Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-23
Mr. Monroe 20 General Jackson.

WAsuI>GroS, DEC. 81, 1918.
n:iR San: I received your letter of November l3
'in time past, and should have answered It sooner
ios the great pressure of business on me, pro-
lin: from duties connected with the measures
Congress.
The step suggested in mine YOU Of October 20,
= Il, I am inclined 10 believe, be unnecessary My
: object in it was to enable You to place your view
No authority under which you acted IN Florida OH
strongest ground possible, to do complete
ice to yourself | was pursuaded that you had
- lone yourself justice IN that respect, in your
pondence with the Department, and thought that
WOULD be better that the explanation should COM
'rcc with you, than be invited by the Department.
lnnearcd TO me tina, that would be the most deli
p. course in regard To Yourself There is, it is
-, nothing III the Department to Indicate dit
cicc OF opinion between you and the Executive,
posting the import of your instructions, and for
e, reu;ou that 1t would have been difficult to have
- -ess"l that sentiment without implying by n
= Tro M your conduc', than which nothing could
.''Gnre rcno.c from our disposition or intention.
- reviewing your communication by Captain
lsdcn, there we're three objects prominently in
~: the first, 10 preserve the Constitution from
the second, to deprive Spian and the allied pow
II any just cause of war; aud the third, To i'm
~ the occurrence To the best advantage OF the
'iI'ry, and Of the honor Of those engaged in it.
,Tety step which have since taken, have pursued
IS! Objects with the utmost zeal, aud according 10
- best Judgment. In what concerns yUu person.
=, have omitted nothing in my power 20 DO YOU
co, not shall in the scIuci.
NO decision III the three great points above sta
:, rcspcotin. tho course to be pursued by the ad-
'-tration, unrnimously concu,red IN; and
- good reason to believe that it has been MAIN
ad since, in every parti uIar, by all, with perfect
1-riy. l. will De gratifying to YOU to know that
o. .'t"r of instructions have been drawn by the Sc
my Of State tn Minister at Madrid, In reply
- letter of Sir PiZzaro. which has been publish
, "a which all the proceedings i'll Florida, and IN
-rri 10 il, nave been freely reviewed, AMI placed
q light which will, think, be satisfactory to all
: letter will be reported to Congress in few
:, an published Of course.
81 one circumstance it seems proper that should
- give YOU an explanation Your ictter Of Jasu-
-: s received while was seriously indlspused
CRYING that 1t from you, handed 10 Mr.
mn to read, after reading two lines, oRly,
If The order to you to take command in that
alter had before then been issued. He remarked
parusIng tho letter, that it 4 confidential
=, relating 10 Florida, which mist answer
. a. him 1t he had forwarded to you the orders of
Z. Games on that subject. He replied that he
It. Your letter to me, with many others from
Ids, was put aside, in consequence of my ndispo-
;on ana the great pressure at the time, and
YER REQUIRED to until after my return from Lou
an, on the receipt of yours by Mr. Handy, anl
= OIL the suggestion # MI Calhoun