Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-21

,wereJ. should have opposed the iufiic,cn OF Prr
shment on General Jackson who had cons'dsre ~
silence of the President tact consents yet was
as the letter was produced and read, that Mr al
houn made the proposition TO the cab net Tor punt
ing the General" Again 81 do not know that c,
or limited mt the letter to the President. yet that
letter had important bearing on the deiibera-
tons of the cabinet ut least in my mind and posseIy
on the minds of Mr. Adams and the President; but
neither expressed any opinion on tic su5jeet. IL
Gems ii ha' the mind of Mr. Calhoun, for it
mad, no change in his conduct"
II wi be easy matter Tor MIR Crawford to recon-
Gle the statement which he has thus circumsantialy
made, with his conduct in relation to the Seminole
affair." from thnue Of che DECISION OF the eao"st thi
the subicct ceased to be aEIrS.ed.
How wi! he, the Gis, m'.anes reconcile II win hs
Edge5e!d statement of wairh Mr. hcDuihes e,et gives
account TLc Ssnas, beweca that and the present Is
mos, striking 10 ,u,rs which w'g give an sM.ss from
Mr. McDus's letter Mr. so uaS Cad been sSor
Of inquiry into the conduct OF Se. csucurrcl. with,
% e sSo. 'SS our S O faSe, s
pursued by General Jackson, only his military proce,
mSs hut in ptsmarSy bringing the grounds of his defence
cpauy the administration On point, remarked thar
il the administration could TO public onn
on but rem'ed military officer, who had violated his or
de to anticipate them, they.had mo business Wash
inson and had better return home Sch the language
not one word of the letter which makes conspicuous
nSnIe !" his pose" statements not one word of the change it
sitc'ed ~ ms MUD III relation To your conduc not word
ohs taking course different from bur- The contrary
e then stated directly, that he concurrcd with IN fave
an muiy and indicated no difference any other point aud
so Tar from eSemptng from the charge breach orders
hal
violated your order. Shall explanation of the con-
,ra in The the difference his motives then
attack another member of the admin Or must il be
arbn'A as the more charitable interpretation the decay
ofmenioTy? Whatever may ihs explanation all wi,
agree that statement when events fresh in memory
be trusted in preference to one made twelve years the
and the latter does its the this instance Al
the next session of Congress your Conduct tho Seminole
~ 'v'T'' attacked in both branches Of the Legislature.
Let Us see Il ;1 c,,.s m,r,,s. 'a"'''d ana ms per,
! SOCIAL ana confidential inends BE reconeueo
statement winch he no" gives of hs course IN he .,.rS-
NJ. Cono OF Georgia, now no more then pominent
member OF the House of Representatives He was The ,t
nlaT, personal and confidential friend Mr. trawf,,d H. IN
did he take? lie led the attack he moved the resoIons
against YOU he accused expressly Of the of your
orders and sustained the accusation with all his powers
All tins with Mr. Crawford's ss:emrn, n b. @
" anu ms course al The time but how be
pie OF justice, stand by and hear you TINS falsely aocus
ing knew that wasaI false And how can he reno
mas silence 'Gei wnen you stood SO much in Of his
as.. win "' disclosures now, when he agitation has
long since passed away and aid no longer ,e,. ,
e' us urn 10 the rrryiaturr ava "a,
Their any occurrence there explain this appa3en, WIZ
Lacock OF Pennsylvania the particular friend of AZ
was the chairman OF the committee that hodv 10
par oil me message which related Seminole o. VIC
reierres Mr. Forsyth, nux Senator t war was
anu VINO now acts prominent part the ansacon 49,,
has given the present correspondence was mnlch
Der, and then lie now an int,n,ae a,so mem;
political friend of MIR Crawford With two such .h anu
hnen friends on the committee had the most favnh, III
Pounty that could be offered you Justice sn.p
10 MS own statement ne c. obligation to observe ..ues
~ relation 10 The proceedings OF the cabinet Why then dJ he
not nsIpoe with his friends the committees ~ ", ua ne
The ,s ~ S need not offer you arguments TO prove
inc report OF the committee IS sufficient testimony sbnL
ne say athe was restrained by feelings of ,cv To-
s WIN MS trends on the committee how will he recon
cue on he principles OF justice and honor his sieoce aT.,
the report 50 severely assang your motives and cona
mace when admitting his present statement WAS coun,
y ~ MS power to shield you iom censurss P'e'e
Dut why should waste time and worJ, o. $780,.
t .. Ora",ofo whole course is in direct conflict
with his present statement Of the PROCEEDINGS ~ H.
N
be surmounted: The statement is entirelv des,,n,"
OF foundation 1t ID not true Stranre ,s Z, go
ri T a,atr an account so minute and circumsan-
a no such letter as he refers was ever before The
cabinet or alluded 10 10 lis deliberations Nv re-
Dry IS ustinc' and clear, and is confirmed by the mo-
less distinct recollec ion of Mr.. Monroe and Mr.
WIZ, "a Will fully appear by copies of their s,oie
ments, herewith enclosed. Feel rrs of doI;oo,.
growing out of The political relation of Mr. 49,,
ana Mr CrownInShcId, The other members of tbo
then adm lstraton both towards Won md 10y
nuve fCsttaIhed me from applying fer heir state.
ments; but l have not tic least apurehcnsion ,hnt
they would vary from Mr. Munroes or Mr. W.
Comment IS useless | wall not attempt to explain
so gross mlsstatcrnent of the PROCEEDINGS oT tho
cabinet, but will leave 1t to those friends of NJ Cr,r
ford who have placed him in this dilemm, "a deter-
lmne whether his false statement is to be attrbu,c1
10 an eniro decay o! memory, or TO some o,bor
cause ana II the former to exempt themselves from
the responsibility OF thus cruelty exposing weplness
winch 1t was their duty to conceal
~ nov becomes necessary to say something ofvour
ie'ter OF the 9th January, to which Mr. Crav;forJ
mas gwen III his statement, so much prominence NV
rccoiection IN relation 10 1t accords with Mr. Mon
roe statement. came into bis room when he lad
apparently Just received tho letter He was indsno
sed al :he time think he opened the letter in nv
presence and, finding that was from you, he rave
me me letter to read. cast my eyes over H. and
remarked that 1t related TO the Seminole affair onJ
would ',qumc his attention, or somctbipp to hat
elect. thought no more Of 1t Long af eI tbink
II was at the commencement Of the next session Of
Gons'Sss' heard some oIlnsion which brought the
etter TO my recollection. IL was from Quarter
winch induced me to believe that 1t came from Mr..
crawford. called and mentioned it TO Mr. Mon
roc ana FOUND that he had entirely forgotten the lot
ter After searching some time he found !, anon,
some other papers, and read it, he told me- for tho
first time. N' w Wv
Having stated these facts, should be wantnp I'm
candoT were not also to state that If the f,cts HI