The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-06-10

tells YOU it is Mr. jefferson, MIR. Madison,
and Mr.. Monroe, whom he denounces as the Vir-
GINA iunto-that is: The sFDEMocRATIe party"
about which Mr.. Kendall and Mr. Richie are SO
much concerned. But hear Mr.. Burr further.
He says, ''But the business must be accomplish
ed-and ON this occasion, and by YOU" That is,
the Democratic party must be broken down by
ma friend Gen. jackson.
He must be put in nomination by you, my
son-in-aw, that our friends can come into power
under his auspices, and the sFDenocratic" party
be broken down. If there be any doubt on this
subject, the facts which follow will remove them.
Col. Burr adds in postscript:
seYour Secretary was to have delivered this per
sonally, but has changed his course on hearing
that jackson is on his way to Washington IL
you should have any confidential friend among
the members of Congress from your State, charge
him to caution Jackson against the perhdlous ca
resses with which he will be overwhelmed at
washington A. B.
And enclosed was the following, attached to
another copy, dated 18th December, 1915
"a COPY of the preceding went under cover to
DIR. Wragg. Since that date things are wonder
r,llv advanced, as your secretary will write or
tell YOU These will require written message
detterl from yourself and others Tor yourself
aIone. Int three names would look more formally
advising jackson what is doing thar conlnit-
,,icattons hare been had tettt The Northern
states, requiring him only TO De pdSstee, ana
asking from him d list ofpers0nS IN the " eStefn
states to lohonl you may address your letters"
A. BURR.
Now mark the facts here disclosed. The pur-
nose was not TO put jackson in nomination out
of any love to him, but for the sole purpose o.
{" BREAKING DOWN" THE DEMOCRA
TIC PARTY and special messengers Were to
be dispatched to Tennessee,to see Jackson, which
was only abandoned, when it was ascertained
that Jackson was on his way to Washington !;
then GovernorAllston's private secretary changed
his course and went to Washington, to meet
Jackson, and members of Congress were charged
to admonish him of what was in progress, and
he was informed " that Communications had
been had with the northern states, and requested
to give list of the persons in the western states
to whom letters might be addressed !" who can
doubt that he did give that list, and that plans
were then matured between Burr's agents and
Gen jackson, and that deliberate purpose 0.
IBREaKISG DOWN THE democratic party was ar
ranged by Col. Burr, and correspondence with
Cen. Jackson and his western frieRds, agreed
upon.
For whose benefit was the democratic party
to be broken down? Who were the persons in
the northern States with whom Col. Burr had
communicated on the subject Who were those
arranged against the ''yirginia juntoo the demo-
cratic school ?
They wee Col. Burr and his associates, of
whom Gen. Har,er was one The plan to
break eotcllo the democratic party was to anti
c;nate the nomination of MIR. Monroe, by an
early proclamation of Gen Jackson's name as a
candidate. That, however, failed, partly be-
cause Governor Allston, who was the chosen
agent to put that ball in motion, was sick, and
did not reach Columbia in time to accomplish it.
The purpose was to ''break down" the democra-
tic party, and Col Burr and his associates were
not the men to abandon such purpose. Failing
to defeat MIR. Monroe's election, and to substi-
! tute Gen. jackson, the next movement was to
use Gen. jackson, as the means of controlling
him,a by that means to break down that sEnton-
Ster" the democratic party, and hence Gen. Har-
per prepared the celebrated letter despatched to
Mr.. Monroe by Gen jackson, and dated Nash
vile, November y, 1916, from which the fol-
lowing is an extract
Ertract Of a letter from Gen. Jackson to Mr.
Monroe, dated
''NAsHvlLLE, nov. 1871, 1916.
ftPardon me- my dear sir, for the following re-
marks, concerning the next presidential term;
they made with the sincerity and freedom of
e I IL Il
with feelings similar to those which have i'm
PEELED me to make them Every thing depends
on the selection of your ministry. In every
selection, party and party feelings, should be
avoided. Now Is the time to extirminate that
monster, called party spirit. BY selecting cha
racters most conspicuous for their probity, virtue
capacity, and frmness, without any regard to |
party, you will go far to, if not entirely eradi-
cate those feelings which, on former occasions,
threw 50 many obstacles in the way of govern |
ment; and, perhaps, have the pleasure and honor
OF uniting people, heretofore politically divi-
ded. The chief magistrate of a great and pow
ertul nation, should never indulge in party feel
ings. His conduct should be liberal and disin- |
terested, dttodys bearing in mind that he acts for
The actsote, and not part of the community |
BY this course, you will eralt the national cha
roctsr, and acquire FOR yourself name imper-
Ishabie as monumental marble. Consult no paTty |
In your choice; pursue the dictates of that nm |
benefited our country, and rendered conspicuous |
its rulers. These are the sentiments of friend; |
they are the feelings, if know my own heart, Of |
an undissembled patriot"
This letter drew from Mr. Monroe an answer,
reviewing the course of parties, to which Gen
jackson replied, on the 9th January, 1917, and
beg you to note the difference in style, lam
suase' and sentiment. Gen. Harper was phi
losoPher, an eloquent and practised advocate
his purpose was to operate on the nobler impulses
OF Mr.. Monroe's nature, and hence he appeals to
his patriotism; hence he useslanguagc and utters
sentiments, becoming the head Of mighty peo.,
pie. Finding that he cannot break down the |
dominant party, he would heal the discussions,
and "unite people, heretofore politically diyi-
ded." There is in this, nothing about the ssIIart-
fl.nl (t..a. 49,. LII