Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-19

| ieuer,) makes me say that The General 0ugh
| 10 be ccnsured. Now IL is eiiously sub nitle
To every rational and rejecting person. whe
Their even the diary of man "a entitled TO an,
| credit Who cannot disilug Iish between lh
words condemned aud censured. ! conscien
| tionsy believe that | never used either of Oh,
words sscribed 10 me by Mr.. Garrett. NJ,
| conduct towards Mr.. Cobb upon the subject o
| his resolutions Gontrsdicts Mr.. Garnei's dis
! ry.tt So does Judge Moore's letter. So doe
| nv recollection of the sentiments | entertained
OF the proprieiy, or rather Of the improperly
OF legislative inquiry into ino subject But
Will not press this subject further, for | really
have no unkind feelings towards Nj. Garrett
aud had rather be subjected 10 the slight shade
Of Inconsistency. his diary may Cas-, upon ar.
| than that lie should he subjected 10 a much
gravsr impuaiion.
The Wee President in one OF his notes SAYS
| that very msteriaI part of Mr.. Adams letter
TO me, has been withheld by me. That mate
rial part IS negative wholly, aud II will be seen
bv he annexed sAtra,t Of my letter to Mr..
Adnmstt did not expect he remembered
ny thug about the con6del..s al letter, aud as.
sigurh my reasons Tor II. Mr.. Calhoun has
dnubtli IS received copy OF NY letter from
Mr.. Adams, ms have authorized him 10 fur
nlSh il. ltlhere is any h,ng III that letter which
III his opinion iends TO contradict or weaken
The force OF thai extract, he CAn expose IL by
publishing the whole letter. Mr.. A iams states
The gfn"nds on which II was proposed To bring
General Jackson 10 trial, bh, DOES mol state b,
whon It WAS urged. Ia my leiler OF the ID Of
DC oher. 1880 10 the Vice President, | slate
tina, 4" Mr. Adams must have alluded to him,
DIS no other metnber Of the cabinet had made
any proposition oil an unitiendly character TO
tue general, aud add thai il lie denies that
the charge in Mr.. Adams letter sppi ies
in m 4 "a he
PLANTATION" Iha Wee President appeals
10 nate To ibis part OF my letter, hnd
must therefore be considered as admitting the
truth OF my statement. But his pamphlet
shews tHat he has addi essed a letter 10 Mr.
Adams on the subject II his letter TO me L. has
not vrnlured TO ask the question OF bim. This
IS therefore II second adnlssion of The truth oil
the charge, thai he proposed 10 bring GeueIal
Jackson 10 trial. ! stlll believe there was 40
| eKpIeSs proposition to arrest or Try Gen. Jack
Sun. Bat The Wee Presidents own admiss on,
II duly considered and analj zed, smount, IN
| substance, to that and nothing else. lie al
mns that he proposed inqdry. There are |
believe bat two modes OF inquiry known 10
the Jaw marital, LIST a court OF enquiry strictly
so called, which 10 always resorted to when the
facts upou which the government Is called upon
to decide ara not well asCeI tanned, a COuTi oil
eaquiry is proper, and the duty of the court
ihem to the government Tor lis decision. 21.
4 court martial ior the uial Of military off u
dsrs, when the facts are Sufficiently asceI tanned
Tor the government to decade that ,hetotiiceT
ought, or ought not to be put on hts Irlal In
Tn. case Of GeneTal Jackson, the facts were
all distinctly known. They consisted oil the
orders ol the war department, aud the reports
and dispatches o the general under those Oh.
dcrs Inere was here n necessity Tor court
of inquiry. Nj. Calhoun thon Ia proposing an
iuaniy, did III fact, though not IN words,
propose count martial. which pfesupposes sn
arrest The President who is acquainted VITA
martial law no DOUBT understood MI. Cav
houus pToposlno" as one subJectIng hIm 10 a,
rest and court marital.
All the other Of MIR. Cslhoun's notes TO my
letter admit oil "a satisfactory explanation, OF
| are too insignificant IN theIr nature ~ requiie
aItenIioII aud would swell this review TO an IN
convenient extent. therefore take my leave
oi them, resersing 10 myself the right of *
planning or Ielnl,ng hem II II should hereafter
become nee cssafy.
In the publication OF James A. Hamilton,
T. q II appears that at er an mteryie" wIln The
Vice-Presid-nt, after his relurn 10 New York,
he wrote To the Wee Z, esilent, stating the facts
viii h the zee President had GouItnunicH' ed 30
him that were not OF "A confidential nature, and
requested hun to cU.Iect The statement II he
mad misunderstood hin. The Vice-f' esideni
replies, aud does not cuIrrc. the statement, aud
dues not even intimate, that statement was IN
correct in any particular. Nav HOW ever IA his
supplementary address, he asserts that Mr..
HalnIton's statement is incorrect. BY the rules
of reason, und logic, the V ce-fie,'dent IS
| estopped from deuying the truth al that state
meat, Tor when called upsn for tia, purpose,
| he dul not pretend that the sistemrnI Vas in-
correct ia any particular. Bat now lie says, II
IL inaccurate aud Ia could not haYe CORRECTED II
| wlthuut exposing CABINET secrets that would
have been Improper. Who ever heard of such
an excuse Al that he was required by Nh.
| Hamilton, was 10 say whether III statement
! was cor, ect or not No develops tseut Of Cabl-
net secrets or reasoning were necessary. lie
had only TO reply That Mr. Hamilton >
sistemeut was incorrect. and II he pleased
to correct the statement. Mr.. HsmiIton did not
even req lest hun 10 do that. But the fact ul
| priociual imporlanCe disclosed is that the Wee
| President did disclose the conf ienHal secrets
OF the cabinet 10 Mr.. Hamilton. Mi HamilI on
expressly says in bIs address, The CONVEX
saliun was extended, aud on his part (the Wee
Presidency embraced muuh thai never ieIt
my self at iprrty TO disclose The V'ce Presl
dent then in February 1923, did disclose
much OF the confidential pr oGoed,ngS ofthe cah-
met which Mr.. Hamilton has never felt him
u
! Vic. President understands The information gIs-
en- is likely 10 be published, tbat his qualms oil
conscience are excited, and that he feels the
sactei nature of cabinet Secrets although the
| facts Intended Tor publication had not been
| communicated IN confidence tie seems at thai
time to have had an instructive horror OF pub
| LEGATIONS. | expect al this time, lac deeply IL
ere,. that Inslincuye horror slnmberrd when
lie committed hrs first address 10 The pr
4 l.. - 4 I..B
shut the mouth of the Wee President as to tue
secrets ofthe cabinet. MIR. Adams aud Mr.
| Wirtmay conlinue TO descant upon The sacred
nature vi cabinet secrets. They VIII hod
lew admirers aud still lever advocates. The
principles Tor which they aud the V'ce Presl-
dent Contend, suit only dishonest counseilofs.
For my o.n part never said word OF dt
Az act IA the cabinet, that SO far as was con
crrued, | should have been unwilling 10 bs
publicly known the same day. But the copo
seior WHO would give advice 10 ihe cabinet, u
do acts tnere, winch he would be ashamed IL