I -"M i in: rni i. . tu i.i'it: s r rix i l. r.L. ?:i.m at nn mi: or Tin: honok vm.r. suit i::, i. ix.n m. A .. h s it wa. k no wn upon wh it .3 it "dr. In. .11 i .1 ii. i. 'it b" c rccted to rr turn I uit.e, a Ml. dor el t.i republican feiiow-citiriis of D i' k cotin'y r.en hied, and rc,pie-tc I Jul.ti Pob, llu.j. mid the M inorahle Juhn Ton, to Uiet l.i m nt Philadelphia, and cnndiict him to
theciu'itr. Their g'utieiiicn pi rfonued that ;
cny on in-iay ami Mt.iruay u. " : jecf f Public tood, in which 1
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weir nit i it i nnr c inci ii.niv invtrii,iii .M"itij:oii:ery c.'iltil; hv a body of s.!itleiuen frvitti l! irk on h,o -eh.i.'k, and by th in escorted to tlie I nc ol the Civility . I lore Mr. In, turn was lereired w ilh ntl.iiiiti'ti. cheering, 1-y a ;re it i Ci. i.c i ire ol 1 i" ft ili'w citii"i, mi hor hack, ! i'i i irria.c--, dc.irb irn, and on foot. t T'..u cavalcai!'. iaiii..?t!iatel formed, and
nn in r r.t. i .c:..'l In I . iitiir I :ivtrti unit
l.,e i ir.'ttion ol the
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ly t ;i' i t : a to
l.ii.lil dire la n : . !K - - I uXk V (Ji i :;e. If ! te-u:
the inve-tija tioii he neci-sary. 1 w.u it-
regard to the (!ilpoition of the public, Iniuls, declaration, et I perfectly knew that the time the attempt to asafsin ate him before he left tlal.ed to him, liiuu.l
believe tneni to I t any i i t.u; ul ! y ia j r jc
f.icl-, I ui.MiI.l have Inriu-i.e witue.-es to uny fact s;.i: 1. is not iiuiv in ,'( -3,,rv . Ti e
! thou -!.t roper local! on the i am in reply observed, that )u-could the trc i-urv !. ariate'.!. v.-..
', '.'!.'!'." ',h,'. ! i.a .'t 'iiu-"t.nJM'i.u'b. i ted to" in v ollicial duty ; that for the last two cause of resentment therefore on this account, not refute to comply with the re iue(, but he m having been in the eo n-
i t: 'i ,
'years the luiilmght watcli lia teltloui l oiinu ii win noi ne inougni proianny , I lio;ie, to wouui mucn rattier lor I tie character of the ! my eves c loscd in sleep not engaged in the say that the 1'resideiit is but a mortal ; subject government ami the nation, that he hud the ; ' dissipation of the tay metropolis, but alone, iu to all Ihe mlirmit ies iiuidt nt to human nalure ; powor to bury the whole transaction in oblir-- ' the tirr, arduous and severe investigation ol the his displea-ure or denunciations are not three'- ion. This was not how practicable, and he 1 i tnrious subjects pr -cnted for decision. ou ed by an omnicieiit eye, nor do tin y carry would state the material facts as minutely aud ; ! will eNcuse me ftir thus alluding to m;. Iters so with them political or corporeal death. And brieily as he could. " I . personal to int self. I could not have done it. even, if, as he suggested in his corre-poinieiice O'l Friday evening the sevenUenth, nlni'it
but lor the peculiar illation which exists be- with mc oi tbe V Hh t prl lart, I w. Jwff i von a. id inc. and the pci -im-i.hi that fd a a facrif.ee to i.ropitiate public
you htitl hce'i informed of the ame fct, thro' , for others whom he loved, and whom it hail se- clerk in the war department, demanding nu
other channels ; public sentiment h iving dono ' verely threatened, that of itself is not good avowal or disavowal of a pul lication Tn a me nmre than justice in these respect. It hud cause for resentment. It was not the ancient , newspaper, witUout any other connexion with
pals on ti;.it i. I ; . .i tid t o- e . ;, lln y deny tin; truth of my sir,!, ral teiiu-, have each a '.mitle I it- u
iaL-iii iv I reset c.i Pre w:. it t.'C I- I i. in ! - .iii - it , ! In s.i its t J t:.i; iian.e; of , hjr.'.v::, ' . n ' : u of : . ..-HI, J !.'!. : : r i i ti!ij'iil it in i,e:ieili. in (.ve
