Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-08-26

: The following is the letter that Mr. JOHN
JACKSON wrote to the Presiden, of the Unred
S,ats d, The time he was Norionizsd-To which
is added the recommendations and testimonials
he presented when he was applying for The
Consulate:
WASHINGTON CITY, August ], 1929.
Sir: On Thursday had the honor TO receive
CO nmunic alton from he State Departm' mt,
advising mr OF your having appointed me Con
sui Of the United S,aes for ,hr Island of Mar
Unique. accompanied with my commission as
such, instructions, sc. On The evening oil the
sam. day my appointment, was officially an
nouncet TO the public by your order in course,
U presumr,) through h State D ~partment.-
Yesterday, (and crave your pardon for The re-
mark } | received with unfeIgued surprise a
communication from the same source, stating
thai you mad "direc,ed" tina, should be re-,
Qucstcd o return he commission had receiv-
ed the day before TO the State Department, it
having been granted under a I'm; sappre henSion
Of the person intended 20 he appointed This
very novel and extraordinary course of proce-
dure is to me inexplicable. Win you have the
goodness, sir, TO explain 10 me the cause for il
stating The accusations ,ha, have been made
asans, me, if any, and by whom, that an OPP
pot,uni,y may D. offered ne Of acknowledging
thei, correctness or Of refu,ing the oaun,niator,
and Of treating him Of such he should turn out
10 bel as he deserves The nature Of the charge
and the pit oil irfamy from which II emanarcd /,
is al present nothing more than Conjecture
but be It what u may, and coming from The
source ii did, canno, fin language 10 express
my astonishment tina, The President # the w.
tied States should so promptly have acted up
on il, without knowing i, to be true or false, as
on the instant 10 revoke his deliberate act of the
day before on subject which had been before
him for four months, and more particularly
when the ACT was founded on The represpntalio on
of about forty as respectable ci,izrn, as are 10
be found in the United S'a'rs, every one If
whom would stand as gold seven imes refined
when contested with your informer, or Il host
Of such mscreanls. That y"u Nigh, act un>
derstardingly upon the SUM CT of my applica'
ion, stated in i commune alton | had the hon
or 10 make To he Hon rablr Sec,e airy Of State
the following; "Although the Office solici, l.,
not one Of political rust, inHu, nee, or salary
attached 10 it, deem i: due candor aid fair
dealing to state forthe information Of the Fres-
ldeut, that in thu last Presidential Canvass adj
vocated he reelection Of Mr.. Adams" And
ag,in-"In procuring testimonials had no re.
gard to the p lii, a opinions held by he gen
tcmrn who applied TO; heir high Standing
and respectabiiny IN atestins o my charac err,
being The only consideration; being oon,en, To
res: my claims To Office on my character and a.
ness, deeming political opinions Of minor i'm.
por,ance. NV own opinions, however, were well
known and tcarlessly expressed, when occasion
called FIR it, or il was nv pleasure 10 express il
And further, stared that | had been an appii-
can, for office under the Administration Of your
distinguished predecessor; that had been no
nored with strong ,estimonials OF charac ,er and
capacity from mary of the mos distinguished
gentlemen IN he State OF North Carolina
(som' fly or sixty in number and which l
would submit To your inspec ion Ut desired, and
that perhaps an equal number Of them were OF
your political friends. The testimonials ad
dressed 10 your Exc lency, which accompa-
MED my application, were signed BY ABOUT
frrty 1T tie most respectable mh bitan. 5 oi
Alex lndria, my former resdence) and certih d
by one Of your saunchrs, friends 1" be so, as
well as of both political parlles, among whom
yon must have recognized the names OF many
of your friends Although diff ring with you
in opinion, if I have not greatly mistaken your
character JUS lee to me and to yourself will, |
TANK and unsr, induce you TO comply with my
request 10 give me the charges preitrr'd anu
he aurhor Of hem-it is bu reasonable.
Pardon me for my presumption in address
ing you, and for aay Expression that may APP
pear TO you TO be excep'ionable. ! have felt
myself aggrieved and uniusuly treated, wiIhou Ut
cause being shown; which are circumstances
well calculated to produce excitement and
warmth, and which mus be my apology. |
have the honor 10 be, mos respectfully, sir,
your obtdirn,,
mo JACKSON.
To NNDREw JACKSON