Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-03-30

derstood, that he might be prepared U repel : an attack on Zen, Jackson that was anticDa- ted, connected with that subject, but above I all, if possible, to produce a perfect recon
 ciliation between those gentlemen and their
 respective friends.
 On my arrival at Sparta, (Geergia) where
 l hoped to see Mir Crawford, I as, ertained that he lived so far out of my way that to 20 to his house would delay me in my journey eight or ten days, and that it was probable I would not find him at home when should arrive there. l therefore pushed on to Sa- wanna, whence on the 25th January, 1928, l wrote tp Mir Forsyth the letter referred to by hm in his letter to MT Calhoun, dated May 31st, 1850. As did not retain copy of that letter l must speak of it's contents from reGleetion. By it informed him of my disappointment in not having been per mitted bymy, arrangements toysit Mir Craw- ford, the inquiry wished to make of him as above stated, and requested him when he should meet Mir Crawford, to shew him my letter. and tommunicute the rAe''i' -- ''' | New-Yerk fn....;>,; r-,l,al at. Washington m February, l resided daring the day or two remained there, in the same house with the Vice Pres- dent; and being anxious to obtain the infor- mation before referred to-(having, as l feared, lost the opportunity to do so from Mir Crawford )-after advising with a very honor able and discreet friend, residing in the same house, as to the propriety of doing so, re- quested an interview with MT Calhoun, which was granted. q may here be permitted to say, that never saw or head of the letter written by MT Crawford to MT Balcb, until
 it was published; and that Ihad not the slight est kno gcdge of the course Mir Calhoun had considered it his duty to pursue in the cabinet on the occasion referred to; on the contrary, the impression had received from those con versations was that MT Calhoun was in favor of and MT Crawford was adverse to, Gen. Jackson.) When we met. asked nar Cai- houn "whether, at any meeting of MT Mon roe's cabinet, the propriety of arrestiig uen. Jackson, for any thing dcne by him during the Seminole war, had been at any time dis cussed? To which he replied--" Never: such a measure was not thought of, much less discussed. The only point before the cabi- ne; was the answer that was to be given to the Spanish government.
 Our conversation was extended, and, on his part, embraced much that l have never felt myself at liberty to disclose. After he had gone over the whole gound, in order to avoid the possibility of mistake, asked the Vice President whether he considered his an- swer to my question, aifording me the infor- nation to obtain which had sought the inter- view, confidential or not. He replied that it was mt.
 When retired from the Vice Presidents room, l sought the gentleman with whom had advised, and communicated to him with sincere pleasure the tho statement MT Cal houn had made think l also mentioned it to another gentleman, who was of the same house, and the next morning at an early hour, left Washington for New York, where ar rived on the 17th of February. On the l9th wrote letter to Major Lewis, of which the I = -.ll.l i. t,k. trt t1ac h. l. ject: r "I did not see MT Crawford, as intended to do, because he was seventy miles out of my way; but the Vice President, who, you know, was that member of the Cabinet best acduainted with the subject, told me General JacksuIr's arrest was never thought oi, much less discussed" To this letter received reply, dated the 1oth March, 1928, of which the following eX- tract is all that relates to the subject: "I regret that you did not sec MT Craw- forel. I was desirous you should see him, and converse with him on the subject ot his for- mer misunderstanding with the General have every reason to believe that the infnrma- tion given to you by Calhoun IS correct, for MT Monroe assured me, nearly nine years ago. such was the fact. It follows, then, that ! Mir Crawford must have been vilely sander- ei, hv those whose object it was to ian name their interest required should not be extih- suished."
 Ihave given these extracts, in order to sus- tain my statement of the origin ot my con-< nexion with this transaction-not, howeso; without feeling deep humiliation in snosti- and yet, in a contest where suspifind motives tutcd for proof, and the coFdccidentaliyl con of all, however remotetion, are subjected to nected with the tEee, it isa humiliation that it's blightng ined.
 cannot befad written to Major Lewis, and
 Afelated to others MT Calhoun's very Efksnk. explicit, and as felt, most satlsiacto-f .v answer to my inquiry, believing that ie no,;qht he used by Major Lewis at Nashville, ,yhere. at that time, almost each day pro- Jnced a new charge against Gen. Jackson' ,hich was followed by his immediate vndi- Sat;on I thought proper to seek to confrni Ia;or .ewis in the accu,scy of my statement ,f ,he conyersahsn with Ms Calhoun by a ,r,tr-, from the latter, and to thav and wrote to
 him on the s5th February aletter, os shics the following extract contains the "iioie ''"'
 relates to this)subject: f
 "NEw-YoRK, Feb. 25, 1928.
 DEAR SIR: To avoid mistakes as to whas
 n.ssef between us at the conversation had Ire honor to hold with you the evening be- fore left Washington, l submit to you the f0ilow;nr as the import of that part which It
 was understood was not to be considered as l confidential.
 .sIn reply to my inquiry, Whether at any meeting of MT Monroe's Cabinet the PraPri- etv of arresting General Jackson, TOT any th,pg dome by him during the Seminole War; l had been at any time discussed" You an
 swered. sNever! Such a measure was not rhon@ht of. much less discussed: the oniy point before the Cabinet was the answer uias II. ( rnrlGIl