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t- ittleiiil-. leu o ciock, 1 receiveti a nolo lroiu .dr. I.iitor, o i:n a by the l ands of Mr. iLtuelol ;di. then chief
c.-.fvl
1-aton a. id tr.-.-unry r's r-)j;,i5, e '. n ir.e. L.lol. j C 2!ie or ilan-
alo cheered me with the hope, that the con- , custom evttiin idolatrous sacrifices to select j the paper being sug.gested,llian that it was sup-
titlciic.e t.us kintlly reposed, might have been the worst ol the tlocii tor those purpose". Ihit ; posetl to be triendly to lue, and was publisbe
loyetlin promoting other and higher oh- ; whatever may have been the motive lor my re- j in the city where I resided. 1 could not a cover for a dastardly atiem
was zealously nioval, I slitill enjoy the ehect, atiil 1 leel like a , iloubt tliat such a deuiand was a preiu le to :i ; have not said ta.it trie tra i'
eni;:i-ed. It oucht not to be tlisgnisetl, that inarinrr w ho has safely returned frvuu a long, ' w anton and premed t itetl qu irre!, and a! t hon-h the tinal eNtincii-hment of the public debt, toiUoinc ami somewhat perilous v uy as:e, to re- ; I did not understand whether it was the lurl which ii very n ar at hand, will proeut a new j etive the joyoua greetings of his coiupaniouii ! stated in the paper, vu : that my family h;i 1 cns: in the atfair ufoiir country The public ' and friends. j refused to associate with his, or the authority
miutl slionltl tlierelore DC lamiliarieil to it, anti i Amoiii: the American rent le, the nuhlic ; lo P"im-n, w mcu l w as cullt tl u poll to disa
ry material particular, us fur then.i-lv-3. I ha-.ti ,tite 1 tiuU ilaii.hlpli alien:. itt-iy occupied i' buihlrii. in the trya-'iru aa I rc.::;; Willi a vuw to j er-M .ti which 1 hare termed a5--;,- i.,.nt: though I had receive 1 notice ci si.;n, 1 did Dot biheve toat eiliier
dolpli would attiick me, unles- they could get behind my back, or to take some other advantage. 1 therefore considered the threat as
t to Ut-Msiiuatn. rcr, r.-j-ister and
J.I auditor were privy to the desii ( E'tjn; I have only sail! that the rooms of the two f mir werj occupied by him while i in wtiit, and that each of them wa- in h;s cuaiji.ltir. Now it is admitted by ?Ir. Eaton i. . - t 1,: wit
preparation made in advance for the event, judgment alone can fix lasting dircpute en u ; vcw tho-e to avoid a prolonged correspond- seekm ; a personal rencounter with me on that To continue permanently upon the people, tax- j public man. Thi re is too much independence n ei gave him my aunver in each alter- t5ily iUui the exculpatory s.aleaier.ts of t;ia is ctpial to ten millions of dollars, the amount m the- itch, for truth to be Jucee-sfullv ocr-' lldl,ve- oil hav a probably- seen tho carrel-'. "tiici-rr u.imed, without even the aid of a cruij
UlH.er , f !. ,,r.-;ttl .M.Lii'.r I'nti.l lit.tri. Ilittl iv.ll i . 1 .1 , 1 1 I .1 . 1 . . I .. i oo 11 lie 11 CP 11 11 ( t 1 llCe. I it I I , r ....C ...!.. 'i C a i J . i I) a I 1 1 . : 1 ! 1- ;l V 1 1 llLi.niiii.l r-.-i...' .1 11. 1 n
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What can com- !
deceivetl by the arts ol the "ervile ninl merceuaty part of that body. I cannot be mislakt n, however, in the iihiu ations I have seen, that ! whatever niiiv have be. n ihe motive (or dis
solving the cabinet, that object is not deumed
Ou the same liny that mv notn wis th live 1 ler even more than I have staled.
J received challen-P iz : about threeo'clock, I T. L. Smith, the Hs.-ister. f iv
by the hands of .Mr. Uaiidolidi. the chief clerk. I PTC l-!r succor t-i
now tiding fecretary of war. Having company to uiimer and u,lt,l late in the eveniru, I
to have been fully uccompli-hed by it ; and it i sr,lt 1,0 ausyver that uigiit ; the next morning,
it3, it i a not
hut ('ties not 'lenv
liunv. i -i batons object in comnig to ttia Trea'iry department. V. 3. icwis the ?acoii.l Auditor sa'.sdie knew of ao "t ,:-cirac,.''
