Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-07

with Grnriai Jackson and his ..,,. :" eompan
mucn conversation among the t,eoe,.,'',s ~
~ winch participated. and par,ieJs', tfnd
MAJOR Lewis, in relation 10 the yar;a. Wit
against General jackson which m. % eha'g g.
tiai canvass had originated or re,s,e,deb
pstlieniariy rs to the unfriendIy co.. an
Cra"f lord was supposed TO have ,sLsn M
the General Ia relation 10 the sea-. Hardl
u beng understood that | intended var
turn 10 New York 10 pass through Co. my fe
| as"1 myself OF that oppnrtunn, 10 v,.ee". 70
c'a"ioio, MAYOR Lewis desired me. n, Nh
70 !" eseei.d'p Truly what Occurred onE'
fn""'ot csoinet deliberations IN tela,;a" Mr.
""fos''on supposed to have been mad 10 =
rs efai JACKSON Tor his conduc, i, "a ~
war, aud to inform him of the re,nI, ~ that
As understood. thar he nigh, be ~. :" Order
rep"i an attack on General Jackson tartd I,
ant cIpaied, 'onnected With thai All; '' Wa
above all. II possible. 10 produce q a'J'h bit
Cancellation between those gentlemen Re.
respective friends. a"u Their
On NY arrival Al Sparta, (Georo;.A
hoped 10 Sc Mr.. Crawford, asce,,a, "nefe
ne li'ed So tar out oi my way thai u !
mouse would delay me- IN my jnurne, b. 70 -
ten days, aud that IT was probabI. shl or
hnd him M home when should .'d nut
therefore pushed On 10 Savannah WI hers
the 18th January, 1928, | wrote n NJ T"re 5a
The letter referred 20 Oy hlm ~ IN, f"fsph
Calhoun. dated May 3is,, 1880 A. 't' to M
retain cory oi Thai istier mus, - va bot
contents hoW recollection --By,t M liz
hIm OF my disappointment ia mi '"''I mft
PEI fnird by my arrange nen,stn 9ten
Crawford, the enquiry wished to mat ,'" Nh
Ms above slated, anu requested Ina, hla
should meet Nj. CLAW lord H. sb,,o ''o bet
leuer, ana communicate the II. ,it ' n5
New York. 10 'ae at
On my arrival at Washington in T.,
resided, during se Gay or iva uay.
there, vi the same house with the W.. eh
de"t, and oens anxious TO obtain the mt '''-
,ion peiofe referred -lhaviag, a,I n.g',
1851 '"o oPPo' 'on''y 10 do So from Mr. o.
forn -a''er advising with vrty bon>,. INV
anu discreet 'fieah'residms IN the sam b''
as 10 tue p'opr1e.y OF dong SO, rrau.s,sd"',
interview with Mr.. Calhoun. whic, Seo an
ted. Il may here b. permitted 10 s gran.
new saw or heard OF the letter vr,,s' maj
Crawford to /. Balch, Until il VS. 10y Uy Nj
and that had not se slig htest knn,sI ''' ,
the course Nh Calhoun mad co.,, "Se OF
his duty 10 pursue in ihe cabinet on ,, 'eu -"
sion referred to- IN the contrary the ;m,,.,s.
mad received from those conyer,a,,nt. s''"
thh' Mr. Calhoun was in favor OF and N, I'm
toId " as adverse to General JacksotA W
We net, asked Mr.. Calhoun wbetbar ~ '''
meeting OF Mr.. Monroe's CABINET. tho ny
~ OF ariestn3 General Jackson for an, w..
done by him during during the Se;.,innte Ws3s
had been AT any time discussed :" +, mn
he replied" Never such = measure was,,a,
thought oil much less discussed. Tho aaI
point before the Cabinel was the apsv.r ,t.,
was to be gwen 10 The Spanish Goye,nmsn,n
Our conversation was extended and M h.
part embraced much that have move, felt n,ss
self at liberty TO disclose. Alter he had sooo
over the whole grOnno, in order to ayubI tbp
possibility of mistake, asked The Wee P,e.i.
drnI whether he cOnsi Tered his answer IN N,
QUESTION, alfording me he information to oh
tam which had sought the interview, cop6den-
nal or not. He replied that il was nor
When retired from the Vice President,
room, sought the gentleman with whom had
advised and 60 Communicated 10 him with ,ln.rre
pleasure the statement NJ. Calhoun mad made.
think also mentioned il To another pentis.
nan, who was of the same house, and neal
morning, nj an early hour, left washington
for NV York, where arrived on the I'm of
February. On the l9th wrote letter 10 VA.
Ior Lewis, Of which the following extract sail
mat relates 10 the subject.
:" did not see MI. Crawford, as | intended
10 do, brcause he was seventy miles Out of my
the Vice President, who, YOU know.
Yss that mrm NIB ofihe cabinet best acquainted
" nh the subject, told me Gen JaCksonis
,rrest was never thought OF, much less dt.cu.-
Jed"
10 this letter received a reply, dated the
lo'h March, 1923. OF winch the following er'
ract is alt TIA { ates to the subject.
" regret that on Gid MOI see Nj Crawfora.
was DESTROYS YOU should s. e han, and cur
,erse with hn on the subect OF his former
nisund rsiandng with the General. | have
every reason 10 believe that the information
gwen 10 you 10y Calhoun is coirec.. Tor Mr.
Monroe assured me, nearly nine years tg0,
,uch was the TACT. II follows then thai Nj.
Crawford must have been slely sIdndered by
hose whose object il was to Tan flame Their
interest required should not he e1lmgushed
l have given those extracts, IN oIlet
o su.ta in my statemenk OF the origin OF my
with this trHnsaction--not,h however,
without feeling de, y humiliation in doug so;
and yet. IN contest where suspicion Is sudsll-
uted for proof, and The conduct and motives OF
all, however ,emoseIy or accidentally CONNECTED
with the transaction, are subjected to us bhgy
my influence, il is humiliation TIA, eaonOl be
avoided.
After bad written 70 Major Lewis, aud had
elated to others Alr. CBlHoun's very frank,
EXPLICIT, and as felt, most satisfactory ons"ft
o my inquiry, relieving that II might be uspd
~ Major Lewis at Nashville, where. at ina
ime, almost each day produced a new charge
gainst Grnerni Jackson, which was TO l'stu
y his immediate vindication, thought proper
> seek 10 confirm MAJOR Lewis in the accnfs'
v OF my statement OF the conversation WIN
ir. Calhoun by letter FROM the 'ateI, an'
0 tha' end wrote to him on the 2oih Eco"
etter, oi ~hca The following extract con'ah1
he whole that relates to this subject
NEw-YoRK, Feb. %, 1928
Dear Sr-To avoid mistake as to "hat pas
ed between Us at the conversation had tie
onor 10 hold with you the evening before
III Washington, submit to You the iollo"ins
5 the import of thai pat which il was unhrt'
TODD was not 10 be considered as conhlenta'
la reply to my enquiry, Whether nj any
.eetiag Of Mr.. Monroe's cabinet the roirleH
t ARE sting Gen, Jackson for any thug uo"e
y him during the Seminole War, had oe'" d.
ny time discussed ?"-Yoa answered Ne'e'
such Il measure was not thought OF, moen