Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-25
. 90 THE ED.roRs OF THE Vine.

Hentieinem In your papcr of Monday you insinu-
ate am sorry to say, nlstnudte) an agency O. the
part Of Mr. Van Buren,, M getting up the controversy
between Gen Jackson and Mr. Calhoun Your rca-
son tor tins insinuation derived from the crcum
stance, that MIR James A. Hamilton was the person
who applied Intermediatelv TO MIR Crawford for his
"reminiscences OF the Cabinet transactions OF 1913
II you have any other reason for the inference Won
do not state It, and the public is therefore, left TO the
conclusion that you have no other This, you sccm
10 esteem SO conclusive as to Justify you decar-
ing the matter too plain TO be argued and in trawnr
emphatic attention by the typogrs phic artitce, oi
pointing the sentence with u at either end
does this conport with your usual iberaliy3 Ad-
mt that MIR. Van Burens political prospects would
De advanced by the demolition of MIR. Calhoun
Admit that the Presidcntsany is potent enough IN
wither any man upon whom il falls: Admit thai Mr.
Hamilton IS the friend and clerk of Mr. Van Buren.
Sun, is the case made ou.? Is here any thing but
slight presumption raised which NAV be rebu,led and
repealed by crcums anccs, Is enough proved to au-
thorIZe you TO consider Mr. Van BureDs secret apcn
cy established beyond contradiction and direct the
pubic Indignation against him, as If he already
convicted OF dshonourablc conduct! | say cuoupi
is not proved; that nothing is proved.
What act OF Mr.. Van Bu.cn's life will sustain the
Inference you attempt TO draw, aud pretend TO cons-
der irresistible? He and his friends for him. challenge
reply; challenge an investigation AS far as his
conduct IN life affects the question how he will act IN
particular circumstances, how he has acted in regard
to this matter that conduct throughout repels the
suspicion OF his having acted unfairly or dshonoura-
bly, Let those VINO know any thing TO the contrary
prove 1t If they can, If they dare Ii this be the
case Mr. Van BurCn's life and conduct have been
such us To destroy, and not invite, suspicion. You
are driven tn support your inference. to rely solely
upon the relation, personal and official, which Mr.
Hamilton bears TO Mr. Van Buren,. BY what new
code Of ethics, new rules of logic, is Mr. Van Bu.
reH 10 be- made responsible for the acts of Mr. Ham.
ton: Are you ignorant that Mr.. Hamilton was a
friend believe an intimate trend) OF Mr.. Crawford
Permit me iaoiler some suggestions, which will,
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date MI ilamllton's motives, justify them, aud &C
quit Dir. Van Buren, of the bascncss insInu1 ed
against him. M Hamilton was the fricnd of Mr.
Crawford lie and all the friends Of that gentleman
know how much he has been weighed down by the
reputation of having been Gen. Jackson'5 enemy IN
the Seminole business. MIR. Hamilton becomes int
mate with Gen Jackson. lie discovers that the
General bears Mr. Crawford i'll will, for his supposed
hostility IN 1918, md that he bears Ms Calhoun al.
lection for his poscd friendship at that time II,
knows (nO matter howl that the case was exactly
different; that Mr Crawford. If not the friend o
Gen. Jackson IN 1918, more his friend than Mr.
Calhoun. He desires to- remove Gen Jackson.
prejudice, and To reconcile hun to an injured man
crushed IN part by his cnmty-aUd with this view Inc
seeks to furnish Gen Jackson with a true history OF
the transactions Of Mr. MOnrOe's cabinet. What /.
there in this, worthy of blamc' What is there in
a, otherwise than fair, amiabic, and correct
Thus you sec, gentlemen that this affair may have
originated in the best motives, aud that It is yer,
possible To account for Mr.. Hamion's being Tn,
person to begin the enquiry without rejecting cithc
upon him, or upon Mr. Van Buren, his friend all,
principal. Suppose however, That MIR. Hamilton
may have had other views and that il as obviou
10 HIM as 10 Others that # tho effect of The disclo
surcs was TO bear down Mr. Calhoun with the weigh
of Gen Iackson's hostility, the circumstance wou
relieve Mo Van Buren, from the rivalry of the othe
III the esteem Of The dominant party. | do not sus
poet this, state II. leave others to do So " the,
choose. But suppose it to be trr,, and yet no bum
can attach to Mr. Van Il ircn Tor the specudtous O
his friend, or his attempt TO carry them into cXocu
/ ton There are such things as UnyrUdcnt fj7end
and there IS such Proycrb gave me from IN
friends am, gentlemen, with consideration,
! Il Friend and SuLfcyibcr.
| The New York Commercial states that the brl
Moutilla, which arrived at that port few week
since, brought all the papers connected with th
whole political carccr of Bolivar, which we're col
lccted by himself in tho Anticipation of his dennis
! aud have been sent, pursuant to his directions,
the care OF LafNe, tho French Minister. They al
said 10 contain yindication Of s lrc aud actions.