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Details of the Storming and Capture of Warsaw by
flu; Russian 'I'1-a01)s-—- Tumults in PIITIS-"'D0,fL’(lC
of the French. Mimistors. ’

The ship Colossus has arrived. at Phil-

adeiiphia, from Liverpool, bringing Lon-

itlon papers of the 20th, and Liverpool,
papers of the 22d, September‘, both in-
clusive. The melancholy intelligence of
the Fall of‘\-Varsaw is amply confirmed.-—

But it was entered by the victors over the

bodies of the slain, after an obstinate resis-

tance, in which the Poles again COV6I'ed
themselves with glory in their fall.

Upon these events iho Editor of the
Morning Chronicle remarks :

“ VVe have more than once stated that
the reduction of Poland would in all pro.-
babiliiy be the end of the reign of Louis
Philip; and we are much mistaken ifihe
aspect of affairs at Paris do not now lead
to a change ofgovernment. The French
are greatly incensed that the Poles, who
by their rising enabled them to gi\e con-
sistency to their revolution, and place
themselves on a footing of equality with
the military powers, have been rather iii-
jured thau aided by the government of
Louis Pbilip. The papers are, howev‘ei',
unjust towards the government. '1 he
French and English could not have proven-
ted the military operations of Russia by
any thing short ofa war, and the Poles
must in the long run have been overpow-
ered withouta warlike intervention in their
favour. \Ve need hardly observe that di-
plomacy is always unavailing in matters of
consetpience. It would not surprise us if
the indignation of the Frenoli should pro-
duce a Continental war.

“ A letter dated Warsaw, Sept. 8, says
..“ Poland is again subject to its lawful
sovereign. On the 5th inst. Field Mar-
shal Count Paskewitscli sent a confiden-
tial officer to Warsaw to demand in the
name of his majesty the submission of the
city, and to promise on the other hand,
amnesty and pardon. With an infatuation
which cannot be sufiiciently deplored,thc-so
words of peace were rejected by the lead-
ers ofthe insurrection. On the 6th, atday
break, the Russian army advanced to storm
the city. After a desperate and sanguin-
ary resistance, our brave soldiers, with
rare intrepidity, made themselves master
of four redoubts which lay upon our line
of attack, as, well as the first line of in-
trenchments which surround \Varsaw itself,
and of which Wola is a perfect fortress.—
The task, however, was not ended with
this; there remained a second line of in-
trenchments, and a broad moat round the
city, defended by bastions. _ -

At four o'clock in the morning of the
7th the Field Marshal was preparing to
overcome these last obstacles, when Gen-
eral Krukowiecki sent General I-‘rondzy— .
uski to him to announce the intention of
the Polish nation to submit to its legitimate
King. These Sentiments we.-. h°W°V°':
not confirmed by that Chief of the Gov-
e,,,m,n.¢, who soon after came in person
to the Marshal. He affirmed that the con-
sent of the Diet was necessary for such a
submission. After the most urgent exhor-
tations and representations of the inutility
of further defence,.and the disaster which
it would inevitably bring. with I‘: ‘he Gen‘
eral withdrew at ten o'clock _in the fore-
man... Hereupon, three hours more were
granted to General Krukowiecki, within
which time he was to announce to the
Marshal his final resolution. As this was
not given by one o’clock, the Marshal sent
word that he should give orders to attack.
Half an-hour more was requested for con-
sideration, but this also elapilng without a
satisfactory answer beingggiven, the Mar-
shalissued orders for the attack. It was

terrible, and very successful ; flags of truce
were sent, but they brought only dilatory
answers. The attack was, therefore, be-
gun upon the second line ofiutrenchments,
which was carried at the point of the bay-
onet. The enemy, who in the meantime
received reinforcements, vigorously defen-
ded the gardens and the ditches towards
the Jerusalem bprrier, and even made our
troops give way for a moment ; but the ar-
dour of the latter revived ; they quickly
scaled the walls of the city, which presen-
ted a most formidable line of defence.-—

The prodigies of valor which had‘ already

distinguished the two days were renewed,

and at nine o'clock in the evening» the in-
trenchments, the gardens, ditches , walls-