e? not s.iv t.i-U he km-iv iiothiu-r ol r-i-
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r..!iir.l hjr tin rii rrrnt i' nn-i'S ftl vhtt " i -
.-taiort;r..'rl W. T. .,1i , eonscio.i-lv beh. -ve ba-
Ko rr, and ll. John l.m. ',.ir.l the existence of this uniaii- and the more .-lu-:., A .Wi Ci; t. C. Merrick, and : no dre.-ard the conndaints of those who thu.k
.lr. o. Aict.aiubnuit. t thn,s. lxi s a.rteve,!, the more rapidly
A long li"e ot c n a i :- prereiloi! a'l.t 'i- ! tli:t
OUT lll.ll : tlll l .1 , i. 11 IT lii r. 1 i K , . . . il .- .... I i ... , . . . , .i.,, ... t ... , : l l l . i i
, 1 ri nMui I'M me i.ie.iAiii, up oi a coon uti.uiuii, i, Nt-rv ni -parent thnt acores etlilorial has lieen ; i ",lme ir. uanaoipii iniruueii niui-
loi'j a.rn i. -ranag in 0,1,1 cur en Miner in:! the highest and may be the last hope . organietl, rcadv to let oil" tiieir poi..ned shafts; " into "')' room, and threatened personal vi-' ,0"J dun. Mr. Caaiobi 11. T. S. Treasurer, el t ,c 1 i.rn i.e.. j ot lil.-rty ? On the other Wand, fiiddenly and ; at hoii.oevi r, and wh.-ui ver, directed by the olem:e if 1 did n.)t answer the note. I inform-! says he did know that a eondict w-,13 esp.ected
............. i-rriiitinati- v to reduce the inmost duties to n.u.i.-r .,1' 1 1 ... n.. 1 s o .,( !,,. ,.oli-mt eo In 111 that 1 slum .1 take m v own time t.i Ho 1"" "ia not tn neve H wo.ihl take 11 ac thai
-V the sealeol reveil le lor the current exp.rndi- , too eager for the chase, or perhaps in ohedi-i li and howed hi,,, tl.e tloor. On the fotlow- j Perhaps he thoti.ht I ivn'tlj 1, loiie the ven-j t 1 1 . . .. f r,,i I ii h fn- ...,., c. .a...... 1 ;...! ini- niorniiiir I r.i;.-,li,iMr I'a i....- o .. I 1 to the Treasury after sach a n i.
enb.. fol arri ol the revolutionary war, l.e- ,U)t be described. 1 bay. no doubt but all ' nioe.e eommeneod their attack on me. 1 eonld i went out to take leave of some of mv friends i "-contre : or that if I did e.i.ne
l.erM Sam-tel Mii.t-i, and Captain I" r"' tl.cse ev lis may be averted, and mstead of nnl-; ,,0t mistake their connexion, but I hied them 1,Jl;i" tiplying antacoui-t intere-ts and exciting :iei- not. The foremost of our tmpral duties is t ,.-n t.:e.r arr.vM at t..e Bear Tayem, whar. , nios aml lmr, throuchout th. nation, I that which we own to our country, and with C Uveco-icoars, w, re waiting to receive him, j Ullllke bv c,?araphical boundaries the mo-t ' dos ,,de for a polar slar,hoev( r makes care-
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c,-.a. i. if niiigrnuiiaiimut , . - h , , ...... ov(,r interest of ths
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not upon no
lrj.!.ao, wl-.o ya sc. mn; s:i,l Mr. tJower. cl fliii i-U
l.rv. J i
i hearty we.
j if-!'.t, he nr.- Co;-!. hit It-.t t n th
- f ta'.'f . read un.'er the thai!- ol v.ner irei s o'l ii.r,i v a i pre ated a tood limit ... i i--i.. .i
lie . a- sa; or.e.i 0,1 1 , n.iti ry iii- ont
: .'.- p.itiiol l.ra. :iiiiiel ;-inito iiinl r Fox ar-d r-a I is Ir-i't hv the Pemoi ratic
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',v ...... .-. 1 re,:uiriMiot le-s of the s, nit of
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i.:.ii ii.., I. no i w.i 1 tin t i.ioci D.iiro. As 'nun n dinner was oer, ll.o loilowiric A. ' Ire-' rn d"Hert! to him by l Bpt.1111 llairtl c 11 . :i:v v 1 ii 1 ; a..iP, 1 i 1 . : A iiua.hirol y ar democratic repuh'I'.tii fellow eitietiS of iiurk 'on nt y, learning
ihat von w -re exi ei tea lo return among th
went out to tako leave of some of my friends in the city, which occupied me till after one o'clock. On my return to my lodginj-s, 1 learned thnt Mr. lhiton bail been at the treasury department in the morning, enquiring when I would he at the office, and that he ul-o ciiijtiir-
iiii'tako his wav
lat.l pn -1 rve every uiiercsi 01 in?i I he treat mint 1 an. to reeciv e bom t he corn
country, 1:1 the Oj-pf ration ol which, ev. ry ; i!lvi. dverted to, will ilcncnd
section would be reconciled ; ami whicil would j , hiraeti r of my services to the c mntry, nor on j about tin o'clock, in the lower rooms of the
in laci, ;raw together tne uniereiu jari w 1111 their bem tit or inuirv to the administration, 1 trea-ury department, ocuupn tt by t.10 rivuler
nl lor the treasurer's room and went into it.
