The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-01-24


United States thought proper 10 consult up
on subject of such great Importance
He took the treaty TO him at his lodgings,
which were in house at that time kept,
he believed, by Mr.. STROLLER. lie tool;
and delivered that treaty into the hands Of
General jackson, with the particular re-
ques, from Mr.. Monroe, that he would read
it over and give his opinion upon il. lie
would state further that General jackson
kept the treaty some time, possibly moi
more than one day, but he kept il Snfli-
cient time to form deliberate opinion up
on it, and tina, he Mr.. A called upon him
after day or two, and thai he returned the
treaty, with his appreciation Of tina, part-
cular boundary"
Gen. jackson (lhen Presidency authoriz-
ed the Globe TO state, when this revelation
was made, that he had no recollection OF
the circumstances, and that paper attempt.
ed TO show by circumstantial proof, that
Mr.. Adams lied
MIR. Adams, as usual, permitted the mt
ter 10 rest there, too proud to vindicate his
veracity.
Recently Mr.. Gouverneur of n. York,
son-in law Of Mr.. Monroe, published an
article in the National telIigencer, under
the signature of Ga" which contains this
statement:
II is emincntly due 10 the memory Of
MIR. Monroe explicitly TO state that, in the
execution Of The high duties involved in
this measure, he did not fail TO avail him
self Of all the lights which patriotism and
experience could shed upon it. Its provl.
sions were the subject of friendly consul.
iaiion with jefferson aud Madison, names
identified with no concession unworthy OF
their country and the policy dictated, rs.
PECIALLY AS TO BOUNDARY, has the urit-
ten appreciation Of Jdckson, well versed in
the localities Of a territory to which they
refer, then lately the scene Of military SER
vices distinguished by high personal re-.
sponsiblity, which gave him new claims 10
the grateful rocolcciions of his country"
A few days ago in the Texas Debate,
Mr.. Kennedy, Of Baltimore, thus spoke in
the II. Of Representatives.
" In this part or his argument, said that
the treaty of 1919 was approved Of by the
people of the L. States, aud that Gen.
jackson himself gave i, his unqualified up.
probation. lie begged the reporters 10 no.
tice this assertion, that Gen. jackson ap-
proved Of the treaty Of 1919 in the broad
est and most extensive terms and asserted
that, if the friends Of Gen. jackson denied
II, there were letters of his extant to prove
the truth Of what he asserted"
(Sec in connection, :" II Sccrelario Of
Yesterday
There is no longer any doubt al all, that
among the Monroe papers in possession OF
his son-in law, Mr.. Gouverncur, arc let.
ters from Gen. jackson, expressly and un.
qualifedly approving the Treaty with
Spain, and the surrender of Texas in 1915
that act for which Mr.. Adams has beer
exposed to so much obloquy, and for hi,
assumed opposition to which the" Hero
has been so much gloritied
Truth crushed TO earth, will rise n
gain p Aye but when That is tn,
question When the mischief is done
When faction ha. triumphed ! When thC
evils which mi ght have been avcrted, arc
hopelessly fixed upon the country IruM
we know TiN prevail in the end-nt the
day of Judgment, if not before But why
not lei her prevail as soon as possible, and
why should Mr.. Adams have withheld this
curious history and tho proof Of its reali-
ty, and suffered the Wings to be bestrodc
and ridden down by this Texas matter and
its history, when it was in his power all
along, TO have endorsed the hobby riders
What will il avail nor, save only 10 asccr-
tain fact to the future historian We hope
Mr.. Adams will now come out with full
expose