American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-05-11

ouTcduS,auU drag lOftn tne private correspondence
any man yet,inasmuch as have been frequently cal
led upon, by my constituents, for information in
lation to this letter, and feeling confident that ne
motive exist with you for Withholding the con
tents of any letter you ever wrote therefore res
pectGuy ask you, in Order that the public may be
correctly informed, to communicate to me whether
you ever did write such letter or not.
Accept the assurance of nay high consideration
and regard. Very respectfully, your fellow citizen
G.. KREMER.
Gen. ANDREW JACKSON,
City Of Washington
DEAR SIR: have received your letter of yes.
ferday and, with much cheerfulness and candor
shall reply to your inq Try.
II has been repeatedly pressed before the public
that had written letter to Mr.. Monroe, recon
nendng him to select for his cabinet, "two distin
guisheG republicans and two distinguished federal.
lists; - and that to Mr.. Lowrie and MIR. FindIay
Senators from the state of Pennsylvania, The letter
lad been read. | have not been able 10 persuade
myself that the fact was so, nasmuch as our cor
respondence was private and conhdential--becasse
Elr. Flndlay, who was present, has no recollection
cfit-because no such letter was ever written by me
and, because the President denies that he read
any such letter, or indeed, any letter at az. re.
greet that Mr.. Lowrie, in presenting this matter,
should not recolect one material circumstance.
When first it was spoken of, he stated to me, and
to others that letter purporting, and declared, to
De mine, had been read TO himself and Mr.. Flnday
by the President, which advised that his Cabinet
should be formed Of "two distinguished republicans,
and two distinguished federaIsts" My reply to
him was, that no such letter had ever been written
by me; that far as could recollect, only one
person, Col. Drayton, of South Carolina, had been
recommended to him ; that had suggested to the
President the proprety of appointing him Secretary
OF War; for the reason that he was a man of high
and honorable feelings, honest, yirtuous, and OF en-
ergetic character. Personally, I knew not Col.
Drayton but, from information Of his general
character, felt satisfied he could do more to correct
the feuds which unhappily prevailed in the army.
than any other man OF whom had any knowledge.
The contents of my letter, as read to him by the
President, that two distinguished federasts and
TWO distinguished republicans. should be selected
was not only stated by Mr.. Lowre to me but to
yourself, and to Mr.. Eaton, OF the Senate, and tul
others
lie has changed, however, his ground, and now
saws il was recommendation TO the President, toI
form his Cabinet from the two great leading par
ties Of the country Both statements are alike un.
founded no such letter written by me onl
the contrary, my advice The President was, that
IN the selection Of his Cabinet, he should act upon
principles like these consider himself the head OF
the nation, not Of party; that he should have a
round him the best talents the country could Afford
without regard to sectional divisions and should, inl
his selection, seek alter men oil probty, virtue, capa
city, and hrmness and, in this way, he would gol
far TO eradicate those feelings, which, on former
occasions, threw many obstacles in the way OIL
Government; and be enabled, perhaps TO unite al
people heretofore politically divided. gave it as
my opinion, that the best evidence OF devotion to the
government, its constitution, and laws, which any
could d., assaulted. q rem i
ture forth in their defence, and maintain them |
midst Privations, and at the sacrifice Of domestic
quiet That names were mere bubbles ; and hel
who would as Col. Drayton had done, abandon hisl
hte-side and the comforts Of home, and continue
IN the defence and protection Of his country, through
the war, merited the confidence of the government,
let him bear what name of party he might such a
man did recommend to Mr.. Monroe |; he was one
had never seen yet one whose conduct, character,
and good qualities, entitled him to any and eveiyl
confidence. AS we'll might the conclusion De adj
duced, that had recommended a selection excu-
ssely from one or the other OF the parties, as that
the cabinet, from motive OF policy, should be kept
equally poised, by appointing two of EACH for my
sdvice was TO select men of probity, virtue, and
talents, without regard to party.
The voice of Washington, in his farewell address
10 the nation, was, that party animosily was not to
be encouraged, because 81 it calculated to dis.
tract the public councils and eDfeeble the public
administration - and, with his the voice of every
patriot will accord. Virtue being the main pillar
Of Republican Government, unless virtuous u,en
shall be drawn into its administration. the fabric
musttren,ble Designing and corrupt men yicover
their intrgues under pretended love for virtue and
patriotism but truly pure man will be without
disguise, verifying he along, the old adage,
that the tree is best known by its fruit.
My letters have. BY the President, and with my
consent. been placed in the hands of mutual
friend, MIR. Eaton, with permission to publish them
whenever he plesses to do so. | care not when it