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this letter, refusing to eorrespond with him.
> Aftcr the publication Of the pamphlet, various
sqaihs appeared in the two Officials" n WASH
ing,on, the Telegraph aud the Globe. The for
mer, IL seems, is no loagcr the organ Of tie adj
n,inistration, or Of that portion of tie eksou
party which takes the side Of Gen. jackson and
Mr.. Van buren, II is however the organ of Mr..
Calhoun Mr.. Van Buren has come osrt, deelar-
ing that la vas in no way concerned in predicting
tl.c rupture, and had no MOTIVE TO in iirc Mr..
Calhoun The Telegraph PROCESSES It's uubelief
OF has sincerity. Indeed the editor of Tie Tele-
graph occupies NO very agreeable ground in this
controversy. Warm IN the defence OF Mr.. Cal
allegiance forbids that he SHOULD say any thing
against the President. On the other hand the
Globe takes the part Of the President and Secrc-
tary OF State, against the Vice President, and ne
euses the Telegraph Of being opposed to the re-
election of Gen. Jackson.
Mr.. Hamilton has published n ,intllca,ion of
his conduct ia this affair lie alleges that on his
voyage from Nashville to New Orleans, In the
winter OF 1897 '2s, in company With Gen Jack
son and his suite, there was much conversation on
the subject of the charge made against the Gene
raj, and particularly for his conduct in the Semi
mole War; and that Msjor Lewis desired. or nc
offered, on his return through Georgia, TO scc
Mr.. Craw ford, and ascertain precisely what. oc-
CURED in the cabinet ia relation To that business
On his return, hc failed to see Mr.. Crawford and
requested Mr.. FORSYTH To procurc the desired n-
formation When he arrived NJ Washington. he
determined TO seek the information Of Mr. Cal
houn, and accordingly had an interview " ith him.
To his enquiries, Mr.. Calhoun cred that the
propriety Of arrcstng Gen. Jackson Vas never
thought Of, much less discussed, and that the or
iy point before tho cabinet was the answer that
was to be given to the Spanish government On
his return tn New York, hc received letter from
MIR Forsyth, containing Mr.. Crawford's state
mcnt, which was directly at variance with that Of
Mr. Calhoun. for it declared that the latter urged
upon the President tMr. Monroe) the proprie,y
ot srresting and trying Gen. Jackson Mr.. Ham
ilton further says, that when the President Jack
son) cxprcsseda wish TO Mr. Cra~ fortI's state
ment, nc yielded after obtaining the consent of
the writer TO do So
but We are not told how or by whom Gen.
Jackson Vas informed OF the existence of Mr.
Cra~fords statement in the possession Of MIR
Hamilton. All Mr.. Calhoun's efforts 20 obtain
this information, have been unsvailing Who is
the sEcREr agent by which this rupture has been
caused, does not appear in part of the cores
pondcnec.
Another publication has been made by the Vice
President, since the appearance Of Mr.. Hamii-
tons 'indieation, by which il appears amongs,
other things, that q confidential letter from Mr..
Monroe TO Mr.. Calhoun, was purloined from the
latter, he knows not how or whcn, and came into
the possession Of the President. lie denies tina,
MIR Hainilton's account Of hs conyer sation it'll
Mr. Calhoun is strictly accurate, and persists in
say ng that there agents ut work TO de-
stroy him if possible. In a subsequent number Of
the Globe" there is something said BY way of
explaining the manner in which the purIoincd let
ter came into the President's possession. Il is
alleged that II vas handed TO him by friend Of
Nir. calhoun, but no name is given, and the mat
ter - still cnveloped in mystery
Many other strange things have been disclosed
us to omit One, however, we will mention. Il
was the opinion Of MIR. Monroe that Gen. Jack
son had violated his orders by taking possession Of
the Spanish Territory, and that the country was
likely 20 be- embroilcd in a war With Spain, in
consequence Of H. Ia M. .jEonroe's letters 10
him on this subject hc suggests that the Generals
official communications do not place his conduct
unff SIR n
by him for attacking Spanish post, afford no JUS
hhcation' and Mfr. Monroe la his anxiety 10 save
tiIe General from ccnsurc further s,Igt,,..S ,ba,
las communications should be amended and TIM,
he or .Hr. Calhoun viii do II if the General has
not retained copies. lie further suggests the pro-
priety OF opening correspondence with .Jfr Call
houn, (ihcn Secretary Of War; in order that has
conduct may he placed upon the most tenable
ground. lie sends him, too, a copy OF .Dfr. A
dams celebrated letter to tic Spanish ministrr.
not then delivered, in which that able statesmau
20 ably defends the Generals conduct, in ordc,
tha' he may sec the proper defence To be made.
hapPcsrs, too, that IN tie most Try ing difficult
~ which Gen Jackson ever encountered, bc is in-
deb,ed 10 VI. Adams Tor his .aG,y. The s,ne
.fr Adams 10 whom II is said he refused 90 ,heu
ordinary eViity after his tbe Gcn,ral'sl election
to the Prrsideney-and tha, amongst ~ his
friends, he never had one ~ valuable, Or to whom
be owes 80 much gratitude
We take no part IN tbs " family quarrel, &" las
q has l'een called bu, ar eoutcu, 20 lock ~ af
une0re'rncd spectator At 'tie airing of the clc-
"'e''ts" Of party 70 which vc do not belong We
SO other clouds 10 te horizon, shiei vl,cutl,ey
h'r.', ~ih blow IT "sky Ligh--.ky highland
leave not wreck behind"