Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-28


the only evidence you have in support of your mega
tive assertion, that the confidential letter not
produced and read ia the cabinet. Fer proof of this,
read the enclosed extract of Mr. Monroes letter, by
which II will be that, having reliance upon
his own recollection, he applied to Mr. Writ for m
formation; and he canddly and very properly adds:
"Sti as the gu ston turns on memory alone MIR.
W:rt, as well as l. may be mistaken, and i'll regard
10 sick bed when received the
letter, that presumption Is the probable"
YOU appear to boast of the services yon render
ed General Jackson III his utmost need. What those
services were, you have not Condescended state in
your very elaborate essay. Nor have head them
hintrd at before. Perhaps your mer,torous services
were III eniresting and pcrsuading members of
Congress to approve acts that you decmed worthy OF
punishment When celebrating IN the cabinet
viii, however, not dwell upsn this topic If you can
satisfy the President that you rendered him essential
service, have n" objection that you should be
warded for IT What object to is, that you should
be rewarded for ascribing to me your acts.
You say that to place General Jacksen's defence |
upon the confidential letter, is do him an injury,
and that he IN his reports rested it upon that
ground Whether this be true not, have no
means of Judging. But, in the course of the subse
duent winter, saw essay Nashville paper, in
which the writer asserted, that the administration
knew before General Jackson entered Florida tina, he
intended To take the Spanish f6rts and tina, knowing
Ii, and not cousermandlng 1t; the administration had
made his acts their own, and not liberty to
disavow them. carried this letter to the Presi-
dent, and requested him to read the essay giving
HIM opinion thut the either written un-
der General Jacksons immediate inspection or by
person that had access to his private papers; for that
:, the confidential letter was evidently referred to- A
short time after, he returned the Gaze to- saving he
. entirely concurred with me in opinion. Extract
No @ OF his letter shows, that Mr. Monroe now re-
collects the circumstances, to which my letter to HIM
called his attention.
8 must take farther notice of Mr. Wirt's
negative statement before close this commentary.
Mr writ commences his letter by expressing doubts
about disclosing the secrets Of the cabinet without
e lie consent OF the President, and every member of
the cabinet present suppose this s1ucamisfness of
IA Mr. WRIT suggested to you the very wise decara-
tons you have ventured upon the subject. Mr.
e wits squeamlshness yields TO the consideration
d that you only request information your own
I part, IN the deliberations of the cabinet This he
graVey assehts TO, and then states that you propo-
sed an enquiry into General Jack sons conduct He
then proceeds with nearly two pages stating what
u he does not rccullcct All that he does not recol
t iect, do distinctly recolect, and so does Mr.
e Crownnshie!d. But what he does not recolect, is
: arruyrd by you as evidence against what | and MI
t Crowninshied do recollect. And Mr. Writ from his
n manner OF stating his n-Eecolectons, seems dis
posed to countenance the you have made of his
vi negative statement You are welcome to it. and to
the reasoning with which he supplied you Since
II the d solution of Mr. Monroe's cabinet, have not
fet !nyscf restrained from disclosing any fact that
: TRANSFERRED in ii. While it ex sed, disclosed none
of Its secrets, and whoever says did SAYS what is
n not true. know of intrgues TO inlure You or
r. any other person. either directly indirectly Had
a been called IN the year 1925, after the Sd of
March, as was called on by Mr. Forsyth last Spring
= should have made the same disclosures then, that
made to Mr. Forsyth. Whether Mr. Writ remeHo
bers the facts contained in my statement is perfect
o iy Indifferent 10 me- even if Mr. Crowninshield had
h not remembered them. But his recollection Of the
facts is almost distinct as mine* MIR Adams
recollection 10 that it proposed to bring General
e Jackson to trial; and Mr. Crowninshieids that yon
= were we're upon the conduct of the General
n believe both of these gentlemen have given the
J. impression that your arguments made upon their
minds Indeed neither of them have intended to give
f your express words. am therefore, hstap,no
their statements of opinion that the proposition
II cribes TO you in my letter 10 Mr. Forsyth literally
correct, although lit may be rare his (yourl under
,r standing very low and may be absurd on its face
e believe have now gone through your tedious es
r say and have been much more tedious than expec-
led TO be; but your nsnuatIOns have been SO mulf
It rious and various that | could not well be shorter
and have not time to revise it and make it shorter
o q fow words more about conspiracics Gen. Noble
Informed me that for about two weeks before Mn
It IAN Edwards set OFF TO the west in 1928 he lodoed
:, In the same House with him, and that person in
Y gong TO Edwards room, had to pass by his, and
u mat during that time yeu paid daily visit to his
< (Edwards room, and spent from one to- two hours
with him. lie sent his memorial back to Washing.
ton, while he his journey; it is therefore
highly probable that the of it was written in
) Washington, and reviewed and revised By YOU d.
ring your day visits to that copcer of yours Every
n person who knew Edwards convinced ne never
would have ventu ed upon such step without hav-
ing received assurances from persons he deemed ca
pabe of protecting him. Your letter of the third OF
July to the managers of the 4th of July dinner in
. Washington, was considered al the time nm act re-
deemng the pledge of protection you had given him
: 1t is true Mr. Adams and Mr. Mclean united with
= you IN the letter Mr. Adams motive for signing it
u was apparent. Edwards his political support
E ter His sonin.law held the vote of Illinois in his
hands, without which it appeared in the event Mr.
Adams could not have been elected. Mr. Adams
therefore, had an adequate political motive for doing
{ the act. You could have had no such motive nor
could Mr. Mclean | believe have had any other
motive fer his conduct than that of subserviency 10
your wishes and desire to enable you to fulfil your
c promise to Edwards From the time General Noble
gave me the information, and that you signed the let
d ter OF the Sd July, never doubted that the plot
Il against my reputation was your hondy-work, and
originated IN your brain fnr,ile in mischief And
S yet yon complain of intrguos and conepiracies.
y nave through my whole life been plain thorough
gong man. When difficulties have arisen, have
honestly met them, and under the protection of the
II sheid OF Integrity have vanqushrd them am now
!, LOO ola 10 adopt new of conduct. am in
= retirement. ~ ~