Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-09-13


Of the charge, not to use har>hcr Ian
guage- was appealed to, was lmpIored
almost begged, to come out and tell the
whole Truth in regard to the transaction
and not allow a noble and naguani,nou,
opponent to rest under imputa}ions ii
wa, believed he knew to be utterly un
founded.
. Did he do soo No. lie kept lis
! lips hermcticaIiv sealed on the suiject
until the political ruin Of Mr.. Clay had
been accomplished and then, two On
three month, afterwards. at Il lreout1
/ dinner party, remarked "rIIAT HE DID
NOT AND NEVER HAD BELIEVED THERE
WAS ANY 1Hr1u ~ THE cIIANGE.
Old Clay Wings, do yuu hear that :
Are YOU listening: NJ wonder Major
Lewis, as an honorable man, used the
language he did.
We now append the answer Of Gcn.
jackson to the letter Of Major Lewis :
: Private. HERMITAGE, Feb. 25,!S45
/ MAJOR WH +. LEWIS
-ny Dror .Nujor:: Your interesting
letter Of Tie l7th inst, is received, adj
y;.inr that nuc Of the Alb and 5th had
reached YOU. Before this reac hes YOU,
Col. Polk's c,biuet will be known, and
! am sure there vii! no one compose 1t
unless under the terms | named to YOU.
Should there BE-, then Col. Polk must
/ have changed his mind after he lett me.
/ Your observations with regard to Mr..
Buchanan ARE CORRECT. II" sl'ew.
-d i WANT OF MORAL COURAGE
in lie affair Of the intri que OF Adams
and C'ay-- dl, not DO nle justice III the
expose he tLen made, and | am sure
] about that time did believe there was a
pcrtec. understanding between Adams
and Clay about the Presidency and the
! Secretary OF State. This am sure or.
But whether lie viewed there was any
corruption in the case or not, l know
not but one thing | DO know, that HE
/ WISHED ME 70 COMBAT THEN
WITH THEIR OWN WEAPON
that was, to let nv friends say if | was
elected, | would make Mr.. Clay Scores
tarv Of STATE. THIS 70 ME, AP.
| PEAEED IEEP CORRUPTION,
AND | REPELLED II WITH THAT
HONEST INDIGNATION AS |
! THOUGHT SUCH CORRUPTION
! DESERVED. Mr.. Duchauan is man
Of fine talents, and if be comes into the
department Of State, will execute the
, duties with ability.
! l was truly astoni>hc1 at some ntor~
NATION brought hy Mr.. y. Jackson, Jr..
from Nashville the other day. l.; was
dis: that Col. LauglI'n had went Oh to
. Wasii,,gton-had bought AL interest IN
! the Mnlisonian. and expected to make
!: the organ ot the administration. Tins
! if true, would be Que Of the most tatH
steps for Col. Polk that c"uI! be taken
i; vru',. be pacing hini i'll the shoes
-; NJ. +, ,r. ,,.5 I.auyh.n travelling on
. viii. ..l,. C,, 10 Washington would place
Cv,. Polk under the implication Of taking
nim Oh there for the purpose, which l
( am sure was not the case. Common
sense will a. once show the evil, conse~
ouences that must ensue to Col. Polk, to
put himself in the attitude of tavoring
Mr. TYLER for the succession. 1t would
split the Democracy to pieces, and re-
dounl to the great injury Of Po'ks adj
ministration. have, from the moment
| heard it, put my face against it, and
hope | have checked this iuconsiderate
movement. hope there is no truth IN
! the rumor. If there is, there IS less
common sense in the movers than | cal
cu!ated upon. Let me hear from you.
Your sister, Mrs. Lester, and one OF her
daughters, spent day before yesterday
With US. They all enjoy good health
All my househoId jpin me i'll the kndes;
salutatlOns.
Your friend.
ANDREW JACKSON.
P.S. My shortness Of breath increases
| am greatly afflicted. a.. j.
We invoke our readers without dlstinc
ton of party-we call upon ali hones
men. no matter what their manner O.
thinking or place of residence-to take
the two letters given above, compare
them together, to think Of the mighty
wrong done Mr.. Clay by al admitted
atrocious falsehood, and ask themselves
if they can consistently vote for Mr.. Blu
chanan under the circumstances.
It will be seen that Gen. Jackson en-
f dorses Major Lewis. He says: You
observations with regard to Mr. Buchanan
ARE CORRECT" That Mr.. Buchanan die
show "a want Of moral courage" Ihs
!, he (Mr. Buchanan) "wished' him (Gen