The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-02-16
Hon. X. NJ. SAUNDERS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. A, 1913

SIR Your letter Of the LIST INST. IN an
swer to mine Of the Goth December, un-
der cover Of note from Mr.. Bragg, has
been received.
TO my first enquiry, whether you had
said YOU VAS willing TO vote for AN ultra
iederalisI in preference TO me, you an
swer in the affirmative. You also admit
the conversation as stated by me TO have
passed between us before left Raleigh.-
But you say your sentiments were changed
IN consequence Of my course being person
ally unklnd, and TO other matters 10 which
YOU refer. To which answer, neither
said or did any thing pending the contest,
TO which you had right to take exception.
And il might have been well had you en-
CURED as 10 the truth Of the facts, before
deciding upon supposed case otinlusllce.
As to Your opinion on the effect OF an cleo
ton Of Democrat by Wing votes, take
the liberty Of SAYING, it is the more singu-
lar as coming from you, as | learn that
DIR. Shanklin voted for YOU il caucus-lor
Mr.. Graham in the House, and finally for
YOU again. And further learn, wien a
Wing Senator expressed TO a friend of
yours his disposition to vote for you-there
was no objection 10 yoor being elected BY
a Wing vote.
You also admit the correctness of the
expressions as used by Mr.. Van Buren,,
and as repeated by you. | take it for
granted, the authority of Mr.. Van Buren
IN regard TO ne, was invoked by YOU, IN
order TO influence those 10 whom tho re-
marks were repeated. The Office Of Com.
missioner under the French Treaty, was
conferred upon me by President Jackson,
without any application or knowledge on
my part, but as understood al the time
from my friend Louis McLane, then Sec
rotary Of State, on his recommendation, TO.
gether with that Of Mr.. Van Buren,
" hen the commission was about TO expire,
Mr.. Kane, ono Of the Commissioners and
n personal friend OF miue informed me that
Mr.. Henderson, the Comptroller, was a.
bout TO resign and be thought i, a situation
that would suit me, and for which was
well qualified. at first declined having
any thing 10 do with it, but was induced
after my resignation as Attorney General
To allow him TO enquire into II. Severn
letters, al my request, were forwarded Il
me, and among the number one from Mr.
Macon TO the President. mud one from
Coy. Spaiglt to Mr.. Van Buren,. Iayin.
been elected Judge, my name was not fur
Their pressed. But ON nv return home
received an open letter from Mr.. Vat
Buren 10 Gov. Spaighi, in answer TO his
couched IN the most friendly and nailcr
ing terms towards me, in which he use,
language very different from that which
you say he used 10 you. Whilst IN Wash
Inglon, ! was on all occasions treated b,
Mr. Van Buren viii marked respect.
have eel, il duo 10 myself to make th,,
statement, and not because ! supposed Sot
felt any particular interest about il.
come now to the only matter IN vour
letter to which had RICH, to take oXcep.
tons or personal rruunds-and that is, the
part IN which YOU admit YOU used the ex.
preston, "thal (Snu) had long know n (me
10 he politically dishonest YOU add M
explanation Of the meaning N which
sou intended the use of these terms. And
as understand BY this explanation, you
intend 10 a..c'am the offensive sense al
the words politically dishonest, and
that you did not intend thereby to iupeach
my public or pirate intcgrity--bu that
YOU used the words excepted TO, in the
sense Of ambition and not Of knnrerv. Ii
IN this, ! have understood YOU corrrcily.
Then am content, and shall consider the
correspondence rs closed.
| have the honor 10 he. dr.
X. VI. SAUNDERS.
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