! and that he had spent a part of his time, sinci
of allectioii lotiniletl ill mutual, personal,
as well as political intere-ts. The sact Ct-sIhI adaptation of tho.-e measure- to their end, will
ia ti 1 oi i-;a and
' ol compromise, tiian Know ii l.e ci tne eontli- ; tioii, and skill in th? ur;atpiem nt ofotir divt r- ; ified 1 ii r -in i t The y-lem is i-omp'cx, and ! simplicity can only be restored by sio'A dej ret s. ', ar.tl the time is at hand when the work should ! be ia progre.-.. Tho difficulties are great, but
, u' 1 thev uro not insurmountable, and the object
but noon the nu t kin-' and ilcncit with which 1 Miail submit to w hat they deem the grcati t of all cricvaiict , (.,( 'is ..'V, t . lhit,n they atnl I place a diil'i rent -lunate ou tin thine-, and tins In.ts is dceuittl to ! u A'at'i, I shall have 110 opportunity of making a merit of my
iiseekne-s, or ;
111. 111!.' Ill
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ar..i irea-urer, ami that lie h ul imen seen 1.1 company with tho -e officer-, and had hern for tliu grt atcr part of the time stationed in n grocery atorj about half sapiare from mv K.d.-iH--during which he was occasionally visited by Mr. Kaudolpli, aatl by a Mr. Vankleck, another clerk in the war department, ho ao-
f c.nna f men 1 ;- rhaps ii
knew that Mr. Ilatou would coi-.trive to l.ncn ontol the way as actually h ipj-fned. As t .Air. Uantloijih, he tloe not den hei i;;a tho Treaury 1 'epa rtm.-nt 0:1 the sa .ie , i; say s he only saiy Mr. ll.itua t:n .ii',u ts t;l a lint'., between nine and three. iVitn s'ica eipuvoeatioti apd udmi--iot;s in 'f.-.,-.r d ?,' 't -tne 11 Is, I'.at iuij.ht not be expc.-t-.l ;i o 11 a 1 -.rosi
e x a 1 n 1 ii a 1 1 11 -1 ol all thi.-i; t -r-. tne j 1 rs.iiis about t he bad-no -.- ; to add, th it 1 0 -1 . : 1 . . 1 ; 1 of j.o 1 on me 1 .ia 1. jt 1 oei-.-i' ir.. , 1 . ...
! jiroti-entt r, I tteln ve d th it a !, i t,ov erumi 11 1 winch iiip.t to la j fed 11? a vi;;, tn.iry at least a, a. I vioioit'-c i,f t. . f;. o'::.'rr. h i ! i
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Fr-.ietl.n
inai -,ci"i;s i t'.at ha I'H'i'"-'
tin') which
vaid tg to the pi w I cirtilv ronr
1. ne a.send hd for the purpo-e ,.fj js ,-on,,v ,-.,, ,lk,..t ri-rt ,,r human i.itcl
licence. To etal h h more lirm'y the hoods
ol this union, not by jhysieal power, but by
011 a onr.'.i il w rh otii j hainn.
is w.- do, the exitene. of that i
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1 you to leave the elevated sta- i l!1,:t.. , jim-st, i a work of the most ex,1 have hded with so much sol-; :i!lr tl c i.ai.av;! or. and when accompli-hcd will
y onr-i-ii, ,,. . i. . ,,ri,., 1
hue and I t ii l ite yo
Hior lo
, that no one
hi en ! -e to rnt n -ha.
' ' i1' r ctuato nn iiut'.-iarlie I por -ession ol our ni ro ll i-il.t riPiiii'f. not only to or nosteritT. but
f ropronrh 011 your: r,n((Mt Rt ,lrln.;t day, by the mere" force
,iu,o..i ,ui,,.1iu,l.,,ii,,, or r"""-:,lleXHI11.1;e, ,,otie-. valuable to the ch.io of e.tnr-e. i t 1.1.. .... .,-1 1,.,.. .;...... i i ,..,i .,
jllil.ll'lil tllll I I I ,111.1 ll.l-lllt 3 tl.l .lll-.llllll, .11, r 7f( i" s slron- w.irhl. Thi-work so far a- it depends on the 1 01 this extraordinary , ,,, .i... ;,rl. .. r., 1, 1,.., . ...itt...-
" I ni-t, ti abler h tads and 1 devoutly hopw it ,. - , ,
' ; u,i y on et with toe a Ucut 10U a tut success it so
.:.-h l.t'iii; the firt sire ler '.one cX'd u.at
tiirasme which has 'l ocked the pulf and or. .!;! up Ihe 1 lements of party
out t i.e con pi rv. H now s.r, as a ti -tin .my i.frcrardfor yo-., im ito mi to pirt.ikr o1' i,ri h un nts w ith i,, an 1 t'-e tleaiocrntii' rcj nldi.-sins l.ow a-?em-l i d at the I!car Tint ru.
