Lynchburg Virginian

Morals in Washington—The subjoined letter from Washington city will furnish the reader with a farther insight into the nature of the subject to which we alluded in an article under this head in our last paper. One of two things ought to follow the partial exposure which has been already made. Either the guilty parties should be forced into retirement or the public should be made acquainted with the extent of their infamy. Indeed, we can not see how a full development can now be avoided, or how, if it be made, the culprits can ever again hold up their heads in society Most, assuredly, the people of the United States will not consent that they shall continue to disgrace the national character by the continuance in office of one of them :

Extract of a letter to the New York Commercial dated

WASHINGTON. DEC. 23.

The current rumour of this day here is that the Rev. Mr. Campbell is about to make a publication of all the facts and circumstances connected with the recent difference between him and Mr. Eaton, on the subject of the domestic connexions of the latter. It is said that Mr. Campbell feels it due to his professional character and standing. to prove to the world that his interference has been such as was warranted,and even called for,by the obligations of his spiritual calling, and that the exposition, if made, would be most justificatory of his course. All his hesitation has resulted from an apprehension, that his motives might be misconceived. but it is said that the insulting language adopted towards him by Mr. Eaton has at length determined him to pursue this as the only course left him. Public opinion, indeed, unless Mr. Campbell does take this course, must soon take a direction to his injury, since motives will be imputed to him which would be unbecoming the pure and dignified feelings which ought to distinguish a minister of the gospel. Mr. Campbell has felt the necessity for preparing himself. in case he should be forced into the field, and has, accordingly, accumulated a mass of testimony, not to be used in sport, for the purpose of gratuitous mischief, but only in case it shall be found necessary for him to stand on his own defence. The testimony thus collected, is said not to be confined to the matters to which I have alluded, but to embrace other facts relative to the manner in which Purser Timberlake, (the former husband of Mrs.Eaton,) expended some of his money- as he is now a defaulter to the amount of some 20 or $30,000 dollars, this matter may become of some importance. It is said that a correspondence has been discovered among the papers. connected with the accounts of Mr. Timberlake, which shows that he transmitted considerable sums to Mr. Eaton, the receipt of which the latter acknowledges. These monies transmitted from time to time. were vested by Mr Eaton in the purchase of several houses in this city which stand in his name. I believe they formerly belonged to Mr O'Neale. the father of Mrs. Eaton. who kept a tavern in one of them. and was considered to have failed in business. What other facts may be connected with the transaction, I am not able to inform you, but these which I have mentioned are now matters of public notoriety, Copies of the letters, it is said, have been made, and are now in the possession of individuals who are not much disposed to keep them from the public eye. Should this affair come before the public in an authentic form, it will furnish food for the lovers of piquant conversation and the proceedings of congress may have furnished something of a different character.