The Berlin State Gazette of the 15th
September, contains asecoiid report, dated
Warsaw, Sept.‘ 8, relating, with more de-
tail, the circumstances of the attack on the
intrenchments of _VVarsaw. The following
quotation is given :— ‘

“ On the 2d day, (Sept. 7) Count Pas-
kewitsch received a contusion from a can-
non ball, which stritck his left arm, in the
first quarter of an hour of the combat, and,
though no dangerous consequences were
apprehended, he was obliged for a time to
quit the field, and leave the command to
Gen. Tod.” After reciiiiig the circum-
stances of the combat till the Russians had
got possessions ofthe ramparts, the report
concludes in the following terms. “ The
Poles retreated into the interior ofthe city;
the Russians occupied the ramparts, and
erected batteries for 80 cannon, to chas-
tise_tlie rebellious city in case it should
persevere in its resistance. In the course
ofthe night Gen. Krucknicckisent a flag
of truce, aiinouiiciiig that the Diet had
dissolved itself, and that he, as Dictator,
governed alone, though he was not sure of
his life.

At day-break orders were issued to all
the troops not to comtnit any liostilities, as
both the capital and the couiiiry had sub-
uiitted to his Majesty the Emperor and
Kiiig,and the army was marcliingto Plozk,
as the Field Marshal had ordered, to a-
wait liisMa_jesty’s commands. This morn-
ing General Malachoski catised a report of
the Polish army to be delivered to the
Field Marshal. The Imperial Guard oc-
cupied the city this morning. At the Je-
rusalem barrier a deputation presented to
his imperial Highness the Grand Duke
l\’lichael, Bread and salt. A brigade occu-

pied the Teto do Pent of Praga. The

Field Marshal will come this morning to

the Belvediers ;'liis indisposiiion prevents

him from getting on liorst-back. Gen.

Count \Vitt, is appointed Governor of
Warsaw, and Gen. ‘Km-ff, Commandant.

The suburbs on the southwest side are al-

most entirely burnt down. 'ln the city

itselfthe artillery has done little damage ;

its effects \\ ould have been felt to day.-

The loss ofthe Russians could not be in-

coiisiderable; it is estimated at between

4000 and 5000 men, but positive details

are still wanting.

The following paragapli is froin the State

Gazette of the 16th :—-

Witli respects to the conditions on which

Warsaw was surrendered, we learn that

security and freedom for the persons and

property was promised to the army, to the

senators, and all those who filled public

ufliccs. The army has gone to Plozk to

await the Emperor’s orders. Only for the

members ofthe clubs no promise ofsccuri-

ty could be obtained.

Frontiers of Poland, Sept. 10.——Ac-

counts from Vt/Iursaw, ofthe 8th iii the eve-
ning, announce that the army is included

in the Capitulation, and has sent a General
ofgho C,.n.,J I)...l-.. Ll3\.\nuu\ so. .......n-auvnd‘

itself to the clemency of the Emperor,
whose commands it will await at Plozk.—-
Berlin Jonrnal. I

From the London Morning Herald, Sept. 13.
The fate of Warsaw and so sacred a
cause as that of Poland, appears to cast a
general gloom over the public mind: hard
and bitter are the complaint against a gov-
ernment which, by a single manifestation
ofiis will, could have saved a brave nation.
The latest accounts from Paris represent
the state ofthe capital as most alarming.
The public feeling is "raised to a state of
phrensied liostiliiies against the ministers,
on their policy towards Poland ; their
funds have fallen three per cent.

The Russian conquest seemed to be
complete, and they had already began to
organise a government ; General Witt is
mentioned as having been appointed to
the situation of Governor of VVarsaw.--—
The terms which the besieged obtained
were-—security for persons and properly,
and from these conditions the army is not
‘excluded.

The French Government received ac-
couitts ofthe fall of VVarsaw on the 15th,
from the French Minister in Berlin, but
did not venture to make it kuowuuntil the
day' following—Friday :—-

The announcement then appears to have
been the signal ofa general cominotion--
mobs collected in the streets of Paris, the
Ministers were every where denounced
as the betrayers of Poland,and a stormy
discussion took place in the Chamber of

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every ‘hing’ in shim’ was m the ha" 8 of Deputies, which was threatened to be re-

our brave troops. Meantime night had

set in, and the army required repose.
The line of intrenclimentscarried by

storm, 6,000 prisoners and nearly 100 pic-

. cos of cannon,tvere the trophies of these two

memorabledays. .

