Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-09-25

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w" CAUTIOUS OF which have been recently
p"oNshed IS precisely one of the character. and
written under the circumstances above alluded
TO- and did not contain any deliberate copyict;oo
o' DIS "l"d' as is simply shown BY his csrdial
treatment OF Mr. Bnchanan during his whole
aa'n'nls'ra 'ion-his appointment to Russia
HIS subsequent recommendation of hun to 9th.
e's-and The hreside conversations with his fam.
iiy' TO which have before alluded.
Ills not the intention Of the undersigned in
,n's publication 10 interfere in the political con-
l'is'a OF the day, orto do anything further to
Pf"'ec' the reputation and fame of his father,
ana preserve The consistency aud harmony of
character dear to the whole American people.
ANDREW JACKSON"
Although this was expressly applied to me
by the Administration Organ at Washington:
yet as my name WAS not used in it, saw that
The object was TO embroil me with Mr.. Jackson
tor whom felt great kindness, and who was
considered by me the unwitiiDg instrument Of
arlful intriguers concluded not to notice it. The
con'rvers, on this failure, induced Mr.. Jackson
then to put out this direct attack
Gen Jackson, is one of his wills and ,es.
tamen's, had left his papers and documents to
his friend Major John Fl. Eaton, but subse-
quent'y changed i to Mr.. Blair. In speaking Of
his papers he often asked me if would like to
take charge Of them. Ny reply was, that
was young and experienced, and would greatly
prefer, il it met his judgement, 10 have them
let to an able and wcl-tred friend Very soon
thereafter Mr.. Amos Kendall came on 10 the
General, and solicited the loan of sufficient Of
his letters and papers to compile his history and
life The request was seeded to with pleas
ure and the most important of his papers and
documents were handed over to Mr. Kendall.
aud The balance would have been SEN, on 10 him
afterwards but fer the arrival of Mr.. Blair. Mr..
blair questioned the General about his papers
and the writing of his life and history, stating
| if he would leave them with him he would
carefully arrange them for Mr. Bancroft; that
he (Blair) had retired from politics to the shades
OF Silver Springs. and would guard scrupulously
'he sacrt dness of his memory and fame My
la'her with pleasure consented amd directed me
alter his disease to forward all of important
documents retained 10 Mr. Blair, except some
private and confidential correspondence. which
was instructed 10 reserve. Mr. Kendall still
retains all the papers which he received. and
Mr. BAR some Of less Importance. General
Jackson requested Mr.. Kendall to retain the pa.
pers he had in his possession until he compile.
ted his life and history. 1t was no reflection
upon any of General Jackson immediate fam
iIy' that such a disposition of his papers was
made. 1t would have seemed ndelicate in them
to have made the use of them that Others might
very properly have done.
. In conclusion, ] respectfully ask the public
to observe why this vindictive personal abuse of
me a"d ior what purpose, Simply because
deemed it proper and right, in Justice to the
reputation, memory, and fame of my father,
when saw the abuse that Mr.. q lair had made
of private documents, and The scandulous misuse
tot the fo'lowi e ex,ra't from one of nv faith
ers confidential letters to a supposed friend, pub.
lished recently in the Republican, Banner, writ.
ten February %, ls45, some few months before
his death, saw proper to demonstrate in a pub
lie manner against it "
This story confuies iiself-my visit to The
Hermitage was in the spring of ls4a. had
mol then = retired from politics to the shades of
Silver Spring" was in the mids, of that
struggle against the Tyler administration which
| hoped would result in the restoration of MIR.
Van Buren, and the democracy to power. Ihad
no expectation ther of retiring to private life OF
of having leisure " carefully to arrange" Gen.
Jackson papers for Mr. Bancroft. AT the sur
ges,ion o. Mr.. Van Buren,, in 1885, l mention.
ed Mr. Bancroft, the historian of the United
States 10 General jackson as one who, Ii he
had access /" his papers, would make them use.
ful to the history Of the country and connect
with it memoir Of his lie, which would make
imperishable the public labors to which il had
been devoted. General jackson told me in re-
ply, then, that he had promised the use of his
papcs to Mr.. Kendall for the work proposed Cor
Mr. Bancroft
When went to The Hermitage in ls43, sew
en- years after this conversation, knew Mr..
Kendall had these papers in his possession, and
the thought of obtaining them for Mr. Bancroft
which was dismissed in 1885, could not, under
such circumstances, have occurred. I am certain
that nothing was said during my stay at the Her
mitage in refert nee to changing the disposition
of the papers already made by Gen jackson, and
il will be seen in the ienns of the behest made
in Is47 to me- years after my visit. that there is
no reference in tito the temporary use of them
granted to Mr.. Kendall, or that suggested to as
!. sist Mr.. Bancroft's historical labors.
The Gen closes his letter Of the 9th Of April
ls45, commenting on the intrigue by which Mr.
Calhoun and his friends, combining with Messrs
Polk, Buchanan and others, had defeated Mr.
Van Buren's nomination at Baltimore, and CON
cer,ed to supplant the Globe by nulifyinq or
gan Washington,) thus:
" This may be the last letter may be ahls
, to write you; but live or die, / am your friend
(and never deserted one from pohcy;) and leav,
my papers and reputation in your keeping. A,
, far as justice is due to my fame, know yov
! will shield it. ask no more. rest upoa truth
and require nothing but what truth will meet I,
: me. All my household join me in kind wishe
, for your health and prosperity, and that Of a.
your family and that you may triumph over Al
: enemies, May Gods choicest blessings Be BE-