Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-12
Secretary Of STATE.
No. | inIV.
JLtige FrOnleRtin 10 Gore,.nnl. .LrcLs

PENSACOLA, September ,Sd. 1921
SIR: am informed that il is runnured nm to,vn
thai, in the interview between your excellence an,
myself, IN the afternoon Of ihe 2lh u,,imo | had a.
Poi0gsedto your exceilency, for issuing n writ %
fiabeas Corpus, in the of Colonel Callava.
nope Your eXecilcncy will not hesitate in euabiu,
me etectuay 10 contradict that report
Your exceIlency cannot have forgotten, that, from
thebeginning TO the end of the conversation, | in
judge OF the United States TO grant thar ,vr;t. nm,
that among other things, upon being questioned n,
your exce!lency, whether would order n writ of H.,
meas corpus, TO be served upon the captain genera
oil the Island oil Cuba, told you no, hut that
would not hesitate, if the slad renuire il and
u had the necessary Jurisdictions 10 issue one 10 be
served OIL the President of the United States r.
this you answered, that the President was onv ;oIlo
10 impeachment p: added, that was confident that
IN my place, you would have issued IA writ &c uabe;,s
Corpus.
have the honor to be, sc. &c
ELlG FROMENTIN.
r., ,. nudge ofH,e q. S. far ~. f. &C.
IDS ErcelieHcy Cor. 4 JicKsoS
No. IN Nv.
Gorernor JacksOn 10 Jtdse Fromebfin.
fEEsAcOLA, Executive CHAMBERS
Sd September, 1921
SIN: Your note, by Mr.. Scott has ius, been hand
cd 10 me, and truly astonishcd nj its conIen,s
anu !" answer state, that when you appeared before
me III the Executive Chamber on The 9th ultimo
you did then and there state and acitnovletIge H.,
yoH had acted hastily without due consideration and
"''"ou' proper Information as to- the facts Of the
case upon the opportunities of John Inncrnrv and
some other Spanish gentlemen, and that, had Won
been appIised that Colonel Cailaya had been onn,
mIucu ny me ior contempt of my authority thai vo
certainly would not have intericrcd and Won further
HN"o"'eoged' mat You had called upon me several
imeS IN friendly way 10 advise with me as o vour
jurisdiction and that had always told you that il
was my opinion you had other jurisiction exccut
as tar as the laws of the United States had by The
act OF Congress, been eXended over these Provin-
ccs, and, that when showed YOU the powers which
had been granted To by the President of tl,e n
States, you declared thai there was no necessitv for
your being here, and that you might rs well return
TO rev Orleans, and tiat had repIied thai Won
mad jurisdiction over the revenue, and the infIaciiop
oi the laws OF Congress prohibiting the importa,;ou
OF slaves. And YOU did then declare that Hereafter
you would ~ no way attempt To interfere with INV an
thoriiy. ' "
There was likewise some conversation in relation
TO ihe powers OF aJudge OF the H. - TO issue writ of
hdDsas corpus ~ Tie States except 10 particular cases
ana stated TO you, that if yOm in the states
you won'c nave no right to interfere in the manner
which you had attempted here, and referred YOU To-
me laws oi Congress. II dis, Sir w;s not an ann
Iogy, know not what IS received tns s,,cb. md
dismissed you accordingly under the citation III,
""ch You were brought before me 20 shew cause
nc. &c am, Sir, with due respect. &c.
ANDREW JACKSON
CoreyTor NJ me foridts, &c.
LLiGiUs FRoMGHTiN, Ja{ge, &.c SC.
No. 3 in w
J"dgs Fr0rqeefin 10 GorerHor .I1cks 1u
90 PENSACOLA, September. g. 1921
ms Frequency bOrerHOT ASDEEW JAcgsON:
sin II your EXceIlency has bren astoni-ied NJ
my letter, may assure your Excellency that have
been not less so at rending your answer | TO Woc-
knowledge That bad acted hastily, without due CON
sdcrailon, and without proper information as TO The
Facts OF tie case, upon the opportunities az Joho
lnnerarIiy and some Other Spanish gentlemen. and
that, bad been appraised that Colonel Callava had
been committed 10y you for contempt or your antbo-
ny, that certainly would not have intprCerred -
Never, Sir, never, my blood rccols M such
statement. It's last drop will flow before subscribe
to il. wv
Give me leave, Sir TO put your Exccllency in mind
that you began the conversations, and could scarce
" hod time 10 place word nor did you hear me
mention MI. Innerrity's name, non any other name
Until your Exccllency asked me- who were tI,e ncr.
sons ilia had applied for the writ, and t,on men.
toned MIR inncrarity's name, with the names Of the
other gentlemen, who jointly with him bad app,ie, for
u. the conversation tIen turned on the verbal an
phcition for tie writ, when Doctor Rronaugh en-
tered, and reduced that part OF IL to writing The
extent OF your powers was the nest topic, and Won
'ad the act Of Congress- and began to read one oil
your commissions. But neither then, nor nj any
ime before, did your Exceilency favor me with an
fniIfc pcrus'l OF your several commissions
Cn uin occasion, as on every other preceding oc-
sdsion when our respective powers and duties were
ne SUBJECT OF conversation, you insisted on nv heinz
;onhned 10 the two stated by yohr Excellence
md rs that had already been referred TO The pro
ie",,it Was unnecessary iVr TIC 10 Insist