Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-05-06

Nff L0,rf3s-zA very unpleasant mat
er IS now mll1eing much noise in the |
newspapers, All it seems right that |
should give some account Of it, which |
shall, be SlGii!ar Statements OF what are
published a, the facts of the case.
In january last, it was positively sta
ted in the Pailade'paia Democratic
Press,'' that, when NJ Monroe was "a
bout to form his cabinetin lsI6--l7, he
received letter from Gen. jackson
recommending The appointment of t:ro
tiagaisaed tsderaiists. as his secretaries
t. form his cabinet The truth of this
statement was instantly denied, and
Mr. Kremer, one Of the members of
the house Off representatives from Penn
syivania, directly waited on the presi-
dent for information--who said that the
charge was false and that gen. Jack
son bad never recommended but one
person for any office to him, SC. On
the 22i of themonth above named, the
Democratic Press refused to give cre-
dit to the facts as set fourth by Dir. Kre
mer, and reiterated the charge, saying
that a letter from gen. jackson, con-
tanned the recommendation above Civ
en-, was red by the president to Messrs.
Findlay and Lowrie, senator's of the
u. S. from Pennsylvania The asser-
ton was again denied. aud the "Press"
of the 10Th Jan had communication,
in which the writer declared that he was
authorized by gen Jackson to say, that
he never wrote such a letter; and to de-
clare that Mr, Findlay had said he never
Heard the president read any letter OF
the character stated; and further, that
the president had assured him { Mr.. f.
that he never had received such letter
from gen. j.
II was now perfectly understood that
the point in controversy depended on
the recolectcns of Mr. Lowrie. and he
was considered as the author of the re-
port. He was thus placed in very
irksome condition-the declarations of
the president, of gen. jackson and MIR
Findlay, being opposed to his own. In
consequence, on the 9Th of Marchiast,
he wrote letter to the president, sta
and himself called on HIM, saying ''you
took from your bundle a letter which
you stated tobe from gen. Andrew
jackson, and read TO us part thereof
The part read, recommended to you,
as measure Of policy, to form your
administration by the appointment Of
distinguished individuals from both the
great political parties of the country
without mentioning the names of the
individualsn Mr. Louvre adds, that he !
felt himself at perfect liberty to mention (
the circumstance but had never author
lied the publication thereof-and tuen
rerars to the disagreeable situation in
which he has been involuntariiy fixed, !
and asks the president to publish the
letter from Gen. jackson, that he re-
fers to. It appears by Mr.. Lowrie's
letter, that that from gen. j. had been
misiaid, but was now found As the
president did not reply to Mr. Lowrie,
he was caused copy ofhis letter just
above allued to, to be published in the
Philadelphia american Sentinel" of
the 9th inst. with a note to the editor,
saying that he felt the delecacy Of his
condition, but was bound to defend
himself-concludng with hope that
it might not be indispensable to the fur
Their viudicatioa of his character, to lay
before the people the incontroyertable
evidencen that was in his power, SC.
This note was dated at Washington, on
the list April.
Since the publication Of his mole, sc.
Mr.. Lowrie has been severely goaded
in the newspapers, and challenged to
bring fourth his "evidence," in a way
that showed entire confidence in its ia
lure to support the charge against gen.
Jancksou- and it was strongly intlma-
ted that Mr., Louvre had got possession
of the letter in question, or some other
paper belonging to the matter at issue.
In this situation of the case, and in re-
ply to certain queries propounded, Mr.
Lowrie made publication in the Ma
tionaI Intelligencer" Of Monday last,
saying that he had received without
knowing from whom it came) copy
of Mr.. Monroe's letter in reply to gen.
Jackson-which, indeed, rather ap-
pears TO have been the original than a
copy, as par; of it is said to be IN The
haitd ,eriting Of the PRESIDENT 1t was
sent to him enclosed in a brief note,
postmarked at Richmond, Va Feb. 10.
On its reception, Mr.. Lowrie shew-