Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-04-20

From the Fraaklia Gazette If jan. Sodt, 1924.
General JACKSON declares that he never
wrote letter TO the President, advising him to
appoint 'stwo Distinguished fetieralists and two
distinguished democrats" as members of his ca
binet. Mr. FlNDLAY, a member of the Senate
of the United States from PENNSYLVANIA, states
that she never heard the President of the Uni
ted States read any such letter as that which
has been imputed to General JACKSON" and
that s'the President has assured him that he had
never received such letter." The origin OF
this story concerning General JACKSON we un-
derstand to be this: a personal and political
friend" of the printer who circulated the charge
against Gen. Jackson stated that the honorable
WALTER LowRIE, OF the Senate, informed him
that the President had read to him and Mr..
| FINpIAy n lctterlrom the General, recommend
ing the appointment of fcdcralists. For our
selves, we do not know whether such 4 story
was or was not told by the s'personal and poll
teal friend" of the aforesaid printer; but we do
not believe that Mr.. Lowrie ever stated that the
President had read to him and Mr.. Finday the
letter ascribed to General Jackson, because
MIR. Monroe has said that he never received
such letter, and because Mr.. Lowrie, 4 sena-
tor in Congress from Pennsylvania, could ne
| yer have invented the idea of letter having
| been received by the President which he never
did receive. We make this statement from 4
wish to apprize Mr.. Lowrie, if he has no. been
already appnzed, of the reported origin of the
accusation made against General jackson. We
shall with pleasure publish any reiutation or OK
PLANTATION OF the story. Our maxim is, ''iet Jus
ticc be done though The hearens shoaid. EtN"
From the Democratic Press, of Jan. 60, 1924.
| In compliance with the request of our old,
ocf nn1 ar,I oil
published his letter. Justice to ourselves re-
quires we should add something on the subject.
We had more than once heard of the letter of
General Jackson in question, and a short time
since we perused letter from very intelligent
and respectable gentleman in Pittsburg, men,
tioning the fact that General Jackson had re-
commended the appointment two fcderasts by
Mr. Monroe rs part Of his cabinet. A cores
pendent in Harrisburg likewise communicate
the same information. A few days ago, we
heard of this letter in a still more tangible shape.
| We were informed that such a letter was read
by MIR. Monroe to the two gentlemen who at
present represent this state iii the Senate OF the
Union.
The facts rs stated to Us are briefly these :
Messrs. Loacs'ie and FTndlay waited on the Pre-
sidcnt during the session of 1922, to renon-
strate against the appointment of Mr.. Irish as
| Marshal ofthe Western District of Pcnnsylva-
MA. That the President on that occasion took
an opportunity to speak OF the principles that
had governed his administration and to show
what had been recommended to him by some OF
the most distinguished men in the country, and
then read the letter of General jackson To- these
gentlemen IN which nc recommends the appoint
ment oft,oo Feocraiists and t,ro Republicans, to
constitute the Cabinet OF his administration.
| We have no communication with either OF the
Senators from Pennsylvania on the subject nor
do we make this statement on the personal as
surance of either of them. We do, however
believe, that such n letter was exhibited to them
and others, and until we are assured cur infor-
!uants are much in error, we shall continue t.
believe there is some strange misconccptlon OF
this subject
There Is one simple mode of testing its aeon
: racy; Mr.. Monroe may have received and AZ
above stated read, such letter and yet have for
gotten 1t; 1T Is not however, probable, that Gene
raj jackson ever wrote such letter and should
have forgotten it.-IIet General Jackson in
form the public what are the facts of this case
his word has never yet been doubted, and would
on such an occasion, be explicitly relied upon
: Washington, Jan. II, 1924.
! COT. JOHN BINNs,
Sir--lIaying read in your paper Of Wedncs
day last charge against General jackson a,
remarks from having recently heard in such {
manner as TO leave no doubt on our mind O
r the truth of the statement that when Mr. Mon
roe was about to form the cabinet in 1816-I7
Gen. jackson wrote letter.to Mr.. Monrot
recommending him to appoint Two distin.
guished Federalists & Two distinguished Demo
Gratis as his Secretaries to form his cabinet Mr.
Monroe has exhibited this letter more than ono,
and there can be no doubt of the authenticity O
the statement"
The above charge being evidently calculate,
to make an impression that Gen. Jackson i
the federal candidate, and thereby to injIrc hin
with the democratic party and believing tha
the Generals character has be.l assailed b,
men who envy talents they cannot equal, an,
] virtues they cannot emulate, | conceived i
my duty at once to ascertain the truth or false
r hool ofthe above charge. this morning call
ed on the President for information, who a
once said the charge was false that he ncve
had received any such letter; that Gen. jackson
8 never recommended to him but one person 70,
any Office; that the individual he recommended
| was distinguished officer in the late war, ant
one whom Gen. Jackson had never seen, bn
who had been employed in the military depart
nents by both Mr.. Madison and himself ant
that in the letter of Recommendation not ont
word was said relative to his political opinions
sense OF ristice demands that the anti,lois
should be administered throug', the same chan
mel that di!fused the poison. have therefor,
only to request of you TO publish the foregoing
in order TO render justice to the individual t.
whom tire nation owes a large debt of gratitudc
Yours respectfully, Sc.
GEO. KREMER.
| FOR THE NATIONAL ISTEIIGENcEB.
Mr.. Logfie, Senator in Congress, from
Pennsylvania, by note dated the 1st INST ha
requested Editors of the American Sentinc,
printed in Philadelri,io I'm ,,uII;sb On ,,t.a<