Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 22, Number 23, Vincennes, Knox County, 16 July 1831 — Page 1

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Advertisements not exceeding thirteen lines, will be inserted three times for ane dollar, and tvjeniy-five cents for each afier insertion longer ones in the Mine proportion. j""Persons sending Advertisements, must specify the number of times they wish them inserted, or they will be continued until ordered out, an'! must be paid for accordingly From th- "icuno id Ftuuirtr. THE CALUMNY, We pass over tin- question of dragging fem-de character into public discussion. The opposition tried the delicate experiment upon the late Mrs. Jackson. They seem determined to institute a similar inquisition into the conduct Gf Mrs Kiton. Ve mean not to enter into this question but there is one important point connected with this matter, which we do mean to touch. It is calculated to excite feelings of the strongest indignation. We know that several gentlemen are in the habit of sneering at the character of Andrew Jackson. They depreciate his sense they ridicule his pretensions to pat liotism and some persons have been heard to pronounc e him as malicious as a serpent and destitute of the manners of a gentleman. It was in vain that the late British Mi ii-ter (Mr. Vaughan) declared that President Ja kson '"would be regarded in any societv he had ever seen, as one of the most accomplished gentlemen of the age." IVit our own countrymen must set him down as a barbarian as well us a tyrant as a cor rupter nt" the public moral ami as the tool of every magician or ever junto which dares to approach him. As little justice has been do; it- to this man, as was Uune to Thomas Jefferson. The memory of the one is now relieved from the calumnies with "which it was sought to tarnish it during his administration and the time may come, when Jackson himself may be admitted to be something better than a dotard, a tool, or a tyrant. He has hi. faults. He has been uihy of errors, which his best friends are the first to admit but like Jefferson, he has not met with even common justice from his bitter opponents. And why? the mass of these opponents have been misled in their pinions, fry the organs of the opposition. The vilest calumnies have been propogated by tne newspaper press and no wonder, that with these partial views and insidious statements btfore them, even the liberal part ot the opposition have been induced to form the most e xtravjigant ;-.nd en oneous opin ions oi the chara tei of the man. Jifferson was grossly calumniated by a Cobbett and a Calicnder and charges of the blackest die have been circulated against Jackson, Mrhi'h are calculated to make the deepest imp'essi'Mi upon thousands, who may not have been disposed to th.nk favorably of his character. We all know how readily such things are magnified by strong nolitical feel ings. One individual wishes Jackson to be turned out, and Clav to be put in. Another is devoted to Mr. Calhoun and without waiting to weigh the consequences, also joins in the clamor of the thr ng. The public plants av ail hemselves of these L-elings and the most absurd stoiiesare propaga ted to abuse the public mind, and to prod a e a combination ot parties and a concert ot opt rations against the Administration In vain' The great mass of the people will net suffer themsel vt s to be misled: and Andrew J ickson will again be elected by the voice of his countrymen. What is no- the leading topic of the opposition? The dissolution of the Cabinet. Thev tell us, that the former Cabinet wis dissolved on aeceunt of a female that the President required three of his Ministers to associate with her that this extraordinary demand met with an instantaneous rejection that all harmony w;u thus destroy ed; and that the Cabinet then fell to pieces. Phis idle store is propagated in v arious quarters md what is amusing enough, by two persons who professed to be his friends. L appears, we believe, first in a newspjrr, which makes great pretensions to chastity and decency and purity of morals a piper, which will not even publish Theatrical Advertisements, and will not permit its compositors to work on the Sabbath. The Washington Correspondent of this pape fthe N. Y. Journal of Coaiaierce) put forth tile f 'now mg story: Tiie succession of defeits in all thes,; la s:.; nnk they did forthwith nuke their' respects iu Airs tvito th it they s:nuld enter m s Ph.-v answered win JiYiiiui Miv 'til . tun; their private relations. I'lu- next d iv t ie sa ne member of Congress w.is deputed to inf irm thoe gentlemen tliat if they did not immediately surrender to the terms, they should he h.rthwith. removed. The si ne uiv.ver was returned. Fortunately as was then s opposed, s une of the General's pohtical fi lends interfered, and postponed Vie separation. " The l';::'.c-l St?.ts' TekSt Wi, wi'!i all

v.e.n isvrati ns, oi tin-i tesaient ana his jet to tne the gratification ot expressing mv which vou have cast upon these men. Iv held in Gtot geiown, D C the Pre i were the Rev D

...... u, v.. u., i.uai; earnest nope, tnai unuer tne nmuence ot ; the attack ot geneial Howe uponnhe i sident of the United StaU-s sent a polite 'sey. the Rev.

