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OL. I I.—NO.*16. , _ __ . ..... U _*. __ LY O N S , T U E S D A Y , M A Y '3£l83K W H O L E NO. 68. T E,LY O N S C O U S T E T M A If, cd every Tuesday morning, i a Lyons, W ayno C o . N. Y. H O L L E Y b H A D L E Y . is T o village subscribers, $2,60 T o thoee wfio call at lho office for ^ and to mail subscriber#, $ 2 , 0 0 per -yable in advance. T o com p anies o f r more, who c a ll at the offico, $1,50 , if trance. !iements inserted at $ 1 , 0 0 a equaro t throe w e e k s, and 25 cents for each ~nt insertion. A liberal discount made .who advertise by tho year. * 2 “per or advertisement discontinued un Lrrearagos are paid, unless a t the dis* 'o f tbo Editor*, ttera'snd Comm unications, addreasud to s, om it bo pottrpauL i Aird’s “ Coptlvs o f F o z .’ * R I S H E N C A M P M E N T . i . U wm a goodly *ij»hi those tents beneath Uie teum # light, ling round with deop pavilioned pnlo, hill in tnlddlo o f the volo. -*, ‘with golden sunlight in their tnpn, I grew up Its boautsous bl«pop, «S iu o p o n summit, and thereon » plains the mighty captuins shono ; rough tbe valo, delicious by- enrolled : ©f rivers in thelrevoning g o ld ; along their sun*illuralpcd banks, *0 quickrestless glesth^of w arliko rank., .where lhe hills arose by soft dcgroos, ttely w arriors'in the myrtlo troos, Iheir beauteous steeds. From oast to 0 ‘fiiw itaodonwurj’t.lbo volloyV m.uih Mlt tha teata/th. whil«, and round lhe ■t, > eio hurst deflanco to maintain, rtagainit the raorrow’sdawmng hourf gaycimp belie J th’ inspiring power : White teethed triboa, that loitered on the grai«, “Ughter burst—fiorcc pass; U m tents w e re poured Uio gorgeous throngs ons, blenl with shout* and warlike sung*: astd tho din es o cr iho cncam pm ent wide, * ty dark that ove of tummortido. joats wore heard to MISdfiLLANY. From Nmv.Enc'nmt I .rcend.. H T A M O N G T H E W O L V E S . BT J. a. WinTTIEB. * T l it f g o w n v o l C ing tlio ptaco o f hlii'lg'ller, w ith his long ^ ogt offunaivo h o w l, did auk for blood ! \ ie wolf— g a u n t nnd ferocious !? How many tales o f wild hor- re .associated with iu name ! o f the deserted battle-field lhe w o lf nnd vulture feast to- r— a horrible and obscene ban- realizing the fearful descrip- f lhe siege o f Corinth, when— \ On tho edffo o f o nro .at a rovon iiwppin- a w o lf,\ i tlio cold an^WffEJUQK corses fallen ;— n r-of tha'ijri^lL^cintli forests, w here i ^ p ^ b s l n t links exhausted, am idsithe-vdrifts ol , and the wild w o lf howl Vound* ly in hit deafening ear, and lean and evil eyes gather clo'ser and round liim, as if im patient far ill o f the doomed victim , early svttlerj o f N e w -E n g land unfreqnentty, greatly iti' ed by ihe number^ and fero- : wolves which prowled a- :their rid e settlements. Tfi .'easily overpowered them, and discharge o f his musket, s c a t m from about his dw elling. ‘ ‘ even from the timed child id glare o f day — b u t in the _!//\Military night, far away -'dwelling*' o f men, they were *\ 'j their fiendish and fcro . iliie,for,,blood, jjw a r d a fearful story o f llie ^ t h t ’lijjjiofsoine o f the old Vermont; Perhaps it m a y d..ii),t(fe;language o f one o f '*«* « f tli* scene. ■- a n i g h t o f J a n u a ry, in the ‘Ve -bad been1 to a fine j#?£abo«t two miles from ^^tment •’o f four ur five lo g was ' rattier late— a b ou t ^ ' t * sh o u ld g u e s s — ’TJwoke u p , T h e r e w a s d a dull, grey shadow - a ll around tbe horizon, a few pal* and sickly ‘g a v e us their dull light one through a d in g y cur* ? w ere six o f ot^rin com -f_t Mnspn nnd m y s e lf aod / ’ g irls as ever g r e w - u p T-)be Green Mounulrij.