Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-24

facts but must say, after careful perusal OF your
letter TO him. as well yours TO myself. am utterly
at loss TO perceive the "gross errors OF which you
accuse me- As ar as can understand you, they seem
to consist in the superstition that inferred from Mr.
rorsyh's letter that you applied to him personally 10
obtain the information from MIR Crawford, OF what took
place the cabinet on the Seminole question; whore
as in fact, you applied not TO him, but to Mr. James
| Hamilton OF New York; and that il was he, anil moi
YOU who applied 10 Mr.. Forsyth 10 obtain the intorma
lion Ii there be a difference in principle between tn,
two statements, can only say that not RESPONSE
Bile for it, The charge OF "error ought 10 be inade n
ganst Mr. Forsyth, and not me. His words "Hav
mo AT the request of the to be informed wha
took place in the cabinet of Mr. Monroe the suhec
of the Seminole campaign, laid before him a copy Eek
the nss 0 0% M
SC. Now, sir, il had inferred from these words as
you suppose did, that you had personally applied &c
Mr. Forsyth 10 obtain the information for you, would
have done more than what fairly might, without
the mputation Of "gross errors" But made no such
Inference the contrary, have used almost the very
words of Mr.. Forsyth. My language Isl "l had sup
posed, from the complexion Of your letter 10 me- that
the copy Of Mr.. Crawiord's letter TO MIR. Forsyth had
been placed by the latter in your hands, without any pre-
vious act agency your part but, by Mr. letter
10 ne, am informed that such is not the fact III seems
that he acted agent in the affair lie states that
you applied to him TO be informed Of What took place in
the cabinet of Mr.. Monroe the subject OF the Semi
mole campaign.
In nv lie Ter to Mr. Forsyth, use almost verbatim
the sam- language. a. tar az am liable Of under.
standing the force Of wodS, my language does not Va
by Mr. Fo'sy'h IN his letter 10 aud most certainty
doss strongly imply ,h,n hs does bat YOU
applied him p,ronaliy Tor The irio H. alton. Blu,
SUPPOSE bad isen iDto the " yros errors" Cf infer
ri from Mr.. Forsy,hsleter 'ha, you had p-rsona!ly
apFl ed 10 i'm, VIII II, in TACT, was you but your
agent. (Janes III milton, Of Nrw-YUk) who appli d
for you your name, Mr.. Forsy'h informed you in
his litter OF III June, il requires more penetration
,hsD possess to discover how The difference can, ia
the slightest d. gree affect the ouly materi ques ion
whe her he acted o. mere volunteer or as your agent
MIR EOIsyth himself decdes n IL tells
you expressly, that he did not act volunteer; and
il Is the grornd tina, he acted for you, and
himself that claimed you to be put in po.s sssion OF
certain facts cted wi tho suffice of
pondence which were 10 the possession of Mr.. Fci.
sytb, End which De emed important the full devil.
opemen' # this affair." but instead ct complying with
reasonable request, you reply, not by de wing the
justice OF III reQret. tia acted for you and not
Tor himself; but bJ accusing Of gro's errors" an
assumption on your part a, once gra,uitous and mma
trial, that hal inferred that You applied 10 Mr. For
sylh personally, whrn in fact the pHlicaion had been
made for yo", in yorr name, by Mr.. II milton. l
must say, that not see in your statement The least
excuse for Withholding from me tn Information
qre'te'; and an constrained to adj, tn have Look
ed in VAIN in tn which y,u have pursued 70,
the evden o oi ,ha frankneAs which yau assured me
In submitting the copy OF Mr.. C,awio'd's letter % me,
has ever characterized conduct towards hose wb
whom you had bern in habits OF friendship. As con-
nec'ed with this pon let me call your At en'ion
TACT which has not bTen explained, though in my opn-
ion IL ought to be. II now appears, that when Mr.
