Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-03-23

opinion, and have acted upon il. Whence the se- crel history of Cabinets, the most despotic in Europe Hence the history of tue house of Stuart by Chorles Fox, which dlsclOses the most secret intercourse be- l. cen Charles the H. and the French Minister, by yvl.eh it proven tlat Charles was a pensioner oE Louis XIV, King of France, and Lad secretly engaged 10 re-establlsh Popety in fnglnnd Yet in tie face Of all these facts, you dare to presume upon the ignorance of inc distinguished person you were addressing so iaras to nsnuaie that such disclosures had never been made in any country but certainly not in this republic
 The nexi thing which shall observe is, the man ner in which you attempt to obtain evidence to con troveri my statement 10 Mir Forsyth. That state men contained one prominent and distinct fact, .. was geGsorobe, in corirovetlE ;Iai statement that you should have souel to oban evidence to coniro- vert that fact. You arply to Mir Monroe and MT Nirt for evidence. Put of what! Not of the prin- cipal fact, but Of secondary collateral naiter-The omission to appeal to Mir Monroe whether you made the proposition ascribed 10 you in my letter t0 Mir Eosyth is s..o"g rresumpiive evidence that you be- lcyed his answer would confirm my statement. You remembered the excitement which your pr0positicn produced in the mind and upon ,he feelings of tle President, and did not dare 10 ask him any question tending to revive his recollection of Lat proposition. The different manner in witch you approach ike President and MT Wrt. even ur0n lie collateral se- condary faci, upon which you do veniule 10 interrJ- gale them, proceed nonl the same fact thamnde you avoid inteuoeaIng them upon the principal fact W hen yon make tie inquiry of Alr Wirt you enclose him such an extract from my letter as informs him of the nature o the evidence you are in scafch of, be cause presGne, you believed Il at extract would not tend to lehesiI his memory, relied implicitly urou MT a Its disposition to give such evidence as vou deslred rem him. But you were apprehensive Il at the same extract sent to Mir Monroe might refresh lis memory and enable him 10 give such an aneyver as would not suit lis views. The extract of my let ter sent to MT Wir described facts and circumstan. ces m which Mir Monroe principal actor It was therefore deemed unsafe to submit them to him. The excitement produced uron tAe President was so manifest, tla yCu did not believe could lave es- cared tic attention of Mir Win; you therefore be- lieNed II unsafe 10 interfosac him as to your propo- si;ion personally affecting General Jackson Mir monoe says noi word tending to slow tlat tLe con. hdtElia letter was net riOGuced and read in tie Ca bnet, Wllch was not suggested by Mir Wir. I've " yro in the science of law will tell you flat it is T rule oi evidence, flat one affirmative witness out
 s'1ssf s sf EsTsia SGy Sgars T s ysh w sYf never a>cended so high. sh safely rest, e casc Leie; bGt will produce one affirmative witness in support oi the accuracy oi my statement opposed as ii by Mr Niits negative statement. The Hon. Benjamin ". Crowrinsleld, in letter dated 25th July, lo;O says-"l ou ask if | tccollect while in tl.e Cabinet, cf Il letter written by General Jackson to the President Monroel l do recollec, of a con Negsaon about Ifivate letter wlicI Mir Calhoun believe asked for, and tic President said Le lad not got it, but upon examination found he Lad it. This letter contained information and opinions respecting Spain and her colony the Floidas; but the partieu- lars cannot undertake to say, or stale correct ly. remember think, your stating that the cir cumstances there spoken of, did fully explain Gen. Jackson's conduct during the campaign. ieinci1- Der, too, tlat Mir Calhoun was sevee upon the con. duet Of the General, but the words particularly spo. ken, have slil ped my recollection" Now. sir what do you think Of tLe negative statement of Mir Wit? Do you think it now so very certain that hat letter was not pioduced and read in the Cabinet upon which your memory s so disIirctl Do you not on te conlIaly, feel convinced of having attempted to rhss eff iuaehood upon the President of the United states?
 The main fact contained in my statement, is not denied directly or indirectly in your elaborate essay But negative Is attempted by arg unent. Ard what kEd oi an argument is offered? Why. that iii would be to rate his (ycnr) understanding very low to suppose flat an officer under our laws could be punisLed without arrest and trial" Sir, rate any mans understanding very low, who acts with a to. tai disregard to pInciEle It is true, that in addition to the argument you add t'a say you did not pro- pose to arrest General Jackson but that he should be punished or reprehended in some folm or other, IS absld on it's face. What need is there for arrest and tlla preparatory to reprimand2 But is it indeed true thai military officer cannot he punished with out arrest and tria |? Was rot the dsapprobation in the case of the Seminole war punislment7 think General Jackson must have felt it to be such.
 
 placing the government ill the right to Spain without disayowins the principal events of the Be- nnole war.
 lfy9u arc not satisfied with the evidence of MT Crownlnshield MT Adams in n. letter dated 3oth was urged that Gene!al Jackson should be brought to tai was, at Ec bad violated lis orders by taking St Marks and Pensocela" IL is tue bat Mir Adams does not say by whom il was urged to bring General Jackson to tiiai but you know well that there was no proposition made in tie Cabinet affecting Gen. Jackson personally, but W hat was made by yourself If you deny this, will obtain the necessaly expla- nation iiom Mir Adams. It may be proper to state, that the two letters from Messrs Adan,s and Crown lnshleld are the only two communications have re- celved liom item since my departure from W ash ington, and tEey III reply to the only letters lave Written to them since tie aforesaid rerod There has been as little sympathy either individual or po teal between these gentlemen and ne as between | Hem and you, ard in fact much less between Mr Adams and myself than between him and you at
 eas, before tle coalition between him and Ciay In fact before tat event, my impression was that from tie time your name put down for tile Presidency you fav0ed ire cause c Mir Adnms And thc fact tba all his electors voted fer you as Vice President and tha you suffered lis pnter to become pruI Irieor of the press you had established in Washington for the eNpess purpose of vlllytying my character and audIng yours, without stipuatine tIa it should not be welded against General Jackson go far to esta. bIish the fact. Lave now done will your arcpmen. tai!ye denll, and the negative evidence of Mir Wit, backed by your distinct qercitsCticn
 sl all now take some notice of your attacks uron me whlch, with the exception of MT M.Duffie's let Ter are all aisumentative and principally founded upon that letter.
 For the present. shall say nothing about that let ter or the reasoning founded upon it. You express much folbearanee towards me; because you say I nave been unfortunate. If you mean tiat I have suffered much bodily atilicton, you are light but tEauk nfi, ,icf,n I