^— my .two lister* and' Har*. ' ’■and hi* sw e e theart/'the ' oiir -next door neighbor. ’ ■ down handsom e girl ;AlI«n. I never, saw ^hoUgli’ I im n o stronger ta ^ \ S b jf w i t *o. pleasant and kind o f heart— so gentle and sw e e t spoken, and so intelligent be side* tliat every body loved her. She bad an ey e as blue as the bill-violet, and h e r lips were like a red rose leaf in Ju n e : N o wonder lhat H arry Ma- sou loved her— b o y Ibough he was— for w e had neither o f us seen our sev enteenth summer. O u r palh lay through a thick for est n f oak, with here and there a tall pine- r a ising its dark full shadow a- p a in s t .th e sky, with an outline ren dp red indistinct by the thick darkness. Tin- snow was deep ; deeper a great deal than ever falls o f late years— but the surface was frozen strongly en o u g h to bear our weigb_t, and we hurried on over tbe white pathway •vitli rnpid steps. W e had not pro ceeded far before a low, long howl cam e to our ears. W e all knew il in a m o m e n t ; and 1 could feel a shudder thrilling the arms tbat were folded clo»e to my own, as a sudden cry burst from the lips o f all o f us : “ T h e w o lves ; ihe wolves !” D id you ever see a wild w o lf ; not one o f your caged, broken down show am n inls, winch are exhibited for six p e n c e n sight— children h a lf price— but a fierce, half starved rauger o f the wintry forest— h o w ling and hurrying over ih e barren snow, and actually ■und wiih hunger ? There is no one o f G o d ’s creatures which has such a frightful fiendish look, as this animal, lt has the form.as well as the spirit o f a dem o n . A n o ther, nnd Another howl ; and then w e could hear distinctly the quick patter o f fest behind us. We all tur ned righ t about, and looked in thc di rection o f the sound. T h e devils after us,” said M ason, p o in tin g to a line o f dark, gliding b o d ies. And 1 0 in fact they were ; a h o le troop jjphem ; how ling like so m a n y Indians in a pow -wow . W e had no weapons o f any kind ; and w e knew enough o f the nature o f the v ile creatures who follow ed us to feel that it would be useless for lo contend w ithou t them. T h e r e wa* not a m o m ent to lose ; the savage beasts were clo s e upon us. T o attempt High w o u ld have been hopeless. T h e r e was but one clnnce o f escape, and we in staijtly seized upon it. <• T o the tree ; let us clim b this tree !” I cried, springing forward to a low -bou g h e d and gnarled oak, which 1 saw at a glance m ight be easily clim b e d into. H a r r y Mason sprang ligh tly into th e tree, and aided in placing the ler rified girls in a place o f com p arative security, a m ong the thick boughs. w as*the last on lhe groand, and the w h o le troop were yellin g at my heels f b e f o r e I reached the rest o f the com p a n y . T h e r e was on* moment o f har b r e a th ing and wild exclam ation* t n io n g us, and then a feeliug o f calm thaukfulnes* for oar escape. T h e n ig h t was cojd— and w e soon began to shiver and shake, like so m a n y sai lor* on thc topm a st' o f an lcelaud w h a ler. But there were no mur m u r s ; no com p laining am o n g us j for w e cou ld distinctly *ee the fa u u t , at' tenuated bodie* o f the wolve* beneath u s , and every' now and then w co u ld tee great,. g l6w in g eye*, star in g up into the tree where w e were seated . And then their ytlj* ; they w ere loud and long, and devilish I I k n o w .n o t how lon g we had re m a ined in this situation, for we had n o m eans o f ascertaining the lim e w h e n I heard th$, limb o f the tree crack in g , a* if b reaking down beneath a w e ig h t o f sem e one o f us ; and m o m e n t after a shriek went through m y ears like the pierceing o f a knife.. A ligh t form went plunging down through the naked branches, an4jTeII w ith a dull and heavy souud uponflh stiff * n ow. “ OA Ood ! 