Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-07
Mr.. Calhoun 10 Mr.. Hamilton.
MuIAaT1N AIhIcn =

hAsHlNGr IN AidI Gu 1910.
DeGr Sir - received, thee days aiacei
yonr i,tttr - Inc 25lh OF February, aud have
SEIZED the first lrsufe momeit to answer i.
In the conversation, 10 winch YOU letter al
Iuaes, supposed, H. you did not stale the Oh
ject, that your INJURY, rs TO "hat had passed
on particular point IN the cabinet dtilbeIa-
tiln on tia Seminole question, was I" Oh AIN
Information in order To meet general Iumor,
falsely pat ont to Influence the result OF the
Pre- .lden iat eie, ton. My answer VAS aCcoi-
DINGHY pt, dicated on SUCH surppsion, and =" AS
int ndei TO meet assertions unsupported by
the authority Of any name, N TIE same genera
manner, without Il name aud WAS lntennrd Il
be limited even with that vi " TO the denial oil
what was falsely stated o have occurred. |
now learn thai 80 ohJ ct Is more specihc
You sta'e that you desire ne affirmation be-
cause I WIS.,; 10 fulfil the object Of my inquiry
by confirming Maj. Lewis. II conf lrntial iiiend
Of General jackson at Nashville, III the truth,
not ith the view oi his making publication
on the subject AT present, tut 10 be prepared
agatn.t an apprehended att ok founded on e
vents connected with that III a. y lnase,
under this aspect Of the subject, drl'oera'el,
considered how lar l could, with propriely.
speak of the proceedings of the cabinet
al all, whiCh has resulted in the conviction
that IA dui, of a yer, high and delicate char
aCtrr imposes on me silence.
No rrlatoa eau be more confidential than
that between the President and members Of Ihe
CahiIet as MS constitutional advisers. Charg
ed rs he is with the executive duliss of the Co
yeInmen,, which were sted IN single per-
son, to give energy and promptitude III tx Gu
tiDn, il Is manifest that 10 diynlge the Cabiue
deliberations by hny Of rs piemuets would in.
troduce distfast and dIscoId, aud the eby tend
to feat, in important par iculsfs.the object OF
the Consultation, Mr., on Il point so delicate,
can a member Of the Cabinet, IN my d in,on,
be justified ny TeIeft nee to the Importance OF
the obj intended 10 lie effected by disClo-
sure OF us proceedings. Deeply as any maa OF
correct f,eIIng, most Ieprobnte the iuLl attacks
on G.ne al Jackson, and as important as every
patriot mus consider the defence oil his charac-
tea against sueh attacks in this great political
struggle, involving, as | sincerely beiIevr, the
liberties of the country, yet cannot recon-
ellie tito my sense Of duty, even for such IN
| object, To do an act, tending in anv degree to
weaken, by It's example. the confidence which
ought TO exist between the Chlef Magistrate
! and his conslitu ional advisers aud am great
| " mistaken il General Jackson would not be
| the last man to assent 10 be 80 defended. II is,
however, satisfaction, in pursuing the course
! that duty impels me TO DO, to reflect that the
| in formation, DIS conceive, vii never be need.
, ed for his defence. | cannot believe that an
attack SO unfounded viii ever he made not but
! that he has enemies RtTocious enough to re-
sort to the most diibolieal falsehoods in or
der 10 wound his reputation but il is manifest
/ that an attack OF the kind supposed cannot be
made with the stightes, prospect of success
without the counienance OF some one OF Inc
members OF Mr.. Monroes Cabinet at the time
| aud Cannot admit the possibility that any one
can be 50 lost 10 honor aud duty as TO be the
| agent o, instrument IN such an attack. Butt,
what St ms 10 are impossible should prove 9th
| erwse, by there being ound one base enough
TO lend himself TO such purpose, then would
It become a question worthy oil grave consider
a lou on the part oil the other members to de.
iermine, VIII tier, under all the circumstances
OF the case, duty would not impose an obhga.
ton, M order to cOunteract the luxurious effect
! OF a lalse, partial statement OF the Cabinet
proceedings, 10 demand of tue then Chief Ma
gislrale a release OF the I'M Junction OF secrecy,
or whether tue Chief Mag straie himself would
| not be bound % disclose what WA necessary
| 10 the yndica ioE Of the character of General
Jackson, assa''sd in the mRuner supposed.
Should such case occur, lhoagh to me an
parcntly impossible, I may, with confidence.
appeal TO tue pas, 10 prove tina, l " ould moi
be wanting IN zeal 60 as far as duty would
admit IN defending the character oil Geaetaj
Jackson-ahd Ia maintaining, ia his Dr..
| son. the great cause of liberty and tba Con,t,-
tution
Entertaining these views, you will see tha, ,
decline the ~ reduction OF my name, in any
shape, as connected it'll what BASED in M.
Cabinet on the occasion TO ahicn Won .e..r
WHAT stated in conversation Vas Drvativ. ,n |
IT'S character, and intended, as a love stated IA
enable YOU 10 meet, by general COM, adj. t,on
without the introduction of my name, what
supposed existed only in the shape OF rumo,-l
aud mus, requesty you TO consider il limited IN
that puilose only