Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-03-01

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tering opinions never entertained, or with making
statements OF facts, inconsistent with my knowledge
OF them at the time they are alleged to have been
made, under circumstances not rendering the
disclosure proper, have little hesitation in de-
caring the charge false. Applying this rule TO Mr.
MeDufhe's letter, have no hesitation in saying he
is mistaken in every part of it. can account for
his mistake, in the first part OF his statement In
my letter to Mr.. Forsyth state, that previous 10
MIR. Monroe return to the city, you in private
conversation IT'D me, stated your determination TO
pursue the course in the cabinet that you did aud
that approved OF its Mr.. McDuffe has applied
this Conversation to the cabinet deliberations and
has made me approve of your proposition unfriend.
ly to Gen jackson, which aver ID untrue, and you
yourself know it TO be untrue. At the time Of this
private conversation had never seen the orders I'M
der which Gen. Jackson acted, nor any OF his des.
patches, nor heard of the confidential letter+ /
relied upon the accuracy of YOUR representations
and according to them Gen. jackson appeared clear
" in the wrong, and did hesitate to tell you
thought you IN the right. AT the time ] visited
Georgia, have no recollection that Gen. jackson
had adopted anymeasures 20 foresall pubic opinion
and thereby to anticipate the decision OF the admin
istration have at this moment any recollec-
ton OF the existence OF any such measure Ii none
such existed, aud believe none existed then ii is
utterly impossible that should have expressed my
self as MIR. McDuffie makes me. | have, there
fore, no hesitation In saying, the whole OF Mr. Me-
DUTIES statement is mistake. / say nothing of
the motives Of Mr.. MeDufie in making the state
ment, because do not know them but this | will
say, that Mr.. MeDuihe has, upon former occa-
sion, shown willingness TO iniure and asperse me-
II is somewhat doubtful for what purpose Mr.. Nc
Dulles statement was obtained, as his statement
has no direct bearing upon the facts stated my let
ter to Mr. Forsyth itappears to me, on reflection,
that the principal object in obtaining it, was TO ui-
peach my veracity. Ii that was the object, | have
no fear OF the result, where he and | are known
10 give you Rowland for your Oliver, read the
enclosed extract of the letter of Capt Ross.
know nothing OF the correctness of his statement
farther than that he made the statement to me in
substance, before he LETT Washington, snd further
aided, that he communicated his impression to
military officer residing in Washington sad attach
ed to the war department, who told him that wasno
matter OF surprise; that the officers attached to the
department had made that discovery before. Ihaye
left the name of the officer blank, as | was I'M
wiling to involve him IN controversy with you,
without his consent.
You say that the decision of the cabinet was u
unanimously agreed TO. This believe 10 be uatrue,
and belieye.you knew it 10 be untrue at Tie time
you wrote II. My reasons are the following The
cabinet deliberations commenced on Tuesday MORN
ing, and on Friday evening, ali the que stions which
had been discussed were, 1 thought decided, and
MIR. Adams directed to draft note 10 the Spanish
minister, conformable to those decisions intended
to set Oft for Georgia Sunday morning; and ia
order to prepare the department for my absence,
was husily employed in office, when, about one or
two o'clock, L received note from the president,
requesting my attendance. When | entered, the
greatest part OF Mr.. Adams's note had been reject
ed, and the remainder shortly after; and he was
directed to draft another pursuant to the deci-
sions which had been made.+ The next morning
set Oft for Georgia. Mr.. Adams's letter, which is
COW before me, contains repetition of the argu-
Query. In what letter to Mr. FORSYTH?
There is no such statement in the copy of the
letter from Mr.. Crawford to Mr.. Forsyth, pla-
ced in the hands of the president by the latter,
and which is the only letter from Mr.. Craw-
ford to Mr.. Forsyth, given to the public. Was
there another letter, when written, and upon
what occasion? The farther we prove this
matter, the more clearly it appears that the
attack was long premeditated
MIR. Crawford cannot satisfactorily ex-
plain Mr.. McDuffie's letter. upon the suppo-
sition which he here attempts. The state
ment OF Mr.. McDuffie is of conversation
with Mr.. Crawford, in reference to facts and
circumstances that occurred in the delbera-
tons Of the cabinet, and could not possibly
have occurred in any such supposed CONVEX
sation with Mr.. Calhoun. See correspon-
dence, page 8, column g.
I Mr.. Crawfords memory has failed him.
See MIR. Monroe's letter to Mr. Calhoun, Of
May l9, 1880, page 46 of the pamphlet cor
respondence, in which he says: "Iwell re-
member that when | received the letter from
Gen. Jackson, of the 10th of January, 1928,
was sick in bed, and could not read it
You Mr. Calhoun we've either present, or
came in Immediately afterwards, and hand
ed 1t to you for Perusal. After reading it,
you replaced it with remark, that it requi-
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