Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-28

the only evidence Won have IN support of your ncqa-
1--WE assertion, that the confidential letter was
produced and read Ia the cabinet. For proof OF this
read the enclosed extract al Mr. MonrOcs letter, hv \
when II Will be seen thar, having no reliance upon
ms own recollection, he applied to Mr. W!.i Tor III
formations and he cauddv aud very propcrly add,
sun as the question turns memory alone, Mr. |
W:rt, os well as |. may bc mistaken, and III regard
TO me. as was SICK III bed when | received the /
letter, that presumption Is the more probable"
LOU appear to boast OF the services you render |
cd General Jackson III his utmost need WHAT those /
services were YOU have not coudcsccndcd state IN
your very elaborate essay. Nor have heard them /
hnt at before. Perhaps your mcrlturious services
were IN en'Ie"ting and pcrsuadms members of
CHnpress To approve that you deemed worthy OF
punishment wnen delbcraung III the cabinet. | |
WALL however, nut dwell upsn tins TOPIC Ii you |
satisfy the P'cSiGcn that you rendered HIM essential
service have no objection that you should b. re-
wardcd for IT. WHAT object to Is, that you should
be rewarded for ascriblng TO your own acts.
You say that 10 place General Jackscn's defence !
upon the confidential letter Is do HIM au injury,
and that he IN his reports rested It upon that
ground. Whether this be true or not, | have no
means OF Judging. But, III the course Of the subsr-
qnrut winter, saw essay ~ u Nashville papcr in
which the writer asserted, that tho administration
knew before General Jack ION entered Florida tia, he
Intended to take the Spanish ibtS; and ,ha; Knowing
IL anu not concentrating H. the udunst ratlsu had
nade his acts their own, AND were not at liberty to
deaTow them. | carried this letter TO the Prcsl-
dent, ANA requested him to read tho essay giving
hm my opinion that the essay was either written ui-
uS[ Neher2 |acNSCns immediate inspection, OF by
person that had access 10 his private papcrs: for that
The confidential letter wac evidently referred to- \
short time @acr, lie returned the Gaze to- saving he
entirely ooncurrcd with mo IN opiuiou. Extract
NO :, ot his letter shows, that Mr Monroe now re-
collects the circumstances, 10 which my letter HIM
called his attention.
! | must take some far her notice of Sir Wirt's
negative statement, before | close lhis commentary.
Mr. w ut commences hi letter by expressing doubts
about disclosing the secrets Of The cabincr without
he cons"n' OF the President, and every member OF
the cabinet present suppose this squcan,shness OF
/ Ar WITT suggested 10 you the very wise decara-
tons you have ycLturcj upon the same ,uIjcct. Mr.
| WITS Sqncamishness yields the consideration
that you only request information as 10 vour own
part III the celebrations OF tho cabinet Tins he
@raVey asseGts 20, and then states that YOU rronn-
Sed an "nQury into Genera! Jackson'S conduct He
then proceeds with uCarlv two parcs s,,iInr yyEo,
he does not reC.lccl. al that he does not rccol
Icct, do distinctly recollcct, and so docs Mr.
'IroWnusfieid' Bus what he docs not rccoilect. Is
aTrnytj by you evidence against what | and Mr.
/ Cow nIl>h!ciJ do rCConeCt Aud Mr Writ, from his
manner Il Sc,ng lis n-rccullcytions seems dis
posed Ia couHtcm.ncc the y"u have made of his
gativn STATE Elcut. Iuu are welcome to il and 70
the reasoning wilh whlcA IL supplied vow Since
the dssolu,JN Of Mr. MUnrocs cabinet have not
l'!t mys"! Retained from disclosing any fact that
TRANSFERRED IN Ii. While 1t cX stcd disclosed none
of ITS secrets, and whoever saws did suys ,ybo, -
not true 1 know Of no m'rGucs o injure Won or
any other person. either directly or indirectly Had
i been called III the year 1925. after IT," ID of
MaEch, as was called on by Mr. Forsyth last Spring
| should have made The same DISCLOSURE then thai
| made to Mr. Forsyth. Whether Mr w rtrrnrrn
hers the facts contained my statement Is pcri,c.-
~ indifferent 10 me. even If Mr. Crown!n~hrch had
not remembered them. But his recollection Of the
iac'5 Is almost as distinct mine" Mr. Adams
recollection L. that 1t proposed Ia bring General
jackson to trial. anh Mr. Crowmn,h"Ids tina. you
were severe upon the conduct 1f tho &c oral
II believe both of these gentlemen have given tho
impression that your arguments made up,n th.ir
minds Indeed neither of them have intended 70 rive
your express words. / am therefore notwithstanding
Their statements of opinion that the proposi ion na
cFiocd 10 you IN my letter 10 Mr FORSYTH is literally
CORRECT ahoHsh 1t may be tG his (youf Under
r. standing very low, and ;nsy be absurd on It's face
= percy" nave now gone through your tedious cs
saw and have been much more ed oj.g han ey,cc-
ted to be; but your ins.nua IONS have b,.n ca
/ fIouS and various that | could no, well be shorter
ana nave no. umc 10 revise 1t ard max" it shorter
\ a IL" words more about coasTirlcics Gen. Noble
informed mo that for about two weeks bcf;ro Mn
ian Edwards set of to the west IN 1925 he lodrod
IN the same House with him. and TINT pcrs, n -,
gong 20 Edwards room had to pass by his and
INA, during that time you paid daily visit TO his
tEdwards) room, md spent from enc to two hour,
with HIM. lie sent his memorial back 10 Vashirr
tom while he was his Journey; II is thcrcf,rc
highly probable that the most Of it was w-i,fon IN
| washington aud reviewed and revised BIZ Won dn-
ring your day visits TO that compecr of Yours Fer,
/ pcrson who knew Edwards was convinced no move,
""uIu nave Vcntu CD upon such step without hay-
ing received assurances from persons he deemed ca
'o'c VI projecting hl CuT letter Of the third of
/ JuIy to the managers Of the ith Of July dinner in
| Washington was considered Al the time nm act re-
Ic'mng The pledge of protection You had given IN
! IL IS true Mr. Adams aud Sir Mclean united with
you IN The letter. Mr. Adams motive for signing It
was apparent. Edwards his political suppor,
ter. Ills son-in-'aw held The vote of Illinois in h4
hans without which it appeared in the event 81!
Adams could not lave been elected. MIR Adams.
therefore, bad m adequate political motive for doinu
the act. You could have had no such motive nor
=, could Mr. Mclean ! believe have had any other
motive Tar his conduci than that of subserve.cv TO
your wishes, and desire to cnaolc YOU to fulfil your
promise to Edwards From the time General Noble
gave me the lnnmat on, aud that you signed tho lot
| Ter OF IN" 81 LILY, never doubted that the plot
4 against my reputation was your handy-worE and
originated IN your brain fnrlilc in mischief And
vt YOU complain of intrcuo7 and conspraciea I
/ maze through my whole life been plain thorough
gong man. When difficulties have arisen have
honestly met them, and under the protection Of the
shclG OF integrity have yauQn.shcd lncu. ] am now
TOO Oh 70 ahpt now course Of conduct am IN
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