Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-03-02

Geei in being involved III the c:..>....-! .~-,
pardon for thinking that the claims OF justice are
paramount to those OF decacy, and that IN insisting
upon the performance OF an act on ms part, which
justice To requires, am not regardless Oh ms sen
S,bili'y. In coming before the Pr bic lac has vohnta
riy put himself in position which gives me the rEl'
to make the request. would also suggest, that TINS
Us not the only letter in his possession, connected
with this correspondence, necessary to the iu e,ac
da'ion of this affair. His letter To Mr. Crawford, to
which MIR. Crawfords letter, placed IN the hands oil
General Jackson. reply, has not yet been pot
IN the possession of the public Until 1t be- the m
preston must necessarily remain that the evidence is
not complete.
Whether the letter Of Mr.. Monroe, of tn. 9th o!
September, which purloned from me, and passed
into the hands of General Jackson as has been stated
was intended of the means of placing us IN our
present relations, intended to excite hostility
between him and MIR. Monroe, am now unable TO say.
At first supposed the latter, but subsequent events
leave it doubtful The letter was finally returned 10
me by General Jackson, but without explanation OF
! the manner in which il came to his hands
Having SO long remained in the possession oil the
General, and been the subject of correspondence
might have adduced it in my correspondence WIN
him, as conclusive proof that he ought to have known
that nay construction OF his orders in the Seminole
war, coincded with Mr.. Monroe's, and consequently
differed from his owD. was restrained, however
from doing so, by considerations which may be easily
conceived, but IS the letter is necessarily connected
with the immediate snhject of this statement, an
now obliged to present it 10 the public us part o.
i. my vindcation.
do deem necessary make any remarks III
CraN ford's Letter TO mr., published by Mr. Forsyth h;
friend The argument OF Aif Csa~51r, in support Of hi
statement of the proceedings Of the cabinet rested Glnos;
cIsvely the statements Of MIR Crownnsheld and NJ
Adans subsequent acknowledgement OF t!.e former that III
present al the rbeiarion tie cabinet, and CON
sequeny that his Mr. Crawford is uufouned
the fact, disclosed by the letter OF MIR Adams pubhe,
with the correspondence, Mr. Crawford has gwen
letter garfield extract of Mr. Adams statement h:
ting the material point, renewed the foundation his
nen,, and with the suemciuc, which !e raed, fell 4
the ground
With knowledge OF these facts it difcu, 10 concev
why Mr. Cawf,rs letter should be ,,ee,.a 70 the pblic
ana SIN more so ash appears to reconcile lis publication viii
justice without acknowledgment OF uncoueS,ed
VIII conclude nls statement hy single relation
10 myself As unpleasant fad ny present situation, tx
irr:ence one cumSOa0n without which would be quite in
to!erate have been placed la hy ilu!t Of my own
Little did suspect, than l. years -, N!en d.
ccsne orders, which myself had drawn, and which
could give other construction Than what did, consistent
with the constitution acting was under the obigaio
81 an oath to abstain from tie nitacn #
,cnf and III venurirg the course, which
~ supposed ought to he adopted their iniacon, shnul
be exposed AT tbs late iay, much difficulty and da,
ger Yet this is my only offence
) IIde dccOmp taying Correspondence to-,noyroe7