Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-07
n,suor Of Gen Jackson. I believed HI. cleo.

fiple IA or system. ard hat hs wHsfae oftv
rnsi, idsnI N tue country VINO United the pop".
1sIiiy aud hfmness arrest, " eiecisf, "hh
fhes and now consider dangerous tfhhthey
n our affaus. uDdsT this lmPfessiJiit a31a
pfepafsd % reader very aid IN nv power y"
secure his sueesss This sfruag iesi'ng sb=
ssizsa on Il srffrci lzam M, ~ possl'sir, same
b..ty aud aneaardsd eTgf ssi"n respecting the
course of tho cabinei on TIE oenliao,e atuss ion
~ shich All ~ be entsnsisd.
Dir Hamilton, shlis here, requested H. have
some CONFIRMATION VIII nsi winch on my part
"a. carried on ~ 'bs freedom, tina - n'p"l
between those sugssed on the ssme SIDE IN u
| warm poinoal contest. | virwed b,m 10
Their Ugh, than thai ofs Warm supporter NJ
| General jackson. Ia canuest3n With so"'e
remark Of his, that there VS. Tumor 81 an
snaek on General jackson Tor his condnoi IN
the Seminole var. La inquired II any motion
bad b.sn made IN the csblnet to ARE 81 him
10 which ! rspli ID IA the negative. II may b"
proper 60 remark here, that 10 such motion OF
any other WIS made. The di,ooHton in relief
enee 10 the course that migh' be pursued to
wards him, took I'lioe on . sngg"s ION oil the
propiis,y Of al Inquiry toto hts Conduct and
ny answsrwts therefore 10 sIift conformity
10 the faeis | accompanied the answer win
some general rsmarks on Ihr proceedings II
the cab net, sach n | niisbt With pro5tiety
| make without any breach NJ coa6Ience how
ever ferl ths most perfect onnhhene thai
did no, use the .rpIes,ion, th1t q tnr only point
before ths csb,aet was tue nn-sfr to he gwen
10 he bpanis, Government" rs M HAM 10
states hat he UNDERWOOD ms ~ HI ter oil tue
25ih February. ! neither did could US. toe
eGpretson only. as u would hav hrsn both
iuc on sstent with iacts and absurd, as the pub
lica IONS on the Srmiaol- all II eissil y Indicate
that other point. wefa considered by the cab
net. II us lsl..meat be an error III. part
Of MIR Hamilton. II pfohsbiy ofigi'hiod IN my
using the eoris " main point. or grea' point,
| ~ SONS other espffssion Of stalldr import ~
stead of the expression ne lnpute. 10 mr. The
who'll coosersannn wa OF II 4 neral character,
such Ms might WITH propTey De heln respect
| 5rg tue Gabine, prOeerdta2s--and WAS by me
onpsidrred IA 40 way confidential sIcrpi The
con 6dence that III Is between gentlemen, that
| NY nue was no 10 be use'l baipt. III pnbic
u copaes pa With my thns said C
a,ny did lot suppose hal NY epnduei. o
| nat otapy othrf nisi1pal ~, poin' issue,
| and could have and no rnlention Of making an
| erroneous impr ssioo a. TO the proceedings 81
ttr ca0ruei. NOR the par | Ook suspected
| no siuisiof oAJrct.
On bis fnlarn 10 Nv York. received u let
81 ram hnn dsle1 tue twenty -dhh February,
IL obirct pi which vas apparently 10 know u
~ unJers ood ny c,n.rtsation correctly.
lie stated that ~ ohiret N bong thus par
lIcilar ~ ehuehNo'lhB 10 hsItTfaln from M
whit his recollection was iarhfl or MOI
w.th iegard 10 tn tonsersat,on. aaS b-cause
ne wished TO nllfl tn.o.Je ~ ais inquiry by
e. irmiog MeJpr l. swis. &C uhd MAJ ffl,ni
oil General Ji,kSn,,n 1 g Truth, MT With view
10 make tie publication IA II, bu 10 b. yrepar-
ed against Az appTehendtd attack, fln.tded Oh
ryeuis cnnnsrl8d with the Semin0. e campaign.
