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VOLUME II.
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POLITICAL.
CORESPONDENCE, &c.
(Continued from page 26.)
To the Editor oft hp. .11. K. TArrrrnnh'
General Green.- I herewith enclose a
statement, which I wish to be j published
in your paper, as supplemental to, my
correspondence with General Jackson,
and which has been made necessary by
publication ot Mr. Forsyth's letter to
Mr. Hamilton. J. C. CALHOUN.
foul plot against an individual zealousv
co-operating at the same time iu the same
political cause with those conspiring a-
gairistbim ; and who, from their political,
relation to him at the timej he had a right
to consider his friends. 1 take no pleas
ure in exposing a transaction so disgrace
ful, but I feel my self compelled to do so
in the discharge of a private and public
duty. It must be painful and mortifying
to the public to know, that the practice of
such arts is possible under .our system, but
the knowledge that it is so, may guard
against its recurrence in future.
In order to give, a clear understanding
of tlie affair, it will be necessary to make
a fe .v preliminary: remarks."
; appears from Mr. Forsyth's letter,
that it was written in reply to a letter, da
ted at Savannah, the 25th jof January, 18
28, from Mr. Hamilton, who was then on
his return from New-Orleans, where he
had been by the appointment of the Tarri-
a letter from him, dated the 56th Feb.
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the object of which was, apparently, to
know if he understood my conversarion
, Believing that an operation was carry-!
ing on againstMr. Monroe, at Nashville,
as well from the facts of the letter being
placed in Gen. Jackson's hands, as Other
1 circumstances which about this time came
V to my knowledge, and suspecting that the
object was to Dnng iur. xuonroe and lien.
Jackson in conflict for purposes bearing
on the pending election ; but not knowing
in what quarter it originated, I was at a
loss to understand how it was to be effect
ed ; yet I could not doubt that the appre
hended attack of Gen. Jackson, was some
how or otherconnected with this base ob
ject. These impressions will explain the
J
Iii myj letter to Gen. Jackson of the
29th May, 1830, published in the' corres
pondence, speaking of the plot to destroy,
my political standing, I stated, "that sev
eral indications forewarned me long since,
that a blow was meditated against me ;
I will not say from the quarter from which
this comes; but v in relation to this subject,
xnore than two years since, I had a corres
pondence with the (present) district attor
ney for the Southern District of New-
York, on the subject of the proceedings of
the cabinet in the Seminole war, which,
though it did not then excite particular
attentioh,has since, in connexion with oth
er circumstances, served to direct my eye
to what wa3 going" on." The letter of
Mr. Forsyth to, Mr. Hamilton, of New-
xork, to whom I referred in the above
extract published by the former in the U.
States Telegraph, of the 22d inst. enables
me to trace another link in this artful con
spi racy against my character, whichltrust
will form a sufficient apology for again in
truding myself on public attention. If
'copy off this letter, which seems, was pla
ced in the hands of the President, when
Mr. r orsvtn put mm in possession or a
copy of Mr. Crawford's letter j to him of
the 30th' Apil, 1830, had been , furnished
me, as in justice ought to have been, the
remarks that I am now constrained to
make, vould have appeared in the body
of the correspondence with Gen. Jackson,
and would have saved me the pain., of a
gain troubling the public. - !.
I then concieved I had a right to be
put in possession of all the' facts and cir
cumstances referred to in Mr. Crawford's
letter to Mr. Forsyth, and that the ! with
holding of them was an act of injustice to
me, calculated, whatever may have been
the intention, to deprive me of the means
fof tracing out and exposing to the public,
I what it! did not doubt to be a base political
' plot. The letter from Mr. Forsyth to Mr.
I Hani jlton, now published, it seems, was
the one referred to by Mr. Crawford in his
.' letter to Mr. Forsyth, but with the; name
of Mr. Hamilton left blank in the copy of !
j Mr. Crawford's letter which was furnish
r cd me. The facts disclosed by the pub
lication of Mr. Forsyth's letter to Mr.
Hamilton, taken in connexion with the
j correspondence alluded to with the pres
ent disctrict attorney of the Southern Dis
trict of New-York, will prove, as 1 will
presently show, that I had just cause to
K complain that evidence, material to my
v indication, was withheld; and I cannot
Jh ut regret, that Mr. Fbrsyth's "respect to
' the personal delicacy of Mr. Hamilton,
nas in us enetcs operated, tnougn fit may
hot have been so intended, unjustly., to-
. w ards me, by preventing me from tracing
' ici my correspondence with Gen. Jackson,
o ne cf the earliest, and I must add, the
v foulest movements in this political conspi
an apprehended attack, founded on events
connected with the Seminole campaign.
