Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-09-30
FROM the Washington Union
IE.'. JAChSON FOR MIR. RrCHANAN y!
PRESIDENT nv Isl

| The Nashville (renne,seel Union nt Nh. 18Th in.
contains correspondence between Andrew Jackson
ana Judge Caron, which clfactua,y cru-h.s out the
wicked and malignant invention that General Jack
son dIStrustc the Integrity. fidelity aut abi q ct
Mr.. Buchanan. Judge Catron's letter give 4, NJ
stance OF an interview with General Jackson :, Isl
which shows thar after Mr. Van Buren, wr"t.. h.
anti Iexa- letter the Old Hero decidedly .r
Mr. Buchanan rs ;l: Democratic candidate tor i'-r-
sldeni and recommended the delegates present ~ h
interview TO support him in the Baltimore C"uv".N
non IL Is scarcely necessary for Us 10 audr iu in
nigh character Of Judge Caron, the author ul .h"
.eHer referred 10. lie is at present. and has he"n f
many years, one Of the Justices of the :SIpr~mH
Court oi the United States. The CORES pondeIc" .-
as follows
! HERMITAGE, Sept. Ii. lS16. :
DEAR SIR: VIII you be kind enough to stat" I" nh
your recollection of certain remarks, and the con
rersaton that occurred your visit to the Harn.-
age IN the spring of 1874, between my father t!,r
Jackson) and certain delegates from Alabama.
think, on their way then to attend the BsltimOr" Con
venti"n and Just after the letter OF Mr. Van Burn
against the snueaation of Texas appeared III puhilr
anu greatly oblige your friend ana obedien' servant
ANDREW JACKSON.
Justice CArRoS, Of the Supreme Court oi thu .
States
NASHVILLE, Sept. H.. lSJo!
DEAR SIR:-In your note nf Yesterday Won i-, m.
Inc 10 state my recoscou OF certain remarks rhtt
occurred III hcohVcrsa'ion III my prescncr az the Her
mtage in ISL between General Jackson aud or..rr..
Convention, etc.
In 1874, when the delegates Were on their WAY |"
the Baltimore Convention from Alabama nmd Ten.
nessee, Gen. Jackson wrote note t. Gen. AruI-r..
the postmaster at Nashville, saying .'that he a.,
Jacksun) wished To aud have conversation wlih
some OF his friends the subject ot proper candi-
date to be presented by the convention M! To- come
early mex, morning 10 the Hermitage Gen Arm.
strong and myself drove up very early; nor do '"-
collect whether any other person indicated in ih.
note got there in time. A long private conv"rsat"i
was held by Gen Jackson with those he had invI,'i,
at which Gen. Armstrong and myself were prese:i |
well rernlect.
The General had been warm friend of Mr. Wan
Buren,; did know that he had changed hi mint
till that morning. He then concurred with his friends
present that il was not possible for the Democrats.
party to elect Mr.. Van Buren, in the face OF his c:;rr
condemung the acquisition of Texas.
Mr.. Van Buren, being being out OF the question, IL
next matter of discussion was, who of our prominent
friends qualified 10 i'll the office Of President at
carried with him the elements o! success IN comic
with the eminent leader the other side, Mr. ,.ay
who il not doubted would be the WhiS csnf!!a''
We discussed ts fitness al our friends, ant CAV" OK
opinion with entire freedom. When We got ihrVu-.
Gen Jackson said h" did not doubt that MIR. Suchau
an ought to be the nominee.
When returned 10 the parlor Il cOnS!d-r-h''
number of gentlemen were there and other wore
coming in from Nashville. The conversation. -
course drned on politics and the probable c"mprAn"
Of tine convention, and what it ought 10 do. SOM"
one asked the General blunly who lac thought -,.u
be selected a. the candidate. lie promptly rsp.".
ut is possible for friends to support Nj Wa
Buren in the iace OF his letter opposng the a,gn-.
ton and annexation OF Texas and amongst our "hrr
prominent friends have no hesitation in saying si
my opinion is Mr.. Buchanan should be s.lccI"! by
the convention a. our candidate
There were several delegates present but Il" n"r
recOlect any one OF them except Mr.. Turner, %:
Huntsville, Ala.
The foregoing account is the substance Of my -
collection of the conversation Ia which your note o.
fers. Most respectfully, your obedi.nt servant,
JOHN CATRbN
r., ASDRrw Jackson ESQ.