Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-14

ave denied this fact Could you, from an,
lar Of Gen. Jackson, have denied that vol
eyer shaved ar read his letters, when so ma.
| ~ witnesses have attested TO the fact Sir, il
: Impossible that you ever could hare made
such denial. The General must have mis-.
understood you. But you ought not 10 res,
me n,umrnt until You have cleared your skirts
rom this insinuation. II would expose yo,,
~ suspicion which is intolerable To a man
like you.
Ihave done, Sir. VIRGINIrJS.
Washington, ytay 1894.
MEssns. EpiroRs / have never ,ern dis
pnssd 10 attack the motives Of persons enter.
tanning. on political subjects. diff-reat opinions
from my own, believing as do that the great
political i,aries Of our country sprung from an
honest difference If opinion, among the u,en
who had achieved our independence, as TO
me hest means of perprtuating that .indepen-
dencr, all being alike interested In its perpe-
iuity. and equally anxious, by adopting the
best form at government, to answer the great
object Of securing the happiness of themselves
and their descendants. But rs the diff.ren.
ces Of opinions. Of the two great parties which
sprung from this source, were very wide, nav,
almost Numerically opposite, I have never
been satisfied Of the propriety of admitting
into the administration man of opposite
principles 10 those Of the prevailing party of
the country. A democrat myself, L am un
willing that any federalist, however pure In
character or great in mind, should he entrust.
I'd with the direction Of cabinet Offices, and
hold the principles Of that man to he unsafe,
who should entertain, under the feeling of lib
eraiify, different ts ctrine. Were a fed..
ra'lst l would be equally as opposed to the
iike admission Of any democrat. / have been
fs<xrrc Al.
letter Of Gen. Jackson to the Hon. Mr.. Kre.
mer, published in the IateIligencer Of the 7th
Zen. Jackson is candidate f,r the Presiden-
cy, and the people are therefore deeply in.
trrested IN the character Of his political prin-
clplps, and 1t these are unsound II mean not
dishonest, but dangerous in their tend-ncy) il
u doubIy necessary they should be exposed to
light, for, upon this gallant, distinguished and
patriotic man. the eye Of the nation has been
constantly, since the memorable 9th January,
fixed with admiration and gratitude, with prid..
aud with affection. Favorite as he is, and as
trust he ever will BIZ, with the American
people, they ought to he guarded lest they take
I'D their bosom one whose political herrsies
may sting them to the heart i Offer YOU
brief examination ofthe Generals letter which
J think 'nc"nfestably shews him to possess
hoerdt principles Ito Iise the cant of the day
which are dangerous in their tendency. With
regard to the assertion, attributed to and de-
med ny Mr.. Lowrie; that be (AIr. L. had
charged Gen J. with recommending tn the
President to select for his cabinet "t,oo dis
ttnguished repnHicnns and f,Co distinguished
tfderni'sfs," Gen. Jackson and Mr.. Lowrie
are Fairly at issue. But il is difference about
pords. With the meaning alone of these has
the pnblc any thing 10 lido. Both gentlemen
are, ! arm satisfied, incapable of deliberate
EharA
and it is fair to presume this has
arisen from misconsiruciun, on III. part of
thr General, of the expressions used bv Mr..
L"wrir ~ conversation. J am not disposed
Z" quibbte upon terms, mendacium impnnere
upon one or the other. The public has moth
ing 10 DO with such an improbable coutrover
~. The main thing in which the public is
concerned IL contained in the second statement.
I" which shall confine these few structures.
he MT Lowrir, says Gen. Jackson) has
" changed his ground and now say it was
g" recommendation to- the President TO form
y nus cabinet Of The too great lending parties of
F." me country Both statements are alike I'M
i" rounded" Let us see how This is"
F" advice TO the President was that in the So
" lection Of his cabinet he should act upon
principles like these )" well let ia see VIVA,
hese are -" that he should have around him
f" tue best talents" fnot most orthodox political
principles, mark yOu) the country could af
tord without regard to sectional divisions -
!th's Certainly savours much of what MIR.
Louvre intimaies as 10 the iberokity of the
GeneraPs fundamental principles for forming
I'M new administration "and CONTINUES the
0enerail should, in his seleciiob, seek after
" men of pr"biy. virtue, capacity, & fi.mness,"
taye, as Is evidently meant. in whatever poIit.
zeal ranks they could be found for il could
hfso
inns Kind preInonitiOn Of the G-nerat, have
sougbtfor men of bad character, or of mental
or physical ipbprty. The advice is either
unnecessary or is meant IN convey much
more than the literal meaning.)" and in this
way tcenfin'fest the letter. he would go far IN
eradicate those feelings" what feelings yoiifi-
cal sureiy,) which on former occasions"
what occasions -unquesiionabIy those of
the fierce contests between the Federal g.
Democratic partirs) threw so MANY obsta-
Giles in the way Of Government and be eoa-
bled perhaps To UNITE PEOPLE HERETO
FoaE POLITICALLY DIyiDED."..! Is net this
the iav"rlte and deleierious doctrine ofdmaiga
NATION # parties which forms The very es-
sence OF the. charge ofMr. Lowrie against the
General! IL we have a doubt, however, let us
60 on with the letter -" NAMES fpoiiticni of
course, such rs Federal and Dr,nocratic) ARE
MERE BuBBLEs"!! All is il so indeed
The concluding sentence, however, Of the
long paragraph from which the above extracts
are made, gives The finishing blow, the ito use
the language Of English sportsmen) cross
bullock" ~ the Generals bold assertion that
" BOTH statements are alike unjoumded"-" Mn
dds,ce tsays the G-nerai) oas to select men OIL
probhy, pirtue and talents, .toitltout rsgayd 10
porty''
Here Gen. jackson upequivocally avows a