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

General Jacks0atO Mr.. Cathoun.
HERMITAGE, J1eqe -,

HERMITAGE, Jipae ~, 1851.
SIR: Your letter of the I'D June last has just been
received, via Washington city. | regret that mine TO
yoa of the 7th Of May, covering copy Of one 10 Mr.
Forsyth from me OF the same date, had not reached
YOU, az il would have prevented you from falling INTO
the gross errors YOU have from the uniounded nleren
res YOU have drawn from MIR. forsyth's letter TO me,
ard would have informed you that had no coGVersa
ton communication with Mr.. Forsyth on the subject
alluded TO, before the recepto OF the copy OF Mr. Cfaw-
tosd letter, which SO promptly laid before you. 70
correct the into which the mierences you have
drawn from Mr.. Foryhs letter have led You, here
with again enclose you a COPY of my letter to Mr.. For
18th of the 1th OF May and his thereto OF the
9Th June last, which received on the 9Th instant and
have to regret that any interruption OF the maui pre-
vented your receipt Of mine of the 9TH of May, which
was mailed the same time nine to MIR. Forsyth was.
Alr. Forsyth having promised, in his letter TO me of
the eth June, that he would explain and by letter cor
rect you in the unjust and unounded differences which
You had drawn from his letter. and must add here,
Ior your Information that, IT understand your other
illusions, they are as equally untounded. have new
er heard il minated, except IN yonr letter, that
The individual TO whom suppose you alludc had the
slightest knowledge on the subject, or the most remote
agency in the matter In conclusion, repeat, I've
always met the lntimaton Of your having made before
the cabinet in secret council, against me, injurious
movements with fiat and positive denial, and brought
INTO view by way of rebutter, your uniform and tuli
approval OF my whole conduct on the Seminole cam
pagn, far AS any Of my friends had heard You
the subject; aud the high character you sustained
tor FAIR open and honorable conduct ~ all things, was
entirely opposed to life secret uuCandid, and unmany
ascrbed to YOU by those intmations and ban
ished from my mind what conceived TO be unjust i'm
putatOns upon your honor, by ascrlbng dupliclty to
YOU and never, until after Ie lntmatioGs were COM
muncated to me of the suggestions OF the marshal, as
stated in my letter TO Mr.. Forsyth. IA copy of which
was enclosed 10 you) It was then that had desire
to'seo the statement said to have been made by Mr.
Crawford, and, when information tintornedl by Col.
Hamilton that such statements had been seen IN VIII
ling, that made tho request to IT, with the object
Of laying It before YOU, which then supposed would
meet your prompt aud positive negative. But regret
that instead of negative, which had right to ex-
pect had the poignant modification to see in yom
letter an admission OF its truth. Understanding the
matter now, feel interest in this alteration, and
leave YOU aud Mr. Crawford and all concerned, set
lie the affair in your way and now close this cor
Tcspondencc for ever.
am, very respectfully your most nbedient servant
ANDREW JACKSON.
Hon, j. c. Calhoun, v. y. Of the L. 5.