Forsyth placed TIE copy of Mr. Crawiora's letter ia
your hands, he also placed ,o it copy OF his letter
referred 20 by Mr.. Craw ord Why was il that n COW
OF this Letter Of Mr.. Forsy,h did no, accompany MIR
Crawiord's when you paced copy OF ,hs latter my
hind' Calling up in the spirit OF frinkness and
friendship, as y0n informed Ue you did bad right
infer that every document connected with the charge
and IN yo"r pos ssion, calculated afford light, would
be placed IN my po'sssiIu; and such, IN fact,
im preston, hut which | find be erroneous Its
with regret that feel rys II bound state, that Mr.
Foreyhs letter. with the Subsequent correspondence
has Given an asp+c to the affair very different from
what received from your hrsllei,-r
You h We stated susg ssons OF the Marshal
OF the District which were communicates 10 you as
the reason why you have sitasd tins oil affair
pr. You have 10 stated what they were, to ucho,n
made by tchOni rnInunicdfed which, of cours.
! av7s M in the dark their a'ute character
But Whatever they msy be, the course you adopted
considering the fir niiy relation which had reason TO
suppose existed between ne, ia well calculated ex
cite surprise. Instead Of applying TO the Marshal, in
der to ascertain what be did say, aud from whom
he derived his inform lion, AMI then submitting his
statement 10 ne; which course friendship, and tie
high opinion Whit h you say you ente,t4ined Tor my
CHI racer Tor fair, open, anil honorable conduct ia all
ten, a. 20 my condnci, 10 The who, you knew,
ILL towards me The strongest eumi.y / with to
understooi that you had mere general inform ,tion
OF bis i'll will towards Your inform ion was o. the
mot specific character, and was OF such a nature a.
ought TO have made you dlsrus, any ment OF his
calculated to affect my reputation.
knowing the political Vaccinations that carry
ing against me, sud wishing 10 place my
irierd Of mine placed in my hands, time since
copy OF letter written by Mr. Crax ford to Nahvle
correspondent OF his in 1927 IL the
resored to in order xcite your picon
against M. In il Mr.. Crawford makes an abusive az.
tack upon me; but, not content with thus assang my
cbaract 10 the dark, he Offers bring into market the
influence which Georgia ngh bav- the presij-n-
tial election, means whereby deprsss my politi
cal prospects. To avoid the possibility OF mistaken
will give exr.cts from the letter elf n full conir-
nation OF what have stated.
s. eakiDg OF tbe presidential election, Mr. Craw
ford says that, ihe only difficulty that This State
(Georsia) has upon the sui ec (yOur elec ion } is
that, il jackson should BE- elected, Calhoun will come
in veT." A ain:
II you ascertain that Calhoun will not be bpDe-
fitted by Jdcksons ee ctiOD, you will do him bsne
At by communicating ths Information to NE. Make
what you please Of this letter, and show II whom
you p'eAse
Tha, the Latter was clearly intended f,r your inspec-
ponpeD' 10 make ,ohdt he pleased aud sho,D IL TO
,chom he pleased, with the nature of this information
ought whether was 10 be benefited bY your e'ec
tion ohich could only be deriped from yourself leaves
no doubt on that point; and accordingly informed
that you saw the letter.
proposition OF the kind, at that particular period
when the presidential election doubtful, and
warmly Contested needs no comm MT as 10 is oh
jec'. To say nothing OF is moral and pncaI charac
ter, stronger proof could be oF-r ed Of the
enRity towards the part of the writer, which
least oughtto hive placed you your guard agans
all attacks on me from that quarter. This letter W
not be dened but II, n,rsry expectation IL shorld
sand eady by highly re'pect'bl, authoriiyo main
tain its authenticity.
You we'll know n disiptsr std, open, aud fes res
course which myself and my friends pursuing al
his very period, and the weight OF enmiiy which
drew uron us from you opponent. Little did then
sup"ci that these s-crs' Vaccinations carrying