Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-02
THE CORRESPONDENCE.

we conclude to-day Mr.. Calheun's supplement
tai publication, together with COL Hamjlton's
statement from New York All that has vet appear.
Cd from the parties 10 the controversy is now before
our readers A few days will produce farther de-
velopemcnts.
The e%culpaton Of Mr.. Hamilton wears the ms
pect OF truth and simplicity. It is not SO however,
in truth The motive he alIedges for WISHING
knowledge of what passed in the Cabinet in 1919
namely to ward offan apprehended attack upon Gen
Jackson founded upon the events of the Semipo,a
war; is altogether inadequate to explain his soci,ude
manifested by his personal interview 18th Mr. CaIhorp
at Washington, and his subsequent letter from Now
York Let it be remembered that the events Of
1914 had been scanned by Congress and the nation
years before the last Presidential contest. Gen
Jackson having passed through the ordeal could no,
IN iGa7-8-much apprehend a new attack. Col.
Hamilton may have been the unsuspcctinp tool of
MAJ. Lewis, who himself was possibly the tool Of
another in getting this information
Mr.. Hamilton's connexion with Mr.. Van Duran
has thrown the public eye upon that gentleman. ue
defes proof of his guilt. No 6oiy erey e,DecteJ 4,
prore any thing upon him. Every man has be,,cr
opinion OF his management than TO imagine he would
suffer himself 10 be caugh But circuustonce, o,c
appealed to- and they are wcighty against him, Let
tie reader consult the following pointed article from
the New York Age new and able paper:
1T will be remembered, that Mr. Van Eurcn and
bis friends, IN the state or New York were non ram,
initials until the summer Of 1897. and that in the
month OF February, 1895, our Legislature nomina.
ted Gen Jackson for the office of President rcf,s,
however, through tho management OF Mr. Van Bnreris
official, "Me albany .4rguS' and rs adheronts IN 10
slgnute Dice President Let these two Gcts he
borne in mind, and hey will. ~ IN, anruaro ofNr
Calhoun, f'roW much light on ttis mysterious ar
fair"
at appears by The book, that in ApriI. 1927
page G) Mr. Van Buren, aud Mr. Cambcrlcnr. visited
Mr. Crawford IN Georgia. and were by hum author
lScd To aVow ms determination To- support Gen Jack
SON. ana oppose Mr. Calhoun IN December, 1927,
Mr. Crawford wrote letter to Alfred Balch rnaoe
81 OF Nashville the subject Of the presidential
election, the object Of which. was TO defeat Mr Cal
houn rs Vice President. This letter was sbcwn 70
Gen Jackson page 6 but "iriN hat C1pEnces ,gb;rb
has dindys characterised him. nc kent =, n nrofound
secret from his friends thus placing himself IN the nj
tituGo of an obettor, rnot aider IN the gSroij1o
I've will not say bargain) for the prostraton of M
| Calhoun, winch was progressing, and The ramfca-
tlons Of which, 1t would require the knorl,Ggs Of Mr.
Van Burcn To explain. As carly thc5cr,rc IA oriI
1897, this league Of "choicc spirits" was formed
although their operations were not dcvelcpcd until
the boGirnng OF 1923, when pryatc movement was
made upon Tennessee but bold and open ono in
the Legislature Of Now York. THIS may Lc CONSIDER
cd 'hc Hrst act, ~ what. tho time had tho opncn
ancc of farce, but which more rcccntIy fhrcpr,ns
! 10 become tydgicdl.
! About thus period early m 1925. Mr. ,J,us, \
Hamilton, part Of tho plot made an application ia
Mr. Calhoun, to ascertain the proceedings OF Mr. Non
roos cabinet in relation 10 the Seminole war fnc,c
| ell Notwithstanding these combined efforts, NJ,
( Calhoun was elected Vice President. IIe came intc
office III March, 1892 During the first ycnr of 60,
JaeEsoD adg!bs'r1''on Tie Hra- byrnirrs E thcsc