This disclosure, particularly that 'the in- character of my correspondence with Mr.
formation was intended for Major Lewis Hamilton, a copy of which is hereto an
as a1 confidential friend of Gen. I Jackson, nexed, and marked C. The letter of Mr.
excited my suspicion. Circumstances, Forsyth to Mr. Hamilton places liis cor-
however, gave my eye a wrong direction, respondence, and the conversation that
not towards myself, but Mr.' Monroe. preceded it, in a very different light from
What they j were, it becomes necessary to the one in which I then viewed it. It is
state, with the view of undersUrnoling the impossible now to doubt that his corres-
any Society of New York, to represent correspondence wkich iollowedjwith Mr. pondence wim Air. r orsytn ana nis con-
theni,as 1 understood, in the celebration namuion.i . -j. vcrauuu uhu tuturapunucucc nu
of tne 8th Jan. 1828. Geri. Jackson had When Mr- Monroe rccieved ithY letter formed parts of the same transaction.
been invited by the Legislature to attend of Gen. Jackson of the 19th August, 1818, Mr. Hamilton proceeded from Savannah
the celebration. 1 Mr. Hamilton on his in answer to his ot the lyth fcept ot tne airectiy w mis piace, wnere ne proDaoiy
wavtoNew-Orleans. nassed throutrh this same year, both ot which are .published received tne answer oi jur.i-orsyui, oaten
citf in Dec. 17, when Congress was m? correspondence with Gen. Jack-
in session, and after remaining here some s.on "e wa aims Iarra m memarie, uen.
da(s, he proceeded to Nashville and ac- h,s Mler objected to .the construe-
compamed tne venerai and suite to iNew- muuu p"" y1?
Orleans. From ' Savannah he returned airr luonroe aaaressea me a private icuer
to New-York through this place,, where Mhe 9th Sept. 1818, a copy of which fis
he again remained some time, Congress nereio pimexeu, marseu a. stating uie
viewvviucu xne uenerai iook ot isomers,
of a correspondence, 1 might have adda-
cea it in my correspondence witn mm,
conclusive proof that be ought to havo
known that my construction of his orders
in the bemmole war coincided witn &it.
Monroe's and consequently differed from
his own. 1 was restrained, however, from
doing so, by considerations which may bo.
easily conceived, but as the letter is me-
cessanly-connected with the immediate
subject of this statement, 1 am now obligea
ko present it to the public as a part of ray
vindication. r,
I do not deem it necessary to make any,
temarks on Mr. Crawford's letter to tne!
r . .
Published by Mr. Forsyth, as ms trjena
port crt his statement of the proceeding of
the CaUoet, rested almost exclusively on.
the statenents of Mr. Crowninshield and
"Mr. Adarasy A subsequent acknowledge
ment of the tbrraer that he was not pres
ent at the detention of the cabinet, and
consequently, tfiat bis statement-lo ! Mr.
Crawford is unfounded, and the fact, dis
closed by the letter of Mr. Adams jo tne,
published with the correspondence, that
Mr. Crawford has given in his1 letter a
being! still in session.. Ayhether this letter
of Mr, Hamilton 'to Mr. Forsyth w as the
commencement oi tne intngue, or wnetner
it originated at an eaher date,' at this place
on bis way to Nahville, or while : there, I
ii unable to say ; but I cannot doubt that
accomplishment
from' Savannah
an
the arrangements for its
were made on his return
to this place. ? Atthe time, I was decided
ly, and I may add zealously, engaged in
the support of Gen. Jackson. I believed
hii election by Congress was prevented mfans or through whose agency, I am to
by a departure trom a most important, U,IS .ua uniniormea. in eceaioer, ao-
fuhdamental principle in our system, and 1 acciaeniaiiy neara irom. a genue
carblcd extract of Mr. Adams statement
at Milledeville. on the 8th of Feb. to his to him, omitting the material point, rtrrno
letter dated the 25th Jan. preceding. The Ted the foundation of his argument and.
very question which he put to me, as I with it thesuperstruciure,wiucnnerai6eat
must now say, so insiduously, whether fell to the ground. .
