The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-23

Ol the mOtve6 WnlCn lnuuCeu Geu6ral
Jackson 10 consign his papers to me- He saw in the
course held by the government against the political organ
he had established at Washington that Il would pass
hdely and seeing me stripped of the influence which the
position he had conferred gave to support his principles
ne 6equeathed h papers to me- and the charge to de-
This trust makes 1t my duty to expose the enort now
made by MI Buchanan's partisan press, the Nashville
linton, associated with its ally, the official organ at
Washington, TO impair the confidence OF the country Ia
General Jacksons exalted character for veracty. The
principal agent In this attempt learn rom letter In
reply written TO obtain the information Is the Hon
Cave Johnson, Mr. Buchanans colleague in Mr. Polks Cab
organ from letter Of this Gentleman by which il appears
he would excuse the attack made on Gen. Jacxsou's ia
,egrty by saying O" shall not believe that he General
Jackson) expressed himself until the letter
in his nand wrng and yet he urges the adopted
Of General Jackson to publish his views in
Of General Jackkon's written testimony, without
turing to look ut 1t to see II it is Gin his hand
writing" although invited 10 do 80. give in advance
10 Mr. Brchanan's colleague the same Invitation in re-
hereafter use, TO defend him against his raducers The
assaant takes yet another and successful mode Of
escaping the odum OF mpeachng the memory OF great
man, by using his ilusrous name to sanction its
degradation j s like using the feather from the eagles
wing to give fight to the shaft that reaches him in the
zenith, and brings him to the earth
The paper prepared to bring down General Jackson's
designed to make the impression that he had
missioned his adopted namesake to sign the death
rant for his memory after the body was LAID in the
grave
friend Of General Jackson protests most soemn against
posdence his Ssr and he appeas most eonaen % he
public sustain him in this protest he himself the repo
consented to the publication Of any q he because he be-
memory Of the deceased until the men Who served With him
have passed from the stage OF action
This protest insnuaes what 'ihe adopted son, execu
tor, and truted friend Of General Jackson Is drawn out
to prove while he Is made to dcprecate it,
lie never consented TO the publication of Of his fathers
made with Justice the OF the deceased, until the
who served with him have passed from the stage Of
Docs not this intimate that General Jackson in his pri
vae papers has said Of those who served with him that
which cannot bear the light while they live to repe ip
And then this ''adopted and trusted friendo is
made TO say that his father, n the full freedom
freside ease," 'and in many conversations had said
that he had ''the highest esteem and affection for Mr.
Buchanan and spoke freely OF ''his eminent services
and moral WORTH while his letters, written with his
hand and when he felt the hand of death upon a.
re affirm, after twenty years Of calm consideration what
he bad publicly ,Dounced to be his deliberate convc
ton in regard 70 Mr. Buchanans condnct IN 1925. And
what he denounced TO Mr. Buchanan himself, when he
made the proposal. to be snch Of bargain and
corruption he would the earth open and swallow both
Mr.. Clay and his friends ard myself with them rather
than use he adhered to at the close of his e yet
the adopted son and trusted fend is made to say that
the same sentiment as TO Mr. Buchanan's conduct ex
pressed twenty later by him in letter TO Major
Lewis s not the deliberate conviction Of his mind
that when the General wrote that Mr. Buchanan was ca
paDle Of deep corruption regard the chief magis
tracy Of his country he was In bis Hresde conversations
extolling kr. Buchanan's "moral WORTH He Is made
artfuly 10 imply that the publication or General jack
sons confidential correspondence breach Of trust
revealing this contradiction when IT was only upon
the suppoon that the adopted sons oral OF the
Generals real estimate Of Mr. Buchanans character is
the only true one and not the written statement under
He Ia made 10 claim for himself the right OF being what
ne calls he repository" Of General Jackson's papers
when he knows that they were bequesthed 70 me- and
that he wrote 10 me Immediately the Generals death
that Il was his dying order 10 him, executor 10
liver them over to me- and that he retains any OF them
he violates that injunction, ana Is himself guilty OF
breach Of trust They make him charge as Fan abuse
that Mr.. Blair had made OF private documents al
though they were exclusively OF public intsrest and
when the hrst publication or them made 1t
companied with this express permlssion:-
any OF my opinions may be useful 10 sustain The great
interests bringing back the govern
s S 81 spS q e Il / a
fo me 20 The people that my opinions n desirrd should be
Sincerely your friend, ANDREW JACKSON.