ris Il .closu'c, parlcnlafly tt,i the inloun
ton inIcnded ios Mi Lewis as n conf len
iai f,iend al t.enersi Jackson, exc'trd my sDs-
picton. Circumstances. however. gave my eye
a WONG direction, not towards myself, buf Nc. |
MONROE. NhHi tbey w'rn. II be. ONES necrssn. |
~ 10 state To the WV II understanding the |
co re pondoaCu which tulluneI wan Nh. Ham. |
iiron.
When MIR. Monroe received the letter Of G n |
Jackson Of the - n August, 1918, IN answer
o his Of the 10 h September vi the SAM year,
both OF which are published with my CORES. |
poodence with General Jackson. he WIS at his
farm in Albemailp. Gen. Jackson, 10 his Ietier
objected 10 the construction WINCH had 0een |
placed 90 his orders. Nj Monroe addressed |
mr private iener OF the On September. 1878, |
n copy OF which 10 hereto annexed, marked A |
ststIug the view which the General took ot his |
orders, the ioue OF his letter, aud with some
other circumstances, hrs M Mnnror'.) rea
sous for tainh,ng thh there o1ghi To be an
cial correspondence between the Generni
anu iuytFi, 80 inA' INC views wtlICh we IERueCf
lvely took OF h,s orders mig II appear on &c.
cord
Ihis letter passed ont of nv possession Into |
that Of General Jackson without my consent |
but a, what time, or by what means or through |
whose agency, am 10 this day uuinlor,nc 10 |
December 1927. acciden ally heard from
geutleman al t.ns city. IN conversation turn.
ing On he subject nf the feelings of Mr.. Mon.
roe towards General Jackson, (Which stated
knew 10 b. hiendiy) tuat there was II letter o
the former IN tae hands OF the latter, which az
iorhed concl sire proof Of his Hostility 10 the
General Has,ae iouud, some time belo,s.
mat tho letter ri Mr.. Monroe - me Of the 9th
o' Sep'em6'r. copy oi which is hereto annex
ed, was missing, ascer aneh the fac hy an
examination Oh the letter to mr. that IL Was
missing, On II hint from n irI nd that there was
lfter "riien by NJ Monroe. ms II was sup
posed, 20 mr. which was out OF my possession
aud was Intended 10 he us al for political pui-
poses. Ny trend could not lufo,m me la
whose possession the Letter was. On hear,ng
that there WAS n letter Mr., Monro,'s in Gen..
raj Jackson's possession. concluded il
must be the same, though was utterly at a
10" to conl2c ure how IT passed into his
hands' or hpw he could conceive that il indi-
Gated unitIendly itellngs 10 him on the part ol
the writer.
communicated what | had heard TO the two
Senators nj tina, time from Tennessee, judge
WHIT aud Maj Eaton, and my belief that
the letter IN possession OF the General was M
Alonroes To me, and stated, il It was il would
be IN my rower 10 shew that the letter so far
irom being hostile, was directly Of an opposite
character. They wrote 10 the General TO as
certain II II was the one supposed nnd | nd.
dressed note TO Nj Monroe to appri3e him OF
what had heard, aud 10 request him 10 send
me copy OF his private correspondence with
"enera' Jackson, tthe one Published with the
correspondence between Geueral Jackson and
mtseit) TO be placed IN thu hands Of the two
Senators, as explanatory OF the letter in ones
ION, sho"ld " prove 10 be the one supposed
nave nor oeen ah'e TO lay my hand on my nore
10 MI Monroe, nor am certain hat deiain ed
copy ou, hereto annex an e.ttac, from Air
hon'oe answer ofthe 2alh December, 1871,
marked l..