Nothing could now save the city and the
enemy’: army. Both, therefore, implored
the ‘clemency of the Emperor[,and this cir-
cumsiance made it the Marshal’s duty to
restrain the vengeance of the soldiers,
which was excited to the utmost by such
an obstinate resistance. To-day otir
_.troops are in Warsaw. The Polish army
..;».ud the _pation have submitted to their
gnoparch ; the former in conformity with
-the .«Emperor’s manifesto, is gone to Plozk,
there to await his orders. In some days
we shall be able to give a more detailed
account of these important events. The
glorious success which we have obtained
has been purchased by severe losses. The
Field Marshal himselflias received a con-
gusign on the left arm & the breast. Kru-
kgwieckf has resigned his power.

Gen, Malachowsdi has announced to the
Fieid Marghal, in two letters signed by his
M,” handrghat he leads the army to Plozk
,witb the intention of waiting there for
the commando of hi: .T..rri,‘f|eria| Majesty.-—
r‘_ i;['.i,j,' 'v',"','t.1". Z:"!};"»l] anny perse-
.€-;~.=': ii’. tii~:'-dc -ifs")-.3 ;~.«ntiments,,0Dd ‘"579’
:_;...-=:’ ;.:-‘.11-to-isin;-é.n=iationswhich may,

1i=_-re been aduresscrl to it.

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suméd on Monday. The Ministers gave
but cold and laconic answers to the at-
tacks made upon them, and so strongly is
the war party seconded by popular feeling

peace that the resignation of the Ministers
must”be the consequence. The Govern-
ment has been already defeated in the
Chamber, upon the motion for bestowing
honors upon the oflicers appointed by Bo-
naparte during the iiundred days. The
following’are extracts :—-

A Letter from Paris, of Saturday the
16th, says :—- g

The news ofthe fall of ll/arsaw produ-
ced a deep and painful impression yester-
day upon the public mind at Paris, and
was the subject ofgeneial conversation in
the cafes and other places of public resort.
In the evening several groups were form-
ediin the garden of the Palais Royal, con-
sisting principally of young men, who pro-
ceded towards the Boulevards singing the
Illarseillaise, and the Parisiemic, &. shout-
ing Gurrrc aux Rusccs? Viva la Poloyne .’
About 9 o‘clock the hotel ofthe Minister
for Foreign Affairs was attacked by_a large
party, why throw, stones at the windows,
and torn down a part ofthe palisades next
we Boulevard. Some detachments of
groups having come up, ‘this crowd was
dispersed and the hotel protected from
further damage. A strong p:-trty of the

without, that it was feared by the friends of

military was stationed’ in the vicinity of
.the Russian Air.'bassador’s residence tribe
ready to act in case of emergency ; buffal-
though the concourse of the people in that
direction was great, there was no atteiipt
to commit outrages. At several points of
the capital, lamps were broken. Anj'at-
temptwas made to force the shops, of‘ar-
mourrrs on the Boulevard Poissonfere,‘but
a young man, wearing the Cross of July,
having placed himself in the doorway,
managed to leap the mob in check till the
armed force came up. The National
Guards were called out, and, in conjunc-
tion with the troops of -the line, appeared
at every point where public order was
threatened. By 11 o’clock all the groups
had dispersed,aiid perfect tranquility was
restored. Considerable crowds 'were as-
senibli.-ti this morniugin the courts of the
Paluis Royal’, where his Majesty arrived
about half past eleven, he was received
with loud acclaniaiions and cries of“ Vice
le Roi.” '-

Butfrom these partial accounts of the
sensation in Paris, we direct the reader's
attention to the following eloquent letter
from O. P. Q. :—-