1 am gone / ” Itwas the voice of Caroline Allen, The poor girl never speke again There was a horrible dininess and confusion in my brain, and 1 spoke not ; and 1 stirred*not j for the whole wa* at lhat time like an ugly unreal dream. I only remember thai tliere were- crier and' *hudderirig*£around me ? perhnM'I joined with' tliem j, and that therfe wer’e'Vmothered groan* and d read Al I h owls'up deTp eathItwa*,all oyer inr a mot^ot. Poor Caroline She was liler*ilj’' eaten alive, •s'-The wolvfeijiad a^frightfultfeaitj and‘they bec.ame>\rav)nsf\'mad’wrthttiieVtai(e\bf lilood * *\ * * ’ * “‘s' ; ^t 5 VIien; X came';fu_liy ,tjmy t h c ; ! i o r ri b leii d riw»;vw *n tv,» AY. ri J i .. ... J'IV. •T . >' * . lasted but a m o m e n t; I struggled to shake o ff the arms o f my sister, which clu n g aroand me, and could I have cleared m y s e lf 1 should have jum p e d down am o n g the raging animals.— But when a second thought came over me, I knew that any attempt at res cue would b e useless. As for poor Mason be w a s wild with horror. H e bad tried to follow Caroline when she fell ; but he could not phake off the grasp o f his terrified sister. H is youth, and weak constitution and frame, were unable to withstand the dreadful/trial ; aud he stood close by my side, wilh his hands firmly c lench ed and hi* teeth set closely, gazin g down £poh lhe dark, wrangling crea tures below, with the fixed sta r e * o f a m aniac. It was indeed a terrible scene. Around us was the thick, cold night— and below, the ravenous wild beasts were lapping tlicir bloody jaw s, and howling for another v ic tim. T h c roonim g broke at last ; and our frightful enemies fled at the first advance o f daylight, like so m any cowardly murderers. W e waited un til thc sun had risen before we ventur ed to crawl down from our resting place. W e were chilled through— every limb with cold and terror— and poor M ason was delirious, and raved wildly about the dreadful thing he had w itnessed. There were bloody stains nil around the tree ; and two or three long locks o f dark hair were trampled into the snow. W e had gone but a little distance when we were met by our friends from lhe settlem ent, who had becom e alar med at our wild and frightful appear ance ; and m y brothers have often times told me that at first view we all seemed like so many crazy and brain- slncken creatures. T h e y assisted us to reach our homes ; but H arry M a son never fully recovered from lhe dreadful trial. H e neglected his business, Ins studies and lus friends, &. would sit alone for hours together, ev er and anon muttering to him self a- bout that horrible night. H e fell to drinking soon after, and died, a m is erable drunkard, before age had wbits ened a hair on liis head. F o r m y part, I confess I have nev er entirely overcom e the terrors o f the m elancholy circumstance which I h ave endeavored lo describe. T b e thought o f it has haunted me like m y own shadow. And even now, the w h o le scene com es at times freshly before timations intrusted to friendi.in private life. T h e former ought not to be cal-. eulated to deceive ;«but neither, on the other hand, o u g h t tbfey to contain such full information as m a y be g iven to the governm ent and fam ily o f the monorch. ln the case o f o u r'late sove reign, G eorge IV ., Sir H enry Halford informed the governm ent as early as the 27th o f April, that his M ajesty In- bured under a disease o f the heart, & that efiusiop into the chest m ight soon be expected ; but it was not until the WIU_ latter end o f May that his Majesty s c|ose(j OVcr him, and he lived thenceforth inquiries nnd solicitude concerning only in immortal story ; „#ar modern Cur- lnnisclf, rendered il practicable to in- tiu* leaps into a gulf from which an txit, form him o f his danger. T h e an- l>v loriuous ways, indeed, leads to d e nouncement o f it tudu'-ed him to take I'S*'1 nnd s.ifeiy, certainly— perhaps but the sacrament in addu.on to the other 'll0 rub—perAoi,j - t o the loftiest daily religious exercise he ha.l been l,°~ .,cal omm®ncc- _ f „ - J I • I . <• 1 hus much od tlio Secretary ot State in the habit o f usin g ; and this duty af- A, for t)iu Sccrot of W ar, he falls by forded him the g r e a test consolation.