The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-06-13

cal position, so much the greater is the necessity
why you and l, who bear no such relation to
them, should yindicate ourselves against the i'm
putation of being controlled by him, in surren-
dering our opposition to the esconspirators" l,
at least, am resolved to do my duty. l viii
unfold that conspiracy. will hold it up in its
deformity, and make it the more odious BY con-
Meeting with it history of some of the corrupt
agents used by Mr.. Van Buren, to accomplish it.
1t is necessary, in establishing Mr.. Calhoun's
charge against Mr.. Van Buren,, to show the ORR
gin of the conspiracy, and the agents through
whom he operated. Ofthese, William B. Lewis,
James A. Hamilton, Alfred Balch, and William
H. Crawford, are prominent We will intro
duce these gentlemen on the stage in their order.
And first, Mr. B. Lewis.
seNASHVIL4LE, Sept 6, 1924.
STEPHEN SIMPSON, Esq. SIS Chestnut St Phi'Gd.
Dear Sir,-I have just been informed, by
gentleman of laudable veracity, that Van Buren,,
OF Newly rk, has written to Mr.. A. Baleh,
his deputy, of this place, that the friends OF
Crawford and Clay have agreed to unite their
forces in favor of the former; and in that way to
secnre his election It is believed there is de-
cided majority of the members of the New York
7 egslatnre friendly to those two candidates, and
when united in favor of Crawford, will give him
tbe vote of that State. The scheme in the west
ern section of the Union is, that the name of Mr..
CLAW shall be kept up with a view of getting as
many of the electoral votes as possible, which,
before they proceed to elect the President and
Vice President, are to be turned over to Craw-
ford. Mr.. Balch was so much elated with the
idea of Mr.. Crawford's being elected, that he
could not keep the secret. However, some he
the leading Kentuckians are apprised of the ar
rangement and are determined to blow it There
is no question, Clay out of the way, jackson
would get the unanimous vote of that State.
The friends of Gen. jackson here have long
since been convinced that Clay has had 70
other view in permitting his name to be run, than
to defeat the election Of Gen. jackson, whom he
politically and personally dislikes. | have also
been informed.by gentleman who, know, Is in
the confidence of the radicals, that if Mr.. Craw-
ford shall be elected, Clay is to be his Secretary
of State, and that MIR. Cheeves is to be made
Secretary of the Treasury. If this be the fact,
it accounts for Mr. Cheeves having eulogised
Mr. Crawford in the manner he did while on ex-
animation before the committee of the inyestiga-
ton; it also accounts for the radicals still calcu
latiDg on getting for their chief the additional
vote of South Carolina. The same gentleman
informed me that Mr.. Webster is to be made
Secretary of the Navy. When | look at the
conduct of these gentlemen, cannot doubt the
God that the people will arise in the majesty of
their power, and arrest this giant of mtrigues,
(Crawford) in his career, before it be too late"
FsPernit me to suggest the propriety ofnot being
too severe on Adams and his friends have no
doubt. If Adams cannot be elected himself, that
he would prefer the election of Gen. jackson to
that of any other person. | am somewhat fear
full that if Adams should be broken down alto
gcther, that the New England States will so for
Crawford, if he should get the State of New
York"
Lewis was Eaton's brother-inlaw He was
Gen. Jackson's toady, and came with him to
pires to be great intriguant, and was one Of
the principal members of the kitchen cabinet.
The letter establishes the correspondence be-
tween Mr. Van Buren, and Mr.. Baclh, as far
back as 1924, which will cast some light on the
extraordinary letter from Mr.. Crawford to Mr..
Eal,h Of the 18th December, 1927, which we
also give below. But, the cream of Major
Lewis letter is the postcript-which fol
lows:
ssP. S. Crawford's friends cannot believe he
stands any chance of success. | have no doubt
they feel pretty sore. Oil ought to DE poured into
their wounds by the friends of jackson; with
the States that support him, we may bid defiance
to the yankee Nation The mail Is about
closing; 1 write in haste, and fear scarcely le-
gibly"
Steven Simpson was the editor of the Column
bian Sentinel, a paper published in Philadelphia,
and devoted to the support of Gen. jackson. He
was the chosen organ of Eaton, and Gen. Jack
j IL Z. L
| tone in which Lewis wrote to him. But mari
| the Implicitly. You must not be "too severe on Ad
ans and his friends. / have no doubt, if Adams
| cannot be elected himself, that he would prefe
the election of Gen. jackson, to that Of any othe
person. am somewhat fearful that if Adams
land States will 60 for Crawford, if he shout,
get the State of New York"
Now who was to give him the State of New
York; Van Buren,. And beg you bear thi
| fact in mind, while you read the following post
script to the same letter, Lewis says:
eP. S. Crawford's friends cannot believe h,
stands any chance of success. / have no doub
they feel pretty Oil ought to be poured int
their wounds by the friends of Jackson; with the
States that support him, we may bid defiance tc
the yankee nation The mail is about closing
1 write in haste, and fear scarcely legibly."
Oil, says MIR. Lewis, ought to be poured into
their wounds by the friends of Jaclzson-and
we'd have they been creased Mr.. Van Buren,
was the head of the Crawford party, and al
though, MIR. Simpson was instructed to pour oil
into his wounds, he was to take care of the
feelings Of Mr. Adams friends, because if assail-
ed, New England might go for Mr.. Crawford;
but you must also be careful to pour oil into the
wounds Of his friends. Mr.. Crawford is the
prince of intrg1ters" you must oil his friends
because if we can secure them, we may defy the
ssYankee nation" Is it not revolving? Is it
not enough to nauseate the stoutest, to look on
this disgusting hypocracy9 And are we, in the
name of the democratic party, to perpetuate pow
er in the hands of such men? May we not invoke