The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-03
ANDREW JACKSON.

Your friend, sincerely,
ANDREW JACKSON.
HERMITAGE, Jan. 81, 1915
Ny DEAR Mr.. BLAIR: 4
rejoice at the cource our friend Colonel Ben
ton is about to take on the Texas question 1t :
will give the subject success, and wl--which
have greatly at hcart-restore him to tint.
high confidence of the democracy which he once
so deservedly possessed. Say TO the Colonel,
from me, that the course intimated is the only
proper course, and one which the authorities Of
Texas will promptly embrace, and he will be
hailed over the whole Union as the nag-bearer
of Texas into the Union. BE IL so. =
ANDREW JACKSON.
HERmrAcE, April A, I645
MY DEAR Mn. BLAIR: Your letters of the 10Th
and Oath, received and are now before me- and
the promised letter from my friend Polk was
handed me last evening by ---, who is now
with me. have written long, candid, and
friendly letter to Colonel Polk, bringing to his
view the dilemma into which he has got BY some
bad advice, and which his good sense ought to
have prevented. have assured him of your uni
form declarations to me of your firm support, and
of the destruction of the Democratic party il he
takes any one but you the executive organ un-
I'll you do something to violate that confidence
which the Democracy repose in you. | ask in
emphatic terms what cause can he assign for not
continuing your paper the organ, that was mine
and Mr.. Van Buren's whose administration he
(Polk,) and you hand to hand supported, and
those great, fundamental principles you and he
have continued to support and have told him
frankly that you will never degrade yourself or &
your paper by submitting to the terms proposed.
am very sick, exhausted by writing to Polk, and
will write you again soon. can only add that
although my letter to Col. Polk is both friendly
and frank, have done justice to you, and hope
he will say at once to you to go on with nv or
gan, as you have been the organ Of Jackson and
Van Buren,. Should he not, | have told him his
fate. divided Democracy, and all the political
cliques looking to the succession, will annoy and
crush hm-the fairest prospects of successful ad-
ministration by folly and jealousy lost. would
wish you to inform me which of the heads of the
department, if any, are hostile to you. If Polk
does not look well to his course the divisions in
New York and Pennsylvania will DESTROY him.
May God bless you and yours is the PRAYER of
every individual ofthe Hermitage.
Your sincere friend,
ANDREW JACKSON
FRANCIS P. BLAIR, esq.
HERMITAGE, April, 7lh, Is45
My DEAR Mr.. BLAIR: Yours of the both OF
March, is just received, and two confidential let
ters or the - and -, to our mutual friend
-, submitted to my view from President
Polk. Wrote you and the President on the Atm
inst, and was in hopes that my views would
open his eyes to his own interests and union OF
the Democratic party. But, from the letters be-
fore me, suppose my letter to the President will
not prevent that evil to him and the Democratic
party that have used my voice to prevent. |
am too unwell to write much to-day. / have read
your letter with and much interest. knew
you would never degrade yourselfby dividing the
editorial chair with any one for any cause. well
know that you never can will abandon your
democratic principles. You cannot, under exist
ing circumstances, do any thing to save your chm
democratic les. md Il
standing with all classes of the democracy, but
by selling out your paper When you SELL have
good security for the consideration money. -
is greatly involved, If not finally broke; and Won
know Cameron, who boasts that he has s50.OOO
to invest in newspaper. | view them both as
bankrupt IN politics and property, and not to be
trusted by any one IN any way or by any bodv
Under all existing circumstances, | say to YOU
sell, and when you do, look to split in the
democratic ranks; which will sorely regret and
which might have been SO easily avoided am
very sIck-must close.
With all the kind wishes of the tenants of III.
Hermitage, and my prayers for your prosperity
and happiness, remain sincerely, your friend.
ANDREW JACKSON.
FRAScIs P. BLAIR, ESQ.,
HERMrAcE, April Q, 1s45
My DEAR Mn. BLAIR Il have been quite sick
for several days my feet and legs much swollen.
and it has reached my hands and abdomen. and II
may be that my life ends in dropsy All means
hitherto used to stay the swelling have now failed
to check IT, he so. amfully prepared to say,
the Lords will be done. MY mind since ever
heard OF the attitude the President had assumed
with you as editor Of the Globe, which as,be
most unexpected thing ever met wih-n,y mind
has been troubled; and it was not only unexpected
to me, but has shown less good common cor H.,
the President than any act of his life and eoIcnlo
ted to divide instead Of uniting the democracy
which appears to be his reason for urging this use
less and foolish measure at the very threshold IF
his administration, and when everything anpeared
TO augur well Tor, to HIM, prosperous admins
traitor. The President here, before be set ont
for Washington, must have been LISTENING to the
secret counsels of some political cques such "a
- or - cliques, (for there are eurb
bere0 or after he reached Washington, some Of
the secret friends OF some Of the asprants must
have gotten hold of his and spoiled his com
mon sense, or he never would have made sucb q
movemement, so uncaled for and well calculated
to sever the democracy by calling down upon him
self suspicious, by the act of secretly favorinp
some of the political cliques who are looking TO
the succession for some favori,e have in NV
confidential letters, and particularly that Of the
4th instant, brought fully to his view, in NV
plain, common sense way, his situation and ask
him at last how he can justify his course to YOU
to the real democracy that sustained my admins
traion and MIR. Van Buren's.
brought to his view, that when entered mon
the duties of the. administration of the Govern
ment, Duff Green was the Democratic editor
whose object was to heat the executive chair by
me for MIR. ---; he was the executive orpan
until found he was doing my administration in
jury, and dividing the Democratic ranks; that the
Globe, with you its editor, took Duff Green's
place; that you and Col. Polk went hand in hand
in sustaining all measures with ability and zeal.
both advocated the election OF Mr.. Van Buren,
and went hand and hard in sustaining his admin
istration-united in his support for a second
term-hnve ever since the Colonel's name was
announced as the nominee of the Baltimore Con-
ventlon, you have given him an Underwriting SIM
port, and have fully explained to him how vopr
paper had been drawn astray from your own ma
tured views on the Texas question then CON
clude by asking him what excuse can he give to
the old, substantial, Jackson and Van Buren, De-
mocrais for not letting you and your paner on on
as his organ until you are in some fault, and then.
as did Duff Green, turn you away. ask
have you (the ColoneD any new nr;ncinles o,b.r