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August, while was st home, on ny farm in Abe
marie aud there appearing 10 be uece ssy for Civ
ing u an Immediate answer, delayed Il until my
turn here.
was sorry to End. that you understood your In
sructons, relative to operations in Florida tere mt
from what We nte nded. was sai fled no that
you had good reason Tor your conduct and have acted
IN all things on that principle. BY tupposng hat YOU
understood them die, con, luded that you pro
ceeded ON your own responsibility alone, in Lien
knowing the putty Of your motives, have done all
tha, could to justify the measure. well knew, al
80, The ni.co duct OF the Spanish tormes in thai,
quarter, not Of recent ne only.
Finding that you ID differ vie Of your 20 err,
It remains only to do justice you en- thai grond. NJ
'bng can De further from my nteniior than expose
you 10 re'ponsioil 10 ay sense, which you did
conte mplae.
The be, course TO be pursued. mo TO be. for
you 10 write letter To the D.parimen, la wh you
VIII state, that, having reason TO think that difference
cf opinion existed between you aud the Execu i've rel
live TO the extent OF your powers, you thought due
10 yourself 10 state your Of the IN, and on whch
you acted This viii be answered, so as 10 explain
ours, IN a friendly manner by Mr. Calhoun who has
very just and liberal senlitns n,s the suit et This
will be necessary, in the Of call Tor paper, by
Congress, or as may be. Thus shall ali stand on
the ground OF honor each doing justice TO the other
which is the ground which we wish to place each
other.
hope that your health il improved and Mrs. Mon
ioe unies In her best respects to NJ. s. Jackson.
With great respect, and ncere regard,
am, dear sir, yours,
JAMES MONROE
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piee- President Of the U. states.
No. III.
Mr.. Calhoun to General J0ekson.

Fort HILL, 25th August 1890
sIH received the 9Th instant, your letter dated
the 10Th june but which, suppose, intended for
the 10Th July, with lite enclosures On the oath June
received the note Of Mr.. Forsyth covering a copy Of
bis letter TO you Of the 1Th Of the same month; but,
owing 10 some delay in tho conveyance, for which /
am unable TO account did not receive your letter Of
the 7h June, covering copy Of your letter 70 Mr. For.
syth, ill the 14,b Jolly
You regret that did not receive your letter of the
7th June before wrote mine OF the 18th Of tho same
MONTH on the ground, TO your own lanquage that
u would have prevented "from falling into the gross
errors you have from the unfounded differences YOU
have drawn from Mr.. Forsyth's letter TO me +" You
cannot more sincerely regret than do that any de- ay
Ia the mall deprived me Of he advantage Of the state
ment 10 your letter 10 Mr. Forsyth. seeing that you
lots dsd b,obable b, he fpR ~,
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General JGckSon to Mr.. Calhoun.
WASHINGTON, June 7, 1880
SIR: On the 9th inst ! received a letter from Mr..
Forsyth of the Senate requesting copy of your letter
TO me OF the 29,h of May last I have been able
to perceive any objection to comply with his request
A copy OF my letter to him on this subject, I have
thought it proper should be sent TO you il Is therefore
enclosed.
am, Sir, very respectfully,
Your most obcdent servant
ANDREW JACKSON.
The Hon. j. c. Calhoun,
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No. 9.--(Continued.)

WIZ I'WSytH 70 TeHeTuI JdchJ0H.
AUGUSTA, June 18th, 1880
SIR: had the honor 10 receive your letter of the
7th instant, and the copy papers enclosed with it.
The papers will be shown TO Mr.. Crawford, and no o.
her made of them by / did not intend to con-
vey to Mr. Calhoun the idea that any personal commu-
ncaon took place between us, prior the date
OF Mr.. Crawords letter, relative to the occurrences in
Mr.. Monroes cabinet on the question OF the Seminole
war. What intended he should know, and suppose
will understand if have inadvertently misle him.
is that did not volunteer TO procure the information
contained in MIR. Craword's letter, but that it OBJ
tanned for your in compliance with your request
Major Hamilton requested me- in your name to give to
you what had previously given to hm-Mr. Craw-
ord's account OF the transaction With this request
complied, after having first obtained Mr. Crawford's
consent and received from him his correction mis-
take had made in repeating his verbal statement.
/ have the honor to be, SC.
JOHN FORSYTH.
A Ia
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Maj Gen. A. JACKSON, Nashville, Tenn.