vor by a self-denying "ihnce I shall, therefore, pur-ue the course u hich duty to the country shall seem to prescribe, perfectly convinced that sill patriotic minds, when fn'l' f"fina' d n s to the history of the last twoyears, will come to the saiuo coin.biaiou until then. 1 it i-sdue. lo prudence, as well a justice, to forbear .1 definitive judgment. ' You have hern pleased to express a strong
i.vsire lor lame explanation o! the i xtr ior hnary mei-ttire which has shocked the public iiiio !, and broken up tin; elements of party throughout the country alluding 11 I understand, to the d, -solution of the cabini t. It is rt aFoiiiilde lo suppose that there was an udeipiite ctitse for a proceeding so unexampled in
the unnalB ol our country : measures ot this
av.
pearcd In act the part of vidcttej. From the in form a t ion I received of the mov em e nts of Mr. l'.atmi tiiitl Mr. Kaudolpli, I expected the assault to be made by them, and prepared myself for that purpose, t'olone! X. Towson had been invited to my lodgings, and went with mo
ui.urmeil as a witness, and to preveut a sur-j prise. Three other young men wire in com-j panvjbut directed to follow at some di-lance j behind, to prevent or resi-t an attack hv sa-' t nor numbers. My sor, being the only per-; son whos,. iii,. Jiad any ruht to txpo.-e in saicb a conflict, was by iay sole, both of u w ell j
purposes oi' bioo I, law had been oif. l.tiifl' M agi-trate.
cated to the I'k occurrttl ; know i
were ample for a tborou .h in v. .-t regular exuminntioa ol witia ses had another rear, u for ma kin.; t;..
eaiion to me l re-nieut. in the llcgi-tci's oiiitit', w;io Ol Ml - Iht ;.j'i's,.!i:r ;t 1 e d of a niiu.h. r of pcr-oi..-, th Mr. llaton's place, he woiil
and that
elide i ua
. In this ;.': -eci siih.'iit a i-li . .ch :-; that ti.i ,;.;
I.l'.l
1 ii-.l lor y of e if fins : ; . ; . i i 1 1 1 i -,.at had
ii
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prepared or defence. 1 exoeetei the nit.-,. L I aim me 1 n.-MUent mini
in the pas-age of tho treasury department, a s ! "' oiiice w ho took Mr. r.aton. had tint bun- hi for .iil. r. ,t ih-.i .Mr. Hairv had i.
j buililiiig, and after having taken so much pains greatest bitten
I to obtain a meeting, it was scarcely to he cs-
turn a-t :
t..v. i.r.
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S.uii 1 1 S.ml li, 1'r.iii -is Hair), John loii kiimii, S1.1. rordy, nit 1 KiiifCT, ,li -i J oil nil)!), .Itt-eph IL Murray, John Divi", Josej-h Sc irboro!l;ri, 111. M'H'iuy, !.ew. S. l.'oryeil, John If irt, V. 1'. Swift, llfivry t h ipmai, Wiii. Siii.th, Andrew I dlen, .Samuel Daniel,
W. T. uoter, Jnnathnri Ilelanev, Jo'e; h 1'. likinson, Ji)-e;th Morri-oa, M.IT-. A TiiO-ll oil1;, '. liiist kfan, Joseph A rt baiiibauH, Michael Feeb, Daniel P. II anuin, Win. l arr, Joeph Dunn, tdiarlrs F. Da Hois, t'harles H. Matthews, Win. II. Powell, M. H. Snyder, 1'iat W. .lames
i well deserves. If in th? desire to discharge with fidelity to '. ti e cotintry , and ;itilaclioti to those more : immediately ceitteiiied and ii'.di r the presure j of great anxiety to prepare for the high objects 1 I have just reu 1 1 1 I to, I have not nui'.-ied in 'the partizm operations winch, whether intt ndi etl for j.ood ortyil, tire usually l.iua-l about the sources of power and patronage, I shall be ex-
iire not vi-rv iiiiraiiniiiiii 111 i.i.i! i-m ern- ' " "" .m. . 1 . 05 'innoi 10 uu :- 1
f I .1.1.1 1 1 . 1 . . . in
iueiiswhereltisliCUti.it tne cue mavis- I " " " 1 1 "r ,v"" '"" "i" 1, u" my
trate u can do no wron- :" but this doctrine 1 11 l,l'r'"'l couhl easily
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have been uh"erved.
docs not be!onS to our system, and it mti-t he ' u e l''11" 1 '"' " MTev,,r. unmolested. 1 w ent an extraordinary case w hich couhl render such ' nt ' t,',' st'cn'1 !,lr.v u lhcro,,.s 1 occupied, ft step expedient. Of this, however, the peo- j aB 1 little busme.s I hail to close t ie mud bj the best imk-i in tho I 1st resort. I l,)rt' 1 "''"".V 1(" "liiee, which haj been
and, hr fare it is draw n into a precedent which i uiiht be usetl for undefined and (1 .111 'erous pur-1
po.'fcs, they have a right to be fully informed.