there was a motion to arrest Gen. Jackson, With a knowledge of these facts, it is
is explained by a reference to the letter of difficult to conceive why Air. Crawford's
Mr. Forsyth, in which the motion to arrest letter should be presented to the public,
makes a prominent part of what he repre- and still more so as it appears to reconcile
he1 tone of his letter, and with sole other sents as the statement of Mr. Crawford of its publication with justice without an ac-
circumstances, his (Mr. Monroe Vreasons what occurred in the Cabinet on the Se- kuowledgement of uncontested errors.,
forj thinking there ought to be anvi official minole war. Mr. Crawford has since, I will conclude this statement by a sin
correspondence between the Geheral and however, stated in his letter to Mr. For- gle remark in relation to myself. Asun
my self, so that the views which We respect- syth, and the one to me, that the statement pleasant as 1 find my present situation , I
tively took of his orders might appear on of Mr. Forsyth was erroneous on this experience one consolation without which
record. ; point., ' j j it would be quite intolerable. 1 hafe been
This letter passed out of rny 'possession Viewing this whole affair as one trans- Placed in il h7 no fault of my own. Little
into that of Gen. J ackson, without iny action, (it caii be viewed in no other Wnhu) did I suspect, more than twelve years ago.
consent,- but at what time or by what what a spectacle is presented. I am ap- wheu darmg to construe orders, wnich I
1 i ..i.. c-;..a p imvseu nau arawn. ana to wnicn i cnuiu
Jackson by one who, from his political S1Te no other construction than what I did,
thai he was the only, individual in the coun
try who united the popularity and firm
ness to arrest, if elected,! what I then and
now consider a dangerous tendency in our
affairs. Under ; this impression I stood
prpeared to render him every aid in my
power to secure his success.
1 nis strong teeling was seized on to
man of this city, in a conversation turning
on the . subject of the feelings of Mr. Mon
roe, towards Uen. Jackson, (winch 1 sta-
consistently with the Constitution, acting
as 1 was, under the obligation of an oatn
to abstain from the infraction of that sa
cred instrument ; and in vmtvring to svg
relations with me at that time. 1 had
right to consider as friendly, for the pur
pose of extracting from me, under the pre?
tfYt nf ApfvnA'mcr fZen .Inotrcrm enm o tin.
ted 1 k lew to be friendly.) 'that there was miarHil nr.sinn whlrh nt f.it.ir iSst the course, which 1 honestly supposed
a letter of the former in the hands ' of the riod, after be might be raised, in part by ougnt to adopted on their infraction,'!
latter, which afforded conclusive proof .of mv exertions to the hi chest office in the should be exposed, at this late day, to so
his liosti lty to the General. . Haying Government, the Dower which I had thus
found, some time before, that the letter of contributed to confer miffht be used to de-
mis strong ieeiing was seized on to ' t. .vi.t contriDutea to comer mignt De useaioae-
ract from me ,if possible, some hasty Mr. Monroe, to me of the9thSeptember, stroy forever the character and standing
1 unguarded expression respecting the 7 of Thieis-hercto an.nexedas I had acquired by long, laborious, and
much difficulty and danger. Yet it is my
only offence.
ex
and
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course of the Cabinet on the Seminole! missing,. jascertained the tact by an ex- ( faithful services to the country, and which
aminatlOlliOt the letter tO me, that It WaSiwnthArinlv fiinrl T hnil nnhmrA in thnt
question, by which I might be entangled.
here requested to
with me, which t
on with the free-
Mr. Hamilton, while
have some conversation
on ray part was carried
dom that is usual between those engaged
onj the same side in a 'warm political con
tesiti I viewed him in nq other light than
a warm supporter of Gren- Jackson. In
connexion with some remark of his, that
there was a rumor of an attack on Gen.