PARIS, Sept. 18, 183l.——Paris ‘is in a
state ofagita'.ion difficult to describe, and
ofdissatisfaction which cannot be expres-
sed l The systerii of Perier and the Reit-
tiers now appear before us in all its tinkeri-
riess, its cruelty, its indifference to the feel-
ings and to the rights of men, and France
finds herself on the verge of being depri-
ved of the benefits which were promised
to her by the Revolution ofJuly. I have
told you it would come to this, and I pie-
dicted that the fall of Poland would lead
to consequences of a general, serious and
important character in France. The ag-
itation which is felt in Paris is general.-—
It is not the agitation merely of grief, or
disappointment or surprise, but it is. the a-
gitation ofa profound sentiment ofnatiou-
al indignation and national anger. It. .is
not the agitation of the surface of society,
or ofthe surface of human feelings, preju-
dices, and anxieties, but it is a deep, pro-
fouiid, settled feeling of agitation, similar
to that which a man would feel if he saw
the prospect of dying deprived bydeath
ofall his worldly hopes, the loss of friends,
relations, fortune, home, and reputation.
Do not deceive yourselves, or let ot_lit‘rs
deceive you, by the hope or the bclieflihat
it is the agitation of the moment—-tha_t the
new prefect of Police, appointed in this
day’s Moniteur, will set all to rights; or
that arrests, domiciliary visits, the sybres
oftwo regiments of Carabiniers, justiai‘ri-
vcd in the capital ; or the proclainatibn of
our yesterday’s Prefect, M. Vivien; or our
to-day’s Prefect, M. Saulnier, will 're-cs-
tablish peace,give strength to the Govern-
ment, and force to the ministers; .anll that
this public demonstration of opini . will
evaporate into more air, and ‘ be for _'-ten

in H few ltourc or days. No SlLcl1- tl‘.in,g_.-_—.-,
The agitation is not ‘that of a parfy,,-T5 ut of

all parties; not of Napoleonists aloitzi, or
Republicans alone, or patriots alone,pr of
the faubourgs, or ofthe students, or of the
Ecolo or Polytechnique alone. No,’ no;
it is the agitation ofall classcs,~and all 0-
pinions, and all students, and all schools,
and all journals: and every one who is
not it placeman or a rentier, exclaitiis,——
“VVe can go on so no longer-”‘ Jfthe
Courier Francais, the National, the Con-
stitutionnnel, the Temps, and the Journal
du Commerce, for the moment beg the
citizens to wait‘—to create no disturban-
ces—to attend the result of the debates,
which will commence to-morrow in the
Chamber of Deputies, and to leave to the
representatives of France the duty of over-
throwing the present system, without dis-
turbing the very basis of our political.exist-
ence, it is because they hope and believe
the results of this discussion will be to
make war for Poland—overthrow tbejus-
temilieu systeru,-.—to send back to his bank
and his iron mills the commercial Minister
of France, M. Casimir Perior, and to con-
vince Louis Philip that France will not
be humiliated—and that the questions of
peace or war, Belgium, Portugal,Italy»and
Spain, must indeed be placed on a very dif-
ferent footing. But should these expect-
ations be most unexpectedly disappointed;
should the Chamber approve the system of
Pcrier, by any vote such as that wh'cli it
has not yet come to, and should the, resi-
dent'oi'the Council obsiinately refuse to
leave the helm of public affairs, and per-
sistgiii steering the vessel upon rocks or
quicksands, the prepare for other lan-
guage, for other conduct, for ollier policy,
and for oilier proceedings; and prepare,
should it be necessary, for another, and e-
ven an irntnediate revolution ! All wise
men, all moderate men, all men who; desire
peace, but with liberty and order, but with
national honor and independence, desire
most ardenily that the Chamber ofDepu-
iies may to-iuorrow or Tuesday adopt such
decisions as will lead ,.to an immediate
change of Ministry, and an immediate
change of system; but should this not be
the case, the agitation will iiicreasi:-—tlie
troubles will become yet more .geiieral--
and violence and combats must decide the
rest. Remember what I have often told
you. France_ will not be cajoled out ofei-
ther the principles or the consequences of
the revolution of July, 1830.

