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speak in this spirit when assert as do that his
apology has no foundation in truth He offers no rea-
for charging me with dsonorable an act asthat
of beraying the proceedings of the cabinet, and that
for the purpose OF uurng of my associates in the
administration. The charge rests wholly his sIspl-
Con, which oppose positive assertion that il
wholly uniounded. had no knowledge of the letter,
or connexon with il; nor do 1 recolect that | ever
saw the extract. But why charge me, and not Mr. A
dams ! wish not 10 be understood as ntinang that
Mr. Adams had the least connection with the affair.
believe him 10 be wholly incapable OF such baseness.
had then been but few months in the administration,
and Mr.. Crawford and myself were on the best terms,
without feeling, certainly my part, Of rivalry or
jealousy. In assigning the motive that he does tor the
letters, he iorges the relation which existed then be-
tween you and himself lie says it had the desired ef-
feet: that you became friendly to me, and extremely
nlmcal TO blm lie docs not remember that your hos
tY to him long preceded this period, and had very
different origin. He certainly could not have antici
pated that copy of his letter would be placed in your
! hand
These are not the only difficulties accompanying he
apology: there others still more formidable; and
which compel hun assign other for
disclosing the proceedings of the cabinet.
Mr.. McDutie's letter. to me- oil the llth instant, of
which | enclose a copy, proves that MIR. Crawford
spoke freely of the proceedings Of the cabinet ON his
way To Georgia, in the summer of 1915 and dates will
show tina he could not AT that time have the ex-
tract from the Nashville paper, on which he rests
his apology. The delberation OF the cabinet took
place between the 18th and 18th July, 1916 On the
former day, MIR. Monroe returned to Washington from
Loudoun, and on the latter general exposition of the
views OF the government IN relation to the operations
Florida appears the lntelgencer. The letter of
Mr. Monroe TO you of the 18th July, 1918, fixes proba
bly, the day OF the final decision of the cabinet. Mr.
Crawford passed through Augusta the llth August
announced ia the papers OF that city, which day
or the preceding, his conversation to which Mr.. Nc
Dutles letter relates, must have taken place. On
comparison of these dates YOU win that it inn
possible that Mr. Crawford could have the extract
from the Nashville paper when he in EdgefeId,
and he must consequently find some other apology for
his disclosures This not the only instance of his
making the disclosures before he the extract He
was at Mledgeylle on the 10th OF August, 1873 few
days after he passed through Augusta, and little af-
ter, there appeared statement in the Georgia Jour
nal, somewhat varied from that made at Edgefed, but
agreeing with IT IN most of the particulars, | cannot
lay my hand on the article but have distinct recol-
lection of it. You doubt remember it, Circum-
stances fixed it on Mr. Crawford, and it has not to my
knowledge, been denied.
With such evidence Of inaccuracy, either from want
OF memory, some other cause, in what relates TO his
own motives aud actions, IT would be unreasonable TO
suppose that Mr.. CraWions statements will prove
more correct in what relates TO me. l will now pro-
coed to examine them. lie first states that proposed
that YOU should be punished IN some form, repri-
manded in some iOYm - and to make MY course more
odious, as suppose he adds, that Mr.. Calhoun did
not propose to arrest Gen. Jackson" will dwell
on statement which, on its face, is so absurd. How
could an officer under our law be punished without
rest and trial And to suppose that proposed such
course, would indeed be to rate my understanding
! ry low.
The next allegation requires much more attention.
undergone material change after the cabinet had
| been convened Mr.. Calhoun made some auson to
letter that Gen. Jackson had written to the presi
deut who had forgotten that he had received such
letter, but said il he had received such one, he
! would find il, and went directly to his cabinet, and
brought it out. In il Gen. Jackson approves Of the
! determination of the government to break up Anne
fla island and Gayezown; and gave it also as his
pnion that Florida ought 10 be taken by the United
States. He added, il might be delicate matter for
the executive TO decide, but if the president appro-
I yoHo ha To oiVn hInt
tla member OF congress, say Johnny Ray, and he
would do it, and take the responsibility on himself
asked the president if the letter had been answered:
he REPLIED no Tor that ne had no recollection of re-
"cevlng II. then SAID that had doubt that Gen.
Jackson, in taking Pensacola, believed he doing
what the executive wished. After that letter was
produced, unanswered should have opposed the iu-
= fiction OF punishment on Gen. Jackson who had
considered the silence Of the president tacit con-
| senti yet It was after the letter produced and
read, that MIR. Calhoun made the proposition to the
cabinet for furnishing the general" Again II do not
know nat ever hunted al the letter TO the president
yet that letter had a most important bearing on the
dehoefaons 81 the cabinet at least 10 my mind, aad
| " possibly on the minds OF Mr.. Adams and the presi-
dent, but neither expressed any opinion on the sub
Ject. II seems 1t had none on the mind of MIR Cal
noun, Tor 1t made no change in his conduct"
1t VIII be no easy matter for Mr.. Crawford to recon-
che the statement which he has thus Enthusiastically
made, with his conduct In relation to the Seminole at
TAR, from the time OF the decision OF the cabinet TIL
! the subject ceased to be sgitated.
How will he, in the first instance, reconcile it with
his Edgefeld statement, OF which MIR. McDuifes let
ter gives account? The contrast between that and
the present is striking to illustrate which will
give an extract from Mr.. McDufie's letter Mr. Nc
DUTIES letter says, that che Orr Crawford stated that
you (Mr. Calhoun had been in favor of an inquiry
into the conduct of Gen. Jackson and that he was
the only member of the cabinet that concurIed with
you. tie spoke in strong terms Of disapprobaton OF
the course pursued by Gen. jackson not only in his
military proceedings but in prena,ely bringing the
grounds OF his defence before the country and fore
stating pubic opinion; thus anticipating the admiu-