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

please, the original which shall be returned to YOU
as soon as take copy. Your compliance vii
Ioblige me.
am, very respectfully, your friend,
i ANDREW JACKSON.
JAMES Monroe, President Of the United States.
i WASHINGTON, JAN. I6, 1894.
DEAR SIR: Since the receipt of yours of thi
lday, asking for your letter addressed to me- abou
the time came into this Office have been enpap
led in searching for it among my papers, but haV,
not yet fourd it. very well recollect the letter
as well as my answer TO it, and well know that
have both, and that the difficulty experienced il
Finding them proceeds from my having taken tor
good care OF them. will continue my search to
morrow, and hope with better success unless
may have lett them in the country. Your letter die
ly"u honor. 1t expressed noble and manly sen
ments. having for their object the preservation OIL
Jour Republican Government, by generous exer.
else OF power, by the Republican party, in way to
inspire general confidence, and draw the Union
together. hope, however, to find your letter to
morrow, and in which event l will send it to you.
| With great respect and sincere regard, yours,
JAMES MONROE.
| Gen. ANDREW JACKSON.
WAsHINcToN, FEB 90. 1924.
SIR: The four private letters heretofore address
sed to you by me, to wit Of the Esd October and
November IL, 1916; January 6, and March 10,
0l7, and which were last evening handed me by
Mr.. Hay, are returned to you. The day is too
Indictment for me to go out, or | should have hand
ed them to you myself, as requested by Mr. Hay,
and promised by me.
Mr. Hay Showed me Mr.. Lowries note. could
not discover from 1t the date OF your letter that he
had obtained have to request that these private
letters of mine n VIM Saf.Iv r,n,
become necessary for me TO ask for certified COPY
OF them. have not distinct recollection of the
substance OF your several letters to which mine are
answers, lfyou know the date OF your letter 10 me
that Mr.. Lowrie is possessed Of, will thank you
10 advise me, that may write home for the original
am sir, with due respect, your most obedient
servant, ANDREW JACKSON
JAMES Monroe, President Of the United States
WAsHINcToN, FEB. %, 1924.
DEAR SIR: have no knowledge OF the date of
the letter to which Mr.. Lowrie refers nor can i'm
agine in what manner any letter of mine TO youl
or other friend should have got into the possession
ct any one. AT the time that was about to form
an admnstr alton, | communicated freely with some
members oil Congress, who had co-operated with
me IN the war, and IN whom I had perfect conf
dence. l also corresponded with some other friends
at distance. Ii was natural, at that Time that II
should communicate to those near me the opinions
OF distinguished characters at distance as having
weight IN my decision, as to the arrangement. But
have no recollection of giving any copy of my
views on the subject to any one. The copy in ques
ton ii correct, must be resored to, for unfrendly
purposes, and in breach of confidence and has prob
ably been purolned | recoect wiring you al
letter. IN answer to yours recommending Colonel
Drayton, IN which concurred with you in the great
result, that the President ought to be the head of
this nation, rather than al party but thought that
that result could only be brought about by time |
considering the circumstances in which we were I
then placed. By perusing your letters, I find that
you essentially concurred with me in that sentiment
although you inclined to the opinion that such men
as Col. Drayton, who had given such proofs of
patriotism and devotion to the cause Of his country
ought TO be considered as having JUST claim to /
the confidence o! the Government and in fact, to be
considered as Republicans The copy of this letter
| have not been able find nor do recollect ever
seeing il, or yourletters, till within few days past,
since the year 1917.
To Mr. Lowrie's note have given no answer,
nor shall /. Let him take his course; we stand 1
where we did. If my confidence, given at the time
referred to, has been, in any manner abused or the
letter been puroined that is an incident which must
dIshonor the party guilty OF such acts do not
think that there is any thing in your letters which
can InIure you, nor in mine, in reply to them but
the contrary. Defiance, by reserve, and silence, !
is what the transaction, and all connected with the
present movement merit t
have done what could to moderate and put l
down party spirit believing that, by so doing, l
gave the best support in my power to our republi~
can government. 1t can only be put down by the ]
republican party, and while that party is in power,
by magnanimous policy Persecution would keep I
the federal party, which, at time was in certain
members of it, moaarchcal one, alive and give it I
Iorce. With sincere regard, am, dear sir yours,
JAMES MONROE.
Gen. ANDREW JACKSON. b