Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-07

.emrrer Of yours Every person who inc.
s''"'"s vas convinced he never would have
'en'"red upon such as.ep without having r.,
etistn assurances from pershns he deemed
eapAble oil projecting him. Your letter ~ a..
t1Hd OF July TO the managers of the 4ib ,f Inlx
dinner IN Washington, was considered a, a..
time an act redeening the pledge of n,o,ee,i -.
You had given him. n Ia ttua Nj Al.
I aud Mr.. Mclean united with you In IN. Is,,..'
hr. Adams motive for signing IL was apn,re,, :.
Edwards wa his political supporter lf,sn,.
IN Inv held the vote Of Illinois in bfs fh.oa.
"nhop, which, appeared ia the event. Mr.
Adams could not have been elected. Mr. Al
ams, therefore, had an adequate political mo-
Nv l"r doing The act. You could have had no
such motive, nor coold Mr.. Mclean believe
| hayt rad any other native for his eoodu, 4
Than that Of snbservency TO your wishes, and.
desire 10 enahle you TO fulfil your promise 10
| Id wards From the time General Nobl.
| gave me the information, aud that yn,, siyu.s
the letter of The 81 Of JAY never doubted
thhi the plot against my reputation WA yuur
hhndy-work, aud originated la your brain 80
fertile IN mischief And yet you complain of
iaiflgurs and conspiraeies. have through me-
| whole lfr been plain thor oug b-going man
Whet diiiienlies have arisen, I have honesi1
iy met th' m, and under the protection of IN.
| shield OF integrity have yanquiShad them. am
now Too old 10 adopt "A new cn,Irae of sn,ioet
an IN retirement and have no wish 10 .meros;
| from that reilre mem
mad like 10 have forgot your charge ofin.
ringing The purity Of tue electoral co leees. I
"'9ie Tie letter 10 Mr.. Barry Of which you
.ompl"'"i anu that was not the onl, letter.
bni AT the tmn that letter was wrutfn In,I
40 information that the electors OF ksnmcLv
were pledgedio vpe or you "a Vice Pres,den1.
! nor nave any other evdence now before M.
than your assertion, which every person ~ we'll
acquainted with yon as am, Will admir- 10 h.
very slender evidence | wrote no letter Ia
any state where kne" tic electors wore
pledged 10 vote for Vice President
You soem to ihuk am under TIA ina,,.,..
oil resentment. You are mistaken Re,eot.
,nen' Is Only felt against equals or supnr,o,.
ana never against Interiors From III, ,,,.
you established the Washington Republican G,r
Tue purpose oil slandefing hnd vihiyinR mo
reputation, ! considered you degraded. a
dsgfacrd man, Tor whom no nan of bono,
aud character could feel amy other ,hao The
must sovereign contempt. Under this imnf...
slhn VIVA anxious that you sbould n. a..
longer Vice Preadent OF the Uo,led Sta,es.
AM All, your mus, obedient servant
NM' H. CRAWFORD.
10 the Hon j {. CALnouS. We prcs,den,
Us 'uen',
Extract ola letter from BENJAMIN w cro,,.
July, 1890. -''"
You ask me II recollcc, while in tbe
councils oi tho cabinet, ol letter written bv
General Jackson 10 the President Monro. ,
40 fcc"heGt OF conversation about "A mr.
v"ie letter, which MIR. Calhoun. h,Iisv.
asked Tor, aud The President said Il, had mn,
got II. Out upon M examination lpnnd he Ind
IT. lhi5 letter con AIMED information md -
p,n,ons respecting SPAN L. her colony the Flat.
idas but TIM particulars, cannot nov un,l.,.
take 10 say or state CORRECTLY | reo,mbor I
ihi1k, your stating that the circumstances then
spoken OIL did fully explain General Jacksonts
conduct during the campaign. ,emen,ler
too, that Mr. Calhoun was severe unou m.
conduct OF The General, bat the words psr,i,.-
1la'ly spoken have slipped my recollection
Extract ola letter from James Monroe, 10 YIN.
IL Crawford, dated 9th August ls3O.
1st Extracl.--" lay in bed moro than n
week, during which that letter was removed.
aud every thing relating 10 thai var hnyine
been PIE Hionsly arranged II was forgotten
and never read by me until after the meeling
oil the administration aud thu decision rs 10
the course TO he pursued in reference to ia man.
! agement My Impression is lint | read |,
then on a suggestion of Mr.. Calhoun that Il re-
! qnlred my attention. Had | read il sheoI
received II, should have considered il us con-
! tldential, and never have shown IT 10 any one.
however great my confidence IN them mieh IN
| he. A. the question whether thai letter wa.
mentioned in the cabio.t involved the corree,
nass of my memory, did not wish in replying
to Mr.. Calnoun's letter to rest on my memory
alone, and in conf ence made an nppeel
; through freud TO Mr.. Wirf, who dc Jared
! that Il was mol mentioned ia the cabinet, nor
brought before II, aud that he had never head
| Of II before
From the foregoing axtraci il will be seen
thai MI. Monroe reiied upon Mr. Virus me.
mOry.
81 EhrsGt.-" well recollect tho conf den
fial communication referred TO Ia yours. which
afterwards pissed between rs, aud the infer.
ence respecting the publication IN Tennessee,
| III WHICH we both coucnrted.'
Extract of letter from Jack +. Ross, Captain
IN the late army dated, tuscaloosa, 4th Sep
TENDER, 1880.
= reached Washington in April or Nav,
! 1923. as an applicant Tor the Office OF Marshal
for the Alabama District. At the time Of my
arrival the President, (Mr. Monroe.) was at
his plantation IN the country. did consult
with you as my friend as 10 the most probabls
means Of obtaining tho office. and you did adj
wise me to endeavor T. iiterest MIR. Calhoun IN
my favor. alleging that you thought he szerci-
sed more inl renee with the President than a.
ny other member oil the cabinet, and perhaps
than all the rest together. | accordingly called
ON him b presented my letters TO him and recei-
we'd from him such assurances as evidently indu-
ced me To think him warmly my friend. Some
days alter this interview with Mar. Calhoun,
Robert Crawford arrived at Washington, MS
h0 applicant for the Office for my Trend Ma
jor Armstrong, who had applied. ignorant OF
the fact that mad applied. Mr.. Crawford did
not bring with him leners from Gen. jackson,
recommending Major Armstrong, but Major
Armstrong wrnl on to Nashville. procured Tie
letters, and forwarded them To Washing ton
aud recoIiec, distinctly taking from the Post
Office one morning, letter from Major n. :.
Hobt Crawford, the contents OF which slE.
Crawford. showed me, in which the Major says,