The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-05-27

| ,o,es IN him from Jonathan Roberts, ]. b. Thom-
,s and B. Ruggles the first stating that, IN one
If his interviews with the president ne l'he pre-
s;,an,1 " snoke of a letter he had lately received
s.,, ,., Jackson then lying on his table, which
~ ~" ,,ak M. and read The letter was OF consd
III. lepptb. carefully and elaborately written,
:'.;n0 lie generals views On The policy of
4 he administration. Among these views, was
.h. nropostion to divide the principal caoi'
net appointments between the two great parties
49,, which the citizens are divided. Agalns TINS
,,n,;cy /. without, further solicitation, earnestly
'vnos,ulatcd both on account OF the president
,arsonally. and on account of the public veal and
r,hl;c service. The presidents situation seemed
- ha an embarrassed one. and the consideration
Il nf AN answer was agitatel The president seem
ed disposed to reply, but he 'nt'Inated no'hihg
II q the nature Of that reply. My own impressions
ware that reply at all was not imperiotsly call.
u aJ far I think | heard the president read TINS
Liter .va;n in the presence Of third person
"JIr anne.red TO read the whole letter He
- did not intimate it as private and conhuen'ia'
Il from gen. Jackson. understood the letter to be
= COMMUNICATED to me in the confidence of friend
shin. though it was left entirely to my discretion
q As not word dropped in regard to IT,"
Il Messrs Thomas and Ruggles, who appear to
II love belonged to The same mess as Messrs Find.
81 i,y and l.owrie declare that they heard the two
l,ter frequently speak OF letter written by gen.
IN ,ackson TO Mr.. Monroe, recommending forma-
III ,ion of his admins, ration. by selecting dIstin.
81 ,ru,shea citizens from the republican and federal
parties.
mi .vh. next publications which appear on the sub
M ject are the following
1# From the National Mteifgeacer.
M Mcssrs GALES & SgAroN: have addressed TO
al General Jackson a letter IN the subject Of Mr.
R ,,,, ,,-t, ,nt,t,e rod
"A Daper Of the 5h inst The General has returned
n me an answer, and have obtained from him per
u mission to publish it. With view, therefore.
a TO bring the matter fully before the public,
Il send YOU my letter, and the Generals answer
Z with 4 request that YOU will insert them in the
a G. KRENER.
II May 6, 1924. ~
WAsHNsToN, May 5tb, 1924.
a DEAR GEyERAL MIR 1.owrie has agar
Y made his appearance in the lntc''igencer' an'
# enteavors to prove his charge in relation to the
{ letter, said to have been written ny you, to NC
Il President, and read by the President tn HIM Inc
4 President, on a former occasion, informed me ne
had never read such letter to Mr. l.owric; +; ano
Mr. Finday, who is said to have been, at the
y time present, has stu'ed to me- that no such let
u ter was ever read to him. Having comInuhiea
u ted to the editor of the Democratic Press the m
% formation I had received, | was led 10 believe
b that we would hear more of this letter Sub
n sequent events, however, sh. " that was msta
"a ken. Mr.. Lowrie. in his publication, says, speak
"A ing Of the letter, Why does Mr. Hay adopt thu
~ expression used in the newspapers, rather than II
M my letter. viz. two federaliss and two demo
IN Gratis - BY this, he evidently intended to con
NJ vey the opinion, that he. MIR Lowrie, had no
t# made use of tins expression. This, IN t.ct, wa
FL the charge made--this was the question put b.
Al me to the President, and to this question was hi
& answer given. and which Mr.. iowrie lid Yell me
FL on more than occasion, that he would prove
& Although am perfectly clear in my opinlol
n that neither folly nor wickedness can be s,lih
NJ cicnt reason to ransack bureaus, and drag for'l
& the private correspondence OF any man, yet III
f asmuch as I have been frequently called upon
Il by my constituents, for information in relation t
NJ this letter, and feeling confident that no motv
n can exist with you for Withholding the content
ct any letter you ever wrote, therefore respec
fully ask you, in order that the public may be co
n rcctly informed, to communicate to me wheths
y you eyer did write such letter or not
III Accept the assurance OF my high considers
1 tion and regard Very respectfully, your tello
citizen, g. KREAlER.
III Gen. ANDREW JACKSON,
|8 city Of Washington.
IA DEAR SIR; have received your lettor of yeste
4 day, and with much cheertilness and cando
! shall reply 10 your inquiry.
III 1t has been repeatedly pressed before the pu
E3 Tic, that Hau written letter 10 MT. monroe, r
[3 commencing him to select for his cabinet, " tv
Bid distinguished republicans and two 1istinguisht
E8 fedrraists !" and that to Mr. Lowrie and NJ
[8 Findlay, Senators from the sate of Pennsylvan
FS8 the letter had been read. have not been able
Ff persuade myself, that the fact was so, inasmu'
Ia as our c rrespondence was private and confde
M ial-because Mr.. Findlay, who was present, h
MI no recollection of fit-because no such letter W
MI ever written by me-and, because the Preside
# denies that he read any such letter OF indeed A
E# letter at all
E% regret that Mr. Lowrie, in presenting this mi
M ter. should not recollect one material crcu
III stance. When first it was spoken of, he stated
All me, and to others, that letter purportng, a
declared, to be mine, had been read to himself a
{# Mr. Flnday, by the pre- sdent, which advised ii
{# his Cabinet should be formed of " two distngui.
F# ed republicans and two distinguished tederalist
# My reply to him was. that no such letter had e'
al been written by me that so far as could rec
y lec,, only one person,C Drayton, of South Ca
W lima, had been recommended to him !; that h
MI suggested to the President the propriey of
# pointing him Secretary OF War; for the reason Il
81 he was man of high and honorable feelings, III