Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-03-16

an article explanatory of the grounds upon which the administration had proceeded in regard to General Jackson's military movements. Mir Crawford ad- verted to some part of the article, which laid down principle of the law of nations, if l mistake not, which went to show that neutral territory could only be invaded in fresh pursuit of an enemy, and added "Mr Adams denies all that" He represent ed MT Adams as going much further in justifying Gen. Jackson than even MT Monroe, stating that the latter was induced to pass :he conduct of Gen. Jackson without public censure, but from po itical considerations connected with our relations with Spain. Your obedient servant,
 GEO. McDUFFIE. CH.] Extract of letter from the Honorable Robert S. Garnet, formerly Member cf Congress from tue
 TAPPAHASNocK, January 12, 1881.
 "MY DEAR SIR: A very extraordinary letter l have seen in the Constitutional Whig, purporting to give correct account ofth part which the ral members of MT Monroes cabinet took when the E conduct of General Jackson was before them, has induced me to offer you the following statement:
 ''Soon after Colonel Taylor's election to the E Senate, and arrival at the seat of government, we paid visit to Mir Monroe and, in the of the day, Colonel T. desired MT M. to give him some account ofthe that had been pursued towards General Jackson in regard to the Seminole war, &c In this conversation, Mir Monroe declared that there had been division in his cabinet, to the which should be pursued towards the General This excited my astonishment, because in conversation with MT Crawford, either before the debate com- menced, or while it was pending, Mir Crawford had used this language to me-'General Jackson ought to be condemned' l noted this expression down in journal kept, and subsequently repeated t fre- quently. MT c. Beverly told me that he had mem toned it to General Jackson, when he was at his house in Tennessee and think, said that the Gene ral expressed much surprise. LII E1traet from Mr Garnett's diary for the 1st
 FI. 1919, reterred to 0b0re. "I'he night before last, Colonel Taylor proposed we should pup and see the President, as Everett said he frequently complained of our not going tho 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 Finday. M. and F. and F. soon went out and so did Hay, who was going to Secretary Thomp- son's The President then talked very freely about public affairs-gave account ofthe proceedings ofthe Government in relation to the Seminole war. He stated what have frequently heard before, that the whole cabinet were perfectly agreed that he should not eensnre General Jackson It is howe yer, well understood that Mir Crawford out of the cabinet used his endeavor to have Cobbs resolutions passed; and could not forbear telling the President, that, in conversation with about Cobb's resolu- tions, while they were pending, MT Crawford said Jackson ought to be censured. He expressed sur prise, and seemed to look regret. He says the mem- bers ofhe cabinet still in harmony among them- selves, apparently.
 (J.1 John C. Calhoun to Mr Monroe
 WASHINGTON, May r. 1880. DEAR SIR: It has become important to me. in consequence of a recent circumstance to ascertain whether Gen. Jacksons letter to you of the 9th January, 18ls-I mean the one in which allssion is made to Mir J. Rhea-was seen, when received by any one except myself and, if it was, by whom will thank you b inform me by the return mail and also whether the letter above alluded to was before the cabinet was alluded to by any of it's members during the deliberation on the Seminole affair."
 With sincere regard, I am, &c. &c.
 J. c. CALHOUN. [K.] Jams Monroe to John c. Calhoun.
 OAK HILL May 19, 1880. DEAR SIR have received your letter of the l7th, and hasten to answer it. well remember, that, when received the letter from Gen. Jackson, to which you alhde, of the 10th of January, 1878, was sick in bed, and could not read it. You were either present, came in immediately afterwards, and handed t to you for perusal After reading it, you replaced it, with remark that it required my attention, would require answer; but without any notice of it's contents. MT Crawford came in afterwards, and handed it also to him for pe- rusa He read it, and returned it in like manner, without making any comment on its contents further than that it related to the Seminole war, some- thing to that effect. never showed 1t to any other person, and am not certain whether it was he or
  war. Having made all the arrangements respecting that war, and being sometime confined by indispOs- ton, the letter laid aside and forgotten by me, and never read it until after the conclusion of the war, and then did it intimation from you that it required my attention You ask whether that let ter was before the cabinet in the deliberaton on the despatches received from the General, communca- ng the result that war, alluded to by any mem- Der in the administration. My impression decidedly is, that it was not before the cabinet, nor do re- collect or think that it alluded to in the debera- tion on the subject Had it been l could not pre- sume have forgotten it. received the despatches referred to here, and had made up my mind before left home as to the part ought to take in reference to its management especially if should be support ed in the opinion formed by the administration That support was afforded it, and I pursued the course which my judgment dictated, with view to- the honor and interest of my country and the honor ofthe General who commanded.
 With sincere regard am, dear sir, yours,
 JAMES MONROE. LII J. c. Calhoun to Mfr Vi,t,
 WASHINGTON MAY, 28, 1880.
 DEAR SIR: Circumstances which need not ex- plan render it necessary for me, in self defence, to call onyou for statement of my course in the meeting of the cabinet. in the summer of ISIS, on the Seminole war, wish you also to state, whe- ther private letter from Gen. Jackson to Mir Mon- roe, such discovered in the enclosed extract of letter from MT Crawford to MT Forsyth, before the cabinet during the deberation, or whether any allusion was made to any letter of that description. With sincere regard, am, &c. &c.
 J. c. CALHOUN MI Mr Wirt to Mr Calhoun s
 MAY, 28, 1880. DEAR SIR: Your letter of yesterday relates to a meeting ofthe cabinet in the summer of 1S1S rela- tive to the Seminole war. should not feel myself at liberty to disclose the proceeding of any cabinet