Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-05-30

and will soon again write YOU. You may
rest assured IN my iriendshlD--all the politi-
clans on earth can never shake IT, wish to
see YOU the organ Of the Democratic party as
long as YOU own a paper, and "a long as the
party IS true 10 itself you will be It's organ,
and true to lis principles.
81 am very weak, and must close.
Your friend, truly,
ANDREW JACKSON.
On the 2Sth Of February, he recnr' 10 the
subject with great surprise. at learning that
psrticular friend Of Col Polks is enlisted
in Mr.. Calhonn's organ He says, 10 this
letter OF the 2Sth February, 1913;
"IlERMrAoE, Feb. %, ls45.
"MY Dean BLNE For the first time on
the 22d inst. was Informed that Col. Laugh
lin had gone to the city Of Washington TO
become interested in the .H1disoaian. II
this is true, It will astonish me greatly
Some time ago did learn that there WAS a
proiect on foot 20 unite the .MifisOHida and
The Constitution, and make 1t the organ of
the Executive. Another plan is 10 get Me-
Richie interested as editor ofthe Globe all
of which I gave you nm intimllion OF, ami
which thought had been put down. but
that any leading Democrat here had any
thought Of becoming Interested m the nun
sonian. 10 make 10 the organ OF the admins
tration, was such thing as ! could not be-
lieye as common sense at once pointed out,
as consequence, that II would divide the
Democracy and destroy Folks adnlnsira-
ton Why. 1t would blow hun mp. The
moment heard It. ! adopted such measures
as / trust have nut nm end 10 1t, as | Know
nothing could be so injurious 10 Col fnlk
and his administration. The proiext Tor this
movement will be the Gi,bts support OF Col.
Benton. Let me know If there IS any ulh
in this rumor. guarded Col Polk against
any abandonment OF the Globe II can do
You but little harm. A few subscribers may
withdraw, but it will add one hundred per
cent. to your subscription list 90 one month
after il is known II true, u would place
Col Polk IN The shoes Of Mr. Tyler
Your friend, sincerely
ANDREW JACKSON"
-Four days afterwards, IN letter, he alludes
to the efforts he had made to prevent MI
Polk from entering into this coalition with
Tyler and Calhoun;
"HERNITAGE, March 3 lsl5.
In my letter | said %
You had taken a firm aud immediate stand
to put It down wrote to Colonel Polk a
frank and friendly letter bringing TO hls view
the attitude that making the .H1iisonlan ih'
administration paper would place hun 90. II.
would 1e n the snnes Of Tyler, aud -pltt h"
Democracy, ana blow hun and hs admins
traton sky-high. But trust Colonel Polk. .
on the recelpt ot my letter, will crush THIS
Tyler and Calhuun movement IN the bud"
am truly yonr freud,
ANDREW JACKSON
From succession OF letters which re-.
ceved from him in the months Of March and
April, It is evident he was constantly exert
ing his in laence 10 avert the mischief 10
what he caled the 4" Republican Party" .
threatened IN the surrender OF the State by
Mr. Polk, aud the adoption OF the Calhoun
organ to represent hls Administrations The
following letter. Of the 9Th OF April, exhlb- 4.
It's the whole dramqtis persona engaged IN
the intrigue. II is gwen IN full. The names /
which appear in this letter. and the attend /
ant circumstances, throw hight on the whole
transaction;
IlERMITAGE, April 9, lS1j.
MY DEAR Ma. BLAlR:-l have been
quite sick for several days-my feet and legs
much swollen, aud 1t has reached my hands
and abdomen, and It may be that my life ends .
the swelling have now failed to check il. BE-
It So ! am fully prepared to say the Lords
will be done. My mud, since ever heard of
he attitude the President had assumed wiih
you as editor Of the Globe, which WIS the
most unexpected thing ever met with, my
mind has been troubled, aud 1t was not only
by me, but has shown less gnud
common sense by the President than any act
8 l. 1 ,
# uniting the Democracy, which appears to I
u his reason for urging this useless and
oollsh measure at the very threshold Of his
administration, and when everything appear
ID 10 augur well for, to hun prosperous adj
Tie President, here before
le set out for Washington, must have been =
istening to the secret couusels Of some p1'
ltical oliques, such as Calhoun or Tyler I
lques, flor there are such here y or after he Z
cached Washington some of The secret q
rlends Of some Of the aspTanls must have {
-otten hold Of his ear and spoiled his com
non sense, or he never would have made
uch movement, so uncaled-ior, and well
to sever the Democracy by cal
ing down upon himself suspicious, by the
Ict Of secretly favorng some of the political
,lQnes who are looking 10 the succession for
ZONE favorite. | have in my confidential
etters, and particularly that Of the 4th inst,
brought fully to his view 10 my plain com
way, his situation and ask him at
last how he can Justify his course to you to
The real Democracy that sustained my nd /
and Mr.. Van Buren's.
=" / brought to his view, that when ! en-
tered upon the duties OF the administration
Of the government, Duff Green was the
democratic editor whose object was to heat !
the executive chair by me Tor Mr.. Calhoun.
He was the executive organ until ! found he
was doing my administration injury and dl-
vidlng the democratic ranks; then the Globe,
with YOU It's editor, took Duff Green's place.
That you and Col. Polk went hand m hand
in sustaining all nv measures, with ability
and zeal-boih advocated the election of Mr.. .
Van Bnren, and went hand IN hand sustuln- /.
ing his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN his support
for second term have ever since the Cot
one's name was announced as the nDnlnre
Of the baltimore Convention yuu have given
him an Underwriting support, and have fully
explained To him how your paper had beeu
drawn nstray from your own maured views
on the Texas question. | then conclude hy
asking him what excuse can he give to the
old substantial Jackson and Van Buren, dem
ocrats for not letting you and your paper 20
on as his organ until Won are IN some fault
and then, as did Duff Green turn You a.
way. ask, have you tthe COLONEL any new
principles other than those you have always /
advocated, and set forth ~ your inauguri
to bring before the people, that you think /
Mr. Blair will oppose, that at the very
threshold Of your administration you have
repudiaied Blair and his Globe from being
your organ. know this cannot be The case.
therefore am entirely lost TO conjecture any
good cause for your accountable course To
Mr. Blair, and wind up, telling hun there Is
but one safe course TO pursue review hs
course, send for you, and direct you aud the
Giobe to proceed as the organ of his adnn, !
lslratlon, give you all ans confidence and all 1
would be well aud end we'll This is the
substance and had hope on the recep,
OF this letter and some others written hy /.
mutual friends, would h,ve restored all thing.
to harmony and confidence again rested
on this hope until the 9TH, when | received
yours Of the Both, and two confidential let
tiers from the President directed Ia ha ltd