Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-22
No. IL.
Mr.. Calhoun TO General Jackson.

Fort HILL, 25th August. 1850.
SIR: | received, the 9th instant your let,cr
dated the l9th June, hut which, suppose was in
tcadcd Tor the 10Th Juiy with Its enclosures On
The 9Th Of jane received the note of MIR Forsvth
covering copy of lis letter you of the 18th Same
ihoHth nut, owing TO some delay in tho convcr
ance, for which AN unable to account dad not 70
ceive your letter ofihc 9Th June, covering cow NJ
your letter TO Mr. Forsyth, t.Ii the 18th juIy.
IA regret that did not receive yanr letter of thu
TN June before wrote mine Of the 23th of tho sam.
month, OH the ground. to use your own I,pmon.
tnat II would have prevented from falling mi
The gross errors you have from the unfoundeJ nG,,
cnces you have draw" from Alr Forsyth's letter to
ihc' ni cannot more sincerely regret than do
That any delay IN the mail deprived me of the ndvon
tage OF The statement in your letter 10 Mr. FORSYTH
seeing that you dcesIcd 1t material 10 Correct nm
ao'stdndn5 oi the facts; but must saw af er care
Ia! Tu5n OF your letter to him, well as yours IN
myseH ain utterly al loss 20 perceive tho ..pross
errors al which you accuse me. AS far as can M,
aGFJ ana y0u hey seem tn IN the suppostion
ll"t inferred from Mr. Forsyths letter that Won an
picd 10 him personally to obtain tho information from
Mr. Crawford, OF what took place IN the cabinet on
the Seminnc questions; whs reas in fnct you ,nnlied
not TO him, but 10 Mr.. James Hamilton of N York.
and thai II was he, and you, who applied 10 NJ
F"r'yh TO obtain the information. Ifthere be q d,c
ftrence IN principle betw' en- the two staten,en,s
can only say that am not responsible for it, The
charge OF error ought to be made against Mr. For
ryth, and not me- HIS words are: sHayin0 AZ Tho
request Of the President to be informed w6ar tool
place IN the Cabinet Of Dlr Monroe on the subiect or
the S"'n mole campaign, laid before him conv (ey
ccP Inc omission OF name) of letter from r Ctayv
10 u.s. W'''n mas necn since communicated to you,p
dc. &c Now, Sir.fI had inferred from these yorJ
rs on suppose did, that you had personally onnI;od
% hf forsyth to ob,nn the information for vnn 7
"o,''" nave done no more than what fairly mipb,
, .',hoI no nnPuta'ion Of gross crrors." But
mace no such nference on the Contrary Ib,vsrsaJ
"'"',t i"r very words OF Mr. Forsyth NV lanonanaI
. ! 'riA supposed from tho complexion OF Won, TO-,
- me, mat the copy Of Mr. Crawfords letter to
!'r ofsJth had been placed by the latter IN 90.
hah's; without any previous act or agency on youI
PAT; but by Mr. Forsytb's letter 10 me- am
That such IS not the fact II seems that be Acted ne
your agent IN the attain. He states TINT Won opned
II nm 10 be informed vi what look place =, Tho 81
mot of Mr. Monroe on the bubioct NJ ,b s 'o c'V
cahPa'gn.' in my letter to Mr FORSYTH. nae nj |
most verbatim the language AZ Car,sI
,capaoo o. understanding he force Of words nv Inn
g"agi DOES not vary, in tho smallest deorce :; 80,
s'n O., from that used Ivy Mr. Fntsy,h IN lie l,' ~.
nc ana most certainly does not more stron, ;1oi
"dn his hoea thut you applied 10 him ne,,oonni, r.
'1 i"''ISlo'oh But suppose had fallen into tho
S'"s' errors OF lnietrIng from Mr. Fo,so,I', 49,,
inat Jou mad personally applied 10 him v3om 'I r
~ was NOT you but your agent, james IIa,nilion Lc
New York; who applied for you in ,,y,,y $500 W,
'I ruisy'h informed you in his letter Of I7th limo /
,,i'eS more penetration than possess 10 djsnoUc
80" ,,c dlhefcnce can in the slightest deproo af,c,
u'p ""Iy material question, whether he ncted NO n
",Icj '""',ei, or "s your agent. Mr. FORSYTH him
49,, ~; l,iS question He tells you eyprcssIv
'ha' ne dld not net volunteer. and :, 80 -
ground tina, he acted for YOU and no, for - W me
o,anNo Oh you TO be put in possession of certain
disconnected with the subject of our 'uI'
which were in the possession ofNir For.y,
deemed important to the FOIL dcvcoper nSpi oS ,S;
aiiaf; but instead Of complying with so r VI tnls
gncs'' 20" rcpy' not by denying The Justice of ,o
qyeS' nor that he nc cd for you and not for br.os
Wv " eCcus"g me OF gross errors" on assumn,ion
yyGr part az once gra,ui;ous aod immateriai 49,
A"d inferred that you had applied to Mr. Fn,. ."Is
ifSohsly when. 10 f6c' the application bad ~
nus 10, y2u, 80 your name, by Mr. Hamilton.
huse'say' lhat J cannOt in your Statement, ,to
Isa't excuse Tor withholding from INC tho info,m,
'u'eoaci probably Tor Ne oh Ju,y.