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| ' ' l the place for which he wasselected: That it was true Mir. Livingston and him self differed upon some points; but that he could not expect to get Cabinet who would coincide with him upon all points--and that it would be for him to give the rule, and for his Secretaries 10 execute his views as he had done here tofore.

 The President frankly stated, that in his friend, Judge White, he had the most unlimited confidence, and that he had invited himin the most pressing man ner, to take charge of the War Depart ment, whose duties he was highly quali- 1 fled to discharge: Among otherreasons, on account of his extensive and familiar acquaintance with our Indian affairs, that are so important to the peace and tranquility of our country at this time. But nothing could have induced Judge White to take charge of the State De- partment. His pursuits in life had al- lowed him no opportunity ef becoming acquainted with its duties, in the first place; and in the second place, his re- tifing habits were such that he could tot be prevailed upon at this time of life, to adapt them to that constant inter- course which the head of the State De- Partment must have with Foreign Min isters, Foreign Agents, &c. and with the forms ;,ssd etiquette necessary to be observed in it, &c. And with all, it was absolutely certain. that Judge White would not have listened to the -sug- gestion for one moment, of taking the State Department: That he had consid cred the pretensions of many others of the friends of the Administration and could not see where he was to find one better suited for this place, atpoa the zuhole, than Mir. Livingston.

 "The President remarked that mo- thing gave him more unfeigned pleas ure, than for his friends frankly and openly to state to him, at all times, any oblections they might have to his course upon any and every point. That he estimated them the more highly, the

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 would not break out into complaints up- on first impressions, but would look at 1 the matter al around, before they decid- cd and then they would readily admit the difficulties with which he had to con- ltend. Those that had been spread be- fore him for the last two years, he thought, ought to entitle him to some Indulgence on the part of his friends They ought to wait and judge tine tree by its fruit. He did not dispair at all of realizing yet, all the expectations of the country.

 "lIe would continue to administer the Governmentuponthe principlesofThos. Jefferson, so far as his duties were con- eerned; and to preserve the Union and

 Liberty of the country, as far as it was in Lis power. The sincerity of this de- claration, no unprejudiced or honorable man would deny, who knows the char ] acter of General Jackson; and have wit messed on this occasion the spirit and manner with which it was made" |