ID.
Extract from Gen. Jacksou's letter of November Is.
1918, 10 Mr.. Monroe.
DEAR Sir: On my return from The Chickassw tres-
w. found II necessary to pass by Millions Bluff,
where had established some hands TO the culture OF
cotton, hearing it had been laid out for a town and
the lots sold to have much of my crop pre- eryed
existing creumstancs would permit. F,om thence 1
TOOK Huntsville in my route, and did not reach the
Hermitage until the I2h instant and on the I3h re-
ceved your letter OF the Goth ut from an attentive
perusa oil which have concluded that you have not
yet seen my dispatches from Fort Gadsden of the 5,b
Of May last, which L. l. reported reached the ID part.
the negligence OF the clerks was thrown a.ide AZ a
bundle OF revolutionary aud pension claims. THIS l
incerciy regret, a. il would have brought 10 your
view the light in which | viewed my order. Tie
clos ng paragraph OF hat despatch is in the following
words
81 trust, therefore, that the measures whir h,heye
been ado ted is IN pursuance Of your under
htm conviction that they alone calculated 10 ensure
peace and security TO the hern iron Ter Of Georgia
The moment therefore, that you assume the ground
het transcend my power, the Letter referred to above
will, at once unfold 10 your mind the view had taken
OF them and make manifest the ference OF opinion
mt eNiets. LODGED, there no data al present
upon which such letter wish written 10 the
cretary OF War can be botomed. ! have no ground
hat difreoce Of opinion exists between The govern
mebt AMI myself, relative 10 the powers given me in
my orders, unless advert Ell her to your private and
confidential letters or the public prints neither of which
can De made the basis OF an official nuncaon 10 the
Secretary of War. Had ever, or were now to re
ceve official letter from the Secretary of War ex-
planatory OF the light in which il intended by the
Government that my orders should be vie wed, would
with pleasure give my Understanding Of the N.
To be Continued
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-24
JOHN FORSYTH.
General ANDREW JACKSON,
President OF the u. States.
AUGUSTA. June I

AUGUSTA, June II, 1880.
SIR: Gen. Jackson having sent to you a copy of his
letter to me OF the S'h instant, it is proper that you
should see the answer 10 il; you will find copy the
opposite page.
am, Sir, with respect.
JOHN FORSYTH
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lanes Monroe 10 Gen Andrew Jackson
WAsHIHeToN, Oct. ooh, 1873
DHhR sfR received your letter Of the l9Ib Of
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Is.
APPROPRIATIONS pIIT

On motion of MIR. Smith, of Maryland the senat,
next took the bill for the support Of for
the Committee Finance, were discussed A. son ~
length. " o
Mr. Tazewell moved TO strike out the clause provide
ing ior tne payment OF the salary of the Minister 10
Cons.an inople. He rOrtsndsd mat that Nn,.,., ~
oe'h ieg'y and uncon tunondlIy appointed IL being
Lone without the adei'e add consent of the Sen,,,
e USE i''ied Ill the hour Of adjounm MI and
was conduc ed by Messrs. Tazew,II. smith q. Ma
'an1 Chamfsr', Bell Kane King and Sanford.
AT half past four, wi hut taxing au,st,os tbo,sh
The yeas end nsys ord ed,
The = suafc Adorned
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-24
No. 0 -(Continued.)

Hon. JOHN c. CALHOUN.
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: Ia rfohsbI, b lhs i.a.N -.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-15
TIE RLIINnCEROS-

Vbessrs. Edttors-I have iust been 20 sec the new
prodigy which has arrived in this City, and must saw
was highly Eratfcd. The Rhnoccros u.s. in nv o.
pnon, far wonderful animal than the FJcpbnni
or any other qnadruped ever exhibited in this coun-
try. Mature has armed it with n complete suit oP
mall so that the observer might almost mistake il for
artificial armour To hcInhlcn The Illusion the skin
on some parts of the body has the appearance of be-
lng listened on with rvcts, AMI we arc told that IL
~ lnponoirah!o 10 n musler ball The Rbinoceroa
IL rather unwicdIy in it's appearance and vet il is
g. l'ed That It con run with extraordinary swillncgs
The other animals exhibited with il are VOL worth
attention, especially the Moco. There have never
been exhibited any Of this species before in America
and, VIC believe. u is not mentioned in Natural His
tory. They who have any curiosity to sec these
wonderful productions Of Nature ourlt by all means
to avail themseycg ofan opportunity that is not like
" 70 nc Tcponlcd A CITIZEN
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From The Ne,g5ern Spectator.

