2 if
5 1
I
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tAor?-rfirfm
.-u-.rri-V-- ii-.. . 1 . , ' I'mw' ,
XT 3T . 1 1
T'mse who da rwv wnpr
Lone in wtTHic. i-ir ni mrHrr vim uyc rujj-u iu icmiu".
vp,sh to tave tueJP?iietlis whether. U be poviPile thnt the jnforniw
tsJrttion of their, veaH will prcsurrvd MJderltSon'g) Ucorrcct 5 wktlier.it ran be, uiule
', 8 r ' - ,', 1 1.- P W
t esc
Mey fWilV Keonth)ed
root, and
U' K. -Virt v- ,
Between GenevjJ(i0:sion .ftna
" . State
Aftifr M
dressVdTo tlw Iiip of ilie Cmted State?
Nepi to
1 .
! for ' eiith' ie'q?nt iuUeiioii'e 'ol wsf in th'eniHnner ! might Judge bot, -r
' trreaWt lfftniiin Iheeipropion. if Yotrcan, if you .pUur,jtKe )copy i'tbf
NasUvihe.vTtffltit Jlthvun - did not nronose to; ,rre-t Gnenl
n&WTJlSieaher.. l'ifetiijckWt .1 confl.lent tha I'cnuld Tint have
, Mr dU ,SxtfUySb'miJ 1 hid tWleaflc; of that word ufctn reluion to-.yon of
er r, iif rGtivriia;-tetter fi om; vcu.;
stand vjur iuer,i,yon jfi.ppearj 1 in runic a punnc
prn; i'i'mV ojilnioli,- Oft tne'ljpro-iehin'
fiecurnlto be; nietitnh6t thinVa measure
this MH;pyW lilphir
u.w.ri.U nhaN tiffip h rfiW, imnrfmi-iii
ouiU o.vroiy n o'swnTpi-?Qtjare pt j)into.ier,
able nrrogaocje upon me iff ietjblevcharsiets
Ti it fewj rneh on etext ti mve' at that
V.eijfht ihat wd; justify fc3ep ofthat klndi
n-ucb !ej'. an ibi.tibI'ip tn the m0st ab-.
lute rr irtmtJhJna mbitioii, io
emerjre fromlt.; to my
si y at i on! , and wonid ni wUiiglyicbange it 1
tiUi.Mjfi Adams. v0ut bpinins' tipot fbc
r."xt pi-esidenlia Velection ire . Reaerally known,
AVhen Mr. Van Buten and Mr, .Catnhreleng made
s,e a visit last Aprif, I, anthnrUtd then .upon
"rprvj proper,' ocef sipn trf make ' thoae opinions
known- i lhe vf "C ibe. $iatef Georgiafolni,
ascenamiy &c mi .oi!4pBneT oiiven 10
OeneraJ Jackson5, 5 ioppdsitin to Mr, Adjtms
f be only difficult ; tbts Ste jipoi that
subtecti is that, tf s Jacksvti should; be elected.
Calhoun will come into pbu e.Wl xfesfaitj
iiot appfebebsiVe of tucb lt'rsatitt For : 4
write to me, ? Jack6i ought-to know, arid if
. . J -tj. .Vt tt. . - L ..i .l.t. t:i J'
ue noei oi,,ub iiuuw, bi, uic AJSiiioiin
mucus tjn Columbia, -,thi?;tejrm, Military ?Chief
tsjnf was bandied jaboutlmbre flippant ly" than
bf XI. C3av.' and that theIf;.miilrfrieiKls of Mr.
t:a!houn were, most ,;iwtiyeigiyiot currency'
. s$d !knw pers.orial.Iy ihft 'ib.' Calhoun fayor
d lit (Adams prttH.Iintit ,Mr. ClayeS
dared forhim.fr lie well kntw that Cfctv wonhl
not lwve declared , for Adanuri Avit boat it was i
veil vnderobcrtliat he CaJbottft, w to be put
'.Wn ifAdamt4nfitte;'.otifd efit itl' If he
v.'s n t frlendly to his elecVritr,' why did he suf
r-rfiiw jpapert oj be purcajse jiip , by ; Adams's
pvir.tef, without making eorue stipuUtion in1ivor
.t JcKon t If. you can ascertain map C:uhonn
vfll iiot; he belpefiiedby JcVson's ejection, j on
will A Uitn "4 ben rit .ronunicating.. the in
formation "to me. . JIakbki"'b,w roayi lease
oft hi letter,. nd sfiow ittp hpii'yoi please.
1 atn,f dear your fiicnd &ud nwsi obedient
scrvuov -r. '.I''- . '''-,1
, ATM. If: CRA WFOR0B
Gen. JAckgoa to 3iln Calbouju. x
Taxi t That frankness whicbiSl triutbatfiaJ
v.-avs citaTnctei?eIViiiiicj4 lifei towards
' fi'.cn'1'hipi idiceiet
-lifd copy of a let1 frony VilHam
t-.i; iL Kjq., which wn placed! iniiiiy b-ttidx on
.e:erayf. i neJ j'ioii?sn, ypu;wiu peTcerye,
is jmiltaviaedhy ' tbeVwriter.'i The Vatenienf &
t"''C.. it ; rrr.rrits ? beincr so illlTerentj from w hat I
Kui! heretofore : untfeiwt;n be porrect, requires
t?ut i: slOUj5i'be brtiugt. W your .CanaideratlnnV
Titer ure diffetcit from'y3njr!)etter to Governor
Iiihl), of Alabauuof the 13thvMay; 8l8,v.-JieT
Mr4 Crawford's n.Sjst-tifn, liiiittefk'iew4pr
rj'-n' tr r, tint lie nere arurmx, renorrs proper
to make a lew' remark; Iluwvhe cruM bare bad
ny pc i'MniaVVWowk'dbali t am
. . I .' .' ' i'' j' 5' ' ti . .
of apy
ffter Ahkti iejort'ilheiner ordlhaiy civilities o:
:oswi0..:3wcen iner!iS JaeJtsoii ami Mr. A
ajms. ,t;was dtcklediy ojpoed lg Cpnretisi.
