Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-19
Extract Of a Letter from Washington.

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Amopg other items OF news ! will mention the
toCort, thrt Mr. Calhoun is about TO publish n
book in vindicatIon of himself III relation to tho
part h. took against Gen Jucksoa aftcr tho Sen,
moi" war. Their" IL M doubt NJ. Van Bnrnn has
hnci managing To imrlicate Mr.. Calhoun, nor that
hP has wrought up the Prcsiirnts mind to n high
state of rcscn,ment, if not Of frenzy. The report
also la that IN anticipation of the publication two
gen'!Csncn called on MIR. Adams yesterday, and do
sired him 10 give them statement Of the facts as
they existed, and that hr replied. "Gcn,lemrn Won
must settle your own quarrcis, without rrsnrtinr 10
ne" Con. Jackson thinks the charge of falsehond
ia made to RESI- on him by Mr.. Calhoun The ceu-o
Of The misunderstanding has been so fully given in
several letters have seen published. that | will not
repeat II here. The faisehoud imputed To Gen Jack
son con ISIS in this. When Mr.. Lee resided at the
Hermitage, i'll order TO do General Jackson wri-
ting. there report in circulation that MIR. Cal
houn, and not Mr.. Crawford. was the member of
Mr.. Mon!oc's cabinet. who moved in council for
Gen. Jacksons avrcsi.-Mr. Lee wrote 70 Mr. Cal
houn, to know whether the report was correct
Nr. Cali" an returned an answer TO Mr. Lees in
curry and stated the part he took in The business;-
and in order that Gen Jackson should see IT, he in
closed the letter to Mr.. Lee in which he address
ed to Gen. Jackson. When the President wrote his
first letter last spring to Mr. Calhoun he pretended
he had Just heard for the first time that MIR G. had
advised Mr Monroe 10 arrest him In answer Mr.
calhoun SAID he must be mistaksn that ne had heard
OF It before. and mentioned his having enclosed an
open letter'O Mr.. Lee in one addressed to him which
he had requested Gen jackson to read The PREF
dent considers this falsehood direct. | think Mr.
Calhoun has gone too far in saying that the Presi-
dent must have heNrd of it before. The fact that Mr.
Calhoun wrote letter to Gen. Jackson does not raise
the slightest presumption that he ever saw il. 1t is
well known lie was at that time under the general
restrictions imposed By the shinr committee
and under the special directions Of ~ Lee He was
not permitted 20 many Of his letters or papers
none OF them that might have tendency to make him
angry. Such ~ the case now: he scns no other nm
pers than those that hG'cr him He knows as little
Of what IA doing N either OF the departments as Guy
visitor nj Washington. 4 few days since a gentle.
man called on the President from the state of Della
ware, and presented his recommendations for the IN
pohItment Of Consul ut Jamaicn. Among them was
one from nIr. III Lane, at London The President
said they were very satisfactory end gave tho rentIe
man tn understand thnt he would be- nominated: but
he remarked to him that he had better call on Mr.
Van Buren,, and leave his papers with him. He fur
Their stated, that the nomination would not be made
tor some time, and TINT he then in very rreai
hurry. The gentleman went of full Of hope and OK
p"catIon, and blessed the fates that made him q
Jacksdn man; and gave him Consulship lie went
TO the department OF S'afo leave his paprrs and
make known his success TO Mr.. Van Buren, He WINS
told however. In his great grief and disappointment
that he appointment was already given to Mr. Har.
rlson, md that he then his passage TO Jamai-
ca. Tho nomination ~ Mr.. Harrison has not bccu
made 70 the Senate; but af is of little importance nj
this time when tho President docs not consul, thai
body in the appointment Of minister's"
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