while
1 do not, therefore, oh;ect to your retpn st, as
previously fixed for that clay. I h arm
in my room, that Mr. Ilitoiiand Major Lewi,; whose offices were in another building more j than a ipiarter of a n.ile ilittaut, went out I of th? treasury department in a direction to-! war. Is the l,rident1-ilioue where Major Lewis' lived. 1 was also informed that they camel outofum; of the register's roams. .N'otain. f ir-'
1 e.I ly some who 'eeui to speak ny .minority, in mil.t seem improper lor me now to anticipate ; "" "l ' u,,r" "'"'y 01 noueo uu t veiling. j i nrrancing plan for the selection of a succo-'or the explanation, which, aa none is above the I Soon afttrdark 1 was informed, by several j
to the Presidential chair. My correspondence ' reach of public opinion, be will no doubt think I Pcrsn l,t !t'e ,lllit r- Fatou,
with you mv friend, limited a it was, will ,t ,i duty to mak. of these transactions to '"r k"ol'b, and a .1 r. Overton, the latter
jcusttl for haying no lci-iir,: lor such employ- unpropt r , but when fi is considered that tl
j iiieiit,evenit Ibalati-tti f.r the a---oeiat ions proceeding, so far as I am concerned, was exJ of tin nature, which existed at the metropo- clu-ively the act of the President, who alone
1 lif. txor was 1 eii.'a.e,,, as t,as uet n uisiiiuai- ta ,, riectly exidaiu his own motives it
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liia.ai .a t . Hi.e-tei h,;t I. van's, t .p . w .vo-! 1. .p. 'it t-10 llif v i, auk! : 0 CX i'i
infills. All !'ae .oi o ol a, a iM 1 at tiic Pie-i ient's ciiiirnait i. Tl.. iiiiiiii' ated to line, was l,uivii 1 1 it
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j it. a le,.ij)- i.ii(. ft ite nt'i t ol t it- Facts . I am ai, I I. 111! It W 111 bl! 1. III., lilt to ttell.We p .It a pC.se I s 1 .lecp1 ly ca. 111 a ted in leeaa i wil l tin' I'i i.ie, i el i-it; Fait-
1 bear strolls nat i 1 e testimony at least to this the Amrrican i.eoide. Hut if it be thou-l.t i ' ii'' F.eyvis' oiFiee ami near relutive 1 - . . ...... . .. .. . 1 ... I I a :.. 1 ..i ., ., 1 ..
1 (act; I. nt il it tie not sat:laclory, 1 taite litis that 1 have incurred any responsibility 111 this
occasion to ah-iove every person to whom 1 protruding, I have only ta say, let the facts be
Philip Truiiibower,
nr.PLY.
V i rirafs as t 1 1 tir-Vitisi n;
bate nritten a letter, frem the tlate of my np- iiLstigated, and the veil which now envelopes
I pointii.t nt to that ol my removal, from every this matter in so much mystery, be completej oblation of confidence on that subjec t, w Inch ; jv mil0VCll. Jf ail is right, the public inintl is usuaMy deemrl to helong to pi it ate corn s- .vln u lisfieil : if any thin-is wron-. the dpo-
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on a visit to the I'resitlelit, were seen, app.ir- ue w th Tie liea-l cf
cntly nrmeil, passing t.i and fro on lhj street, not tar from my dwelling, and sometimes passing my door. On one occa-ion, while thus
passing, Mr. Katon slopps-l at tho
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It i- impossible not t. feel deeply si nsible of pnnd.-iiee, that the proof, ot I his char.e may (,e ;yj WJ, are sovereign in such
l looked into the pa-agc ; and while stnnding
tlure, prudetitly hesitating in his purj
gentleman in one of the Iowa r rooms, (?dr.
