Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-10-22

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shoc;-;ld considering j! Gsparo ing to tho cof,s
OF militia Commando. bv &c. Jackson At tI. batL,-
"fthe iorseSior, to which corp, !ou ,norm me yoit
belonged, you enquire upon nat ~ iGruce Lave.
thought Prvr 10 pfolnUsate tie Charge implied u
the passage quoted.
Tie iInpuiution contained IL that PASSAGE as nm
eetstand Ii, - confined to Gen. jackson ;lone and
camel Withhold the expression O.. iay SUNRISE tL;.
y"n should have seen any thing in it which yil,
e"uo interpret az p2rsonai 10 Yourself disparas,f.
10 HE troops commanded By Gen Jackson. Neither
our !ait nor NuUr cuniIct Is any Wicre mentioned
Implicated, alluded to in the address: and so far s.
L was Concerned. | safely say. thes were not
thoN|-t "i;--nor did it enter nav iuaginatiou
Ina -, afF.y The errors or eNceSsCs OF the conili;
'lH, General. a. 70 ,.D,r,ye he hr.vr mo, ,Ja
.uug.t under han.
icanHo elbow, tlat am Individually responsible,
iof The address ut convention OF TWO hundred
Representing thousands of their cllow-cizt,.s:
~ ct as reported tat address, and il EXPIRE. SEES
lao Thought Mlc. not the time. and is not now
approx I'd by NV most deliberate Judgment have
felt myself It; liberty thus far to explain my pnder-
standing Of the passage complained OF, in order 10
satisfy you, that lao nnputaton intended, either
upon YOU or the militia Of TeImesgee, Your ccrnpar
Respectfully, your cbt ser;'t
&. JOHNSON.
70 SAN )lcusroN, ESQ. Gote5nos If 7tnatssee.
NASHVILLE, T. 18th May, 1895
SlR:S My absence from home for time duriilg
Which, Your letter OF the 10th March last arrived nus
prevented my replying earlier day
not dissatisfied that the manner of NV addr1ss
Should have rhet your appreciation: would have
YOU 10 suppose, Tor one moinent, that Iny object in
addressing Nou had been TO induce u DE- uarturs trt,
that rule OF conduct which YOU lGHd prescribed 10
yourself, in relation to controversies, which are nos
permitted h. your observation-disclosures they may
iave been induced. bv the Responsible attitude i,
which you stood L" the Art-Jacksun Convention ana
the address reported 10y you obnoxious i'll Che par5
10 which have referred III my first letter.
Wi! not DISGUISE my astonislinent at the ilarller
III winch you ua,t thought proper to treat the infnr-
rogatory wi"ci""S presented to you, TO know upon
what evidence ,uu Lad tloumt proper 70 prornu1~,
charge d'sreputable, Sc. As the Inquiry vas
p!an'- ana n:.2Iglblc, and in which truth was CON
cerned t;- - affected irdv idals or related 10
the coIniulliry the authors of tie address had -
night 20 look Tor from you that irtnlcss and cau6o-
winch one gentleman has right 10 expect from ao-
tlH' ara WAlc can eVer be departed iIul, ,yii!II.
u v!olutlun Of sincerity and good faith
Instead of ailordiag the information requested w,
inorn me. thai tie portion Of tie address TO Yhich
called your Httcnon, Y0W understood a. aeas cogfS
hea to tieR Ja"&0" aioae and tnt yon canot ,cifh.
Sc Gi1y H0 ft 1t, iotich cUild nte5yret as ge1x0
mi to a"ySeJ or diIpa5Ggilg 10 ta k'oes commanded
~ Iiener0f "lc1y0a. This is 10 answer to the ancs
ton propounted nor viii admit lOur tAaGersindifc
10 ns plea III bar otny inquiry! Accoyflng TO my
uuders d!Ag q the passage ~ ie address does nos
aud cannot, apply to Gen Iac;soa. along but is stie-
ln upon he troops engaged in the ac ION unless [ci-
oral jackson had given orders 70 that effect aud had
the address charged hm, :a that fact the case would
10 some extent ia'c been different: bat even then,
ne inference ctt must have been disrarttbl Bile to tho
soldiers; for maintain that even private eo!Ge1s ia
the i}ncEIGtll ranks, are not placed iuer the necrs-
.ty b. tciI Offices command, vii &c humanity
commit CoSELfDJGed aa&sGcrc. nor haze y, G,Iy
examples oiitrin ne annals Of our country. I-lIGi-
ever assacIo l. pcrpetrsted, whether b. the excc
raa1t Induced b. hard fought acti1a. O. Nv The 70
collection OF companions .a,l a.sd, II .ic ;rs;li7
times urged ~ cGtc!uajiom OF ceSses or in cold
blood, Il Is stiil IL violation Of hufnault! Gencrt:
Jackson gave SUCH crdeT either d:.eatIy or III
pl:city: aud iftor y7liro| st, it had bcsn neccsu
~ 10 assam ms jettioa contrary 20 facts, WY IIo
make The charge dsnc! against .a? Yon say tie
'nlguiction 'rs ite,sdeG to be contact 10 Cei.erah
Ja@h>1z a'd""! doubt not hut it intended to.ej-
5fct HIM alone! But II FOR special YOU coseIo
cast an toPHiJi;od calculated 10 elk co,,,dr.-
I mE- any single member thereof has rirht 70
place ms iatPT'|ctatioa unon il, ID demand oE
- author, au.hors, lcc;n.tatiun ofthe CHARGE
!, 1t Is Un.o,u,6od III truth IN the exercise g J
tins right, l addressed you, as well IN INV oyyI.
De!iait, rs that otIr brave aud generous companions
With whom had the honor 10 be associated In he
battla ofthe Misunderstanding thai YOU wonG
satisfy yourself Of the correctness, q; fttu,cnf.
(lnade without reflection, as ] supposedly end that
sacrrd regard to truth and your ov! g,:put;,1ion ! /:
YOU had 40 regard Tor that Of others woul nucevo,.
~ once, without hesitation, 10 Iet.act Il clrre WIIs
4 IL truth you cannot sustain.
take leave to mention to you that neither torsil-
81 complimentary nuT GlsDaranin 20 me Iu any rc
spcct, that "Icitheg my nor my cCn,ct is any
where mentioned, Implicated alluded to in the Gr
dress; and so far as YOU were concerned you can safe
~ say they were not thought Of This caTuof var
either tho nature Of the charge contained in the ad
dress, or the prcPTCty Of my inquiry II isl Jjoe
material to the issue, whether had been sufficient
nstineuiscd IL the action to be eIaudcre Iv ,,. ~
,gc0rrdiy, viii my fellow soldiers-nor IS il mater,
10 even nor, WI thor had claim 10 n place il
tho wide range of that wayWard fancy which charac
tories tbn AntI-Jackson manifesto You then add
ror dld /; ever enter into my Imagination. that o 2r
Tal@n thc errors or excuses of p conrnaudnO ocne
,F'5 I" nis2drage the hrfyc men who fought under
hT'. SUBJECTS OF presidential magnitude. arc GonHt-
loss well calculated 10 exclude from the i1tnrinntio,
NJ matters Of minor Importance which are moi cal
jatod to advonce the interest Of ono man and TO de-