Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-07-01
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there are adverse opinions in respect TO General
Jacksons prvae letter to the President, Mr. Monroe
whether II was in the Cabinet Meeting, convened on
the subject o the Seminole War submit the follow;po
argument in support of the affirmative side of the pro
position. MIR. Crawford, in his letter to Mr. Flo syth
states "that MIR. Calhoun made some allusion TO letter
he Uenerai mad written TO the President who had for
gotten That he had received such letter. but said il he
mad received such an one he could find it, and went d
recty TO his cabinet and brought the letter out then
asked the President ii the letter had been answered
ne reped no: for he had recollection of having re-
ceived it, In this account OF the letter there is sin.
gular omission OF. memory attributed to Mr.. Monroe
ior which no reason is assigned why he had frsotten
me ietter-Bu II Is presumed il may be thus accounted
Tor: when the President returned with the letter he
was impatient to present to the Cabinet meeting and
omitted TO give The reason, whilst i'm his letter 10 M
calhoun, he gives the large that he was sick
IN bed when he received the letter. and was unable tc
read It, and was laid bythat after he got better he
went 10 Loudon, and from the gre press of business
he did not think Of the letter until he was reminded nj
oy MT Calhoun, at the close of tho war. Mr. Craw-
lord and Dir. Monroe give the very same account Of
The letter. as lar as il relates TO the latter having forgot
zen 'ney are corresponding circumstances prov
ing particular fact From whom and where unless
was from the President i'm the Cabinet Meeting did
Mr. crawford receive his account of the letter. A
plausible reason, II any at ALL cannot, presume be
suggested. asked several gentlemen how Mr. Craw.
lord arrived at the knowledge Of the fact that the pre-
sident had forgotten he had received the letter Thev
were all silent except lawyer, who, after thpk;no
several minutes, replied cannot tell unless he guess
ca VIII go on 10 state, in support Of my argumen Mt
that Mr. Calhoun read the letter when the Presiden,
hrs received II, and lie the individual who had al.
1mateIy reminded the President of the letter TINT az n
contained subject and matter for the of the
cabinet Meeting, was necessary il should BIO in
troduced IL was then he had reminded the
oil The letter in the manner related by Mr. Crawford
whose perfect recollection OF the fact and his known
weight OF character, sustain the truth OF the
moreover, Mr. Calhoun is the second officer i'm the go.
Vernmen'i he is surrounded by numerous admirers
ana stands high In the est NATION Of the American peo
pee whist u cannot be supposed that Mr. era ford will
ever mold his former station under the government
IL p esumed no member Of The cabinet we ud impneo
lhe veracity of the when that circumstance could
be attributed TO the other, from a sore proyidential A.
mcuon' Until the opposite party will cay from whom
ana "here Mr.. Crawford received his Information in
respect to the letter, must believe II was from
the PTesiden in the Cabinet Meeting.
CAROLINE, June 81, 1891.
TO THE EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER.
GnNTLEmENi writer in your psper Of the 10Th inst,
under the signature OF "a Clerk OF Court has eiven
va dissertation he subject Of tire tariff Of fees en-
scted during the session Of the last Legislature
DIS clerk says he has "rnore especially" examined
the list OF fees allowed clerks Of county and
courts, &e-and that he does not complain because hi,
motto IS "let the MAORI govern until altered or re-
Formed Now, gentlemen, Is 1t not ludicrous that this
thor ough examiner and noncompliance OF the law ir
stead OF expounding properly should 20 on In strains
calculated to misiesd we poor ignorant people 10 the
real construction OF tho law'For example, the frat
item IN the account Of his complaint is that The
guardanso OF the people have made The fees low az 10
compel man really disposed TO do his duiv IN =.
oandon the employment IN which he has been rails.
so ana yet THIS clerk canRoi be induced TO quit his Of
nee, Tor II affords hm "smusement and eIs,If,s nj.
Pride;' might NOT say smbition) 10 hold IT. for The
purpose OF Transferring Il IN perpsny 10 his postsr,y
/" clerks are generally won, 10 do'
Really, dessrs. Editors, We plain, common psopIs.
''"' no privileged orders sm'ng us. We DO wish OF