Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-28

uenersi jackson appeared clearly IN the wrong and
did MOI hesitate To tell you thought You IN the
right. At the time visited Georgia, | have re
Collection that General Jackson hud adopted any
measures to iorestol public opinion, and thereby To
anticipate the decision of the administrations have
AZ ms incmeni any recollection OF the existence
oil any such measure II none such existed, and !
believe none existed, then it is utterly impossible that
Should have expressed myself Mr.. McDuls |
makes me- have therefore, no hesitation IN saying
the whole "f Mr.. McDullicS statement is mistake.
say nothing at the motives Of MIR. McDutic ina
King the statement, because do not know them hut
this will say, that Mr.. McDutfie has, upon tor
mer OCCASION shown Willingness tn iujure and as
Perse me- 1t is somcwha, doubtful for what purpose
MI. McDuhie's statement was ottained, uS his state
ment has no direct bearing upon the facts stated in
my letter to Mr.. Forsyth. 1t appears TO me, on
rehection, that tue principal object IN obtaining 1t,
was to nmpcach my veracuy. II That was The OBJECT,
nave no fear of the result, where he and are
known. To give you Rowland for your Oliver,
RAD the enclosed extract OF tue letter OF Cnptaia
Ross. know nothing OF the correctness of his
statement farther than that he made the statement
10 me III substance before he left Washington, aud
further added, that he Communicated his impression
TO mllitsry officer residing IN Washington, and
attached 10 tho War Department, who told him that
was no matter Of snrprs, that the officers attached
10 the Department had made that discovery before.
have leii the name Of the officer blank, | was
UNIV iiln. TO involve n;in IN controversy with you,
without his consent.
GU say that the decision o. tic euhcct was unan-
imously agreed TO Tins believe t. be untrue. aud
believe you knew II 10 be untrue ~ the time
wrote II. My reasons are the following The cab
net deliberations commenced Tuesday morning,
and on Friday evening, all the questions which had
been discussed were, thought, 'clHd. and Mr.
Ada directed TO draft note to the SrlnIrh hinis-
ter, c"nuTmable TO those dec sirrS. | intended TO
set oil for Georgia on Sunday muIninT and III order
TO prepare the Department for my absence. ! was
busly employed IN ,irr, when, about en-, ~ o
O'Clock received note from the President, request
my my uttt ndnnce. When rItereG, the greatest
t,ur- -
remainder wus shortly after, and he was directed to
draft another note pursuant 10 the decisions winch
had been madei The next morning SC; of for
Georgia. Mr.. Adams letter, which Is now before
me, contains a repetition of the argUmeut- he used
IA the cabinet; aud IN he letter he informs me- that,
the exposition which appeared III the inleiligencer
was not written ~ han. From oil these facts [
IN NIX II IS iarIy n:erT0b!c that Mr.. A!ams did not
agree 10 the dcClsian Of the cabinet. and that YOU
mus, have known il; for it is clear thai he did not
agrc0 IN 1t On Saturday; and 1t highly Improbable
that any arguments should have beru urged to con
vlGcc him, after hr lad been twcc directed to draft
his nole IN comic misty TO dcC:uns Which had been
previously made"
You dwell with much stress upon the lapse of
trp S!1cc those deliberations, and TO be uncon-
sclouS that the some lapse of time applies TO all your
ccltticatcs, negative and afirma i've.
lou Sem 10 rcposc full confidence on Mr. McDuf-
lie : r: collection, although of casual CONVEX.
Sation. not likely {" make the same impression upon
the inHa a the facts contained my Litter TO Mr.
iO'SJ ~ I''u tE'H ItlCT 10 your TCCOcclIun OF a
very trivial fact Inch you say happened during the
next session OF Congress. ! have now a letter be-
fore me de ed IN October 1921. IN which state "a
! yoi that YOU u ii q short time before informed me
that yoir memory could not be r..i:ci upon as 70
tucts. You wrntc letter the next day IN Inch
you did not con rOYcrt that fact; Yet, now after 4
lapse or twelve years, you rely upon your memory
for very tr!vin! fact VIZ: Your application to see
that private c"nfdenfIal letter, because YOU h,d re-
C"i'~d srme hIus about II, and ynu believe from
some oi my 'Ficnnf D. you not perceive some IN
consistency III your essay? You had inst censurct
me Tor MT using tins letter, and then Insinuats that
| had used Il as you seem tiit.k ouuht To inv,
used It. In truth, 30 mol believe one word Of Won,
isn|ation, nor ia believe you d. for the reasons
nave already stated; | know never made use o
IT, But yon InS!nnasc that made disclosure. Of tho
secrets oT the cabinet he cG or of us,y.nen.r
III 0iiiIedgevlIIc. because General Clarke suspcccd
IL, ana because rcv'r denied It. never anew that
Has charged with II except in Gen Clarke S book
anu there the evidence offered support OF II wa.
ridiculous, that no person, loss Ignorant and maEp
hart than General Clarke, would have maid tho oa,
attention to It, BESIDES, If had denied that chorrn
ana not gone through his book, and denied every
charge III H. however ridiculous, would have bco1
aedSed by you and your Coaborcrs that tho chorgrs
not denied were admitted. But sir, since Won Te
new the charge, give 1t the unqualified denial
Ihe editor OF the paper alluded to, said IN nv pr s.
cncc, that he had been informed that IT had heon rro
posed IN the cabinet, to arrest General jackson I
simply replied, that such proportion had bcan
made in the cabinet,
IN i0I", you were among the foremost in avow-
nS the eXpedlency and right OF protecting dores.
TIC manufactures. Now, your disciples nv the
right; and propose to nuIhfy oc; Of Congress.
founded upon the principle afprot"ction You ma .
depend upon II, If you and your friends should pro-
coed 50 far as to incur the guilt aid suffer the BUN
ishment OF treason and unsuccessful rebellion Won
the deliberations OF the caDlnet amd could not uo-.i s
occurred IN any such supposed conversation " in Mr. fsbonn
For proof we annex Mr. McDunss letter
- WlsHrSGToy Ma, llih, 1880
E'E I'm" In answer IN the inquiries contained IN your note
OF is morning, submit the fonWin. statement: ycrv d
tnciy ecolrct To have heard Nj Crawford 4 TIM. IN c
summer oi 1910 IN Conversation with Elred Snlktny Eo
elH"e Ia the proceedings Of General Jackson the
war ana 20 the course pursued uy cabinet touching botc
proceedings Mr. Crawford spoke without any kind Of
rs 10 the respective parts taken the different
Lannet whe the subject was under delbcatiun lie stated
o1i you mad been IN favor Of inquiry the condu t
General Jackson, and that was the ONLY nembrr C %
calumet that had concuHed with you lie spoke IN srrong terms
oi hapWobaion Of the course pursued 10y Gen,ra Jar
nov ony ~ MS military proceedings but prcmarurcy bring
nv e S'Ouils O ms defence before the country and fore.
sailing pubic OPINION thus anticipating the adminsr1t,op
VA tins pont he remarked that tho administration could no,
give ""'cion 70 public oPlnon but permtc1 military Officer
~" mao violated his orders, anticipate item lcy had no