Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-03-16

which, has been sharp shooting both sides. The eie-
 graph warmly espoues the of Mir Calhoun and the
 Globe equally zeaous, but with more force, defends Mir Van Buren.
 In respect this affair may be viewed unfortunate
 it will be the of division and dssension the
 supporters and friends of the present administration yet it
 will have the effect unite closely the friends of
 Gen. Jackson. There but little doubt of
 third candidate for the Presidency being brought and by
 many thought Mir Calhoun will be that person. Present appearances would in degree justify such a conclusion
 On the subject of the controversy give the following article from the GObe which views the affair in the light
 we do.
 MT CGth0aR.-We have read the address of this gentleman to the people of the United States.
 The frst impression made upon our mind, is one of wonder, that man possessing MT Calhoun's tact and prudence, should have bnsught subject of this nature before the public. The only point in this dis cusson, except such Mir Calhoun has himself cre- ated, Is altogether personal By his private letters, and those of Mir Monroe, by his whole public con duct, and by publications in the newspapers, Gen. Jackson had been led to believe that he had been uniformly his friend, in the Cabinet of Mir Monroe, as well as out of it, vndicang al his conduct in the Seminole campaign. Under this impression, he had given MT Calhoun his warmest friendship and firm est confidence. Compelled at length by facts and circumstances, to doubt the sincerity ofhs supposed ancient friend, he determined to know the truth With this view, he obtained in an authentic shape the charges which had been made of Mir CalhOun's in the cabinet so different from what he had supposed submitted them directly to the person im- plicated and asked whether they were truel Mir Calhoun admits their truth. Gen. Jackson express es his surprise at the admission, and says Mr Cal houn has pursued course of duplicity towards him. The latter declares the charge of dupIiciiy to be unounded With this issue the correspondence closed n
 What was there in this which required an appeal to the public It was mere priDate difcmnce.-- It concerned only the bearing of two gentlemen to- wards each other One of them, it is alleged, had deceived the other who had jus. found il out By an interchange of letters, these gentlemen finally un- derstood each other.
 What have tho public to do with Gen Jackson'y and Mir Calhouns opinion ofeach other2 Are they called upon to decide whether Mir Calhoun was guilty of dupcity or not? Gen. Jackson says he ,cas. He says he not Whether he was or was not, does not now concern the public. Mir Cal nouns publication, therefore, wholly uncaed for It Is frebrand wantonly thrown into the Re- publican party. Mir Calhoun will be held responsi- ble for all the mischieis which may follow
 The character which the President now ascribes to MT Calhoun will not derive any relief from this correspondence and its publication.
 What was it which Gen. Jackson asked MT Cal houn in his letter of 18th May, 1S302 Simply to state whether he had actually pursued the course as- cribed to him by Mir Crawford in Mir Monroe's cabi- net. He did not call in question his acts or his mo- lives. All he wanted to know was the truth or false hood of single proposition. It required not five lines to answer the inquiry: ltwas only necessary for Mir Calhoun to say q did m0re and speak o0anst you in MT Monroe's caJnet," or "T did not" This was all the President asked. He asked from Mir Calhoun no justification nor excuse; all he wanted was an isolated fact
 How does Mir Calhoun answer this inquiry An honest, plain man, would pronounce sentence against him from the mere length of his repiy' It occupies nearly six columns in the Telegraph and twelve pa ges in large pamphlet A correspondence which, necessarily, embraced only one short question. and shorter answer made by Mir Calhoun to cover near ly three pages of the U $. Telegraph and fill large pamphlet offttyt,c0 pages! Is there not something suspicious in the uery length of MT Calhouns reply, and the accumulation of his documents
 But the considerate reader will find this first i'm. presslon confirmed by perusal of the papers,
 Instead of direct and flank yca or nay to the inqu ry, he begins by denying his responsibility to the President for what passed in Mir Monroe cabinet who sad he was responsible Not the Presi- says, to offer apologies for his conduct- Who asked him for apologies excuses? Nobody. The President only asked ,chatttat conduct ,eds?
 He then affects not to understand the President but supposes he means, that they did not put the same construction upon his orders in the Seminole and that he has been guilty of some du- plicity in that respect The Presidents letter was direct inquiry of Mr Calhoun, whether his course had been hostile to him in Mir Monroe's cabinet as was reported. He did not ask how Mir Calhoun his orders, whether they understood them alike. He only desires to know whether he had been secretly hostile, while professediy and pub iiciy his friend. But Mir Calhoun, instead of an- swering directly, leads off into long discussion about the orders and the in which they were II hch at all invnIvn1 in the inquiry to which he was replying
 After wasting several pages in this unnecessary he comes at enght to his own course in the cabinet Here again, instead ofa direct answer, he fills the better part of page in soenng the ad mission, that Mir Craword's statement IS substantial iy TRUE! He says to the President "I ,oas of the impression that you had exceeded yoar O1drs."- "T came 10 he meeting [of he cabnet] under the im pression a the usual course ought 10 be pursued in this case tchich SUPPORTED PRESENTING FUL- LY AND FREELY ALL THE ARGUMENTS THAT oC- CURED TO ME-"
 Here the charge, so far as the President ia con cerned, was admitted to be true. No room for con troversy was left, exceptin relation to Mir Cahouns conduct towards Gen; Jackson. The General says to him, lin al your letters to me, ou professed 10 Je my personal friend and opprorcd ENTIRELY my con- duct in relation to the Seminole campaign"
 That the President was deceived, we have his positive declaration, supported by his conduct from the close of the Seminole campaign, down to the present moment. In addition to private assurances, a letter from Washington was published in Nash vile paper, after the cabinet council stating, that MT Crawford had moved his arrest in the cabi- net, but that he ,oas triumphantiy detended Ly Mr Calhoun and Afr Adams. From the tone of Mir Calhouns own letters, and the letters of the Presi dent, General Jackson could entertain no doubt of this fact. So firmly was it impressed upon his mind that Mir Calhoun had been his foremost advocate, rta Ia; was in question before Congress, at public dinner i'll Virginia, he toasted "John c. Calhoun" as .an honest man, the nOJlest soork of God" He always supposed MT Crawford to be his only enemy in MT Monroes cabinet and openly gave vent to his feel ings. All this Mir Calhoun permitted in silence.
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