cnal caucus , as bivih thee L'etith-
f k da I bore ve iv f nepdhj; pirsonal a it d p oIit;-a
rcLtiious Id botft,- I woiihl have been verv well
sntsfifd .-with ibe.eJfccCoh pf eithar.''- When thev
v eve bMh rt-t urnid i 6 1 he I IfliiseVir ltn.0r
a!ives$ I toiiiwl ,' pbic4 loa''iSleW- relation
io tLm. J vv"ftif 'etedtc-lreMdcnt-' by the
leoplj and as a seiisi,f propritjfv:forhade-my;
vntolfei-ence, in t htiiii ;fev veUliui.et
1 co-ukt nui avoid foftning! an fpiii.ion as o the
principles tht ougiit 1u goytn'Kv' ch&ce ,of
i lur Miitsp. Thk jiinoa fvasjeify formed, Ipny
Hto e i luuiuejeMM invmaiton. ot tne course ut
Hie pioirunei irMvithtal
Was wfiol
t liiut m mv opinion
r u-.it tn g vr.rri the il'ita' ipf ijepreentative
Jri 'In CHse ol' n rntiYALteWt mt-'l"?.... It-"i.it . Kfa
-rrca from my stthn nicotUoUre So ohv
- .y 4.u my opinion ttepiWga wUtt f consi
h outid princ.ple in the abstract, that,
ft. l"v ,Plt''n of the U o leadiilg 'titididatett
i h j:!is unciers.ana.t..iiir pntiicairercourtie
J . echoed for years. viVejll''tone uhequent
to t!lTy)Wii2ti:'4Wd!nr4ciVhOlle of anr kind
at t uursr in rrpuon .-to i tne pomr lnjqttest ion
ty lUffvjrenffrjwliafjhV. ftateskf hen
r.nme.wns w 'itbdrawn ftona .t' hfiflisf of PresiJ
V K. t . ".uFiy; eent veit.ot, tt wouiu not
1 a i tl'"u"nCtJ wy'cOurst in the least degree
1 V', lC H.bylilcb'j.A iawfbrll ei;
I V bt':.bfe arliians h f,,r$ona!h
I ' ' dTj)W Wy u.nrJi ij 0t tonce."
f i' . i,
voiv state ' General Jackson T tested wjth ' full, i
' -,,L .. . . ... ' .1 X. I " ...... ,
Urn,f,ttfiMmiC. wl ch breath thrpugh-
particularly tM one i whtch you siy. f l hve
the honor to acknowledg the Receipt of youV
rV-'inilt ifltirt ni In rnmint voo
hov) inftHtfveVJut ny.attejinpt sefjoilsly in &
.me
ser
CoY of Mr. CMwforii to Mr. For$ythi I6t
lencloMidJn Cn. Jcksri Utter.)
re
en
closure. 1
i the time
ri cofjrcWnr conversed with you
nod place, and upon the mbjrct, in
ttat eiiclosure atitta.Lbut I Imve nt ...dsinct
iWyr 1:';:":" ' 'VA
a irwirevwyn yi "r
f'ie'dlymftMetS any tfarsactiou m my l.e,
4 ost sine rely beliee Tever 1mI. v;Mjr
IPW w:. ha.vmS.5hsc.osc.t .wnsi j)a
taDlliet meetinc i tilts : 1 10 me summer urr
'fcbfcfef t yras stated that I imd, proposed to K!
fesi General Jackson, blattbat he wa triuTs-
phatitly defended fyt ,),r. Calhoun and Mr.
wdam. s This" letter ! always bclievtd ws writ-j
tettbr.Mr. Calhoun,, or -by' b'w directions., tt !
bad the 'vd.cired XliCct j General Jackson b&j
came ; extremely ( tntmical to tne,nd fnendiv
to Mfi alhm. v In stating the . arguments of
Mr. A4atns to induce Mr. Monroe to support
Geoeral Jackaon'a LcondnCt thrmthbu. advert-
lug Km Jiir. Jtionroe' apparem aninissivin, n it
a yonnjj olBcer had acted so he m'irht be safely
pUnisbed, Mr.! Adams said, that if General jack
Son hid acted so,-that if, he was suhahern offi
CK tt thootinf xcta ko gootVfcT him. This ho -crerK
was said "with a-view of 'driving Mr. Mon
roe to. anr unlimited support of what General
Jacton had done, and not with ah unfriend !y
tiew to the Generl. I ndeed my own vie n i on
thVfwbjeCt had underline a tnaterial han$;e
alter the ctilunet haxl been convened.' lr. Cal
houn made some aljusioiv to a'h'tter the Geueritl
had written to the-PrcsidVht,? who h id fofi-
ten that he had received aucH tL letter, but said,
:f he had recti ed 3w.b air one, he rould fiijd jt,
Wild went direcitly to bis eubtnet and brought the
tetter, ovXt -.In tt General Jackson approvt-a ot
iue oeiermfnation or tne overnrni.'n 10 ureas
up Amelia ij.ndnd G:ilvezto'it, and g;e it
alo as ht op in ton that tle FlonduS nught to he
takenhv the Unitc4 States. Me added, it mirht
b a delicatemat'er for the Kxecutive to de
cide Taut-r the Ptewdent approved i he
had only-to 'Rive a hint; to some confidential
memherpf Canf?re?s, iBaviJjpicnv !Hy, ami he
would do i, nd take 'th lreponsifcnlity upon
hiihseM. ri I askedVlbe -Presidebt. if the )et4d
beeAriswer'xl. He-replied ro ; for lie had, no
recollection ol t,aving;re;eved "it;' I .then .said
that T had no douht , tfia General Jk-ion in
takitV Ppnacobr, helievei .be was doing whut
tne Kxecutire;, wished ,Attcr that letter was
prodiWed. unanswered, I; ';hnuM have opposed
the iivQictum of punishiiuli.it ttpnn i the General,
who had considered, the! sileuce, tf the Presi-
fdent as tacit ronx-ut ; vot it waii after this ie
tter was produced and rea, that Mr. 'Calhoun
madejit proposition tci fbt'ietXtor puojafw
t Me.trerai vou may snow t tetter
Mr. CalhiKin, ifyou plke, AVit 11 the forego
ing corrections of what passed m the cibiait.
vour account of -it to Mr. " is correcT In
deed .there is hut one inAccur9cyin 1 and one
omission. 'What I have irittirn bieyoiid them is
nier ampUHcauoft ot wh'tt pase in tne c ihinet
r do not know tht I ?verr hinted at the h'tter f
the General to the Presedent -t vet that letter
had a most important bearing upon theAlelibera
tipns of the cabinet, atTeaat in my 'mind, and
posaibly la the mind ofJtr Adams & Ue( Pres
ident jbi.tbeitheji' opinion oh;
'the Siijcf K sesiiff Tiadf none upon the
mind ot MrCalhoun V for it made no change in
hiseohduct.'. . " I i . '
r amIear sir, your "riend, and most obedient
servant,, - 0.1- '
W: ; I- ViM. 11. CRAWFbrtD.
