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

Alfred Baleh, Esq.
CORRESPONDENTS.
! Nay 49, 1890.
| SIR: That frankness, which, | trust, has always
eharac me through life towardsthose with whom
have been IN the habits of friendship, induces me
lay before YOU the enclosed copy OF letter from VIII
nam H. Crawford, Leg. whchwas placed in my hands
on yesterday. The submission, you Will perceive, is
authorised by the writer The statements and facts il
presents being different from what had heretofore
understood to be correct requires that il should be
| brought TO your consideration They are different
from your letter TO governor Bib, of Alabama of the
18th Asay, 1878 where YOU state General jackson is
vested with full power conduct the war in the man
ner he may Judge best" and different, too, from your
letters to me at that time, which breathe throughout
spirit OF appreciation and friendship, and particularly
the one IN which you say, II have the honor to ac
knowledge the receipt Of your letter of the 20lh ut
and to acquani you with the entire appreciation of the
president OF all the you have adopted 10 ter
inmate the rupture with the Indians" My object in
making thus communication is 10 announce TO sou the
great surprise which felt aud to learn of YOU whet-
crit be possible that the information given is correct
whether can be- under all the circumstances of which
you and are both inouned that any attempt serious
~ 70 affect mewas moved and sustained by you IN the
cabinet council, when, as is known to you, was but
executing the ipSShes OF the government, and clothed
with the authority 70 conduct the war IN the manner
l might Judge best.n
You can, # you please take copy: the one en-
! closed you will please return to
am, SIR very respectfully Your humble servant,
ANDREW JACKSON.
The Hon.. J c. CALHOUN.
Copy Of Ar. Cra.ctorprs letter to Mr. Forsyth, en-
| closed IN the ADORE.
| WooDLAwN, 30h A,ya $780,
My DEAR SIR: Your letter of the 10th was received
by sundays mail, together with its enclosure. Ireco-
lec having consersed with you at the time and place
and upon the subject in that enclosure stated, but
nave not distinct recollection OF what SAID 20 yo
put am certain there is one error in your statement Of
that conversation TO MIR --. recollect distinctly
what passed 40 the meeting referred in your
| Mr. Calhoun's proposition in the cabinet was that
Oen Jackson should be punlshedn some form, or rep
Tehended IN some form; | am not positively certain
winch As hir. Calhoun did not propose to arrest Gen.
jackson, feel confident that could not have made
use OF that word in my relation to you of the circum-
stances which transpired in the cabinet, have no
recollection OF ever having desgnedly mIsstated any
transaction IN my life, and most sincerely believe new
or did, My apology for having disclosed what passed
ID cabinet meeting is this: In the summer after that
| meeung an extract OF letter from Washington was
pnDsned IN Nashville paper, in which II stated
that had proposed to Gen. Jackson but that he
was trlumphantly defended by MIR. Calhoun and Mr.
Adams; This letter, always believed, written by
/ Mr. Calhoun or by his directions. Ii had the desired
effect. General jackson became extremely ininIica
to me, and friendly Mr. Calhoun. In stating the ar
guments OF Mr.. Adams to induce Mr.. Monroe to sup
port Gen. Jacksons conduct throughout advernq 10
Mr. Monroes apparent admission that if young Off
Ger had acted so he might he safely punished Mr.. Adj
ans SAID, that If Gen. Jackson had acted So that if he
This however said with view OF driving Mr.
Monroe TO an unlimited support Of what Gen. jackson
mad done, and not with an untrendiy view the gene
raj. Indeed my views on the subject had under
gone material change after the cabinet had been con-
yened Mr.. Calhoun made some ausion to a letter
the general had written 10 the president who had for
gotten that he had received such letter, but said if
| he had received such one he could find it; and
went directly to his cabinet and brought the letter out
In 1t Gen. Jackson approved of the determination of
the government TO break up Amelia island and Gaiyez
n a az hat ha
ought TO be taken by the United States. He added it
might be delicate mattertof the executive to decide
but 1t the president approved OF H. he had only give
HINT to some confidential member of congress- say
Johnny Ray and he would do it, and take the respoH-
slbilty of it himself asked the president if the
| letter had been answered. lie replied, no; for that
he had no recollection of having received it. then
said that had no doubt that Gen. Jackson in taking
Pensacola, believed he doing what the executive
wished. After that letter produced, unanswered
should have opposed the infection punishment up
on the general, who had considered the silence of the
president acit CONSENT yet il was after this letter
was produced and read, that mr. Calhoun made his
proposition to the cabinet for furnishing the general
You may show this letter TO MIR. Calhoun f YOU please
WIN the foregoing corrections OF what passed in the
cabinet your account of il TO Mr.. - is correct
Indeed there Is but naccuracy in it. and one oms
sion. What have written beyond them is mere am
| PUBLICATION OF what passed in the cabinet | do not
KNOW that ever limited at the letter of the general TO
ed long before had the least intmaon of the course of
The prominent individual referred by Mr. Crawford and
was wholly independent OF might course or that
of other individual What the principle K that In nv O.
pnion ought to govern the house OF Representatives the
Of contested election leave be Inferred from NV
subsequent course So completely did my opinion depend
on what considered sound principle abstract that
bad the position of the two reading candidates before the
house been reversed woud not have Influenced my course
! in the lcastdegree.
As the which Mr. Crawford endeavo 70 sus-
tain what he afrns be personally k7e deem them wholly
unworthy Of notice