The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-05-14
JACKSoN AND CALHOUN.
The Celebrated Rupture Between the
President and Vice President
in 5000 - Political
of That

in 1S3O-31 - Political
of That
Day.
A Washington correspondent of The
L0uisril2e COurier-Journal writes: Dur
ing the session of congress in 1S29-3O
Senator Foote, of Connecticut, intro
duced a resolution which proposed to
limit the sales of the public lands to
those then in the market, and tc abolish
the office of surveyor general. This
resolution was deemed the beginning of
an effort on the part of New England
to check the growth of the west. 1t
finally led to the great debate between
Robert Y. Hayne and Daniel Webster
on notification. think that Mr.. Web
ster had the best of the argument. but
he could not have had a more intellec-
tual opponent than Robert Y. Hayne.
| met this gentleman at Nashville in
1887, when he made an address to the
Tennessee Legislature in behalf of the
proposed railroad from Charleston to
Cincinnati. He kept the large audience
assembled to hear him entranced for
more than two hours by his elooucnce.
He had a lovable face and the
of an accomplished gentleman.
The rupture between President Jack
son and Vice President John C. Cal
houn occurred in the winter of 1901.
1t is known to the reader that Gen.
Jackson, in 1918, followed the Seminole
Indians, who had come out of Florida,
then belonging to Spain, and made war
on the citizens of Georgia and Alabama,
INTO that territory, and took possession
of st. Marks and Pensacola. He be-
lieved that he had the right to do so.
and, moreover, he knew that it was the
only way to put IN end to the war, for
these Indians We're fed and protected
by the Spanish officials in those towns.
After its close Gen. jackson was in
formed and believed that William II.
Crawford had proposed, as a member
of MIR. Monroe's cabinet, a court of in
quiry into his conduct with regard 10
this affair, with a view to his ultimate
trial and punishment. He continued to
entertain this opinion till the latter part
OF the year, when he received a letter
from Senator John Forsyth, of Georgia,
inclosing II to him from William II.
Crawford. In this letter Mr.. Crawford
declared that he had justified the inva-
sion of Florida by Gen. Jackson, and it
was Mr.. Calhoun who made the propo-
sition referred to. In this same letter
Mr.. Crawford says: ''Mr. Calboun's
proposition in the cabinet was that Gen.
jackson should be punished in some
form. or rcprehendcd in some form, /
am o positively certain which" Gen.
jackson Immediately wrote MIR. Cal
houn Il note, inclosing Mr.. Crawford's
letter to Mr.. Forsyth, and asking him
whether Mr.. Crawford's statement was
true. Mr.. Calhoun replied that it was
substantially correct. Right there all
intercourse between these two illuslri-
Gus men ceased. They we're never
rcconcilcd to each other. | do not pro-
pose to make II comment on their I'M
fortunate quarrel. Nine years after
ward | boarded in the same mess with
Mr.. Calhoun in Washington, and / be-
came so fond of him, personally, that |
can not find it in my heart to say Il
word against him.
The quarrel between the two highest
officers of the government and two of
our greatest men, led to the establish
ment of The Globe newspaper. The
United states Telegraph. published in
Washington city. was the leading organ
OF the Democratic party in the presi-
dental contest of 1928. Its editor, Gen.
Duff Green. WAS abundantly rewarded
for his services in that contest by the
congressional friends of Gen. Jackson
and by the administration itself. He
was given the printing of the two houses
of congress and the organising of the
new administration. He was a friend
to the president, but Il still greater
friend to the vice-president, WHO took
him into his confidence and disclosed to
him the correspondence he had mad
with Gen. Jackson. The conversation
that then took place between Mr.. Cal
houn and his friend Green was not
known to Gen. Jackson. Green under
took at once to organize Il syndi-
cate of able democratic editors III ev-
cry part of the country, who. rs
500 rs the hostile relations between
Gen. Jackson and Mr.. Calhoun were
made known to the public. should de-
nounce the IL and eulogize the other.
1t so happened that one of the first men
to whom he opened his programme
threatened to tell Gen. jackson, and
did tell him. About this time Gen.
jackson read a communication to The
Kentucky .Argms, which was an unusu-
ally strong argument against the doc
trine of notification. On inquiry he
learned that Francis p. Blair, of Frank
fort. Kentucky, vas the author of the
communication. He had him immedi-
ately written to on the subject of tax
ing charge OF 4 newspaper in Washing
ton. Here | will let a writer who was
familiar with all the facts in this ease
tell the rest OF the story:
The application took Mr.. Blair by
surprise. He was not thinking of
changing his residence or pursuits. He
was well occupied where he ~was-clerk
of the lucrative office of the state cir
cult court at the capital of the state.
salaried president of the Commonwealth
bank (by the election of the legislature),
and proprietor of a farm and slaves in
that rich state. But he was devoted to
Gen. Jackson and his measures. and did
not hesitate to r%elinquish his secure ad-
vantages at home to engage in the IN
tried business of editor at Washington.
He came-nstablished The Globe news
paper-and Don after associated with
John c. Rives, q gentleman worthy of
the association and of the confidence of
Gen. Jackson and of the democratic
party; and under their management the
paper became the efficient and faithful
organ of the administration during the
whole period of his service and that of
his successor, Mr.. Van Buren,. 1t was
established in time-and Just in time
to meet the advancing events at Wash
ington city. All that Gen. jackson had
foreseen in regard to the conduct of
The Telegraph, and all that had been
communicated to him through Mr..
Duncanson, came to pass; and he found
himself. early in the first part of his