A Inte copy from the i original in iy posnes
Hn. ,: , .. .; I ,,. ;. - -
Mayl2,1330. 'JOHN FORSYTH.
Sir. Calhoun to Gem Jnckso
; . Tf atHneloit, loth .!, 1830,
J3ji n j Agrecjbtt to yiiiir request, 1 herewith
i-effirn Ihexopy of a lettcj- signed Wm. li. Craw
Jirtlwbicli 1 received under covct f.your note
f this instant,' handed to me , this , 'morning by
Mf ioneison qf which lhaye retained a cop
ut confwtywitb 'wurpcrhtisKlo..
vAa-lftpb as niy leisure! will perrafi yrtbill
a
recW-'.jBfmiieatiorff the aub.
Ject tof bich" itirilers. ifi;ies,ffean time, I
cnniit repress thSxbi'essioiiiof my indignation
a. the affair; whit i.t the same time I cannot but
express my . grat ictiun i tbat the ae.cre and
niynteriou aftemnta which Imve been niakini? by
false inundations, for'ycarftkirititieiU'.irpo
act, 10 injure my character, are ut i..gm Drougnt
to hght: fiJp V I 1
' To tlie PaismaKT of.tbef United Uteii . y
1
i .Ifi answering j our letter of llue 13th iftst,
I wiali to be disrirvtily ondeTviKvlfioV
uiffb my; respect i fit yottr1 persusial character,
and ibe.exaludatioW': I
ca 0 not Wcojrpiae the r tgbt r oi ytutf rTMf t- W
ut"quetin'ftiy conduction The inttrstintrocci
.Hion Kiwn.cJi your 4etec.ftet. actertU ifti
s
that ocfsjon, in the dueJiarguf bii?b viHoiilf
. ""'-.. ' - ' .; : '.' fA;t ".' I- ' v - .
dtf jrfndunnVr reupon9tbititv tn mv.ciknscience
na nr' coa ntry only.' ,-J n r e niy jn tnn .i yon r
letter; I d.nmot place Trtvelf in the Hitittide of
VIorwttRrfor tre part I may hav aded, or ofi
naihtiiH" fnv conduct on lac.sccuatron ot ;A!r,
Crawfbrd. .' Mv conrseV I trusty requtresi no a
Dolng'V.and if, it did, 1 have too. rntioh wit ras-
pc ct t make it to anv rnie in s c-s tpifbiny
ttw di.hnrsre oT nn offirinl cttndur.t. 1 t:tnil
on; verv difFtr'nt gronndi.'.-.I. embrace the on
nonnnuv wniqn your teuer ouers, noi ir ,Mie
pnrpose or masing e.xQte, niu a suian:i
occasion o place niy coiiduot in relation to an
inerest?n!f p-ihlic trnoHcuoi in itproner-l?jrht
and l am grjaifi&d that Mr.'0wtutrV th-iijri
far trom intending me a kindness, has' offered
me aucn an oppon nui'jr. ; v ,
In. undertaking to plice Wv conduct in its prA-
pT li'ht, t deem it proper to prrmNe that it
is erv far from rny intention to di-tnd miiie
by impeachinK: yours. ; Where we havediffered,
1 have Jio-duht mt we difJered honestly as
in claumng to act on h'nor:ibiend,:; pstritte
motives myself, I cheerfully accord the same to
yOU, ; ' ;.'.' ... !;.(
1 know not that I eorrectlv understood yow
rneaniitg, but alter a' careful pefmaL I wouhl in-
fer frn your ltter, th-it you h id: learned tor
the hrattime hv Mf Cratord's letteri tht yoii
and I placed different constructions on the -Gr-'
der underVh'Ch viiu atel in the Seminole wuri
snd that yiwf had been led tn believe, freyiofislv.
hr mv le'lers to ynuret StGm'evnor-Bihb, that
I concurred with vou,m. thmking .-.--that vmtr 01-j
ders were. intendf'd t'Viinfhorize vbur attack on
th' Spanish posts in, Florida.. Under these ini-
rpression. yoUvouTd seem to'impu'e to me some
degree of duphcity,'; or at , least concealment,
which required on my part explanation. I hope
thamyjeonreption if your me:nincr n err-neons,
bill if it he not, nnynnv meaning be such as I
snppoe, f mut 'be; permitted to crpics mv
surorise at thr misappivhension, wiiicii, I eel
confi lent, if; will be-in niy . pwtr 0 rwrreet ,hy
tlie most decisive' proof, drtwnfrnm the public
Uocunients, :tnu tne correspomienrei neren
Mr, Monroe and vottrsolv.'griMwin out i. Of the
decision, of the cabinet of the 'Semi noli afrsir,
whii-h passed thnuih my. binds :it ihe timir,
nd.vhiclt l now have his nrrmis'ion to use. ns
explanatory4 of my opinion, as well as his, and
the other' oiembers of his vadmiiiistr.tioh. To
save you the trnuK-le of turning to the. file of
your correspondence, I have enclosed exrarts
from the letters, --hich clearly ptoveth t 'h- de
cision oft h" cabinet out lie poiiit that yiir order
did notHutborij!- '.he occupation of SU M.irks
and Pensseol i, w.tsear'y and fully made knovu
to yoii, and that I, m part.cular, concurred in
Ihe ti-jorif . . ; ' : -: h
Mf. Munroels letter of the 19th" : -Ja.lv, 181 fi,
the first pf the series, and written -nnmediateiv
after the deeiiioii of tliecahj let, an from which
1 have given a copious extract, enters fully into
the views taken by ;the Executive , of the whole
subject. lb you" reply of the 19th '' ofvAugost,
1010, you wye. w in consiriiruno wmcn me
sdministration h;id placed on your orders, fi.nil
you assign your reafons-at large, why you con
ceived that the orders under which vo-i acted
authorized!' your operations in Florida. Mr.