— <,;3 | owu wl.,gilt> After this, it was alw a y s possible to ’ cheer his mind by lurniug it to any fa vorable change in his sym p tom s. T h u s was practised that happpy art o f soo thing the bed o f deatb, which Lord Bacon has encouraged physicians tn u s e ; and the late .k in g was spared from the constant contem p lation of dentil, until n few minutes before his end, when he appeared not so much dying ns cinlung into a qutel slumber — L iterary Ghttetle. country ! andj’by this sacrifice, hopes toirable from our froc institutions and which closa the gaping breach which civil dis- curd tlireatvns! T h e re is a little son tenco, however, about “ solf-disfrauchisc- ment” being neither compatible with “ individual wishes,” nor “ propriety,” nor “ self-respect,” which makes this martyrdom Jouk more like a bold politi cal speculation, which hazards the lesser to gain tho greater object— which stakes tho State Department in possession, a- gaiost the Presidential Chair in reversion ' \Vhrn (to pursue our illustratiun from _.ii Rom,in slory) Curtius leaped into the it wns not until ilie,yawmn(, gJ ' of Foru^)> tlw eartll Vi* conoili expcrs mole ruit sna, nnd thnt indeed may be applied to tho Cabinet as a whole. T h e oilier two bo- ing. or being reputed, adherents of Mr. Calhoun, rouVI not remain in a Cabinet 5»v**w u!s broken up, because of the ri- vh I protrusion* of that centleman and the S.*crn try of State Unfortunately, tb** P'*MnM3tor W<*ncrnl, the most inefficient ol all tb** members of a signally inefficient a<lmtiu«ir-!iif'n, remains , but we cannot th sent cant «h p irinit'uis Speculation is of coin so busy as tu who those will be. every administration must cxpeet, pro- sent a mass to which tbe operations o f thc government snoold a t no timo t o vol untarily oxposed: the more ospeciaUy should this be avoided a t S* eventful* p e riod m the affairs o f the world, when e a r country may particularly nerfd the utm o st harmony in her councils. Such being my impressions, the path of duty is plain ; and I not only subm it with cheerfulness to whatever personal sacrifice may bo iovolved .in the surres* iler of thc station I occupy : bat I mako it my ambition to set aa example wbtcb, shotilJ it in the progress o f the Govern* ment be deemed, notwithstanding tbe fan* mility o f its origin, wertbjr pf respect and observanco, cannot, I th-nk, fail to p rove essentially and permanently beneficial. Allow me, Sir, to present ono m o rs view of the subjert. You bave consent- ed to stand before your constituents for ro-clcctioo. Of their decision, resting a s tt does upon the unbought suffrage* o f a free, num erouiand widoly extended peo ple, it bccomes no mao te speak with cer tainty. Judging, howevor, fiom tbe p a s t, aod making a reasonable alloTfaDC^ for the fair exercise of tbo Ifttelllgenco and public spirit »f your fellow citizens, £ cannot hesitate in adopting the belief that the confidence, as well in yonr capacity for ci\il duties as in your civic virtues, aK ready so spontaneously and strikingly d is played, will be manifested with increased that all candid observers T R U H B E A L T Y . It is a low and d e g r a d in g id^a of that sex, which was crcatecJ to refim- PVC S I G N \VIoN oi THE CABINET tbe jo>», aud soften tbe cares o f hu Prom tlm 'Va«inM^!*»n ‘ (jlubc, of \pnl 20. mnuity, by thc m o st Q g r|qable parti-l It w.W n p p ^ r , by the publication in cipaUoti, lo consider tb o p h n e r e lv as vnr columns n f to duy, that thc Secretary objects o f sig h t. T h is is n b r „ ltn n . \f St— has tendered his resignation te i , • , . . r , the President, w ho has accepted it. The them ol th e .r n a tu r a l extent o f P \ \ ? r ,; ^ lh|s step ,aUenj lo put them on a level « i t n their pic-, irp jo fu)ty aud dls,incI|y stated in the tures H o w m u c h nt>(ih r is the coil 'iCurrespondence, that co.nm eot on our tem ptation o f beatiU heighten i d 5j> | y a n is unnecessary. On tho 7th, the virtue, and com m a n d ing ou r esteem S.-rri u r v f f W ar tendered his resigna- and love, while it draw s ou r observa-t lu.n to t ><• Pre»idf.ni, and yesterday, the tion 1 How faint and spiritless aj-e the|S..ci«.