Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-10-09
An Interesting Letter.

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The following interesting letter
from the Hon. George W. Jones to
Gov. A. V. Brown, says the Nash
vile Union & American, was Lot in
tended, We suppose, for publication.
Coming to hand 10 Gov. BIS absence,
his kind lady has placed it at our
disposal. We take the liberty to
publish it, knowing that it will inter-
est the public, and feeling that there
can be no improperly in such use
of it that would make it objectiona-
BILE to the author:
FAYErrEv1LLE Sept. %, 1856
Gov. A. V. Brown:
NJ Dear SRI see from the
newspapers that efforts are being
made to impress the public mind
that Gen jackson was unfrieldly to
Mr.. Buchanan, the democratic can
didate for President, and really had
no confidence In him.
] have a manuscript copy Of an
unpublished letter, written by Gen.
jackson to Francis P. Blair, dated,
I"Hermitage, April 9, 1885, mark
ed confidential" in which Gen.
jackson, speak ing Of Cameron, Of
Pennsylvania, his election to the Sen
ate, and the union Of the Democracy,
says: "His very election has divid-
led them in Pennsylvania, and let
| ter to me says has done our mutual
friend, Buchanan, much injury, be
being charged with using secretly his
influence to effect it." Gen. jack
son was not the man to recognise or
acknowledge as his friend any one
who had forfeited his confidence by
Ideceiving him, or who to his knowl'
edge had committed dishonsrable
act,and which no men living know bet
ter than those now engaged in efforts
to make such erroneous impression.
| In this, probably the last letter
that Gen. Jackson ever wrote to his
"Dear Blair aud more probably the
last one 10 which be ever alluded to
his "lriend Buchanan written in
the freedom Of unrestrained conf
dence, to one from whom he had no
concealments-to whom be says "this
may be the last letter l may be able
to write you, but live or die ! am
your friend land never did desert
one for POLICY and leave my papers
and reputation in your Keeping
almost at the close of his long and
even.fal life, If not with bis expiring
breath, Gen. Jackson recognises, aud
speaks Of Mr.. Buchanan as his friend,
an endorsement Of which any living
man might we'll be proud In this
case it was evident that Gen. Jack
son had confidence iD the capacity,
integrity and faithfulness of Mr.
Buchanan, as well as in the sound.
ness of bis political principles, and
were be living to-day would, fdoubt
not, say Of him in connection with
the Presidency, as be said in antici.
patton of his coming into the State
Department in 1915, that MIR.
Buchanan is man of fine talents,
and if he comes to the Presidency
will execute the duties with ability.
Has any one q better endorsement
by Gen Jackson?
The letter from which the copy
was taken, was handed to me by
Mr.. John G. Rives in the Summer of
/ 1916, then the Globe partner of Mr..
Blair, and with his consent ! had it
copied The last paragraph Of the
letter was lithographed'and publish
ed 10 connection with biographical
sketch Of Mr.. Blair, in The Democrat
] ic Review, some time prior to Au-
gust, 1916.
All is going On well here. ! think
llBuchanan's majority 10 this county
in November will be greater than
Johnson's was 10 August, 1865.
Very truly yours, G. w. JONES.