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HALIFAX, JV. C FRIDAY, MAY at, i82i.
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DOMESTIC.
ANDREW JACKSON.
As our readers, no doubt, are
anxious to acquire information re
specting the individuals who are at
present before the public, as candi
dates for the Presidency, we have
taken the pains to give, in a con
densed form, the particulars of an
affair, so far as it has transpired,
which at present occupies conside
rable attpntion:
On the irth January last, an ar
ticle appeared in the Democratic
Press, a Philadelphia paper, stating
that Gen. Jackson had udvised Mr.1
- - i
Monroe, soon after he wras elected
President, to "appoint two distin
guished federalists, and two distin
guished democrats, as members of
his cabinet.
Mr. Monroe, in a conversation
with Mr. Kremer, a Member of
Congress from Pennsylvania, de
clared it to be false, that he never
received such a letter.
Mr. Lowrie, a Senator from the
fame state, publishes a letter, on
the 6th April, stating that Mr. Mon
roe read in his" presence, and. in
hearing of Mr. Findlay, also a Se-s
nator from Pennsylvania, a. letter,
purporting to be from Gen. Jack
son, in which he recommended Mr.
Monroe "to form the administra
tion by the appointment of distin
guished individuals from bqth the
great parties of the country :M and
requests the President to make the
letter public.
Mr. Monroe denies having re
ceived any such letter.
Gen. Jackson denies having giv
en such advice.
Mr. Findlay did not recollect
hearing such letter read.
Here the matter rested, until the
17th April, when Mr. Lowrie, in
answer to an anonymous writer,
supposed to be Mr. Hay, son-in-law
of the President, said that he had
"incontrovertible evidence in his
power" of the fact, as by him sta
ted, part of which was a copy of
Mr. Monroe's answer to Gen. Jack
son, which he had received ffom
Richmond.
In confirmation of Senator Low
tie's assertion, Jonathan Roberts,
late Senator in Congress, states
that the letter containing the' above
udvice was read to him by Mr.
Monroe: and Senators Thomas and
Ruggles state that during the win
ter of 1S21-22, both Mr. Lowrie
and Mr. Findlay mentioned to them
the reading cf such letter in their
presence.
Mr. Kremer, in consequence of
the above proceedings, and with a
view to brin- the matter fullv be
fore the public, addressed a letter
to Gen. Jackson, to which the fol
lowing is an answer:
Washington, May 6.
-lear oir: i have received
your letter of yesterday; and
-uu umciicneeuulnessandcan-
aor, shall reply to vonr mn;r
It has been repeatedly press
ed before the public, that I had
written a letter to Mr. Monroe,
recommending him to select for
his cabinet, "two distinguished
republicans and two distinguish- j
ed federalists;" and that to Mr.;
Lowrie and Mr. Findlay, Sena
tors from the state of Pennsyl
vania, the letter had been read.
I have not been able to persuade
myself, that the fact was so, in
asmuch as our correspondence
was private and confidential
because Mr. Findlay, who was
present, has no recollection of it
-because no such letter was
ever written by me and, be
cause the President denies that
he read any such letter, cr, in
deed, any letter at all. I regret
that Mr Lowrie, in presenting
this matter, should not recollect
one material circumstance.
When first it was -spoken of, he
stated to me, and to others, that
a letter purporting, and declared,
to be mine, had been read to
himself and Mr. Findlay, by
the President, which advised
that his cabinet should be form
ed of "two distinguished repub
licans and two distinguished
federalists." My reply to him
was, that no such-letter had ever
been written by me; that so far
as I could recollect, only one
person, Col. Drayton, of South
Carolina, had been recommend
ed to him; that I had suggested
to the President the propriety
of 'appointing him Secretary of
war; for the reason that he was
a man of high and . honorable
feelings, honest, virtuous, and
of energetic character. Person
ally I knew not Col. Drayton:
but, from information of his ge
neral character; felt satisfied he
could do an ore to correct the
feuds .which unhappily prevail
ed in the army, than any other
man of whom I had any know
ledge. The contents of my let
ter, as read to him by the Pre
sident, that two distinguished
federalists, and two distinguish
ed, republicans, should be select
ed, was not only stated by Mr.
Lowrie to" me, but to yourself,
and. to Mr. laton,of; the Senate ,
and td others.
