Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-01

feel IN being involved in the controversy: hut he must
pardon me for thinking tina, the claims of justice are
paramount TO those of decacy and that in insisting
upon the performance of act his part, which
justice to requires, regardless OF his SEN
Shiiy. In coming before the pr bhc he has volnna-
ri'y put himself IN position which gives the right
10 make the request would also suggest, that this
is not tbs only letter in his possession, connected
WIN TINS correspondence. necessary the full rluci-
cation OF this affair. His letter to- Mr. Crawford, to
which Mr. Crawiord's letter, placed ~ the tsnds of
eenera' Jackson, was reply, has not yet been put
IN the possession OF the public. Until it be, the i'm
preston must necessarily remain that the e"idence is
not complete.
Whether the letter of Mr. Monroe. of tn. 9th oil
Septenoer' winch VAS puroined from me, and passed
INTO the han'ls ot General Jackson, has
S2s intended Of the means of placing us in our
present r~.etons, or intended To excite hostility
between him an,, Dir. Monroe am unable to say
At first supposed the i~,er bu, subsequent events
leave 1t doubtful. The ettsr finally returned TO
me by General Jackson, but Niihou, explanation OF
tho manner IN which it came to his hands
Having so long remained in ;ae possession of the
General, and been the subject Of correspondence
might have adduccd it in my correspondence with
hn rs conc lsivc proof that he ought to have known
oha' my construction OF his orders in the Seminole
wal, conceded with Mr.. Monroe's and consequently
Offered from his own. was restrained, however,
from doing So BY considerations which may De easily
conceived, but the letter necessarily
with the immediate subject OF this statement, an,
now Obliged to Preseniit to the public part of
- 40 not deem 1t necessary make any cnaI,s on Mr.
Ora" IDS letter published Ivy MIR Forsyt as his
Trend Inc argument %. Ma CTawiOfd, in support oi Ia.
statement o the proceedings O: the cabinet rested sn,os;
rTsvely on the statements OF Nix trownishe and alr
Adans subsequent acknowledgement OF the that he
n present al the deihs'aon OF the cabinet and,
qenty, that his sasnent Mr. Crawford unf3vndet and
me iart disclosed by the letter 1 MIR Adams published
WIN the correspondence that Mr. Crawford a. givr i'm lbs
e saFhed extract OF MIR Adams h omit
mhg ue material point removed tie foundation arsu-
meat aud wth the surorstrqrruc which Ae rsa , :,
the Ctouni " '''' ' ~
n',n "rn"iedse OF these facts, Il d,!:ul, 20 conceive
why MIR Cnwor's lcict should he presented IN mn, -
ana SIM moFe % as appears reconcile :'s publication yy,,
fJ'e without a. acknowledgement O.! uGonnrsrI cs:,rs
Will cuiCnde nis Statement, bg a sin,' rr,sr -; .I,,r
10 myself As unpleasant a. fnd my present a,i,Iun OK
'' QUE con oid''n, without winch "Iali hn quite ~
'.eIa0e have been lacet hy no fault e NV own
I-ue "H suspect more than - years o. when DARN, .,
cohs,t"e order, which myself had drawn and t wi
could give ~ "hc construction Than villa, did
WIN The constitutions, acting was under tie olJ ,ri1
III an "a, To abstain from the inactia ,a sacred So,
,her AMI IN vsn'nrrs ,ugs the course which ho,r,
~ supposed ousH 20 he lil'ei their jn4o,inc ,,,
ser. let thus u'y ouy offence ~
/ ! Tie accompanying Correspondence 10 ,n9rry,r.7