Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-02-24
" EIETCHER * TOLER.

asio merit YOUR confidence, aud on you. not 70
"hh'Fh" That confidence without ju.t cause
II Is nnder aprotound regard for This mutual
and sacred obligation that | submit The whole
ALTAR t. your determination, conscious that in
'n's, as wei rs every other public Transaction
oil nv lie have been Rciuated bya solemn
sense oil duty 10 yon, uninnneoepd by fear. ia
'or, or affection. ! cannot bui look forward
% Your entire appreciation.
owe II TO myself 10 state, that come before
Won under circumstances yery painful 70 me,
aud reluctance which nothing bur a sense of
duty To you and myself could overcome. A
monS these circumstances is the necessity Of
oeIae instrumental ia disclosing. in any degree
what dem so highly confidential ms the pro-
ceedings of the Cab net, and for which feel
myself justified only 10y absolute necessity
Acting under this impression. | have net felt
myself nj liberty TO GO, even in selfdefence
beyond strict necessity. and have accordingly.
carefully avoided speaking OF The course of my
associates ia The administration and even of
nv own, beyond what appeared To be indls-
ensabie. have not put even Mr.. Crawford'S
statement of his course IN the Cabinet al issue,
'xeep, only incidentally, as bearing on his
statement OF niue. 1t is no concern OF mine,
except IN this incidental way, what representa-
honhe may choose 10 give OF his course, as
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MS representation be correct si:anrens-
Before fcouclude these p,efltory "hsrrra-
hons, deem u proper to make frw add'lon-
Al remarks, as TO the commencement aud mo
i've oil this movement against me.
The origin goes far back, beyond the date
oi the present correspondence, aud had Tor its
OBJECT not the advantage OF Gen. Jackson, but
my political destruction, with motives which |
In int Ia 4
Crawford to me, growing out Of political con
HovefsIes I"ng SINCE passed, Afforded ready
aud powerful instrument by which 10 operate
and II was early directed against me, with
Tue view OF placing General Jackson and my.
sell IA ONT present relations. With that motive,
IN The mtd-f Of the severe political struggle
which ended ia tlevaling him TO thf Prrsiden.
nal chair. aud in which took part so early
ana decided IN his favor, "a correspondence
was opened at Nashville, unknown To. and un-
suspected by me, in December, 1927, Whith
commenced that cham Of a,Nul operttions
that has terminated by involving Gen. Jack.on
and mvseli IN the present corrpsv05dence. A
copy o the letter Which opened THIS op, ration
has been placed IN my possession. II was wit
ten by MI Crawford 10 Alfred Batch. ESQ OF
Nashville. and is dated the l4th December
lei Ihat the nature and objects OF HE op-
efHiiunS against me may be fully understood
by you, hereto annex the copy oil Mr.. Craw-
lords tier 10 Mr.. Balcb, aud a copy Of n let
Ter itom tie Honorable Wilson Lumpkin, a
rrpr+ sentative III Congress from the State OF
Georgia, o me, dated the 27 Ia January, 1929
~ wnieh It "ns enclosed, with an extract hom
the letter ofthe II honorable Danlel Newman,
member III Congress elect from the same State.
| shbmit them without commeut.
The moveneutthus commenced did no ter
inmate " nth this letter. II was followed by U.
thef attacks from the sane and uther quarters
some OF winch arc indicated III Tue coIrespou
dence now laid before you.
II day be proper to state, that remained
ignorant 81 nnsuspIcious Of these secret move
'hen's against me, till the spring of 1923, when
vague ramOts reached me that some attemnti
| were making al Nashville TO 10 ure me but
treated them with silent neglect, relying conn
uendy Tor pr lection on the friendly relation
VII Gu mad 81 !. ng exist, d between Gen JacksOt
ana mYsetf and tie uniform and decided Courst
which had taken IN his iayor in the political
struggle then pending. My support of hin
rested on principle that believe to be funda
mental IN our political system, aud the hope
tbat his deep-routed popularity Mould afloI Z
the most ette tual means of arres sting the course
OF events, which ] could not bui toresee # no
arrested, would bring the great interests oil The
country INTO deep aud dangerous cOntlict.
JOHN {. CALHOUN.