He has changed, however, his
ground, 'and nbw says, it wTas a
recommendation to the Presi
dent, to form his cabinet from
the two great leading parties of
the country. Both, statements
are alike unfounded; no such
letter was ever written by me;
on the contrary, my advice to
the President was, that, in the
selection of his cabinet, he
should act upon principles like
these: consider himself the head
of the nation, not of a party;
that he should have around him
the be?t talents the country
could afibrd, without regard to
sectional divisions; and should;
in his selection, seek after men
of probity, virtue, capacity, and
firmness; and, in this way, he
would go far to eradicate those
feelings, which, on former oc
casions, threw so many obsta
cles in the way of government;
artd be enabled, perhaps, to unite
a people heretofore politically
divided. I g-ave it as my . opi
nion, that the best evidence of
devotion to the government, its
constitution, and laws, which
any could afford, was, when
these were assailed, to venture
forth in their defence, and main
tain them amidst privations, and
at the sacrifice of domestic quiet.
,That names were mere bubbles;
and he who would, as Col. Dray
ton had done, abandon his fire
side and the comforts of home,
and continue in the defence and
protection of his country, thro'
the war, merited the confidence
of the government, let him bear
what name of party he might:
such a man I did recommend to
Mr. Monroe; he was one I had
never seen; yet one whose con
duct, character, and good quali
ties, entitled him to any and ev-1
cry confidence. As well might
the conclusion be adduced, that
I had recommended a selection
exclusively from one or the oth
er of the parties, as that the ca
binet, from a motive of policy,
should be kept equally poised,
by appointing two of each, for
my advice was, to select men of
probity, virtue, and talents,with
out regard to party.
The voice of Washington, in
his farewell address to the na
tion, was, that party animosity
was not to be encouraged,
because "it was calculated to
distract the public councils, and
enfeeble the public administra
tion ;" and, with his, the voice
of every patriot will accord.
Virtue being the main pillar of
a Republican gorvernment, un
less virtuous men shall be drawn
into its administration, the fa
bric must tremble. Designing
and corrupt men may cover
their intrigues under a pretend
ed love for patriotism; but a tru
ly nure man will be without dis-S
guise, verifying, as he passes a-
long, the old adage, that the;
tree is best known by its fruit.
Iy letters have, by the Pre
sident, and with my consent,1
been placed in the hands of ai
mutual friend, Mr, Eaton, with
permission to publish " them,
whenever he pleases to do so."
I care not when it is done, for I
am without concealment of any
kind. My opinions and senti
ments, such as they have been
written, or expressed at any
time, each and every one are at
all times welcome to. In pub
lic or in private letters, I but
breathe the sentiments I feel,
and which my judgment sanc
tions; and no disposition will
ever be entertained by me, ei
ther to disguise orsuppress them.
I am, very respectfully, your
most obedient servant,
ANDREW JACKSON.
George Kremer, Esq.
The following is an answer of the
President, to an application by Gen.
Jackson for a copy of the letter re
ferred to, or the date thereof.
Washington, Feb. 22. '
Dear Sir: I have no know
ledge of the date of the letter to
which Mr. Lowrie refers, nor
can I imagine in what manner
any letter of mine to you or
other friends should have got in
to the possession of any one. At
the time that I was about to form
an administration, I communi
cated freely with some members
of Congress, who had co-operated
with me in the war, and in
whom I had perfect confidence.
I also corresponded with some
other friends at a distance. It
was natural, at that time, that
should communicate to those
near me the opinions of distin
guished characters at a distance,'
as having weight in my deci
sion, as to the arrangement.
But I have no recollection of
giving any copy of my views
I on the subject to any one. The
copy in question, if correct,
must be resorted to for unfriend
ly purposes, and in breach of
confidence, and has probably
been purloined. I recollect
writing an answer to yours re
commending Col. Drayton, in
which I concurred with you in
the great result, that the Presi
dent oujrht to be the head of this
nation, rather than of a party,
but thought that that result
could only be brought about by
time,
considering; the circum-
stances in which we were then
placed. By perusing your let
ters, I find that you essentially
concurred with -me in that sen
timent, although you inclined to
the opinion that such men as
Col. Drayton, who had given
such proofs of patriotism and de
votion to the cause of his coun
try, ought to be considered as
having a just claim to the confi
dence of the Government, and,
in fact, to be considered, as Re
publicans. The copy of this
letter I have not been able to
find, noF do I recollect ever see
ing it, or your letters, till with
in a few days past, since the
year 1817.
