WASHINGTON, July 7. 1881,
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Sir: The President, on his return to-day, from the Rip Raps, has received your letter of the 30th ut. In reply to your renewed call upon him, "as Chief Magistrate of the District of Coumbia," am directed to in- form you, that he does not consider the fact of certain officers "having been in company with Maj. Eaton," during office hours, and in their offices, where it is their duty to be, and where every individual has right to go, as supporting the charge that those offices were used Gas places of rendezvous" by party lying in wait to assassinate you; nor as con stituting probable cause" to justify the sub jection of citizens of fair character, all so lemny denying your imputations, to arraign- ment before a count of criminal jurisdictions: That if Ga legal investigation of this transac- tion before tribunal having power to exa- mine and compel the attendance of witnesses" be, by you, deemed necessary, he assures you of adequate protection in the City of Wash ington, where you have the right, as prose cutor before the grand jury, to present the supposed offenders, or to summon them be- fore any magistrate of the District: Also, that "an assurance of protection shall be given to those who hold offices, that they shall suf- fer no injury in consequenceo of giving testimo- ny;' all assurance, ,however,not to be construed as affording impunity for any misconduct which the investigation may unfold.

 The President directs me to inform you, also, that should any persons connected with the Government be found implicated in hay ing formed part of e. recruited force," to en- gage in hostlities of any kind within the pre- cincts of the Departments, or elsewhere with in the District of Columbia; or in having arm cd and associated together, to the disturbance and alarm of it's peaceful citizens, he will feel it his duty, in addition to the penalties of the law, forthwith to dismiss the offenders from the public service He directs me further, Sir, and in conclusion, to state that, from the inquiry he has made, your charges to that ef- feet against the Acting Secretary of War, and others, do not appear to be founded in fact; and that he cannot but ascribe them to a re- liance on false statements or vague surmises, or to the workings of an over-excited ima- gination. am, Sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, N. P. TRIST.

 SAMUEL D. INGRAM, Esq.

 Doyiesto7on, Bucks County, Penn.