Constitutional Whig

COL. JOHNSON

Some days ago, the Globe denied that Col. Johnson of Ky., as alleged by the Telegraph, had borne a message, in January 1830, from the Hero to Messrs. Ingham, Branch and Berrien, requiring the association of their families with Maj. Eaton's, as the condition of remaining in office. The denial of the Globe was equivocal, at least it so appeared to us, and we have every reason to believe, that it will so appear to the public in a very short time. We shall not anticipate what it is the business of others, not ours, to disclose. Disclosed it will be, to the confusion of those who have plumply denied that the President placed the three gentlemen under any such requisition, (as our contemporary,) and equally to the confusion of the Globe, who resorted to special pleading to defend the President's conduct. We have called time after time, upon Messrs. Blair and Ritchie, who have taken the lead in denying the statement that the attempt to force an association with Mrs. E. was the true cause of the dissolution of the Cabinet, to tell the public what was the true cause; but we have met with Glendower's luck in calling spirits from the vasty deep. They will not come.

On this question, the last Telegraph speaks as follows:

From the Globe of Yesterday.

"The United States' Telegraph, to keep up appearances, still holds out the idea that several of the members of the late Cabinet were required by the President through a member of Congress, as a sine qua non of their continuance in office, to compel their families to associate with the lady of the Secretary of War. Col. Johnson is named as a member of Congress who will confirm the statement.

We pronounce this a foul slander upon Col. Johnson. He was never authorized by the President to make any such communication; he never said that he was so authorized; nor did he ever make such a communication. It is time for him of the Telegraph to bring forward his proofs. Let him not again, without evidence, reassert to an honest people thrice repeated and thrice contradicted slander upon the President and Col. Johnson."

The Globe asserts that "it is time for him of the Telegraph to bring forward his proofs."

It will be remembered that we asserted that the member of Congress, whom we admit to have been Col. Johnson, of Kentucky, informed Messrs. Ingham, Branch, and Berrien, that he acted upon the authority of the President. And there are other circumstances which go to prove that he did so act. Those gentlemen so understood him. It is also true, that, upon hearing their reply, the President declined pressing the matter further at that time; and, when the whole truth comes before the people, there will be very few who can entertain a doubt that Col. Johnson did act as we have stated, and upon the advice and direction of Gen. Jackson.—

The Globe undertakes to deny this for Col. Johnson, and calls upon us for the proof. It will be in time for us to bring forward our proof when Col. Johnson himself shall have made or authorized a denial. Has he authorized the publication in the Globe? If so, let the Globe publish his statement. When that is done, we will speak again; until it is done, let the Globe be silent.