b f(; ;,7s; , r ill, i'7 N - V li'cuia , American citizens of IJos'on, 1 775, invitation to the vhole Conference iir.e ' Pcarce. Reed, H Ot r i I v-'Miri t .ss io ilax a ints-.a'e to li.tr ot voir rommon roonrrv. m.iv rprcivc j . . . ... I J v

bin. Hruu-'i :oni Hrmen. inv .m,-t',, "r., ' ' i,.,c. i ' ::.. , ...o rePc,ka T gtncrat w atien, gcncTa! tvith him 1 hrough th urgent pers-Ja 'Cere, ba'gcant,

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its pledges to support him, docs not hesit:iteto lend its sanction to the talc and siz-

nirkantly propounds the following questions: " i ... Here is the ouestion presented. Will the Globe denv that Mr. Ingham, Governor Branch, and Mr. Berrien, were dismissed because they refused to compel their families to associate with that of Major Eaton? Will the Globe deny that, in Jan. 18J0, a member of Congress waited upon these gentlemen, and informed them that it was the President's determination to remove them from office unless they conformed to his wishes in this respect?" We will not stop to inquire what should have been the conduct of those gentlemen in the case supposed. We shall not stop to ask, whether men of honor would have hesitated to throw up their commissions. '1 hat they did not immediately retire from office is to us a conclusive proof, that they did not conceive t-uch propositions to have been made to them with the President's sanction. It will be for those who affect to be specially their friends, on the present occasion to clear them from the imputation which they would not heedlessly throw upon them. As to the story itself, we have no hesitation in pronouncing it to be untrue. The Globe lias emphatically denied it and the Tele graph now backs out from the production of its proofs. But we have other assurances upon the subject, which satisfy us of its falsity. We have before us a letter from a gentleman of higli honor at Washington. " The statement that 'the President sent word to Branch, Ingham and Berrien, that if their families did not associate with Mrs. Katon, they must lay down their offices,' is a base and malignant fabrication, like a thousand others we hear against Gen. Jackson, aim which will be repeated, over and over again, until the next Presidential election has taken place The President never authorized any such communication or any thing like it." Such is "the stuff that dreams are made of." From the U. V. Tclrgraih. RESIGNATION OF THE ATTY. GKNARAL. Washington, June 15, 1831. Sir: I herewith tender to you my resignation of the office of Attorney General of the United States. Two considerations restrained me from taking thin step at the moment when your communication to the Secretary of the Treasury, announcing your determination to re-organize your cabinet, first met my eye. There was nothing in the retirement ot the Secretaries of Mate and of w ar, or in the distinct and personal considerations winch they had assigned for this measure, which made it obligatory upon or even proper for me to adopt a similar course. Such a step, with any reference to that occurrence, could only become so, on my part, as an act of conformity to y our will. You had felt this, and had announced your wishes to the Secretaries of the Treasury and of the navy, respectively. I had a right to expect a similar communication of them, and conformed to the wishes and opinions cf my fellow-citizens of Georgia when I determined to await it. An additional consideration was presented by the. fact that I had been charged, at the moment of my departure from this place, with the performance of certain public duties which were yet unfinished, and my report con cerning which you did not expect to receive until my return. I was gratified to learn from yourself that you had taken the same view of this subject, having postponed the communication of your wishes to me until my arrival at this place, without expecting in the mean time any communication from ue. It is due to myself further to state, that from the noment when I saw the com nuui cation referred to, I have considered my of tidal relation to you as terminated, or as subsisting only until mv return to the city should enable me to conform to vour wishes by the formal surrender of my office, which it is the purpose of this note to make. I retire, then, sir, with cheerfulness from the station to which your confidence had called me, because I have the consciousness of having endeavored to discharge its duties with fidelity to yourself and to the country. Uninfluenced by those considerations which have been avowed by that portion of j my colleagues who have voluntarily separa ted themselves from you totally ignorant ot any want of harmony in your cabinet, which either ha-, or ought to have impeded the operations of your administration. I perform this act simply in obedience to vour will. I have not the slightest disposition to discuss the question of its propriety. It is true, that in a government like ours, power is but a trust to be used far the benefit of those who have delegated it; and that circumstmccs might exist in which the necessity of self-vindication would justify such an inquiry. Tne first consi leration belongs to thoetn whom we are both equally accountable. From the influence of the second )ow have relieved me, by your own explicit declaration that no complaint aff -ctmg eitucr mv official or individual conduct, has at anv time reached vou. You have assured me that the confidence which indueed you originally toconter the appointment upon me remains! unslnken and undiminished, and have been i pleased to express the regret which you feel , ; .;,, ( ,u ...... i ....... .11 UK . Ml .lili i.l, IIH.il I II i.UHI5UUIl 11.1V e voidable. Vou have kindle added the as. surance of your continued good wishes for mv welf ire. ui will not, therefore, refuse the change of vour confidenti il advise few dav's will suffice to enable me to verv nn mv uu e ITi e in a condtti vi tor the rtccptin of my successor, and I will advise you of the fact a soon as its arrangement is compete. I am. t espectf-illv cr,..r.,n.. . .: : . . . i " ii. sii,oui ij i sliv i, JOHN M.VCPIILRdON BKKRIEN. To the President of the U. States. Washington, junk. 15. 1831. -I hive received vour letter Siring the ofnre ef Auornev Ceuem!.

