Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-03-04

Poignant" indeed must have been the notification
of an homes, man, to find that he had been so long
deceived into the bcs'owmcnt Of unnle tied praise
and especially Of unjust censore
The upright no .orahe character of General Jack
son "a also exhibited in the private correspondence of
Mr.. Monroe. which Mr.. Calhoun mas given to the
public In taking ST. Marks and Pensacola, the &C.
neral maintained that he was acting lin pursuance
OF his instructions" The Cabinet wished him to
change his ground, and rest his justification solely or
the necessity of tine STEP taking ali the responsibility
on himself rs wei! AS Ill the honor.
TIN he steadily refused, simply because he did not
consider the ground.
They wanted liberty to alter the letters ne had
written to the Departments, 70 That he would not
consent
They wished to get up with him kind of fictitious
correspondence to he land before Congress! TO that
he would not consent.
They evinced I;uch soiictulc TO get him to admit
that his orders did not justify his acts; thus relieving
Uehi from all responsibility bu' this he steadily re-
fused not because he feared responsibility, but be-
caus, IL nj trUe
Truth aud honor Distinguish him throughout. But
it's apparent hat we have the whole case, Pri-
waite aud confidential letters are referred to which.
would vc'y possibly give new coioring 10 the acts
ot the General IN FLORIDA aad ,!ur; ,!orinr to Mr.
Criouns account of them.
! THE CONFIDENTIAL LETTER"
After all the statements and retracons about the
production Of Gen. Jackson's confidential letter be-
fore the Cabinet III Juiy, 1913, hlr IIonrues letters
CCaw.ord's atatCmcG..
In the conclusion OF Mr. Monroe's letter 10 Gen.
Jackson dated December 21st 1918, rprinted 1880
oy Lnstaka, IN tie panPhleil Mr.. Monroe thus
speaks o. this confidential letter:
fouF letter of anuay =. while was seriously
ndpoed Observing that from yo hanledit to Mr.
The order to take quarter had before
then been issued He remarked after peusing the letter that
SHe asked hmm if he had To YOU the orders of
Gen Games Oh that subject He replied that he Your
consequence OF ndispoon and great pressure on me
az me ' ana 'evPi ecHred To- sl after my return from
"" ouh' q" 'e receipt o. yours ny Mr. HdnGy, and then
lae suggestion Of Mr. Calhoun"
Nov" when did MIR. Monroe return from Loudoun
anu when was the letter from Mr. Hamby received?
MI Calhoun has given tia evidence to show
In one OF his noes he tells us, shat the first Ccab
nett meeting that subject tool. place on the 18th
or 10th Of July, 1878 Mr.. Monroe Layup. retrrpeL
| on tine liIh from his residence in I.oudoun
Mr.. Monroe's letter to Gen. Jackson, dated july
10th, 1918, begins thus:
81 eceva, lately, your letter or June 81 by Mr. amby
I al my farm IA LU"doGm," &c
Thus, the time at which the confidential letter was
Looked up on Ike suggestion Of M. Calhoun" is
f identified within few DAYS 1t was after Mr. Mon
rocs return from I-oudoun. on the lih ard before
the 10 July, 1918, tie gerry period during ,gtict
the cabinet was celebrating about the Seminole war,
duccd before th"m. F
IRE IS remarkable coincidence between the
details of Mr.. Ctawiord's recent statement and Mr.
MonroeS account of this affair, made out IN 1878
which prove the identity Of the incidents alluded to
mir Calhoun made alluon to letter the General had
written 10 The Presidents who had forgotten that he had
: letter out" ~ s INC
Mr.. Monroe in his letter of December 2ist, 1918.
Your letter. &c put aside SC and never REQUIRED to,
ur after ms return from Iououn aud then on the SUI
ges,ion of MIR. Calhoun" ~ $40
! Here is conclusive proof of two thinge-I. The
. c9nItentIa, letter was produced ''on the suggestion
OF Mr Calhoun" after Mr.. Mouroe's return from
oundoun, on the 18th, and before The writing of his
letter TO Gen Jackson OH the 9th July. 1915
= BIZ Crawford was present when the suggestion
was made and the letter produced The cabinet 1t
seems we're several days IN deliberation Mr. Writ
, might not have been present when the latter was
produced Vt any rate the proof is concusve that
II was then produced, at least to Mr Crawford on
Mr. Calhouns suggestion.
Mr. Cahouns own evidence nrovos tb.+ 5;o -,
count OF that letter is incorrect. He SAYS
My recollection in relation !" accords with Mr. Nonroe's
came INTO ms when he apparently iust
received The letter He indisposed at the time think he
opened The letter IN my presence and finding was nom
remarked that related the Seminole wat and would re-
CURE ms attention. or something that effect thought no
more OF IT. Long after think the NJ
the next session of Congress- heard some aIlsjon hich
brought the letter TO my recollection was fom n,aI,ep
when induced me TO beIseveShat from Mr. Cavfrd
called and mentioned Mr. Monroe and found thar m b
entirely forgotten the letter After searching time he
D for the first time" - - " WV me-
: Mr. Monroe's account of the matter written in
Decehoer' 1913, shortly after the msetin4 eff Con-
gross proves The story, tn time to be entrei G1b
E0"s That letter, connected with that of 10Th July
preceding, proves thet the hunting up Of the letter
az Tie suggestion Of Mr. Cuihou" and the reading
IL Jor me ItrSS t'ge'" took place directly after Mr.
Monroe's return from Lp,ldoun on the lItb INV
1919, during the de&Serations ofthc cabinet
81 Upon this evidence may NIr. Crawford turn round
and pity and taont Mr. Calhoun for decay of nemorv
lie has VIGOROUSLY published to the world gross
misrepresentation OF his affair." with the evidence of
lis lncorrecness before him in Ills ogu Documents If
memory had failed him he might have relied for cor
rect information, on the account given by Mr. Mon
roe, in 1919 which is certainly more likclv to he
correct than any statement made by him now lie
! could not then have forgotten the facts.
lhus vanIshes one Of Mr.. Calhoun's clouds Of dust
"hch ne had raised to blind the eyes of the people
/ in relation TO his own conduct towards General
/ Jackson