The t_umults in Parisduriug the whole
of yesterday, and which have been resum-
ed to-day with increased violence, were
made not by Carlistsiii the disguise of work-
men—and not by priests, with blue smock
frocks and sham mustachios—and not by
the violent portion of the Republican par-
ty : but rich and poor, learned and igno-
rant, young and old. workmen and shop-
keepers, men and women, boys and girls
—by, in fine, all classes, ranks, ages, sex-
es, and opinions. lVheu the Jourltals of
the Ministers speak of a few hundred in-
dividuals having done this thing -and a

few hundred persons having done that-

they deceive only those who did not see

Paris, and did not behold the scenes to
which their statements refer. Not hun-

dreds but thousands, not thousands but
tens of thousands, you may with safety
state, did this and that—a\nd all Paris,from
the Barrier du Trone to that of Enfer,and
from that of Roule to that of Montmartre
——all Paris was in a state of agitation and
tumult. In some places _orators addressed
the multitude and cried, " Vive la Polog-
tie,” as on the Place de !’Odeon. In oth-
er places orators exhibited Pl3)"¢3|'d3s
and cried “A has los Ministres,” as in the
Palais Royal. In other places they com-
pelled M. Perier and M. Sebastiani to quit
their voiiurc and take refuge in the Hotel
of the Minister of Justite. as on the Place
Vendomc. In other places the people 0-
verthrew ilie oiniiibusses, to ‘tnake barri-
cades in order to prevent the cavalry from
charging them, as opposite the Cafe de
Paris and on the Boulevard’ Montintirtre.
In other places they entered the Theatres,
as in that of Nouveautes, Varieties, and
Italien, and compelled the actors to retire
from the stage, and discontinue their per-
foiniances. ludeed, every where the the-
atres were closed. “ Retire. retire l” cri-
ed the celebrated Fontan, at the Theatre
des Nouveaiites, “and do not seek to amuse
us with your follies, whilst our brelheren
in Poland are being massacred.” In other
places,the common people sought for arms,
and entered the shops of fire-arm manu-
facturers, and thus sought to defend them-
selves from the swords of the Municipal
Guards and the trampling of the cavalry.
The drums beat to arms in every direc-
tion, but the National Guards_ were deaf
to the sound, and out ofa battalion of 2,-
400 National Guards. only 103 men made

their appearance. The 2,300 -who refu-
sed to attend, ilius showed the nature of
their opinions, and how dangerous it is
to trifle with national honor and national
fr.-cling. In other quarters the troops of
the line refused to bayonet the people,and

contented themselves with entreating the
citizens to retire. In other parts the “pas-
sages,” similar to your Burlington Arcade,
were encuiubered with people who barri-
caded the entrances, and there sung the
Marselloise till the hour of iiiidnighi. In

vain did the foot police entreat, protest,
and fight their way tlirougli the dense mas-

ses of people in the environs of the Palais
Royal——and every where the cry was
heard of “A has les Ministres." “A has
Casimir Perier,” " Viva la Pologne,"
“ Viva la Liberte ! "

._.}_.
GREECE."'PiI3ll'.a papers to Aug. 31, re-
ceived at Bostomcontain the following article.
Lctteis from Hydra to the 20th Aug. state
that the people of that island are’in open re-
bellion against the authority of President
Count Capo D’Istrins, and that Prince Mar-
rocovdato and admiral Miaulis, (who distin-

guished himself so con_s_pi,cuopfi:l_y in the a ma-
gte tor inucpejndcnce) are at e head 0 the

insurrection. The beautiful double banked
frigate, the Hcllas, which was built in Amer-
ica, expressly for the Greeks, and a Greek
corvette, have been sacrificed in these dissen-
sions; for the Greeks, finding that Admiral
Ricord, who was on the spot with a. Russian.
armed force, wanted to take possession of
these vessels in the name of the President.
preferred setting fire to them, and succeeded
in destroying them altogether. after exchang-
ing it few shots with the Russian ships.

«+-
Turlccy 6-c.— Com. Pi-eble proceeded from
Smyrna to Constantinople in the U. S ship of
war John Adams, and was undoubtedly well
received, as the Americans are in high favor
there as well as in the Greek Islands. The
American Merchant vessel Ranger was at
Constantinople. By our late dates from Smyr-
na we have no further account of the intend-
ed mission to the United States of an Egyp-
tian Agcnt.—Boston Sentinel

. -0- »
The Madawaslra I)iflicufties.—The
St. John Courier of the 22d inst. contains
a report of three’ persons arrested at Mad-
awaska, and carried to Fredericton,on the
charge of conspiring and confederating to-
gether to subvert the government of his
Brittannic Majesty in the Province. The
acts proved were the holding of a meeting
to organize the settlement of Madawaska
as a town under the act of incorporation
passed at the last session of the Maine Le-
gislature. One of the defendant: was cho-
sen moderator, and presided at the meet-
ing, anotber \\ as chosen Towit Clerk, and
a third for a‘ selcctman, &. took the oaths
prescribed by the laws of Maine for
persons holding those ‘offices. They
were found guilty, and were sentenced
each to pay a fine of 50 pounds and to be
imprisoned three months.

