Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-03-23
From the Globe of February 26.

THE PREsIDENT.-In the correspondence be- tween the President and VicePresiden there is much which ought to elevate the character of the Chief Magistrate, and to endear him to the people. He was informed that Mir Calhoun had been his enemy at critical time, when he had supposed him to be his friend. He did not lay up Mir Crawfords s letter for future use, Mir Calhoun did that of Mir Balch receired by him t,co years ago, but instantly sent it to the party implicated, and requested ex- planation. Here the real frankness of true friend, and an honest, undesigning man.
 On receiving Mir Calhoun's elaborate reply, he brushes away the cobwebs of sophistry with a few dashes fhis pen, but now made certain by MT Cal houn's admission and concludes by saying, "under- standing you nO,c, t1ther communication ,oih you on this subject IS necessary"
 But Mir Calhoun, must obtrude upon him another epstle, which does not in the slightest degree alter the aspect of the affair.
 Mir Calhoun having refused to accept certain in formatoin when proffered by MT Forsyth, turns around and introduces a third letter, asking General Jackson for the Uery same information To this the General answers, exhibiting the feel ings of one who had found himself deceived in a point affecting his fame and honor by one who had always protessed to be his friend. He tells him, that he had heard injurious imputatons upon his friends sincerity, and that they were in writing: that he sought for the statement for the purpose of laying it before that friend, which he says "I then supposed would meet with your prompt and positive negative But regret, that instead of a negative which had right to expect, had the poignant modification to see in your letter adms- sion of its truth. Understanding the matter now, feel interest in this aercaton, and leave you and MT Crawford, and all concerned, to settle the affair in your way, ,and now close this correspondence. forever"
 But Mir Calhoun was not to be put off so, and ac- cordingly Obruded fourth letter General Jack son. This was not noticed.
 What more or less could the President do, as an honest and honorable mani This denuncation of Mir Monroe's cabinet, might have obscured his fame and destroyed his reputation. He had thought that Mir Calhoun had been foremost in saving him, and treated Mir Crawford as his only persecutor. Forced to doubt the truth Ofmpressions upon which he had based so many acts and declarations, he requested his friend to explain. That explanation is confes- sion. Poignant" indeed must have been the nor tiffcaton of an honest man, to find that he had been so long deceived into the bestowment of unmerited praise and especially of unjust censurc. | The upright honorable character of General Jack son is also exhibited in the private correspondence of MT Monroe which MT Calhoun has given to the public. In taking St Marks and Pensacola the General maintained that he was acting Gin pursu- ance of his instructions" The cabinet wished him to change his ground and rest his justification solely on the necessity of the step taking all the responsi- bility on himself as well as all the honor. This he steadily refused, simply because he did not consider it the true ground
 They wanted liberty to alter the letters he had sent to the Department To that he would not con- | sent.
 They evinced much solcitude to get him to admit that his orders did not justify his acts thus relieving them from all responsibility; but this he steadily re- fused not because he feared responsibility, but be- cause tt scas not true.
 Truth and honor distinguishes him throughout.- But it is apparent that we have not the whole case
 Private and confidential letters referred to- which would very possibly give new colorng to the acts of the General in Florida and dark coloring to MI | Calhoun's account of them.