The Madisonian., 1840-01-25
WASHINGTON, January 10Th, 1910.


Dear Sir-I have Just this moment received yours
dated Ia instant As TO the report in the Globe it
was the report of themselves alone. had nothing
to do with it, and il is not exactly correct. That
made in the lntelgencer did look over and correct
in great haste and under the confusion ofthe moment
without being particular except as TO denving that we
had any thing do in abusing consulting asto The
proposed bargain, &C. set forth in the paper referred
TO, and particularly quoted BY me. Ihave not the In
telligencer by me, bul you will see that there deny
it, and say hat such inference Is unfounded base
and false am astonished that you should suppose
tha, epthet could by any construction be applied 10
you.
As TO the statement in relation to your note at the
first OF the session, merely meant it as reply 10
that portion Of the charge made, that you the
candidate OF the Calhoun Nulfers," and then the
inference to be drawn from that part &c, and only
inen led TO say that, far from that being the fact
was opposed 10 your running, (and added express
" as well colecD under the peculiar circum-
stances OF the case"
As To the report you refer to in the Baltimore pa
pers have no, seen it, and of course know nothing
of il. II Is 10 father every thing attributed
To him in the papers, his fate would indeed be con-
temptible one
regret that you should have been hurt by any
thing should have said but yon must recollect also,
that charges we're made through your name deeply
affecting The honor and character of a fcp Of u.s. and
felt bound TO say what did in vindicalion Of those
few, painful as il might be 10 mention you name. l
hope yeu will see and appreciate the feelings under
ton and | did not wish for a moment 10 appear as
countenancng il in the slightes, degree, and also
desired, as far as possible 10 avoid saying any thing
to hurt your feelings.
Yours very respectfully,
F. w. PICKENS.
Gen. d. GREEN
p S-I intended in all said 10 put ourselves
right before the country, and 10 leave you to make
your own statement as yourself f. p.
WAsHNoToN l7th Jan, ls40
Dear Sir-When took my seat in the Senate this
morning, found my table, your letter of this instant,
the contents OF which not little surprised me
Before proceed to comply with your request I must
premise, that there Is much IN the tone and substance
OF your letter Which. coming from almost any one else.
would have been construed into menace /; aud would,
o course. have imposed silence on me- but coming
from yoo feelings belonging TO past and present
lstlon outweigh every Consideration Of this kind
your request is for 10 The consider atoms
which induced me TO advise friends vote against
you as printer to the House. In reply state that +
hau very ttte conversation with my friends IN relation
to IT. came to the city under the impression that our
principles, and the policy on which we acted would
compel Us to act with the Administrations f they should
adhere TO the which they had taken and that our
proper course would be, TO let them elect their own
officers, including the printer TO the House in order
that might. with greater propricty and effect insist
on that course ri measures which believe 10 be es-
senal to the interest OF the country expressed these
views freely to my friends, and applied them generally.
both to you and others. Blu, stated fully
| and strongly, as ! did to yourself. the reasons why
could not supper, you for the printing, 10
ton shortly alter the commencement of the session,
when you informed me that the Wings finding that they
could elect Gales and Seaton would support you.
and that you could be elected # my friends would
for you had supposed from what afterwards occurred,
that you had scquesced my views, till inform
ed by Mr. Fisher that OF the members had made
you large offer behalf OF Gales & Seaon, for the
use Of your name. ! refused TO have any thing to do
with the subject, expressing at the time, my OBJ
jec,ion the proposal in strong terms, but without in
tending what said to 20 farther.
Having given you the statement you request, let me
now say, on my part, am at loss to know on what