The defendants were arraigned on an-
other indictment for stirring up sedition,
&c. in assembling to choose a Represen-
tative to the Legislature of Maine, and
making choice ofPeter Lizotie for Repre-
sentative. To this indictment they plead-
ed not guilty, and the trial was postponed
to February.

Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road open.-
Tlie Baltimore Gazette states “that the
assurances given in the late annual report
ofthe President and Directors to the Stock-
holders of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Road, that the second and third divisions
of the road [40 miles] would be opened
for use by the first of November, have
been realized. In a letter which the Ed-
itor has seen front a gentleman who per-
formed the trip, dated the 30th ult, he says,
“the ‘Poineer Car,‘ passed on Saturday
Morning, on the line, as far as the foot of
the inclined plane, No. 1, at Parr Ridge,”
being a distance of forty ‘miles from Balti-
moro. _

The fourth division of the road, which
extends to the -Monocacy, as well as the
inclined planes over the Part Ridge, and
the latteral road to Frederick, are in such
a state. of_ forwardness, astto leave no doubt
that the entire route to Frederick will be

opened within the month of November.

 

’ _ ibottttcal.

MR. CALHOUN &. MAJ. EATON.
The Vice President has replied to the char-
ges made against him by Major Eaton in his
late address, to the public. VVe make a unin-
ber of extracts from the commuuication.—
The valiant Major caught a Tartar when
he ventured to introduce the Vice President
into his quarrels with his lateassociates. Mr.
Calboun’s enemies will learn in time to let
him alone, unless they wish to be Jonathan
Russelled. '

“ Major Eaton has, in-his late address,
“gratuitously dragged my name into his con-
troversy with a partof his_' associates in
the late administration. The station
which he recently occupied, and the rela-
tion in which he is well known to stand to
ihehead ofthe Executive branch of the
Government, are calculated to give more
weight to his representations, at least with
many, than what belongs to the anoymous
communications of the day; yetl would
not have deemed his statement worthy of
my notice, had he confined himself to the
vague insinuations which ‘constitute the
great body ofliis address, as far as it relates
to me. To give color to his general char-
ges, he has ventured, in a few instances,
to descend into detail, and to give state-
ments of facts, but in a manner wholly er-
roneous ; which however, might be receiv-
ed by the public as true, were I to remain
silent. They have, in fact, been already
so received in some respectable quarters.
I am thus coinpelled,in self defence, to
correct the errors of his statements, as far
as they concern me. The occurrences
which are the subject of his address, are of
a character to render me solicitous, that
the part I took in relation to them, should
be presented in the light which truth _and
justice require; The memory of them
will‘ probably outlive thepresent day ; and
adecent regard for the opinions of those
who are to succeed us, nattirally makes
me desirous that I should not seem to have
any other connection with events, little
calculated _to do credit to the history of the
day, than ’what I in reality had.
“ It is impossible to doubtthat the main
drift of Maj. Eaton’s address is to hold me
up as the real antlior of all the discord
which is alleged to have prevailed in the
late cabinet, and to which he endeavors
to trace its dissolution, and which he would
have the public believe, originated in a
low and miserable squabble, on my part,
in relation the succession to the Presiden-
tial chair.