To Mr. Lowrie's note I have
given no answer, nor shall I.
Let him take his course; we
stand where we did. If my
confidence, given at the time re
ferred to, has been in any man
ner abused, or the letter been
purloined, that is; an incident
which must dishonor the party
guilty of such acts. I do not
think there is any thing in your
letters which can injure you
nor in mine, in reply to them;
but the contrary. Defiance, by
reserve, and silence, is what the
transaction, and all connected
with the present movement,
merit.
I have done what I could to
moderate and put down party
spirit, believing that, by so do
idg, I gave the best support in
my power to our Republican
government. It can- only be
put down by the republican par
ty, and, while that party is in
power, by a magnanimous poll
cy. Persecution would keep
the federal party, which-, at one
time was, in certain members of
it, a monarchical one, alive, and
give it force.
With sincere regard, I am,
dear sir, yours.
JAMES MONROE.
Gen. Andrew Jackson,
The National Intelligencer of the
11th inst. says
;Mr. Eaton has furnished to
the Editors, the original corres
pondence of Mr. Monroe and
Gen. Jackson, relative to form
ing an executive cabinet in
1817, which will appear in the
National Intelligencer of to
morrow.
OUR GREAT MEN.
The Washington Correspondent
of the New-York Commercial Ad
vertiser, writes as follows:
"Mr. Calhoun has gone to his
seat near Georgetown, and the
town house is closed. He at
tends, however, at his office. I
have just seen him at a party at
General Brown's, He seems
very cheerful, and I ani told di
gests his unhorsing like a phi
losopher. General Jackson was
there at the same time. He
ennverses constantly, and with
great life and spirit His man
ners arc conciliating, and evince
nothing of that severe decision
which appears so conspicuously
in his public course. Mr. Clay
is thought by some to seem a
little more irritable than at the
commencement of the session.
His health, however, is fre
quently interrupted. -Mr. Crave-
Jord is little or no better. It is
said he can scarcely distinguish
nis most intimate friends, his
sight is so much impaired. Cer
tain it is, that when at the House
the other day, he did not know
a gentleman who had formerly
sat hi me caoinet with him dai
ly, until his name was mention
ed. He comes occasional to
his office, but I am told neither
reads nor writes. Mr. JMnm
I believe, enjoys very perfect
health. He bathes everv morn
ing in the Potomac, and has
done so for many summers past."
FOREIGN.
FRANCE.
Paris papers to the 3 1st of
March have been received.
Mr. Brown, Minister of the
United States to the Court of
France, arrived in the Cyane,
sloop of war, on the 20th of
March, off Cherbourg.
The project of electing the
French deputies septennially,
was about to be submitted to
the Chamber of Peers; and that
of interest on the National Debt,
to the Deputies.
SPAIN.
Accounts from Madrid to the
18th March, state thct an order
had at length been .published,
granting a general pardon to all
the military of the Constitution
al armies, with an exception
that none of them are to reside
at Madrid, nor to inhabit the
royal palaces. A civil amnesty
was said to be under considera
tion. Don Juan Martin, the
Empecinado, had been murder
ed by a band of ruffian ultras, in
consequence, it is said, of the re
fusal of-ministers to bring him
to trial for the active part which
he took in the late struggle, for
liberty. The old Spanish bonds
were gradually sinking in Lon
don, it having been ascertained
that Ferdinand had determined
not to sanction the constitution
al loan.
An article in a Paris paper
mentions as a rumor from Ma
drid, that a consultation had
been held in that city hy the fo
reign ambassadors, on the sub
ject of establishing a Constitu
tional government It was said
that Count Bormont; the French
Commander in Chief, had been
asked whetherhe would be able
to support the plans proposed;
to which he replied, that consi
dering the spirit that predomi
nated in the provinces, the for
ces under his command were in
sufficient; and that he should re
quire reinforcements to the a
mount of 50 or 60,000 men, to
maintain order arid tranquillity.
Turkey. The Sublime Sul
tan appears to have caused all
the Jews employed at the Cus
tom House to be arrested, and to
give an account of themselves
for the last forty years. This
measure is attributed to a desire
to extort money from this op
pressed race. .