The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-05-18

ooncealment Of Any kind. My opinions and
sentiments, such As they have been written,
or expressed az any time. each and every one
are al all times welcome 70. Ia public or 10
private letters. but breathe the sentiments
feel, and which my Jude ment sanctions and
no disposition will be ever entertained By me
either 10 disguise or 10 suppress them.
am, very respectfully,
Your most obedient servant.
ANDREW JACKSON.
GEORGE KREMER, ESQ.
Mr.. MONROE AND GENERAL JACKSON.
The following is the correspondence Of
Gen. jackson and Mr.. Monroe, relative 10
the Letter on the subject Of forming a Cabi-
net. 10 l8l7.--A copy Of the entire CORES
pondence will. probably, IN day or two. be
laid before the public, through the columns Of
the InteIIigencer.
CRY OF WAsHINGToS, Jan. 18th, 1894.
Sir.-Haying written a letter in answer 10
one from you, | think, in the early part Of
1917, giving my opinion Of certain charac-
tiers which you had named, and who bad been
recommended to you for your Execu-
tive Council and Heads Of Departments; and
not having any copy here, will YOU have tho
goodness TO furnish me a COPY Of that letter.
If that is announcement, send me. this evening,
If you please, the original, which shall be re-
turned TO you, as 5000 as take copy.
Your compliance will oblige me-
am, very respectfully, your friend.
ANDREW JACKSON.
JAMES MoSRoE, President Of the United States.
WAsHINGroN, Jan. 16, 1894.
Dear Sir,--Since the receipt of yours OF
this day, asking for your letter addressed to
me, about the time came into this office,
have been engaged in searching for it among
my papers, but have not vet found il. very
well recollect the letter, as we'll as INV an
swer 10 IL, and well know that have both,
and that the difficulty experienced in finding
them proceeds from my having taken too
good care of them. | will continue nv search
tomorrow, and / hope with better success.
unless may have left them in the country.
Your letter did you honor. Ii expressed no
bic and manly sentiments. having for their
object the preservation of our Republican
Government, by generous exercise Of pow
er, BY the Republican party in way 10 in
spire general confidence, and draw the Union
together. | hope, however, to find your letter
tomorrow, and in which event | will send it
TO you. JAMES MONROE.
Gen. ANDREW JACKSON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1924.
SIR The four private letters heretofore
addressed to you BY me, to wit, Of the Odd
October and November -, 1916 January 6,
and March IS, 1917, and which were last
evening handed me BY Mr.. Hay, are return
ed to you The day is too inclemeut for me
to go out, or | should have handed them 10
you myself as requested by Mr. Hay, and
promised by me.
Dir. Hay Showed me Mr.. Lowries note.
could not discover from II the date Of your
letter that he had obtained. / have 10 re-
quest that these private letters Of mine 70
you be safely preserved, as it may become
necessary for me to ask for a certified copy
Of them. | have not distinct recollection of
the substance of your several letters, 90
which mine are answers. If you know the
date Of your letter TO me that Mr.. Lowrie is
possessed of, will thank YOU TO advise me,
that may write home for the original.
! am, sir, with due respect, your most ODE
dent servant, ANDREW JACKSON.
JAMES Monroe, President ofthe UnitedStates.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1924.
Dear Sfr,-I have no knowledge OF the
date of the letter to which Mr. Lowrie refers,
nor can imagine 10 what manner any letter
OF mine 10 you or any other friend, should
have got into the possession of any one. Al
the time that was about to form an admin
istration, communicated freely with some
members Of Congress, who had cooperated
with me In the war, and 10 whom had per-
feet confidence. | also corresponded with
some other friends at distance. 1t was nat
ural, at that time, that ! should communicate
TO those near me the opinions OF distinguished
characters at distance, as having weight in
my decision as to the arrangement. But
have no recollection Of giving any copy Of
my views on the subject to any one. The
copy IN question, if correct, must be resorted
TO, for unfriendly purposes, and in breach Of
confidence, and has probably been purloined.
! recolIect writing you letter, in answer 70
yours recommending Col. DraJton, in which
| concurred with you in the great result, that
the President ought to be the head or this
nation, rather than of party, but thought
that that result could only be brought about
BY time, considering the circumstances in
which we we're then placed BY perusing
your letters, ! find that you essentially con-
Cured with me 10 that sentiment. although
you inclined 70 the opinion, that such men as
COL Drayton, who had given such proofs Of
patriotism aud devotion to the cause Of his
country ought to be considered as having a
Just claim to the confidence or tie govern
ment, aud, in fact, to be considered as Re
publiCans. The copy Of this letter have not
been able TO find, nor do recollect ever see
ing il, or your letters, till within a few DAYS
past, since the year 1917.
To Mr.. Lowrie's note have given no an
swer, nor shall |. Let him take his course I;
we stand where we did Ii my confidence
given at the time referred to, has been IN any
manner abused, or the letter been purloined,
that IS an incident which must dishonour the
party guilty Of such acts. do not think that
there is any thing IN your letters which can
IMPURE you. nor IN mine in reply TO them I;
but the contrary Defiance, by reserve and
silence, is what the transaction, and all con-
nected with the present movement. merit.