,) who resided in the house, stepped into the passage in time to see Mr. Eaton standing t the door and retire from it. 1 received
thi manifest-ition of sour kindness. 1. i..,, , le given to Ihe w 01 lo, il any exist. ; least, can apply toe re. m tly. It is the boast
been my good fortune to hair been longron-j You must not snpposi : that I am about to pour of our system that none are above the power ir cted with yii 111 all the various rrlations of , out complaints f.u private gnels. I hav e no or beneath the protection of this tribunal. L'psocial and poht.cal inc. 1 nni indi I. tetl to the ! private triefs. M v jink-mont has never w a it r- on their intelligent e aud urtti depends the
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tltislonris.ioaal d.-tri. , and especially of and honor pres. ribed, in the relation I bore to ' of our government. It is their sacred duty, as "limy tenders of pel soiial seivico for the night, my n.itiy.ioout.ty, f.r all the numerous public tha President, and Ihe other members of the well as right to scrutinize the acts, ami .can i om' w,,''-h J accepted, nnd the gentleman ti. id .1 I... 1. 1 . inu l.i.i. I i i ' a .... ...i,..;,,i.ip,il,i., t.n. I ..,,., ....I In- mi an erovinr the motives of all who are connected with the r'T1 " ll,- bouse. .Sometime between 1(1
i! e rr.n r n:.ri .iii,. i ..... i . c. ........ i e. , e t, -! :. . ht, .. v i .1 ncis nV on b li c sei i icp. a nd l ii rd w 1 1 h a y i c i la a t an.lH"(l 1 1, highly respectable inhabitant ol the
11 t .. . -. 3 '. i .i i '. . ' . ii.. i... ;.i ..;..' .ii.,,. ..r ...... 1 city informed me that he met Mr. Faton ami:
- i my rert-iypi iron iiieiu ainl Ironi V oil ill ' putiue opinion, anil mtiti cspeciitny in yiou r,iign-i ...m- ujnm-i u. .,,i,, ! fun
i.l cs.uini.m wi'h tin,,,, ii.nui. er.ible lavors generous ami kind countenance on tin occa- which, by weakening the inllueiice ol virtue , " or.seri 11 oiner person,, walking near the which ran never be mpaid, but front the over-: "ion, I should be unfaithful to my own cbarac- nnd patriotism, may impair the moral energies 1 r.cnt sgate, whence it was concludetl they flings of a grateful hear?, but 'm scene in,-1 ler and a heartless incrate, if fccuhl enter-; of our republican system. Kulertaininj these ,liul retired lor the night, in company with Pff a.lce,er obbgai.on than all the rest. It! tain, much less ex, tress, a sentiment of private views, but for the reasons I have mentioned, l some others who had been privy to Ihe scenes
is impossible to find language to express my I trief. Althou
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" e' II. I, Ill, IO I.l ,1111 ..10. I, nn-. ....... .ll. .1.1 I I J ' I , -. , , , , , .. my sincere i banks and a-sur- you that it will , the chief magistrate, for whose character you ' and strength permitted, all the light, whirl. I "r.U '') herein r be imparte,!. On the tol-
tvir be renn inht rrd with the most profound jiinl uawari ring gratitude. For the kind parti, iliiy with which yon have contemplated and
l.ei eiei such .in i;ivc -p my pii -ciu si i.i u !. I P. oi
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is express, a sentiment or private views, but lor the reasons i nave iiieulioiieti, 1 1 ... yj " m. ighstrippeti of the attractions of would unhesitatingly have responded to your! 1,1 the day, though perhaps not actors in th,u. xile.I from the publirj service bv ! request, ami communicaletl to you, while time! A rt of their ea.nversatioii was overheard, iiinin r..r 1. 1, nee . leirm ler voii ' and strength iiermitted. all the I. "his which I' huh may hereal r be imparted. On the fol-
....I l ni-i:.;...l ... n ,i,.i,t! nossess a, to the whole subiect. Hut 1 am the' '"wing day I finished my visits, in order to
nun iinu i,iiit rw ."x ' I f I ' I W I I j , I V'JtllJJiillllr'l 1 1 it I 1 I 1 1 111 JI -f L I In I O .' a 1 1 1 I he thus met ami greet.d hv such a crowd of my I more reconciled to declining a compliance witb j icare I tie city on i cilnes.lay moruiug,as I bad i hai i(,nl hv ,.,:,,!, offen.-s a::
fidlow-citifeiis umone whom I see, attended i your wishes, seeing that so many ehannels are ; appoiiuuo, in answer to a letter written hy Kirl wim,ha.l ek.-ludj.t hei innu ii, long I elm I
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an I tienc, t.iey ill Pi-i ad-.c t- .nvt-it liu'ir te ief, h, it it is ivii... dee t.i i-. -i: r-.e t"it-i' of tieth. If a i
a nd ' ''' P'Oiia. in v.; -i ... i ti ci el Pa- f an-' j t :aa u i 1 mvr Lin
it. a - i o,ii i in 1 i ineie i: an 1 i at e .-a:.! will ho prcva !,au.i
li ta s.ia u,- I i.t. ,'
tint hesitation a -.lend nt tiu j;ai o. pmposc. I have icinaikcd that ti e i it.- of ale I pitcli'li i'eimtioii f.jr a tp'-'i,-i iv proMvl liy Ins st ii,. i; a , a pin t
