Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-09-12
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} '-ilm Row. lie, Mir. Monroe, could not have for
".o;.n ihc facts. Thus yu,ishcs one OF iIr. Cal
".a'..'. clouds cd dust, w!r, ur had raised, 10
'bi:ud IN, people IN relation 20 his own cvud.ct
| stewards Gen. Jackson"
!! shall not !lowcycr turn upon Nir. Calhoun, and
rnprorrh him Ni', his decay Of memory ior If he
| Is so nc believed nc never haj any to decay,
! tlHN show before this review is closed No it is
! tho want of vor1ciy which must be roproachcd To
! hir. Calhoun, and not the decay of hls memory.
In Support of the urguIncnt-oi the Globe, founded
/ on Nr. Nuurocs letters Of the 18th of July, and
3lst OF December, 1918, shall produce II paSsogc
/ from Mir. Monrces letter TO INC OF the Sth August,
| t~3O.-''i lay in he'd more than week, during
which. that letter the confidential one
eli and every thing relating 10 Inc war having been
previously arranged, il was forgotten nduevcrr read
10y until after the meeting of the Administrations
anj the decision 10 the course TO be pursued III
reference 10 its management My Impression is
tl,t reed it them az aueytiou Of iir C0ikoui.
tia: it required my attention. Erd read il when
received it, I sko.id bGrc considered IL confdcp-
fiat, ard rsrer hcrc Sfrrcn 4 ~ any eac hDrcre'
greet nv confidence tkcH rag%t BE-" 1t is
what Difficult: tu ascertain what Mr.. Morrocs mean
Ing in The foregoing quotation is. He states shat
'cysry thing relating 90 that war, having been pre-
viously arranged, thc letter removed and for
gotten, and never read hy (hI:. 1onFoo) until
aiteT tho meeting Of the administration, and the
decision 10 the course to be pursued in reference
20 ia management Ii Is manifest that the first
part Of the foregoing sentence relates to the ar
rangCmCnt Of thu letters and papers concerning the
Seminole war. The second muIuhcr seems to pre-
sent The idea, that the letter jr9Iuced ard read
Ike Jg gestioa Of Mr.. Calhoia after the decision
OF the administration in reference to it's manage
meut. The management Of what? OF the Semi
mole That had terminated before the meetiav.
If Mr.. Monroe intended to state that the letter
produced and read upon the suggestion of MIR. Cal
houp that it required his attention, after the dccis-
ION OF the aCml'lstrItION upGn the TO he
pursued towards Spain and towards General Jack.
son; then Il Is manc2t chat he is mistaken. It is
impossible IN the nature of things that Mr.. Cal
houn -culd havo believed, suggested that, that
letter REQUIRED the Presidents attention. after the
decision Of the administration upon the events Of
the cumpsign had been formed. u was impossible
IN tEo nature OF things ,h1t the Presidents alton
zion could he necessary 10 that letter after the de-
cisioa had been made on the events of the cam
?Hlgn. have before me, letter from member
/ Of Gorgrcrs from this State, in which he urges
ihHt TIC confidential letter must have been before
the Cabinet, ~ 1t WAS necessary to correct decs-
ION ol the questions growing out OF the Seminole
var, aud iaat the President and Secretary of War,
! ought 10 have heen mrcachod if il had been with
I hold" when Mr.. Calhoun referred TO the letter,
/ my impression '1gs and '% "2'c, that he wiscd it
/ produced % prove that Con. jackson, instead oil
acting Ia conformity too the orders Of The War DC
FdI-ul7nt, had determined To take the Spanich posts
: before - received orders to take Sire management
oi that var. II is probable, that whom lo referred
60 t.'t ..i,cr, hc was not aware That had not been
cnsWCrcd. j il easy to understand why Mir.
! Calhoun should cal the Presidents attention to
ttst letter, before the Cabinet had decided upon
I 'Ha course 70 he pursued towards Spain, and
especially towards General .tac.soa-aut after
/ lat decision had been made, it is impossible
/ So conceive motive Cor bringing 70 under con
.#-.-loH Mr. Monroe IS tnon eyiGlat.y ustt-
/ ben, Ia stating that 'le letter prodaaed and
! iH.a, upon the suggestion OI Mr.. Calhoun, after
tha decision Of the cabinet upon the events Of the
Seminole campaign. Ii little remarkable, how.
ever. chat the confidential letter is ALWAYS produced
[ HHa2 tie S"ggc5'loH II Dir. E9iheVn. Mr.. Monroe
/ IN lass letter TO Gen. Jackson Of the 2iat Dccc;n-
! % tD mn