Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-07-10
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From the Nashville Wing.

From the Nashville Wing.
GEN. JACKSON, MIR POLK, AND MAJ. LEWIS.
The well known relations which existed be.
tween Gen. Jackson and Mr.. Polk, abundantly
Justified the opinion-so generally entertained,
and which was given expression 10 in the CO.
iumns of the public prints-that so old, intimate,
and dear friend of Gen. Jackson, and SO COM
petent and faithful an officer withal, as was Ma
Jor Lewis, would not have been removed, if Gen.
Jackson had not at least assented to it. To rebuff
presumption so natural, Major Lewis, on the
18th OF April, published in the National In,elli-
gencer, extracts of letters to him from Gen. Jack
son, of very recent date, fraught with senii-
ments of the kndest regard and most devoted at
lection. These extracts, with the accompanying
remarks, we published in the Wing several
weeks ago, and on Saturday, The 9TH inst, ON the
occasion of Major Lewis's return to his home, in
The vicinity of this place, we took occasion to re-
Ter to them again, stating, at the same time, that
they satisfied that General Jacksons wishes
on this occasion must have been disregarded and
his feelings outraged by MIR. Polk. Still, this
was matter of inference and deduction only, and
it is within our personal knowledge, that not
withsiandtng the appearance of these extracts,
intelligent gentlemen, in nowise disposed TO do
injustice TO General Jackson, could not shake the
impression oil of their minds, that MIR. Polk me-
yer would have removed Major Lewis, without
first consulting WITH and obtaining the sanction
OF Zen. Jackson-which sanction, on his part,
conirasted with the warm sentiments of devoted
affection which his letters to Major Lewis
breathed at that very time, would have rendered
him justly liable to the imputation of gross hy-
pocrsy and dupljcity. Under this imputaton,
however, MIR. Polk and his immediate organs,
were, it seems; perfectly willing Gen. Jackson
should rest, as they took no steps to prevent or
remove it, by candidiy stating the true grounds
OF Major LIS removal, and honestly admitting
the fact, that such removal ,cas made against the
old .Man's dying ,Uishes.
Under these circumstances, and in corrobora-
ton o. our assumption on the 18th, that it was
impossible that General Jackson, standing as he
did on the brink of the grave, could have written
those warm and affectionate letters to Major Lew:
is, without feeling deep solictude that he should
be retained in office by Mr.. Polk, we applied to
Major Lewis and requested him to furnish lis
with any further information in his possession
bearing upon the case. In reply, he has furnish
ed us with the following very recent letter from
! General Jackson to him, which, being marked
neither private nor confidential, but written ma
niiestly with view of his using it in any man
ner he might consider necessary 10 vindicate the
General or himself from undeserved impu,atons
he has felt little hesitation in handing it to us
Tor publication as we do in laying 1t before oul
readers 1t is highly characteristic of the author
and is every word in General Jackson's own
nd-wrting.