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

never kneN thht vas charged WIN W. eACfIl
IN General Clarke's book. aud there ths evil
deuce offered IN support OF IL WAS 40 rdoulou,
that no person less ignorant Il NAL gnsn, than
General Clarke, would have paid the last ai
tention TO ~ Be1des, II I md denied that
charge in u, however, riiiculoI Is, ~ would have
been alleged by you and your eo-aboters, that
the charges not denied were admitted. But
sir. since YOU renew the charge. give II III"
most unqualified denial. The editor of The paper
alluded 10 said IN my presence, that he had
been informed that II had been proposed in the
cabinet 10 arrest General Jackson. simply
replied, that no such proposition al been made
IN the cabinet
! Let Us apply your own rule TO you, aud see
how YOU will stand the test of your own rea-
soning. Charleston papar of last March sta
ted, that You had been charged villa parlitipe-
! ton III the Nlnisn Edwards plot against
my reputation Have you ever denied thus
| cbHrgei
Again you have been charged IN the South
Carolina papers with being IA nulhfyer. Nj.
Gales has denied this for you but have you
denied IL yourself Have you ever consider
ed the ridiculous figure you may cut in the Sc
| quel, II this nullid ION advances much tar
! Their
i la 1916, you were among The foremost 10
avowog the eIpadiency aud right of pfotrc-
/ ing domestic manufactures. Now, your dis
! ciPies denv thu right, aud propose 10 nudity
an act ofCongrcss, founded upon the ptnci-
pie of protection. You may depend upon II,
II you and your friends should proceed 50 iof
as TO incur the guilt. aud suffer the punish
ment Of treason aud unsuccessful rebellion, YOU
viii meet with no sympathy among The slster
| Slatos.
| l have said that Mr.. WITS negative state
meni ~ the only evidence you have in support
OF your negative assertion, that the confdepu J
letter "as not produced and read in the ceb-
! net For proof Of this, read the enclosed en-
tract Of Mr.. Monrue's letter, by which II will be
seen that, having no reliance upon bis own
| roco objection, he applied to Mr.. Writ, for inlor-
nation aud he candldly aud very properly
| adds" Still as the question turns on memory
alone, MI. Writ well a5 |. nay be mistaken !,
ADD. N regard 10 ms, as ! was sick IN bed @hrp
| received The letter, that presumption IL the
! more probable"
You appear TO boast Of the services YOU rem
| drred Con, Jackson IN his utmost need. what
| those services were, you have not condescend-
| ed 10 ate IN your very elaborate essay, Nor
"ave heatd them limited at before. Perhaps
| you nle,itpr,ous services were IN entreat;g
| aud peIsaadtng members of Congress TO up.
uroVe att mat You de"med worthy OF pun
! i,hnent when celebrating in the cabinet.
viii, however, not dN,l upon this topic II
"a can satisfy the President that yo0 rendered
him essential service, have no Obj elion
Offices 10 10, that you should DO rewarded Tor
h,,rihing to ne tonr own ncts.
! You shy that 10 place Gen. JaCkson's de-
! frnce upon the confidential letter, Is 10 do hln
/ injury aad lint he in his reports never res.
ted II uDon That ground. Whether tins be
tr1o or not, have NJ means Of Judging Bat
! in the course of The subsnquenl winter saw
an essay IN the Nashville pap l, IN winch the
wiiter asserted, that the Administration knew,
| 20 Ia, Ia.
intended 10 take tie Spanish iorls : mud tha'
knowing aud MOI cUuniefmanding i, the
Administration had made his acts their own,
and were not nj liberty 10 disavow them. |
carried this letter 10 the President, aud rcqnes-
ted him 10 read the essay, giving hun my o.
pInion that the essay was enher witt n under
Gen. Jackson's immediate inspection, on by a
person that had access to his private papers
FOR. that the confidential letter was evidently
referred TO. A short time after, he returned
the q tie, spying, he csii ely concurred
with me IN opinion. Extract No. 2 OF his let
ter shows that Mr. Monroe now rpcnlects the
I clmstinc"s 10 which my letter to INN called
bls AT n ion.
must take some further notice Of Mr. WITS
negative statement, before close this commen-
Ghrs. M. WIT Commences his letter by eG
pressing doubt, abopt disclosing the secrets of
the cabinet without the consent of he Presi-
uent, aud every member OF the cabinet present
! suppose this sqneamishness of Mr. Wri sug-
Resiad II you the very wise declaration YOU
have ysnluied upon the same subject. MI
Wits zqaeanlshness yields TO the chnsldera-
ton that you only Request information as 10
your own part In the drilDa ratlous OF ihr cab
met. Ih,s lie gfavrly asSents to, aud then
states lhnt you proposed an inquiry into Gen.
Jacksan's conduct. lie then proceeds with
nearly Two pages, stating what he does not
recolleci. All hat he does not re; plleci. I do
3 distinctly Iecolieet, aud does Nr. Grown.
lngshleld. But what he does not recollect, is
I B,Iased by sou hs evidence against what | and
Mr.. C,owulngshIeli do Tecolleot. And Mr.
Writ, from his manner of SEATING his aon-fecol-
leCtipns, seerus disposed 10 countenance the
us. you have mnde OF has negative statement.
Y III ale welcome To II aud 10 the reasoning
With which he las supped you. Since the
dissol Iiiou OF Mr.. donTOr's cabinet | have not
felt myself restrained IRON disclosing any fact
that iranspiIrd in H. While il exi.ed, dis
closed none Of lis secrets, aud whoever says |
did, says what is not true. know of no in.
trIgaes 10 iujure you any other person, ei
Their directly or indirectly. Had bern called
on IN the year 1875, aGei lhe I'd Of March as |
was called 90 by Mr.. Forsyth last Spring, I
should have made the same disclosures then.
that | made to Nj Forsyth. Whether Mr.
WIT remembers The facts contained in my
statement, Is perfectly indifferent to me-, ev n
1 ~ MI. Ifo~nlnshhIelu, hhu not remembered
them. But his recollection of tho facts is al
most AZ distinct nine. Mr.. Adams recol-
lection Is, that 1t wa proposed t. b'ng Gen
eInI Jackson 10 trial an MIR. Growing shelds
| that you were seseIe upon the conduct oil the
GENERAL.
believe that both Of these gentlemen have
given the impression that your arguments mode
upon ther mtnds. Indeed, neither OF them
aave intended 10 give your express words.
am therefore nota hstanding, heir statements.
of opinion that the proposition ascribed to you
in my leltrr to Mr. Forsyth is lncrally correct.
although" it may be 20 rate hi, (you) under
standing very low, and may lie absurd rs
face | believe have nov gone through
,nur InliL,ti. rIanN and hau. hmm IlIich m nre