“With this view, and in order to give a

houu to visit Mrs. Eaton, he st" .-..--, ,

v

on him and Mrs. Eaton, during, 

iiiriivar s, we
iuotives, and not by considerativn.-; s,s;.uec-
red with duty. Unfortunately for Major
Eaton, his statement is not correct. Mrs.
Calhoun never called on Mrs. Eaton at
the time he states, nor at any other time
before, or since, nor did she ever leave
her card for her, nor authorize any one to
do so ;_ and she is entirely ignorant through
what channel, or by what agency her card
could come into his and Mrs. Eaton's pos-
session ; to which I add, that it was not
done through my agency, or with my con-
sent or knowledge. If Major Eaton had
reflected,he would have seen that there
must have been, to say the least, an impo-
sition somewhere. He states, that our vis-
it took place while they were in Philadel-
phia, and of course, preceded their call,
which, as he represents, took place after
their return, and which, he must know,
according to the usage that governs inter-
course at the place, could not occur. The
Senators and their families invariably
make the first call on the Vice President
and his family ; and in conformity with
this rule, Major Eaton had called on me,
on my arrival at Washington, before. his
marriage, which I afterwards returned ;
and not finding him at home, left my card.
This was, probably, while he was absent
at Philadelphia, and was the only inter-
course I had with him, as for as I can re-
collect, during the whole session, except
what took place in the Senate chamber, or
when we casually met at parties. .

“This is not the first time that Mrs.
Calhoun has contradicted the statement
that she had visited Mrs. Eaton. It was
reported at the time, that she had visited
Mrs. Eaton, and that her card had been
left. She then, on all suitable. occasions,
contradicted it, as directly and pointedly
as she. now does, and in particular to two
respectable ladies from T enuessee, (wives
of membersjwho then resided in an ad-
joining boarding house. -

“ The erroneous statement of Maj. E.
compels me to give a correct version of
what actually occurred ; but which I nev-
er intended to intrude on the public, and
n_ow state, with great reluctance, even in
selfdefence. When he and Mrs. Eaton
made their visit,-I was not at home, as he
states : and did not return till after they
had retired. When I returned, Mrs. Cal-
houn mentioned they had been there, and
said she would not have known who Mrs.
Eaton was, had she not been with Mr. Ea-
ton, as the servant had not , announced
their names. She of course treated them
with civility. She could not, with propri-
ety, do otberwise. The relation which
Mrs. Eaton bore to the society of Wash-
ington, became the subject of some - gen.
eral remarks. The next morning she in-
formed me, that she had made up her mind
not to return her visit. She said that she

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considered herself in the light of astranger
in the place; that she knew nothing of
Mrs. Eaton, or the truth or falsehood of
the imputation on her character ; and that

political aspect tothe refusal of Mrs. C‘al- _
she and myself called in the Rs: Eris:-ii;-'2..--i.

sence at Philadelphia ; intenti.i:1,_.=_' it ..~. = ‘I
f r - that indeclining lnl~.'..‘.‘.:‘;tli"aG at--i"
TV‘E!'B"‘.xt: -

she conceived it to be the duty ofM.s, Ea.

 
 

ton, if innocent, to open her intercouise’
with the ladies who resided in the place,
and who had the best means of forming a.
correct opinion of her conduct, and no
with those who, like herself, had no means
of forming a correct judgement. I replied,
that I approved of her decision, though I
foresaw the difficulties in which it would
probably involve me ; but what I viewed
the question involved,as paramount to all
political considerations, and was prepared.

to meet the consequences, as to myself, be,

they what they might.” * "" * "" v I

“ With the satire view, and not much
less errtiiieously, Major Eaton has given a
statement of my application to him in fat-
vor ofa friend for the chief clerk in the
War Departiiieut. He has so drawn tip
his statement, as to make an impression,
that I suspended all official intercourse
with him, because he refused to comply
with my application. The fact is far oth-
nrwlse. It is true, that at the ‘ request of
my friend, who was also aiwarm and devo-
ted friend to General Jackson, and had
suffered from his altachinents to him, I did
present his name to Major Eaton,aud that
I had no official intercourse with him af-
terwards ; but for it different reason from
what he alleges ; a reason which every
individual, who has even it moderate share
of self-respect, must‘ deem amply sufficient,
as a briefstatement ofthe facts will prove.
The application was made, not at the ear-
ly period he states, (which was necessary
to make "the impression he intends) when
it was known he was to be appointed Sec-
-rotary uf'_War, but after he was appointed,
and took possession of his office, and, if it
be material, long after Mrs. Calhoun had
declined: to return Mrs. Eaton’s visit. I
calledat his ofiico aday "or two before I
left the city ; I informed him that I called
at the request ofiny friend, simply to state
my impression of his qualification and not
go urge his claim. After I had stated my
impression in my friend’s favor, he told me
he was well satisfied with his qualifications,
but that he had offered the place to anoth-
er gentleman, whom he named,but inform-
ing me, at ‘the same time, if he should do-
cline, my friend would receive the appoint-
ment. I remarked, that the person to
whom he had offered the place ttas per- (
fectly qualified, and that I could not say at
word to weaken his claim. Besides his
qualificatiqns, his relations with me was at
least as intimate and friendly as his whose
name I had presented, and as between
them it could not possibly be a source of
uffeiice, that the former was selected ;,
which, all who know me, will admit, when"
lsaytthe geutleinan s*'.. ed was Colonel
Gadsden. ' ~ .''-'i. '‘«2-:;'‘ I received a let-

