Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-03-22
T. Me Editors oftAs Naiiond Intelligence.

T. he Editors cfths National Laielfgencer.
GENTLEMEN: In vour paper of the Sd instant,
an article appears extracted from the Globe OF
he 9d. commenting on the recent correspondence
Oeween the President and Vice President, aud
rslerrnq To one which Occur red. some time since
n,Seen General Jackson and the late Secretary
citie NAVY, MIR. Southland. The part Of the ar
,.:ir 10 which reference is made. il as follows:
"Slmetme in the year 1895. General JACKSON
vas furnished bv member Of Congress with
>'arment signed by DR.. Wallace. -of Fredericks-
Sgrg, Va m which Mr. Southland, the Secretary
q he Navy, was represented as having remark
ID, al wine drinking at Fredericksburg. that
General Jackson deserved no credit for the de-
fence Of New Orleans. that he had lief; The army
whlt orders and was returning home, when he
VS., ne, by a rosi'ive order from Mr.. Monroe,
then Secretary Of War, 10 return forthwith to his
umHind; thai it was owing to this order and the
alive preparations made By Mr. Monroe, for
Tie security Of that portion Of the country, that
G2necii Jackson was able to make the defence
he I'd; lad therefore, that the merit OF that de
enCc VIZ due to Mr.. Monroe, and not to Gene
a'JItSSon These remarks were Sd injurious
% ,ae Character Of the General, and unfOunded
II 'ac', 'hlthe Ielt himself bound to submit them
% NJ Sagjhard. aud if hey had not been erro-
ne'''Jg stated, TO inquire respectfully on what
lp''rty ne cad taken the liberty to make them.
T.. Secretary replied, in very long. labored
1ad f'lmt'iy letter. admitting substantially the
'Iene0t OF DE-. Wallace. and appealing to what
!" allied the history nf the times. tcriHea. pri'A-
a AT rsr5di, Is his authority tor making it
Inc General having never left the army COM
g4adld BY him ct New Orleans, or slept out OF
M amp when he had one. gave Mr.. Southland
Si1h an answer As he thought truth and justice
Wrn,ed: II exposed him. however, to the Bit
seN ,>,lnltS in the coalition prints, and IN con-
neAloa with the conduct Of the Seminole War,
S''6e the text OE denuncia'i1ns against him, as
I''aS violated his orders and the Constitution
'.' -olntry, III both campaigns"
vac eauTe article from which the foregoing
y''a,oa has been made, puspor,S to have been
'''sa under the eve ana BY some one in the
'''''ate OF the President. The writer has
y 'aIy ha,' an opportunity Of peruSing part,
ne whole Of the correspondence to which
-.''Icc Is made. There Il edolsh It truth III
4tenent 10 prose GevOnt question, that 1T is
'' NIlu>' = iy the prn1ucuoa If hncy-still.
tr the miSrepre>e ta,ras Of the case are
- is u render 1t equally clear that the
,".'' drew par, Of MS materials from some
.''ey source than the cor,e>,. ,ad nee itself. To
.~'' extent this depar,urn & ~ candor and fair
50 mas gone. can Ue aS,e"taued only by refer
1'e % the original documents. Grounds exist
=. believing, that an uniaithful and mutiiatcd
;.."%scrPt OF this correspondence has been exhib-
VI and publication Of it.as it occurred, is the
,a nH neanS Of recGfying every error and miscon.
"a - must be obvious to every one who has perus-
Sas ue letters in question. that no connexion,
'er remote. subsis;ed between that CORES.
s,W, ,.!ce and the one which has been recently
Cmt@eu oy Mr.. Calhoun. Indeed, unless MIR.
and I'O'n derived his knowledge Of the existence
s;,a .a4raGter OF Mr.. Sonthard's correspondence
- med'ately or immediately from Genera
>,sa "s.Usa0lmse'fit objectionable whether he pos
--- slightest knowledge OF either. A.