Monroe replied on the 20th Oeoher;T83, and,
fter expr.i,s'ing his regret th it you hid placed
a cooHtmetion on your -orders .tUflerent from
what was intended.) he inrired yoii io open a
correspnti'lence with me, tuat your tmiceptiorr
of the meaning of your orders, and tlwt of the
adminHtratioiimUjht he placed, with the reasonft
on both stdea, on the files of the War Hepart
ment. Your letter; of theT5dt of November, in
answer,'' agrees-to. tie cotTc-stpondence as prono
fledVbut deel nes com nencing it, to Which Mr.
Mimroe tVplied by a letter of the 21st of lepem
her, stting hirresms for .suggesting the cor
resp'jndence, and why he thoiight it otight to
commence with yoijJ . .To these, I h'-ive adiled
an extract from your letter of the 7h Iecen
ber, appr'ittg Mr. JIonroft'H fnessajce at the o
neninir nfjConKres. which though not constitu
ting' pnrt'of the ciirn spoiklence frm which' I
h:ve extracted sq copiously is mumateiy con
nected with the' subject udcr consideration.
J Jfllut it was npt'bvf'nvate correspondence, ov
ly, that the which the Executive took
your orders was marie known. , Jit nu' mess i
to the Ioue of Hepresenttiys,' of the 25Ui
March. 18IS,Tong before iidwmation of tlie re
sult of vour per itToHS i Florida, a received,
Mr. Monroe states, thai brdersbnd been giv
en to the General iii command not to enter Eln
rirla, ttriless it be in! pursuit pf, the enemy, ana in
litit cise'ffo Tespe'ct the' Spauixhf .authorityV
wdierever it r-ey be! maintained 4 jint he will he
i itst ru cted t o w it 'id fjf w his force sfrrwn the p fO
hice, antl as oon asbe bas.:reduC.ec Hiat tribe
(the Seminolea) order, smi sectired tnir fel
loW citizens in that quarter, bys-i'islactory. r
rartgemenis.ajrainil its unprovoltest andsavige
hostilities in tutnrc,!." In his annuaV message a'
the openinif t ;onKrcss in Kovernrjvr ot tb
- r .1 . i: 1 '... It'Afr
same year, me i resiuen, seaaiogor j-;ur en-
tertng Fhrifa s:iyi on ;'Niii.ihtg - Major
General Jackson tof enter Florid:,,tri pursu . of
theSeminolea, carej yvas tajk'en njrjt to .encroach
on the rights of pn .! Agaiiii-. Iii;e:n.tcring
Floriila to puppres'tti'' crtFbinatiin;l;nb idea
Wa entertained of hostility to Spain, ;ind howe
vej- justifiable the commanding General was, in
conseqttruce of. the miscbnduct f the Spanish
ofiicers, in entiring St. Marks andVPensaeola to
terminate it, by proving to the savageyjjnd their
associates.'that tthey. could not be protectel,
eyen there, yet ttret amicable relation -bet ween
the U. 3, od Spain could not. be altered by that
act alone. By onlering the restitution of those
posts, thosefelaiions were preeryed.,.. To a
change iftliem the powcrjof the Flitcuitivc is
deemed incompetent, it is -vested In. Congress
aLine." Tiie view taken of this "subjectj met
your tntire ppnhation, as appears from the
extract of 3 our Utter, of 7 th luc. 1818, '"above,
referred to. V' ; i
After such foil and decisive proof, as it Beems
to pie,)f the vieivs of the F.xecutive,! had a righf
as i supposed M6ne?itde that yon long since
Knew that ttveainrnstraiion,,aui my
foist ration,, ami myself in par
titiular,rwee of thei opmiort that the
der VhicU you ctetl,:'dtd tiot authori
mat tne orucrs u n
you .to,
oectiny the Snatiistt poi? ; but I
now infer,
from J osir,.letter to wiuchUits ls in answer,' that
sucfaLeoiiciitsidn was erronebiis. . 'mV t hat vim
WITi Ot, tHeitmpression t at you; receavea Atr,
Cfa'ws.lettety tbt;.l VMrrVdtbe qppy.
sit cuntructtoh,' whjclt yoir &U y vur on
ders;hattlivyXw:re intep kd oaotborlze yoii
topecupy theoat4 "ypii rely Rr this impres
ion4 VsT tjnderstaiyti you jtm jcerialn geherHiyx
pres,stona in oiy lettter to toVernor BJio, f Ab
bam; of the JJ hjbf iUy, jn which I state
that CnerACicktion is Veste with.futl pow.1
ris to copiluct the war,it tU'e manner ' he shall
judee bes'i .attd alao in my teer "of tlie. 6tb f?e
Lbnian'r J3t8, tn answer to yours of: the 2utb
I....- .':'-' .. ...-I r-- i- r
vafHiaiy otiHe Baivevcarjiwi which icvvauici
vo wilt tl.e entire anarolva ion of the Prest-
;tc!itnritue meaiures you had adopted to tef
mutate ttie rtipture wnh tlteeimnole lutlwnsiv
1H not-reasoA'Q poir.t
' '..'," v. ''
J
Governor liihh which w?s not'.commttnicated to
vpu, w.hirh bears dafe aLooff jfer yothad-ocru
nMt&k7'Miirfc, at'dubsJiint tU? time yon
had de?ewnih'el o occupy Pn.actii4i (se; yow
letter f June. 2d, 131S t m-, ptV dished 'wrth
Ihft SemiMte .locnmeus,) could , jire yow an
thofjiy In' dccu.py those pois, 'rl Icnoiv that in
q,iotin,the Jetterj?, you could nof1 intend Mich
4bvttrhtylto Mihonreuch' an inference; and
linnet thfvefore mnrlude-that it was your in
tention tV the etr:iCMo shojr thjttr atthe tine
nf wriTEif let t er, it was 'my opinion . I fiat the
omteni und-r whicji yon did act, were intended
o Hithoij the occupation of t! Spanish postsi
Not hi emnld !iAve henmore remote from mii
iinfntion in writing the fletler. ,lr would have
been in ppposition to the sriew which f have al
wavs -taRfn or your orders, and in direct emit ra
diction . to the PreMd-nt's m -ssag' of the 25'. h
March, 1.1.8,'. communicated buC a few weeks
before nffe !lvse of llpresutxf ives, (already
refeiTcit o,) and 'ur.h gives a, dsreily ppp -site
construction to your Order In '.'tact, the
letter, o-i.it fice, proves that it was hot the'i 1
tention of k'bK Ciiivemmpnt to occupy; the Span
ish post.; Jtv referring o it, you Will s-e .''that
I enclosed In the G avruor a eonr of mv order
to General (iaines, of the i6rb icenih'eLl817,
auih-.rixinj; vh;.in literals the Spiuislv line, ami.