"RALEIGH, Monday Might.
I'VE snail rise on Friday or Saturday. Saturday
las. the Senate, by vote Of 43 to TO- laid Bynsms
resolutions on the table, which denied all power in
the Federal Government even to appropriate money
for Internal improvements They passed the Com
mons merely because no appealed TO old political
preJudiccs, and some mot understanding them) look
cd at their democratic leaders TO vote. Since mann
hare sorety repenied 'eio Uotsd for them. The anil
notification resolutions gave to a warm and an,
mated debate Party. spirit was M 90 the bioh
pressure principle III the while. The member from,
Fayetteville. in laundering strain Of eloquence.
denounced the nullilcTs traitors. and maintained
that traitors they should be punished He utter
y annIhllated Bynum who preceded him and adyo-
Gated notification The Housn, feeling how wropr
they had acted the day before. when they were mis-
led, passed the resolutions by about co TO 2i To-
night the Bill from thr Senate making loan of
$4,000 To thr University. was run hard the first
reading trcmble for its il'e--vpry, very doubtful
Today the Senate killed the Bill to reduce tho
salaries Of tho Judges Of tho Supreme Court-also
The Bills .locting Clerks by the people, aud ccctipg
supreme Cour Judges every four years.
am much hurried; and can only assure YOU that
The disappointment produced at not receiving tho
Spectator last week, sprcad quite gloom over tho
Capta. You should guard against such occurren-
cos. Yours, &C.
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9tcbs,rotuU 9E4t,sU.
SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY IL. 1880

