Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-24
Hon. JOHN FoRsYTH.
INU
Mr.. Calhoun to General Jackson.

PENDLEroN, June %, 1880
SIR: embrace the first leisure momeo since nv
return home to enclose TO you copy OF letter from
Mr.. Forsyth, the original Of which was handed TO me
on my passage from Washington to Norfolk, on board
the steamboat, and also copy If my answer
You will learn, by perusal Of Mr.. Forsy,h's LAT.
ter, that II refers t, the correspondence between US
and that IL places the subject of that spondenc
in light in some respects different from what 7 bad
previously regarded it. had supposed glrom the com
plexion ct !your letters to me, tba, the copy of Mr.
Crawford's letter to Mr. Forsyth had been placed by
the latter in your hands, without any previous act or
agency on your part; but by Mr. Forsyih's letter to
ne. am infjrmed that su CHI il not the fact IL seams
mat he acted as your agent IN the aGir. He states
that y'1 applied to him 10 BIS informed Of what took
place 10 the cabinet Of Mr. Motroe on the subject Of
the S'mioois campaign; and infer, as the iDIoua,ion
eonld be OBJ aimed only rom some one Of the members
oil the cabinet, and as Mr.. Forsy was not one and
as TAR as am informed, not particularly intimate with
any OF its members, except MIR. Craw ford that the
ooJect OF YOU request was' obtain the Information
through MIR. Forsyth from Mr. Crawford and that con.
sequenly, IN writing to him, and in PLACING the copy
In your hands, he can be regarded ia no other lgbt
but hat OF your agent.
Under this new aspect ofths affair conceive tb,,
bave the right to claim Of you he put in possession
oi all the additional information, which might fairly
have demanded Of Mr. Forsyth had the corr
been originally between him and myself, the sup
posi- in which acted previously to the recent of
his letter. lie avows himself ready If desired by me-
to furnish with the additional information: hut a
OF proprsiy would permit me TO make the ro
quesof him. Considered as your agent in this affair
is not for me TO make tn request of information of
u conceive mVReH
to he entitled to- my letter to you of the 10Th MAY,
will suffcisrty indicate. part of the information il
'eems from Mr. Forsyt's letter, l. already in your
pos'eisi n, AMI there be doubt but the Whole
would he furnished at your request
make this spplica ion solely for the desire Of OBJ
tanning TIC means OF enabling me to unravel this mys.
srous affair Facts and circumstances, light OF them
selves, may; when viewed 10 connexion, afford por.
tani light to the origin and object Of what firmly
believe to bo base political Intrigue got up by those
who regard your reputation aud the pubic Interest
much less Than their own psr'onaI advancement
must remark, in coma uson, that the letter Of Mr.
Forsyth affords to my mind, conclusive proof IN 1.-THE
otimaons 20 my PR JUDGE to which you refer In
your Letter OF the 5O'h uimo, and which you seem
10 think made impression on youe mind, have not
been without their intended effect On no other
supposion Gao expaiu The fsc that, without Civ.
ng me any inimaion Of The sep, you should apply
Tor Information, TO my course in 'he cabinet TO one
whom you knew TO be hostile TO me Mr.. CraU ford is
and who could not, you know, make the disc
consistently With he principles OF honor and fdeIisv
wheo my prfvioas correspondence with you ought 10
have sa'ishsd you that va, prepared to give You,