In the conversation which I held with you, the day before yesterday, upon this subject.

it was my desire to present to you the con- i sideraticn upon which I acted in accepting the resignation of the other members of the cabinet, and to assure you, in regard to yourself, as well as to them, that they imply no dissatisfaction with the manner in which the duties of the respective departments have been performed It aff -rds me great pleasure to find that you have not misconceived the character cf those considerations, and that you do justice to the personal feelings with which they arc unconnected. 1 will only add, that the determination to change my cabinet was dictated by an imperious sene of public duty, and a thorough though painful conviction, that the stewardship of power, with which I am clothed, called for it as a measure of justice to those who had been alike invited to maintain near me the relation of confidential advisers. Perceiving that the harmony in reeling so necessary to an efficient administration had failed, in a considerable degree, to mark the course ot this: and having assented, on this account, to the voluntary retirement of the secretaries of state and war, no alternativewas left me to give this assent a latitude coextensive with the embarrassments which it recognized, and the duty which I owed to each member of the cabinet. In accepting your resignation as attorney general, I take pleasure in expressing my approbation of the zeal and efficiency with which its duties have been performed, and in assuring you that you carry with you my best wishes tor your prosperity and happiness. I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, ANDREW JACKSON. John M. Berrien, Esq. P. S. You will please to continue to discharge the duties of the office of attorney general until you make all those arrangements which you may deem necessary, which, when completed, and I am notified thereof by you, a successor will be appointed. A. J. From the Bunker-Hill Aurora. AN TI MASONRY If we had room, we would furnish our readers with a famous letter from the honorable Richard Hush, on the subject of masonry, the Morgan ti ials and the American press with alio) which subjects the gentleman shows himself rcma kably familiar, remarkably liberal, and upon the whole, a decidedly able and candid man, considering his propensi ties, his opinions, and his ambitious "ul terior views " We d not hesitate to say, that in our opinion, a large portion ot the letter, particularly that part regarding the press, is downright unblush ing falsehood; and ou belief is that the letter was written bj Mr. Rush to se cure the assistance of the anti-masonic party in boosting htn into office. Whatever intelligent and honest men mav think of the institution of masonrv whether it be useless or usefui they cannot but condemn the course, rnta sures and objects of the anti-masonic party The letter of Mr. Rush, and (he weakness and tolly of fallen greatness in our own state, will but confirm thU opi nion and show incontrovertible that toe dcs'ne ot the party is to secure office c emolument. The object is t -e same, bom the ninepenny exhibit! ms of a no torious lecturer, to the public contribu Hons ot Fmeuii Ilili; from the ch'-ice spi.its ot Boston to the ex secretary in Pennsylvania A writer in the Peoile's Advocate printed at Tolland. Connection, has taken up 'his subject in a calm, dispassionate and powerful maimer Mis comrnu nications are in the form of letters to the chairman of the Connecticut anti maso nic convention, and are written in a style ot easy address, and in a manner which makes concession almost irresistible Two of his last numbers are before us, from which we shall extract two or three paragraphs. In the sixth number he calls upon him to answer "when in any of the relations of life as masons, we have violated the laws of our country or of Christianity." He proceeds: "The most distinguished patriots of our revolution, as well as many of the heroes of our late w.,r, are made prominent objects of your denunciations They are bound,' you say, 'in favor of a foreign foe to stay the uplifted arm of thei. country's battle I call upon you iu mine me omctrs in our army whoj were obnoxious to this charpc. It is an 1 j admitted tact that many of the officers of the British army, which resisted our claim tor independence were masons Washington and Greene, and Warren, i anj jujuy cue, anu nuncireus ot others I I ir... 1 l i , r . I ve also masons Now I call on you to ; name an incident in the history of our , revolution which justifies the anathemas ' Putnam, and the brave co'oncl P-ebcott, all of whom were members of the ma sonic society. Do y our charges derive support from the result of that engagement? Let the events of Bunker's Hill; 'bear witness General llnrirninc rnd . . - ---- crenerat liates were hoth f!icitnmiihr1 ; masons. When these brave men, at the j head of their two contending armies,