to -ttaek trieindwu within the irni's f KlorU
da, r utile itiiey shotiM t ike shelter undera
Spaiush pos, iii wliich evoit. he was ilireced
t r.-.port imauid'nt e! tiMhDepartinejit, wbich
oMer t.ov-roor IJibu wai ihricted to coupler
as,hs authority for ctrving the wr into Plor't
dn, iht'ckaily eitabtishing she f.ct thit'the or
der was cons Vd ere!, at ill in tiu-ce, and 110Jt.su p-r.
tedert--hv.'rttat to you, direct tn,.; you tiMiaatiume
thevetrnrnand in tne Seminole' war,. ' . . i
Nor raiyny loiter of tlie 6 ii ol Pebtu-rj be,
by any seuiv.l -u! r?r poustiU' tion, juttirpretcd
into mi autfioniy to occupy the S'.ianfs.'i p s;
or-'asciunTvnaue.iuj, yo my part, ?ucbvaAjn'eri
nretvrio.i of t i' oi.li n irttvi-.nsly iveri-to ou.
ivjr letter ol tiie th Januar. , o whicn niiuo.
is h i answer, bears .Ut e at Nshvd!, before iroii
set .nit on h; ex;ieil::iiMi, um ! cii)ist of a iihi
itiye ol'thi rn'-asures adopt e.l hv ypii, in order
tobrbvr your P.rees into the fit Id, where thev,
were dlreced to reodvoir the thne intended
lor marciimg, the orders for supplies triveo to
coolrici-i, wit.' otj-r dehdls of the same Jct.nd
without the siig!i! t it r'icit on of y:uur inten' ion
to act ajffiiflst the Sp.tniMi posts, uml the";ipro-
hation of the Pr si".
't ihe measuresi vwi tiail
led .'o a,'!fly to those df
lo not think that vour
adop'edj.cou'd be iiv'ts
tailed in vo ir l.-rer;"
!"t-r! toe ;., h mst .jit nresents the oneslnin.
'Vlittx. r T-i'? Ex-?ru'v
pi vnurs-.-it nuced. the
. .....
true co!5sli-uctiir, out
idered as a mil uirv oi.s
tto", oo tt. w.V'Ti uti!3er wlie-,i you accdi Dut
I mustbi; permitted to say, ihit ti.e construction
ot tlie f irmer is in strict conformity with mv in
tention in drawing' up the onlr ; and t!iat, if
they be susceptible of n drent-cxiu'striictio-vt.
vua fsa 9 tiitm hMiint lilt A.,f '. .1.. if.!.M ..1 9.1 t . . .
was far from bein mv itifeii'ioti tfier should he.
I did not tbh Mi,.;iosei our have I ever', that if
was in tn power "Of the Presi lent, under the
cotstitutiuii, to ordor the occupation of the posts
of a intion , witli whom we vr . not at -war,
(whatever niight be -.the right of the Genera',
under the law of nation, to attack an eneirry
sheltered under the posts i;f a neutral- power ;)
and had I been directed by ihe president to is.
sue such orders, T shodd have-. been restrained
from complyin-f by the 'hig'ier authority of ihe
constifution which I had iworn to support. Nor
will I discuss the qo5ion whether the order to
LGen. Gaines inhibiting him from attacking the
Spanish posts, (a copy of which was sent to yoii)
w:s in fact, and according to military usagt, an
order toyouf ami of course obligatory, uatil re
scinded. Such, certainly, was, niy opinion. 1
know tours was diff rent. Jfou acted on your
construction, believing it to be right j an'!, -n
pursuing the course which I have done, I claiui
aaeq-ial right to act on the, construction which I
conceived to be correct, knowing it to conform
lo.my iuieiiii'.ins bv issuing tiie orders. Bat . in
Waivinsr now the? question of the true const ruc-
flion of tu- or1er-. I wish it however to be un
derstood, it is only because I to net think it pre
sented by your h;tter, imd not because I hv'e
now, or ever had, the least doubt of the correct-'
ness of tiid'Opinion which .1 cn'e'rtain. I have
!wav.4 ht-nb preparel 10 itjscuss it on frieodiy
teruis with you, as appests by the extracts from
MrMpnroV;Corrsponden'f4' a''1' tnore recent
ty by my tet'tcr,to you of the 30: Ii of ApSU'oTS,
covering ji copy of a letter of Major II. Lee, in
whiqh I'decliiie a correspontlence ;that he had
requested on the subject of the construction f
yoiir ordefs. In fny letter to M, jor Let, T '-ststetl
th'3 - a you refeo the public dijm-!it on
ly fortbtt e!5'nteiiir)c)n whicji the Executive gvV
to the O'iJer. I infer that "dn this . sitjct you
have not b:l acceiS to the General's' (Jackson's)-)
private papei nut 11 tue in au, errr,
fid if the coiHUUi tion wnichj.th ad-ninis!-t
rat ion gie to the orders be. pot' stated with
sufficient distinc'ness in tit then President's
correspondence wilb him, I will cheerfully trive.
as one of the members,, of theadministration,'my
own views 'fully in rtdatioii to the orders if it bet:
tleiiiireiHiy nitreii, jacRson 1 but it is only? with
him and at his desire that under existing' cir
cumstance, 1 should feel myself justified in cor
responding on thisor anyiither subject connected
with his pstblic conduct j"to whtcli I ad led, in my
letter to yon, covering a copy of the letter from
which the ab'ie is an eXfracf,"wth you -Icsnhot
h ive the slightest ol jction ir,c-r cJiprtHt tVn this
aitbject, if i$ litipiial mloroiatinn be desirable."
