Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-10-15

be Justly ialaed b1 may BIZ rich III merits. Inc
0si, then my idriy disagnwed aStasseehdtRg
.4HseefIra4 because the intention that II should
jH dome. anticipating the existence OF ercnmstan-
andrr whleb aaue II could be well done, would
sWroa,, and yet the support Of both the act and
to- aeeai Witfu all The circumstances are Known,
! and motives appreciated, may he right and COM
me1dahIe My 1t rot, theni by patriotic TX
.setj.r. iuztly be maie instrumental IN promoting
lae gfeot interest, committed to his charge with
nut auuI 1tu II - the chargo ofinconsistency, or
worse
Bul there is another scw, urging in stronger
terms the impohablI'ty, had almost SAID tle M
possibility. that you con be right The necessity
otlhe case Is tbr justification ol the commanding Of
leer The cxistenec OF circumstances, not to have
been ofg5etn, urging the assumption of rcspon-
sabiity not to have been provided for, Ii his tn.
umpuau d6t,nec. Tnlte away the responsibility,
Ind adual tho secret orders, To you not eouyefs
an elevated principal into an humble asent Must
4 not come 10 ths aud more Vas II not the faci,
thai the posts were nude The refuge OF the hosue
ludun} Iuoezt ted ard eoanenanced as they
by tae Spanish officer, WA.th Induced General
lJsbaaG To t3te tb,n1 Ceuld he have acted under
aosf orders tloa. IL tale hem, wien II " - nor
o'IY impossible that thr Government caad have
bon appised IT Tat f,e that the could have
Vetc by tie Spanish officers, 50 countenanecd and
Floloeiod} oil certainly donut mcan To be un-
'dcfstood MAT General Jackson Ien home with the
utepann aud under seerat orders from the eov-
er6ment, To tale tho posts III any egent, and under
any circumstances, whether lncis existed 10 Justify
the aet OF mol Tint Nh Monroe and himself had
entered mtoh private understanding 10 sei2e the
military posts Of Il country nj peace with the Unit
I'd states whether lasI eausa existed or hot he
tials under winch they @cfe alten, III my opinion,
fully justified the act tthey could only be known
10 the commanding general. lie needed no secret
orlers. To apfigalc understanding, to do what ho
did. The tran acndng Of his orders was dstin.
guishe1 point Of his mort Admin that he had
secret orders, ora" private understanding and
You open a hcid Tor remark, Which have scarcely
entered
lons5i'' ,iinb have inferred, that whether
you spcq, Of the secret orders of the Govern
mcnt4 OF alludr 20 private instructions gwen
though friend 10 thu Commanding Gcnaral," or
II private understand ns blending itself with the
public orders and constituting IN tact secret Or
der ! deem thcm equally objectionable. Your
explanation - no doub, intended q modification
Of tn rrmatks TO which haye referred you. From
II neither shape rs conceive, all the consequent
ecg 10 which huyo ndverted mus flow ana TO It,
all that have said may ha readily applied In
. this state of the cnse, you ask me how eau
make tappear thai tne nrtl'ls in the Globe is an
attack on the purity aud hooor of Ny Monroe
lou say u force the conclusion Possibly
do, think other need not II is the intercnce--I
repeat 1t is the Inference, from all this, which can
never odmit-ond i, IS the fact you assert, which
continue To deny.
Bat you say i" that have re right 10 consider
You Tie originator ofthe statement, contained IA
tho article Of the t,iobe, nor 10 mppte 10 you tho
/ differences whicf have drawn from 1t 10 the dsad-
vintage Of Mr.. Monroe, because, You add, " OK
prc5sly sdv thsu declaration the same igft was
, maueby an Honorable SENATOR in his place. @hchdid
no eseape my notice. bur winch, nevertheless did
oor think fit to contmiic" This, ofitself, you say
wpllld ho sutIican; authority foi the remark of tho
| Gobe, Perhaps 1t might, fit were lrue-but hero
yor error Is too palpabo To admit Of doubt
or for r0onrni 10 ESCAPE detection, What did |
say 4 declaration made by an honorable Sem
tor, &c. &c DO you no, perceive the difference,
and that by tho insertion of four littlo words "ofthe
same fact which did not sly, that yon reach !,
conclusion which is utterly without suppou4 1t
was precisely beea9sc the declaration of the Hoa-
Senator was NOT oftlls same laet, which formed %
principal reason for no, addressing myself to him,
athoughtha declaration did not escape nay notice.
1t was becauso It no, susceptible ofthe clear
differences ofwhch yours wa, that It Was thought
proper by me 10 nddress ny sell to you
You VIII lone tho justice 10 remark, that in all
the discussions IN Ills subject baec cautiously
| avoided an exposition of any thing which could be
Jecmli confidential or private had also eatnest-
II desired not Ia connect II III The least with the
names Of individuals, who are not in any degree
responsible fur my acts, and with whose feelings
aud opinions 10 reference 10 any other subject than
that al oor immediate mqaef, | have nothing to
IA hin Inc | 5tlf eis, mt
the natne Of Mr.. Calhoun but rs you have openly
charged hi8l before wild at lest some acts Of
which know him 10 bG innocent, justice to both
ppa and myself onapeIs me tp say luiefrn.
then, as yoa dc, that there IS Il conflict between the
public and private views Of Mr. Monroe, which
take occasion here ncrc}9 - deag, and which
may take occasion hereafter at large to lcfute, you
say the guilt belongs 10 those who furnished Mr.
Ca.i9pn with private and confidential correspon-
deace rs well as Nj Calhoun himself who violated
the most sacred principles Of honor IN giving itpuh
bcify ltlhere be any hing horrible in that
yieW Of the suhjeet-yhch, Unnecessary, am also
wei prepared ID meet, MIR. Calhoun ought not .
b.ehsreed with il 1t was the act Of MIR Monroe
himself and Ae alone og 5ht 10 be responsible or &
Living io would never have shielded himself I
eaie upon. by suffering another TO be openly
charged with that which he himself had done. His
representatives. only ciain to defend him, on the
sa.na p,incpe Of honor, upon which he would
has, defended himself He not only furnished Mr..
Calhoun bu' he expressly aaliuj-cd him to pub
sh them. There was 20 violation of honor, and
when all the iaet5 are known, it will be clearly
shown. Being ia possession Of his reasons IN WIT
M 31r tal act should feel no reluctance in sub
hitting them 10 YOU From the candid manner IN
winch they are expressed, if they do not change
your views Of the oet. think they cannot fail 10
coat inee va mt his modycs aeto good, and thai
no niusjic, 10 any cHc was uaiteded If 90 not