Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-15
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70 the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette.

TO the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette.
Among the raluable papers of General JACK.
SON said to have been preserved from the recen'
and unfortunate confagration OF the Hermi'asG'
7 snnnose. is his letter TO the Hon. John Y: Cdl-
honn' Vice President of the United States, aeue.,
ed June 10th, 1S32,-a copy OF whicn per1" ,,n',
ct literatim ct p,nctuahn, here"i'h Se"0 wy
and request its publication ,;,,ror c,,
make this request, that, as nlera'y ,,tar
.;os;I,,-as a most lpretched specimen Vi le"S.
,yr;tin, and a correct specimen OF INC au.no.
s,vIs4a a rebutter TO the charge vi na's
comnosed a single public document issuTu an
der his signature as Presiaeht vi .hc saIIaot
States-as monument OF MS mlghty ih'ehee|
!, NAV be noticed and preserved
General Jackson TO Mr. Calhomn.
HERMrrAGE, June 10, 1880.
Sir. Your letter of the 22d June last mas just
h,sn received. via Washington City. lregret
~ nine TO YOU of the 9TH of May, covering a
conv ofone to Mr.. Forsyth from me OF the same
az had not reached you, as il would have pre-
wsntsd Won from falling into the gross errors
von have from the unfounded lnierences you
bsve drawn from Mr.. Forsyth's lettert 10 me, ana
yonld have informed you that had no CONVEX,
sation or communication on the suDgeGt aHuoeu
20 before the receipt of the copy oil Mr.. CraW-
Cords letter. which | so promptly lald before
ION To correct the errors into which the IN
5rancas Won have drawn from Mr.. ForSytnS
ie,,sr have led YOU. herewith again enclose you
q conv of my letter to Mr. Forsyth OF the lth OF
Nav and his answer thereto OF the lIth OF june
last which received on the 9Th instant, and
have IN regret that any interruption OF the mail
nrsvented your receipt of mine OF the Ith OF
XIV which was mailed the same time mine to
MIR. Forsyth was. :,
Mr. FORSYTH having promised, in his letter TO
mo of the 18th June, that he would explain, ana
nv letter correct you in the unjust and uniouno-
Cd differences which you had drawn from MS
Letter. and must add here, for your lniorma'
49, that If I understood your other illusions,
thew are as equally unfounded. nave never
baord II jntimated except in your letter. mat the
individual TO whom | suppose you alluue nao
the SLIGHTEST knowledge on the SUBJECT OF Tue
most remote agency in the matter. III coneiu-
sion. repeat, have always met the lntinauonS
of your having made before tue oao'nel, -
81 conncil, against me, injurious movements,
with f1at and positive denial, and brought inlo
ya;w nv way of rebutter, your uniform ana iuil
annroval of nv whole conduct on the Seininoie
caamnoion so far as |, or any of my friends, had
heard Won on the subject; and the hlgh charaC-
ter YOU sustained for fair, open ana honoraole
conduct i'm all things was entrey opposeu "
the secret uncandid, and unmanly course as
crihed TO YOU by those intimauons, ana DANISH
Cd from nv mind what conceived TO be unjust
;mnutotions upon your honor, by ascrlblng du-
rIicitv ia Won and never, until after the intlma-
lions were communicated to me OF the sugSes'
lions of the Marshal as stated IN my ieter 10
NJ Enrsvth IA copy of which was enclosed to
rnn Twas then that had desire to see the
ss,,tement said to have been made by Mr.. Craw-
SorJ and when information (informed) by Col.
HamiIton that such statements had been seen In
writing, that made the request to see II, with
the object oflaying it before you, which tnen
snnnosed would meet your prompt ana posltlve
negative. But regret that instead OF hesa,
i've which had a right to expect, had the
noignant modification to see in your letter an
PP69iSs;on gifts truth. Understanding the mat
tsr now feel no interest in this alteration, and
isave You and Mr.. Crawford, and all concerned,
10 settle the affair in your own way, ana now
close this correspondence forever
am. very respectfully,
Your most ooedient servant,
ANDREW JACKSON.