Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-08

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Sometime in the year 1929, General Jackson wa
,'irnShrdby m .mbcr at Congress with st,,r
Ul2rt s!."cj By DR. Wallace, 81 Frgjcricksbur,r VI
ginIH. IN which Sir Sontllrd the sSccre,Rr, Of IN,
Nary. wls rcprrsenod as having remarIed, at vine
drinking ii. Frederick ,bury tina, General r,rl.so,
deserved no credit for the defence Of New Orleans
that he had left the army without orders and was p,
turning home, when he vas met by positive order
from Mr. Monroe. then Secretary 0r War To return
forthwith To his conIuand; that II YVES owinr IN bs
order and the active preparations made by Mr. Monroe
Tor the security of that portion Of the country that
Gen. Jackson was able tn malso the defence he did.
ana therefore that the merit Of that de,nc. was
uue To Mr. Monroe, aud not to Genera jackson.
. iEeSe REMARKS were Injurious to the chnrac;cr
OF the General, and un'ounded in fact that he fell
himself bound to submi; them 10 Mr. Spu,bord and
II they had not been enormously stated. TO inCulre
respectfully on what Authority he htd iakpn the ih
eEty to make them. The Secretary replled an n va.
/ ry long, laborcd, diplomatic letter admrino sub-
"'antnlly tho statement of DR. Wallace. and appeal
Ing TO what he called the history of the times rcrtt,n
PRINTED and verbal, his authority for inaiinr 4,
The General having never left the army comma nIcd
by hIul ut New Orleans, or sleut on, of h,s co-nn
When he had one. ga-e VIZ Snnhard such an answer
rs he thought tru;h and justice n;cd It expo
sen nm, however to the bi'tcrcst assaults IN the CO
anton prints and in connection with the Conduct or
The Seminole War. became tho text of ,!enrncatiups
against INN, as having violated his orders and the
constitution OF HIS country in both c .npaigu- \
conhdentlaI letter winch he bad written TO hIr Mon
roe mas also place IN the Su1sequen. array Of au-
thorny wrtten printed. and verbal, against hir.
Chhrr these circumstances. the presses still, teen
ing with abuse against him General Jackson was
toasted at the ccIcoai"n OF the "ih January, 1897
by the republicans III :hc Ci;vo! washington HIS
friend Judge White, ~ the Senate benr present
rose and with the expression OF his thanks to the
"lce'hg, ADDED few remarks upon the character
and services of the General Il response to the IA
vorablc notice which had been taken Of them These
TGTnar6s gave offence to Mr. Monroe as was mani.
tested by the correspondence the subject which
lnp tod al, I'll
Jackson advised The expression was oso
pnohc, and common soon after shat hIr Monroe was
cnTnged IN tho composition Of 4 book, the tendency
OF which would confirm the prGjudiras so industr-
ousiy circulated against General jackson at that
time. for political purposes.
About this period member of Con gross enclosed
TO General jackson copy of letter purportine to
be from Mr. Monroe to Mr. Calhoun lconfden,iaN The
object OF which was to induce Mr. Calhoun to enter
INTO friendly correspondence with the General and
draw from him Acknowledgement that in his ono
raons in Florida he had transcribed his orders. This
letter declared, at the same time, that the General
maintained that he had transcribed hi. orders.
and that there was nothing record in the Depar,
ment, to show that he had. 1t also adverted to con.
hdentia letter which he, Mr. Monroe proposed to
address General Jackson the subject and which
Mr. Calhoun was authorized to forward If he approved
it-this was received.
The member of Congress who enclosed IN &c,
Jackson the copy of this letter from Monroe to Mr.
Calhoun, At the time informed him that he n
derstood 1t was done with the consent of Mr. Calhoun
and that the original would be placed in his hands
by the same person who had handed him the copv
General Jackson afterwards received the original
from the hands of friend, he had always under,
Stood of Nh Calhoun, advised in the letter of the
member of Congress.
General Jackson having always understood Mr. Cal
houn to have been his supporter throughout the pro
ceedIngs OF the Seminole war; and believing him 2
high minded and honorable man. natu:ay inferred that
this disclosure of Mr. Morroe's feelings was m,e nc :,
act OF justice, and intended guard him against the
effects OF the book which Mr. Monroe was about wri
ting. As there never had been an intimation from
the President or himself until the Campaign was en-.
ded, that the General had transcribed his orders. il
seemed to Gen jackson to be perfectly consist mi
with the claims of friendship and honor that Mr. ca;
ho'in, in 1927, finding that views were taken o
the Seminole war, and that the fair Interpretation o
his orders about to be grossly evaded fell hmscI
at liberty tn defeat the object of those who we're ibu
employed, by exposing the letter which has been re
ferred &c.
handed 10 the General 1927, Litter from, Nr
Calhoun, stating that he had been informed confidential
letter from Mr. Monroe 10 him had placed bis hands
aud desiring know If such fact through VIVA
channel had received we'll that no person uca
linn could have this information Mi Calhoun Genera
Jackson eped 10 him. That such letter was IN his possession
that first copy and afterwards tine original, has
stated was placed IN ms hanGs, with the declaration that
done with the OF Mr. Calhoun; and that II he worl
inquire NJ those wGO informed him that such q n Don
hands they could give him information knew
INC channel IN which came Nj Calhoun requested rr,uT
O the letter, denying that ne had know the
neT by which got out OF ms possession, and protesting
wo"d nave been d1noTablr M ham {" have violated the
htencc reposcd by Mr. Monroe The Original letter was o7
WIN returned 10 nm Inc GCpeTai KNOWS
was obtained inm Nj Calhoun, Uurs. the
member OF Congress accounts for il, whose uo
such rs To maze probable that he rHui n1v, any oi
agency III the affair than that Of state
Lcn besides strongly confirmed by the fact, tic gentle
man vino handed the Original well known friend
MI Calhoun, aud possesses much character Justice All
honor to c suspected 90 csorns improper means 20 aal
u, or cven undcT circumstances. ~ IT. without
strong reasons to believe that Mr. Calhoun himself had
lied such
II was the controversy with Mr. Southland, the suhcqcr
correspondence between Nir Monroe judge White con
ncced with the nimaDns contained M lsc coalition psp,
upon these circumstances na tic confidential Ccusr
jackson Ia Mr. Monroe IN relation 10 the Seminole war
I've pubsiedit suggested the friends Cen Jackson in
pToCrIeiy Of asccuang what had occurred tbs late.
IN MIR Monrocs cabinet This suggestion rbuld , have ,
dictated by hostility TO Mt ClhaT because none Of Csps
'aoksons Confidential friends had ever entertained doubt
VIE hrt ne acted The niuss OF all firmly impressed wit
the belief that nc had been the advocate cnd " the cn
raj throughout iu Otherwise with Mr Crawford win
was almost Ccncslv believed have taken the olpu
course notwithstanding Mr. Nunrnr's dcclrra tlon tat
movement had been made cabinet arrest or punis
Zen jackson for violation oi his orders For the pruOs
OF asceuanug, therefore, the justice O irpmatpns or On
charges made against Mr. Crawford this subject was Nh
inquiry made OF tn which being answered, was submitted
Mr Calhoun and has produced the correspondence bctwcc