|ary of the Treasury and Secretary charm s o f a coquette, when com p a red'' « f U;- hande.l in theirs; all of . . . i i i e i which ha 1 L»»*t>n accepted, rroiii tins it wuh the real loveliness o f innocence,, , t § newH0 2atl0n of lha piety, good h u m o u r a n d tru th ; v irtues Cnb)n(M ( s , .nk|) (jUce* which add a new softness to sex, ond ink h- Will bo cpunnuod wnh the c i n - j ^ y ^ “^ r i r ’ ^ ^ M 7 e Ctatii»ns\to n. ol tn-.M- ,v.,o may succeed to the ™ - \kay0 beeo ffl3reU:in rc^ i « d. If this promise, ji » auspicioo* jo f h e . l m t ; interests of our camman country, b e ful filled, tho concluding term of yonr ad- ' miiiistratioa will, in lhe absence o f any prom inent causo o f discord among it* *up- portors, afford r tn o s t favorabts opportu nity for llie'full accomplishracot o f thoso important public objects, in tlio projecn- even beautify beauty ableness w b ich m u s l^have T h a t agree otherwise appeared uo longer in the m o j j s t v'r- gin, is now preserved in ih®Tentler|d|i|i nf mother, the prudent wife. Colours; W Asm soTos, April l l , 1 S 3 1 D e a r Sin— I feel it to be my duty lo ti ••■n tho oilice to which your coo- partiality called me T h e this stop, under the circum- artfully spread upon canvass, may en-jbp rt. < lertain the eye, but not affect the heart; m,,rn and she who take* no care lo add io ^ w u i the natural’graces o f the p e r s o n a n v ! ‘m ;nfl I’ n t -ud. n iucli it ts taken, will, I trust, nn-tl an ample apology for stating ,t ‘arge, than might otherwise have -i-ns>.!ry, the reasons by which 1 me in ray dreams, and 1 start up with som ething o f the same feeling o f ter-‘ ror, as w h en, more than half a century ago, 1 passed a night among the wolvct. excellent qualities, m a y be allowed I still to am u se as a picture, but not to trium p h as a beauty. RESIG NATIO N IN D E A T H - At a recent meeting o f the mem-, bers o f the C o llege o f P h y s ician s , it'but by the lustre o f her mind, which W h e n A d am is in tr o d u c e ! by M il-,y„ur success,ir; and, at all events, lo ton describing E v e in P a r a d ise, nnd •iscountenance, -r relating to the angel the im p ressions he felt upon seeing her a t first creation, he does not represent h e r like a G r e cian V enus b y her shape or features, shone in them , aud power o f charm ing ( gave them the was m entioned by the President, as a remarkable fact, that ofth e great num bers whom il had been his painful pro fessional duty to attend at the la*t pe> riod o f tlieir lives, very few have ex hibited an unwillingness to die ; ex cept, indeed, from painful apprehen sions respecting the condition o f thoseM ,^ contrary, Thnt her most perfect whom they m ight leave behind. T h is features .are uninformed nntl dead, feeling o f resignation, although it ■ o K B B a a — S B a ^ S i might arise in some from m eretbodily j From tbe N. v. Amer.cm, April 2a. exhaustion, appeared iu other* to be c l V l L R E V O L U T IO N A T W A S H IN G T O N the genuine result o f Christian prin ciples. And here some remark* were idt/i icii introduced on the proper conduct o f a physitia u as Fr.nn th** roomcDt o f taking my seat in vour CViim-t, it has been my nnxious wish dii I z*-nlous endeavor to prevent a prem ature agitation of the q lostmn of yo u r success,ir; and, at all events, lo d and if possible repress tho disp>>-> non, at im oarly day manifest ed, to connect my name with that dis turbing topic. Ot the sincerity and con stancy of this disposition, no ono has had a bt'tter opportunity to judge than your self. It hns, hovrovor, boon unavailing. Circumstances, not of my croation, and altogotbcr beyond my coutrol, have given Grace'Was fn all htr step*, beav’n in b .r ojc. to this siibjoct a turn which cannot now In all her gestures dignity and love. i berom- «Jied, except by a seir-dislrancn»e- W ithout this irrad iatin g pow e r, lhe j proudest fair one ought | kn° 7 , 1«hl^ w.gn prupr»ty m whatever her glass mny tell her to Ctl||COrQing