YOU expressed nor deM'fe''fiiy'fatrtIier:jnt1iation-(
& I took it for. granted that Mr. no'e's corres
pondence with you, and the public dorumcn:s.
furniabcd you a full and idearMtcv'piPwnrof the
cohtructioii which; thej jBticttV:gay-io' .y n
tirdyttodeiwhtCrirssio rcmaijiell till
rteeived Voiir tetter ff th l:li"iaiitt'rtt--l''ri
or
i
" C o 11 n e c t ed w i t H : th e so eT nf i nn 1
mere ai c licriroo e.spressions in your let' er;
which, though I am ata loss to understand, f
cannot pass iver 11t.ilehcei After announcing
yur surprlsie at the contents of Mr. Cntwfortl's
attemm
seriously to affect me was; moved iml sus'aiiKd
bv vou in cabinet cou 11 ciT. when, as is kimu n f
il -wfi's f.vectiiintr b im'i.j.i.I'iK.
thad not,the aligiiieat1 Itmi'wledge .or" 'ahv such
uitrmtiori,C'nor dtd I eyer hear a, u hispVe of any
sut'clf before'. - UtjtT c nnot imgine -thai it .
yosir:biteariait,Q'k'inake d'tiicuOn between
tb.fwisbHTand-public otalers of tbegOvcriime"ii'
astfind;nn, distinction, in yottr eot repvimdrncc
whh tlie pre4dent, nortu ny of th.vpHblic doc
ufpeuts i' button j .rtr.coa fary Jt i strongly re
bolted by your -r.-V ngfor tnuir justilieatkm cinf.
siautly and exchi:vely on your nuJic Hfe v-
kT.knig, Jbeii, this Myriahe'pf the"g yct iimenp
iw oe uhi. anotner expression? lor Us .orders, J
must ; "refer to the proof Mrty offered to W
letter, yon ask whether the mfbrmatiolr heiory
reict unrferIl of; the circumstances, eftju
you and' I are both informed, that anyVattemri
yVfyT was ; execu'ing he; ' lois.ettof the - govef n-.
rW:)w eaiU ibat llpre wm' nyvj bit Tthaiion
given Jy myejlr, tlirectly or PKltrtictlyv "if the W.
ire "of the government tht you shout,) occupy
the SointHH'uoitM. w-Vt melrV .m W.Ll
1 .' V- t V - . r " ' 4 7"1M"' K v, e kitj were uiwnufi c'i j
.Muvrnpf trust fcrtfiTacUril eibVwl wl, tl1.1t fa.ira
there hsi not heeii'ihe least d:s;H.e to tl
envructiott rf yr w!-rs t witt nur nrcceH
to stst.e the parl-wjiich t fioolt in ttie 'U hheifa
tions of tbe cabinet. Mv statemenV wiH rni
fined, strictly to mys.elfi sl doVjiot feel , my Mil
jusifiedto ;Rpe-jktthe course of. the'' ber
Toc-nfici?) I'ltiirCfuniniiii.straiion ianu in tadiXJfr
y of my ownlii self-dr fence, ufvier the rx'wc
U tt 4 ... ... ...... ... J. v...-
umarr circuisiaiicesvconnecita wnn uiiacotrcv
nondt nee. -3 .
?. iAnl herel hust prerruser that tne object f- af
.... 1. :-.. lEi.Li. is c- ji ii. ts -Af ''
uMiit:.i kbiii:ii is ijoi to oring f Oireiuerupimotrs
already formed, hut to f.rm oniniotsfon the
course vrhicb the government tmgat to purwie",
after, full aiul m:Miw deliberation!' Meetiftr in
thi spirit, the fi'-t otriecti a tree r x chart ife sd
sntiinent in winch doubts, and - obi-cttona are
jrcwT jjrcni incH aim uisciseM. - f f s i conceive,
the'dn'y.bf the members tbtis tp preaeut tteii
douMs- aud objection and, to inprM-rl them by
offering fully J1 tht7krguments iii their power,
but at ifi same imp take. care inir f '.blrnt an
opinion' till all the ficts amryietriar fully bni't
out, and even- .d'Hbt nd tflrcfto'i carefu'l'v
r 1 .vile . I , . ) I .L . T . . . . I.
The quest ions in volved wer? numerous nd im;
nortant whether' voa had tra usee nded Vnri. ori
ders; if so, what C'rtrM' ou.ht to; tie adopted
wha whs the conduct, of Spain 801 her officers
in Florida i w h.-it was the state of mir reJaHnns
wuu; oiriui, ui, inrpugn ner, wun tne. o.uti-
r.uropeanpowvr -a quesnoo. at thst ;timei t
uncommon eouiidicatioiiVand 'dilEcnlivi ' These
.. . - i. . . - .. . - . i.. .
"ons . are an to pe eareMny fexamineu mv
weighed; b t h sepnfa'telv fain connexion, hefo
a nn-ai .piu:oa com t pewise'y tor.nt, at ever
Hi I ?ee, a !eiberatton in which every point wa
more cj.r; tul!y examinen, or a irreatcr sohctiiue
.lisp'avi-d'to arrfve al'a correct decisioH.ji I
the junior member of the cab:.uet,,and Itad been
but h hw mouths m.the adrTtmisration as Secrer
tay of tVar. I wasmore tramvdiately ..CimttfC'r
led with the question whether you bad transcend
efl jjur orrters. aiKL it so- what ennrs, oiilit to
be rTTirsued. I wasCf the tmpresSttofbif 'yM
h dexceedejfl vourorder, and had acted; on -vnur
u ..... - "
own respotsbiluy ; .bu,f X neither .voueKtiortd
your patriot tsm nor yoir motives. iK'ljevm -3
.ion, as h matter . of course, ouht to f ollow; asi
due m 'justice to the gftvernm'nt and thestiV:ef
unleWiijt!rvf be sirong reasons to the'eont'ttry, I
came to the meeting MndVrthclfnjtrssirt, . that
the tibial- course Might io'bc nralrin U.
