Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-24
Mai. Ls,ris-- Gen. jackson - President Polk.

Mai Ls,cs--Gen jackson - President Polk.
A letter from Washington city. speaking with great
h,,,hos.s Of M.rr WA. b. Lewis sppeared In the
MeMinnville (Trnn. y Gazette ofihe 9Th ul,. Among
o,h,, things. it said, Major l.. Was in .,he wors, posi-
lie oJor n Washing -"despsed because he is look
Cd sron as = ,ram from the old Democratic party, and
keeauae 10 faiihless Gen Jackson and III. whole
real Democracy in The time Of the " hie secssson- that
.by begging and hyrocrsy deception and fraud upon
the benev ulencs and creduy Of Gen. jackson and Mr.
Van BURN, they retained him in offce"-tha he has
been all tie time = Wing in dsguis+;-and that,
shaving by deception. got Gen. Jacksons kindness aud
pity presumably, he hoped 10 put himself President
lP"ik and The present administration. where he would
have been pump and spy hr the Wings, az he Vas in
Gen. Jacks"n's and Mr.. Van Buren,. ,u,.s."
This letter, which is attributed to Mr.. Samuel Nc
Isughlin, the Recorder Of the lsud Office, whom Mr..
Polk carried with him frun Tennessee To W ashinpto,.
has very naturally excited the Indenston Of Maj Lew
IT, who Ashes its su,hor in indienan, terms. and DE-.
cares his statements. and ALL lar they relate
kisj. LIS political course. utterly destitute If truth.
The Msjor adds. .,h.l these modern friends Of Gen
Jackson, in pussrssion OF the Government, must
have had high opinon, indeed, Of his sense In ihink
bin incapable Of understanding aid approaching
rectty ahs character of man with whom 10 use his
swn words,) his reiatins ii friendship were Of the
greatest intimacy and eon6dspce liz ,nore than thirty
years."
In order TO show what Gen. Jacksoo hims.f housi,t
Of HE "modern Friends" Who are ..nox in p,ssrs.un
the Government" Aa Lewis gives the public tho
following extract from letter addressed him by the
Censral not long before his death:
HEnMIrAGE, April 9Th, IS45.
Ertrnct.
IL find that Mr. BLAIR and President ha Ut in.
" difficulty about the GL,~ (Wnh Mr.. BLAIR as
is edof) being the executive organ THUS Ii diff
Gully the President las got Ih,o Where can ~ II
suit but injury io him, and Jrs liable the
President's part En il. lie be-ws VT. Blair has be-
eou's unpopular with part OF The Drncrscy-h he has
opened his ears 10 bad advisers, Mr.. Blair has mere
popularity with the Deinocraiic menhfs Of Congress
and the Democracy Of the Cnied Sz,,~. ti,ao any I'd
tier in ilem-and. by the curse adopted he viii dsu.
sre instead ul uniting the D.nncr.cy.
"Pfesen me To Nj. Blair, aud Sag 10 him that was
~ sick ysSirEday and exhausted tp tie President
that could mol say han VIA wished, hot Il l have
strength Viii soon write him again. Blair has iaken
proper sand, aud knew ~dI suffer t,,s,Ii I"
J"se character. Of b- Degraded. The GLLe is 10 be
bSmEht-by what p"lhcs Clique. ana to srLseire uhnt
mfsred IL the renegade Isliican ....... have
Interest VIII" would inst him in I..Il,,s for u.-
nry IVY imprssnn is that when HE M n-y is want
~ u will ~, b1 othc"m'ng. Is Maj .... ii -,
bs the SD, he il here c,.i, red bf k.
and say Ia Blair 1t he sells. III have the cash r 90 I'd 81
s"suy. thai is known and vuuchtd Tor g'"d Tins
difficulty ~as entirely peeled hy mr. aud has v.x
D. "e surely We all al The Hermit. |
sse, greet thee with our kinlrst salnatluns
Your sinc-r- iripd,
ANDREW JACKSON.
II would very much CRAFTY public curiosity 10 ascer
'ai" ~h" ''hs renegade I"l',ican." spoken ofby On
Jackso". ispar.cus,Iy the number VI as;er risks cr
sssptnds h the number u letters in the name of a.
Preseu, editor Of The Union" Il is p.ssble tha, Gen.
Jacksn referred To himf And no is the brk.n MA.
)"r," against whom the General warned Blair Per
haps these enquiries might be solved il Mr.. John e
Hives could be- prevailed IN I" publish "THAT
SPEECH" which the editor Of the ..Uaion' pers,,aC.
% hi,a In suppress few ago. under tie pre,ene
that it was M. exactly in harmony with the feelings in.
spired by Cen Jack,os DEATH but in reality because il
developed state Of feeling tow ards The present Admins
istration, the part Of Gen Jscksn which the wire.
workers wish conceal from the rank and fle Indeed
deserves to be remarked. that eager as were The o
sofoco papers, few weeks ago. to publish every word
written or uttered by Gen Jackson as II they deemed
them word. ofinsPiraun. they conOi tint room, for one
hn letters TO .Gcj Leuis. uiittn about tie same De-
Rod! We h'pe. L"w~.r. that ,L-y will ", lie able
Z" give their readers NJ these admirable epistes
A "v"ice from the li,rma.c" should surely never fall
slon hsv ears in vain
Trouble in The II is siaied hv NJ, I'll