The Washington herald., 1907-02-17
MULTIPLICATION PROCLAMATION
The Authorship Of President Jack
sons Famous state Paper.
Editor Tho Washington Hanid:

/ Editor The Washington Herald:
I An interesting volume. entitled THE
/ Memories of Fifty Years" &c. written
/ by the late ". II. Parks. long prominent
In Georgia and in Louisiana as a gentle
man of culture and Of political influence
/ the associate Of distinguished men Of the
Southern States-was published in 1870.
( The volume contains biographical notices
OF famous Americans. anecdotes Of re-
markable men. interspersed with graphic
/ descriptions OF scenes and incidents oc-
curing during a long life of observation,
and of personal acquaintanceship with
such men as Berrien. TroUp, Crawford,
and stephens. of Georgia. Taliaferro Ed
ward Livingston. and Josiah Johnston. of
/ Louisiana. and PrentiSs, FOOte, Quitman.
Sharkey, ard Davis, of Mississippi. The
volume is dedicated TO Hon. Ovid Gar
ten Sparks and Col Thomas Hardeman,
both Of Macon, Ga. and I find in il on
page IN a remarkable statement which
has never, perhaps, appeared in any
other publication. in regard 10 the real
authorship Of President Jackson's famous
proclamation Of December, IS32. against
Carolina The statement made by Mr.
Parks is as follows:
It is not known but It is generally believed. that
as Secretary Of State he tthc Hon Edward Liy-
ingstoul wrote the state papers OF Gen. jackson
The same mas been said q that veteran Amos Ken
dali. There was one for which Livingston obtained
the crrdit which he certainly did not wrise-the
CclCb1tcd proclamation To the people of South Caro-
lima uIOu the subject Of notification This was
written by Mr.. Webster. Upon one occasion Mr.
Webster. PER invitation, with many members Of
Congress, dined with the President When the com
Iauy was about retiriug Gen Jackson rcqucsted
Mr. Webster 10 remain, he desired some CONVEX
sltion with him. The subjec; q south Carolina
notification had been diseased cyvs0rily by the
guests az dinner. and Jackson had been impressed
with some Of Nehster's remarks. and when alone
together, ne requested WCbSter's opinions on the
subject at length Mr. Webster replied that the time
was wanting ter a full discussion Of the question,
but, Il Il would be agreeable 20 the President. he
would put them i'm writing and send them 60 him.
he did These opinions expressing fully Mr..
Wcbsters views. were handed Go Mr. Livingston,
who, approving them. made few verbal alterations
and submitted the doG=mcnt, which issued as
Che Presidents proclamation. The doctrines pOiit-
icalIy enumerated IN this psTcT Is identical with
thosc entertained in the great speech Ct Mr. Web
ster in the famous contest with Robert \ Hayne
ga Foote's resolutions years llSQl before and
are Cmincuty Federal They came like midnight at
noon The States rights men Of the South. and
irginiau wherever found. sIoaned as ne read them
Mr.. Livingston, though Jefers0ui2n Democrat in
his early life and jackson democrat held
very strong Federal notions in regard to the rels-
toBs between the States and the United States gov
CTUucut and was disposed to have these sanctioned
by Che adoption Of Gen. Jackson.
rereading of President Jackson
proclamation in the light of the cele-
brated argument made, January q, 1880.
by Mr.. Webster when expounding the
Constitution in reply to the memorable
nulIihcation speech Of Mr. Haync. is well
calculated TO make the impression that
the immortal Presidential paper came in
fact from the pen of the Massachusetts
statesman, as related by Mr. Parks, who
was not only "A friend OF Jackson. but q
familiar acquaintance of Edward Living
st0n. 4 literary kinship is apparent be-
tween Websters great argument and tho
proclamation GEORGE BABER
The Farragut, Feb IA. 1907.