Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-14
F,oAa the Wash.sston Oryaa.
GEN. JACKSON AND MR. BCCHANAN-THE BAR
GAIN AND INTRIGUE ISLANDER ON MR. CLAY.

NAsavrLLK. August s, 1886.
In Republican Banner Of this city, of the ssd Of
June last. there appeared able editorial fixing upon
Mr. Buchanan the authorship OF the bargain and intrigue
Islander which wrought much injury upon Henry Clay
In the article the following OF letter FROM Gen.
Jackson to Major William b. Lewis old aud reversd
friend Of the departed cheitan quoted show In
what light Mr. Buchansns conduct regarded by Cen
jackson: 4.N
Ger. Jackson 10 Major ". BpLeris
| HKRAirAGE, Feb. %, ls4s
Your observation with regard to Mr. Buchanan arr cor
rect He shorcd a Of moral Courage az tAe ssr,r
Of tie ifrigas Of Adas and Clay did do me justc.
in the expose he there made, and about that
time did b,licrs nsers perfect uaderssaniing BE-
teer daas aud Clay about the Presidency Seerrta
Fry OF State. TINS AN SuRK But whether he view
ed that there any corruption In the know
not but one thing do know that ~ rishei oon
eat hs'" rith ths'' osn craPoaS that as, 10 ist my
friends say, VI elected could make Mr. Clay Sc
crctdyg OF State This 20 appeared DEEo COZ.
RUPIION, and rcpeiied 10 citR that honcsf isdona
tion as thought 10 desSrrcd ANDREW Jackson
This letter fell with crushing effect upon the Buchanan
Democracy here, and, notwithstanding all their efforts
break its force still doing mischief to them and the
cause OF Mr.. Buchanan In the extremity they called in
the ard of Andrew Jackson, J Who ntmated that the
letter did express the real sentiments Of Gen Jackson
that he wrote unler 'rritstion Sc The question
then arose what il that could have rrtated- the
General that he deliberately record what his adop
ted declares is his real opinion Of Mr. Buchanan
What was it that made the old chief believe in the opn
ion of his adopted son. tho honest sentiments OF his hearts
The American party has means of knowing-they had
no copy OF Maj. Lewss letter Gou jackson but the
Patriot one of the American papers here succeeded nj
'e inhictnga terrible ashing the adopted son. in
drawing the desire information him In tho Nash
vile Union and American Of the 9th of July Andrew
jackson, Jr appeared in long letter. oduces the
| following;
Letter from Maj. W. b. Lewis to Gen jackson.
WASHINGTON, Feb. H. lsI5
MY DEAR GENERAL:- Your two confidential and very
interesting letters OF the 9TH and 9th inst have been re-
ceived aud disposed OF requested am happy to saw
that arm entirely satisfied and is Mr. Blair 18th The
gentlemen who 1t Is supposed will constitute the cab-
net Nj Blair and myself both think it doubtful howev-
cetsr Mr.. Buchanan rH accept upon fhe terms pro-
posed (hs should not be appointed unless h. os) as he
IL ull OF the idea stated in INV preyou. letters
of being candidate for succession II he should NOT
accept suppose the State Department will then Ice offer
ed TO Mr.. Stevenson. HIh cittout Mr.. Buchanan
however think the cabinet will be able one and tuI.
entitled TO- and doubtless will receive the confidence
OF the nation.
The truth is, General have never had any very rrea,
respect for Mr. Buchanan and OF late have even had
less than formerly. He did out upon the sub
Jeet of that bargain intrigued and corruption charge
upon Me-srs Clay and Adams in 1925. ought have
done and expected OF him. Beside, have heard
ham say not more than month ago, that he did not and
nereT had bsIiered there any truth IA tie CHARGE
inns occurred at Mr. s dinner table, and the remarks
were addressed TO Judge Mangum, the President of the
Senate But having taken place the time and place
The" it did have said nothing it to any any one
w. Is. LEWIS.
With this letter before the public Gen Jacksons .rr,
taon is very easily accounted for No doubt he was in
dGuant excessively when he learned that Mr.