The publication OF what he wrote about the intrigue
which cefcat ID his election the House OF Representa-
tves Nr. Cot n In his life OF Clay, shows, directly
invited BY him, in card to the Nashville Onion, closing
with these words
II General Hamilton or any one else hss letter from me on
for myself hsss secrets al aud DO o eSp I he ,U
ANDREW JACKSON
Although had not the leas, agency in producing this
evidence Of General Jacksons dissatisfaction with sfr
Buchanan-did not indeed know OF the existence OF the
letier-s publication and the a,iemp, discrcdit It by
drawing up nsduous statements for the signature Of
adopted son, 10 prove that the father had expressed
opinions entirely incompatible with his written decra-
uons made at the same time, calls on me 20 examine
whether General Jacksons written averment k not sus
taned by The history Of the ransacon referred and
whether the suggestions put into the mouth Of the adopted
son, when tested by H. avail 10 weigh down the ve-
IL. win array recorded facts and train OF undspu,ed
Circumstances apart from General Jaesson's test
mony which estab ish every assertion OF his letter 10
fccl moro mperatvciy called 10 the discussion Of this
subject because Mr.. cchon In his Ic o Clay, published
since Gen. Jackfons DEATH has given a most unjust and
dietOfted
ing bis argument the corrupt proposals said 10 have
been made by Mr. Buchanan 20 Mr. Clay. bat which the
latter at the earnest cnreaty" or the former kept
profoundly secret while the General lived. From M.
CoItons own book will collect succnct statement OF
all the testimony bearing on the essential points which
viii show how thoroughly General Jackson stands yindi
Gated regards Mr. Cay and how perfectiy he IL ast
hed In The oPnlon entertained Of Mr Buchanan although
kept n absouto ignorance of the remarkable OF
Mr. Buchanan, proposing thePremcrshlpt TO Mr. Clay,
the contingency Of General Jscksons election without
cncumberng this paper with the arguments OF any Of tho
parties 10 this controversy w give the issues a. made
between the principals and the statements OF the ndyl.
duas cut Of whose action the controversy grew Ths
testimony of these parties, copied by Mr. Cotton from
the authentic documents put into his hands by Mr. Clay
amply yindicaie General Jackson.
y not my purpose 10 lncupsie Nr Clay The grave
has closed over him and General Jackson. ald should
cofe the contest between the rivals which they chose
wage 6 person su sns o. TOE isua who sur
lend him the support OF his name TO damage the rcpua
ton OF the man whom he should venerste father,
can clein no such immunity. The political iutrlguer,
whose approaches General Jackson In his emphatic
manner, rebuked al the Instant must now meet the
Generals reiterated reprobston, inscribed by his own
hard in his dying hour, written distant friend
with reports and ays rom his hreside In which he
made to contradict himself but by appa 70 the
corded facis which Gen Jackson founded hi opinions
Here l. tie history OF the events written out By the
tors In them
Carter Beverly, being visit 10 the Hermitage with
other Nrgnans, intcrrogs,cd Gen. jackson 10 the
overtures made 70 obtain his promise OF the State Depart
ment, TO secure votes for himself az President.
Gen. Jackson then related the circumstances attending
NJ buchanan Application to him. repeating the conver.
sation between them. Mr.. Beverly, Ia let CT 10 rrcad
in North Carolina, Immediately reported what Cen Jack
son had said THIS being disputed, Mr. Beverly appeaca
10 Cen jackson for written sstemn II - thus quoted
in Coiton's 'Iife Of Clay"s-
- HErNtrkcs, june G. tsT.
Early N January ls5 member Of congress o high re.
specaby visited me morning nd observed that he
communication be desrous 70 make me ihi he was
informed there great Intrigue going and that was
right should be informed OF E that he friend
let the communication as might the friendly
tves through which made he hoped wcnd
change Of friendship or feeling IN regard % him 10 which
rephcd:-from his high Standing as gentleman and mem
Der OF Congress and from his uniform friendly AM gentle
manly conduct toward myself could suppose he would
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