GENERAL AssEMDLY.--Ycsterday, much business
was done in in ermedi1e stages a resolution was
Yasrra for increasing the salary the Auditor of Pub
- A-aaIn.s and his FIRST Clerk; and the hill making
a appropriation iuish the repairs and furnishing oil
'ils Governors House, and concerning the recon-
,ianla;i,ns Of Justices were likewise passed. Mr..
Kuncy called up resolu ion proposing to relax the
regulations OF the law, suhJecn. Lottery Vendors to
payment Of license tax, in favor OF Lottery autho-
i2ed to raise money FOR the construction of Turn
pike 10 connect the kenawha, with the Stanton and
mis- RIVER Turnpike stating that BY that Lottery
so 0oo had been raised and ten miles of most useful
Improvement completed, but that in consequences ofthe
lcarse mentioned the operations of the Lottery
a,.! tic progress Of the Road had bern suspended
IN linn expressed the opinion that the law ought
20 be relaxed in other Cases. where it bare oppressive
'y-hu. before any question was 'akcn the resolution,
T. tile instance of Mr.. Bryce,was referredts the Com,
m,'tcc Of Finance.
A number of Reports and Resolutions of Commit
tees we're acted uDon which will he noticed, when
their subjects ossumc the shape Of bills.
Eae Judiciary. Yesterday the Committee of
Courts Of Justice, settled the principle in rea'ion to
he Superior Courts Of Chsnrery and Law, and re-
ported their decision to The house. in the shape of re-
rolutions
The Committee report in favor OF aboslug the
Chancery Courts a separate system The scheme
which has received the appreciation Of the Commit
tee, is to blend the Chancery and Superior Court jul
risdictions The Judges to be twenty in number
the State to be laid off into convenient districts, and
Judge assigned to each, and to hold in every coun-
y district, sending member to the House of Del
esntcs, separate terms of common law and chapcery
the Judge to be both Judge and Chancellor,
but to hold two distinct courts, of common law,
the other ofequity.
THE umalgamaton of the two Jurisdictions is said
to unite large majority of the Legislature, and has
certainly been for years. favori'e idea of the
People. We presume the principle may be consid-
cred as settled, though details may vary.
Go'We request the authors Of "a VirGinian" and
"a Citizen Subscriber" TO let US know who they are:
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it is not necessary Tor me to firm, they have been
frankly avowed and justified by ono. gentleman at
least, concerned IN them In order to shew. howe
vcr that they entitled TO no peculiar regard OF
favour from the Legislatures few facts and sNpinna-
lions may BE- necessary.
1T is altogether misconcepton to suppose, that
the winter of 1867 land ell these contracts
understand have their origin at"r) any peculiar d-
Guilty impcdme 1t has existed III the prosecution oil
these claims. During that winter, Major William
Duval deposited with the committee OF CLAIMS the
original roll foicers entitled 10 half paw. This do
nsc-rtancd the of tho officers; and all
that Afterwards required, Tie necessary proof
of idcnly fact, which will be found BY the accom-
panYing statements. Z" have hrru frequently Cs:ah
lrshcd by single cfilavi; What amount of service.
labor expense. the collection of one such
af6iavts required may DO easily estimated. The roll
of officers, when deposited with the committee OF
C'nims, became public document. open to the in-
spection of ALL and no individual could DO said to
have been exclusively acquainted with lis contents
as to be entitled To any usual premium for disclosing
the information Even before tn, roll of officers was
deposited with the Committee of Claims the I.cgisa
turc passed many min" special acts, granting
commu alton; and II is utterly nconceivable, when
the same became accessible 10 hundreds, how the
services or agency Of any one individual should bs
to establish the claims. 1t is that the
public at large was not apprsed OF these facts Fol
the part, the heirs and representatives of dccoa
sed officers ignorant of rights which had snu,-
beed long; otherwise, It is entirely incredible, tina
the extraordinary sacrifice of one,hird, hall
lin some instances amounting to IS ,oo0,l shoul
have been made. when the fifieh part of that sun
might have equally effected the object. It is rnoreo
yer be remarked, that of these contracts
is presumed, were made with personal representa-
= tivcs, either not bcnehca!iy interested ALL or on
in proportional share ofthc fund be distribu ed
In tho foregoing remarks, impua,ion is ntende,
upon the motives Of any individual. So far as thes
might he supposed to interfere with he pin
l have suggested, and so far only, have | thought
my duty to advert TO them.
am, Sir, with great respect, Your obedicnt servant
q JAS f.. HEATH
h -ludiiOr IF Public accounts.
c The Honorable The Spsnher
Of he o,,Sc nj, T)eyc~uycr
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pay reported by
Al
UenucO amounts n about gl,
Of
off sta
ted vu
be % Ihayces
half would making the 0
tho probab amountcla o h nc be
State would liable would S29o3o 49, the annual
gradually diminished and
n
8
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USI received, nm invoice If valuable g. standard
- law books together with very scarce misrellanc-
ou7 w'ks' among which arc. NoIlnircs works 75 vols
i'0ss'ags "orks, % vols. Pluiarch in French, 10
vols. They vii be- sold by catalogue Immediately ON
Their arrival, which will be- aGycreed
DAFENgOET, ALLEN e. Co.
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ao'We request the authors Of "a Virainian" aud
"a Citizen Subscriber" to let know who they are
personal interview would be preferred.
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the treasury. The public fsittNsYould be redeemed,
ne diminished The whole amount of the debt redu-
cod the scale would he $l2o 233 33,
upon which sum the ANIMAL interest of per cent.
would amount to SIiA6i &c, and # 1--WE per cent OF
the principal he cxtingNishe1, d"uhln that sum or
about Se2,9s3 80, would b. required for the FIRST
yearstill less for the second, and thus would it be
gradually diminished, until the whole woId be re-
deemed.
8. 1t is also submitted whether Il &c not perfectly
just and proper tn prohib, bv Legislative enactment
the assignment of these claims, except by the last
will and testament of the party parties neGcially
Interested To all ,ntcn,s aud purposes the claims
in the nature of annual sp"rls pensions, and
subject To oil the regulations which distinguish these
public gratuitIes Congress- By various similar pro
visions, has protected its bounies for revolutionary
services, from tho grasp of tho Spectator, and the
State by It's pension law has pursued the course
Of policy
aware, that to the foregoing scheme for satisfy
ing these revolutionary Claims, some objections may
probably be urged. II may be cun,cnded that If tho
court OF appeals should affirm the Judgments for hall
pay, the obligation of the State to pay them will ne
cessarly follow. TO this reply, in the first place
that the Judgment OF court against the Common
wealth. in order have effect must be sanctioned by
Legislative Appropriation. So guariedis the lazy with
respect To tho disbursement of public money that the
Auditor is prohibited from issuing his warrant even
upon the joint resolution Of The two Houses oS As.
scmhly; and surely when this restriction on tho Io
gislaturc itself is considered. would he ex,raord
nary If judicial appropriations uncomfortable
aud unlimited. In tho second place, il may he obScr
we'd shat although the Judgment Of court may bc
rendered according to tho forms of law; although il
may be pronounced in TINT spirit OF integrity and
justice, which has uniformly distinguished cui
bench, there may be circumstances attending, 1t not
within the controul of the Court, which would fully
Justify the Legislature in withholding It's sanction
Cases OF this character must be apparent and need
not be enumerated
1t may also be con,eniod, that tho adoption o. thr
plan have proposed, will interfere with the con-
tracts and agreements which have been made for tic
prosecution and recovery Of these CLAIMS. that sucl
Instances 20 half Of the amount TO be recovered
CLAIMS NOT
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DTICE Wanted ten or incCn hircinps for
~ the present ycarthc hire will he paid quartey-
~ on dcmand-apply at the oGico If
inn I1-'' PRENTIS CHUBB
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S54I,o45 90

s34s,b9i n
JAS l.. HEATH,
Auditor OF Public Accounts.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-02-10

