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

STEAMBOAT POTOMAC, LIST Js11e 1885,
SIR: Though you intimate in your letter of yeser
day, that no further communication with me is neces
sary the subject to which it refers, feel myself inn
PEELED TO notice some OF your remarks, lest my silence
should be construed into acquIescence in their truth
or business. shall be as brief as possible.
You say that have entirely mistaken your letter oil
the 18th May, in stpposng that il questioned either my
motives or conduct. | am not aware that have inn
puted to you an impeachment of ny motives; but
certainly did understand that you had questioned the
sincerity and iranlness OF my conduct and must
add that your present letter. Notwithstanding the most
demonsratye proof wch had offered to the contra
ry shows clearly that understood you correctly and
of course was not, as you suppose, mistaken.
have no doubt that there those who, actuated
by enmty 70 me, and not friendship to you, have the
most arttui MANNER for years intimated that | have
been secretly endeayorng to injme you, however abb
srd the idea but must express my surprise that you
should have permitted nsinuatons, base as they are
talse to operate you when every word and act of
NINE gave to them the lie direct. feel conscious that
have honorahly and fully performed towards YOU eve
ry duty that friendship imposed and that any mputa-
ton to the contrary is wholly unmerited.
You mistake In surprising that have any dispute
with Mr. Crawford. That he bears me III viii is GER
tain; but whatever feeling Of unkin,ness ever had
towards hinl has long since passed away; much So
that instead of returning his attacks me- the line of
conduct which had prescribed to myself to bear
patiently and silently all that he might do say, eav
ing It to time aud truth to indicate my conduct. If
nave apparently departed from the rule that had pre-
scrbed in this case il was not because there any
disposition my part TO alter the line of my conducts
pun when you nterposed your name, by placing in my
hands copy of his letter. addressed 70 Mr. Forsyth
was compelled, by act of yours, in order that my
lence might not be interpreted into aeknowIedg-
meni OF the truth of Mr. Crawtords statement,
rect ms msstatements and expose the motives Of en-
NIFTY which actuated him, and which sought touse you
as an instrument of its qualification.
on intimate, that at some future time, when you
may have more leisure, you win place the subject of
this correspondence in different light | wish youto
be assured, feel every confidence that whenever yoy
may be disposed to controver the correctness OF either
my statement or conduct in this affair." shall be pre-
pared on my part to maintain the truth of the one, and
Irhkness honor, and patriotism of the other, through
out this whole transaction.
That you honestly thought that your orders autho-0
rzed you to do what you did, have never questioned;
but that YOU show by any document, public or pr-
vae, that they intended to give you the authority
which you assumed, that any such construction was
placed on tlenl at any time By the administration, or
rayself in particular, believe TO be impossible.
You remark that my letter of the 18th instant is the
first intimat,on you had that had taken different
view from yourself of your orders That ysu should
conceive that you had no ntimation before, TO me
unaccountable. had Supposed that the invitation Of
Mr. Monroe, in his letter to you OF the 10Th October,