Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-15

'a'ei II tue Seminole War, and would require
ms attention or something TO that effect
! thought no mare oft Long after, | think l.
! vas M the commencement of The inert Session
| ~ Congress. heard some Hllusion winch
brought The lriirr tn my recollection. u was
I from quarter that induced mo To believe II
came from Nj. Crawford. ! called mud men
''qged il to Mr. Monroe, aud found tina, he had
eHti'eig Jofgottea he htter. After searching
''n'e tme, nc found il amongst some other IA.
pes, aud read n. as he told ne, for The frsi
| ttBte. Mr.. honroe's account OF the matter
"ritea Ia December 1878 shortly a1er the
! mertlng OF Congress, proves that this story rs
To ume Is entirely fabulous That letter con-
"eci"d with that OF the 18Th Of July proves
hat the hunting up of the better. on suggestion
o. ur. Calhoun, aud the reading for Tue Isl
Time took place dira city after Mr.. Mnnroe's
reform from Loadom on tho l.ith July isis.
nuring the deliberations % the cabinet Upon
thus eVidencs, may Mr.. l. sawfotd tarn round
aud pity, aud tapnt MIR Calhoun Tor decay OF
hii memory. He has holorinusly published
to the world gross misrepresentation of this
affair, with thr evidence OF IT'S 6orrociness br-
tore HIM IN his own document, II memory
aad iahed HIM he night have te,ied for col
rect inform ltipn, On the account givea by
hr. Monroe IN 1918, winch is certainly more
IKE 10 be correct, thin any statement made bs
HIM now. He. Alr. Moaroe. could not have
forgotten the fact. Thus vsutshes ooe OF Alr
Calhoun's clouds of dust which hc had ru,sed.
to blind the people IN relation to- his own con,
duct towards General jackson"
shall not however, turn upon Mr.. Cal
houn, aud reproarh hun with his decay of me
mory, for il he is To be believed, he never had
any 10 decay, as snail sho" before this review
Is closed. M. II Is the want Of veracuy which
must he approached Ia Nh. Calhoun. aud mol
the decay of his memory. la support of lhs
argument of the Globe founded on Mr.. Mon
roe's letters oi the lgth of Juiy, aud 2lst oil
December, 1878, shall produce passage
from Mr. MonToe's letter to me of the 3 II A
gust 1880 -" lay in bed more than week,
during which, thai letter (the confidential one
was removed aud every tbing relating 10 thai
having ben previously arranged, II was for
gotten aud never Rad by me unul aher the
meeting oflho administration, and the decis-
ton as to the course To DO pursued in reference
10 its management. My Impression Is that
read u thon on suggestion Of Nh Calhoun,
l"at 1t required my attention. Had read II
"hrn received il, should hdge considered Il
co'Fdeniiui aud nerer hare steWa a 10 any one,
hopeUer gtem my confidence IN them might
BE- II IS somewhat difficult to ascertain whal
MIR. Monros' meaning IN the foregoing quota-
hon Is. lie states that every thing latEg
to IIidt war, having been previously arranged,
the letter wis removed and forgotten, aud
never read by Inc (Mr Monror) until after the
meeting OF the ad nlnislralIOn, aud the decision
as 10 the course 70 be pursued ~ reference 10
It's management" II Is manifest that the first
PaIt ol the foregoing seq renee relates 10 the
arrangement of tho letters and papers con-
corning tue Seminole war. Tue second mem
Der seems 10 present the idea ihst the litter oaS
produced and read, Ouihe Suggestion u AR. Cal>
doun. after the decision OF the administration
IN reference 10 lis IN Engagement. Ihe manage
ment of what2 OF the Seminole war. That
had terminated before the meeting. II Mr..
M~n'oe Inteuded 10 state, that the letter was
pioduteh and leah upon the suggestion, OF Mr..
Calhoun that 1t required his attention, alter he
drcis sion Of he administration upon the Course
TO he pursued towards SPAN ana towards ueh
eral Jackson hen IL 10 manifest that lie IS ms
taken. II isImpossi L. IN the nature oil things that
Mr.. Calhoun could have believed or suggested
that that letter required the fIesIden $ auen-
tion, after Tina decision Of the administration
upon The events oil the campaign hhd been
formed. II was Impossible in the nature oil
things that the Presidents attention could be
necessary to that letter, after the decision had
been made on the events al the campaIgn
have before me, d letter, llom n member OF
'
- that the conf leaial letter must have been be.
fore tue Cabinet, as II was accessory 10 "A cor
rect decislon of the questions growing out OF The
Seminole war, aud tnat tne President and Sc
cIetory OF War, ought 10 5aVe been Impeached
il II had been withheld When MI. Calhoun
referred to the letter, my Impression UdS, aud
is nor, thai lie wished II produced 10 prove
thar Gen. jackson, Instead OF acting ~ coniof-
mi,y 10 the orders oi Inc Wat department, mud
dettiinine ed 10 take tno Spanish posts, he lore
he received orders TO take tue management oi
That War. Il Is probable, that when he relief
ied to that letter, he was MT aware TAT II had
ult bren answered. IL !, easy 10 understand
why M. Calhoun should call the President
attention 10 that letter, before the Cabinet mad
dccIJed upou the Course 10 bs pursued towai DIS
Spain and especially TOW ards Gen Jackson
but alter thai decision had been madr, ~ 10 ia
! 30 slc 10 conceive motive Tor bringing /
uuder consideration. hr. Monroe Is 'heu eV
,ucnhy mistaken, in stating ,hdl the iedtr va
| pIuduced aud read, upOn the suggestion "' hf
Calhoun, alter the dsclStOn OF the cabinet u.'oi
the events OF the Senin lie camPaign u -
/ Iutle remarkublr however, that the coniihtn
tai letter is always prhiucfd upon me sases
linn of Nj. Calhoun M. Mouroe "a his lie lie
I IA GrneIal Jackson OF The list December 1913
aud Of the slh August 1880. to me, says l
]
ham. aud connects Il w,su the proceedings o
the cabinet, IN which | say, distinctly recoilec
( il was prodacod and read, upon the SuSBesito'
! of hr. Calhoun. Will ""w state more a
| larse, the reasons oil my disunct recollection
Of The ctrcums tauce.-Alr. Monroe before III
LETT Washington, nad particularly enJoined vi
ON me not 10 leave Hashingt tn Tor Georgia
unti Gen. Jack,on's dispatches shonli be re
ceiv.d, and the Cabinet sbo"id decade npon sh
events OF the Semiuols campaign. Durnto hn
absence in Loudpun, had requeot co"Ve'sa
tons With slr. Calhoun, whO uniformly H.
formed me, thai General Jackson had 40 olhe
orders for the government OF nls conauet' 'ha'
those giyen 10 Gen. Games. Those ofders
had seen, His repre- senta tlJns, which al tina
time | had NJ reason 10 doubt, made ston
impression upon my mind. aud extremely nj
favorable To General Jackson. CATERED III
csbinet therefore win decided impressions d
gainst The General, which we've removed oni
by the producuou anu reading OF the conf
denial letter. of which to the best OF my feco