Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-03-16

between you and MT Monroe, as containing
 the views taken of your orders, and the of-
 fer which l made to present my views more fully, if not given sufficiently explicit in the documents referred to, were at least an inti- l nation that we differed in the construction of the orders; and feel assured that neither
 ''my conduct, words, actions, or letters" af- fortls the slightest proof Ito the contrary. The charge which you have made against me, of secret 9stilty and opposition, which, iftrue, would so vitally affect my character for sincerity and honor, and which has caus- ed a rupture in our long continued friendship, has no other foundation but that of difftl renee between us in the construction of yoh orders-orders issued by myself, the intention of which l, course, could not mistake, what ever might be their true construction in ni- litary point of view, and the right and duty bfI interpreting, which belonged especially 10 me, as the head of the War Department. The mere statement of these facts must gie rise to a train of reflections, the expression tf which cannot suppress.
 Your course, as l understand it, assumes for it's basis that ], who, as Secretary of WaT issued the orders, have sontc motive to cont teal my constructor of thcm, as if I had no, right to form an opinion whether the officers to whom they were given had transoeh,led them or not, while the officer was at perfect liberty to express and maintain his construc- tion. My right, as Secretary of War, was at leat as perfect as yours, as commanding officer to judge of the true intent and limits of youi orders; and had no more motive to conceal my construction of them, than you
 had to conceal yours. The idea of conceal
 ment Rver entered my conception; and to | supposeit, is to suppose that l was utterly unworthy of the office which l occupied. - Why shSuld conceal. I owed no responsi- bility to iou; and if you were not afraid, to place your construction on your orders, why
 should te afraid to place mine? It was an
 affair of nere official duty; involving no ques-
 ton of pritate enmity or friendship, and so treated it.
 In conclusion, must remark, that had supposed that the want of sincerity aid frank | iless would he the last charge that would be | drought against me. Coming from quarter
 rom which Ihad reason to expect far diife- | rent ttrcatment, and destitute, as know it to | Ie, of the slightest foundation, it could not | flil to excite feelings too warm to be express | el, with due regard to the official rela-
 tin which bear to you.
 | T have the honor to be, very respectfully,
 yoir most ob't serv't, J.C.CALHOUN. l A1r Forsyfh to Afr Calhoun.
 | GkoRGETowN. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, | lNay 31st, 1880. SR: Having, at the request of the Presi-
 den to be informed what took place in the
 cabnet of Mir Monroe on the subject of the
 Sepinole campaign, laid before him copy | (eYcept the omission of name) of a letter iron MT Crawford, which has since been
 communicated to you, the President has
 thought just to permit me to read your an
 swer of the 29th inst. to his letter enclosing
 it. Between you and the President, or be-
 tween you and MT Crawford, when spoken
 of in general, it is not my design to intervene. | There are. however. circumstances in your
 letter, of a personal character, that require
 to be placed in their true light, in justice to
 you and to myself. As to the first, you com
 plain that the Interpretation of the name of the
 President deprives you of important rights;
 among these is enumerated 'sthe right of
 being placed (by mel in possession of all the facts and circumstances connected with the affair." So far as understand the point on
 (which the President desired information, Ithere is no circumstance or fact within my
 Knowledge that can throw any additional light Iupon it. There is certainly no fact or Cir
 cumstance within my knowledge, directly or
 collaterally connected with it, that is not at
 your service.
 I Ifdesirable to you, ycu shall be furnished
 with copy of my letter, Ca copy of it is in
 the Presidents hands,) referred to in MT C's
 letter to me, and with the name of the gen tleman 10 whom it was written, known also
 to the President. cannot promise copy of the letter from Savannah, to which my first I kl ., being; if it is, and can be found on my re- turn to Georgia, you can have copy of it. Having thus offered justice, according to your | view of it, you will not be surprised that I should expect justice in return. Your an- swer to the President seems to be founded on the presumption that there is some conspiia- cy secretly at work to do injury to your cha racter, and to destroy your political conse- quehce. With this presumption l have no concern; but the circumstances under which my name is introduced by you render it pro- per that should be distinctly informed if this charge of conspiracy against you is intended to apply tome.
 In justice to MT C., and for his use, shall | apply to the President fer copy of your let | ter of the 29th inst. If you have any objection, you will state it. shall take it for granted
 that you acquiesce, unless otherwise inform
 ed. am Sir, your obedient servant,
 JOHN FORSYTH. Mfr Cakhoun 10 Afr Forsyth.
 STEAMBOAT PoToMAc, 1st June, 1880. SIR: have just received your letter of the 31st ultimo, which was handed me by Mir Ar cher. It gives me the first intimation that l
 have had, that the President applied to you to obtain information of what took place in
 the cabinet of MT Monroe on the subject of