LAND FOR RENT, 1T Public .qIction.
4 sU ksIANT to decretal order Of the
IL Superior Cour, OF Chancery at Winches-
ter. made at the November term, 1880. in
The case OF David II Thomson and others A.
gainst Besjamin S. Abie's administrator and
heirs. shall expose for rent, at Public Auc
ten. on Monday, the l4ik instant, before tho
court house door of Berkeley county, for one
year. the TRACT OF LAND of which Ben
jamin ). Able died, siezed. and possessed, "
ing within said county Of Berkeley, snd csn-
iaining about 1876 acres, of which about 90
or 100 acres are cleared, and 10 considered
good farming land. The renter to give bond
ard good personal security for the payment
OF the rent at the expiration Of the year
Possession Willie given on the LIST Apyil next
HATH'L. SEWERS, DHw.o.p.
February 8, ls3I.-ts
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!, In tins town. on the s5th inst after short
liihsss. Capt BARTHOLOMEW FRYArT. aged
aeeut % years. Capt. Fryatt was amor Z
tse earliest citizens OF tins pace-was an Of
ncer IN The North Western Army during the
las, war; and IS such discharged his duty
VITA scrnpulens fidelity. As citizen he liv-
eu respected, and as neighbor, universally
es'eehiea fIs remains were accompanied
70 tae grave by an unusual concourse Of
ael6hoors aud trends, escorted by detach-
meet OF the Circleville Light Infantry, and
inferred with the honor. Of war.
~ CreIetiae OHIO Herald. jan %
ne deceased was an uncle TO the editor
" - ,ho mar. Oaz "a native Of the county OF
oefkeiey removed hence ia 1902.
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A writer IN The Quarterly Review,
discussing the causes of the decline Of
science in England ssys-"Within
the last IS years mol a single discovery
or invention of prominent interest has
been made in our Colleges, and there il,
not one man in all the eight Universe
ties Of Great Britsin, who is at present
knows to be engaged in any train of O.
rignal research.
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TUt Igatketg.
Observation-Disclosures 5.

ALE4AAINDklA-Fe bruary D.
FLoUR-In the early part of this week, the
wagon price of Flour was steady at 50 52a.
A moderate business was done from stores at
so tor select parcels, and rs fer stand
ard quality On Tuesday and " ednesday,
some holders submitted TO reduction, aid
considerable sales were made from stores at
GA The adsices from London to the
10th of December, per the Sovereign, reach
Ell here by Wednesdays mail; after the re-
ceipt OF which the wagon price declined to
5 so, (having before been steady at s GA
The accounts being somewhat conflicting,
there were various opinions; but generally
they were viewed as unfayerahle. The mar
ket became very unsettled; sales were made
of King Street at 5 ga, 5 so, and 5 so, and
Of WhGlf at 10, IS, and IS. Thurs
day morning early, two or three loads were
taken from Wagons at so, but S7a soen
became the ruling price. A few loads were
taken at 40. After the receipt OF the mail,
when it was ascertaines that the news had
caused decline in the New York market OF
~! to 25cts. the wagon price destined to 5 %
Large sales were made from stores during the
day al so. Dealers continued to sell free
ly at that price until shippers either with
drew from the market or refused their oilers
Yesterday the wagon price was 8 %. steady
Holders ask 3 so, at which small lots are
occasionally taken. We have heard Of no
sales from stores for a less price
From The " Y. Js,r Of Com. Feb. 2-2s Ed
The MAREET-There has been sale OF
800 bis. Western Flour al sc 62a, and
contract for delivery in the Spring at 8 ia
Sales of Howard At. al 6 so & GA. The
quantity of Flour cleared at this port during
January is es,72.. Sales Elaxseed atsI2 90
for clean
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SARAH SPERRO.

UNJUST SALE --The undersigned. trus
q tee an deed of trust, executed by the
late George Bowman for the benefit of Jacob
Aeeseoker, and duly recorded in the county
court VI Berkeley. will sell, at the late resi-
dence of said George Bowman, on Friday The
Goth instant, fer cash, four Tubs, enc Stove.
one Tea kettle, four Beds and Bedssesds and
all the appurteDanees attached to the same,
and four Nindzor Chairs.
JOHN KISINGER.
February 8, 1881.