j were engaged in trie memorable contest 6ions it was usual to tiav e a word ot pray- (as it is charitably hoped; by an anony- ! at Saratoga, did they act like men "bound j er before parting. The President most i mous writer, is bcund a- u man of honor, I to bctiay their country in the day of bat-i courteously consented, saying they had! to gitc as cxtecsUo circulation to the

tie?" Lord CornwaliU was a mason; but in the e?entlui scenes at Yorktown,

did the American cause suffer irom the j

masonic character ol Washington or La tion might be a blessing to the nation -fayette! Sir Henr Clinton, and major P. avers being ended, they not into pr

Andre his aid, were devoted members of this society. General Greene and general Lafayette were members of the court martial which pronounced ihe sentQice cf death upon this accomplished young officer. All the argoments which vir tue, intelligence and valor could suggest, did not save him General Clinton with all the feelings of a father, urged the re ptieve of his affectionate young friend. If masonry could ever swerve its votaries from the pithef duty it would have done it here Ar.die was in the hands ol his masonic brethren, but his fate shows, that the obliga'ions of masonry, like the obligations of Christianity, are not ir.con sistent with our highest duties to our country When the father oi his country, and 'he brave heroes who stood bv ! nis side through that memorable conflict are accused of treason and readiness 4to betray their countiy in the day of battle." the honest citizens of Coi necti cut will fepel your chai ges, and i!l tell you and your associates that the blood which pui chased their freedom was not the biood of traitors. T call upon you to name the eventscf 'he last war which support your charge General Packenham and general GibbV the officers who Vd the lit itish troops to the attack upon New. Orleans, were ma sons Did general Jackson receive them like a man "bound to b- tray bis country in the day ot battle?" Let the Iln:ish boldicrs who bore tneir dying offices from the fieid answer the questionDrummond and Proctor and Ria!, who led the attack upon our northern army, were masons How were they met by Brown and Scott, and Porter, who were also masons? Let the soldiers w ho stood by their sides through the scenes at Niagara and Chippewa, answer General Brock and the el quent McDonald, attorney general of Upper Canada, his aid. were members of the masonic fraternity. vV hen upon the plains of QueenstoAii they fell victims to the valor of the American arms, commanded by generai Van Rensselaer, who is now a distin guished officer of the masonic society in New Yok. did he furnish evidences mat he was "bound to betray his country in the day of battle?" The names of R-dgers, and Hull, and Bainbridgc, and Porter, and Perry, are identified with the glory of the American navy Did their connection with the masonic society ai feet their valor or their patriotism: A nation of grateful freemen have long since answered the question? "The task of assailing the fame of the heroes ot ourcountry lias been reserve 'or you and your associates Many o' the present officers ot our army, whost scars remind us of their valor, ?r a sons You have imputed to ihm dit trace you pronounce them destitute o honor and integrity, in fit for the stations which they occupy, and willing as matte t ot duty "to b"troy their countiy in the ) day r. battle " "Not satisfied with assailing the liv ing, you nrve invaded the sanctuary of the dead, and attempted to tarnish he fame of our illustrious lathers Een our beloved Lafaye'tc. who now Jives as a ennneciing link between the liberties of two continents, is not exeini-'ed in your chaige. Couid the spirit of the dead speak, a voice from Mount Ver non, like the rolling of distant thunder, would be heard in our land calling upon ! the sons ot liberty to vindicate the ieputation ot their lathers MISREPRESENTATION CORRECTED. From the Balnmore Republican. The fiist of the following letters, contains the calumny and the two follow ing, the refutation. Messrs Hobo 2Bd Hanson, the writers, were members of the Conference, and continue to be mem" bers in the Methodist church. Further evidence, if it were required, of the ut ter falsity of the story, might be found: in this city, from men, either disconnec ted with politics, or adverse to general j Jacksont From the correspondent cf the Philadel i fihia Sun, dated Washington, Jfiril Sfh, 1831"The following anecdote is substan tially true It is worth preserving on ' . many accounts, anu some, at least, m v j profit by it. j "During the session of the Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, late : sions of one or two influential JackoB - 1 men among the ministers assembled, j forty two were induced to attend, some of whom not being Jackson men, were! moved to attend more frcm cuiiosityj than ar.v thine else. The rtnast hp ino- - , y - - r - - - i - nvpr. the file Irru er. whn wn knr,u r, hv ' the President to be a violent pattizan. informed the general that on such occa-