Jackson, for his' conduct in the Seminole
war, he enquired if any .motion had been
made in the Cabinet to arrest him. To
wmcn 1 replied m the negative. It may
Dejproper to remarK nere, tnat 110 sucn
motion or any other was made. The dis
cussion m refereuce to the course that
t J u : 1 1 . t 1
migiii uc pursueu lowaras mm, iook place
missing, oh a hint from a fnerid that there! service, to bequeath as a legacy to my
was a letter written oy mr. uionroe, as 11
r acy,
What I. could have done then in
was supposed, to me, which jwas out ofj
my possestion, and was intended to be
used for political purposes. ,My friend
could not inform me in whosQ possession
the letter was. On hearing trjat there was
a letter of Mr. Monro'e's in Gen." Jackson's
possession, I concluded it riust be the
same, though I was utterly it a loss to
conjecture how it had passed into his
hands, or ;how he could conceive thit it
indicated unfriendly feelings to him 011
the part 01 the writer. I
I communicated what I
the two Senators, at that tihje from Ten
uesseeJudge White and Major Eaton,
and my belief that the letter jn the posses
sion of the General was Mrf Monroe's to
me; and stated, if it was, it would be in
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had
heard to
a suggestion of the propriety of an en
quiry into his conduct,, and ray answer
was therefore! n strict conform itv fn trip
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tatts.f I accompanied the answer with ni7 power 10 snew mat tne icuer, so iar
some general remarks on the proceedings
01 the Cabinet, such as I misrht with uro-
pnet make without any breach 01 conh
dence. I however feel the mosr perfect
confidence, that 1 did not use the expres
sion, that "the only point before the Cabi
net was the answer to be given to the
Spauish Government;" as Mr. Hamilton
from being hostile, was directly of an op
posite character. The wrote. tcthe Gen
eral to ascertain if it was the one suppo
sed ; and !l addressed a note to Mr. Mon
roe to apprise him of what j. had heard,
and to request him to send nc a copy of
his private correspondence! with Gen.
Jackson,; (the one published with the cor
respondence between Gen. ! Jackson and
c oimexibn with the general chain of - rriy
j emarks, I am now constrained to do in
t his detached -way, with great disadvan
t age to my vindication ; the full force of
i.vhich would have been more deeply felt
Iby viewing all the circumstances in con
nexion. . : :- ; j -. . - ! :
This letter, by its date and other cir
cumstances, clearly connects itself with
Mr. Hamilton's, correspondence with me,
already alluded to; makes this correspon
dence, a link in the chain of this corrupt
political intrigue, thereby carrying back
the movement to the early part of the year
of lg28 ; and by its reference to an indi
vidual (Major Lewis)then residing in Nash
ville, as will be seen in the copy of the
correspondence with Mr. Hamilton, here
to annexed, shows it to be a part of the
system of operations which, fis it appears
by Mr. Crawford's letter to Mr. Balch,
had! been commenced against me ia De
cember, 1827, and following so soon after.
probably constitutes the second link m this
states that he understood me in his lettw
of the 25th of Feb. : I neither did nor myself,) to be placed in the.hands of the
could use the expression "only .V as it two Senators, as explanatory of the letter.
would have been
facts and absurd
Seminole affair
children.
' In order that the whole of this iniqui
tous transaction may be presented in one
view, 1 annex a copy of the letter from
Mr.. Forsyth to Mr. Hamilton, of the 8th
February. I cannot but regret that Mr.
Forsyth has thought proper to withhold
from the public the letter of Mr. Hamilton,
. 1 a-Y
ot tne 2otn January, to wmcn.tnis is an
answer. It is rare that an answer can be
fully understood, without the letter to
which it is a reply, and I do feci that jus
tice to myself as well as to the - country,
and I will add to Air. Forsyth himself, re-'
quires its publication. In- making these
remarks, 1 am not unmindful of the hope,
which he expresses, that his name may
not be introduced in the further discussion
of this subject. I feel every dispostion to
comply with nis desire, ana, judging trom
my own feelings, can well appreciate the
pain which he must feel from being invol
ved in the controversy : but he must par
don me for thinking that the claims of
justice are paramount to those of delicacy,
and that insisting upon the performance
of an act, on his part, which justice to nic.
requires. I am not regardless of his sen
sibility. In coming before the public he
has voluntarily put himself in a position
which gives me the" right to make the re-
both inconsistent with 111 .question, snouia 11 prove-to Detne, one auest. I would also suggest, that this is
, as the publication of the supposed. I have not been able to lay my not the ony letter in his possession, con-
clearly indicate that other "a"d on note to Mr. Monroe, nor am I cer- ,jeCled with this correspondence, neccssa-
pOintswere considered by the Cabinet.
If the statement be an error on the part of
Mr. Hamilton, it probably originated in
my using the word "main point or great
tain that I detained acopy ,but J hereto an
nex an extract from Mr. Monroe's, answer
of the 28th December; 1827, marked B.
It was in this stage of this affair, that I
ry to the full elucidation of this affair. His
letter to Mr. Crawford, to wjiich Mr. Craw
ford's letter placed in the hands of Gen.