then a member of
‘ -or Eaton alludes
 ~' . so had made ap-
I '1--_‘ _ ‘ g . - in favor of the _
«--~;‘-..='.:- for '~‘-':!utr~ V I-rad‘ applied, with the
:='.(.' .-fun result of his appIicu!ion_ Q.”
uic strength nf (his, as well as his promise"
to me, I wrote to myffiénd enclosing Gov.
I-Iamilton’s letter, and informing him he
might expect the appointment with confi- '
deuce, as Ifelt almost certain that Colonel
Gadsden would decline the office. ‘He
did decline : but, contrary to promise, an»-
other person was appointed without giving
me any explanation, then, or since. It
was this breach of promise, remaining still
unexplained, which interposed in barrier
on my part to further oflicial intercourse
between its ; and, not as Major Eaton re-
presents, the mere refusal to grant the ap-
pointmeitt, which of itself would never ,
have liadtlieleast effect with me. Iftliere
should be any doubt as to the promise, or
the time ofthe application, the letter of
Governor Hamilton to me, and mine to
my friend, both of which I suppose to be
in existence, will esiablisli the correctness
ofmy statement.” * "" * * *

“ The inference he [Major Eatonjwould
draw from General Green’s course, in re-
lation to myself, can scarcely dcstifve more _
than it passing notice. Gen. Green's’
course has been of his own choosing, with-
out an attempt on my part to influence him.
Such an attempt would indeed have been
perfectly idle. If he should be supposed
to be governed by base and selfish views,
how could I influence him ?_ ‘Ihad noth-
ing to give, where he had much to lose.-
On the contrary supposition, that lie was
governed by a sense of truth" and justice,
an attempt to influence him was unneces-
sary. My course, I trust, afforded ample
motives of that description. If it had not,
it would have been in vain in me,’ on the
supposition of his honesty, to have at-
tempted to obtain his support; as it clear-
ly would have been, on the opposite, to -
liaveobtained it at all. As I have been
compelled to speak of General Green, it

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is due, in justice to him to say, that I be- -2» I

lieve General Jackson had no friend more
zealous and hopest in his cause. What-
ever maybe his preqent feelings, I know ‘
from his own declarations, that he was

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early and decidedly enlisted in favor of his __ 

re-election. His own interest evidently
lay in that direction, as I believe his views
°l Pulfllc R0i_icy did. Ifhe has since chan-
ged _his opinton,many causes may be found,
In_wl}at has since transpired, -without at-
tribut_ing"it to an imaginary influence 0-
Ver him, on my part, when it musi be ap-
parent to all, with _tlie whole power and

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P3‘-f0nage ofthe government against me. \,

I had nothing through wh. tocxercise it."

Ml“ Niles. editor of the Weekly Register‘
gyies the following remarks upon the nomina
tion of Mr. Wirt: ‘

“ We are surprised at the nomination, _
Mr.Wtrt-_—at his acceptance of the nominal’ _
at. the manner and matter of that acceptanc"
and more especially at its ratification by The ’
Convention.
gard for Mr. Wirt, but we do not think that
his Opllllonr conggr-niiig Internal Improve-
ment and Doisu~:s'r‘rc Iunuswnv are exactly
those entertained by the friend: of the .dmert'- -
can System." .

 
 
 

We Iiavea high personal re- ‘K.

 

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