Wl.it.il I in 1 I n '111 lit 'lul ell-, in t H! city of W a,al : til far t.vo yt a i s pa.-l, v i. : liuii a I inn.v lit a i h
I n in i isi r ins. t Ins Ml ii.' tt nil kat-.v I i-1 ill mil
isavinv. 1 1 did not etcn (ilic-i. (nnt I hit i , i.,l .lnw
fiJt'ai. i e.nei. i of liU f.iini : v. .1.1 1 li..;e.i
I not hn e .:i-n t im cd llie I'.n l n i i i vie. in; nl jir ii In a to. I Ins menace, tin', ess I una,,! have cm .'.if i In j he bullied lit) a sta lenient wiuc'i eveiv ti.i I r l.tidv la 1 he false. .My reply to tins meii.n'e e its n. Hii.'r i.nit
nor le.-.s llian 4ii inioqaivocn! n fa-al la ihjto.v Pi lac I lliai my Imiiily liad lelusei 13 visit li.s. Ths f;iiilt or itiiiocei.ee ol his n lie no vu was in Ctintrrw crsy he ween Mr. Fatnn and invsslf. He never vua
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j.ocn of o.y public service', I can only otlrr by their son", the companions of my t hihlliootl, open tor comminution net ween mo people lino j- - - , uoiu m it nmti hi ; una me aiiem i m ia to nf jom addH.or,4i thanks brtween us, the hrart tho associates, friends ami confidants of my ri-; their agents, thro,,;;!, which they may have; I 'M-day evening the same men viz: Faton i me nn I my M'.u.j t, asiecaie w.f, a ,;...a.i l...,n uudnottb.Wue.isllieorvaDofcommun.ea- per years, and more than all these, some veil- direct ace. s. in this case to the responsible '"' hand,, ph, (and ,t is belicvrd Overt,.,, was the rcpe t.ih.e n . tnat . ,,y ha I c.ee.eH ion, tod it .peak. .t,f,h,U best id silence, erable rx lies of the revolutio f whom, i;d tig.-nt. I have only to add,. hat a. to myself "it. t ,,) pas and repassed my door : w..i ii.r o. , t W boa r mi,d the trust which the citizens, be prai'cd, there are yet a few am...... u-. I personally, I neither seek nor avoid the sen.- ( lre.,r,,tly looking nnperl.uciit'y ,,o the wan-1 , ' -Mr- Ul1 "'r UJ" U U of th.s district last conferred upon me, to eu-1 ay, sip Ii a i,..rline as this, is a reward inli.i- tiny if done at all it should be on public ac-; ,1,,w' a"'1 "bilmg oilier signs of the ascon-1 - . r ,ti in another of tiatr hazard ami resi.on-i itcly more valuable than thn mo-cs-sioii it any count, Uud the olijoct should be the public in- aile they bail been prat lismg I iouud a high . 'i',0 President o. tins U. Stile left th Ciry
c I u n 1 1 r hanird ni1 r . c i sri it - I 1 1 r I v imirn n I ti tt 1 1 lo Ili:il din u,u.f..iiiM t utiv
ubiii.v. ou wisel? ,,1.rn.l n run r ii i ...n ! Pn nr in I hi. .,ii,r nf l l.v . 1, ,. f nt -i i .1 r:, to i tcrest. ben this is undertaken, Ood forhitl "'gree ol excitement prevailing in tho city, of Wa-hili ton on the Jlthiilt. in tha d. lb
the n.wei.or probation, without inducing confer. Hut rsen without these consolatory that I should interposo any obstacle to a scru- information was communicated to ma that , la,OIM:lc, oll a visit to Old l'oi.1 Crl. A r f voi tu f evpra taliont; you tell as I did, that, evidences nf the good opinion of tho-e who-e tiny in which the purity and integrity of pub-; appearance ol preparation had been dis-j vy appropiia.e vi.it jut now for we douht U.f in ii lertHknig was hniiaV lens, an. I you 'yiii-' g'l.id opinion I value more .ban that of all the lie men, are lo be called in tpie-tion. Fnless coy cre.l lo way-lay me ou th road to Haiti-; whelhor the Incident has had uiuoll " tiwuip itia.ed in my anxiety for tb ct.ne.iien"ces. world lie. pies, because y ou know me be-t 1 lh.se virtues are . heri-hetl, this beautiiul fa- ,u,,rp- 1 then-lore prepared for that event, but (orV, 1 t so J v at bis new rei.dcuc. it was known that th iUpiirtment commit'ed say without these, I would be deeply morl ified hi ae ,,l pivernmeut will sot. n become a uielan- I '"et with no molestation. . . t,jy i ire, I, id rf;ently been c harueil ilh it any friend ol mine should suppose that I was holy ruin, and the execrations of millions y et I It occurred to inn in the evening thnt I Toist, y A'ouk Zue, cf U ltfeUn.Tla I.e ivy additional ilutHsa'iid responsibilities in anol'iret ..f syiupathy for .rivn.e jsrief. On imhoru will, while tha a&0 of history lasts b could not with propriety leave the city with-1 President of the toiled Slates A. potli wit nh.r.r vast Huiouut of .ho active capital of the contrary, I regard the moment in which, poured out on the heads of those who shall, out bringing the subject clisUuctly before thu. governiuoot will no! uil th frwuunM. of A.atIU ousmtry rlo-sjlv conusKed That th 1 wparatiou from ta public service wasdetrr- have contributed to its destruction. ! notic of tb President, ad 1 addr.id him'iow.
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