Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-03-16
General Jackson 70 Mr Calhoun.


 Your letter of the 29d June last has just been received, via Washington city. re- gret to learn that mine to you of the 7th May, covering copy of enc to MT Forsyth, from me of the same date, had not reached you, as 1t would have prevented you from falling into the gross errors you have, from the unfound- cd interences you have drawn from Mr For syth's letter to me, and would have informed you that had no conversation or communi- cation with Mir Forsyth on the subject alluded to, before the receipt of the copy of MT Crawford's letter, which so promptly laid betre you. To correct the errors into winch the in.erences you have drawn from MT Forsyth's letter have led you, herewith enclose you copy of my letter to Mir For syth of the 5th of May, and his answer there to, of the 17th June last, which received on the 9th instant, and have to regret that any interruption of the mail prevented your re- ceipt of mine of the Eth of May, which was mailed the same time inc to MT Forsyth was Mir Forsyth having promised, in his let ter to me of the Eth June, that he would ex- plain, and by letter correct you in the unjust and untounded differences which you had drawn from his letter; and must add here, tor your information, that, if l understood your other allusions, they are as equally un- founded. have never heard it even intima- ted, except in your letter, that the individu- al to whom l suppose you allude, had the slightest knowledge on the subject, or the most remote agency in the natter In con- clusion, repeat, have always met the inti- nations of your having made before the ca binet, in secret council, against me, injuri- ous movements, with flat and positive denial, and brought into view, by way of rebutter, your uniform and full approval of my whole conduct on the Seminole campaign, so far as ], or any ofmy friends, had heard you on the subject; and the high character you sustain ed for fair, open and honorable conduct in all things, was entirely opposed to the secret, uncandid, and unmanly course ascribed to you by those intimations, and banished from my mind what conceived to be unjust im- putations upon your honor, by ascribing du- plicity to you, and never, un til after the in- l timations were communicated to me, of the | suggestions of the marshal, as stated in ny letter to MT Forsyth, Ca copy of which was | enclosed to you.) It was then that had desire to see the statement said to have been made by MT Crawford; and, when inform ed by Colonel Hamilton, that such state ments had been seen iE writing, that I made the request to see it, with the object of laying 1t before you, which I then sup posed would meet your prompt and positive "S6"'''N' Due iS5iSt tlidt lIlStcau or a nc- gative, which had a right to expect, had the poignant modification to see in your letter an admission of it's truth. Understanding the matter now, feel no interest in this alterca- tion, and leave you and Mir Crawford, and all concerned, to settle the affair in your own way, and now cloe this correspondence for ever.
 l am very respectfully, your most obedient servant, ANDREW JACKSON.
 Mr Calhoun 70 General Jackson.