Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-21

| tr2hSaction had becn Impeached, l, assumes ia
H'fe important bearing, and presents a'qucstion o
ueep import Tor your consideration. The most sa
cred OF political relations is that between the re-
ipreseniativs and the constituent When your suf
tragc places an individual in high uicill station
Gos solemn obligation is imposed on you and HIM,
the faithful discharge of which the existence OF uuI
tree and happy institutions mainly depends; on him
so TO act MS 10 merit Your confidence, and on you.
not to withdraw that confidence without Just cause.
1t Is under profound fsg0rd for this mutudf ana sa-
cred obligation that submit the whole aff.ir To your
determinations conscious that in this as well as every
other pnhc transaction of my Gie have been actu'
atct by solemn sense of Duty 20 YOU uninnucnced
by fear favor, or affection canno, bat Look fo.-
ward 10 your entire apnrDbation.
owe II 20 myself to state that conn, br{,r. Won
ander circumstances very painful to me- and reuc
lance which nothing hut sense of datv to Won and
myself could overcome. Among these c,rcunstar-
cHs, Is he necessity of BEING instrumental, ~ fscn
sing III any degree, what deem 50 highly cohfden
tla as the proceedings of the Cabinet and for which
feel myself justified only by absolute nqcessjv Ac-
ting under this impression, have not felt myself at
liberty 10 go, even in SelfGelence beyond strict ne
costly, and have, nccGrdingy, carefully avoided
speaking OF the course ot my associates in the adj
minisration, and even Of my own, beyond what an
pcarcd to be Indispensable Ihave not put even MIR
Crnw!ord statement OF his in the Cabinc. at
issue, except only incidentally, Us bear.nr on his
statement of mine 1t no concern of mine eyc.nt
in this Incidental way, what representation he
may choose TO give of his course Us to this SUBJECT
tItln ba
correct erroneous.
Before conclude these prafltory observations
deem 1t proper TO make q few additional remarks rs
to the commencement and motive eff this movement
against me
The origin goes far back, beyond the date og the
present correspondence and had for itsobiect not The
advantage of General Jackson, but nv
ton, with motives WHICH leave you TO interpret The
enmity OF MIR Crawford to me, growing out of poi;,i.
caloontroversies long since passed, afforded ready
and powerful instrument by which to operate an,l i
was early directed against with the view of PLACING
General Jackson and myself i'll our rcsent rei,t;o,s
With that motive, in the midst Of the severe noftic1
struggle which ended in elerating him to the Presi.
dental chair, and in which took a part so earv and
decidedly in his favor correspondence was oHened
at Nashville unknown to, and unsupported by me in
December, 1927, which commenced that chain of art.
full operations, that has terminated by involving Genes
raj Jackson and myselfn the present correspondence
copy of the letter which opened this operation has
been placed IN my possession. Ii written by NJ:
Crawford to Alfred Balch, Esq. of Nashville and is
daten the l4th December, 1897. That the nature and
objects OF the operations against me may be fully nm
dersocd by you hereto annex the COPY of Mr. Craw-
fords letter to Mr. Blch and copy OF letter from
the honorable Wilson Lumpkin, representative in
congress from the State of Georgia, to me- dated the
%fh January, 1922, IN which it enclosed with am
extract from the letter Of the Honorable Daniel New
man. member OF Congress elect from the same State
| submit them without comment
The movement thus commenced did not tern,,note
with this letter twas followed by their attacks from
the same and other quarters sone-of which are ipdi
caSee I'D the correspondence ROW LAID before you.
i IL may be proper to sate that remained e.eorai
fend unsISpicinus of these secret movements against
me- ill the spring of 1928, when vague rumors reach
ed me that some attempts making at Nashville to
inJure me- bot treated them with silent neglect rely
ing confidently for projection The friendly relation
which had SO long existed between General Jackson
and myself and the uniform and decided course which
had taken in his favor, in the politica! struggle then
pending. My support of him rested principle
that believe to be fundamental in our politica! system
and the hope that his deep rooted popularity would
afford the most etfectual of arresting the course
Of events, which could not but foresee not arres.
ted, would bring the great interests Of the country in
to 4 deep and dangerous conflict
JOHN c. CALHOUN