American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-10-31

which common drco.um does as little perm;.
You gentlemen having forwarded your circular i
me, opeLing with the conclusion that the cans. ,f
our country at this junclnre is SO blended with ~
political elevation OF Gen. Jackson, that all a,,a,h
ed to that cause must aid in eHec,ing IT, his,,
enforce this dictun The sequel of the letter is en-,
ployed. Holding very different opinion, JUDGED
il respectful and proper TO reply.
Believing your reasoning erroneous, did il pes
sess such ssnclty that it must not be controyer,ed
That MIR Eaton thinks so I must conclude Fron
his remarks, or Why does he commence with b..
has rsntured TO present a reply and BY uuy Of
producing stronger effect" (has ventured) & 10
accompany it uith his ndme" know not if MI,
Eaton holds General Jackson in such reverence "a
to forbid approach to him BY any but idoa,ers nor
shall inquire What obligations may have grown
out Of his having /" known him (the GeneraIl in
mstely and we'll" am not about to attach blsm,
or impute censure, but simply to remark tha, is
they shall have produced strong prejudlces in lhe
Generals favor and blind and inconsid. ale deyo
tion to his views it would not be consee euenee gu,
OF the common way Of cause and effect.
My business is not to inquire how, by what means,
or by what influence, or at what age. MIR. Ealon
became Senator in Congress, though the occasion
would fairly permit such inquiries, as he has ptdp
ed himself to prove me under strong prejudces
He says. was the earnest opponent Of jackson Sc
early as 1919. Neither at that time, nor since.
have had any personal intercourse with him. |
never saw him but once, and then nothing passed
but common sauaton. II is as lar from my
wish, TO undertate his eminent services as to pali.
ate overlook his signal errors, when pressed upon
me as andidsle for the Presidency.
4 Mr.. Eaton hevng boasted Of his relation ID
Jackson, il would be time nisspent to ofrr proof
that he was preudced deeply, and which way his
prejudicies lean. My concern is to meet he paper,
as coming from you. and respectfully 10 discharee
the duty of good citizen by assisting TO place be-.
fore the public the information which will enable it
to decide whether the interests Of the county will
be most promoted by the election CT John O. Adams
or Andrew Jackson TO the Presidency al the mex.
term.
am told that in 1919 | was the warm friend Of
Mr.. Monroe and subsequently ol Mr. Adams the
first OF whom is said to have declared he wished
no line oil separation drawn between him and Jack.
son n the Florida business, and the other defended
officially every step in The proceedings DO
friendly feelings necessarily carry along with them
The obligation 10 approve OF every act tight or
wrong, Of those to whom they ATE EXTENDED Mr..
Eaton seems so 10 think and so 10 act; do not. To
Mr.. Monroe my feelings have ever been friendly
though intercourse has long ceased. feel grateful
Tor his public services, his many virtues
but neither 10 him nor TO any else did ! ertt
pretend that approved Of every ac, ol Ills admins
tralion. So far MIR. Monroe and Mr.. Adam,
were participants in the events that occurred in he
Florida expedion beyond the discontinue ol tht
Indians, would attach due share OF blame. Bu.
wha, the actss
Did Mr.. Monroe know any thing Of Jacksons IN.
tenticn 10 capture the Spanish fortresses until hs
dispatches announced the fact What did Nh.
Monroe then dos The posts were promptly ordered
+, TO be given up, and Pensacola surrendered 10 any
person having authority from Spain 10 receive it y
Did this show The President pr,y 10, and particpa'
ting in the capture! AS to subsequent declarations
! imputed to him as made to others, know nothing.
do however well remember that 10 me, In our htst
conversation, after the occurrences. he expressly
stated that he did not consider himself Identified
with the General and that it was his own act tor
which he, General Jackson, was individually respon.
sble.
There was nothing left, for the Executive to do
but to prevent its being advantageous TO Spain,
whose course had been one Of aggravated ana
continued wrong. Mr.. Adams holding SUB
ordinate Office acted ia conformity with the concu-
sion, as it his duty 10 do. His powerful mlna
was exerted to bring the country off with some sofs
Of grace. | was never converted TO his reasoning
did ever ,hiak that the positions assumed "eFs
In detail either necessary or proper.
! The orders given TO Gen. jackson. were, II u os'
came needful in order to terminate the war; to en-.
ter The Spanish territory but on encounterng los'
tress, to report and wait for further orders. ne'
yond this he did every thing on his own respohs''
oiity and terrible might have been the consequen'
ces to the country, tor any thing Jackson could nave
done to avert them. 1t violent and undls'
guscd act OF war, which no could wage but un'
der order from the President, issued IN CONFORM
ity to law. most sacred provision OF the cons"'
tn ion is that which says Congress, only, shall de'
clare war. The president has not the power, inuC
less subordinate military officer.
But. gentlemen, an alarming feature in the pro-
ceeding was that it was not only done without u
ders, but from deliberate purpose OF PermaAeI
occupancy. The proofoi this is that the civil au'nu
riy was assumed and the military ccrnmandaht -. ~