The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-05-11

% ~ h'm the policy of forming hls admia.s-
v iail"n tom the two great political parties
:. at the country not 10 what precise ords
", the ad'Icc Vas given.
=. Ia further prorl Of The allfgation thai
- Mr.. Monroe possessed such lrltrr, now
il lay before tire yublic the deolarailon of 10
y nathan Roberts, $50. late Senator from
i Prnusy l,au,a. OF Mr.. Roberts's character
70 II Is unnecessary to speak. lis int.gfll, l.
uulmpcaChcd md uulmprachaDle lis IL.
, count OF the letter ~ distinct. II merits
. aud cannot E,ll To receive implicit credit
f. IT, IN the Judgment of intelligent aud homo
/ rablr men, there IS yet doubt resting upon
j the subject, let IT be removed. Let the
20 letter ufGcn. Jackson, 81 So mech thereof
, a. relates To the subject, be published. Ii
, that is objected to, let the PresIdcnt give
his consent 10 the publication of 50 much
4, ufhs answer as is IN reply 10 II. II that IS
, declined, let the letter be show 10 gentle.
men Of character aud Impartiality, and let
them say whether its import has been
mlsrcprrscnlcd. No valid objection en-
nowhe made to the adoption Of some Que
of the courses suggested. Had this coutro-
vrrsy arisen without the agency OF the
President, his refusal 10 disclose the con.
tents oi the letter, would have been inpo-
srd upon him by his situation but Tie
Importance of The rrqulIed disclosure, rs
far a. il concerns me, has arisen from a
communication which Mr. krrmer alleges
/ to have been made to him by The President,
and which has been published. \ ID Mr..
! krcmcr, when he applied 10 air Monroe
for Information, with ylLw + publication
and Impeachment, been ireat' a IA have
breu, ne case would have been diIertut.-.
/ Bot respectfully contend that, after the
| voluntary aud unreServtl communication
said to have been made to Mr.. klemer, md
after the contemplated tie hid been made
Of II, my application to the President was
founded in right, and could net, AZ appears
10 me, be- refused with justice. BIt il IS
said that to have complied With my request
would have been To commit an net Of
| baseness by the publication Of confdea
| llal letter from a lr,cnd Il there ever
was reason f,r cousid, lng the letter IN
! question as Of too confidential character
to permit its contents 10 be pron. aleatcd
IN n suitable manner, II as then too late To
take thal ground. What are thr facts that
| have a bearing ou this point The lettcr
/ was read without reserve 10 Mi. Roberts
| ~ two occasions, once ~ thu J. rseuce Ola
'hdrI person. ltNa- read 10 Gen. lacoch,
/ linen Senator fo.I F,hBsy ltania, y 10, 81
far from considering II puidcuiial, spoke
| of it without reserve, - reference ~ the
| pruclpIrs on whlcu .'g Nnnrot hid form
ed his administration. r IL senator
! from Connect TT, the Hon. r. Boardrnan,
in the prrsrucc of members Of the House
Of Representatives, now N Congress, thu
! President stated, in substance, that Gen
Jackson had advised him to tins roulse.-
| In an interview with the honorable W m. A.
| Palmer, a senator of the /. States, the
President cXau,ard his papers for a letter
! from Gen. Jack son. IN AhlCh he SAID the
same course Was recommended. Nnt in
ding the letter at first. aud Mr. Palmer be
ing unwilling 20 delay, the president ob
scrvrt, thai he would show him the letter
At any time. That ii WAS parity read t.
Nr. Fiudiay and myself is not even denied
by Mr Hay aud although he trele5usy
contends that II was not " gpch q letter.
he does not contend that there WAS any
thing c"nfdcuth IL the transac.ion-
That Il vas not so considered at the time bv
my colleague and myself, IS proved by The
accompanying letters of two members OF
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