the ,njurious cffoctt whicfc tho circumstance o f a member o f tbo-Cab inets occupying tho relation towards tho country to whicn I bave adverted, ts cal culated io Imvo upon 4he cooduct of pub lic affairs, there canuot, 1 thiuk, at this * Diver- to Tho intelligence of tliis v ery uooxpec- ted event reached town ln*r evening in tho shape o f a rumor, which, notwith w a rning a p a tien t o f standing it* improbability, carno vouched his danger. In general, the President stated, he thought it liis first duty to prolong his patient’s life by every po*- sible m eans, and not to step out o f h is province, aud endanger the safety o f his patient by adding alarm to bis mind. T o fhe friends, indeed, o f the patifeut,'be always-im parted the fullest inform a tion: and they m ight if ne- cessary.^wak^n his fear*, w ithout al together destroying hi* hope*, as he would still think there wa* an appeal from them to his physician. B u t the phytician’s word would be received at. a i. condem n ation to death, and Ih u s , perhaps, b il very repentance m igh t be considered less acceptable in the s ig h t o f 'H e a v e u . Still there were cate* 'lliich m ight require from tbe physi- sici%n,^n opposite line o f c o n d u c t, to that no rule co.uld be laid down which ought not com'eiiroet to be -infring ed. . B u t ifTgood J«ii*e' and -good f e e l in g wpre t o t w a n tijg,- the difficulty\in each- qa»e would ..not. be. insurm o u n ta ble. Y e t. Uhe difficalty m u u riecessa- tily be ,increa*ed;' 4 wh~en the patient is, o!fso elevated % italioh.tltat' h i* iafety becam e i an.objectofisolicriude'io' the nation. J 3 J iiielr public nature, cannot > . so strongly as to command pretty genorj al belief. T h e mail of thijjnorning. has dispflled all doubt. The Tour Secroia- ries hava resigned in tho following order, which'is worth noting! On the rtb o f April, Mr. Ealon, Secre tary o f War. 11th, Mr. Van Huron, Spcrotary of State. 19th, Mr.- Ingham, Secretary of the Treasury. 19th, -Mr. Branch, Secretary o f the Navy. ' ‘ • Tho loiter o f Mr. Vac' Biirch to the President, and the answer thereto will bo found annexed. f The. plain' English of Mr. Van Buren’* leltor (and our readers will ba obliged to us we are sure fo- making plain and intelligible what is so thoroughly involved'ind obscure) is, that he finds himself to ba such i» millstone about the neck o f tho administration as that it and ho must sink together, irh e continues attached to it. Theiefore— as Wiih It* fall, his star would be extinguish ed certainly and forever—he prefers to gire up present power to running tho risk by clinging to it, o f losing all chance o f reaching that lop'tnost round o f Ambi tion** Madder, upon which his eye* have been long and eageily fixed 1 \This wo say, is tne plain English o f the'malter, TJto tufn’. however, which our “ nolltical Inboccnt” would give it, is, that like an- t lie to explicit as the in- othor C«riinsf ho devotes himself for bis nddet time, oo room for two opinions shies of ulterior preference among the friends of an Administration aro unavoid able ; nod oven if tbo i^spocUve advo* cutes i»t those thus placcd in rivalsbip be patriotic enough to resist tlte temptation of creating obstacles to the advancement of him to whose elevation they are op posed, by em barrassing the branch of public service committed to his charge, ihey^iro, nevertheless, by i h e ir pesilion, exposed td the suspicion :oT. euturtainmg and encouraging such views i a suspicion which can seldom /ail in the end,-to ag gravate into present-alionaiion and hos tility tbo prospective differences wliicb first gave rise la it. T h u s, u n d er Uie leas^ unfavoiabla conscquences, individual ia- justico is suffered, and tlio Administra tion embarrassed and weakened. W hat ever may have been the courso of tj)lnff5 under the.peculiar.circum stances of jhe earlicr-stage'of. the Republic, my cxpqrt-- enco i>a£'fuHy satisfied mo that, a t Mil* - lay, w h en the field of solection has « ' com e ao extended, the circumstance re^Tl-' ferred to, b y a u p n e n ting tho motives aud sources o f opposition to tho moasurcs of the Executivo, must unavoidably prove the caUap o f injury lo the public service, fSr a counterpoise to which wo may iu vain look to the peculiar qualifications of any individual; and eyen i f I sbould in this bo mistaken, still I cannot s e far d e ceive m y self a* to belioVo for a moment IhavI-am inclnded i n tbe exceptions. -Theso obstructions to the successful proleculion of public affairs, when supcr- added to that opposition which fa insepa- portant public objects, tiou of which 1 have witnessed on yonr part such steady vigilance and untiring devnttoR. To tho unfaverable influence which^mv continuarico in yoor Cajunot, under existing circumstances, may oxer* cise upon this flattering prospect, I can not. Sir, without a total disregard o f t h e lights of experience, and without shotting fi»y eyes to. tbe obvious tendency o f thing* for tbe “future, be jnsensible. H aving, moreover, from a deep conviction, o f its impprtance t® the country, been among lho most urgent «»f y o u r advisers to yield yourself to the obviousgviabes of the Peo ple, aud koowing the sacnfico o f person* al feeling which was involved in y o u r ao-^ quiescence, I cannot reconcile it to xnj^ *plf to be in any degree the cause o f em barrassment to you during the period which as it certainly will be *f deep in terest to your country. Is more destined to Wring t* hs close, your patriotic, toilsemo and eventful public life. From these considerations, I feel it to bo doubly my duty to resign a post, tba retention of which is so calculated to at* tract assaults upon your administration, which there might otherwise bf*no induce ment— assaultsof which,whate»or b e tbole aim, the most important as well as most injurious effect is, upon those public inr turests which deservo and should command tho support of all good citiscns. TBis duty,I sboald have dischatffsodat an W rit er pej^ U b e t^ f b r coosldeftffros, partly of a pnfific, partly of a persoftik.nature, coasected with circum stances^hicltw ere calculated to expose its performance -then to misconstruction and misrepresentation. •Having explained the m o tive Which govern me in thus severingjand with scorn ing abruptness, the official ties b y which we bave been associated there remains but one dutv for me to perform. I t is to make my profoopd and siucsre ackndwlj edgments for that steady support and cheering confidence which, in th o di* charge o f saypublic dades, 1 h ive, nnd ei all circumstances,,received^t y o or hands; ns woll as forThe'jJ^rsonat k i^ a e s s .at all times extended to m e. R e st assured, S i r , that the M C c e o Oj your administratiofl; a n d lhe Ksppinet* ol your private life will av e r coos tit Ot# OD* jects of tho deepest solicitodeyfUh Your sinccro friend and obed;tswvaittj M . V A N B U R E N * T u c PaXStOKNT. ^ ^ rl '1 ^ WASHISdTOJf, A p r il D ta r S ir—Yoor letter resigtt office o f Secretary o f S tate w»s re t Iasi evoniog. I could indoed wish no circumstance had arisen to interrupt the relations which ha've, for two yeara, subsisted between u s, and that Iheyanignl havecentinued through the period during which it may be my lot to remain charg ed with the duties which the partiality oi my ceuntrymsn ha* imposed opon me.— Cyt the reasons- which yen present a ro sc strqng'that, with a p roper regard for then l>caonot ask you, on my ewn account, tt remain in th* Cabinet. •*,, -'‘‘I a'ittawtureoriho diMculties yoa havt had to contend with, and ofthe benefit: which have resulted to lhe affairs o f youi country', from y o n r continual seal in tht arduous laskS to which you havo beoi subjected. T d say that I dooply rogro: to lose you, is but feebly to express mj reelings on thao^casion. Whi-n callolirhy tny country to^lho sta tion which loctWpy, it was not v ijh m it i deep sense of its arduous rospiuwioiltuo and a strong distrust of mystHj I W j
