Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-23

instead OF yourself aud SIR. CrowninS,ie, was not
IN the least degree influenced by any of conf.
dence IN either OF you, but simply by feelings of dell
caey growing OH, OF political relations, aud which
trust to corresponding feelings on your part properly
to appreciate.
learn by letter from Mr. Crawford addressed TO
me subsequent, to the close OF my correspondence
with General Jackson, that he has written you, and
obtained your answer on the subject To which it re-
ters, though he has not furnished with a copy Of
MS .eter To you, nor that of your answer.
This step en- his part, has of course, removed ia e
detcacy which At first felt, and which then proven
ted me from addressing you.
The part took the cabuet deiiberaiion was die
tated by sense of duty, unintuencel by either the
feelings OF friendship cnmity 1ha, General Jack
son transcribed his orders in taking ST. Marks and
Pensacola, have never doubted. then since. In
my opinion. the Executive neither did could
sttuona!'y give orders to- taSe either those places,
or any other Spanish post. Under this impression,
decidedly in favor in the early stage OF the de-
liberation. of bringing the subject beisre court of
iiranrt, but finally yielded my opinion To considera-
mons growing out OF the political aspect OF the ques-
ton, ~ connected with Spain, which presented
by y GU aid Mr. Monroe; but, III yielding to them,
st nshsved' and do now, that apart from them, and
considered under the military aspect of the subject
rs At hrst view, my opinion correct.
Having thus concurrcd in the hua decision OF the
cabinet, gave faithful support, without however
abandoning the cnrrrc,ness OF my first cance poas.
make THIS preliminary statement IN order that YOU
may perceive why inquiry should b. directed only
To what might seem a collateral circumstance,
whether the letter of General Jackson MIR. Monroe,
cabinet, which, though not calculated to affect the
question of the correctness ct my cuurs however lie
cided from the prominence that Mr.. Crawford has
given 1t, has assumed small degree Of Importance
in the correspondence. lie, in his letter Mr. For
sy tn, says: "Gndecd my views thu subject had
under, n material change after the cabinet had
been convened. Nr. Calhoun made a'lusion To
letter the General had written the President, who
had forgotten that he had received such letter hu,
said, If he had received such lac could find IL,
and went directly To his cabinet, and brnus the let.
ter out la it General jackson approved the deter
ninaton OF the President to break up Amelia island
and GalveztOwu, and gave IT also ms opinion that
tac Fordas ought 10 be taken by the United States.
He added, that it might be delicate matter for the
executive TO decide, but if the President approved
OF It, he had only TO give hint TO confidential
member OF Congress- say Johnny Ray, AMI he wou Il
10 IT, and take the responsibility of it himself"
The object ofny add esinS you Is, to obtain state.
ment from you, whether such letter WAS or Was not,
before the cabinet during its deliberations.
As connected with the subject OF ny enquiry
MUS: ask of You the favor to furnish me, YOU can
with proprety with copy of Mr. Crawords letter TO
you, and copy OF your answer. make the request
on the assumption thai the correspondence can con.
tain nothing that would render il improper that COPY
should be placed in my possession. would make the
request OF MIR era ford himself, instead of you had
not declined all communication with him in relation
to the subject OF the Or,espunder:c between Gen
Jackson and myself, except through the General
through which channel no opportunity TO MAKE the re-
quest has been afforded ne.