Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-09

because " varies from snoiher's, is striking at
Ne foundation Of all testimony, not coinni' ,
leu '" "fh'ng Memory - entirely the erea-
: lure OF circumstances, aud 10 sxercised ~ n
greater OF less degree, according 10 The G,yee
with which !, Is Impressed II II we're not for
the power Of ass0r ioii, nothing could be re
collected for one instant. No fact goes upo.
the memory without being acco mpanled " I'M
many olhrra which serve as pointers TO bring
il up whenever II Is wanting, and hence when
ever long treasured circumstance is searched
for ~ the mind, ". beg in TO {, ell Tor II through
some of the more striking agents with which
II was orig aally communicated Now accor-
ding 10 tho inierssi or indueement which ope
rates ut The Tins Of receiving the impression,
~ that same degree will II be retained, add
brought up when required We know no,
what parts Of this Cab,net council most Inter
esie, the dill rent members OF i'pr what pnrtic
olar gauge or DIRE ton their minds tovk on
| that occasion. But this much we do kno,y
Mr. Crawford not only gives the fact without
qualification, hut gives, according 20 The phi
losophy Of memory, the most fofcbo .essons
Tor its ,futh.-He went 10 the Cabinet pre-
pared 10 support Nj. Calhoun 10 the ,ourae
that was 10 be iakra against General JAG ksoo
and doubtless had, in previous eonversaitoos
AZ assured him. but that alter lie gel there.
h,s v,nws underwent n material change
Wha, had changed them ! No man who kuo,s
| Crawford will dare aseribe IL 10 fear. Vim,
| was !, then II was this letter And, hayiup
worked n most singular change IN b,s opinion.
does not every one prrcs'vh ihat powerful ss-
| sot ia,,ou OF which we have been speaking
aud which would chain the TACT 30 siroDyIv Ia
tho memory, that nothing 6ui disease or death
would remove IL
But ha. MIR. Crawford nothing bu, hi. IN
assisted recollection to sustain him Lei ~.
| N lun q la ~ ~.
Let II be borne la mind thai the feffer and it,
| c0nisnts are proved, ani that the cabinet ms..
| tins took place on the 10th aud i6fn of July
| 1878 L., all The members OF MI. Crawfori's
statement be property arranged anl constant.
| ~ recol eoteh.
]. TIA, Mr. Calhoun made proposition 10
PUNISH Gen. jackson.
2 That the latter was brought On by mn al
lusion from Mr. Calhoun,
o. That Mr.. Msnfoe had forgotten II.
4 That II had not been answered bsea1ke IL
had been io:gotlcn.
Now we assert that the above is the only fair
and material analysis that can be made Al In.
| statement. and VIII u Is said, aud attempted
10 be proven, by MIR. Calhoun, il faise We
invoke thn candour OF nn impartial community
| only for one moment
| Ga tho 6rsi point. then, IL any furtbcr proof
wanting than Mr.. Calhoun's own ack,pwleda.
ment HE has At least convinced General
Jackson OF II, aud that was The principal oil.
Jeet Tor furnishing tho Statement. But lear AZ
| may be taken back Ia some future supIIemeu
! tai communication, or be made tho subject OF
another plot, What says Mr.. Writ, M,. Cal.
boun's own witness, on this poinii lie says. s
" among other ideas thrown out iJr consjde,,
alton, according to the usual course Of Cab.
net consultations, think thai, al tho FIRST met.
ting, you suggested the propiieiy OF M inqui,
ry Into the conduct % the commanding Gen.
eIaL' Does this need MD Listen TO THAT
! Mr.. Crownnshield states, /" l rcinamber 10.
that Mr.. Calhoun was severe upon the conduet
OF the General. but the words particularly spo.
ken have slipped my recollection" 1bis last
| fact not onl, supports Mr.. WIT but shew.
| what the Lawyers call the aaiBso. They wet.
no, words OF heat and passion We may then
fairly conclude ,bat The frat point il made out.
On the I'd point--ihAi the letter was brought
up by an allus0n from Mr.. Calhoun. Mr.
! Monroe is the Gfst whness we shall call to tbs
stand aud NJ he teans towards Mr.. Calhoun.
his evidence will have great weight. What
dors he say 10 Mr. Calhoun " The teller sas
laid aside and forgotten by me, AID never
read II until allef the conclusion oil the tOar.
| and then / did II Oh an infimdtion from you
that II required my attention. Whea did the
war conclude 7 la the uonih OF May. 10
what tunes does Mr Monroe intend thai tho
word /" then" shall rsierf Tito ih1 /" conclu-
sion Of the war, then this letter WIS brought
IN by the intnatioD" Of Mr.. Calhoun some
where between May aud July the lime ofthe
meeting But more of this anon. Lei Us hsre
connect "A confession of DIR. Cal10un's on
this subject, which every one will perceive
has n very imponant bearing. IL his long
letter 10 General Jackson, alter coining u
3 ycf" the sick bed srene OF Old M. Monroe,
and the reading Of The lctbr, hesa}s, II thought
40 more OF il. Long after, ihmk il was y,
the commencement VI me UeHt session Of Cou-
gress, Dec. 1918 heard some alluson which
brought the lister 10 my recollection. II was
| from IA quarter which induced me TO believe
,hal II CAM from MI. Cfawiori. | called,
aud mentioned IT 10 Mr. Monroe, and found
that he had entirely forgotten tho letter. After
! atchiug sOine tinir, lac found II among some
other papers, and read II, AS bs told me, for
The GJst time" All Mr.. Calhoun You
heard some allusion 10 The letiu From a
quarter that induced you TO believe II came
IRON Mr. Crawford You called aud men
tened II TO Mr.. Monroe Found he bad Gu
Hreiy FORGOTTEN IL! After searching some time
found Il, aud read it Jor Ms 50 lime Won
derful coineIdeace with Nj. Irdwi0rn's STATE
meat, il the evidence Will oniy change tho
point oil time TO Mr.. Crawfords statement!
| Let US see how lar this Gun be donr-
But before we proceed. lot me ask you, Mr.. I
Calhoan, you aho SICKLE so much Tor all the
facts aud all the names, and all the letters 10
help you Prove a" foul plot Why did you
not state lhe "quaTter" IRON which your in
tormstisn sprung. tina, induced yon 10 believe
il came Il ON Nj. Crawford Perhaps from
this very source. Mr.. Crawford will 10 able
10 prove that instead OF your reminding Mr..
Monroe oil the letter in December, il was ex.
acty at OF near the I5ii day OF The prece-
ding JJly. But we think We will be abie TO
do il NJ all events.
On The 2l,t of December, 1873, Mr.. Mon
roe writes to General Jackson " Your letter
(nieanitg the AFORESAID famous letter. 10 me.
with nauy others from friends, was pot aside,
IN consequence Of my indisposiiion and tho
great pre- sue on me 81 The lime. aud never rea
Cured u unl after my return itom L,udoun,
on the RECENT oi yours by MIR Hambly aud