Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-01


cabinet proceedmgs--ard by me considered IN
no way confden;ai, except the confidence, that ex
lists between gentlemen, that my name tn BE-
used before the public IN conn"xion with any thing
SAID certainly did not suppose ,.Iat my conduct,
that of any other individual, was pnt at issue and
could have had no intention of mni lung au erroneous
impression as to the proceedings of tho cabinet,
the part took suspected no sinister object
On his return to New York, received a letter
frois him dated the e5th February, the object OF
which wa-, apparently, to know |: he understood my
conversation ccsTcc'ly.
lie stated that his object in being thus PARTICULAR
in cndeavsring to ascertain from me whether his
collection was faithful rSt 18th regard to the
versaton, was because he wished - fulfil the object
OF his enquiry by confirming Major l,c@is, n conf
dental friend of Gen. Jackson in the TRUTH rot with
view to make the publication then, bu, To be pre-
pared against an apprchcnded attack, fn"udcd on
events connected with the Seminole campaign. This
scosure, particularly that the information was in
tended Tor Major Lewis as confidential FIJI, nd oi
General Jackson, excited my suspicion. Circum-
stances, however, gave my eye wrong direction,
not towards myself but MIR Monroe. What they
were, 1t becomes necessary tn state with tie view
of understanding the correspondence which fnlloy,J
with Mr. Hamilton.
When Mr. Monroe received the letter OF General
Jackson OF the 10Th of August. 1916, IN answer TO
his of The 10Th OF September of the SAM, wear both
OF when are Published with my correspondence with
General Jackson, he was at ms farm in Abermarle
Gen. Jackson in his letter, objected To the construc-
ton winch had been placed his orders. Mr. Mon
roe addressed me private letter of the 9th Septe-
Der, 1918, copy of which is hereto annexed. mark
cd A. stating the view which the General took Of his
orders, the tone of his letter, and with some other
circumstances, his MIR Monroe's) reasons Sr think
Ing that there ought to be official correspondence
between the General and myself, So that the views
which we respectively took OF his orders might m
pear record.
This letter passed out OF my possession into that
OF Gen. Jackson without my consent but az what
time or by what means, or through whose agency
inf In n.,,, .p.,--
accidentally heard from gentleman uf tins c.,y, IN
conversation turning the subject OF thu f.cl-
lngs OF AIR. Monroe towards General Jackson
(Which stated knew 10 be 7lcnGlyl that there was
Z letter of the former in the Lans OF the latter
which aHrded comet siye proof O.; his hos.i! " 20
the General Having found, some time before .h1t
the letter Of Mr. Monroe 10 me- OF The Oh O! Sep.
teniher, copy of winch is hereto annexed was ms
ing, asceriancd the fact by examination OF The
letter TO me, that 1t was ing. on Il hint from a
trend that there letter written by 81 Monroe
as It was supposed, 10 which was out OF ms Dos
session, and was intended be used tor pliiicai ir
poses. My tlend could not inform IN Iii whose pos
session the letter On hearing THAI there a,
letter OF Mr. Morrocs in General Iacksuu's possys
sion, concluded /; must be the same, though! wa,
utterly at loss conjecture how II had p1ssr6 u,
his hands, or how he could conceive that II iucraird
untr!endy feelings to him the uart of the writer
. communicated what had h, ard TO the two Scha-
tors, AZ that time from Tennessee, Judre White n.
MAJOR Eaton, and my belief that the letter IN The ms
session OF the General was Mr.. Monroc's To- In, and
stated, II 1t was, 1t would te in my pore. IN shav
thi' TIE letter, 80 TAR from being hostile was directly
~ an opposite Character. They wrote 10 the Gene
ral TO ascertain 4 i was me oar s,,oposnt and
addressed a note 10 Mr. Monroe 70 arnrlss b,,n ot
what had heard, and 70 request him to SEM m
n copy oi his private correspondence with Gene.
!acAsnn, the one puonsned with the corresponding
tween General Jackson and mys ~ 10 be pace,
IN the hands OF tho '"u senators as eXpIanarv Of TN
ietter question should 4, prove to- be the. ra mn
Poscu' nave not been able To lay my hsnd on IN,
nnra
4 copy, but hereto annex q n ey FACT from A., ~
roe answer OF the 2Sth December 1927 rpuTJ;o, Il
IL was Ill this stage If tins affair, TIN, recc,y 4
vi. hamilton letter of the 25th OF February, and
'".y naturally suspected that his inquiry mpnl nav,
reference 10 something connected with the s9,pe a,
! my answer 10 1t necessarily Lore il IN mind
! coud l't answer his question whether his under
stunning OF my conversation correct or nor wi,b
out gong INTO explanations which would lead In H.,
taiiS ihai Odd not feel myself n, nberiy In
WHICH, II mad, could not prudently not kn.,,,i,.
the o;arihS that ng ht lave IN relation L, tl ., x
too'e referred to- accordingly waived an answer
Jul III Such terms as Were Intended To conyey TIA,
luea that his understanding Of my conycrsat,n ,y.,
not correct. "~+
believing that an operation was CARVING on oroirs,
MI niohr0e! at Nashville, well from the f,c, ri
'he 'ettef oclnS placed IN Gen. Jacksons hands 81.
o her circumstances which about TINS t,.,o r, '
my NhowedSe, and suspecting that the object ,yas r.
9FinS Mr. Monroe and Genera! ia son int 20 a.,
purposes bearing on the pending clectlou but mo-.
n lo-s
10 understand how II was to be effected vet corLi
not doubt that the apprehended attack on Gen JocI
son. was som! how or otBe. connected with th,s no
oDIect' Ihese Impressions will explain the cbar1c
tct OF my correspondence with Mr. Hamilton a ~,
% "h'cn Is hereto annexed and marked {, rrg
Iet'er VI Mr. Forsyth 10 Mr.. H1mllon pluc,-. ti,.
correspondence, and the Conversation that urcc.td
It, IN very Rsrcnt light from the ore in ,ytiot
L'icn Ve"cd It, IL Is impossible now TO doubt tha,
ms correspondence with Mr.. Forsyth and his Co,v'
satIon and correspondence with me- formed nnr,s =.
snH same trinsacton. Dir. Hamilton proccedrd fran
savannah directly to this nlace, where he nron,il
received The answer Of Mr.. Forsyth dated NJ NJ;
sugeVie, on the 9Th Of February 1to hrs letter
the Z'th Of January preceding. The We v nncs,,,n
Wncn ne put 70 me- as must nov say, so lnsld,onely
"hetieT there was motion to arrest General III
son. ~ explained by reference 90 HE lei. er ,r NJ
foroylh, IN which the Iton TO arrest m,l.. n 49,
n!nent part Of what he represents as the sfotSmnn,
VI MI Crawford Of what occurred in m. cabinet ~,
sne seminole war. Mr.. Crawford has sine. Invye'
ver' stated IN his letter to Mr.. FORSYTH anil tho ~
ncous OF this point ~ wa GIRO
viewing then this whole affair as one trapgact,, e,
can De viewed IN no other Hgbt,) what a spertacj. 20
presented! am approached as \ Jealous Cricnd 80
osheraI JACKSON by one, who, from hIs noliticsI