Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-03-23
WAsHISeToN, Feb. 9.

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 To the Editor Of he '. s. 7degraph,
 SiR-l enclose to you, for publication, my letter to Major Hamilton. referred to in Mir CrawiolG < ettes to me Of the 29th April lS30, which last forms l so prominent place in the recent address of the Vice President 10 the people of the United States. Had DeiieVcd this letter f any importance to MT Calhoun, it would have been voluntarily conlnunca- ted to him. after the receipt of his of the lst of June, to my letter to him of the 3lst May give it to tie public not because my opinion of is chang ed, but because Mir Calhoun in his letter to the Pre- sldent Of the 25lh of August I53J, after my offer to furnish him with copy of it if he desired it, reiie- rates the opinion that it ought to have been shewn to him. This communication to Major Hamilton was made without inquiry into his motives for asking it. Certainly no hostility to Mir Calhoun was imagined nor Is it perceived how the facts stated could, of themselves, be any way injurious to him. Major l1amilton's character was to me n sufficient guaIan- ty that the information requested was not for any unworthy purpose
 A word or two of explanation, in the further ngen- cy have had in this affair is justly due to MT Claw- lord heard nothing of my correspondence with Niaor Hamilton, and the subject was scarcely thought of until, during last winter that gentleman came to the Senate chamber, and requested me to give to the President, fl not improper in my judge ment, the information had given to him | asked if he had not my letter. He answered that he had then said, Nlr Crawford epvhe U me, and speaks to every body o this affair, with tie same nditler- that he does of any other incident in his nol- tical life. l am he does not care what you do with the letter. You may give the President copy oft.
 Major Hamilton declined doing this from motive of delicacy. He stated that he had cony ersed or corresponded, l do not recollect which. with MT Calhoun on this subject and that the statements of Mir Crawford and Mir Calhoun did no. agree He was therefore, unwilling to interfere ftftler than to comply with the Presidenis wish in asking of me the information.
 | On this statement, I was determined no. to give the information without Mir Crawlord's express as- | sent. The information was no longer matter of indifference, and did not choose 10 give it o the President without apprisng Mir Cruw ford that he and MT Calhoun differed in tleir acrount of fl e transaction and without submitting to him my state ment ot our conversation for correction, if il was in any respect, erroneous, obtained for that purpose, and enclosed to him a copy of my letter to Maiol Hamilton. His answer is before te public | found, to my surprise, that had erred in reneat- ing what he had said and to avoid tie possibility of any other mistaAu, n!ru Il saesI t6 send ie President Il copy my letter to Major II. and Nh Crawiords letter to me- In making this comnuni- cution, from respect 10 the personal delcacy of Mai Hamion his name was kept out ofvicw.
 Justice to Mir Crawford demands the publication of his letter to Mir Calhoun. Eavin. received from him copy of it shortly after it was written have submitted il to the inspection of scn!e of those r whose judgment know he reposes implicit conf dence; and as they coincide with mo in ite opinion have expressed, send it to you for immediate in. sertion in your paper It is for Mir Crawford, and for him only, to decide whether any more is nccesst " for his justification. l have found myself very unexpectedly compelled to say any thing about thi, transaction, and trust that of those Wl0 are m terested in it will find it necessary to introduce my name into the further discussion of il.
 JOHN FORSYTH.