Buchanan, upon whose authority he had made the charge
OF and intrigue against Mr. Clay had declared he
odd not and had believed there any truth in
tue CHARGE But indignant he might have been who
will believe that he in his letter above Maj Lewis wrote
what were not his honest sentiments
Unable to and confute the damning evidences Of
Mr. Buchanan's guilt furnished by Gen. Jackson at
tempts have been made discredt the authenticity of
the letter Maj Lewis This has been openly done
here for the that the letter i, in thus city open 10
the inspection Of any ,cho rstes see IT, But il
has been done abroad One Of these attempts made by
the Washington Union in the following article:
From tie Washington Union, OF July 10, 1856
GENERAL JACKSON Il. DUcH1SAS
"The disrepuabe attempt that has been made to
injure Mr. Buchanan il that which seeks make the i'm.
preston that General jackson lacked confidence in him
of his conduct in the unfortunate difficulty as
the charge OF bargain and corruption which grew out
of the election OF Mr. Adams in 1928. We have already
published letters iron General Jacksons son. Andrew
Jackson ia which he trumphsny indicates the memory
of his father and entirely rcfues the allegation that Mr.
Buchanan did enjoy his entire confidence II will be
remembered that Andrew Jackson induced to appeal
the public in consequence of the disgraceul violation
of all decency and propiey BY the publication OF
confidential letters OF his father. One of these private
letters extract OF which published purpored TO
bear date late iu February s45 aud in this extract Gen
eral Jackson aludes in OF dissatisfaction con-
duct Of Mr. Buchanan in the az r before referred to-
I'VE now have information Nashville, Tennessee
that the person who has thus violated General
confidence aud furnished for political effect what putpors
to be All extract from one his private letters is Major W.
H. Lewis. The gentleman who gives this information
Of the intimate of General friends
and member of Mr. Folks cabinet III regard the al.
legged extract he shall believe that he en.
JackSon expressed himself until the letter
in his own hand writing Such rcksters could easily add
to or word which would entirely change the whole
meaning OF sentence As understand the matter the
whole credit be given the upon the
ton OF Major Lewis that he has furnished the copy Of for
publication. BY the very fact Of thus abusing the conf
dence repo-ed in him by General Jackson, he orets
claim to credulty.
The tact that he has suppressed the residue Of the let
ter furnishes strong evidence that the is either not
genuine, that 1t i garbed and altered perver
its true meaning. Every honorable mind il justified in
pronouncng it probable forgery unless Major L. pro
duces the whole letter in Gen Jack. sons own handSr
ting and, together with it, the letter Of hi. which
it was an answer. The gentleman before alluded not
only asserts fact susceptible OF proof that Cen Jack
approved the selection OF Mr. Buchanan 10y Mr. Poll
member Of his Cabinet before the appointment WA
made but that, after it made and after the date
the pretended letter Major Lewis Gen jackson wrote
TO Mr. Polk expressing his cordial satisfaction at the an
pontment Of Mr. Buchanan This letter is in existence
and it, contents directly contradictory the pre-
tended extract that strongly corroboraes the coucu
sion that the extract il forgery"
Now the chief object OF this communication 10 10 ex
Union. Il Is that Andrew Jackson Jr has written
two letters in which he speaks Of tho letter Maj Lew
H. but IN Heit>r doss he dUe TO question tie authenticity
Of the e1tTaet. On the contrary he Admits hs genuine
n>ss, but suspects If the whole letter published
might not be hard NJ. Buchanan. Hc copies th,
extract in Of his letters preceding il with the remark
7he foiLoViHq ertraet from Of my Jaters pryat
and confidential tneys." Again, he says: II say, far
thermoe, that the 1.-The extract iron
the letter to Maj Lewis, given above) CHILLED forth b.
irritation produced &c. In instance docs he dare
throw doubt upon the "a Veritable production
Of Gen. jackson. The paragraph" contains all that
said in the letter upon the subject Of the SANDER on Mr.
Clay and Of course the publication Of the whole etto
, could alter il sense in any way.
tIi the letter contained word idea which wou
benefit Mr. Buchanan, suppose Of course, his friend
Andrew Jackson Jr., would publish It'd Am. Or
gan.