Jackson, was a reply, has notyet been put
point,' or some other expression of simi- received 'Mr. Hamilton's letter of the 25th in possession of the public Uiitil it be,
imputes to me. The whole conversation ed that bis inquiry might haye. reference that the evidence is-not complete.
wis of a genetal character, such as might to something connected with the same, AV hether the letter of Slr.Mouroe.ofthc
with propriety be held respecting the Cab- and in my answer to it necessarily bore it 9th of Sept., which has been purloined
a nr1mrro n i4 .H . AMn..l I 1 . -I . I X . I J . 1 1 M n
lliqi pruiccuiuga -auu r ao uy mu wuaiu-i in my mina. .:-.-; uuui uic, tiiiu. Liuascu lUlO uie naiiua
ered in no way confidential, except the 1 coutii not answer his question wheth- IGen. Jackson, as has been stated, was in
rrinflflftnce that exists between jrentlemen. r Hi iinHrrstanflinfr of - mv irnnvprsfition tended ns one of th mpnna nf nlacing US
that my name was not to be used before was correct or not, without goiug into ex- in our present relations, or was intended
the public in connexion with any thing 1 planations which would lead to details that to excite hostility between him and Mr.
sa!id. I certainly did not suppose that my I did not feel myself at liberty . to State ; Monroe, I am now unable to say. Atfirst
conduct, or that of any other individual and which if I had, I could not prudently, 1 supposed the latter, but subsequent events
leave it doubtful. The letter was nnauy
returned to me by Gen. Jackson, but with
out' explanation of the manner in which
it came to his hands.
: Having so long remained in the posses
sion of the. General? and been the subject
was Dut at issue, and could have had no not knowing the iearing ; that it- might
A Copy of a letter from Mr. Monroe to' Mr.
to Wit. Cilhoun.
Highland, Sept. 9, 1630:
Dear Sir: I have General Jackson's
reply to my letter of July 19, from "Wash
ington, respecting his taking possession of
St. Marks and Pensacola. He contends
strenuously, that his on crs left him free
to adopt that course, if he found it neces
sary to terminate the Seminole war ; that
orders to Gen. Gaines, an inferior officer,
not referred to in the orders to him, of
subsequent date, were inapplicable, and
not obligatory on him, especially as his
enlarged the sphere of his duties. Ho let
ter is on the whole conciliatory and friend
ly. He promises to write another. Our
view of his powers is decidedly different
from his, on which too we acted without
entertaining a suspicion that he woold mis
understand it. 1 am inclined to think
that I had better answer this letter imme
diately. He may expect that his concep
tion of his orders should appear by docu
ment in the department ; and it seems. to
be proper that the sense in which they
were given, and understood by the depart
ment, after what has passed, should be re
corded there. A communication from y ou,,
on this head, and in this stage, seems to
be the most necessary from the presump
tion that it may be my duty to state to
Congress that he transcended - his orders
on his own responsibility; or at least to
state the sen-e in which they were under
stood by us. At present nothing to this
effect exists in your correspondence with
him. It is in mine only, which is private.
A communication on th;s point may com
mence either with you or him. 1 will sug
gest it to him, thinking, as I do, that it had
better begin with him. The affair may, I
hope, be terminated to the satisfaction of
all parties. . I will send you in n few day?
his letter, (with a former one) with the
answer,which I propose gmngtoit: which,
if you see no objection to it, be to good
as to forward to him. But if you do, re
turn it with your cbiections to it. By
coming from him, it will put j'u more a:
ease in your answer, and aflora a Detter
opportunity for the exercise of kindness
and liberality. I sbalJ aiiacu uopantcuiar
imjiortance to the affair, In my letter, lea
ving the artmcaent to you and him, so fat
as it becomes necessary to enter into iu
of
intention of making an erroneous impres
sion as to the proceedings of the Cabinet J
nor the part I took,
ter obiect. i
On his return toiNew-iorK, l recieved
have in relation to the affair above refer
red to. 1 1 accordingly waived an answer,
I suspected no sinis- but in such terms as were intended to con
vey the idea that Ins understanding of my
conversation was not correct.'.
Tt Letter from Mr. Monroe to M r. Catbocn.
Oak-HUl.Dec.28.ie27.
Dear Sin : In my compliance with your
request in the letter of the 22d, I iiow
send you all the-documents referred to in .