Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-26

President. and did not dare TO ask him any question
tending 20 revive his recolleetou Of that
The different manner in which you approach the
Fresident and Mr. W.T. even upon ihs collateral and
secondary fact upon which You do venture ioteseo
gate them. Proceeds fsess the same fact that made
you avoid interrogiting them up,n the principal fact
When you make the enquiry Of Mr.. irt ,ou enclose
him sich an extract from my letter informs him of
the nature ut the evidence you in search Of be-
cause presume. you believed extract would not
tend 70 refresh h's memory. or relied implicitly upon
NJ. WFcs disposition to- give such e>idence you
desired from him. But you apprehenSive that
the same extract sent 10 Mr. Monroe might refresh his
memory and enable him to give such As
would not suit views. The extract Of my letter
sent to MI. Writ described facts and circumstances
IN which Mr. Monroe was = principal actor. II
therefore de<ucd unsafe To submit them to him. The
excfement produced upon the Presid-it
ifest that you did not believe IL coud have escaped
the attention of Mr.. wr'; you therefore believed
unsafe to Interrogae him TO your proposition per-
sonaiiy affecting Gea. Jackson. MIR. Monroe says
word tending {" show that the confidential letter
was not Produced and read ia the cabinst which
not suggested by Mr.. Writ. Every tyro in the science
OF law, gill tell you that . rule OF evidencs that
one affirmative witness outw~ghs many negatives but
although you were At the bar several years, is pos
Hbte that your Law learning never ascended high.
might s,feiy res, the here; but will produce
one affirmative witness IN support Of the accuracy Of
my statement opp.sed by Mr. Wirt's negative
statement, The lion. Benjamin w. CrowninshieId
IN letter dated 2s,h luiy, 1850 says, 'you ask it
reeoect. willie in the councils Of tee cabinet, of let
ter written by General Jackson the President Mon.
roel do recoliect Of conversation about private
letter which Mr. Calhoun believe. asked for. and the
President said he had got Il, bat upon examination
found he hid The letter aimed infor and
iopnions respecting Spain and her colony, the Finr-
dss but the particulars cannot undertake say
or state correctly. remember, think, your stating
that the circumstances thee spske OF did fully
Gen. Jicksons conduct rurinR the campaign. 1 re.
member too that Mn Calhoun upon the
conduct OF the cncraI, hut e words particularly spu-
ken have slipped my COLI ction.s" Now SIR what
q" you think OF the negative statement of MIR. Writ
DO you think now 50 very certain that that letter
Was not produced and read in the Cabinet upon Which
your memory Is so fis,ncS Do YOU not, the con-
trary feel convicted of having attempted To pass off
fasehood upon the Presiient of the United Sta,csi
| TIE NAN fact contained M my statement il no,
dNned directly or indirectly IN your eGanrue essay
But negatives attempted by argument. a nd wha,
KIND Of an argument Is oEnred! WAY, that 1T would
he to rate (you.) understanding v.ry low 10 sup
Pc, C Thai utcer und'r laws could be punlsbC d
without arrrs' and tr al" SIR, "a any mans un-
dcrStanahg vrsy luw WI sc;s with a 10 al disregard
TO pr;u'iple u u irue. nat IL acjon the a ru
Eent YOU add, liza tn say you DID propose TO ar
rest Gr""tai Jackson bat that he should be puni,
ed or rrpFch nded III aosnc fora, other, absurd
M lis loCc. W : need Is here for arrest and trial
preparatory to p-imand, Bat is il ind ed true
that military sficer cannot be punished wirhour
arrest oad trLR w IA not he d,saPprohaton in he
case of the S-nino: war puai.hmrn:? I think
General Jackson must have fci; 1t TO b., such.
should have opposed it, r had seen any way of
iacinS Tie gav TGriGri III the right as TO S.a
wtho.' disssow;ng the psiaeipal evea;s OF the Sem
mol: war
" yo,I IN .sl,is6 d with The eyii.nce of Sir
Cro%inshi'd aIi Adams, N letter d. Ted cob July
1881. eys TIT iuain P-,nt upon which It vas urg.
cd tbat Gen Jackson should DO brought to Trial was
tna, lie had vi btej has order by taking ST Marks
aud PHn' ac by II is true that Mr. Adams does not
say by wirn It was urged bring Gene, al Jackson
10 trial; b"; yon know Will hat there was NJ DIT no
siion nude III IN; cabinet affecting Gsnera! jackson
PRESUMABLY, but what wis made by Yourself II you
deny ihis. will obtain tine necessary cxp.anutIon
from Mr. Adams. Il may be proper to staic that the
Two letters from Mrssrs Adams and CrovnInshl.d
are tie onlysclmman,ea issss have received Ptum
chem my departure tru Washington and thew
are III reply 10 lie on! e. tcrS havc written to then,
sincr the aUresa pe'iyl There has b,cu as li,,l :,
81 nPrty her Hd:v:d.a! po,csl between those
g"nil IN n ALI; as b:twc t.'m and yru and in
! fact much less b"lwren Mr. Adams and nIys-if than
between him asd You. lrast before the Coalition
between iInn and Cay Ia fact, be.u Thai event
my impression that fsum the time YOUR nm I'M,
was put dUwn for the Presidency you favored the
Cause of Mr. Adams. Aud tie fact that q hs cleo
tors voted for you Wee President, ard that yo,,
suffered his rrer 10 6cc' proprietor q. the pres.
you had established Washington for the express
purpose OF vlfyIng my character and laudng your,
without stIpus'irg that It should no: be welded
against Gncrh Jackson. 60 far tn esta bsh tn. fact
havs nov done With your argumrntatiy. Genia!
and the negative evidence of MI Writ, backed bv
your district recollection.
snr Crownshd .ckuowlcd,ed that n. ,vn. -,
and heftna hill s.x.