The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-05-27
THE CORRESPONDENCE
President Monroe, Gen. Jackson and Stno,,.
LOM,I,ie.

We proceed to-day, in continuation, TO give on.
readers AN impartial view OF the affair be,vrsn
these gentlemen. We closed with the comnrn,
cation of Mr.. Hay The following extracts fnm
Mr.. Lowrie's reply to Mr. H'y, are given as shew.
ing fully the grounds taken by NJ. Lowrie.
"The reasons which induced me 10 reply to ,le
communication under the signature OF p. deeds
me 10 notice that of Mr. Hay. Although he m
Inmates that the president was not =" apprisedn og
his communication, no intelligent man can resi
it wi,hou, believing that the statements it contains
have been made on his authority and such. doub,
less was the impression Mr. Hay intended Ia
make. The scurriity and in,emperance of bis
publication, do no. require notice, nor shall ,ley
provoke me to animadvertion The situation IN
which I am placed, Git nther considerations did
not,) forbid tina, should suffer myself to he
| drawn into personal alterations with those WIN
for the qualification OF their pride, or the advance
me mt OF their interest, choose to enst on the side
to power and patronage.
| Mr. Hay admits that il was not hi. intention. in
| his first communication to meet the main oies
tion. "The position of the case, Che says) re.
quired such movcment."--1o do so is now
his professed object; and the manner it is accom-
! plished, merits observation. In my published
letter to the president, say, "You then toos
from your bundle letter." which you stated to
be from gen Andrew Jackson, and read 10
US part ,hereof-The part read rerOoimenG.
ed TO you as a measure ofpolicy, to farm your qd
ministraiion by the appointment Of distinguisAG
mdimdaais from both the great political payfi,e
ofMe country, without mentioning the names OF
individuals" Mr.. Hay says, "the main questonis,
whether gen. Jackson, did, or did not write
letter to the president Of the U. States advising
him to form his administration Of t,uo distinguish.
ed republicans and t,Uo distinguished federaFsts"
" Mr.. Lowrie, (he adds, AYERS that gen. Jack.
son did write such letter and that Mr. Monroe
did read such letter TO him and Mr. FindIay.
| deny the truth Of these assertions.-I say, gen.
jackson did not write such letter; say, Mr..
Monroe did not read such latter to Mr.. Lowrie
and Mr.. Fndlay, or to any body else"
The difference between my letter and the ey.
press ons attributed TO me, will be perceived.
Why does Mr.. Hay extract the terms used by
the newspapers, with so much care and precision,
and substitute them for mine 1t has, indeed,
been rumonred, that the disagreement, between
the expressions used in Mr. kremer's letter, and
those of gen. Jackson's Qhough The contents are
IN substance the ssme,) will be the ground on
which the charge of fasehood is TO be sustained
But the high respe ciablity of the source from
which It must come, precludes the possibility
OF resort to so wretched a subtefiuge. The
point in controversy is simple and can neither
be obscured or avoided. II is, whether Mr..
self, letter from general jackson, in which was
recommended to him the policy Of forming his
administration from the two great political parties
OF the country not in what precise words the ad
vice was given"
lie then refers to the testimony of Jonsthan
Roberts, late senator of theU States from Penn.
, sylvana, mentioned below-says that the letter
was also read TO gen. Lacock and the late Mr..
Boardman, and that the president had spoken Of
IN hr lIr,ar all ,l ~
"That it was in part read to Mr. Fntllsv and
although he strenuously contends that it was not
, "such letter." he does not pretend there WAS any
: thing Confidential in the transaction"
;, "Let the public mind be relieved. The means
q are ample Let the letter of general jackson, Or
so much thereof as relates to the subject, be pub.
}, ishel. lfthat is ccted to let the president give
q lis consent to the publication Of so much Of is
r. answer, is in reply to ii. IL that is declined,
q let the letter be sllewn 10 gentlemen Of character
/ and impartislity, and let them say whether rs
- import has been msrrpresented. No valid Oh.
e lection can now be made to the adoption of some
'e one Of the courses suggested.
is The only remaining part of Mr.. Hays pnb'ca.
is tion which will notice is the ngenerous nslnua,
m ton, tha, my object in requesting publication Of
general Jackson, letter, Is 10 cause tile president
:" "tu degrade himself By an acknowledgement tha.
" his declaration TO Mr.. kiemer was not tue
r., Nothing could be more just than to attribute
in want OF friendship or want otrespect for tHe pres
81, ldent The statement made in regard TO st1el
al jackson's letter, was made al time, ana uloe
y circumstances, which preclude the possol'W VI
NJ my having been aciuated by unfriendly feelings
y towards him and tile manner and occasion sNe"
,e tha, none were intended against the presae,..'
He has discharged his duty as he thought uSn,.'
and mine We were alike independent o. eaH
a' other, and both responsible to our constituents
lie 1t is no, pretended that have had the eas ase'
in cy in the recent publication OF the fact to WY"
e circumstances, then surely not anticipated ha.'
since, AS is suppose, given importance. isuou'
az ted III silence 10 the vilest imputa'ions OF "
III presses OF the day, and II was not until my 's'''
a ly was impeached, on lie aIiedged authority w. y,
al the president himself, that was induced 10 ''N'
ha measures for the Protection ot ny cHa,S vi
Could have done less, or could have a"Vf.
{" less cXceptonabe mode In a prlva'e le'., :,
he to the president, respectfully solicited i'1' I
n do me justice. 1t WAS suggested, that uHu'' w.,
ut influence Of excited elings, had been "''iS y
-, ~ respect for his situation. Anxious to a'ou 4
-, imputation, was not conscious Of deset'"s'
d. waived all discussion to the fact, and iu t''
irt thing IN my power, which supposed lus' '
he generous mind could ask to remove the 'fl''s'
Yer tion. II any thing could be waning to prove ~
an unw'iinsness 10 so one step farher l!'an Is l.'
- pensaole TO the defence of my character :" .
Pt. fall N The respect, which every good citizen
nd 10 Inc Chief magistrate of the country. ''"''
WIZ be found IN the fact that that unwIllllH'T',
yas mol been owe rcume by the viruIeni aud mas. =
=, attack, which has been made non me by lh'"