Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-28

Extract of letter from Benz. Crowninshield. TO
VIM. III Crawford, dated 25th July 1890
lyon ask inc If rccclcc while IN the councils Of
the cabinet, of n letter written by Gen. Jackson TO
the President Monroe; | do recollect Of {. CONVEX
saton about private letter, which Mr. Calhoun 7
believe ask for, and the President said he had not
got It,, but Upon an examination found he had IT,
ms letter confirmed Information and opinions
respecting SPAN and her colony, the Nlor,das. but
the particnarsl cannot now undertake to saw or
state correctly. | remember think your stating
that the circumstances then spoken of did fully eX-
PLAIN General Jackson's conduct during the cam
pa'gn remember too. that Mr. Calhoun was severe
upon the conduct at the Generals but tho words mar
t'culaTly spoken have slipped my recollection"
ENtructs ola letter from James Monroe To VIM m
Crawford, dated 3:h August, $780,
LIST ENrnct.--"l lay IN bed more than week dur
ing winch that letter was removed, and every thing
relating to that war having been previously arran
gcd, was forgotten and never read bv me until of
tcrthe meeting ut'hc administrative and the 1ccsion
rs To the course to be pursued III reference ~ H..
management. My impression is that r..i II
then on Il suggestion of Mr. Calhoun thai .. -
CURED my attention. Had I read it when r..
ccred 4, | should hav, considered il rs cyL6lcn
tial, aud never have shown it to anv one however,
great my confidence IN them might be As the
question whether that letter was mentioned IN
the cabinet involved the correctness of nv nn,or,
did MT wish IN replying to Mr. Calhoun letter To
res, on my memory alone, and conscoue nee made
mat 1t was nos mentioned in the cabinet nor BROUGHT
before It, ana that he had never beard Of 1t before
:, FROM The foregoing extract 1t will be seen that
MIR Monroe relied upon Mr. Wnts memory
I'd EXlrnct--"l well recUlec the confidential com,
nrun'catIon referred to in years, which afterw,td
passed between and the inference respecting tho
publication III Tennessee IN which we both concurred
EXtrac' Of letter from Jack F Ross. n cnn,oin :,
the late army, dated Tuscaloosa, 4th Sepembcr
1850 f'o0''
i reached w ashug'on in April or Nav 1928. as
u" aPPcan' Tor the office of Marshal for the Alabama
district. At the time of NV ARRIVAL Tho proJ.
nv M"nrocj was at his plantation in the country
o'u consult with you rs my friend the most pro
oa'Ie means OF obtaining the Office. and you did ad-
wise me 20 cnd"avnr TO interest Mr. Calhoun IN NV
favor alleging that you thought he exercised NOR,
influence with tin. President than any other member
OF 'h' caNine and perhaps than all the together
accordingly called him and presented nv o,to,,
I" hun, aud received from him such assurances ma
evidently induced mo TO think he was warmly fmyi
iTirnd. Some days after this interview with Mr.
calhoun Robt Crawford arrived at Washington, as
nm applicant fcr the office for my friend Major Arm
SIR ne who had applied, ignorant of the fact thai
S had applied. Mr. Crawford did not BRING with him
letters from General Jackson, recommending Ma;or
s Armstrong: but Major Armstrong went on to Net
vile, procured the letters and forwarded t,en, =,
Washington; ard rccoI.ect distinctly taking from
I the post oihcc one morning, letter from Ma,or
: 10 kob' Crawford tho contents of which Mr. Craw-
ford showed me, in which the Major saws have bv
this days AL sent letters from General Ia ,k.o1
TO Mr. VI 'rroc and Mr. Adams, or words to that eff
d Icct. These letters am sure. came by the ssn,o
u UaiI that broug the one from Major A 10 Mr.
> Crawford. and must have been received that very
mo ming, and with this knowledge of the fact /
again called on Mr Calhoun to consult with him. but
: sand nothing OF these letters He told me should
d have mot with no difficulty in obtaining the apnont
msnt. but that Mr. Monroe had received General
3 JHcksoa's letter. recommending Major A. while bo
Il lMr Monrocl was at his plantation in the couptrv
ard had pretty mnch mndc up his mind TO apnoini
hnTnr,
ilcl knew TINT General Jacksuns letter Ind nor
then been r"cc we'd three hours and that part of
nl"e had been forwarded TO the President while he
z was IN the country These facts | mentioned IN
YOU rs matter OF asiOnIshment :hat a man sf KIr
Caihonns standing should descend to such low subter
= iHG's particularly hero such course was SO un
sa"rH i"F' think also mentioned the matter 10
" neral - =" no was my friend this occasion;
: mi what ms reply was ! at this distant ne
:''d reco!!ect can only say, whatever stated 70
= yon at TIC time was correct"
First extract ola letter fom John o uncv Adam. -,
, William II Crawford, dated Quincy, 3oth july,
\ The main point on which it was urred that Can
d era! Jack on sh""d be brought to trial was that he
had violated his orders by taking st. Marks and
Pensacola" Jaw
Second cXtract--"I thought his conduct. tGen.
Jacksons so fur rs 1t was subject of considc,a,;o
y Mt That tlm", needed no explanation other than n
= knowledge of the facts ofthc case. | urGrd n morn
decided and unequlvocal appreciation Of his conduct
'han u received may add, that my opinion then is
- my opinion now II was formed on principles which
have not changed"
THIRD extract-"f vas directed accorlIngIy to an
swer the note OF the Spanish Minister and an article
was prepared by another hand and published in the
National lntegencer, giving notice of the Presidents
h views and intentions in relation to the subject"
I NorE.-Mr Crawford has suppressed a material fact
. IN MIR Adams statement, vz:-That he (Mr Adams
had no recollection that the confidential letter from
Zen Jsckson TO Mr. Monroe referred TO- and relied
upon by Sir Crawford in his letter TO Mr. FORSYTH yoe
before the cabinet durn, it's deliberation See Mr.
Adams letter. page so of the pamphlet correspon-
, deoce, and extracted in preceding note.
10 tins letter, Mr. Calhoun returned the following
7 reply. FuRr Hun, October 40 IG1o
sins The last mail brought me your letter of the I'd
instant but post marked the 2jd, which herewith re-
! turn. -
cannot conscn 10 correspond with you on the sub.
J'c' 20 winch 1t refers The controversy is not with
yon, but General Jackson You from the first voIun