The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-08-08
PROM he RieAnoaa Wig.

editor q sAs orgga
Z The ma was scarcely dry on the pen,
! with winch sc wrote our article about the
prescription Of Gen. Jackson's bosom
q trend, Maj. Lewis, before We opened the
: Nashville Banner, aud found another Ell.
I dcnce OF Mr.. Polk S mGgHdaimi'yt
5 II seems that the President i not con.
tent with decapitating Maj. W. B. Lewis,
but his mlnions must sustain hum IN his
; prescription, BY yilIiying the character of
Gen. Jackson's best aud dearest friend
, II the people Of tins ooun;ry have ever
, before doubted the want Ct gratitude or
magnanlmlty IN James A. Polk, We think
those doubts viii no longer exist, uflcr
reading the letter OF MAJ. Lewis, aud the
extract OF one from the Old Hero, which
|. VII! be found suhjoined TO this. We are
rather inclined 10 thluk, too, that Il not
only places his Excellsncy IN an uneny.a
bic position, bn' also, = calculated 10 make
some others Who are moi a thousand miles
from The seat of Government, feel uncocl.
Portable. 1t viii ba seen that tie rumors
which were rite AT first about lie G.ssaiis.
action o. the change Of Orsansts ut
Washington, were mol altogether false ~.
noTs!
I'VE should Ike very much. in coprec.
f'on with the letters which follow, TO give
tie readers OF the Wing, aye, the whole
country the remarks of the Nashville Dan.
Ter, the editor Of which has been a close
observer o. Mr.. Folks conluc, ever since
1871 As we are denied, by tie want Of
room, 10 publish the Banners remarks.
and the extract o. The letter 10 which Mai.
Lewis refers, We can only promise TO gte
them tomorrow that all may see the game
the administration is playing
+" SIR The letter from which an ex.
tract appears IN the Banner orto.lay, taken
from paper published at McMlanyile. is
attributed, ! perceive by YOU 10 Samuel
II Laughiln. i: IN this YOU are correct.
ana have no reason to d0ub, il. think
YOU arc also correct IN the impression. that
Il was read By The President before !, was
maticd for is destination; Judging from
the relations winch are known here 10 ex.
IS; between them.
/ have no desire, sir, 10 get into news.
paper controversies with any one covet
no such noiorlety- bu, when assai!ed ~
the President or HE miuions | feel il due
y mysoi! 10 deny, at least, the truth Of
Their allegations against ne. Allow me
then 10 say, as | Do most emrhatcaIly.
that the statements 10 TIE le.ler referred
To- enc end all, 50 lar as relates to ny 20.
ilttcai course, are entirely destitute Of
Flta. challenge him, The author or his
employers, 10 name a single individual in
tennessee, or any other State. to whom
t5anked Wing or any o;Aer documents, for ,
e'eciloneenng purposes, pending the las, ,
Presidential election Of 1870 | believe
the only persons IN the State 10 whom
wrote al all, pending the election, were
General jackson and another DISTINGUISHED
citizen, and am perfectly wiling that nv
letters to them, or sny o,her person Gr to
any others | may have written lsilersl
shal! be rus ~ad.
These attacks uHon me were commenced
by tie Picsi9ent himself, in : lettc. writ. :
'co 10 f'ioud, which vas directed 10 be {
shown to General jackson, and they have i
'cen followed Up b. his tools ever since. |
II should be rocollecied, too, that they O
were commenced in a secret and unnanly n
Wy, even before | was removed from OF. +
ice, rni before | had my knowledge that Il
I was intended to dismiss me. Why have
been singled cut for their assaults 8.
-oa'o not have been permitted 10 retire :
o public life, ne all other dismissed officers !,
ave been, without this ATTEMPT 10 Jlackoa "
0y character Was II because hey were ;,
lesit, tia! the unccrcmooicus and often. "
we manner IN which ii was intended to r
esPl'ch me might Re disap0-oyed Of bv -,
ny demorrafc friends, fsnue Of whom :.
no contributed much to The election If The .,
'resdenf) AID i was therefore deemed :
ecossaw to fores,aI, II not 10 silence :.
hem. u
Boz bovo ~ Intention or Defending -,
1yseii against The assertions Of Nh. Sam. -
81 II. LaughlJn or any other tool of Mr.. -
'"-that IL unnecessary where am -,
no"n. There ~ cae Yirw 70 be jaken Of -,
us letter, however, that must make Il II
extremely offensive, dzausling,v 81. 70 -
very real friend mad s4m.rcr Of Gen. ~.
ac"son-tt IS the low estimate which il -.
laced upon his understanding. These =.
oDERH friends Of the General now in \.
5ssessiou of the Government, must have
I'D a high opinion, indeed, o. his sense to F.
INK him Incapable Of understanding anil
1rectly apprecating the character Of n
an win whom IN use HE own word, 81
rl' relations Of friendship were Of the =,
'eates' intimacy 81 coufIeucc, for more \
ian thirty years. e..
Now, / doubt whether The General had 4.
. enemy IN tie world. NJ matter how BIT. a.;
=, Or preIQdiccd, who thought 50 tneanly o.
his capacity as must the writer and get. 8,
' up OF that letter But they wish i to e.,
understood, notwithstanding that they vi
ere his rARTicrLAR FRIENDS ever ready at,
y more able than any and ali other per. 80
ms, even including the late editor Of the q,
lobe, Francis p. Blair, 10 defend In. ua
me and character against the assaults Of IN
. enemies. They would sfso b,,a ,h.