perfect liberty while in his house lo command him. Durine oravcrs. fervent r

titiuns were offered that his admirustu nuscuous conversation. One aikcd th general something respecting the si proaching canvass for the high and orable station he held, and also, who I c thought would be his most formidat'c opponent? "The only man (-said the general) of whom I have any thing to fci , is Judge M Lean,of Ohio. All lheotf.tr candidates who may enter the field I can laugh at and put down, but this gentleman is ptpular He is a member of y cur society. It 13 important that I get a respectable support from the Methodists, and if they will not desert me (or M'Lean, as respects the Baptists, I'll be c, nd if I can't do what I please among tferr;! lam sure of their interest. A significant lock passed from one to a nother, the design of the invitation wj understood, and the edijled clergyman, after their acknow ledgu tnts for his ci vilities, took their leave. I will conclude by saying that after aP, the t pinion here is, that general Jackson will not again be a candidate for the Presidency, rsome of his sti orgeat pillars have sunk under him, e.nd u ugh he is franking DoneUon circular all over. Lis teve;i?h anxiety only indicates his w.aning popularity Be assured antimasonry never had a more bitter enemy than Jackson. CASSIUS. Lstters frcm the Rev. UTessrs Robt and 1amon. Washington, June 2d, 1831. Dear 5zr Your communication of the 20th ultimo, enclosing a pub.ication which appeared in tht "Phi adtlphia Sun," bearing date the 8th o! April, over the signature ot "Cassius," purpoiling to give what the wnter calls sub stantial truth, relative to the visit paid the President of the United States, by seveihl members of the Bal'iroore annual Conference during its session in this city, (not Georgetown) hasbetn received. I tie reception of your letter with its enclosure, was ihe fii st intimation I t ad, that so gross a libei upon the Piesident, and the gentlemen referred to, had been going the rounds of the papers uncontradicted, since its fust appearance in the "Philadelphia Sun' ar-d agretntny to your request, I now proceed to givt you the facta in the case which ntithe C..ssius (nor any respectable man) over his own signature would dare attempt to ctntiovert. During the Session of the Conference, some of the members (inclurii. g u.:a who staid with me) tx pi ct.it d ai. :;etu pay tl-e President a tiiei diy s i t elorc they left Washington, and rtqtcsttd me fo inlioducc them, which I picri.ittd to do I addressed u short note to the President apprising him of the deire of hose gentlemen, and requesting him to s.y at what hour on (he following Tuesday evening it would be convenient for hirn to receive tht m He politely rep led. by saying he should bo pleaded to ste as ny of the brethren at 7 o'clock as might think proper to call on him; and rtqnested me to say, that he should ex: cct Jlhem to tdkc tka with him, (not dinner, as stated by Cassius.) At the hour appointed to receive their visits, hem 35 to forty called upon the President, rnd remained until hall past eiirht. 'i ho Rev. Messrs Retd and Peatce cf the Baltimore, and Hibbard of the N Yoik Conference, venerable for their year, piety and respectability, er grossed nearly the whole ot the conversation with the President during our stay, which principally related to the Methodist Church. Politics were not named by any individual upon that occasion These gentlemen were r.ot politicians they were Ministers of the Cross of Christ, and had too much respect tor themselves, as well as for the president, to discuss subjects of a political nature, (even were they so disposed,) upon an occasion like the tne referred to. After tea, and on the eve of retiring, the President was asked if we should have prayer before separating, he replied, 'with great pleasure The Rev. Mr Reed offered a very feeling c appropriate prayer, when immediately after, ear.h one took a kind and fcfTecticriate leave of the President, highly pleased with his biand and courteous deportment, ai d interesting conve "satior; 'The name ot "Judge McLean" or the "Baptists," was not introduced into the conversation even incidentally. Among the Pi cachei s who visited the President x:tors Ha'l and DorMessrs Hibbard, Ever.s, anson. Magee, Tippet Barrv. Brvscn, PoisJ,. J Collins, Larosor, Humphries, and Lav" ! nius. and to them, or either of tl.ern 1 re- , fc-, for a confirmation of the above statcment It is due to the President as well aa th, &n,'in1(.n uhn itttd him. n ' t, w.v . j that Cassius. be he who he may, ia calumniator; and ti e editor d ti e Pnila.dtlphia Sun, having been impe std upon,