rise, wide!) I supponed byire;titing fully ja'nd
freely all tlie arguments that Occurred tbj nc-S
1 oey-wrc ma iy ptuer ariimem, jjrnwmg;
out of more -'enlarged view f -fhe su-ject, as:
connected pith try; conduct of Spain-and hr of-f
ncers and tbe-eouisc of 'policy which honor and
(interest dictated to . be purUed towards her,
I . k . " ; w .' . ' . . . . '
wun wtnen snmeot tueeinbcrsof the; cabinet
were more familiar than'myself, mid whose duty
if. was to present that aspect of the subject, a$ Tt
was mine to present tliit more imniediatelyeo'ti
necied with the mirii.iry.optrMions. Aii-r J de.
liberately weighintr erery '.'question, wbin jibe
members of the Cabinet .cameit0 .form their final
opinion, on a view of' the-whole jft jund,ilt;;was
unatiiot .uly detfrminedV as'I undet atood, ' in
favor of tle Course . adoptel,vnd which was
fully made kjion ntoyou bySiIr.'Montoc's letter
of ) he. 19th of Ju?y, T gat; it niy absent
nudupport, as being. tbt -which; under all. (he
circtimsunces, the (lublic inierefct required to be
adopted. - w '- - :';;';;,: i i--- "
I shall now titriv ttb.'extinUop-cf --ibf
versiou which Mr. Craw ford j has: civehvlof mv
course in this important deliberation, beginning
With hi " ajiol'o'gy? fjr fliyingdi.'clusd'vfhaT'
ok pice in eabitujt weeting."lleifarsj ,lo
the aitniinr after tie meefir,a'n extract of a b?f-ti.-r
from Washington Was published in a Iaslw
viUi paper in wh'ich, it was stated .that I ( Mr.
Cra lbril) liad proposed to srrest General Jsck
son, but Viaf he was triumpliarflly defended bv
t i v m ' v ' j ;
I am not at all suprised :hat Mr. - Crawford
should feel that ht s'i'ii! in. ned of an apology
for bettaying the deliberations of the, cabinet.
it U, I bttlieyenol only the first instance in 9trV
ccMiotry, but o tie of;.yerv few iasanc-s.iO be
found in sbv cojntry,or anv; age.that an itidi-vidu
albas fijit him-iclf a:4olyeit fbm'the bigj obliga
tion which honor aiKl duiy impose on one situa
ted as, be' was;; 7 It is not, however, my, iiitent.ioh
to conifnent'ori the tnursftityof his diSchiMtirel
th Cl more i'nmedi'iit'v4 concerns himself i ami I
sftbim ut d;sttnVbd t.et ibhsh hisvvyo riiles,
ofbouir aiidiidtyi,tn,.irder to proceed!,-
ine ox,-iTiiirairui r aj"csijoi in wmcii t ki m ore
i;n;nediately .concartd the irutii'oV liisapOlo
gr., :
T desire not to,spcak harshly of Jf, v5jaw tnl:
I sincerely ci I
be warm ' in poliilcat c.ontekt ; but it is'hot in nie
to retain emnhy, par(iCUary towanls tlie nnsuc
ce?suli in the ; politicd caifst , which cndetl.in
1 825,n Mr, ' Cra llird , and myrtf tcKJ opposite
sides ''but whatever fetdin.xrf' iijkivrdess k
jiave ri'' todtaVe long sirfce passcdaway on my
part. T-te coot est ynde.L in ati 'eiitire"!chne
of the 'Kihtical 4lr.nen:s of tbecouutrv.' a ml,. it;
the nev state of tbing which folluwedtt'ouUd
mj self iictiiig witfuniany (if the friv'wl of Mr.
fJrawfnrd,to wlotn I bad been n-ceptly opppsed
and opposed to uiany of niy iriendswilh wbonv
1 had,ill then, lejen associated.; In ibis' new
at:rf: of Uiings,myi inclination my regard "f
hi? frieiuKw ho wyre -atting "with me,', and tbei
success of the causi.- for which. w?:werc" jontl
contendinc- all contributed to reroovv rroiu mv I
t ...... - ... 1 ni-.fl
wuairui c ry ..ice.ii vwr ai via iiii,r-v ll " J I
v 101-111s mt.srrTtine. -,.1 wwui noj. npait a narsn
won!, if 1 could av;d it ; "and "it. is cause ot
p.in to me? that the: extraordinary' p5iltorl in
which he his placed mv compels me in selt-cU--
trine, iuav an viu;k which jiius, in-is vonse
queoce. bvar on his chaVcter,
I .speak In tbiA Spirit, when I .assert ' ai JT, do,
tbat .hu apology bas no f. Mlationhi truth.:. Ue
ffersfno; rtaxui fur elvarguig-fliewitb sot disboiw
urable ati act as"; that uf betravmi?" tle nmcaed
ingr of 1 he .'-fribTueU indthat for; the purpose of
iujtiriug onebf my associate? iq ;hciadjninittra-
1 n. . Theeharges-rt-st wholly on bwiusplcion,f'
10 wiiT.it pjipose my .poajuvc.aisenion inai,it
is wholly unftmnded, ! J bad no ltnowl-dgel of
the Utter, or connexion witbitt nor do I ireol
1ect hat' 1) txer saw- the extract. But' by
cJiargr'me arulnot :fr rVdartrs ? f wish not to be
uiiderstoud aaafnaricgthat.Mi.Adim had the
least d muexiort wiibtiie affair. I lidieve him to
he wholMnciFabJe of such baseness. I had theti
!uefnr bt 5ifew: mmubs in the administration,
Alruraw roru;an4 myself were on thtcst Itrms.
without a feelings certainly on my part, of jnvl-
Atjuifsced wtruM "probably be mofe corfest,
si least, apnlioayltj t nc IiteiBber the
Ottbiuct. u' ' "
v jr j . T.'r7"fWft -
rt h 1 thVdei.T . Vfv ..rrL."?. 4
P..1;11? n'$: fe?JmVr, thia "yoor hOftdny tra' "
lo n ,!n precednd Urisneiod snd.bWl . verf -
ing4hetHtljgX; tbe,t-ate : ttbenilt mosf -t
u ibie, wnicft muit'Co nprl bin.?t(f aig
son oilier. reason lof disclbabrgtbe pteeccW-t
oMhe-eabiurt. V
MvMeljumsJetierfq Teof the ah s?r0 ft
of which -1 enclose a c-pj- prey.: MVjf
Crawford vpokn freely nf tbe prtiwllnVs.iJJ'vK'a - ' S: '
erli-t -OH IttS W"IV -to (Trnrsrln. in IK c.fmfnM
ev -; c
fbe" d Jibra'iaii.Vi'f jbe .'.cabinet tok t&&sy
uvrciiijij4i?t tJifyt;iat'Ott,ibsi
f'!f;.4,?v4 Trvl.tMHsr . fvt tu-ni , W;b.
