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George McDq6ie to Mr.. Calhoun.
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George McDq8e TO Mr. Calhoun.
WAsHNeroK, Mag 14th, 1880.
DEAR SIR: In answer TO the inquiries contained in
your note of this morning, submit the following state
ment. / very distinctly recollect to have heard Mr.
Crawford think IN the summer of l3l8) in converse
ton with Eldred Smpkins Esq. relative to the pro-
ceedngs OF general jackson, in the Seminole war, and
to the course pursued by the cabinet touching those
proceedings. Mr.. Crawford spoke without any kind
OF reserve as to the respective parts taken by the DIFF
ferent members of the cabinet while the subject was
under deliberahon. He stated that you had been in
favor OF an inquiry into the conduct Of Gen Jackson
and that ne was the only member of the cabinet that
had concurred with you. He spoke in strong terms of
OF the course pursued by Gen. Jackson
not only IN hrs military proceedings but in prematnrey
bringing the grounds OF his defence before the country
and foresallng public opinion, thus anticipating the
administration. On this point he remarked that If the
administration could not give direction to public opn
ION, but permitted military officer who had violated
his orders to anticipate them, they had business to
be at Washington, and had better return home al
so remember that the National Inteligcncer, which
was lying on the sofa where Mr. Crawford was sitting
contained article explanatory Of the grounds upon
which the administration had proceeded in regard to
Gen. Jackson's military movements. Mr.. Crawford
adverted to some part of the article, which laid down
principle OF the law OF nations, if mistake not which
went to show that neutral territory could only be in
vaded IN fresh pursuit of an enemy, and added, Mr..
Adams denies all that" He represented Mr.. Adams
going much further in justfyng Gen. Jackson than
even Mr.. Monroe stating that the latter induced
pass the conduct of Gen. jackson without pub
lie censure, not from belief that he had not violated
his orders and exceeded his power, but from political
considerations connected with relations with SPAIN
Your obedient serv't GEO. McDUFFfE.
Extract of a letter from tte Hon. Robert S. Goraett,
Jornaery mem6er Of congress from The state of Vir-
ginia, dated I'appaha,mock, January r. 1881. .
MY DEAR SIR: A very extraordinary letter have
seen in the Constitutional Wing, purporting to give
correct account of the part which the several members
anh fnntr han tho nxtunf nf
Gen Jackson was before them, has induced me to of
fer you the following state ment
Soon after Col. Tayiors election to the senate and
arrival at the seat of government paid visit to Mr.
Monroe, and in the course of the day, Col +. desired
MIR. M TO give him some account OF the that had
been pursued towards Gen. jackson in regard to the
Seminole war; &c. In this conversation Mr.. Monroe
declared that there had been division in his cabinet
as to the course which should be pursued towards the
general. This excited my asonishment because, in a
conversation with Mr. Crawford either before the de-
bate commenced, or while il was pending MIR. Craw-
ford had used this expression meGcneral Jackson
ought to be condemned noted this expression down
IN journal kept and subsequently repeated it fire.
quentiy Mr.. c. Beverly told me that he had mention
ed to Gen. Jackson, when he was at his house in Ten
nessee and, think, said that the general expressed
much surprise.
Hon. J. C. Ca lhoun."
Extract from Mr. Garrett diary for the Isl February
1919, referedto ADORE.
1.-The night before last, Col. TAYLOR proposed we
frequently complained of our not going, though we
lived so near. Newton would not go, because he had
to shave and put clean shirt. We found him in
the drawing room, with Hay, Everett Moore and Find
lay Nj. and f. and Il. soon went out, and did Hay,
who going to secretary Thompson's The presi-
dent then talked very freely about public aairsgave
an account of the proceedings of the government in
relation to the Seminole He stated whatI have
frequently heard before, that the whole cabinet were
perfectly agreed that he should censure general
Jackson Ii is, however, well understood that Mr..
- ford ant ntf hn he
have Cobbs resolution passed; andI could notforbear
telling the president, that in conversation with me a.
bout Cobb's resolutions, while they were pending, Mr.
Crawford said Jackson ought to be censured He ex-
pressed surprise, and seemed TO look with regret He
says the members of the cabinet are still in harmony
among themselves apparently"
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