Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-05-26
President Of the United STATES.
(No. 2.)
GENERAL JACKSON TO MR.. MONROE,

(No. ~
GENERAL JACKSON TO MR.. MONROE.
Nashville, Nor. 18th, 1916. ;
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Being deeply impressed with the inpor-
lance of another subject, which relates TO
yourself as well as the government, hppe
may be permitted once more to obtruds nv
opinions. In filling the vacancy occaioned
by the transfer of MIR. Crawford from the War
Office to the Treasury, it is of the highes. mo-
ment that some proper and fit person Should
be selected. Your happiness and the naion's
welfare materially depend upon the selections
which are to be made to fill the Heads OF De-
partment. need not tell you that feuds ex-
list and have existed to an injurious degree, in
the northern army. To fill the Department
of War with character who has taken part
in those feud3, or whose feelings have Seen
enlisted on the side of party, will be adding
fuel to fame, which for the good of the ser.
vice, already burns too fercely. This, and
other cons iderations induced me to enter on
the inquiry for character best calculated to
fill that Departmental has resulted in thu Sc
lection of Col. William Drayton. Since NV
last to you in which this subject was mention
| ed, General **%*&* has arrived here who
heartily concurs with me in opinion that Col.
| Drayton is the best selection that can he
made.
Pardon me, my dear sir, for the following
remarks concerning the next Presidential
| term-they are made with the sincerity and
freedom of a friend. | cannot doubt thew
will be received with feelings similar to those
which have impelled me to make them. Ey.
cry thing depends on the selection of your
ministry. In every selection, Party and Par
ty feelings should be avoided. Now is the
time to eXterminate that monster called Par
ty Spirit. By selecting characters most con-
spicuous for thei' probity, virtue, capacity &
hrmness, without any regard to party, you
will go far to eradicate those feelings which
on former occasions threw so many obstacles
in the way of government, and perhaps have
the pleasure and honor of uniting a people
heretofore politically divided. The Chief
| Magistrate of great ard powerful nation
should never indulge in party feelings-his
conduct should be liberal ard disinterested. al.
ways bearing in mind, that he acts for the
whole, and not for a part of the community
BY this course you will exalt the national
character, and acquire for yourselfa name as
mpenshable as monumental marble. Con-
suit no party in your choice, pursue the die
.ates OF that unerrng judgment which has so
long and so often benefited our country, and
rendered lllustrious its rulers. These are
inc sentiments OF friend they are the feel
ihSs, II know my own heart, of an undissem-
bling patriot.
accept assurances of my sincere friend
SNIP and believe me, respectfully, your obedi-
ent servant.
ANDREW JACKSON.
The Hon. JAMES MONROE.
No. 3, consisting Of Mr.. Monroe's answer
to the preceding letter, we are obliged to de-
fer to our next paper.] ~.
No. AZ
GENERAL JACKSON TO MR.. MONROE.
Nashville, Jan. 9Th, 1917.
A. n
On the othersuhjects embraced in my letter
as well this, gave you my crude ideas,
with the candor ola friend. am much graf
lhed that youreceived them as intended-it
was the purest friendship for you individually
combined with the good of our country, that
dictated the liberty | took in writing to YOU.
The Importance of the station you were a.
bout TO fill to our country and yourself-the
INJURY in reputation, that the Chief Magistrate
may sustain from the acts of weak minister.
the various interests that will arise to recon-
mend to office their favorite candidate-and
from experience in the late war, the mischief.
that did arise to our nation and national char
acter, (by the wickedness or weakness of our
war minister induced me to give you my cam
did opinion on the Importance of the charac-
ter that should fill this office. / made for
this purpose the most extensive inquiry, from
the most impartial sources, for the most fit
character, possessing virtue, talents, honor. &
energy d all united in the individual named.
am duly impressed with the propriety, as well
as the policy you have pointed out, of taking
the Heads of Department from the four grand
sections of the United States, where each Sec
ton can afford character of equal fitness -
where that cannot be done, fitness, and not
locality, ought to govern, the executive being
entitled to the best talents, when combined
with other necessary qualifications, that the
Union can afford.
have read with much satisfaction that
part OF your letter on the rise, progress, and
policy OF the Federalists--it is, in my opinion
a just exposition, and | ana free to acknowl-
edge, had commanded the military depart
ment where the Hartford Convention sat, if
IN had heen tho 1asf OFT &c ,,o1, If I III