.''if.Ht.dWniiiT'on itttefi filtV
xV$i iOS ' t he 4tdy wsr of ; ieGove ritu n '
rvdarton t 'be operstioTisn Florid apreUr?-d i
theiillgriw.ertr- TWetree.fftfi'XrA t'iru' tk
you or tn- JV ti .Mlyiaia, fixed ;ro'Vby th'3
day of the 7?,v:f44ert9iti .'' tli- f ciiie 'l
,m Hyjkra . in,eomparijon eb--
these dates, you wUt srfbfit wai'jftnpisihl
t hat i r., t:m wf..t'eottbf'Me'Aeir4bie , ejx'ratif .
:e1'',V''i'l: IrMf.4
hh., d he nn$tonsquentlv find unej ohe
-apt.hijy;f,r.ift;-d?clos:-: Tb:-.iw ;'4t fir?
otytiirMaHce o?f ''mtekllidiVbfri, bT
i.u e lie saw th v.xt'hct; t ie yt tUd
yp m, ihbigiKt'J 81 tt, krfrMUi'i
-f.tr he passed. iroush AuguJU, and aj tit(l .
e: a 4oiil,.hiiewh t varied fam that jiii
F-dgefielfl hft r?4 g with it in tS-itH-
Ijarticii'.ais.
''lefniietnatrlinklwnit tv ;V.
ol 1 ,i 3, and. dates sitow tfmr ,Yr 6is fot at , iiV
that 4ime-liare eyViV.tict IVonv- iteH'M,
yilre pioer, on Ahich ha ow'ivatst hW4v.t " tfe
tvi a w toi d jiase d 1 hj-ough iftf ii h&H 1t-
Au.r,ir a'rtiioYinced intbj pspvts 4iif tiwt v
city, on i;luc0aA, or 1h, jtecedi'i' Irj'caitj'Jv
yaijou, SvwliirhAIr. McDu(Bci litter iUxi "
elebut lijve dis.jR;et rernfleeiintv of Jti f i
iou doubt remember if. rt't.in..w..
es iiSiHt 'lV,
-1 lr. . Craw ton f, aud it not to my
k uiiAv .
VViii such eyidPc 'ofbttWrnWf '.tt::.
from, wantof mejmrfyj Vi sooiejrt h'ef rriwse, i.i
wiiai veiaie in dm own motives arri acijlr.s. ;'
ifil-l 'be 'e;i?otiitv,- to s-ippoe ihaV Mr.
'Oftt.T NtementiM m moye'.'-mbr, mJurreet
1K..I ...11 I '.1 ; ' t ... . . "
nWdMrrtn form snd'to muken.v "
coijre more orlK)is trposfrt be a'tldk, U(t
aWl nrr tt , r - -A , - !
Air. nioiin f 1 not prtipoe to arrest tieneral
.iacKsanyAi-Ktn not dwell o stutnl
dwell 0 a1 stntetn-nt
vbie.ii, on its fie-, mm atmir.r. Ifow IcirtiVt
an Officer ttW;i0r'Iaw.- Ki. mii.UI'to.1 wi".,w.kt
arrest and trial? i Ail ftt Mtpprxc -that 4 prti
po4ed sueli a coirs wWbi be to 'rat my a?
derslandlng very )ttvi? ""fe,- .
Tho next jillegatiori rqtiirrWnmcmbr
ibe siibi-e.i licl n.i.1..iin..mji w '1. sfi . -
ter the Cvbiuet had conyetied. Me. CaUiou
m.xde some alhitiou tov a letter tint" tjrnj Jar1-.'-s-m
h-l wrhten tb the President, who had fo
goiten that le Jwd 'received Wch ' a letter,
but'sJrf: be ; hlreceivtfd such a 0-0, li-i
would; find it, and wHtftireetJy ut his cti'tiiict
ami broiight i :mt-In itvOenera! J .V.fr4W V&.
-irMe deermiOHtiofe h ttiiHme-t''
vox ir toe iesiaoitt approved 0T.1t, br
iiadonlyito gtreabrd to 6m:vfidt!af1 met "
bet of Congress, say .Johnny !!ay, and he wi Mi'l t
. f T.r - hT . r wibiiity pitn himsui
.iZ:ji ...... . . v,v,"r v-'i
. py.V 'r vitt r,i tlie tetter had, h$ett
swerI :! h eo(;..l . - r:.- 1. . i.'- 1
const uv
an J
readJthat Air, CalhndVSfllA
lo the mmtt' fiie
on to
rtt
femfdlfywdv'iMlii h e.in.bVftt twi-irl.
k'f T -"Vi- 'vV JL' - xsxf
.fW fm tbo ii'rtW-o'r thedecU
1" Witoni-Jsiiof.a.at bt
iltiiti's Inter trwisau aetMMi.iV; nJ. :
ilweeulth irat.d the .present isrnWt i.lrt..
tin Cpuduct4if t;
w:
CUM
d
j 11 1101 OUTV in ills Olilifarw
but ;ptreftfafurerv briii.rl.jty 'ibV. trVV. '.
defeuce before tbe C'-umry, ip.1 rreVJRg rni V
btfoptHijtaet Jbus a.itieipstmg tbe wlmitiiatH.vr.
Oo tuts point b rerte), tliat.if it, H.l.;ni
oW notifedirection to public cpinixuri
alul such his tto Offeeling at that timv,, Tfe
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